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| position | apc-rank | performer | title | year | apc-peak | ||
| 1 | 1763 | TINO ROSSI | PETIT PAPA NOEL | 1946 | 1154 | ||
| 2 | 1826 | GLENN MILLER | IN THE MOOD | 1940 | 830 | ||
| 3 | 2413 | BING CROSBY | WHITE CHRISTMAS | 1942 | 700 | ||
| 4 | 6323 | MILLS BROTHERS, THE | PAPER DOLL | 1943 | 2876 | ||
| 5 | 6730 | ANDREWS SISTERS, THE | I CAN DREAM, CAN'T I? | 1949 | 3161 | ||
| 6 | 7054 | BING CROSBY & THE ANDREWS SISTERS | DON'T FENCE ME IN | 1944 | 3438 | ||
| 7 | 7102 | ANDREWS SISTERS, THE | RUM AND COCA-COLA | 1944 | 3487 | ||
| 8 | 7153 | PERRY COMO | CATCH A FALLING STAR | 1943 | 3712 | ||
| 9 | 7173 | BING CROSBY | OH WHAT A BEAUTIFUL MORNING | 1943 | 3568 | ||
| 10 | 7186 | BING CROSBY | PEOPLE WILL SAY WE'RE IN LOVE | 1943 | 3576 | ||
| 11 | 7189 | BING CROSBY | I'LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS | 1943 | 3544 | ||
| 12 | 7308 | FRANK SINATRA | FIVE MINUTES MORE | 1946 | 3694 | ||
| 13 | 7367 | BING CROSBY & THE ANDREWS SISTERS | JINGLE BELLS | 1943 | 3629 | ||
| 14 | 7452 | BING CROSBY | SUNDAY, MONDAY OR ALWAYS | 1943 | 3785 | ||
| 15 | 7500 | BING CROSBY | SWINGING ON A STAR | 1944 | 3811 | ||
| 16 | 7558 | BING CROSBY | I'LL BE SEEING YOU | 1944 | 3859 | ||
| 17 | 7601 | BING CROSBY & THE JESTERS | MCNAMARA'S BAND | 1945 | 3835 | ||
| 18 | 7626 | TOMMY DORSEY & FRANK SINATRA | I'LL NEVER SMILE AGAIN | 1940 | 3817 | ||
| 19 | 7641 | FRANK SINATRA | WHITE CHRISTMAS | 1944 | 3795 | ||
| 20 | 7645 | MARLENE DIETRICH | LILI MARLENE | 1944 | 3843 | ||
| 21 | 7819 | TOMMY DORSEY & FRANK SINATRA | THERE ARE SUCH THINGS | 1943 | 4054 | ||
| 22 | 7878 | BING CROSBY | I LOVE YOU | 1944 | 4103 | ||
| 23 | 7963 | BING CROSBY & THE ANDREWS SISTERS | SOUTH AMERICA, TAKE IT AWAY | 1946 | 4162 | ||
| 24 | 7994 | BING CROSBY | NOW IS THE HOUR (THAT WE MUST SAY GOODBYE) | 1948 | 4176 | ||
| 25 | 7998 | BING CROSBY | ONLY FOREVER | 1940 | 4217 | ||
| 26 | 8068 | HARRY JAMES & FRANK SINATRA | ALL OR NOTHING AT ALL | 1943 | 4272 | ||
| 27 | 8207 | PERRY COMO | I'M GONNA LOVE THAT GAL | 1945 | 4345 | ||
| 28 | 8299 | FRANK SINATRA | I COULDN'T SLEEP A WINK LAST NIGHT | 1944 | 4413 | ||
| 29 | 8495 | FRANK SINATRA | A LOVELY WAY TO SPEND AN EVENING | 1944 | 4619 | ||
| 30 | 8610 | PERRY COMO | THEY SAY IT'S WONDERFUL | 1946 | 4642 | ||
| 31 | 8677 | PERRY COMO | TILL THE END OF TIME | 1945 | 4723 | ||
