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This is a '''list of number-one songs''' in the [[United States]] during the year 1946 according to ''[[Billboard magazine]]''. Prior to the creation of the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], ''Billboard'' published multiple singles charts each week. In 1946, the following three charts were produced: |
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Prior to the introduction of the [[Hot 100]], ''[[The Billboard (magazine)|The Billboard]]'' compiled multiple weekly record charts ranking the performance of singles in the United States. In 1946, the magazine published the following four all-genre national singles charts: |
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*''Best-Selling Popular Retail Records'' – 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.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Bronson |first1=Fred |title=Chart Beat Chat: December 02, 2005 12:00 AM EST |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/60472/chart-beat-chat |magazine=Billboard |accessdate=15 July 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928024313/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/60472/chart-beat-chat |archivedate=28 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=This Day in Music – November 7|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/70279/this-day-in-music|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=14 April 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150613032737/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/70279/this-day-in-music|archivedate=13 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=This Day in Music – July 6|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1045514/this-day-in-music|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=14 April 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704160909/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1045514/this-day-in-music|archivedate=July 4, 2015}}</ref> |
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*''Best Sellers in Stores'' – ranked the biggest selling singles in retail stores, as reported by merchants surveyed throughout the country. |
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