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"Heartaches" is a song written by composer Al Hoffman and lyricist John Klenner and originally published in 1931. A fast-tempo instrumental version of the song by Ted Weems and his Orchestra became a major hit in 1947, topping the Billboard Best Selling Singles chart.
Most-Played Juke Box Records – ranked the most-played songs in jukeboxes across the United States, as reported by machine operators. Honor Roll of Hits – a composite ten-position song chart which combined data from the three charts above along with three other component charts.
William Elmo Tanner, known as Elmo Tanner (August 8, 1904 – December 20, 1990) was an American whistler, singer, bandleader and disc jockey, best known for his whistling on the chart-topping song “Heartaches” with the Ted Weems Orchestra. Tanner and Weems recorded the song for two record companies within five years.
Vaughn Monroe had four songs on the top singles list, the most of any artist in 1947. Eddy Howard had three songs on the top singles list. This is a list of Billboard magazine's top popular songs of 1947 according to retail sales.
Other radio markets began playing the song, prompting Decca to press new copies. [21] Since the Weems orchestra had also recorded "Heartaches" for Victor, that company decided to re-release its own version of the song. Both labels shared credit on the charts. "Heartaches" topped the Hit Parade on April 19, 1947; nine years after it was recorded.
The following songs appeared in The Billboard's Most-Played Juke Box Race Records chart, starting November 1946 through November 1947. Each week ten points were awarded to the number one record, then four points for number two, three points for number three, and so on.
Considered among the best examples of her vocal delivery are the songs "Walkin' After Midnight", "I Fall to Pieces and "Crazy". [2] These singles were also among Cline's biggest hits, all of which reached major positions on the Billboard country and pop music charts. [1] During her eight-year career, Cline recorded a total of 104 songs.
In China, the 1940s was the golden era of Mandarin pop songs which were collectively termed 'Shidaiqu', literally "songs of the era". Shanghai Pathe Records, then belonging to EMI, emerged to be the leading record company in China and featured a blend of Chinese melodies and western orchestrations as well as Big Band Jazz elements in ...