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1946 in music

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 1936 . 1937 . 1938 . 1939 . 1940 . 1941 . 1942 
1943 . 1944 . 1945 
-1946- 1947 . 1948 . 1949
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Events

Albums released

Biggest hit songs

The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the limited set of charts available for 1946.

# Artist Title Year Chart Entries
1 Johnny Mercer Personality 1946 US BB 1 of 1946, US 1 for 1 weeks Mar 1946, RYM 78 of 1945, POP 2 of 1946
2 Frank Sinatra Five Minutes More 1946 US BB 15 of 1946, US 1 for 2 weeks Sep 1946, Europe 11 of the 1940s, RYM 43 of 1946, POP 10 of 1946
3 Vaughn Monroe Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow! 1946 US BB 4 of 1946, US 1 for 5 weeks Jan 1946, Europe 48 of the 1940s, POP 4 of 1946
4 Nat King Cole (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons 1946 US BB 3 of 1946, US 1 for 1 weeks Feb 1947, RYM 15 of 1946, POP 13 of 1946
5 The Ink Spots To Each His Own 1946 US BB 8 of 1946, US 1 for 1 weeks Sep 1946, Europe 92 of the 1940s, POP 24 of 1946

Top hit records

Other recorded popular music

Published popular music

Classical music

Opera

Musical theater

Musical films

Births