The following songs achieved the highest chart positions
in the limited set of charts available for 1941.
- "All That Meat And No Potatoes" w.m. Fats Waller & Ed Kirkeby
- " The Anniversary Waltz " w. Al Dubin m. Dave Franklin
- "Apollo Jump" m. Ernest Puree, Prince Robinson & Lucius "Lucky" Millinder
- "Arthur Murray Taught Me Dancing In A Hurry" w. Johnny Mercer m. Victor Schertzinger
- "Baby Mine" w. Ned Washington m. Frank Churchill
- "Be Honest With Me" w.m. Fred Rose & Gene Autry
- "Blue Champagne" w.m. Jimmy Eaton, Grady Watts & Frank Ryerson
- " Blues In The Night " w. Johnny Mercer m. Harold Arlen
- "Boa Noite" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Warren
- " Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy " w.m. Don Raye & Hughie Prince
- " Botch-A-Me " w. (Eng) Eddie Stanley (Ital) R. Morbelli & L. Astore m. R. Morbelli & L. Astore
- "Chattanooga Choo Choo" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Warren
- "Cherry" w.m. Charles N. Daniels
- "Chica Chica Boom Chic" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Warren
- "Could You Please Oblige Us With A Bren Gun?" w.m. Noël Coward
- "Daddy" w.m. Bobby Troup
- "Deep In The Heart Of Texas" w. June Hershey m. Don Swander
- "Down Forget-Me-Not Lane" w.m. Horatio Nicholls , Charlie Chester & Reg Morgan
- "Elmer's Tune" w.m. Elmer Albrecht, Sammy Gallop & Dick Jurgens
- "Everything Happens To Me" w. Tom Adair m. Matt Dennis
- "Five Guys Named Moe" w. Larry Wynn m. Jerry Bresler
- "God Bless The Child" w.m. Arthur Herzog Jr & Billie Holiday
- "Goodbye Mama, I'm Off To Yokohama" w.m. J. Fred Coots
- "He Wears A Pair Of Silver Wings" w. Eric Maschwitz m. Michael Carr
- "Hey Little Hen" w.m. Ralph Butler & Noel Gay
- "How About You?" w. Ralph Freed m. Burton Lane
- "Humpty Dumpty Heart" w. Johnny Burke m. James Van Heusen
- "The Hut-Sut Song" w.m. Leo V. Killion, Ted McMichael & Jack Owens, The Cruising Crooner
- "I Could Write A Book" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers
- "I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire" w.m. Eddie Seiler, Sol Marcus, Bennie Benjamin & Eddie Durham
- " I Don't Want To Walk Without You " w. Frank Loesser m. Jule Styne
- "I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)" w. Paul Francis Webster m. Duke Ellington
- "I Guess I'll Have To Dream The Rest" w. Mickey Stoner & Martin Block m. Harold Green
- "I Know Why (And So Do You)" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Warren
- " I Remember You " w. Johnny Mercer m. Victor Schertzinger
- "I Said No!" w. Frank Loesser m. Jule Styne
- "I See A Million People" w. Robert Sour m. Una Mae Carlisle
- "I, Yi, Yi, Yi, Yi" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Warren
- "I'll Remember April" w. Don Raye & Patricia Johnston m. Gene De Paul
- "It Happened In Sun Valley" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Warren
- "It's So Peaceful In The Country" w.m. Alex Wilder
- " I Understand " w. Kim Gannon m. Mabel Wayne
- "I've Got Sixpence" w.m. Elton Box & Desmond Cox
- "Jenny" (aka "The Saga of Jenny") w. Ira Gershwin m. Kurt Weill . Introduced by Gertrude Lawrence in the musical '' Lady In The Dark ''. Performed in the 1944 film version by Ginger Rogers
- "Jersey Bounce" m. Bobby Plater, Tiny Bradshaw, Edward Johnson & Robert B. Wright
- " Jim " w. Nelson Shawn m. Caesar Petrillo & Edward Ross
- "Kiss The Boys Goodbye" w. Frank Loesser m. Victor Schertzinger
