British Home Front Radio

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An Internet radio service playing original music and news items that would have been heard during the Second World War years.

Most popular songs in British Home Front Radio playlist

Title

Popularity

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Last heard

Fred Astaire - A Foggy Day (In London Town) Big Band Swing Jazz Jive30s,40s

Popularity:

7days10.07%

28days10.05%

6months10.05%

12months10.05%

First heard 8 days ago

Last heard 8 days ago

Dick Haymes - How Many Times Do I Have To Tell You Big Band Swing Jazz Jive30s,40s

Popularity:

7days10.07%

28days10.05%

6months10.05%

12months10.05%

First heard 9 days ago

Last heard 9 days ago

Doris Day - Put 'Em In A Box 1947. Big Band Swing Jazz Jive30s,40s

Popularity:

7days00%

28days10.05%

6months10.05%

12months10.05%

First heard 10 days ago

Last heard 10 days ago

Doris Day - We'll Be Together Again Big Band Swing Jazz Jive30s,40s

Popularity:

7days10.07%

28days10.05%

6months10.05%

12months10.05%

First heard 9 days ago

Last heard 9 days ago

AirChecks - Benny Goodman Camel Caravan CBS Radio Show October 14 1939 Big Band Swing Jazz Jive30s,40s

Popularity:

7days10.07%

28days10.05%

6months10.05%

12months10.05%

First heard 10 days ago

Last heard 10 days ago

Beryl Davis - Beautiful Music to Love By Big Band Swing Jazz Jive30s,40s

Popularity:

7days10.07%

28days10.05%

6months10.05%

12months10.05%

First heard 9 days ago

Last heard 9 days ago

Frank Sinatra (1942 version) - Night And Day Big Band Swing Jazz Jive30s,40s

Popularity:

7days00%

28days10.05%

6months10.05%

12months10.05%

First heard 12 days ago

Last heard 12 days ago

Benny Goodman - Shine Big Band Swing Jazz Jive30s,40s

Popularity:

7days00%

28days10.05%

6months10.05%

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First heard 12 days ago

Last heard 12 days ago

King Sisters (a cappella) - It's Love-Love-Love Big Band Swing Jazz Jive30s,40s

Popularity:

7days00%

28days10.05%

6months10.05%

12months10.05%

First heard 11 days ago

Last heard 11 days ago

The Boswell Sisters - When The Little Red Roses Get The Blues For You Big Band Swing Jazz Jive30s,40s

Popularity:

7days00%

28days10.05%

6months10.05%

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Artie Shaw - Rosalie Big Band Swing Jazz Jive30s,40s

Popularity:

7days00%

28days10.05%

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First heard 10 days ago

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Bell Boys Of Broadway - Shadow Waltz - 1933 Big Band Swing Jazz Jive30s,40s

Popularity:

7days10.07%

28days10.05%

6months10.05%

12months10.05%

First heard 9 days ago

Last heard 9 days ago

AFRS GI Jive Show 1945 - GI Jill 29 Big Band Swing Jazz Jive30s,40s

Popularity:

7days10.07%

28days10.05%

6months10.05%

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First heard 10 days ago

Last heard 10 days ago

Beryl Davis - Milkman, Keep Those Bottles Quiet Big Band Swing Jazz Jive30s,40s

Popularity:

7days10.07%

28days10.05%

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First heard 8 days ago

Last heard 8 days ago

Benny Goodman - Sometimes I'm Happy Big Band Swing Jazz Jive30s,40s

Popularity:

7days10.07%

28days10.05%

6months10.05%

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First heard 10 days ago

Last heard 10 days ago

Gene Krupa and Hiis Orchestra 1941 - Thanks For The Boogie Ride Big Band Swing Jazz Jive30s,40s

Popularity:

7days00%

28days10.05%

6months10.05%

12months10.05%

First heard 11 days ago

Last heard 11 days ago

Bix Beiderbecke with The Wolverine Orchestra - Royal Garden Blues Big Band Swing Jazz Jive30s,40s