| 32 | 8706 | PERRY COMO | LONG AGO AND FAR AWAY | 1944 | 4794 | ||
| 33 | 8822 | GUY LOMBARDO & THE ANDREWS SISTERS | CHRISTMAS ISLAND | 1946 | 4953 | ||
| 34 | 8840 | VAUGHN MONROE | RIDERS IN THE SKY | 1949 | 4862 | ||
| 35 | 8961 | PERRY COMO | I'M ALWAYS CHASING RAINBOWS | 1945 | 5003 | ||
| 36 | 9289 | PERRY COMO | IF I LOVED YOU | 1945 | 5251 | ||
| 37 | 9352 | PERRY COMO | SOME ENCHANTED EVENING | 1949 | 5448 | ||
| 38 | 9455 | LES BROWN & DORIS DAY | SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY | 1945 | 5301 | ||
| 39 | 9511 | ANDREWS SISTERS, THE | STRIP POLKA | 1942 | 5555 | ||
| 40 | 9878 | INK SPOTS, THE | MAYBE | 1940 | 5834 | ||
| 41 | 9958 | FRANKIE LAINE | THAT LUCKY OLD SUN | 1949 | 5728 | ||
| 42 | 10108 | HARRY JAMES & DICK HAYMES | I'LL GET BY | 1944 | 5842 | ||
| 43 | 10194 | HARRY JAMES | YOU MADE ME LOVE YOU | 1941 | 6103 | ||
| 44 | 10407 | FRANKIE LAINE | THAT'S MY DESIRE | 1947 | 6047 | ||
| 45 | 10507 | GLENN MILLER | I'VE GOT A GAL IN KALAMAZOO | 1942 | 6065 | ||
| 46 | 10815 | HARRY JAMES | BY THE SLEEPY LAGOON | 1941 | 6275 | ||
| 47 | 11004 | VAUGHN MONROE | THERE! I'VE SAID IT AGAIN | 1945 | 6395 | ||
| 48 | 11049 | HARRY JAMES | IT'S BEEN A LONG LONG TIME | 1945 | 6428 | ||
| 49 | 11099 | VAUGHN MONROE | LET IT SNOW! LET IT SNOW! LET IT SNOW! | 1946 | 6456 | ||
| 50 | 11113 | GLENN MILLER | AMERICAN PATROL | 1942 | 6707 | ||
| 51 | 11192 | DICK HAYMES | LITTLE WHITE LIES | 1948 | 6514 | ||
| 52 | 11243 | FRANKIE LAINE | MULE TRAIN | 1949 | 6549 | ||
| 53 | 11343 | HARRY JAMES | EASTER PARADE | 1942 | 6840 | ||
| 54 | 11401 | HARRY JAMES | I HAD THE CRAZIEST DREAM | 1943 | 6879 | ||
| 55 | 11419 | GLENN MILLER | CHATTANOOGA CHOO-CHOO | 1941 | 6634 | ||
| 56 | 11473 | GLENN MILLER | MOONLIGHT COCKTAIL | 1942 | 6660 | ||
| 57 | 11668 | VAUGHN MONROE | BALLERINA | 1947 | 6779 | ||
| 58 | 11705 | DICK HAYMES | THE MORE I SEE YOU | 1945 | 6894 | ||
| 59 | 11769 | JIMMY DORSEY | I HEAR A RHAPSODY | 1941 | 6853 | ||
| 60 | 11997 | GLENN MILLER | ELMER'S TUNE | 1941 | 6954 | ||
| 61 | 12079 | DICK HAYMES | YOU'LL NEVER KNOW | 1943 | 7011 | ||
| 62 | 12174 | FRANK SINATRA | NANCY (WITH THE LAUGHING FACE) | 1945 | 7042 | ||
| 63 | 12344 | JIMMY DORSEY | GREEN EYES | 1941 | 7142 | ||
| 64 | 12379 | JIMMY DORSEY | BRAZIL | 1943 | 7494 | ||
| 65 | 12393 | KAY KYSER | STRIP POLKA | 1942 | 7191 | ||
| 66 | 12503 | KAY KYSER | PRAISE THE LORD AND PASS THE AMMUNITION | 1942 | 7250 | ||
