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Portrait of Count Basie and Bob Crosby, Howard Theater, Washington, D.C., 1941. (Portrait of Count Basie and Bob Crosby, Howard Theater, Washington, D.C., ca. 1941) (LOC) (4888061605).jpg
Portrait of Count Basie and Bob Crosby, Howard Theater, Washington, D.C., 1941.

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1941.

Contents

Specific locations

Specific genres

Events

Albums released

The following songs appeared in The Billboard's 'Best Selling Retail Records' chart during 1941. Each week fifteen points were awarded to the number one record, then nine points for number two, eight points for number three, and so on. The total points a record earned determined its year-end rank. Regional charts determined the 11–25 rankings each week, and records that failed to score on the main chart were ranked by highest position. Additional information was obtained from the "Discography of American Historical Recordings" website, Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890–1954 [4] and other sources as specified.

The following songs appeared in The Billboard's 'Best Selling Retail Records' chart during 1941.

RankArtistTitleLabelRecordedReleasedChart positions
1 Glenn Miller and His Orchestra "Chattanooga Choo Choo" [5] Bluebird 11230May 7, 1941July 25, 1941US BB 1941 #1, US #1 for 9 weeks, 28 total weeks, 253 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 1996, ASCAP song of 1941, Oscar Nomination 1941 (film 'Sun Valley Serenade')
2 Freddy Martin and His Orchestra "Piano Concerto In B Flat" [6] Bluebird 11211June 16, 1941July 3, 1941US BB 1941 #2, US #1 for 8 weeks, 26 total weeks, 230 points
3 Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra "Amapola (Pretty Little Poppy)" [7] Decca 3629February 3, 1941February 1941US BB 1941 #3, US #1 for 10 weeks, 18 total weeks, 171 points, 1,000,000 sales [8]
4 Swing And Sway With Sammy Kaye "Daddy" [9] Victor 27391March 31, 1941April 25, 1941US BB 1941 #4, US #1 for 8 weeks, 19 total weeks, 170 points
5Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra"Green Eyes" [10] Decca 3698March 19, 1941April 1941US BB 1941 #5, US #1 for 4 weeks, 28 total weeks, 153 points, 1,000,000 sales [8]
6Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra"Maria Elena" [11] Decca 3698March 19, 1941April 1941US BB 1941 #6, US #1 for 2 weeks, 19 total weeks, 142 points, 1,000,000 sales [8]
7Glenn Miller and his Orchestra"Elmer's Tune" [12] Bluebird 11274August 11, 1941August 29, 1941US BB 1941 #7, US #1 for 1 week, 21 total weeks, 126 points
8 Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra (Vocal Frank Sinatra)"This Love of Mine" [13] Victor 27508May 28, 1941July 11, 1941US BB 1941 #8, US #3 for 4 weeks, 27 total weeks, 111 points
9Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra"Blue Champagne" [14] Decca 3775April 29, 1941June 1941US BB 1941 #9, US #1 for 1 week, 20 total weeks, 84 points
10Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra (Vocal Frank Sinatra & Connie Haines & Pied Pipers)"Oh Look At Me Now" [15] Victor 27274January 16, 1941February 1941US BB 1941 #10, US #2 for 6 weeks, 14 total weeks, 81 points
11Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra"My Sister and I" [16] Decca 3710March 19, 1941April 1941US 1941 #11, US #1 for 2 weeks, 13 total weeks, 79 points
12 Horace Heidt And His Musical Knights "I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire" [17] Columbia 36295July 24, 1941August 1941US BB 1941 #12, US #2 for 2 week, 17 total weeks, 77 points
13 Charlie Barnet and his Orchestra "I Hear a Rhapsody" [18] Bluebird 10934October 14, 1940November 1940US BB 1941 #13, US #2 for 6 weeks, 18 total weeks, 76 points
14Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra"Yes, Indeed!" [19] Victor 27421February 17, 1941May 23, 1941US BB 1941 #14, US #4 for 3 weeks, 24 total weeks, 73 points
15Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra"Yours" [20] Decca 3657February 3, 1941March 1941US BB 1941 #15, US #2 for 2 weeks, 18 total weeks, 73 points
16 Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra "Perfidia (Tonight)" [21] Victor 26334December 19, 1940January 7, 1941US BB 1941 #16, US #3 for 4 weeks, 16 total weeks, 70 points
17Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra"I Hear A Rhapsody" [22] Decca 3570October 14, 1940November 1940US BB 1941 #17, US #3 for 4 weeks, 10 total weeks, 55 points
18Glenn Miller and his Orchestra"Song Of The Volga Boatmen" [23] Bluebird 11029April 24, 1941February 1941US BB 1941 #18, US #1 for 1 week, 10 total weeks, 53 points
19Freddy Martin and his Orchestra"The Hut-Sut Song (A Swedish Serenade)" [24] Bluebird 11147April 24, 1941May 16, 1941US BB 1941 #19, US #2 for 1 week, 13 total weeks, 53 points
20 Bing Crosby "Dolores" [25] Decca 3644December 23, 1940February 1941US BB 1941 #20, US #2 for 1 week, 15 total weeks, 52 points

Additional recordings of historical interest, and songs that crossed over from Hillbilly (Country) and Race (R&B):

