As we continue playing catch-up on the chart toppers of the 1940s, here’s one that slipped through the cracks. It spent five weeks atop the charts, but four of those were in late 1939. Still, it hit number one in January 1940 after having surrendered the top spot to a song featured here previously.
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The chart information is from Billboard magazine, as compiled by Record Research. Chart data is copyright 1939-1954, BPI Communications.