| 67 | 12667 | KAY KYSER | JINGLE, JANGLE, JINGLE | 1942 | 7334 | ||
| 68 | 12746 | JIMMY DORSEY | BESAME MUCHO (KISS ME) | 1943 | 7380 | ||
| 69 | 12829 | TENNESSEE ERNIE FORD | MULE TRAIN | 1949 | 7764 | ||
| 70 | 12860 | KAY KYSER | ON A SLOW BOAT TO CHINA | 1948 | 7492 | ||
| 71 | 13069 | KAY KYSER | WHO WOULDN'T LOVE YOU | 1942 | 7927 | ||
| 72 | 13079 | ARTIE SHAW | FRENESI | 1940 | 7564 | ||
| 73 | 13111 | EVELYN KNIGHT | A LITTLE BIRD TOLD ME | 1949 | 7684 | ||
| 74 | 13223 | JIMMY DORSEY | MARIA ELENA | 1941 | 7757 | ||
| 75 | 13270 | SPIKE JONES | DER FÜHRER'S FACE | 1942 | 8082 | ||
| 76 | 13398 | JIMMY DORSEY | AMAPOLA | 1941 | 7779 | ||
| 77 | 13428 | KAY KYSER | THE WOODY WOODPECKER SONG | 1948 | 8186 | ||
| 78 | 13524 | RAY NOBLE | BY THE LIGHT OF THE SILVERY MOON | 1941 | 8249 | ||
| 79 | 13646 | PEGGY LEE | GOLDEN EARRINGS | 1948 | 8010 | ||
| 80 | 13761 | BENNY GOODMAN | JERSEY BOUNCE | 1942 | 8044 | ||
| 81 | 13826 | ANDREWS SISTERS, THE | SOUTH AMERICAN WAY | 1949 | 8501 | ||
| 82 | 13956 | SPIKE JONES | COCKTAILS FOR TWO | 1945 | 8219 | ||
| 83 | 13978 | JIMMY DORSEY | TANGERINE | 1942 | 8166 | ||
| 84 | 14275 | PIED PIPERS, THE | DREAM | 1945 | 8335 | ||
| 85 | 14358 | DINAH SHORE | I'LL WALK ALONE | 1944 | 8375 | ||
| 86 | 14459 | FRANCIS CRAIG | NEAR YOU | 1947 | 8438 | ||
| 87 | 14560 | AL DEXTER & HIS TROOPERS | PISTOL PACKIN' MAMA | 1943 | 8499 | ||
| 88 | 14602 | CARMEN CAVALLARO | CHOPIN POLONAISE (TILL THE END OF TIME) | 1945 | 8649 | ||
| 89 | 14633 | BENNY GOODMAN | SYMPHONY | 1946 | 8571 | ||
| 90 | 14744 | PEGGY LEE | MAÑAÑA (IS SOON ENOUGH FOR ME) | 1948 | 8631 | ||
| 91 | 14827 | NAT KING COLE | NATURE BOY | 1948 | 8680 | ||
| 92 | 14968 | DINAH SHORE | BUTTONS AND BOWS | 1948 | 8750 | ||
| 93 | 15003 | INK SPOTS, THE | TO EACH HIS OWN | 1946 | 8680 | ||
| 94 | 15207 | PERRY COMO | PRISONER OF LOVE | 1946 | 8692 | ||
| 95 | 15369 | DUSTY FLETCHER | OPEN THE DOOR RICHARD | 1947 | 8715 | ||
| 96 | 15404 | EDDIE HOWARD | TO EACH HIS OWN | 1946 | 8679 | ||
| 97 | 15725 | FREDDY MARTIN | TONIGHT WE LOVE | 1942 | 8565 | ||
| 98 | 15820 | EVELYN KNIGHT | BUTTONS AND BOWS | 1948 | 9673 | ||
| 99 | 15893 | ARTHUR GODFREY | TOO FAT POLKA | 1947 | 8721 | ||
| 100 | 16508 | MARGARET WHITING & JIMMY WAKELY | SLIPPING AROUND | 1949 | 8759 | ||
| 101 | 16732 | ELTON BRITT | THERE'S A STAR SPANGLED BANNER WAVING SOMEWHERE | 1943 | 8601 | ||
