EDWARD FOOTE GARDNER TOP US SINGLES FOR 1931*
 
No. Song-Artist-Month
1 WHEN THE MOON COMES OVER THE MOUNTAIN-KATE SMITH-AUGUST 1414
2 THE WALTZ YOU SAVED FOR ME-WAYNE KING & HIS ORCHESTRA-May 1248
3 WHEN YOUR HAIR HAS TURNED TO SILVER-FRANK LUTHER & CARSON ROBISON-April 1040
4 GOODNIGHT, SWEETHEART-WAYNE KING & HIS ORCHESTRA-November 1030
5 MOONLIGHT SAVING TIME-GUY LOMBARDO-June 988
6 DREAM A LITTLE DREAM OF ME-WAYNE KING-June 968
7 JUST ONE MORE CHANCE-BING CROSBY-July 940
8 JUST A GIGOLO-Ted Lewis & His Orchestra-February 912
9 SWEET AND LOVELY-Guy Lombardo Orchestra-October 896
10 LOVE LETTERS IN THE SAND-Tom Brown,Ted Black & His Orchestra-October 810
11 I Don't Know Why (I Just Do)-Wayne King Orchestra-November 776
12 Many Happy Returns Of The Day-Ipana Troubadors-September 768
13 I'm Alone Because I Love You-Frank Luther-February 696
14 I Found A Million-dollar Baby-Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians-August 676
15 Dancing In The Dark-Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians-August 672
16 Walkin' My Baby Back Home-Parker Gibbs,Ted Weems & His Orchestra-April 664
17 The Peanut Vendor-Don Azpiazu & His Havana Casino Orchestra-January 626
18 Guilty-Ray Noble Orchestra-November 616
19 Please Don't Talk About Me (When I'm Gone)-Gene Austin,Leonard Jay & His Orchestra-May 616
20 I Surrender, Dear-Red Norvo & His Orchestra-March 592
21 (You Came Along) Out Of Nowhere-Bing Crosby-May 580
22 By The River Ste. Marie-Guy Lombardo-April 580
23 Blue Again-Red Nichols & His Five Pennies-February 572
24 A Faded Summer Love-Paul Whiteman-December 564
25 I Apologize-Bing Crosby-November 560
26 Two Hearts In Three-quarter Time-Adam Carroll-May 552
27 You're Driving Me Crazy! (what Did I Do?)-Guy Lombardo-January 544
28 I'm Through With Love-Bing Crosby-August 540
29 I Wanna Sing About You-Biltmore Rhythm Boys,Bert Lown & His Orchestra-July 528
30 Would You Like To Take A Walk?-Rudy Vallee & His Connecticut Yankees-March 512
31 Star Dust-Louis Armstrong-July 504
32 Ho-hum-Ted Lewis & His Band-June 496
33 Whistling In The Dark-Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians-June 484
34 At Your Command-Bing Crosby-August 480
35 Wabash Moon-Wayne King & His Orchestra-May 468
36 An Evening In Caroline-Boswell Sisters & Dorsey Brothers Orchestra-December 436
37 Reaching For The Moon-Ruth Etting-March 428
38 Lonesome Lover-Frank Sylvano,Isham Jones & His Orchestra-February 420
39 Time On My Hands-Smith Ballew & His Piping Rock Orchestra-December 418
40 Now That You're Gone-Guy Lombardo-November 412
41 Me!-Ben Bernie & His Orchestra-October 396
42 I Love Louisa-Fred Astaire,Leo Reisman & His Orchestra-September 384
43 Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams-Bing Crosby-June 376
44 Without That Gal-Leo Reisman & His Orchestra-August 376
45 Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries-Rudy Vallee & His Connecticut Yankees-November 376
46 Lady Of Spain-Jack Payne Orchestra-November 374
47 The Little Things In Life-Bing Crosby,Gus Arnheim & His Orchestra-January 362
48 When Yuba Plays The Rhumba On The Tuba-Rudy Vallee & His Connecticut Yankees-August 360
