TOP SONGS IN THE USA FOR 1929*

No.-Song-Artist-Peak Month 1 TIP TOE THRU THE TULIPS-NICK LUCAS-NOVEMBER 2 HONEY-RUDY VALLEE-May 3 CAROLINA MOON-GENE AUSTIN-March 4 LITTLE PAL-AL JOLSON-September 5 THE WEDDING OF THE PAINTED DOLL-LEO REISMAN-June 6 PAGAN LOVE SONG-COPLEY PLAZA ORCHESTRA (BOB HARING)-July 7 SINGIN' IN THE RAIN-CLIFF EDWARDS ("Ukelele Ike")-August 8 SWEETHEARTS ON PARADE-Guy Lombardo-February 9 AM I BLUE?-Ethel Waters-October 10 A PRECIOUS LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE-George Olsen & His Orchestra-March 11 Great Day-Paul Whiteman-December 12 Painting The Clouds With Sunshine-Nick Lucas-November 13 Piccolo Pete-Ted Weems & His Orchestra-November 14 Weary River-Rudy Vallee & His Connecticut Yankees-May 15 You Were Meant For Me-Scrappy Lambert,Nat Shilkret & The Victor Orchestra-June 16 Love Me Or Leave Me-Ruth Etting-March 17 Deep Night-Rudy Vallee & His Connecticut Yankees-May 18 Makin' Whoopee-Eddie Cantor-March 19 Sleepy Valley-Gus Arnheim & His Orchestra-August 20 I'm In Seventh Heaven-Al Jolson-September 21 My Sin-Ben Selvin & His Orchestra-July 22 You're The Cream In My Coffee-Ben Selvin & His Orchestra-January 23 Lonely Troubador-Rudy Vallee & His Connecticut Yankees-December 24 Marie-Rudy Vallee & His Connecticut Yankees-April 25 Farewell Blues-Ted Lewis & His Band-December 26 Ain't Misbehavin'-Leo Reisman & His Orchestra-September 27 A Gay Caballero-Frank Crumit-January 28 Louise-Maurice Chevalier-July 29 Broadway Melody-Ben Selvin & His Orchestra-May 30 I'll Get By As Long As I Have You-Ruth Etting-May 31 With A Song In My Heart-Leo Reisman & His Orchestra-June 32 Mean To Me-Ruth Etting-June 33 I'll Always Be In Love With You-Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians-June 34 Lover,Come Back To Me-Paul Whiteman-May 35 Button Up Your Overcoat-Roger Wolfe Kahn & His Orchestra-April 36 Lady Luck-Ted Lewis & His Band-November 37 Pagan Love Song-Trobadors Orchestra-July 38 She's Funny That Way-Gene Austin-February 39 I Love You (My Love Song)-Ted Lewis & His Band-September 40 Singin' In The Rain-Earl Burtnett & His Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel Orchestra-September 41 Am I Blue?-Libby Holman-October 42 My Lucky Star-Paul Whiteman-May 43 Love Me-Nat Shilkret & The Victor Orchestra-November 44 Lonely Troubador-Ted Lewis & His Band-November 45 Why Can't You?-Al Jolson-September 46 Where The Shy Little Violets Grow-Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians-March 47 If I Had A Talking Picture Of You-Johnny Hamp & His Orchestra-December 48 I'm Just A Vagabond Lover-Rudy Vallee & His Connecticut Yankees-August 49 Tip Toe Through The Tulips-Jean Goldkette & His Orchestra-November 50 Weary River-Gene Austin-May 51 Carolina Moon-Ben Selvin & His Orchestra-March 52 Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love)-Paul Whiteman-March 53 Moanin' Low-Libby Holman-October 54 Pardon My Southern Accent-Ernie Mathias & Irving Aaronson & His Commanders-October 55 Button Up Your Overcoat-Paul Whiteman-April 56 Sweetheart Of All My Dreams-Rudy Vallee & His Connecticut Yankees-March 57 Softly,As In The Morning Sunshine-Fraklyn Baur.Nat Shilkret & The Victor Orchestra-February 58 Let's Do It,Let's Fall In Love-Phil Saxe,Jack Armstrong & Irving Aaronson & His Commanders-January 59 My Sweeter Than You-Leo Reisman & His Orchestra-December 60 Pagan Love Song-Columbians-August 61 Love Me-Paul Whiteman-November 62 (I'm A Dreamer) Aren't We All?-Paul Whiteman-December 63 Avalon Town-Gus Arnheim & His Orchestra-March 64 I'm Sorry,Sally-Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians-January 65 Lover,Come Back To Me!