Editing 1945 in music (section)

==US charts 1945==

For each Year in Music (beginning 1940) and Year in Country Music (beginning 1939), a comprehensive Year End Top Records section can be found at mid-page (popular), and on the Country page.

For the United States, charts are compiled from data published by ''Billboard'' magazine, using their own formulas with slight modifications. There are no songs missing or truncated by Billboard's holiday deadline. Each year, records included enter the charts between the prior November and early December. Each week, fifteen points are awarded to the number one record, then nine points for number two, eight points for number three, and so on. This system rewards songs that reach the highest positions, as well as those that had the longest chart runs. This is our adjustment to Mr. Whitburn's formula, which places no. 1 records on top, then no 2 and so on, ordered by weeks at that position. This allows a record with 4 weeks at no. 1 that only lasted 6 weeks to be rated very high. Here, the total points of a song's complete chart run determines its position. Our chart has more songs, more weeks and may look nothing like Billboard's, but it comes from the exact same surveys. 

Before the [[Billboard Hot 100#History|Hot100]] was implemented in 1958, Billboard magazine measured a record's performance with three charts, 'Best-Selling Popular Retail Records', 'Records Most-Played On the Air' or 'Records Most Played By Disk Jockeys' and 'Most-Played Juke Box Records'. As Billboard did starting in the 1940s, the three totals for each song are  combined, with that number determining the final year-end rank. For example, 1944's "[[A Hot Time in the Town of Berlin]]" by Bing and the Andrews Sisters finished at no. 19, despite six weeks at no. 1 on the 'Most-Played Juke Box Records'(JB) chart. It scored 126 points, to go with its Best-Selling chart (BS) total of 0. Martha Tilton's version of "I'll Walk Alone" peaked at no. 4 on the Juke Box chart, which only totalled 65 points, but her BS total was also 65, for a final total of 130, ranking no. 18. Examples like this can be found in "The Billboard" magazine up to 1958. By the way, the 'Records Most-Played On the Air' chart didn't begin until January 1945, which is why we only had two sub-totals.

Our rankings are based on Billboard data, but we also present info on recording and release dates, global sales totals, RIAA and BPI certifications and other awards. Rankings from other genres like '[[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]]' or 'Most Played Juke Box Race Records', Country charts including 'Most Played Juke Box Folk (Hillbilly) Records', 'Cashbox magazine', and other sources are presented if they exist. We supplement our info with reliable data from the "[[Discography of American Historical Recordings]]" website, Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954<ref name=PopMemories>{{Cite book |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |title=Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954 |publisher=Record Research |year=1986}}</ref> and other sources as specified.

