Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Frank Sinatra poses with an NBC microphone for a portrait to publicize one of his many 1940s radio programs. On July 27, 1940, ...

Billboard has celebrated 81 years since the release of its very first music chart. On 27 July 1940, the publication shared its first chart ranking the sales of recorded songs. The "National List of ...

A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On July 27, 1940, Billboard magazine published its first “music popularity chart,” listing bestselling retail records of ...