The No. 1s of
1944
Pick a day for its No. 1 song, film, and book — or scan every reign of 1944 below.
No. 1 songs · Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 began in August 1958.
No. 1 films · U.S. weekend box office
No weekly U.S. box-office chart on record for this year.
No. 1 books · NYT fiction best sellers
- A Tree Grows in BrooklynBetty SmithJan 2, 194415 weeks
- Strange FruitLillian SmithApr 16, 194418 weeks
- The Razor's EdgeSomerset MaughamAug 20, 19441 week
- Strange FruitLillian SmithAug 27, 19441 week
- The Razor's EdgeSomerset MaughamSep 3, 19441 week
- The History of Rome HanksJoseph S. PennellSep 10, 19443 weeks
- Strange FruitLillian SmithOct 1, 19443 weeks
- The Razor's EdgeSomerset MaughamOct 22, 19441 week
- Green Dolphin StreetElizabeth GoudgeOct 29, 19441 week
- Forever AmberKathleen WinsorNov 5, 19448 weeks
- The Green YearsA. J. CroninDec 31, 19441 week