-Arden-Ohman Orchestra-February 66 College Medley Fox Trot (The Big Ten)-Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians-November 67 Painting The Clouds With Sunshine-Jean Goldkette & His Orchestra-October 68 Louise-Paul Whiteman-July 69 One Kiss-Nat Shilkret & The Victor Orchestra-February 70 Silent Nigh,Holy Night-Paul Whiteman-January 71 If I Had A Talking Picture Of You-Paul Whiteman-December 72 An American In Paris-George Gershwin & Victor Symphony Orchestra-July 73 Little Pal-Gene Austin-August 74 If I Had You-Rudy Vallee & His Connecticut Yankees-March 75 Turn On The Heat-Earl Burtnett & His Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel Orchestra-December 76 Farm Relief Song-Vernon Dalhart-October 77 Ain't Misbehavin'-Louis Armstrong-October 78 My Song Of The Nile-Melody Three-August 79 S'posin'-Rudy Vallee & His Connecticut Yankees-August 80 My Sin-Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians-August 81 You're The Cream In My Coffee-Ted Weems & His Orchestra-January 82 My Mother's Eyes-George Jessel-May 83 My Time Is Your Time-Rudy Vallee & His Connecticut Yankees-June 84 Wedding Bells Are Breaking Up That Old Gang Of Mine-Gene Austin-May 85 Me And The Man In The Moon-Helen Kane-March 86 Makin' Whoopee-Paul Whiteman-March 87 Sweethearts On Parade-Abe Lyman & His California Orchestra-January 88 My Song Of The Nile-Ben Selvin & His Orchestra-September 89 I Get The Blues When It Rains-Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians-August 90 The Wedding Of The Painted Doll-Charles King-August 91 I Wanna Be Loved By You-Ben Selvin & His Orchestra-January 92 Ain't Misbehavin'-Bill Robinson-November 93 Ain't Misbehavin'-Irving Mills & His Hotsy Totsy Band-October 94 Sunny Side Up-Earl Burtnett & His Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel Orchestra-December 95 Singin' In The Rain-Gus Arnheim & His Orchestra-September 96 Marie-Nat Shilkret & The Victor Orchestra-February 97 If I Had A Talking Picture Of You-Earl Burtnett & His Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel Orchestra-December 98 I'll Always Be In Love With You-Morton Downey-June 99 Lover,Come Back To Me-Rudy Vallee & His Connecticut Yankees-May100 The Song I Love-Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians-March101 Pompanola-Ben Selvin & His Orchestra-January102 Liza (All The Clouds'll Roll Away)-Al Jolson-September103 Little Pal-Paul Whiteman-September104 The Utah Trail-Ford & Glenn-August105 Wait Till You See Ma Cherie-Maurice Chevalier-August106 Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love)-Bing Crosby & Dorsey Brothers Orchestra-April107 My Blackbirds Are Bluebirds Now-Ruth Etting-January108 What Wouldn't Do For That Man-Ruth Etting-November109 How Am I To Know-Arden-Ohman Orchestra-October110 Ain't Misbehavin'-Gene Austin-October111 Sunny Side Up-Johnny Hamp & His Orchestra-December112 When My Dreams Come True-Paul Whiteman-October113 A Room With A View-Ben Selvin & His Orchestra-March114 Concerto In F,Parts 1 & 2-Paul Whiteman-January115 Love,Your Spell Is Everywhere-Ben Selvin & His Orchestra-December116 Broadway Melody-Charles King-August117 Honey-Ben Selvin & His Orchestra-June118 I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes-Carter Family-July119 The Wedding Of The Painted Doll-Earl Burtnett & His Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel Orchestra-June120 Glad Rag Doll-Ted Lewis & His Band-March121 South-Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra-January (1925)122 Singin' In The Bathtub-Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians-December123 Through!(How Can You Say We're Through?)