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TOP SONGS IN THE USA FOR 1931 |
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Written by Barry Kowal
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May 27, 2018 at 02:26 PM |
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TOP SONGS IN THE USA FOR 1931*
 
No.-Song-Artist-Peak Month
1 THE PEANUT VENDOR-DON AZPIAZU-FEBRUARY
2 GOOD NIGHT,SWEETHEART-WAYNE KING-November
3 SWEET AND LOVELY-GUS ARNHEIM & HIS COCONUT GROVE ORCHESTRA-September
4 TIGER RAG-MILLS BROTHERS-December
5 DREAM A LITTLE DREAM OF ME-WAYNE KING-May
6 BY THE RIVER ST.MARIE-GUY LOMBARDO-March
7 AT YOUR COMMAND-BING CROSBY-August
8 (THERE OUGHT TO BE A) MOONLIGHT SAVING TIME-Guy Lombardo-June
9 OUT OF NOWHERE-Bing Crosby-May
10 I FOUND A MILLION-DOLLAR BABY (IN A FIVE-AND-TEN-CENT STORE)-Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians-July
11 Just One More Chance-Bing Crosby-July
12 Goodnight,Sweetheart-Guy Lombardo-December
13 When The Moon Comes Over The Mountain-Kate Smith-October
14 Just A Gigolo-Ted Lewis & His Band-February
15 Star Dust-Isham Jones-April
16 Minnie The Moocher-Cab Calloway-April
17 Sweet And Lovely-Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians-September
18 Now That You're Gone-Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians-October
19 I Found A Million Dollar Baby-Bing Crosby-August
20 Somebody Loves You-Ted Lewis & His Band-May
21 (There Ought To Be A) Moonlight Savings Time-Hal Kemp & His Orchestra-June
22 I Don't Know Why (I Just Do)-Ernie Burchill,Andy Hansen,Bill Enger,Wayne King & His Orchestra-Novem.
23 Sugar Blues-Clyde McCoy & His Orchestra-May
24 An Ev'ning In Caroline-Ted Lewis & His Band-December
25 When Yuba Plays The Rhumba On The Tuba-Rudy Vallee & His Connecticut Yankees-August
26 Gems From "George White's Scandals"-Boswell Sisters,Bing Crosby,Mills Brothers & Victor Young's Orch.-Dec.
27 Dancing In The Dark-Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians-August
28 I Surrender,Dear-Bing Crosby,Gus Arnheim & His Coconut Grove Orchestra-March
29 Mood Indigo-Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra-March
30 Many Happy Returns Of The Day-Bing Crosby-September
31 Whistling In The Dark-Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians-May
32 You're Driving Me Crazy! (What Did I Do?)-Rudy Vallee & His Connecticut Yankees-January
33 St.James Infirmary-Cab Calloway-June
34 I'm Through With Love-Bing Crosby-August
35 Now You're In My Arms-Bert Lown & His Orchestra-June
36 Dancing In The Dark-Bing Crosby-October
37 I Wanna Sing About You-Biltmore Rhythm Boys,Bert Lown & His Orchestra-July
38 Good Night,Sweetheart-Russ Columbo-November
39 I Apologize-Bing Crosby-October
40 Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries-Rudy Vallee & His Connecticut Yankees-September
41 Without That Gal!-Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians-July
42 I Found A Milion-Dollar Baby-Boswell Sisters & Victor Young's Orchestra-July
43 Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone-Gene Austin,Leonard Jay & His Orchestra-May
44 Just A Gigolo-Ben Bernie & His Orchestra-February
45 To Whom It May Concern-Ben Bernie & His Orchestra-February
46 The Waltz You Saved Me For-Wayne King & His Orchestra-February
47 When You're Hair Has Turned To Silver-Frank Luther & Carson Robinson-March
48 Wabash Moon-Wayne King & His Orchestra-May
49 Nobody's Sweetheart-Mills Brothers-December
50 Kickin' The Gong Around-Cab Calloway-December
51 Guilty-Ruth Etting-October
52 I Love Louisa-Fred Astaire,Leo Reisman & His Orchestra-August
53 Would You Like To Take A Walk?-Rudy Vallee & His Connecticut Yankees-March