The following songs appeared in [[Billboard Hot 100#History|The Billboard's 'Best Selling Retail Records']], 'Records Most-Played On the Air' and 'Most Played Juke Box Records' charts during 1945.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" 
! <big>Rank</big>
! <big>Artist</big>
! <big>Title</big>
! <big>Label</big>
! <big>Recorded</big>
! <big>Released</big>
! <big>Chart Positions</big>
|-
| 1 || [[Les Brown (bandleader)|Les Brown and his Orchestra]] (Vocal Chorus by [[Doris Day]]) || "[[Sentimental Journey (song)|Sentimental Journey]]"<ref name=Columbia365>{{Cite web |title=COLUMBIA 78rpm numerical listing discography: 36500–37000 |url=https://www.78discography.com/COL36500.htm |access-date=2022-05-03 |website=www.78discography.com}}</ref> || Columbia 36769 || {{Start date|1944|11|20}} || {{Start date|1945|1|22}} || US 1945 #3, US #1 for 8 weeks, 28 total weeks, CashBox #2, Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998, 1,000,000 sales<ref name=PopMemories/>
|-
| 2 || [[Perry Como]] || "[[Till the End of Time (song)|Till The End Of Time]]"<ref name=Victor150>{{Cite web |title=RCA Victor 78rpm numerical listing discography: 20-1500–20-2000 |url=https://www.78discography.com/RCA201500.htm |access-date=2022-05-03 |website=www.78discography.com}}</ref> || Victor 20-1709 || {{Start date|1945|7|3}} || {{Start date|1945|7|30}} || US BB 1945 #2, US #1 for 9 weeks, 17 total weeks, CashBox #3, Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998, 1,000,000 sales<ref name=PopMemories />
|-
| 3 || [[Johnny Mercer]] And [[The Pied Pipers]] || "[[On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe]]"<ref name=Capitol>{{Cite web |title=Capitol 100–499, 78rpm numerical listing discography |url=https://www.78discography.com/Capitol100.htm |access-date=2022-04-14 |website=www.78discography.com}}</ref> || Capitol 195 || {{Start date|1944|12|13}} || {{Start date|1945|7}} || US BB 1945 #3, US #1 for 7 weeks, 19 total weeks, CashBox #7
|-
| 4 || [[Vaughn Monroe|Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra]] || "[[There! I've Said It Again]]"<ref name=Victor150/> || Victor 20-1637 || {{Start date|1944|12|17}} || {{Start date|1945|2}} || US BB 1945 #4, US #1 for 6 weeks (Air Play), 25 total weeks, CashBox #8
|-
| 5 || [[The Andrews Sisters]] || "[[Rum and Coca-Cola]]"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Decca matrix 72460. Rum and Coca Cola / The Andrews Sisters – Discography of American Historical Recordings |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000300677/72460-Rum_and_Coca_Cola |access-date=2022-05-03 |website=adp.library.ucsb.edu}}</ref> || Decca 18636 || {{Start date|1944|10|23}} || {{Start date|1944|12}} || US 1945 #1, US #1 for 10 weeks (Juke Box), 21 total weeks, CashBox #6, 1,000,000 sales<ref name=PopMemories />
|-
| 6 || Les Brown and his Orchestra (Vocal Chorus by Doris Day) || "[[My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time]]"<ref name=Columbia365/> || Columbia 36779 || {{Start date|1945|2|3}} || {{Start date|1945|2|15}} || US 1945 #5, US #1 for 7 weeks, 16 total weeks, CashBox #1, 1,000,000 sales<ref name=PopMemories />
|-
| 7 || [[Sammy Kaye|Swing And Sway With Sammy Kaye]] || "Chickery Chick"<ref name=Victor150/> || Victor 20-1726 || {{Start date|1945|8|8}} || {{Start date|1945|9}} || US 1945 #8, US #1 for 4 weeks, 16 total weeks, 1,000,000 sales<ref name=PopMemories />
|-
| 8 || [[Harry James|Harry James and his Orchestra]] (Vocal Chorus by [[Kitty Kallen]])  || "[[It's Been a Long, Long Time]]"<ref name=Columbia365/> || Columbia 36838 || {{Start date|1945|7|24}} || {{Start date|1945|9|17}} || US BB 1945 #6, US #1 for 4 weeks, 17 total weeks, CashBox #5
|-
| 9 || Johnny Mercer, Jo Stafford, and The Pied Pipers || "[[Candy (1944 song)|Candy]]"<ref name=Capitol/> || Capitol 183 || {{Start date|1944|12|6}} || {{Start date|1945|1}} || US BB 1945 #14, US #1 for 1 week, 19 total weeks
|-