RankArtistTitleLabelRecordedReleasedChart positions
23 Andrews Sisters "(I'll Be with You) In Apple Blossom Time" [26] Decca 3622November 14, 1940February 1941US BB 1941 #23, US #5 for 5 weeks, 18 total weeks, 48 points
25 Harry James and His Orchestra "You Made Me Love You" [17] Columbia 36296May 20, 1941August 1941US BB 1941 #25, US #5 for 2 weeks, 22 total weeks, 41 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 2010
46 Artie Shaw and His Orchestra "Star Dust" [27] Victor 27230October 7, 1940December 6, 1940US 1941 #46, US #6 for 1 week, 10 total weeks, 12 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 1988
56Bing Crosby"San Antonio Rose" [28] Decca 3590December 16, 1940February 1941US BB 1941 #56, US #7 for 1 week, 12 total weeks, 9 points, 1,000,000 sales [8]
87 Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys "New San Antonio Rose" [29] OKeh 05694April 16, 1940August 1940US BB 1941 #87, US #11 for 2 weeks, 18 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1940 #9, USHB #1 for 2 weeks, 29 total weeks, 1,000,000 sales, [4] Grammy Hall of Fame 1998, Library of Congress artifact added 2003
86 Dinah Shore "Yes, My Darling Daughter" [30] Bluebird 10920October 4, 1940November 8, 1940US BB 1941 #86, US #11 for 4 weeks, 10 total weeks
88Andrews Sisters"Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" [31] Decca 3598January 2, 1941January 20, 1941US BB 1941 #88, US #11 for 1 week, 7 total weeks, Grammy Hall of Fame in 2000
91 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra "Take the "A" Train" [32] Victor 27380February 15, 1941April 11, 1941US BB 1941 #91, US #12 for 1 week, 9 total weeks, Grammy Hall of Fame 1976
95 Larry Clinton and His Orchestra "Because of You" [33] Bluebird 11094December 12, 1940March 28, 1941US 1941 #95, US #12 for 1 week, 1 total weeks
99 Louise Massey and the Westerners "My Adobe Hacienda" [34] Okeh 6077January 27, 1941March 1941US BB 1941 #99, US #13 for 1 week, 1 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1941 #10, USHB #1 for 1 week, 21 total weeks
131 Gene Autry "You Are My Sunshine" [34] Okeh 6274June 18, 1941July 10, 1941US BB 1941 #131, US #16 for 1 week, 1 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1941 #1, USHB #1 for 20 weeks, 50 total weeks, 1,000,000 sales [4]
142 Sons of the Pioneers "Cool Water" [35] Decca 5939March 27, 1941April 1941US BB 1941 #142, US #17 for 1 week, 1 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1941 #12, USHB #1 for 1 week, 18 total weeks
167Bing Crosby"You Are My Sunshine" [36] Decca 3952July 8, 1941August 1941US BB 1941 #167, US #19 for 1 week, 1 total weeks
147Gene Autry"Be Honest with Me" [29] Okeh 5980August 20, 1940January 17, 1941US BB 1941 #147, US #17 for 1 week, 1 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1941 #3, USHB #1 for 6 weeks, 58 total weeks
154 Ernest Tubb "Walking the Floor Over You" [37] Decca 5958April 26, 1941May 28, 1941US BB 1941 #154, US #18 for 1 week, 1 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1941 #2, USHB #1 for 10 weeks, 72 total weeks
251Bing Crosby"It Makes No Difference Now" [38] Decca 3590December 16, 1940February 1941US BB 1941 #251, US #23 for 1 week, 1 total weeks

Other publications

Classical music

Premieres

ComposerCompositionDateLocationPerformers
Alwyn, William Pastoral Fantasia for Viola and Orchestra 1941-11-03Bedford, UK Forbes / BBC Symphony – Boult [39] [40]
Barber, Samuel Violin Concerto 1941-02-07Philadelphia Spalding / Philadelphia Orchestra – Ormandy [41]
Bartók, Béla String Quartet No. 6 1941-02-07New York City Kolisch Quartet [42]
Britten, Benjamin Matinées musicales 1941-06-27Rio de Janeiro American Ballet Company Orchestra – Balaban [43]
Britten, Benjamin Sinfonia da Requiem 1941-03-30New York City New York Philharmonic – Barbirolli [44]
Britten, Benjamin String Quartet No. 1 1941-09-21Los Angeles Coolidge Quartet [45]
Copland, Aaron Piano Sonata 1941-10-21Buenos AiresCopland [46]
Dallapiccola, Luigi Canti di prigionia 1941-12-11Rome[unknown ensemble] – Previtali [47]
Dallapiccola, Luigi Piccolo concerto per Muriel Couvreux 1941-05-01Rome[unknown ensemble] – Previtali [48]
Ginastera, Alberto Concierto argentino 1941-07-18Montevideo, Uruguay Balzo / SODRE Symphony – Baldi [49]
Herrmann, Bernard Symphony 1941-07-27New York City CBS Symphony – Herrmann [50]
Hindemith, Paul Cello Concerto 1941-02-07Boston Piatigorsky / Boston Symphony – Koussevitzky [51]
Messiaen, Olivier Quatuor pour la fin du temps 1941-01-15Görlitz, Germany Le Boulaire, Akoka, Pasquier, Messiaen [52]
Novák, Vítězslav De Profundis 1941-11-20Brno, Czechoslovakia Reinberger / Prague Radio Symphony – Bakala [53]
Rachmaninoff, Sergei Symphonic Dances 1941-01-03Philadelphia Philadelphia Orchestra – Ormandy [54]
Schuman, William Symphony No. 3 1941-10-17Boston Boston Symphony – Koussevitzky [55]

Compositions

Opera

Film

Jazz

Musical theatre

Musical films

Births

Deaths

References

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  29. 1 2 "OKeh (by CBS) numerical listing discography: 5600–5999". www.78discography.com. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
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