- "Knock Me A Kiss" w.m. Mike Jackson
- "Let's All Meet At My House" w. Johnny Burke m. James Van Heusen
- "Let's Get Away From It All" w. Tom Adair m. Matt Dennis
- "Let's Not Talk About Love" w.m. Cole Porter
- "London Pride" w.m. Noël Coward
- "Ma! I Miss Your Apple Pie" w.m. Carmen Lombardo & John Jacob Loeb
- " Misirlou " w. (Eng) Milton Leeds, S. K. Russell & Fred Wise m. N. Roubanis
- "Moonlight Cocktail" w. Kim Gannon m. C. Luckeyth "Lucky" Roberts
- "My Adobe Hacienda" w.m. Louise Massey & Lee Penny
- "My Ship" w. Ira Gershwin m. Kurt Weill
- " My Sister And I " w.m. Hy Zaret , Joan Whitney & Alex Kramer
- "Oh, Look At Me Now" w. John De Vries m. Joe Bushkin
- "Please Take A Letter Miss Brown" Paul Cunningham, Ernie Burnett
- "Racing With The Moon" w. Vaughn Monroe & Pauline Pope m. Johnny Watson
- "Rancho Pillow" Charles Newman & Allie Wrubel
- "Remember Pearl Harbor" w.m. Don Reid & Sammy Kaye
- "Road To Zanzibar" w. Johnny Burke m. Jimmy Van Heusen from the film '' Road To Zanzibar ''
- "Rose O'Day" w.m. Charles Tobias & Al Lewis
- "Sand In My Shoes" w. Frank Loesser m. Victor Schertzinger
- "The Shrine Of Saint Cecilia" w. Carroll Loveday m. Nils Johan
- "A Sinner Kissed An Angel" w. Mack David m. Larry Shayne
- " Skylark " w. Johnny Mercer m. Hoagy Carmichael
- "Someone's Rocking My Dreamboat" w.m. Leon René, Otis René & Emerson Scott
- "Starlight Serenade" w.m. Sonny Miller, Frederick Tysh & Hans May
- "The Story Of A Starry Night" w.m. Jerry Livingston , Al Hoffman & Mann Curtis
- "A String Of Pearls" w. Eddie De Lange m. Jerry Gray
- "Sun Valley Jump" m. Jerry Gray from the film '' Sun Valley Serenade ''
- "Take The "A" Train" w.m. Billy Strayhorn
- " Tangerine " w. Johnny Mercer m. Victor Schertzinger
- "Tenement Symphony" w. Sid Kuller & Ray Golden m. Hal Borne
- "That Lovely Weekend" w.m. Ted Heath & Moira Heath
- "There Goes That Song Again" Allie Wrubel
- "There, I've Said It Again" w.m. Redd Evans & Dave Mann
- "This Is New" w. Ira Gershwin m. Kurt Weill
- "(Lights Out) 'Til Reveille" w. Stanley Cowan m. Stanley Cowan & Bobby Worth
- "Tonight We Love" w. Bobby Worth m. Freddy Martin & Ray Austin
- "Tschaikovsky ( And Other Russians)" w. Ira Gershwin m. Kurt Weill . Introduced by Danny Kaye in the musical '' Lady In The Dark ''
- "Two In Love" w.m. Meredith Willson
- "Violets For Your Furs" w. Tom Adair m. Matt Dennis
- "The Waiter And The Porter And The Upstairs Maid" w.m Johnny Mercer
- "Walking The Floor Over You" w.m. Ernest Tubb
- "We're The Couple In The Castle" w. Frank Loesser m. Hoagy Carmichael
- "When I See An Elephant Fly" w. Ned Washington m. Oliver Wallace
- "When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again" w.m. Wiley Walker & Gene Sullivan
- "When They Sound The Last All Clear" w.m. Hugh Charles, Louis Elton
- "The White Cliffs Of Dover" w. Nat Burton m. Walter Kent
- " Why Don't We Do This More Often? " w. Charles Newman m. Allie Wrubel
- "Winter Weather" w.m. Ted Shapiro
- "You And I" w.m. Meredith Willson
- " You Don't Know What Love Is " w. Don Raye m. Gene De Paul
- '' Babes On Broadway ''
- '' Birth Of The Blues ''
- '' Blues In The Night ''
- '' The Chocolate Soldier ''
- '' Dumbo ''
- '' He Found A Star '' starring Vic Oliver , Sarah Churchill and Evelyn Dall
- '' Hold That Ghost '' starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello and featuring The Andrews Sisters and Ted Lewis and his Band.
