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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.
Rank Artist Title Label Recorded Released Chart positions 1: Glenn Miller and His Orchestra "Chattanooga Choo Choo" [4] Bluebird 11230: May 7, 1941 (): July 25, 1941 (): US BB 1941 #1, US #1 for 9 weeks, 28 total weeks, 253 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 1996, ASCAP song of 1941, Oscar Nomination 1941 (film 'Sun Valley Serenade')
The film features the million selling hit song "Chattanooga Choo Choo" which is a highlight and centerpiece of the movie. The RCA Victor 78 single reached no. 1 on the Billboard singles chart in 1941 and became the top record of that year. RCA Victor awarded Glenn Miller a Gold Record award for sales of 1.2 million copies in 1942.
You'll Never Get Rich is a 1941 American musical comedy film with a wartime theme directed by Sidney Lanfield and starring Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth, with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. [1] The title stems from an old Army song that includes the lyrics "You'll never get rich / By digging a ditch / You're in the Army now!".
Artie Shaw recorded the first version on September 2, 1941, for RCA Victor Records, which was released as Victor 27609 on October 3. [14] It debuted at #10 on Billboard magazine's "Best Selling Retail Records chart" (BS chart) on November 21, 1941, but dropped to #21 the next week, then off. [15]
1941 is a 1979 American war comedy film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale.The film stars an ensemble cast including Dan Aykroyd, Ned Beatty, John Belushi, John Candy, Christopher Lee, Tim Matheson, Toshiro Mifune, Robert Stack, Nancy Allen, and Mickey Rourke in his film debut.
This is a partial list of songs that originated in movies that charted (Top 40) in either the United States or the United Kingdom, though frequently the version that charted is not the one found in the film. Songs are all sourced from, [1] [2] and,. [3] For information concerning music from James Bond films see
"Dolores" is a song written by Louis Alter and Frank Loesser for the 1941 film Las Vegas Nights and recorded by Frank Sinatra with the Tommy Dorsey Band. [1]The Dorsey / Sinatra version topped the Billboard charts in 1941 closely followed by Bing Crosby's version with The Merry Macs which reached the No. 2 spot during a 15-week stay in the charts.