-Ted Lewis & His Band-November124 Pretemding-Rudy Vallee & His Connecticut Yankees-October125 I'm The Medicine Man From The Blues-Ted Lewis & His Band-September126 I've Got A Feeling I'm Falling-Gene Austin-August127 The Lonesome Road-Willard Robinson,Nat Shilkret & The Victor Orchestra-August128 Big City Blues-Annette Hanshaw-August129 Coquette-Rudy Vallee & His Connecticut Yankees-May130 Sally Of My Dreams-Earl Burtnett & His Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel Orchestra-January131 A Little Kiss Each Morning (A Little Kiss Each Night)-Rudy Vallee & his Connecticut Yankees-December132 Sleepy Valley-Jamrs Melton-August133 Tip Toe Through The Tulips-Johnny Marvin-November134 Heigh-Ho,Everybody,Heigh-Ho-Rudy Vallee & His Connecticut Yankees-October135 Mean To Me-Moran & Mack-July136 My Lucky Star-Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians-May137 Button Up Your Overcoat-Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians-April138 My Tonia-Nick Lucas-April139 Am I Blue?-Annette Hanshaw-October140 Am I Blue?-Nat Shilkret & The Victor Orchestra-September141 I'll Get By-Nick Lucas-May142 Congratulations-Jack Denny & His Orchestra-December143 A Precious Little Thing Called Love-Ipana Troubadors-March144 If I Had You-Al Bowlly-January145 Waiting At The End Of The Road-Paul Whiteman-November146 Do Something-Helen Kane-July147 Blue Hawaii-Paul Whiteman-July148 I Kiss Your Hand,Madame-Smith Ballew & His Orchestra-July149 Jericho-Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians-May 150 I Can't Give You Anything But Love-Don Howard,Nat Shilkret & The Victor Orchestra-January151 Body And Soul-Annette Hanshaw-November152 Patriotic March Medley-Victor Symphony Orchestra-October153 Dream Mother-Gene Austin-July154 Me And The Man In The Moon-Ted Weems & His Orchestra-March155 I Can't Give You Anything But Love-Gene Austin-February156 Sonny Boy-Gene Austin-February157 Chant Of The Jungle-Paul Specht & His Orchestra-December158 Avalon Town-Clicquot Club Eskimos-January159 I Kiss Your Hand,Madame-Leo Reisman & His Orchestra-July160 You Were Meant For Me-Ben Selvin & His Orchestra-May161 A Love Tale Of Alsace-Lorraine-Leo Reisman & His Orchestra-April162 China Boy-Paul Whiteman-December163 I Gotta Great Big Date With A Little Bitta Girl-Coon-Sanders Orchestra-November164 Barnacle Bill The Sailor-Frank Luther-October165 Just You,Just Me-Cliff Edwards-October166 I'm Walking Around In A Dram-Ted Lewis & His Band-August167 Broadway Melody-Nat Shilkret & The Victor Orchestra-June168 Happy Days And Lonely Nights-Ben Selvin & Knickerbockers-January 169 Waiting For A Train-Jimmie Rodgers-April170 Dream Train-Abe Lyman & His California Orchestra-March171 Blue Shadows-Johnny Hamp & His Orchestra-January172 How About Me?-Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians-February173 Little Darling,Pal Of Mine-Carter Family-January174 Foolishments-Moran & Mack-October175 St.James' Infirmary-Louis Armstrong-May176 Marie-Franklyn Baur-March177 When You're Smiling-Louis Armstrong-December178 Look What You've Done To Me-Leo Reisman & His Orchestra-November179 Piccolo Pete-Tom Stacks,Six Jumping Jacks & Harry Reser's Orchestra-November180 I'm The Last Of The Red-Hot Mamas-Sophie Tucker-September181 True Blue Lou-Ethel Waters-September182 Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out-Bessie Smith-September183 Some Sweet Day-Franklyn Baur,Nat Shilkret & The Victor Orchestra-July184 A Garden In The Rain-Gene Austin-July185 Button Up Your Overcoat-Ruth Etting-June186 I Faw Down And Go Boom-Eddie Cantor-April187 Carolina Moon-Troubadors Orchestra-April188 You're The Cream In My Coffee-Ruth Etting-March189 I'm Bringing A Red,Red Rose-Ruth Etting-March190 Jennine,I Dream Of