| 10 || [[Bing Crosby]] with [[Carmen Cavallaro]] on piano || "[[I Can't Begin to Tell You]]"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Decca matrix L 3904. I can't begin to tell you / Bing Crosby – Discography of American Historical Recordings |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000270327/L_3904-I_cant_begin_to_tell_you |access-date=2022-05-03 |website=adp.library.ucsb.edu}}</ref> || Decca 23457 || {{Start date|1945|8|7}} || {{Start date|1945|10}} || US BB 1945 #10, US #1 for 6 weeks (Juke Box), 19 total weeks, 1,000,000 sales<ref name="Billboard 1954">{{Cite journal |date=August 28, 1954 |title=Decca Records 20th Anniversary |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=liEEAAAAMBAJ&dq=decca+vocalion+brunswick+1941&pg=PA14 |journal=The Billboard |pages=46}}</ref>
|-
| 11 || Johnny Mercer and The Pied Pipers || "[[Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive]]"<ref name=Capitol/> || Capitol 180 || {{Start date|1944|10|4}} || {{Start date|1944|12}} || US BB 1945 #11, US #1 for 2 weeks, 13 total weeks, Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998
|-
| 12 || Bing Crosby and [[Les Paul]] || "It's Been a Long, Long Time"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Decca matrix L 3889. It's been a long, long time / Bing Crosby – Discography of American Historical Recordings |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000270312/L_3889-Its_been_a_long_long_time |access-date=2022-05-03 |website=adp.library.ucsb.edu}}</ref> || Decca 18708 || {{Start date|1945|7|12}} || {{Start date|1945|9}} || US BB 1945 #13, US #1 for 2 weeks, 16 total weeks
|-
| 13 || Carmen Cavallaro and His Orchestra || "Chopin's Polonaise"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Decca matrix L 3766. Chopin's Polonaise / Carmen Cavallaro Orchestra – Discography of American Historical Recordings |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000270189/L_3766-Chopins_Polonaise |access-date=2022-05-17 |website=adp.library.ucsb.edu}}</ref> || Decca 18677 || {{Start date|1945|3|30}} || {{Start date|1945|5}} || US BB 1945 #14, US #3 for 10 weeks, 20 total weeks, 1,000,000 sales<ref name="Billboard 1954" />
|-
| 14 || Harry James and his Orchestra (Vocal Chorus by Kitty Kallen) || "[[I'm Beginning To See The Light]]"<ref name=Columbia365/> || Columbia 36758 || {{Start date|1944|11|24}} || {{Start date|1944|12|18}} || US BB 1945 #10, US #1 for 2 weeks, 18 total weeks
|-
| 15 || [[Tony Pastor (bandleader)|Tony Pastor and his Orchestra]] || "[[Bell Bottom Trousers]]"<ref name=Victor150/> || Victor 20-1661 || {{Start date|1945|4|4}} || {{Start date|1945|5}} || US BB 1945 #16, US #2 for 2 weeks, 15 total weeks
|-
| 16 || [[Benny Goodman|Benny Goodman and his Orchestra]] || "Gotta Be This Or That"<ref name=Columbia365/> || Columbia 36813 || {{Start date|1945|4|27}} || {{Start date|1945|6}} || US BB 1945 #18, US #2 for 1 week, 17 total weeks
|-
| 17 || Hal McIntyre and His Orchestra || "Sentimental Journey"<ref name=Victor150/> || Victor 20-1643 || {{Start date|1945|2|9}} || {{Start date|1945|4}} || US BB 1945 #18, US #3 for 1 week, 19 total weeks
|-
| 18 || [[Helen Forrest]] & [[Dick Haymes]] || "I'll Buy That Dream"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Decca matrix L 3835. I'll buy that dream / Helen Forrest; Dick Haymes – Discography of American Historical Recordings |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000270258/L_3835-Ill_buy_that_dream |access-date=2022-05-03 |website=adp.library.ucsb.edu}}</ref> || Decca 23434 || {{Start date|1945|5|1}} || {{Start date|1945|8}} || US BB 1945 #19, US #2 for 1 week, 18 total weeks
|-
| 19 || [[Stan Kenton|Stan Kenton and His Orchestra]] || "[[Tampico (song)|Tampico]]"<ref name=Capitol/> || Capitol 202 || {{Start date|1945|2|26}} || {{Start date|1945|7}} || US BB 1945 #20, US #3 for 1 weeks, 14 total weeks
|-
| 20 || The Pied Pipers || "Dream"<ref name=Capitol/> || Capitol 185 || {{Start date|1944|12|10}} || {{Start date|1945|2}} || US BB 1945 #20, US #1 for 1 week, 18 total weeks
|}