54 Begging For Love-Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians-September
55 Little Girl-Harold Arlen-August
56 Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams-Bing Crosby-June 57 A Faded Summer Love-Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra-November 58 The Little Things In Life-Bing Crosby,Gus Arnheim & His Orchestra-January 59 Lady Of Spain-Ray Noble & His Orchestra-November 60 Good Night,Sweetheart-Bing Crosby & Victor Young's Orchestra-November 61 You Call It Madness (But I Call It Love)-Russ Columbo-October 62 Love For Sale-Libby Holman-March 63 I Got Rhythm-Red Nichols & His Five Pennies-January 64 One More Time-Bing Crosby,Gus Arnheim & His Coconut Grove Orchestra-May 65 Love Is Like That-Ruth Etting-April 66 Star Dust-Bing Crosby-September 67 Nevertheless (I'm In Love With You)-Rob May,Jack Denny & His Orchestra-June 68 Lady,Play Your Mandolin-Nick Lucas-February 69 The Peanut Vendor-California Ramblers-February 70 The Peanut Vendor-Red Nichols & His Five Pennies-February 71 When It's Sleepy Time Down South-Mildred Baley,Romancers,Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra-Dec.
72 Love Letters In The Sand-Ted Black & His Orchestra-October 73 Time On My Hands (You In My Arms)-Smith Ballew & His Piping Rock Orchestra-November 74 HoHum!-Ted Lewis & His Band-June 75 When I Take My Sugar To Tea-Boswell Sisters & Dorsey Brothers Orchestra-May 76 Reaching For The Moon-Ruth Etting-February 77 Something To Remember You By-Libby Holman-January 78 Time On My Hands-Lee Wiley,Leo Reisman & His Orchestra-December 79 Just One More Chance-Abe Lyman & His California Orchestra-July 80 There Ought To Be A Moonlight Saving Time-High Hatters-July 81 Ho Hum!-Bing Crosby,Loyce Whiteman,Gus Arnheim & His Coconut Grove Orchestra-June 82 Out Of Nowhere-Frank Munn,Leo Reisman & His Orchestra-May 83 Where Have You Been?-Emil Coleman & His Orchestra-January 84 Dallas Blues-Ted Lewis & His Band-November 85 The King's Horses (And The King's Men)-Ben Bernie & His Orchestra-March 86 I'm Good For Nothing But Love-Ruth Etting-October 87 I'm All Dressed Up With A Broken Heart-Ted Lewis & His Band-August 88 When The Moonlight Comes Over The Mountain-Nick Lucas-August 89 Roll On,Mississippi,Roll On-Boswell Sisters & Dorsey Brothers Orchestra-July 90 Them There Eyes-Bing Crosby,Rhythm Boys,Gus Arnheim & His Orchestra-January 91 Cheerful Little Earful-Tom Gerun & His Orchestra-January 92 You're Driving Me Crazy-Nick Lucas-January 93 Cuban Love Song-Jacques Renard & His Orchestra-November 94 I'm Through With Love-Henry Busse & His Orchestra-July 95 Walkin' My Baby Back Home-Parker Gibbs,Ted Weems & His Orchestra-April 96 Walkin' My Baby Back Home-Nick Lucas-March 97 You Try Somebody Else (We'll Be Back Together Again)-Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians-December 98 Tickeration-Cab Calloway-December 99 Without That Gal!-Leo Reisman & His Orchestra-September100 I'm An Unemployed Sweetheart(Looking For Somebody To Love)-Ted Wallace & His Campus Boys-August101 Lonesome Lover-Frank Sylvano,Isham Jones & His Orchestra-February102 Three Little Words-Ethel Waters-January103 A Faded Summer Love-Bing Crosby-November104 I Don't Know Why-Smith Ballew,Benny Krueger & His Orchestra-November 105 Slow But Sure-Ben Selvin & His Orchestra-September106 Why Shouldn't I-Loyce Whiteman,Gus Arnheim & His Coconut Grove Orchestra-July107 Bidin' My Time-Foursome-December108 Call Me Darling (Call Me Sweetheart,Call Me Dear)-Ben Selvin & Cavaliers-109 I'm Alone Because I Love You-Frank Luther-March110 Sweet And Lovely-Bing Crosby-October111 Shine On,Harvest Moon-Ethel Waters-September112 It's The Girl-Boswell Sisters & Dorsey Brothers Orchestra-September113 Egyptian Ella-Ted Lewis & His Band-May114 My Woman!