1939 In Music
The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the limited set of charts available for 1939.
# | Artist | Title | Year | Country | Chart Entries |
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1 | Judy Garland | Over the Rainbow | 1939 | US BB 1 of 1939, Oscar in 1939, AFI 1, RYM 1 of 1939, POP 1 of 1939, RIAA 1, Scrobulate 71 of vocal, Acclaimed 497 | |
2 | Glenn Miller | Moonlight Serenade | 1939 | US BB 5 of 1939, RYM 5 of 1939, POP 5 of 1939, UK 12 - Mar 1954, Europe 12 of the 1930s, Scrobulate 53 of jazz, Italy 74 of 1954, Party 74 of 1999, Acclaimed 1202 | |
3 | Kate Smith | God Bless America | 1939 | US BB 2 of 1939, POP 2 of 1939, US 1940s 5 - Aug 1940, Europe 18 of the 1930s, RIAA 19, RYM 33 of 1939, Acclaimed 568 | |
4 | Billie Holiday | Strange Fruit | 1939 | RYM 2 of 1939, Scrobulate 25 of jazz, Europe 92 of the 1930s, Acclaimed 180, RIAA 273, WXPN 717 | |
5 | Louis Armstrong | When the Saints Go Marching In | 1939 | US BB 4 of 1939, POP 4 of 1939, RIAA 13, RYM 18 of 1939, Scrobulate 33 of swing |
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