Top Songs of 1940
Rank▼ All Time Rank▼ Artist▼ Song▼ Genres▼
1
994
 Quintette du Hot Club de France avec Alix Combelle Nuages Jazz manouche
2
1695
 Cliff Edwards When You Wish Upon a Star Film Soundtrack, Traditional Pop
3
1825
 Jimmie Davis You Are My Sunshine Traditional Country
4
2005
 Bill Monroe Mule Skinner Blues Bluegrass, Country Yodeling
5
2036
 Duke Ellington Ko-Ko Big Band, Swing
6
2058
 Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys New San Antonio Rose Western Swing
7
2411
 Artie Shaw Star Dust Big Band, Swing
8
2516
 Billie Holiday The Man I Love Standards, Vocal Jazz
9
3053
 Harry James & His Orchestra feat. Frank Sinatra All or Nothing at All Standards, Vocal Jazz
10
3742
 Billie Holiday Body and Soul Vocal Jazz
11
3757
 Benny Goodman & His Orchestra feat. Charlie Christian Seven Come Eleven Big Band, Swing
12
3885
 Artie Shaw Frenesi Swing
13
3909
 Duke Ellington Cotton Tail Big Band, Swing
14
4137
 Duke Ellington Harlem Air-Shaft Big Band
15
4590
 Duke Ellington Concerto for Cootie Big Band
16
5119
 Tommy Dorsey with Frank Sinatra & The Pied Pipers I'll Never Smile Again Traditional Pop
17
6058
 Glenn Miller Tuxedo Junction Big Band, Swing
18
6755
 Sidney Bechet Blues in Thirds Dixieland
19
7047
 Duke Ellington Sepia Panorama Big Band
20
7455
 Édith Piaf L'accordéoniste Chanson
21
7504
 Erskine Hawkins After Hours Jazz
22
8320
 Woody Guthrie Tom Joad American Folk Music, Contemporary Folk
23
9494
 Duke Ellington Never No Lament (Don't Get Around Much Anymore) Big Band
24
9533
 Paul Robeson Ballad for Americans Traditional Pop

Songs "bubbling under" the all-time top 10,000:
Glenn Miller Star Dust Big Band
Artie Shaw Summit Ridge Drive Swing
Bukka White Fixin' to Die Blues Delta Blues
Art Tatum Humoresque Stride
Quintette du Hot Club de France Les Yeux noirs Jazz manouche
Bukka White Parchman Farm Blues Delta Blues
Woody Guthrie Vigilante Man American Folk Music, Contemporary Folk, Singer/Songwriter
Duke Ellington In a Mellotone Big Band
Dorival Caymmi O Mar Brazilian Music, Contemporary Folk, Singer/Songwriter
Woody Guthrie Do Re Mi Contemporary Folk, Singer/Songwriter, Talking Blues
Glenn Miller Pennsylvania Six-Five Thousand Swing
Bukka White Special Stream Line Delta Blues