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Bing Crosby had the highest number of hits at the top of the Billboard number-one singles chart during the 1940s (9 songs). In addition, Crosby remained the longest at the top of the Billboard number-one singles chart during the 1940s (55 weeks).
Reached Number OneArtist (s)SingleRecord LabelJuly 27, 1940VictorOctober 19, 1940DeccaDecember 21, 1940VictorMarch 15, 1941BluebirdElvis Presley has the longest time span of number one singles for a solo artist, with over 47 years between his first number one "All Shook Up" in June 1957 and his most recent, the reissue of "It's Now or Never" in January 2005.
Bing Crosby had the highest number of hits at the top of the Billboard number-one singles chart during the 1940s (9 songs). In addition, Crosby remained the longest at the top of the Billboard number-one singles chart during the 1940s (55 weeks).
Every UK Number 1 single ever. On this page you can see the list of every UK Number 1 song in history, from the historic first ever Number 1 single - Al Martino's Here In My Heart in 1952,...
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In addition, Crosby remained the longest at the top of the Billboard number-one singles chart during the 1940s (55 weeks). Jimmy Dorsey remained at the top of the Billboard number-one singles chart for 32 weeks. Glenn Miller remained at the top of the Billboard number-one singles chart for 31 weeks. Statistics by decade. By artist.
Bandleader Tommy Dorsey achieved the first Billboard number-one single with "I'll Never Smile Again", which topped the National Best Selling Retail Records chart for twelve consecutive weeks. Singer Bing Crosby topped the chart for nine consecutive weeks with "Only Forever".
