Editing 1943 in music (section)

===Harlem Hit Parade Top Records of 1943===

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! Rank
! Artist
! Title
! Label
! Recorded
! Released
! Chart positions
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| 1 || [[Erskine Hawkins|Erskine Hawkins and His Orchestra]] || "[[Don't Cry, Baby]]" || Bluebird 30-0813 || {{Start date|1942|6|12}} || {{Start date|1942|11|19}} || US Billboard 1943 #57, US Pop #11 for 3 weeks, 20 total weeks, US R&B 1943 #1, Harlem Hit Parade #1 for 14 weeks, 29 total weeks, August 14 – November 13, 1943<ref>{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research}}</ref>
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| 2 || [[Duke Ellington|Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra]] || "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" || Victor 20-1547 || {{Start date|1940|3|15}} || {{Start date|1943|12}} || US Billboard 1944 #80, US Pop #10 for 1 week, 10 total weeks, US R&B 1944 #7, Harlem Hit Parade #1 for 9 weeks, 18 total weeks, 191 points
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| 3 || The Mills Brothers || "Paper Doll"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Decca matrix 70348. Paper doll / Mills Brothers – Discography of American Historical Recordings |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000298461/70348-Paper_doll |access-date=2022-04-16 |website=adp.library.ucsb.edu}}</ref> || Decca 18318 || {{Start date|1942|2|18}} || {{Start date|1943|5|22}} || US Billboard 1943 #1, US Pop #1 for 12 weeks, 40 total weeks, 287 points, US R&B 1943 #14, Harlem Hit Parade #2 for 5 weeks, 29 total weeks, Grammy Hall of Fame 1998, 1,000,000 sales,<ref name=PopMemories/>
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| 4 || The Ink Spots || "Don't Get Around Much Anymore"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Decca matrix 71237. Don't get around much anymore / Ink Spots – Discography of American Historical Recordings |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000299350/71237-Dont_get_around_much_anymore |access-date=2022-04-21 |website=adp.library.ucsb.edu}}</ref> || Decca 18503 || {{Start date|1943|2|6}} || {{Start date|1943|3}} || US Billboard 1943 #16, US Pop #2 for 1 week, 27 total weeks, 82 points
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| 5 || [[Lucky Millinder|Lucky Millinder and His Orchestra]] || "[[Apollo Jump]]" || Victor 20-1547 || {{Start date|1940|3|15}} || {{Start date|1943|12}} || US Billboard 1944 #80, US Pop #10 for 1 week, 10 total weeks, US R&B 1944 #7, Harlem Hit Parade #1 for 9 weeks, 18 total weeks, 191 points
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| 6 || The Ink Spots || "[[I Can't Stand Losing You]]" || Decca 18503 || {{Start date|1943|2|6}} || {{Start date|1943|3}} || US Billboard 1943 #16, US Pop #2 for 1 week, 27 total weeks, 82 points
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| 7 || [[Bea Booze]] || "[[See See Rider Blues]]" || Victor 20-1547 || {{Start date|1940|3|15}} || {{Start date|1943|12}} || US Billboard 1944 #80, US Pop #10 for 1 week, 10 total weeks, US R&B 1944 #7, Harlem Hit Parade #1 for 9 weeks, 18 total weeks, 191 points
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| 8 || [[Paul Whiteman|Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra]] vocals [[Billie Holiday]] || "[[Trav'lin' Light (song)|Trav'lin' Light]]" || Capitol 47 || {{Start date|1942|6|12}} || {{Start date|1942|12}} || US Billboard 1943 #80, US Pop #10 for 1 week, 10 total weeks, US R&B 1944 #7, Harlem Hit Parade #1 for 9 weeks, 18 total weeks, 191 points
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| 9 || Dick Haymes and the Song Spinners || "You'll Never Know"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Decca matrix 71378. You'll never know / Dick Haymes – Discography of American Historical Recordings |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000299595/71378-Youll_never_know |access-date=2022-04-21 |website=adp.library.ucsb.edu}}</ref> || Decca 18556 || {{Start date|1943|5|27}} || {{Start date|1943|6}} || US Billboard 1943 #6, US Pop #1 for 4 weeks, 19 total weeks, 135 points, US R&B 1943 #9, Harlem Hit Parade #1 for 4 weeks, 16 total weeks
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| 10 || Lucky Millinder and His Orchestra || "[[When the Lights Go On Again|When The Lights Go On Again (All Over The World)]]" || Victor 20-1547 || {{Start date|1940|3|15}} || {{Start date|1943|12}} || US Billboard 1944 #80, US Pop #10 for 1 week, 10 total weeks, US R&B 1944 #7, Harlem Hit Parade #1 for 9 weeks, 18 total weeks, 191 points
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