Popularity:

7days10.07%

28days10.05%

6months10.05%

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First heard 8 days ago

Last heard 8 days ago

Joe Loss - The Vict'ry Polka Big Band Swing Jazz Jive30s,40s

Popularity:

7days10.07%

28days10.05%

6months10.05%

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First heard 10 days ago

Last heard 10 days ago

Ambrose and His Orchestra - Message From Mars Big Band Swing Jazz Jive30s,40s

Popularity:

7days10.07%

28days10.05%

6months10.05%

12months10.05%

First heard 9 days ago

Last heard 9 days ago

Abe Lyman - March Winds And April Showers (vocalist, Louis Rapp, vocal) 1935 Big Band Swing Jazz Jive30s,40s

Popularity:

7days00%

28days10.05%

6months10.05%

12months10.05%

First heard 10 days ago

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Lynda Moncaster - 40s Favourites - Top 100 Singles Artists 20-01 Big Band Swing Jazz Jive30s,40s

Popularity:

7days10.07%

28days10.05%

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First heard 9 days ago

Last heard 9 days ago

Louis Jordan - Boogie Woogie Blue Plate Big Band Swing Jazz Jive30s,40s

Popularity:

7days10.07%

28days10.05%

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First heard 8 days ago

Last heard 8 days ago

Dick Haymes 1945 - The More I See You Big Band Swing Jazz Jive30s,40s

Popularity:

7days10.07%

28days10.05%

6months10.05%

12months10.05%

First heard 8 days ago

Last heard 8 days ago

Kay Kyser - Johnny Doughboy Found A Rose In Ireland Big Band Swing Jazz Jive30s,40s

Popularity:

7days00%

28days10.05%

6months10.05%

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First heard 11 days ago

Last heard 11 days ago

Dick Haymes - Over The Rainbow Big Band Swing Jazz Jive30s,40s

Popularity:

7days10.07%

28days10.05%

6months10.05%

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First heard 8 days ago

Last heard 8 days ago

Anita O'day 1941 - Bolero At the Savoy Big Band Swing Jazz Jive30s,40s

Popularity:

7days10.07%

28days10.05%

6months10.05%

12months10.05%

First heard 10 days ago

Last heard 2 days ago

Carrol Gibbons and The Savoy Hotel Orpheans - They Say It's Wonderful Big Band Swing Jazz Jive30s,40s

Popularity:

7days00%

28days10.05%

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First heard 11 days ago

Last heard 11 days ago

Harry James - Poor Butterfly Big Band Swing Jazz Jive30s,40s

Popularity:

7days00%

28days10.05%

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First heard 10 days ago

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Guy Roles - My pick of the 40s Show 027 Big Band Swing Jazz Jive30s,40s

Popularity:

7days10.07%

28days10.05%

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First heard 9 days ago

Last heard 9 days ago

Johnny Mercer (with Phil Silvers & The Mellowaires) - Strip Polka Big Band Swing Jazz Jive30s,40s

Popularity:

7days10.07%

28days10.05%

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First heard 8 days ago

Last heard 8 days ago

Bob Crosby Orchestra - Vultee Special Big Band Swing Jazz Jive30s,40s

Popularity:

7days10.07%

28days10.05%

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First heard 10 days ago

Last heard 10 days ago

Jack Hylton and his Orchestra with Tommy Handley - When I Met Connie In The Cornfield Big Band Swing Jazz Jive30s,40s

Popularity:

7days00%

28days10.05%

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First heard 11 days ago

Last heard 11 days ago

Ella Fitzgerald - Top Hat, White Tie And Tails Big Band Swing Jazz Jive30s,40s

Popularity:

7days10.07%

28days10.05%

6months10.05%

12months10.05%

First heard 8 days ago

Last heard 2 days ago

Bing Crosby - Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive Big Band Swing Jazz Jive30s,40s

Popularity:

