Show 12, “Top Hits of 1945,” tracks every No. 1 Billboard hit of that year and adds a few more interesting recordings. Performers include Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters, Les Brown, Vaughn Monroe, Frank Sinatra, Perry Como, and the Ink Spots teamed with Ella Fitzgerald.
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| Show 12 | Top Hits of 1945 | ||
| Playlist | |||
| 1 | Don’t Fence Me In | Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters | |
| 2 | Rum and Coca-Cola | The Andrews Sisters | |
| 3 | Ac-Cent-U-Ate the Positive | Johnny Mercer and the Pied Pipers | |
| 4 | My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time | Les Brown Orchestra | |
| 5 | Sentimental Journey | Les Brown Orchestra | |
| 6 | On the Acheson Topeka and the Santa Fe | Johnny Mercer and the Pied Pipers | |
| 7 | Till the End of Time | Perry Como | |
| 8 | Chicery Chick | Sammy Kaye | |
| 9 | It’s Been a Long Long Time | Harry James and Kitty Kallen | |
| 10 | I’m Beginning to See the Light | The Ink Spots and Ella Fitzgerald | |
| 11 | There I’ve Said it Again | Vaughn Monroe | |
| 12 | Caldonia | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | |
| 13 | Lover Man Where Can You Be | Billie Holliday | |
| 14 | Dream | Frank Sinatra | |
| 15 | Stuff Like That There | Betty Hutton | |