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Music History Events: Charts

October 28, 1950 Patti Page's "All My Love" hits #1 in America.

August 17, 1950 The Weavers' "Goodnight Irene" hits #1.

July 15, 1950 Nat "King" Cole's "Mona Lisa" hits #1 in America. Written for the film Captain Carey, U.S.A., it goes on to win the Oscar for Best Song.

June 10, 1950 The Ames Brothers' "Sentimental Me" hits #1.

June 3, 1950 Perry Como's "Hoop-Dee-Doo" hits #1.

May 6, 1950 Guy Lombardo's "The Third Man Theme" hits #1.

February 11, 1950 Red Foley's "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy" hits #1 in America.

February 3, 1950 The Ames Brothers' "Rag Mop" hits #1.

January 14, 1950 The Andrews Sisters' "I Can Dream, Can't I?" hits #1.

January 7, 1950 Gene Autry's "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer," based on a children's book written in 1939, hits #1 on the Billboard singles chart.

October 1, 1949 "That Lucky Old Sun" by Frankie Laine hits #1 in America.

February 19, 1949 John Lee Hooker's "Boogie Chillen" hits #1 on the R&B chart.

May 15, 1948 Nat King Cole's "Nature Boy" goes to #1 in America. The song was composed by a free-spirited songwriter named Eden Ahbez, who lived in a Los Angeles park.

March 13, 1948 Peggy Lee goes to #1 in America with "Mañana (Is Soon Enough for Me)."

September 27, 1947 Johnny Ace's "My Song" hits #1 R&B.

March 15, 1947 The Ted Weems Orchestra with Elmo Tanner go to #1 in the US with "Heartaches."

October 15, 1946 Frankie Carle's "Rumors Are Flying" hits #1.

May 4, 1946 Perry Como's "Prisoner Of Love" hits #1 in America.

June 2, 1945 The Les Brown Orchestra with Doris Day goes to #1 in America with "Sentimental Journey."

March 31, 1945 "My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time" by the Les Brown Orchestra with vocals by Doris Day, goes to #1 in America.

March 24, 1945 Billboard publishes its first albums chart, with just 10 positions. The first #1 is Nat King Cole's A Collection Of Favorites. The chart is published irregularly until 1956, when it becomes a weekly feature.

November 25, 1944 "You Always Hurt the One You Love" by The Mills Brothers hits #1 in the US.

October 14, 1944 "I'll Walk Alone" by Dinah Shore goes to #1 in America.

April 22, 1944 Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians hit #1 in America with "It's Love-Love-Love."

March 4, 1944 "Besame Mucho" by the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra goes to #1 in the US.

November 6, 1943 "Paper Doll" by The Mills Brothers takes the top spot in America.

August 24, 1943 Frank Sinatra's "In The Blue Of Evening" hits #1 in America.

March 6, 1943 The Harry James Orchestra goes to #1 in America with "I've Heard That Song Before."

July 25, 1942 Ella Mae Morse and Freddy Slacks' "Cow Cow Boogie" hits #1 in America.

February 28, 1942 Big Band orchestra music is huge, and Glenn Miller is king. His song "Moonlight Cocktail" takes the #1 spot on the Billboard tally, where it stays for 10 weeks.