| 102 | 16789 | BING CROSBY | TOO-RA-LOO-RA-LOO-RAL (AN IRISH LULLABY) | 1944 | 9123 | ||
| 103 | 16795 | ARTHUR GODFREY | FOR ME AND MY GAL | 1947 | 8720 | ||
| 104 | 17045 | BING CROSBY & THE ANDREWS SISTERS | PISTOL PACKIN' MAMA | 1943 | 9125 | ||
| 105 | 17061 | BING CROSBY | THE WHIFFENPOOF SONG | 1947 | 9135 | ||
| 106 | 17089 | BING CROSBY | RIDERS IN THE SKY | 1949 | 9142 | ||
| 107 | 17095 | JACK SMITH & CLARK SISTERS | YOU CALL EVERYBODY DARLING | 1947 | 8725 | ||
| 108 | 17342 | GENE AUTRY | RUDOLPH THE REDNOSED REINDEER | 1949 | 8757 | ||
| 109 | 17571 | BING CROSBY | THE DAY AFTER FOREVER | 1944 | 9136 | ||
| 110 | 17695 | SPIKE JONES | ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS (IS MY TWO FRONT TEETH) | 1948 | 8747 | ||
| 111 | 17764 | BING CROSBY | GOING MY WAY | 1944 | 9130 | ||
| 112 | 17828 | BING CROSBY | THE BELLS OF ST. MARY'S | 1945 | 9137 | ||
| 113 | 17959 | RUSS MORGAN | CRUISING DOWN THE RIVER | 1949 | 8756 | ||
| 114 | 18116 | BING CROSBY | MOONLIGHT BECOMES YOU | 1942 | 8621 | ||
| 115 | 18148 | LES BROWN & DORIS DAY | MY DREAMS ARE GETTING BETTER ALL THE TIME | 1945 | 8657 | ||
| 116 | 18236 | JOHNNY MERCER & THE PIED PIPER | CANDY | 1945 | 8666 | ||
| 117 | 18247 | FRANKIE CARLE | OH, WHAT IT SEEMED TO BE | 1946 | 8699 | ||
| 118 | 18309 | AL JOLSON | THE ANNIVERSARY SONG | 1946 | 8740 | ||
| 119 | 18320 | SAMMY KAYE | THE OLD LAMPLIGHTER | 1946 | 8704 | ||
| 120 | 18361 | BING CROSBY | FAR AWAY PLACES | 1948 | 9140 | ||
| 121 | 18422 | BLUE BARRON | CRUISING DOWN THE RIVER | 1949 | 11077 | ||
| 122 | 18466 | PERRY COMO | FOREVER AND EVER | 1949 | 9585 | ||
| 123 | 18467 | BING CROSBY | SEPTEMBER SONG | 1948 | 9134 | ||
| 124 | 18470 | HARMONICATS, THE | PEG O' MY HEART | 1947 | 8730 | ||
| 125 | 18553 | ART MOONEY | I'M LOOKING OVER A FOUR LEAF CLOVER | 1948 | 8745 | ||
| 126 | 18594 | MARGARET WHITING | A TREE IN THE MEADOW | 1948 | 8746 | ||
| 127 | 18597 | BING CROSBY | BEGIN THE BEGUINE | 1944 | 9127 | ||
| 128 | 18614 | KEN GRIFFIN | YOU CAN'T BE TRUE, DEAR | 1948 | 8750 | ||
| 129 | 18616 | MILLS BROTHERS, THE | YOU ALWAYS HURT THE ONE YOU LOVE | 1944 | 8633 | ||
| 130 | 18627 | VIC DAMONE | YOU'RE BREAKING MY HEART (LA MATTINATA) | 1949 | 8764 | ||
| 131 | 18757 | BING CROSBY & THE ANDREWS SISTERS | GO WEST YOUNG MAN | 1949 | 9141 | ||
| 132 | 18774 | SAMMY KAYE | DADDY | 1941 | 8576 | ||
