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Songs from the Year 1946

Other Years: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s

This page lists the top songs of 1946 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 Frank Sinatra Five Minutes More 1946 US Billboard 1 - Aug 1946 (22 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Aug 1946, US 1 for 2 weeks Sep 1946, Australia 1 for 1 months May 1947, POP 10 of 1946, Europe 11 of the 1940s, US BB 15 of 1946, Brazil 32 of 1946, RYM 43 of 1946
2 Johnny Mercer Personality 1946 US Billboard 1 - Jan 1946 (15 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Jan 1946, US BB 1 of 1946, US 1 for 1 week Mar 1946, POP 2 of 1946, RYM 78 of 1945, Brazil 79 of 1946
3 Freddy Martin Symphony 1946 US Billboard 1 - Dec 1945 (17 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Dec 1945, US 1 for 2 weeks Jan 1945, Australia 1 for 2 months Oct 1946, US BB 9 of 1946, POP 15 of 1946, Brazil 53 of 1946
4 The Ink Spots To Each His Own 1946 US Billboard 1 - Aug 1946 (14 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Sep 1946, US 1 for 1 week Sep 1946, Australia 1 for 1 months Apr 1947, US BB 8 of 1946, POP 24 of 1946, Europe 92 of the 1940s
5 Perry Como Prisoner of Love 1946 US Billboard 1 - Mar 1946 (21 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Mar 1946, US 1 for 3 weeks May 1946, Australia 1 for 2 months Feb 1947, US BB 10 of 1946, POP 17 of 1946, Europe 93 of the 1940s
6 Freddy Martin To Each His Own 1946 US Billboard 1 - Aug 1946 (17 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Aug 1946, US 1 for 2 weeks Aug 1946, Australia 1 for 1 months Apr 1947, POP 24 of 1946, Brazil 74 of 1947
7 Vaughn Monroe Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow! 1946 US Billboard 1 - Dec 1945 (14 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Dec 1945, US 1 for 5 weeks Jan 1946, US BB 4 of 1946, POP 4 of 1946, Europe 48 of the 1940s, Brazil 61 of 1946
8 Nat King Cole (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons 1946 US Billboard 1 - Nov 1946 (25 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Nov 1946, US 1 for 1 week Feb 1947, US BB 3 of 1946, POP 13 of 1946, RYM 15 of 1946, Brazil 22 of 1947
9 The Ink Spots The Gypsy 1946 US Billboard 1 - May 1946 (23 weeks), US 1940s 1 - May 1946, US 1 for 10 weeks May 1946, US BB 7 of 1946, POP 9 of 1946, Brazil 30 of 1946
10 Betty Hutton Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief 1946 US Billboard 1 - Dec 1945 (20 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Dec 1945, US 1 for 1 week Mar 1946, US BB 11 of 1946, POP 22 of 1946, Brazil 59 of 1946
11 Sammy Kaye I'm a Big Girl Now 1946 US Billboard 1 - Mar 1946 (15 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Apr 1946, US 1 for 1 week Apr 1946, US BB 12 of 1946, POP 19 of 1946, Brazil 92 of 1946
12 Frankie Carle Rumors Are Flying 1946 US Billboard 1 - Sep 1946 (18 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Sep 1946, US 1 for 8 weeks Oct 1946, US BB 13 of 1946, POP 21 of 1946, Brazil 66 of 1947
13 Kay Kyser Ole Buttermilk Sky 1946 US Billboard 1 - Sep 1946 (19 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Nov 1946, US 1 for 2 weeks Dec 1946, US BB 14 of 1946, POP 23 of 1946
14 Sammy Kaye The Old Lamplighter 1946 US Billboard 1 - Nov 1946 (17 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Nov 1946, US 1 for 7 weeks Dec 1946, POP 14 of 1946, Brazil 46 of 1947
15 Eddy Howard To Each His Own 1946 US Billboard 1 - Jun 1946 (24 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Jul 1946, US 1 for 5 weeks Aug 1946, Brazil 56 of 1946, Europe 95 of the 1940s
16 Frank Sinatra Oh! What it Seemed to Be 1946 US Billboard 1 - Feb 1946 (17 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Mar 1946, US BB 2 of 1946, POP 18 of 1946, Brazil 78 of 1946, RYM 78 of 1946
17 Frankie Carle Oh! What it Seemed to Be 1946 US Billboard 1 - Jan 1946 (20 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Feb 1946, US 1 for 6 weeks Mar 1946, POP 18 of 1946
18 Perry Como Surrender 1946 US Billboard 1 - Jun 1946 (17 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Jul 1946, US 1 for 1 week Aug 1946
19 Perry Como They Say It's Wonderful 1946 Australia 1 for 2 months Jul 1947, US Billboard 4 - Jun 1946 (13 weeks), US 1940s 4 - Jun 1946, Europe 29 of the 1940s
