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The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the limited set of charts available for 1944. Note This article is linked to the discography in the Burl Ives article. Burl Icle Ivanhoe Ives ( 14 June 1909 &ndash 14 April 1995) was an Academy Award winning American actor and acclaimed Harry Lillis “Bing” Crosby ( May 3, 1903 &ndash October 14, 1977) was an Academy Award winning American Popular Harry "The Hipster" Gibson ( June 27, 1915 - May 3, 1991) was a Jazz Pianist, Singer, and Songwriter

# Artist Title Year Country Chart Entries
1 Bing Crosby Swinging On a Star 1944 Flag of the United States US 1940s 1 - Jun 1944, US 1 for 9 weeks Aug 1944, Oscar in 1944, US BB 3 of 1944, POP 3 of 1944, Europe 14 of the 1940s, AFI 37, RYM 44 of 1944, Acclaimed 1619
2 Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters Don't Fence Me In 1944 Flag of the United States US 1940s 1 - Nov 1944, US 1 for 8 weeks Dec 1944, US BB 4 of 1944, Europe 5 of the 1940s, POP 9 of 1944, Acclaimed 1699
3 Bing Crosby I'll be seeing you 1944 Flag of the United States US 1940s 1 - May 1944, US 1 for 4 weeks Jul 1944, US BB 15 of 1944, Europe 15 of the 1940s, POP 15 of 1944, RYM 43 of 1944
4 Bing Crosby I Love You 1944 Flag of the United States US 1940s 1 - Apr 1944, US 1 for 5 weeks May 1944, US BB 19 of 1944, Europe 21 of the 1940s, POP 23 of 1944, RYM 43 of 1944
5 Ella Fitzgerald & The Ink Spots I'm Making Believe 1944 Flag of the United States US 1940s 1 - Nov 1944, US 1 for 2 weeks Dec 1944, US BB 14 of 1944, POP 14 of 1944, RYM 23 of 1944

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Classical music

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Agustín Pío Barrios (born May 5, 1885 in San Juan Bautista de las Misiones, Paraguay; died August 7, 1944 in San Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Sir Henry Joseph Wood, CH ( 3 March 1869 Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Hans Krása ( November 30 1899 – October 17 1944) was a Bohemian Composer who perished in the Holocaust. "Auschwitz" redirects here For the town see Oświęcim Auschwitz-Birkenau () was the largest of Nazi Germany Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Carl Flesch ( October 9, 1873 – November 14, 1944) was a Violinist and Teacher. 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