7days10.07%

28days10.05%

6months10.05%

12months10.05%

First heard 9 days ago

Last heard 9 days ago

Al Bowlly with Geraldo and His Orchestra 1939 - Deep In A Dream Big Band Swing Jazz Jive30s,40s

Popularity:

7days10.07%

28days10.05%

6months10.05%

12months10.05%

First heard 9 days ago

Last heard 9 days ago

Louis Jordan - You Dyed Your Hair Chartreuse Big Band Swing Jazz Jive30s,40s

Popularity:

7days00%

28days10.05%

6months10.05%

12months10.05%

First heard 11 days ago

Last heard 11 days ago

Artie Shaw (Hot Lips Page, vocal) - Blues In The Night 1942 Big Band Swing Jazz Jive30s,40s

Popularity:

7days10.07%

28days10.05%

6months10.05%

12months10.05%

First heard 9 days ago

Last heard 9 days ago

Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians - Take it Easy Big Band Swing Jazz Jive30s,40s

Popularity:

7days00%

28days10.05%

6months10.05%

12months10.05%

First heard 10 days ago

Last heard 10 days ago

Guy Lombardo - Enjoy Yourself (It's Later Than You Think) Big Band Swing Jazz Jive30s,40s

Popularity:

7days10.07%

28days10.05%

6months10.05%

12months10.05%

First heard 9 days ago

Last heard 2 days ago

Rickshaw - 1940s Pop Countdown Show 016 May 1944 Big Band Swing Jazz Jive30s,40s

Popularity:

7days10.07%

28days10.05%

6months10.05%

12months10.05%

First heard 8 days ago

Last heard 8 days ago

Shaun Moncaster - BHFR 1940s UK Radio 1926 Show 1 15-07-24 Big Band Swing Jazz Jive30s,40s

Popularity:

7days10.07%

28days10.05%

6months10.05%

12months10.05%

First heard 8 days ago

Last heard 8 days ago

Dick Haymes & Helen Forrest - I'll Buy That Dream 1945 Big Band Swing Jazz Jive30s,40s

Popularity:

7days00%

28days10.05%

6months10.05%

12months10.05%

First heard 11 days ago

Last heard 11 days ago

Russ Columbo - Prisoner Of Love 1931 Big Band Swing Jazz Jive30s,40s

Popularity:

7days10.07%

28days10.05%

6months10.05%

12months10.05%

First heard 9 days ago

Last heard 9 days ago

Vera Lynn - There'll Always Be An England Big Band Swing Jazz Jive30s,40s

Popularity:

7days00%

28days10.05%

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First heard 10 days ago

Last heard 10 days ago

Frank Sinatra - This Is the Night Big Band Swing Jazz Jive30s,40s

Popularity:

7days10.07%

28days10.05%

6months10.05%

12months10.05%

First heard 9 days ago

Last heard 9 days ago

Bing Crosby with Bob Haggart's Orchestra - Feudin' And Fightin' Big Band Swing Jazz Jive30s,40s

Popularity:

7days00%

28days10.05%

6months10.05%

12months10.05%

First heard 11 days ago

Last heard 11 days ago

Louis Jordan & his Tympany Five (his original #1 version) - G.I. Jive Big Band Swing Jazz Jive30s,40s

Popularity:

7days10.07%

28days10.05%

6months10.05%

12months10.05%

First heard 9 days ago

Last heard 9 days ago

Artie Shaw - A Foggy Day Big Band Swing Jazz Jive30s,40s

Popularity:

7days10.07%

28days10.05%

6months10.05%

12months10.05%

First heard 9 days ago

Last heard 9 days ago

Tommy Dorsey - No Other Love Big Band Swing Jazz Jive30s,40s

Popularity:

7days10.07%

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6months10.05%

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First heard 9 days ago

Last heard 9 days ago

Shaun Moncaster - As Time Goes By 1943 17-11-23 Big Band Swing Jazz Jive30s,40s

Popularity:

7days00%

28days10.05%

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First heard 10 days ago

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