Billboard Music Chart Begins
The first Billboard Chart was published July 27, 1940. It was called the National List of Best Selling Retail Records.The list was a poll based on record sales across the country. Number one at the top of the list was Tommy Dorsey’s “I’ll Never Smile Again.”
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Never Again
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