- '' In The Navy '' starring Bud Abbott , Lou Costello , Dick Powell and The Andrews Sisters
- '' Kiss The Boys Goodbye '' starring Don Ameche and Mary Martin
- '' Lady Be Good ''
- '' Moon Over Miami ''
- '' Navy Blues '' starring Ann Sheridan , Jack Oakie , Martha Raye and Jack Haley
- '' Playmates ''
- '' Rise And Shine '' starring Jack Oakie , Linda Darnell , George Murphy and Milton Berle
- '' Road To Zanzibar ''
- '' San Antonio Rose '' starring Robert Paige , Jane Frazee , Eve Arden and The Merry Macs
- '' Sis Hopkins '' starring Judy Canova , Bob Crosby , Jerry Colonna and Susan Hayward
- '' Smilin' Through ''
- '' Sun Valley Serenade ''
- '' Sunny ''
- '' Sweetheart Of The Campus ''
- '' That Night In Rio ''
- '' They Met In Argentina ''
- '' Time Out For Rhythm ''
- '' Too Many Blondes '' starring Rudy Vallee and Helen Parrish
- '' Weekend In Havana ''
- '' You'll Never Get Rich ''
- '' You're The One '' starring Bonnie Baker , Orrin Tucker & his Orchestra, Edward Everett Horton and Jerry Colonna .
- '' Ziegfeld Girl ''
- '' Zis Boom Bah '' starring Grace Hayes , Peter Lind Hayes , Mary Healy , Skeets Gallagher and Benny Rubin . Directed by William Nigh .
- January 3 - Van Dyke Parks
- January 9 - Joan Baez , folk singer
- January 12 - Long John Baldry , R&B singer
- January 15 - Captain Beefheart
- January 18 - David Ruffin , The Temptations
- January 20 - Ron Townson , The Fifth Dimension
- January 21 - Richie Havens
- January 24 - Aaron Neville , The Neville Brothers
- January 24 - Neil Diamond
- January 30 - Joe Terranova , Danny & The Juniors
- February 4 - John Steel , The Animals
- February 5 - Barrett Strong
- February 6 - Dave Berry , singer
- February 11
- --- Earl Lewis , The Channels
- --- Sergio Mendes
- --- Tom Rush
- February 15 - Brian Holland , songwriter
- February 17 - Gene Pitney
- February 18
- --- Herman Santiago , Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
- --- Irma Thomas
- February 20 - Buffy Sainte-Marie
- February 24 - Joanie Sommers
- March 6 - Palle Mikkelborg , jazz trumpeter and composer
- March 12 - Paul Kantner , Jefferson Airplane
- March 15 - Mike Love , The Beach Boys
- March 17 - Clarence Clemons , E Street Band
- March 18 - Wilson Pickett
- March 28 - Alf Clausen , orchestra conductor ('' The Simpsons '')
- April 3 - Jan Berry , Jan And Dean
- April 5 - David LaFlame , It's A Beautiful Day
- April 8 - J.J. Jackson
- April 9 - Kaye Adams , country singer
- April 17 - Billy Fury , English singer
- April 19 - Roberto Carlos , singer
- April 28
- --- Peter Anders , The Tradewinds
- --- Ann-Margret
- April 30 - Johnny Farina , Santo & Johnny
- May 4 - Richard Burns , The Hondells
- May 8 - John Fred , John Fred & His Playboy Band
- May 9
- --- Peter Birrell , Freddie & The Dreamers
- --- Danny Rapp , Danny And The Juniors
- May 11 - Eric Burdon , The Animals
- May 13
- --- Ritchie Valens
- --- Joe Brown , singer
- May 21 - Ronald Isley , The Isley Brothers
- May 24 - Bob Dylan
- June 1 - Edo De Waart , conductor
- June 2
- --- William Guest , Gladys Knight And The Pips
- --- Charlie Watts , The Rolling Stones
- June 5 - Martha Argerich
- June 9 - Jon Lord , Deep Purple
- June 10 - Shirley Owens , The Shirelles
- June 12
- --- Roy Harper
- --- Chick Corea , jazz musician
- June 13 - Esther Ofarim , singer
- June 15 - Harry Nilsson
- June 16 - Lamont Dozier , Holland/Dozier/Holland
