Time Machine

Time Machine

Born in 1920

Your twenties, 1940–1949: how old you were and the songs that were playing, year by year.

Play 1940–1949

  1. You were 20in 194040s

    5 songs
    The Nearness of You

    The Nearness of You

    Glenn Miller
    How High the Moon

    How High the Moon

    Benny Goodman
    I'll Never Smile Again

    I'll Never Smile Again

    Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
    You Are My Sunshine

    You Are My Sunshine

    Jimmie Davis

  2. You were 21in 194140s

    9 songs
    A String of Pearls

    A String of Pearls

    Glenn Miller
    God Bless the Child

    God Bless the Child

    Billie Holiday
    Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy

    Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy

    The Andrews Sisters
    Take the 'A' Train

    Take the 'A' Train

    Duke Ellington
    I'll Get By

    I'll Get By

    Harry James
    In the Mood

    In the Mood

    Glenn Miller and His Orchestra

  3. You were 22in 194240s

    13 songs
    For Me and My Gal

    For Me and My Gal

    Judy Garland
    Don't Get Around Much Anymore

    Don't Get Around Much Anymore

    Duke Ellington
    When the Lights Go On Again

    When the Lights Go On Again

    Vaughn Monroe
    Jingle Jangle Jingle

    Jingle Jangle Jingle

    Kay Kyser
    I Had the Craziest Dream

    I Had the Craziest Dream

    Harry James and His Orchestra
    I'll Be Around

    I'll Be Around

    The Mills Brothers

  4. You were 23in 194340s

    14 songs
    If You Please

    If You Please

    Bing Crosby
    That Old Black Magic

    That Old Black Magic

    Glenn Miller
    Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart

    Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart

    Judy Garland
    Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'

    Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'

    Frank Sinatra
    I Heard You Cried Last Night

    I Heard You Cried Last Night

    Harry James and His Orchestra
    It's Always You

    It's Always You

    Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra

  5. You were 24in 194440s

    19 songs
    Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

    Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

    Judy Garland
    I Love You

    I Love You

    Bing Crosby
    A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening

    A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening

    Frank Sinatra
    I Didn't Know About You

    I Didn't Know About You

    Duke Ellington
    There! I've Said It Again

    There! I've Said It Again

    Vaughn Monroe
    Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive

    Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive

    Johnny Mercer

  6. You were 25in 194540s

    9 songs
    On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe

    On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe

    Judy Garland
    White Christmas

    White Christmas

    Bing Crosby
    Lover Man

    Lover Man

    Billie Holiday
    Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

    Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

    Vaughn Monroe
    Candy

    Candy

    Johnny Mercer
    It's Been a Long, Long Time

    It's Been a Long, Long Time

    Harry James and His Orchestra

  7. You were 26in 194640s

    Choo Choo Ch'Boogie

    Choo Choo Ch'Boogie

    Louis Jordan
    Ornithology

    Ornithology

    Charlie Parker

  8. You were 27in 194740s

    12 songs
    Huggin' and Chalkin'

    Huggin' and Chalkin'

    Hoagy Carmichael
    Round Midnight

    Round Midnight

    Thelonious Monk
    How Are Things in Glocca Morra?

    How Are Things in Glocca Morra?

    Dick Haymes
    I'll Dance at Your Wedding

    I'll Dance at Your Wedding

    Buddy Clark
    Blue Moon of Kentucky

    Blue Moon of Kentucky

    Bill Monroe
    Feudin' and Fightin'

    Feudin' and Fightin'

    Dorothy Shay

  9. You were 28in 194840s

    6 songs
    One for My Baby

    One for My Baby

    Frank Sinatra
    Well, You Needn't

    Well, You Needn't

    Thelonious Monk
    Buttons and Bows

    Buttons and Bows

    Dinah Shore
    It's Magic

    It's Magic

    Doris Day
    Manteca

    Manteca

    Dizzy Gillespie
    Serenade of the Bells

    Serenade of the Bells

    Sammy Kaye

  10. You were 29in 194940s

    I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry

    I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry

    Hank Williams
    Ran Kan Kan

    Ran Kan Kan

    Tito Puente
    La Vie en Rose

    La Vie en Rose

    Édith Piaf
    Tennessee Waltz

    Tennessee Waltz

    Pee Wee King