| 133 | 18889 | BING CROSBY | BLUE SKIES | 1949 | 9138 | ||
| 134 | 18998 | WILLY ALBERTI | IK ZING DIT LIED VOOR JOU ALLEEN | 1946 | 11372 | ||
| 135 | 19143 | BING CROSBY | I'LL TAKE YOU HOME AGAIN, KATHLEEN | 1947 | 9133 | ||
| 136 | 19225 | GLEN GRAY | MY HEART TELLS ME | 1944 | 8642 | ||
| 137 | 19248 | HORACE HEIDT & MUSICAL KNIGHTS | DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS | 1942 | 8563 | ||
| 138 | 19290 | ANDREWS SISTERS, THE | TOOLIE-OOLIE-DOOLIE (THE YODEL POLKA) | 1948 | 9676 | ||
| 139 | 19339 | KATE SMITH | ROSE O'DAY (THE FILLA-DA-GUSHA SONG) | 1942 | 8577 | ||
| 140 | 19396 | FRANK SINATRA | TIME AFTER TIME | 1947 | 9325 | ||
| 141 | 19410 | BUDDY CLARK & RAY NOBLE | LINDA | 1947 | 8735 | ||
| 142 | 19461 | TED WEEMS | HEARTACHES | 1947 | 8736 | ||
| 143 | 19477 | ART LUND | MAM'SELLE | 1947 | 8738 | ||
| 144 | 19489 | GLEN GRAY | MY SHINING HOUR | 1944 | 8645 | ||
| 145 | 19518 | RUSS MORGAN | FOREVER AND EVER | 1949 | 8765 | ||
| 146 | 19525 | PERRY COMO | FAR AWAY PLACES | 1949 | 9581 | ||
| 147 | 19537 | WOODY HERMAN | LAURA | 1945 | 8674 | ||
| 148 | 19625 | PERRY COMO | SURRENDER | 1946 | 9571 | ||
| 149 | 19629 | DAVID ROSE | HOLIDAY FOR STRINGS | 1944 | 8640 | ||
| 150 | 19741 | BING CROSBY | MY MOTHER'S WALTZ | 1944 | 9132 | ||
| 151 | 19824 | JOHNNY MERCER & THE PIED PIPER | ON THE ATCHISON, TOPEKA, AND SANTA FÉ | 1945 | 8658 | ||
| 152 | 19867 | TEX BENEKE | A GAL IN CALICO | 1947 | 8737 | ||
| 153 | 19932 | LOUIS JORDAN AND HIS TYMPANY FIVE | CHOO CHOO CH'BOOGIE | 1946 | 8705 | ||
| 154 | 19959 | TEX WILLIAMS | SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE THAT CIGARETTE | 1947 | 8726 | ||
| 155 | VIC DAMONE | AGAIN | 1949 | 8769 | |||
| 156 | GUY LOMBARDO | HUMORESQUE | 1946 | 8714 | |||
| 157 | ANDREWS SISTERS, THE | UNDERNEATH THE ARCHES | 1948 | 9679 | |||
| 158 | GENE AUTRY | HERE COMES SANTA CLAUS | 1947 | 8732 | |||
| 159 | ANDREWS SISTERS, THE | RUMOURS ARE FLYING | 1946 | 9674 | |||
| 160 | FRANK SINATRA | SWEET LORRAINE | 1949 | 9333 | |||
| 161 | TOMMY DORSEY & SENTIMENTALISTS | ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET | 1945 | 8651 | |||
| 162 | FRANK SINATRA | A LITTLE LEARNIN' IS A DANGEROUS THING (PART I) | 1949 | 9337 | |||
| 163 | FRANK SINATRA | MY DARLING, MY DARLING | 1949 | 9335 | |||
| 164 | FRANK SINATRA | MY COUSSIN LOUELLA | 1948 | 9329 | |||
| 165 | ANDREWS SISTERS, THE | YOU CALL EVERYBODY DARLING | 1948 | 9678 | |||
