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  2. List of Billboard number-one singles of 1940 - Wikipedia

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    "Frenesi", an instrumental recorded by clarinetist Artie Shaw, occupied the number one position on the chart during the final two weeks of 1940. In 1940, The Billboard began compiling and publishing the National Best Selling Retail Records chart. Debuting in the issue dated July 27, it marked the beginning of the magazine's nationwide tracking ...

  3. List of Billboard number-one singles of the 1940s - Wikipedia

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    Billboard number-one singles chart (which preceded the Billboard Hot 100 chart), which was updated weekly by the Billboard magazine, was the main singles chart of the American music industry since 1940 and until the Billboard Hot 100 chart was established in 1958.

  4. Lists of Billboard number-one singles - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of songs that have peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and the magazine's national singles charts that preceded it. Introduced in 1958, the Hot 100 is the pre-eminent singles chart in the United States, currently monitoring the most popular singles in terms of popular radio play, single purchases and online streaming.

  5. List of Your Hit Parade number-one songs - Wikipedia

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    Your Hit Parade was an American radio and television music program that was broadcast from 1935 to 1953 on radio, and seen from 1950 to 1959 on television. In 1935, they began publishing the earliest weekly music chart, preceding the Billboard singles chart, which was updated weekly by the Billboard magazine beginning on July 27, 1940.

  6. 1940s in music - Wikipedia

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    Jimmy Dorsey remained at the top of the Billboard number-one singles chart for 32 weeks. In addition, a new form of popular music, crooning, emerged during the early 1930s. Technology played a large part in the development of this style, as electronic sound recording had emerged near the end of the 1920s and replaced the earlier acoustic recording.

  7. List of number-one singles in Australia during the 1940s

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    The following lists the number one singles on the Australian Singles Chart during the 1940s. The source for this decade is the "Kent Music Report". These charts were calculated in the 1990s in retrospect, by David Kent, using archival data. Before 1949, charts in Australia were only available on a monthly basis.

  8. List of Billboard number-one singles of 1941 - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of number-one songs in the United States during the year 1941 according to The Billboard. The National Best Selling Retail Records chart was the first to poll retailers nationwide on record sales.

  9. List of Billboard number-one singles from 1950 to 1958

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    Billboard number-one singles charts preceding the Billboard Hot 100 were updated weekly by Billboard magazine and the leading indicator of popular music for the American music industry since 1940 and until the Billboard Hot 100 chart was established in 1958.