Top 40 Songs of 1944
- 1. You Always Hurt The One You Love- Mills Brothers
- 2. Swinging On A Star- Bing Crosby
- 3. Don’t Fence Me In- Bing Crosby & Andrews Sisters / Roy Rogers & Sons of Pioneers
- 4. Rum And Coca-Cola- Andrews Sisters
- 5. G.I. Jive- Louis Jordan
- 6. Straighten Up And Fly Right- King Cole Trio
- 7. Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive- Johnny Mercer & Pied Pipers
- 8. I’ll Be Seeing You- Bing Crosby / Tommy Dorsey (Frank Sinatra) / Billie Holiday
- 9. I’m Making Believe- Ella Fitzgerald & Ink Spots
- 10. Is You Is Or Is You Ain’t My Baby – Louis Jordan / Bing Crosby & Andrews Sisters
- 11. Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall- Ella Fitzgerald & Ink Spots
- 12. Till Then- Mills Brothers
- 13. I Wonder- Private Cecil Gant
- 14. Hot Time in the Town of Berlin- Bing Crosby & Andrews Sisters
- 15. I’m Beginning To See The Light- Harry James (Kitty Kallen)
- 16. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas- Judy Garland
- 17. San Fernando Valley- Bing Crosby
- 18. I Love You- Bing Crosby
- 19. Gee, Baby, Ain’t I Good to You- King Cole Trio
- 20. Cherry Red Blues- Cootie Williams (Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson)
- 21. I’ll Walk Alone- Dinah Shore
- 22. Long Ago (And Far Away)- Helen Forrest & Dick Haymes / Bing Crosby / Jo Stafford
- 23. Time Waits For No One- Helen Forrest / Johnny Long
- 24. Cow-Cow Boogie- Ella Fitzgerald & Ink Spots
- 25. The Trolley Song- Jo Stafford & Pied Pipers / Judy Garland
- 26. Opus No. 1- Tommy Dorsey
- 27. Evil Gal Blues- Dinah Washington
- 28. It Had to Be You- Helen Forrest & Dick Haymes / Betty Hutton / Artie Shaw
- 29. (Black Gal) Where Did You Sleep Last Night?- Leadbelly
- 30. Amor- Bing Crosby / Andy Russel / Xavier Cugat
- 31. Somebody’s Gotta Go- Cootie Williams (Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson)
- 32. Smoke on The Water- Red Foley
- 33. Sweet Lorraine- King Cole
- 34. Try Me One More Time- Ernest Tubb
- 35. Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral (That’s An Irish Lullaby)- Bing Crosby
- 36. Sometimes I’m Happy- Lester Young
- 37. When My Man Comes Home- Buddy Johnson (Ella Johnson)
- 38. And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine- Stan Kenton (Anita O’Day)
- 39. It’s Love-Love-Love- Guy Lombardo (Skip Nelson)
- 40. There Goes That Song Again- Russ Morgan
- https://singersroom.com/good-music-from-1944-best-songs/
What Happened in 1944
1944 On June 6th the D-DAY invasion ( Operation Overlord ) starts with allied forces crossing the English Channel to land in Normandy which signaled the end of the war in Europe. Meanwhile London had the first attacks from V2 rockets , which caused further devastation to an already badly bombed city. Glenn Miller is reported missing following a plane crash and people throughout the US and UK are encouraged to grow any vegetables they can in gardens to help ease the food shortages.
Cost of Living in 1944
Average Cost of new house $3,450.00
Average wages per year $2,400.00
Average Monthly Rent $50.00 per month
Cost of a gallon of Gas 15 cents
Loaf of Bread 10 cents
Old Spice Shaving Soap $1.00
Examples of a couple of Houses for sale
Valparaiso -- Indiana -- Farm 16 acres with 5 room home barn and 3 poultry houses $5,000
Lima -- Ohio --- Darling bungalow 2 bedrooms wood burning stove built in cupboards and attached garage $4,000
https://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1943.html
Average wages per year $2,400.00
Average Monthly Rent $50.00 per month
Cost of a gallon of Gas 15 cents
Loaf of Bread 10 cents
Old Spice Shaving Soap $1.00
Examples of a couple of Houses for sale
Valparaiso -- Indiana -- Farm 16 acres with 5 room home barn and 3 poultry houses $5,000
Lima -- Ohio --- Darling bungalow 2 bedrooms wood burning stove built in cupboards and attached garage $4,000
https://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1943.html