| 166 | FRANK SINATRA | ONCE IN LOVE WITH AMY | 1949 | 9338 | |||
| 167 | FRANK SINATRA | A LITTLE BIRD TOLD ME | 1949 | 9336 | |||
| 168 | FRANK SINATRA | WHAT MAKES THE SUN SET? | 1949 | 9334 | |||
| 169 | FRANK SINATRA | THE WHIFFENPOOF SONG | 1948 | 9331 | |||
| 170 | FRANK SINATRA | WHAT'LL I DO | 1948 | 9328 | |||
| 171 | FRANK SINATRA | STELLA BY STARLIGHT | 1948 | 9332 | |||
| 172 | FRANK SINATRA | YOU ARE SO WORTH THE WAITING FOR | 1948 | 9330 | |||
| 173 | FRANK SINATRA | SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME | 1947 | 9327 | |||
| 174 | FRANK SINATRA | TRY A LITTLE TENDERNESS | 1947 | 9326 | |||
| 175 | FRANK SINATRA | KISS ME AGAIN | 1947 | 9323 | |||
| 176 | FRANK SINATRA | CLOSE TO YOU | 1947 | 9324 | |||
| 177 | FRANK SINATRA | BRAHMS LULLABY | 1947 | 9322 | |||
| 178 | FRANK SINATRA & TOMMY DORSEY'S ORCHESTRA | WITHOUT A SONG | 1946 | 9321 | |||
| 179 | FRANK SINATRA | SHE'S FUNNY THAT WAY | 1946 | 9320 | |||
| 180 | FRANK SINATRA | THE CHARM OF YOU | 1946 | 9319 | |||
| 181 | FRANK SINATRA | THE HOUSE I LIVE | 1946 | 9318 | |||
| 182 | BING CROSBY | A FRIEND OF YOURS | 1944 | 9128 | |||
| 183 | HARRY JAMES | I'VE HEARD THAT SONG BEFORE | 1942 | 8616 | |||
| 184 | ELLA FITZGERALD & THE INK SPOTS | INTO EACH LIFE SOME RAIN MUST FALL | 1944 | 8647 | |||
| 185 | INK SPOTS, THE | THE GYPSY | 1946 | 8711 | |||
| 186 | EDDY ARNOLD | BOUQUET OF ROSES | 1948 | 8754 | |||
| 187 | PEE WEE HUNT | 12TH STREET RAG | 1948 | 8751 | |||
| 188 | HANK WILLIAMS | LOVESICK BLUES | 1949 | 8772 | |||
| 189 | RUSS MORGAN | SO TIRED | 1949 | 8773 | |||
| 190 | EDDIE CHRISTIANI | ZONNIG MADEIRA | 1947 | 9471 | |||
| 191 | EDDIE CHRISTIANI | DONNA RIA | 1949 | 9482 | |||
| 192 | DICK HAYMES | MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE | 1949 | 12756 | |||
| 193 | EDDIE CHRISTIANI | ZONDER JOU | 1947 | 9474 | |||
| 194 | EDDIE CHRISTIANI | TSJOE, TSJOE, BONNIE BEE | 1948 | 9480 | |||
| 195 | EDDIE CHRISTIANI | IK ZIE DE ZON | 1944 | 9477 | |||
| 196 | EDDIE CHRISTIANI | OP DE WOELIGE BAREN | 1948 | 9479 | |||
| 197 | EDDIE CHRISTIANI | MARIANDEL | 1948 | 9476 | |||
| 198 | EDDIE CHRISTIANI | SPAANSE LIEFDESGESCHIEDENIS 'CHIQUITA' | 1948 | 9478 | |||
| 199 | EDDIE CHRISTIANI | ZING VAN 'YIPPIE YIPPIE YEE' | 1948 | 9481 | |||
| 200 | EDDIE CHRISTIANI | VANAVOND | 1947 | 9472 | |||
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