49 You Call It Madness (But I Call It Love)-Russ Columbo-November 348
50 Now You're In My Arms-Bert Lown & His Orchestra-July 328
51 Nevertheless (I'm In Love With You)-Rob May,Jack Denny & His Orchestra-July 320
52 You're The One I Care For-Bert Lown & His Orchestra-February 296
53 Come To Me-High Hatters-August 292
54 Lady, Play Your Mandolin-Nick Lucas-February 292
55 Call Me Darling (Call Me Sweetheart,call Me Dear)-Ben Selvin & Cavaliers-December 290
56 Hello, Beautiful-Ernie Burchill,Bill Enger,Wayne King & His Orchestra-April 276
57 Little Girl-Harold Arlen-August 264
58 Tears-Glen Gray-February 252
59 River, Stay 'way From My Door-Kate Smaith & Guy Lombardo -December 242
60 To Whom It May Concern-Ben Bernie & His Orchestra-February 240
61 It's The Girl-The Boswell Sisters-September 236
62 This Is The Missus-Ben Selvin's Knickerbockers-October 228
63 When I Take My Sugar To Tea-Boswell Sisters & Dorsey Brothers Orchestra-May 196
64 The Thrill Is Gone-Rudy Vallee & his Connecticut Yankees-October 184
65 My Song-Rudy Vallee & His Connecticut Yankees-November 184
66 The King's Horses (And The King's Men)-Ben Bernie & His Orchestra-March 180
67 One More Time-Bing Crosby,Gus Arnheim & His Coconut Grove Orchestra-June 172
68 Heartaches-Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians-April 168
69 For You-Joe Green's Novelty Orchestra-May 168
70 Shine On, Harvest Moon-Ethel Waters-October 164
71 Kickin' The Gong Around-Cab Calloway-December 156
72 Mood Indigo-Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra-March 156
73 Cheerful Little Earful-Tom Gerun & His Orchestra-January 148
74 Yours And Mine-Smith Ballew,Ben Selvin & His Orchestra-January 132
75 I Got Rhythm-Red Nichols & His Five Pennies-January 128
76 Tiger Rag-Mills Brothers-December 126
77 When Your Lover Has Gone-Gene Austin,Leonard Jay & His Orchestra-May 124
78 99 Out Of 100 (Wanna Be Loved)-Ben Bernie-April 112
79 High And Low-Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians-August 112
80 My Ideal-Maurice Chevalier-January 104
81 Got The Bench, Got The Park-Noble Sissle & His Orchestra-April 104
82 St. James Infirmary-Cab Calloway & His Cotton Club Orchestra-June 92
83 Were You Sincere?-Ruth Etting-May 60
84 Roll On, Mississippi, Roll On-Boswell Sisters & Dorsey Brothers Orchestra-June 60
85 On The Beach With You-Cliff Gamet,Johnny Hamp & His Orchestra-July 60
86 You Forgot Your Gloves-Jack Buchanan-November 56
87 (I Am The Words) You Are The Melody-Wayne King & His Orchestra-January 52
88 Embraceable You-Red Nichols & His Five Pennies-January 52
89 Minnie The Moocher-Cab Calloway-May 52
90 I've Got Five Dollars-Emil Coleman & His Orchestra-April 48
91 New Sun In The Sky-Fred Astaire,Leo Reisman & His Orchestra-August 48
92 Mama Inez-Maurice Chevalier-May 48
93 Overnight-Ruth Etting-February 44
94 Love For Sale-Libby Holman-March 44
95 Sugar Blues-Blanche Calloway And Her Joy Boys-April 44
96 Siboney-Alfredo Brito & His Siboney Orchestra-June 44
97 Why Dance?-Conee Boswell-October 44
*Edward Foote Gardner ia a mathematician who used data to
compile bi-monthly US single charts between 1899 and 1949.
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