-Ted Lewis & His Band-April115 Truly (I Love You)-Ozzie Nelson & His Orchestra-February116 You're My Everything-Arden-Ohman Orchestra-December117 Blue Again-Red Nichols & His Five Pennies-February118 Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone-Bert Lown & His Orchestra-May119 My Song-Rudy Vallee & His Connecticut Yankees-October120 Georgia On My Mind-Paul Tremaine & His Orchestra-September121 New Sun In The Sky-Fred Astaire,Leo Reisman & His Orchestra-August122 Dancing In The Dark-Ben Selvin & His Orchestra-July123 When Your Lover Has Gone-Gene Austin,Leonard Jay & His Orchestra-May124 Lady,Play Your Mandolin-Havana Novelty Orchestra-February125 Ooh! That Kiss-Arden-Ohman Orchestra-December126 The Thrill Is Gone-Rudy Vallee & His Connecticut Yankees-September127 Give Me Your Affection,Honey-Abe Lyman & His California Orchestra-September128 On The Beach With You-Cliff Gamet,Johnny Hamp & His Orchestra-July129 Goofus-Wayne King & His Orchestra-February130 You're The One I Care For-Bert Lown & His Orchestra-February131 Guilty-Wayne King & His Orchestra-November132 Me!-Ben Bernie & His Orchestra-September133 Were You Sincere?-Ruth Etting-June134 When The Moon Comes Over The Mountain-Ben Gordon,Leo Reisman & His Orchestra-August135 Heartaches-Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians-March136 You Call It Madness (But I Call It Love)-Smith Ballew & His Piping Rock Orchestra-November137 Two Hearts In Waltz Time-Johnny Hamp & His Orchestra-May138 Tears-Rudy Vallee & His Connecticut Yankees-February139 My Ideal-Maurice Chevalier-January140 That's Why Darkies Were Born-Kate Smith-December141 I Apologize-Paul Small,Nat Shilkret & The Victor Young Orchestra-October142 High And Low-Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians-August143 It Looks Like Love-Abe Lyman & His California Orchestra-July144 Were You Sincere?-Bing Crosby-June145 At Last,I'm Happy-Ted Lewis & His Band-April146 Sweet And Lovely-Ben Bernie & His Orchestra-September147 Just A Gigolo-Bing Crosby-April148 Blue Again-Sid Garry,Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra-January149 As Time Goes By-Jacques Renard & His Orchestra-December150 Now That You're Gone-Ruth Etting-October151 Where The Blues Of The Night (Meets The Gold Of The Day)-December152 I'll Bw Glad When You're Dead.You Rascal You-Louis Armstrong-November153 Guilty-Russ Columbo-October154 Limehouse Blues-Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra-September155 You Can't Stop Me From Loving You-Ethel Waters-July 156 In A Cafe On The Road To Calais-Abe Lyman & His California Orchestra-May157 For You-Joe Green's Novelty Orchestra-April158 Ninety-Nine Out Of A Hundred (Wanna Be Loved)-Ben Bernie & His Orchestra-March159 Cuban Love Somg-Jack Fulton,Romancers,Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra-November160 Nobody's Sweetheart-Cab Calloway-June161 It Must Be True-Earl Burtnett & His Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel Orchestra-January162 Basin Street Blues-Charleston Chasers-May163 Somebody Stole My Gal-Ted Lewis & His Band-January164 I Love To Hear A Military Band-Parker Gibbs,Ted Weems & His Orchestra-November165 Six Or Seven Times-Cab Calloway-August166 Smile,Darn Ya,Smile-Joe & Don Mooney,Ben Selvin & His Orchestra-April167 Got The Bench,Got The Park-Noble Sissle & His Orchestra-March168 Love For Sale-Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians-March169 I'm One Of God's Children-Libby Holman-March170 I've Got Five Dollars-Emil Coleman & His Orchestra-February171 Yours And Mine-Smith Ballew,Ben Selvin & His Orchestra-January172 Walkin' My Baby Back Home-Chaleston