Naturally, what would the point of this site be if we didn’t talk about the music and the people that made it possible! Take a look at the stats. In the four short years GM’s civilian band was active, it literally dominated the music scene, scoring hit after hit. Few, if any, bands since then have duplicated the success, be they a big band, rock band or otherwise.
*This section will be a continuious work in progress*
Hits and Stats
(Sources: William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide and
Wayne Schmidt’s “Greatest Musical Performers of All Time“)
23 Number Ones
72 Top Tens
129 Top 30 hits
30 Gold Records
(the last gold record issued in 1986 for the double LP “A Memorial 1944-1969″ originally released in 1969)
“Chattanooga Choo Choo” – 1941. The first gold record ever issued to an artist/band for selling 1 million units.
Not since the 1920′s had a musical act sold that many records.
Longest number of weeks on chart:
In the Mood – Ten (twelve?) weeks, 1940
Moonlight Cocktail – Ten weeks, 1940
Chattanooga Choo Choo – Nine weeks, 1941
Chart re-entries:
In the Mood/Little Brown Jug/American Patrol,
cracked the top 20 in the UK in February of 1976, peaking at number 13.
Musicians/Singers of the GMO 1938-1942 (in progress) 
The AAF/AEF Band (The Fightin’ 418th!) 1943-1945 (in progress)