20 Louis Jordan Choo Choo Ch'Boogie 1946 RYM 1 of 1946, POP 5 of 1946, US Billboard 7 - Aug 1946 (16 weeks), US 1940s 8 - Aug 1946
21 Freddy Martin Bumble Boogie 1946 US BB 2 of 1948, POP 2 of 1948, US Billboard 7 - May 1946 (6 weeks), US 1940s 7 - May 1946
22 Bing Crosby Symphony 1946 Australia 1 for 2 months Oct 1946, US Billboard 3 - Jan 1946 (12 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Dec 1945
23 Nat King Cole The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You) 1946 Scrobulate 4 of christmas, US 1940s 7 - Dec 1946, RYM 8 of 1946, US Billboard 65 - Dec 1962 (3 weeks), Acclaimed 1457
24 Dinah Shore The Gypsy 1946 US Billboard 1 - Apr 1946 (21 weeks), US 1940s 2 - May 1946, Brazil 38 of 1946
25 Bing Crosby & The Jesters Sioux City Sue 1946 Australia 1 for 1 months Dec 1946, US Billboard 3 - Apr 1946 (16 weeks), US 1940s 6 - Apr 1946
26 Sammy Kaye Laughing On The Outside (Crying On the Inside) 1946 Australia 1 for 1 months Jan 1947, US Billboard 3 - May 1946 (11 weeks), US 1940s 7 - May 1946
27 Nat King Cole (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 1946 Grammy Hall of Fame in 2002, RYM 3 of 1946, US Billboard 11 - Aug 1946 (8 weeks)
28 Frank Sinatra The House I Live In 1946 Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998, RYM 4 of 1945, US Billboard 22 - Jan 1946 (1 weeks)
29 The Ink Spots Prisoner of Love 1946 Australia 1 for 2 months Feb 1947, US Billboard 9 - Jun 1946 (11 weeks), US 1940s 10 - Jun 1946
30 Frank Sinatra They Say It's Wonderful 1946 US Billboard 2 - May 1946 (14 weeks), US 1940s 8 - Jun 1946, POP 20 of 1946, RYM 79 of 1946
31 Lionel Hampton Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop 1946 RYM 4 of 1946, POP 8 of 1946, US Billboard 9 - Mar 1946 (8 weeks), US 1940s 9 - Apr 1946
32 Stan Kenton Shoo-Fly Pie & Apple Pan Dowdy 1946 US BB 5 of 1946, US Billboard 6 - Mar 1946 (11 weeks), US 1940s 8 - Mar 1946, POP 16 of 1946
33 Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters South America, Take It Away 1946 US Billboard 2 - Aug 1946 (19 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Aug 1946, Europe 22 of the 1940s
34 Charlie Parker Ornithology 1946 Grammy Hall of Fame in 1989, Scrobulate 49 of jazz, Acclaimed 1591
35 Hoagy Carmichael Huggin' & Chalkin' 1946 US Billboard 1 - Nov 1946 (15 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Dec 1946
36 Bing Crosby & The Jesters McNamara's Band 1946 US BB 6 of 1946, POP 6 of 1946, US Billboard 10 - Mar 1946 (4 weeks), Europe 16 of the 1940s
37 Spike Jones Hawaiian War Chant (Ta-Hu-Wa-Hu-Wai) 1946 US Billboard 8 - Aug 1946 (1 weeks), US 1940s 8 - Aug 1946, POP 12 of 1946, RYM 37 of 1946
38 Nat King Cole The Christmas Song 1946 Grammy Hall of Fame in 1974, US Billboard 3 - Nov 1946 (7 weeks)
39 Frank Sinatra The Coffee Song 1946 US Billboard 6 - Sep 1946 (12 weeks), US 1940s 10 - Oct 1946, RYM 38 of 1946, UK 39 - Nov 1961
40 Dinah Shore You Keep Coming Back Like a Song 1946 Australia 1 for 1 months Jun 1947, US Billboard 5 - Nov 1946 (3 weeks)
41 Tex Beneke Five Minutes More 1946 Australia 1 for 1 months May 1947, US 1940s 6 - Sep 1946
42 Bing Crosby You Keep Coming Back Like a Song 1946 Australia 1 for 1 months Jun 1947, US Billboard 12 - Nov 1946 (6 weeks)
43 Bing Crosby They Say It's Wonderful 1946 Australia 1 for 2 months Jul 1947, US Billboard 12 - Jun 1946 (4 weeks)
44 Dixie Hummingbirds Amazing Grace 1946 Grammy Hall of Fame in 2000, RYM 20 of 1946
45 Sarah Vaughan If You Could See Me Now 1946 Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998, RYM 21 of 1946
46 The Modernaires & Paula Kelly To Each His Own 1946 US Billboard 3 - Aug 1946 (14 weeks), US 1940s 5 - Aug 1946, Brazil 94 of 1947
47 Tony Martin To Each His Own 1946 US Billboard 4 - Jul 1946 (16 weeks), US 1940s 4 - Aug 1946, RYM 94 of 1946
48 Django Reinhardt & Stephane Grappelli Nuages 1946 Grammy Hall of Fame in 2000, Acclaimed 1872
49 Les Brown You Won't Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart) 1946 US Billboard 4 - Jan 1946 (15 weeks), US 1940s 5 - Mar 1946, Brazil 100 of 1946
50 Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Jordan Stone Cold Dead in the Market (He Had It Coming) 1946 RYM 5 of 1946, US Billboard 7 - Jul 1946 (6 weeks), US 1940s 9 - Jul 1946
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