Chasers-April173 Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea-Cab Calloway-December174 Come To Me-High Hatters-August175 I Don't Know Why-Kate Smith-November176 As Time Goes By-Rudy Vallee & His Connecticut Yankees-September177 When The Moon Comes Over The Mountain-Radiokites-August178 Come To Me-Jacques Renard & His Orchestra-July179 Chant Of The Weed-Don Redman & His Orchestra-December180 Say A Little Prayer For Me-Smith Ballew & His Orchestra-May181 Lonesome Valley-Carter Family-April182 Imagine-Gene Conklin,Earl Burtnett & His Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel Orchestra-March183 The Peanut Vendor-Louis Armstrong-March184 Just A Gigolo-Leo Reisman & His Orchestra-February185 Casa Loma Stomp-Glen Gray & The Casa Loma Orchestra-January186 Body And Soul-Frank Luther,Leo Reisman & His Orchestra-January187 Choo Choo-Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra-August188 Star Dust-Louis Armstrong-December189 Many Happy Returns Of The Day-Ipana Troubadors-September190 Some Day,Sweetheart-Ted Lewis & His Band-February191 Hello,Beautiful-Ernie Burchill,Bill Enger,Wayne King & His Orchestra-March192 What Is It?-Smith Ballew & His Piping Rock Orchestra-October193 Good Night,Sweetheart-Ruth Etting-December194 Siboney-Alfredo Brito & His Siboney Orchestra-June195 Star Dust-Wayne King & His Orchestra-June196 You,Rascal,You-Cab Calloway-November197 Do The New York-Glen Gray & The Casa Loma Orchestra-September198 You Rascal,You-Red Nichols & His Five Pennies-July199 Running Between The Rain-Drops-Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians-March200 I Got Rhythm-Ethel Waters-January201 Creole Rhapsody,Parts 1 & 2-Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra-July202 River,Stay Away From My Door-Ethel Waters-October203 Mama Inez-Maurice Chevalier-September204 On The Beach With You-Ozzie Nelson & His Orchestra-July205 Wabash Moon-Morton Downey-June206 Walkin' My Baby Back Home-Lee Morse-April207 Corrine Corrina-Red Nichols & His Five Pennies-March208 Overnight-Ruth Etting-March209 I Surrender,Dear-Earl Burtnett & His Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel Orchestra-February210 Blues In My Heart-Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra-December211 It Had To Be You-Red Nichols & His Five Pennies-November212 Who Am I?-Jacques Renard & His Orchestra-October213 Sweet And Lovely-Russ Columbo-October214 Elizabeth-Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians-June215 I've Got Five Dollars-Ben Pollack & His Orchesra-May216 Rockin' In Rhythm-Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra-March 217 Lies-Gene Austin,Ben Pollack & His Orchestra-December218 Gems From "The Band Wagon"-Songsmiths,Victor Young & His Orchestra-October219 (With You On My Mind I Find) I Can't Write The Words-Boswell Sisters & New Yorkers-October220 Fan It-Red Nichols & His Five Pennies-September221 Star Dust-Lee Sims-August222 Dancing In The Dark-Frank Munn,Jacques Renard & His Orchestra-July223 Just One More Chance-Ben Selvin & His Orchestra-July224 Trav'lin' All Alone-Mildred Bailey,Jimmie Noone's Apex Club Orchestra-March225 He's Not Worth Your Tears-Scrappy Lambert,Benny Goodman & His Orchestra-January
* This list was compiled by data from the book titled
"Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954"
(1986) by Billboard Publications,Inc.
Whitburn's book used data from:
Record label best-seller rankings (published each month in trade
periodicals from 1929-1938)
Billboard
Other trade publications
Sheet Music Sales
ASCAP
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Last Updated ( Oct 21, 2019 at 07:26 PM )
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