Episode 47, “Top Hits of 1940,”

Show 47, “Top Hits of 1940,” presents 15 popular songs from the first year of the 1940s, including three that held the #1 Billboard chart position for a total of 33 weeks. Performers include Kay Kyser, Glenn Miller, Bing Crosby, The Ink Spots, Judy Garland, Dinah Shore, and the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra. Also included:  Some news items from 1940 that you weren’t taught in school.       

Playlist

Show 47 Top Hits of 1940
Playlist
1 I’ll Never Smile Again Frank Sinatra and Tommy Dorsey
2 Only Forever Bing Crosby
3 We Three The Ink Spots
4 Five O’Clock Whistle Mavis Rivers
5 Frenesi Artie Shaw
6 The Breeze and I Jimmy Dorsey
7 When You Wish Upon a Star Glenn Miller
8 I’m Nobody’s Baby Judy Garland
9 Where Was I? Charlie Barnett and Mary Ann McCall
10 Nutcracker Suite The Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
11 Make Believe Island Mitchell Ayres and his Fashions in Music
12 Dream Valley Sammy Kaye
13 Playmates Kay Kyser
14 Down Argentina Way Dinah Shore
15 Maybe The Ink Spots