Prior to the introduction of the
Hot 100, ''
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'' compiled multiple weekly record charts ranking the performance of singles in the United States. In 1945, the magazine published the following four all-genre national singles charts:
*''Best-Selling Popular Retail Records'' (named ''National Best Selling Retail Records'' until March 31) – ranked the most-sold singles in retail stores, as reported by merchants surveyed throughout the country. In the 21st century, ''Billboard'' designates ''Retail Records'', in all its incarnations, as the magazine's canonical U.S. singles chart prior to August 1958.
*''Records Most-Played on the Air'' (introduced January 27 as ''Disks with Most Radio Plugs'') – ranked the most-played songs on American radio stations, as reported by radio disc jockeys and radio stations.
*''Most-Played Juke Box Records'' – ranked the most-played songs in
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es across the United States, as reported by machine operators.
*''Honor Roll of Hits'' (introduced March 24) – a composite ten-position song chart which combined data from the three charts above along with three other component charts.
It served as ''The Billboard''s lead chart until the introduction of the Hot 100 in 1958 and would remain in print until 1963.
Note: In the issues dated February 10, April 14, May 5, June 9, and November 17, ''The Billboard'' reported a tie for the number-one single on one of its charts.
See also
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1945 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1945.
Specific locations
* 1945 in British music
* 1945 in Norwegian music
Specific genres
* 1945 in country music
* 1945 in jazz
Events
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References
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1945
1945 marked the end of World War II and the fall of Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan. It is also the only year in which Nuclear weapon, nuclear weapons Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, have been used in combat.
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1945 record charts
1945 in American music