List of Billboard number-one singles of the 1940s

Columns: Weeks at number one | Song | Artist ( s )
13 | Frenesi | Artie Shaw | 13 | I 've Heard That Song Before | Harry James | 12 | Heartaches | Ted Weems | 12 | Near You | Francis Craig | 12 | Paper Doll | Mills Brothers | 12 | I 'll Never Smile Again | Tommy Dorsey | 11 | Riders In The Sky | Vaughn Monroe | 11 | White Christmas | Bing Crosby | 10 | Amapola | Jimmy Dorsey | 10 | Moonlight Cocktail | Glenn Miller | 10 | The Gypsy | The Ink Spots | 10 | Ballerina | Vaughn Monroe

Example questions:
What instrument did the musician with the 1940 's Billboard number-one single I 've Heard That Song Before wield influence over ? | What style of piano did the musician with the 1940 's Billboard number-one single Near You practice ? | When was the artist who 's 1940 's Billboard number-one song was subtitled `` A Cowboy Legend `` most popular ? | What was the moniker of the musician with the 1940 's Billboard number-one single I 'll Never Smile Again ? | How many were in the music group with the 1940 's Billboard number-one single Paper Doll ?

Answers:
trumpet | honky tonk | 1940s and 1950s | Sentimental Gentleman of Swing | Four