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Songs from the Year 1939

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1939

This page lists the top songs of 1939 in the source charts. The way that the various charts are combined to reach this final list is described on the in the site generation page.

Between 1920 and 1940 there are few available charts (at least that we can find), hence these results should be treated with caution since they are based on fairly subjective charts.

#	Artist	Song Title	Year	Chart Entries
1	Judy Garland	Over the Rainbow	1939	US BB 1 of 1939, Oscar in 1939, Grammy Hall of Fame in 1981, AFI 1, RYM 1 of 1939, POP 1 of 1939, RIAA 1, US Billboard 5 - 1939 (12 weeks), Europe 5 of the 1930s, Scrobulate 71 of vocal, WXPN 269, Acclaimed 497
2	Glenn Miller	Moonlight Serenade	1939	Grammy Hall of Fame in 1991, US Billboard 3 - 1939 (15 weeks), US BB 5 of 1939, RYM 5 of 1939, POP 5 of 1939, UK 12 - Mar 1954, Europe 12 of the 1930s, Brazil 19 of 1941, Scrobulate 53 of jazz, Italy 74 of 1954, Party 74 of 1999, Acclaimed 1202
3	Kate Smith	God Bless America	1939	Grammy Hall of Fame in 1982, US BB 2 of 1939, POP 2 of 1939, US Billboard 5 - 1940 (11 weeks), US 1940s 5 - Aug 1940, Europe 18 of the 1930s, RIAA 19, RYM 33 of 1939, Acclaimed 568
4	Billie Holiday	Strange Fruit	1939	Grammy Hall of Fame in 1978, RYM 2 of 1939, US Billboard 16 - 1939 (2 weeks), Scrobulate 25 of jazz, Europe 92 of the 1930s, Acclaimed 180, RIAA 273, WXPN 717
5	The Ink Spots	If I Didn't Care	1939	Grammy Hall of Fame in 1987, US Billboard 2 - 1939 (9 weeks), US BB 12 of 1939, POP 12 of 1939, RIAA 271, Acclaimed 951
6	Will Glahe & His Orchestra	Beer Barrel Polka	1939	US Billboard 1 - 1939 (21 weeks), US BB 6 of 1939, POP 6 of 1939, Brazil 20 of 1939, Europe 24 of the 1930s
7	Louis Armstrong	When the Saints Go Marching In	1939	US BB 4 of 1939, POP 4 of 1939, US Billboard 10 - 1939 (4 weeks), RIAA 13, RYM 18 of 1939, Scrobulate 33 of swing
8	Shep Fields & His Rippling Rhythm Orchestra	South of the Border (Down Mexico Way)	1939	US Billboard 1 - 1939 (18 weeks), US BB 10 of 1939, POP 10 of 1939, Europe 75 of the 1930s, Brazil 86 of 1940
9	Kay Kyser	Three Little Fishies	1939	US Billboard 1 - 1939 (9 weeks), US BB 3 of 1939, POP 3 of 1939, Europe 23 of the 1930s
10	Larry Clinton	Deep Purple	1939	US Billboard 1 - 1939 (13 weeks), US BB 15 of 1939, POP 15 of 1939, Brazil 25 of 1939, Europe 98 of the 1930s
11	Benny Goodman	And the Angels Sing	1939	Grammy Hall of Fame in 1987, US BB 14 of 1939, POP 14 of 1939, US Billboard 27 - Oct 1944 (1 weeks)
12	Glenn Miller	Wishing (Will Make it So)	1939	US Billboard 1 - 1939 (14 weeks), US BB 13 of 1939, POP 13 of 1939, RYM 67 of 1939
13	Gene Autry	Back in the Saddle Again	1939	Grammy Hall of Fame in 1997, RYM 7 of 1939, RIAA 98, Acclaimed 491