- June 30 - Lawrence Henley , The Newbeats
- July 5 - Terry Cashman
- July 7 - Jim Rodford , Argent
- July 9 - Donald McPherson , Main Ingredient
- July 14 - Gribouille , singer
- July 16 - Desmond Dekker , reggae musician
- July 17 - Spencer Davis
- July 17 - Gribouille
- July 18 - Martha Reeves
- July 18 - Lonnie Mack
- July 19 - Vicki Carr
- July 24 - Barbara Jean Love , Friends Of Distinction
- July 26 - Brenton Wood
- July 28 - Riccardo Muti , conductor
- July 30 - Paul Anka
- August 2 - Doris Coley , The Shirelles
- August 3 - Beverly Lee , The Shirelles
- August 4 - Timi Yuro
- August 14 - David Crosby , The Byrds , Crosby, Stills & Nash
- August 21 - Tom Coster , Santana
- August 24 - Kenny Rogers
- August 26 - Chris Curtis , The Searchers
- August 30 - John McNally , The Searchers
- September 8 - Donald Drowty , Dante & The Evergreens
- September 9 - Otis Redding
- September 10 - Christopher Hogwood , conductor and harpsichordist
- September 13 - David Clayton-Thomas , Blood, Sweat & Tears
- September 19 - Cass Elliot , Mamas & Papas
- September 21 - Dickey Lee
- September 24 - Linda McCartney
- September 26 - Joseph Bauer , The Youngbloods
- October 2 - Ron Meagher , Beau Brummels
- October 3 - Chubby Checker
- October 5
- --- Arlene Smith
- --- Wally Lester , The Skyliners
- October 13 - Paul Simon
- October 17
- --- James Seals , Seals & Crofts
- --- Alan Howard , The Tremeloes
- October 21 - Manfred Lubowitz , Manfred Mann
- October 21 - Steve Cropper , Booker T. & The M.G.'s
- October 24 - Helen Reddy
- October 28 - Hank Marvin , The Shadows
- October 28 - Curtis Lee
- October 30 - Otis Williams , The Temptations
- November 2 - Brian Poole , The Tremeloes
- November 2 - Bruce Welch , The Shadows
- November 5 - Art Garfunkel
- November 6 - Doug Sahm , Sir Douglas Quintet
- November 8 - Simon Standage , baroque violinist
- November 9 - Tom Fogerty , Creedence Clearwater Revival
- November 12 - Jerry Scholl , The Mello-Kings
- November 24
- --- Donald "Duck" Dunn , Booker T. & The M.G.'s , The Blues Brothers
- --- Pete Best , Beatles' original drummer
- November 27 - Eddie Rabbitt , Amos Garrett
- November 29 - Denny Doherty , The Mamas & Papas
- December 1 - Kelly Jay Fordham , Crowbar
- December 2 - Tom McGuinness , Manfred Mann
- December 12 - Terry Kirkman , The Association
- December 18 - Sam Andrew , Big Brother & The Holding Company
- December 19 - Maurice White , Earth, Wind And Fire
- December 27
- --- Leslie Maguire , Gerry & The Pacemakers
- --- Mike Pinder , The Moody Blues
- December 29 - Ray Thomas , The Moody Blues
- January 10 - Frank Bridge , composer
- January 23 - Dobri Hristov , composer
- February 13 - Blind Boy Fuller , blues musician
- February 15 - Guido Adler , musicologist
- February 21 - La Bolduc , Quebecois singer
- March 11 - Henry Walford Davies , composer
- April 17 - Al Bowlly , popular singer
- May 1 - Howard Johnson , lyricist
- July 8 - Philippe Gaubert , composer and conductor
- July 10 - Jelly Roll Morton
- October 8
- --- Helen Morgan , US singer and actress
- --- Gus Kahn , US lyric writer
- October 30 - Leon "Chu" Berry , jazz saxophonist
- November 1 - Félix Mayol , singer
- December 3 - Christian Sinding , composer
- December 24 - Siegfried Alkan , composer
- ''date unknown'' - Rudy Concepcion , actor and singer
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