This lists songs that hit number one on the charts in the US during 1946. If a song spent nonconsecutive weeks at number one, the number of weeks for each occurrence at the top is shown in parenthesis.
| Date | Artist - Title | Weeks at #1 |
| December 30 1945 – January 12 1946 | Freddy Martin - Symphony | 2 |
| January 13 – 19 1946 | Bing Crosby and Carmen Cavallaro - I Can't Begin to Tell You | 1 |
| January 20 – February 23 1946 | Vaughn Monroe - Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! | 5 |
| February 24 – March 2 1946 | Betty Hutton - Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief | 1 |
| March 3 – 9 1946 | Johnny Mercer - Personality | 1 |
| March 10 – April 20 1946 | Frankie Carle - Oh! What It Seemed To Be | 6 |
| April 21 – 27 1946 | Sammy Kaye - I'm A Big Girl Now | 1 |
| April 28 – May 18 1946 | Perry Como - Prisoner Of Love | 3 |
| May 19 – July 27 1946 | Ink Spots - The Gypsy | 10 |
| July 28 – August 3 1946 | Pery Como - Surrender | 1 |
| August 4 – 24 1946 | Eddy Howard - To Each His Own | 5 (3) |
| August 25 – September 7 1946 | Freddy Martin - To Each His Own | 2 |
| September 8 – 14 1946 | Frank Sinatra - Five Minutes More | 2 (1) |
| September 15 – 21 1946 | Ink Spots - To Each His Own | 1 |
| September 22 – 28 1946 | Frank Sinatra - Five Minutes More | 2 (1) |
| September 29 – October 12 1946 | Eddy Howard - To Each His Own | 5 (2) |
| October 13 – December 7 1946 | Frankie Carle - Rumors Are Flying | 8 |
| December 8 – 21 1946 | Kay Kyser - Ole Buttermilk Sky | 2 |
| December 22 1946 – February 8 1947 | Sammy Kaye - The Old Lamp-Lighter | 7 |
17 different songs hit number one in the US during 1946.
Top 5 Songs of 1946
1: Perry Como - Prisoner Of Love
2: Eddy Howard - To Each His Own
3: Ink Spots - The Gypsy
4: Frank Sinatra - Five Minutes More
5: Frankie Carle - Rumors Are Flying
2: Eddy Howard - To Each His Own
3: Ink Spots - The Gypsy
4: Frank Sinatra - Five Minutes More
5: Frankie Carle - Rumors Are Flying