If things have been difficult, and it seems life is spiraling out of control, there’s always hope.
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I love Weird Al, even when I don’t particularly love who he’s parodying. Mostly because he does them better than they do them.
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Never really got into George Thorogood. Now, I know to some, that’s blasphemy, but ol’ George just never did it for me. I’ll accept that I’m in the minority and learn to live with it.
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As we continue the catch-up of number one hits of the Big Band era, making corrections and clarifications along the way (because I previously used an incomplete source for my information), we come to another chart topper that didn’t top the charts.
This one did top the Record Buying Guide charts (Billboard’s Jukebox chart, which was the official chart for most of 1940), though it only peaked at number 6 on the Best Sellers (generally considered today as the official chart of the era). Still, a chart topper is a chart topper, and usually means a good song. A popular one, no doubt, since it topped the Juke Box Buying Guide.
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The chart information is from Billboard magazine, as compiled by Record Research. Chart data is copyright 1939-1954, BPI Communications.
I do so love history.
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I love Weird Al.
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I lived through the disco era. I can take anything that 2020 throws my way.
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As we go back through the top hits of the 1940s, now with official (and expensive) chart information, we’re listing the songs in order, sharing those that we haven’t previously shared.
After the last song we featured topped the charts, Billboard introduced what’s actually considered the standard for the era, the Best Sellers chart. That’s the chart I have. And, after the last song we shared, we come to one that was previously shared, namely I’ll Never Smile Again, by Tommy Dorsey, featuring Frank Sinatra on vocals. It was number one for 12 consecutive weeks, beginning late July 1940.
But now we have … something different. While the Best Sellers chart is considered the standard, the official compilation of number one songs includes songs that also topped Billboard’s Juke Box Record Buying Guide. Initially, it was the official chart. Today, many simply recognize the Best Sellers chart as the definite chart, and ignore other charts. Still, there was more than one official chart at the time. Which brings us to our next chart topper.
This one had peaked at number four on the Record Buying Guide chart the week before the Best Sellers chart was introduced. And, a couple of weeks later, in August 1940, it topped the Record Buying Guide, the same chart that had been the authority for the first seven months of 1940. So, we’re counting it, as the official authority recognizes it, ignoring the later changing of history.
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The chart information is from Billboard magazine, as compiled by Record Research. Chart data is copyright 1939-1954, BPI Communications.
History is amazing.
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I love Weird Al. Even if I don’t always like the singers he parodies.
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September 18, 1947. 54 days after President Harry S. Truman signed the National Security Act of 1947, the provisions took effect, creating the United States Air Force.
This is the 73rd anniversary of that event.
Happy birthday, Air Force!
I’ve never been much of a Cat Stevens fan. Sure, some of his early stuff was okay, but I never liked anything enough to actually spend money on any of his stuff, 45s or LPs. But, if his songs came on the radio, I didn’t immediately reach for the button, either.
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Continuing the catching up bit of the early Billboard number one hits of the Big Band era, we come to the first instance of an artist taking the top spot with three consecutive recordings, each replacing the other. Glenn Miller’s In The Mood was replaced by Glenn Miller’s Tuxedo Junction, which was replaced by Glenn Miller’s The Woodpecker Song.
Jimmy Dorsey would later replicate this feat, then Glenn Miller would do it again. Nobody would accomplish it again until the Beatles came along.
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The chart information is from Billboard magazine, as compiled by Record Research. Chart data is copyright 1939-1954, BPI Communications.
This was from 1965.
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