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Tommy Dorsey (pictured) achieved the first Billboard number-one single with "I'll Never Smile Again", which topped the chart for twelve consecutive weeks.

This is a list of number-one singles in the United States during the year 1940 according to The Billboard.

Number ones

Key
 ♪   – Number-one single of the year
Contents
← 1940s • 1950 • 1951 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • After to the establishment of Billboard Hot 100 →
Elvis Presley had the highest number of hits at the top of the Billboard number-one singles chart between January 1950 until August 1958 (10 songs) in addition, Presley remained the longest at the top of the Billboard number-one singles chart between January 1950 until August 1958 (57 weeks).
Patti Page was the artist with second-longest most cumulative run at number one (22 weeks) between January 1950 until August 1958.
Perry Como remained at the top of the Billboard number-one singles chart for 20 weeks between January 1950 until August 1958.
Reached number one Artist(s) Single Record label Weeks at
number one
Ref
1950
January 7, 1950 Gene Autry "Rudolph, The Red-nosed Reindeer"
Columbia
1
January 14, 1950 The Andrews Sisters "I Can Dream, Can't I"
Decca
4
February 11, 1950 The Ames Brothers "Rag Mop"
Coral
1
February 18, 1950 Red Foley "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy"
Decca
4
March 18, 1950 Teresa Brewer "Music! Music! Music!"
London
4
April 15, 1950 Eileen Barton "If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked a Cake"
National (local); Mercury (nationwide)
2
April 29, 1950 Anton Karas "The Third Man Theme"
London
11
July 15, 1950 Nat King Cole "Mona Lisa"
Capitol
5
August 19, 1950 Gordon Jenkins and The Weavers "Goodnight Irene"♪ (1950)
Decca
13
November 18, 1950 Sammy Kaye "Harbor Lights"
Columbia
2
December 2, 1950 Phil Harris "The Thing"
RCA Victor
4
December 30, 1950 Patti Page "The Tennessee Waltz"
Mercury
9
1951
March 3, 1951 Perry Como "If"
RCA Victor
6
March 10, 1951 Mario Lanza "Be My Love"
RCA Victor (Red Seal)
1
April 21, 1951 Les Paul and Mary Ford "How High The Moon"
Capitol
9

See also

References


1940 Category:1940 record charts Category:1940 in American music