Lilac Time-John McCormack-February191 She's Funny That Way-Ted Lewis & His Band-February192 Marianne-Arden-Ohman Orchestra-February193 The Right Kind Of Man-Ruth Etting-December194 Your Mother And Mine-Paul Whiteman-October195 Little Orphan Annie-Coon-Sanders Orchestra-July196 I'll Never Ask For More-Aileen Stanley-June197 Precious Little Thing Called Love-Johnny Marvin & Ed Smalle-June198 I Get The Blues When It Rains-Ford & Glenn-May199 Don't Be Like That-Roger Wolfe Kahn & His Orchestra-April200 I'd Rather Be Blue Over You (Than Be Happy With Someone Else)-Fanny Brice-April201 Makin' Whoopee-Ben Bernie & His Orchestra-March202 The Mooche-Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra-January203 Is Everbody In Your Family As Dumb As You Is?-Amos & Andy-December 204 Baby Oh Where Can You Be-Rudy Vallee & His Connecticut Yankees-October205 Ain't Misbehavin'-Ruth Etting-October206 Look What You've Done To Me-Earl Burtnett & His Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel Orchestra-December207 Glad Rag Doll-Ruth Etting-June208 Sally Of My Dreams-Dorsey Brothers Orchestra-February209 Ain't Misbehavin'-Fats Waller-November210 My Song Of The Nile-Scrappy Lambert & Troubadors Orchestra-October211 Am I Blue?-Ben Selvin & His Orchestra-October212 Deep Night-Ruth Etting-June213 Satisfied-Henry Busse & His Orchestra-November214 Dance,Little Lady-Roger Wolfe Kahn & His Orchestra-March215 Tip Toe Through The Tulips-Ford & Glenn-December216 You Made Me Love You (Why Did You)-Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians-October217 Am I Blue?-Tom Gerun & His Orchestra-September218 Used To You-Al Jolson-September219 With A Song In My Heart-Jamrs Melton-August220 I Want To Be Bad-Roger Wolfe Kahn & His Orchestra-July 221 I Used To Love Her In The Moonlight-Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians-June222 I'll Get By,As Long As I Have You-Aileen Stanley-June223 My One And Only-Fred Astaire-April224 Find Me A Primitive Man-Colonial Club Orchestra & Libby Holmam-December225 Return Of The Gay Caballero-Frank Crumit-December226 Painting The Clouds With Sunshine-Sammy Fain-November 227 Indiana-Red Nichols & His Five Pennies-October228 Moanin' Low--Charleston Chasers-October229 Where Is The Song Of Songs For Me?-Franklyn Baur-September230 My Sin-Belle Baker-August231 The Utah Trail-Frank Luther & Carson Robinson-August232 Fioretta-Ernest Hare & Bill Jones-July233 All By Yourself In The Moonlight-Irving Aaronson & His Commanders-June234 In A Great Big Way-Annette Hanshaw-May235 When Summer Is Gone-Nat Shilkret & The Victor Orchestra-April236 Me And The Man In The Moon-Cliff Edwards-March237 Dream House-Seger Ellis & His Orchestra-January238 The Web Of Love-Earl Burtnett & His Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel Orchestra-November239 My Fate Is In Your Hands-Gene Austin & Fats Waller-December240 Breakaway-Arnold Johnson & His Orchestra-October241 Birmingham Berths-Ethel Waters-September242 Building A Nest For Mary-Ipana Troubadors-August243 Yellow Dog Blues-Ben Pollack & His Orchestra-August244 Orange Blossom Time-Cliff Edwards-August245 That's What I Call Heaven-Gene Austin-July246 Caressing You-Johnny Marvin & Ed Smalle-July247 Who Wouldn't Be Jealous Of You?-Ray Miller & His Orchestra-April248 My Man-Belle Baker-March249 Pine Top's Boogie Woogie-Pine Top Smith-February250 High Up On A Hill Top-Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians-January251 It Goes Like This (That Funny Melody)-Johnny Johnson & 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 Talking Machine World Other trade publications Sheet Music Sales ASCAP
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