14	Glenn Miller	Stairway to the Stars	1939	US Billboard 1 - 1939 (13 weeks), US BB 18 of 1939, POP 18 of 1939, RYM 31 of 1939
15	Glen Gray	Heaven Can Wait	1939	US Billboard 1 - 1939 (13 weeks), US BB 16 of 1939, POP 16 of 1939, Europe 91 of the 1930s
16	Woody Herman	Woodchopper's ball	1939	Grammy Hall of Fame in 2002, POP 20 of 1939, US Billboard 21 - 1943 (1 weeks), RYM 34 of 1939
17	Glenn Miller	Blue Orchid	1939	US Billboard 1 - 1939 (12 weeks), Australia 1 for 3 months May 1940
18	Glenn Miller	Little Brown Jug	1939	US BB 9 of 1939, POP 9 of 1939, US Billboard 10 - 1939 (7 weeks), UK 13 - Jan 1976, RYM 13 of 1939
19	The Andrews Sisters	Beer Barrel Polka (Roll out the Barrel)	1939	Australia 1 for 1 months Apr 1940, US Billboard 4 - 1939 (7 weeks), RYM 28 of 1939
20	Al Donahue	Jeepers Creepers	1939	US Billboard 1 - Dec 1938 (13 weeks), US BB 11 of 1939, POP 11 of 1939
21	Glenn Miller	Sunrise Serenade	1939	RYM 5 of 1939, US Billboard 7 - 1939 (11 weeks), US BB 7 of 1939, POP 7 of 1939
22	Charlie Barnet	Cherokee	1939	Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998, US Billboard 15 - 1939 (3 weeks), RYM 19 of 1939
23	Artie Shaw	They Say	1939	US Billboard 1 - Dec 1938 (8 weeks), US BB 17 of 1939, POP 17 of 1939
24	Frankie Masters & His Orchestra	Scatter-Brain	1939	US Billboard 1 - 1939 (16 weeks), US BB 19 of 1939, POP 19 of 1939
25	Glenn Miller	Over the Rainbow	1939	US Billboard 1 - 1939 (15 weeks), RYM 30 of 1939, Brazil 35 of 1940
26	Fats Waller	Your Feets Too Big	1939	Peel list 1 of 1939, US Billboard 15 - 1939 (2 weeks)
27	Art Tatum	Tea For Two	1939	Grammy Hall of Fame in 1986, US Billboard 18 - 1939 (1 weeks)
28	Glenn Miller	Moon Love	1939	US Billboard 1 - 1939 (16 weeks), RYM 23 of 1939
29	The Cats & the Fiddle	I miss you so	1939	Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999, RYM 35 of 1939
30	Guy Lombardo	Penny Serenade	1939	US Billboard 1 - 1939 (11 weeks), Europe 43 of the 1930s
31	Glen Gray	Sunrise Serenade	1939	US Billboard 1 - 1939 (16 weeks), Europe 86 of the 1930s
32	Vera Lynn	We'll Meet Again	1939	Europe 3 of the 1930s, RYM 9 of 1939, US Billboard 29 - Jan 1954 (1 weeks)
33	Bing Crosby & Connee Boswell	An Apple For The Teacher	1939	US Billboard 2 - 1939 (14 weeks), Europe 38 of the 1930s
34	Bing Crosby	What's New?	1939	US Billboard 2 - 1939 (10 weeks), Europe 41 of the 1930s
35	Bob Crosby & His Orchestra	Day-In Day-Out	1939	US Billboard 1 - 1939 (13 weeks)
36	Carmen Miranda & Dorival Caymmi	O Que & Que a Baiana Tem?	1939	Brazil 1 of 1939
37	The Ink Spots	Address Unknown	1939	US Billboard 1 - 1939 (9 weeks)
38	Tommy Dorsey	Our Love	1939	US Billboard 1 - 1939 (11 weeks)
39	Glenn Miller	The Man With The Mandolin	1939	US Billboard 1 - 1939 (10 weeks)
40	Martha Tilton	And the Angels Sing	1939	US Billboard 1 - 1939 (14 weeks)