This is a list of number-one songs in the United States during the year 1946 according to Billboard magazine. Prior to the creation of the Hot 100, Billboard published multiple singles charts each week. In 1946, the following three charts were produced:
Shown is a list of songs that topped the Best Sellers in Stores chart.
Issue date | Song | Artist(s) | Reference |
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January 5 | "Symphony" | Freddy Martin | |
January 12 | |||
January 19 | "I Can't Begin to Tell You" | Bing Crosby and Carmen Cavallaro | |
January 26 | "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" | Vaughn Monroe | |
February 2 | |||
February 9 | |||
February 16 | |||
February 23 | |||
March 2 | "Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief" | Betty Hutton | |
March 9 | "Personality" | Johnny Mercer | |
March 16 | "Oh! What It Seemed to Be" | Frankie Carle | |
March 23 | |||
March 30 | |||
April 6 | |||
April 13 | |||
April 20 | |||
April 27 | "I'm a Big Girl Now" | Sammy Kaye | |
May 4 | "Prisoner of Love" | Perry Como | |
May 11 | |||
May 18 | |||
May 25 | "The Gypsy" | The Ink Spots | |
June 1 | |||
June 8 | |||
June 15 | |||
June 22 | |||
June 29 | |||
July 6 | |||
July 13 | |||
July 20 | |||
July 27 | |||
August 3 | "Surrender" | Perry Como | |
August 10 | "To Each His Own" | Eddy Howard | |
August 17 | |||
August 24 | |||
August 31 | Freddy Martin | ||
September 7 | |||
September 14 | "Five Minutes More" | Frank Sinatra | |
September 21 | "To Each His Own" | The Ink Spots | |
September 28 | "Five Minutes More" | Frank Sinatra | |
October 5 | "To Each His Own" | Eddy Howard | |
October 12 | |||
October 19 | "Rumors Are Flying" | Frankie Carle | |
October 26 | |||
November 2 | |||
November 9 | |||
November 16 | |||
November 23 | |||
November 30 | |||
December 7 | |||
December 14 | "Ole Buttermilk Sky" | Kay Kyser | |
December 21 | |||
December 28 | "The Old Lamp-Lighter" | Sammy Kaye |
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