America's Greatest Hits: 1940 The First Chart Year 2-Disc Set

America's Greatest Hits: 1940 The First Chart Year Acrobat's highly popular "America's Greatest Hits" series has so far focused on the 1950s and '60s, but there is a clear demand for collections which address earlier years, and so this collection starts at the very beginning of the 1940s with what was the very first year of the record sales charts. In July 1940, Billboard began to publish the "Best Selling Popular Retail Records" Top 10 on a weekly basis, and this collection comprises every record which appeared in that chart from July through to December of 1940. Inevitably, it includes records by a number of the top swing orchestras of the day including Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Artie Shaw and Charlie Barnet, along with their featured singers, notably Frank Sinatra's early hits with Tommy Dorsey, as well as hits by top vocalists like Bing Crosby, Judy Garland and Ella Fitzgerald. Alongside those are doowop records by Ink Spots, and some fine boogie-woogie hits as well, and the 47 titles featured make up a great-value 2-CD set which provide an entertaining snapshot of the dawn of the chart era.

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1
I'll Never Smile Again (Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra with Frank Sinatra & the Pied Pipers) - Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra

2
The Breeze and I (Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra with Bob Eberly) - Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra

3
Imagination (Glenn Miller & His Orchestra with Ray Eberle) - Glenn Miller and His Orchestra

4
Playmates (Kay Kyser & His Orchestra with Sully Mason & His Playmates) - Kay Kyser and His Orchestra

5
Fools Rush in (Glenn Miller & His Orchestra with Ray Eberle) - Glenn Miller and His Orchestra

6
Where Was I? (Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra with Mary Ann McCall) - Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra

7
Pennsylvania 6-5000 (Glenn Miller & His Orchestra) - Glenn Miller and His Orchestra

8
Imagination (Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra with Frank Sinatra) - Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra

9
Sierra Sue (Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter & His Orchestra) - Bing Crosby

10
Make-Believe Island (Mitchell Ayres & His Fashions in Music with Mary Ann Mercer) - Mitchell Ayres and His Fashions in Music

11
The Nearness of You (Glenn Miller & His Orchestra with Ray Eberle) - Glenn Miller and His Orchestra

12
When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano (Ink Spots) - Ink Spots

13
Make-Believe Island (Jan Savitt & His Orchestra with Bon Bon) - Jan Savitt and His Orchestra

14
Frenesi (Artie Shaw & His Orchestra) - Artie Shaw and His Orchestra

15
I'm Nobody's Baby (Judy Garland) - Judy Garland

16
Blueberry Hill (Glenn Miller & His Orchestra with Ray Eberle) - Glenn Miller and His Orchestra

17
Six Lessons from Madame la Zonga (Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra with Helen O'Connell) - Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra

18
God Bless America (Kate Smith) - Kate Smith

19
When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano (Glenn Miller & His Orchestra with Ray Eberle) - Glenn Miller and His Orchestra

20
Maybe (Ink Spots) - Ink Spots

21
Dolimite (Erskine Hawkins and His Orchestra) - Erskine Hawkins and His Orchestra

22
Trade Winds (Bing Crosby with Dick McIntyre and His Harmony Hawaiians) - Bing Crosby

23
Trade Winds (Tommy Dorsey & Frank Sinatra) - Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra

24
Only Forever (Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter & His Orchestra) - Bing Crosby

Disc: 2

1
Beat Me Daddy (Eight to the Bar) Pt. 1 (Will Bradley & His Orchestra Feat. Ray McKinley & Freddie Slack) - Will Bradley and His Orchestra

2
Crosstown (Glenn Miller & His Orchestra with Jack Lathrop) - Glenn Miller and His Orchestra

3
Whispering Grass (Don't Tell the Trees) (Ink Spots) - Ink Spots

4
Practice Makes Perfect (Bob Chester & His Orchestra with Al Stuart) - Bob Chester and His Orchestra

5
We Three (Ink Spots) - Ink Spots

6
Only Forever (Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra with Allan Storr) - Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra

7
Pompton Turnpike (Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra) - Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra

8
Ferry-Boat Serenade (Kay Kyser & His Orchestra with Ginny, Harry, Jack & Max) - Kay Kyser and His Orchestra

9
Our Love Affair (Tommy Dorsey & Frank Sinatra) - Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra

10
Our Love Affair (Glenn Miller & His Orchestra with Ray Eberle) - Glenn Miller and His Orchestra

11
The Call of the Canyon (Glenn Miller & His Orchestra with Ray Eberle) - Glenn Miller and His Orchestra

12
Down Argentina Way (Leo Reisman & His Orchestra with Sara Horn) - Leo Reisman and His Orchestra

13
We Three (Tommy Dorsey & Frank Sinatra) - Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra

14
A Handful of Stars (Glenn Miller & His Orchestra with Ray Eberle) - Glenn Miller and His Orchestra

15
Scrub Me Mama with a Boogie Beat (Will Bradley & His Orchestra Feat. Ray McKinley) - Will Bradley and His Orchestra

16
Ferry-Boat Serenade - la Piccinina (Andrews Sisters with Vic Schoen & His Orchestra) - the Andrews Sisters

17
Down Argentina Way (Bob Crosby & His Orchestra with Bonnie King) - Bob Crosby and His Orchestra

18
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (Glenn Miller & His Orchestra with Ray Eberle) - Glenn Miller and His Orchestra

19
Down the Road a Piece (Will Bradley Trio with Ray McKinley) - Will Bradley Trio

20
There I Go (Vaughn Monroe & His Orchestra) - Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra

21
There I Go (Will Bradley & His Orchestra Feat. Ray McKinley) - Will Bradley and His Orchestra

22
Star Dust (Tommy Dorsey, Frank Sinatra & the Pied Pipers) - Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra

23
Five O'Clock Whistle (Ella Fitzgerald & Her Famous Orchestra) - Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra

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