TOP SONGS IN THE USA FOR 1923 |
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Written by Barry Kowal
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Jun 07, 2018 at 11:57 AM |
TOP SONGS IN THE USA FOR 1923 *
No.-Song-Artist-Peak Month 1 PARADE OF THE WOODEN SOLDIERS-PAUL WHITEMAN-APRIL 2 SWINGIN' DOWN THE LANE-ISHAM JONES & HIS ORCHESTRA-August 3 THAT OLD GANG OF MINE-BILLY MURRAY & ED SMALLE-November 4 YES! WE HAVE NO BANANAS-BILLY JONES-September 5 DOWN HEARTED BLUES-BESSIE SMITH-July 6 TOOT TOOT TOOTSIE (GOO' BYE)-AL JOLSON-January 7 CAROLINA IN THE MORNING-VAN & SCHENCK-March 8 DREAMY MELODY-Art Landry-July 9 LOVE SENDS A LITTLE GIFT OF ROSES-Carl Fenton & His Orchestra-June 10 YES! WE HAVE NO BANANAS-Ben Selvin & His Orchestra--November 11 No,No,Nora-Eddie Cantor-December 12 I'll Build A Stairway To Paradise-Paul Whiteman-January 13 Bambalina-Paul Whiteman-June 14 Crinoline Days-Paul Whiteman-April 15 I've Got The Yes! We Have No Bananas Blues-Eddie Cantor-December 16 Journey's End=Paul Whiteman-March 17 Indiana Monn-Ben Selvin & His Orchestra-October 18 Swinging Down The Lane-Ben Bernie & His Orchestra-July 19 Barney Google-Ernest Hare & Bill Jones-August 20 I Cried For You-Benny Krueger & His Orchestra-October 21 Broken-Hearted Melody-Isham Jones & His Orchestra-March 22 Last Night On The Back Porch-Paul Whiteman-December 23 Who's Sorry Now?-Isham Jones & His Orchestra-September 24 I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate-Virginians-February 25 Just A Girl That Men Forget-Henry Burr-December 26 Yes! We Have No Bananas-Great White Way Orchestra-September 27 Rose Of The Rio Grande-Marion Harris-May 28 Aggravatin' Papa-Marion Harris-April 29 That Old Gang Of Mine-Benny Krueger & His Orchestra-December 30 Wildflower-Ben Bernie & His Orchestra-July 31 Wondeful One-Paul Whiteman-June 32 Faded Love Letters-Henry Burr-May 33 When You Walked Out,Someone Else Walked Right In-Isham Jones & His Orchestra-October 34 Stella-Al Jolson-September 35 Dearest (You're The Nearest To My Heart)-Paul Whiteman-July 36 Lady Of The Evening-John Steel-May 37 Who Cares?-Al Jolson-March 38 Lovin' Sam (The Shiek Of Alabam')-Nora Bayes-March 39 Carolina In The Morning-Marion Harris-February 40 Coal Black Mammy-Al Jolson-July 41 Lost (A Wonderful Girl)-Al Jolson-February 42 Midnight Rose-Abe Lyman & His California Orchestra-December 43 Morning Will Come-Al Jolson-August 44 Saw Mill River Road-Isham Jones & His Orchestra-June 45 Who's Sorry Now?-Marion Harris-September 46 Gulf Coast Blues-Bessie Smith-July 47 You've Got To See Mama Ev'ry Night (Or You Can't See Mama At All)-Dolly Kay-May 48 Carolina In The Morning-Paul Whiteman-February 49 Homesick-Nora Bayes-January 50 You Know You Belong To Somebody Else (So Why Don't You Leave Me Alone)-Henry Burr-June 51 Cut Yourself A Piece Of Cake-Ted Lewis & His Band-November 52 Way Down Yonder In New Orleans-Paul Whiteman-July 53 Underneath The Mellow Moon-Paul Whiteman-June 54 Some Of These Days-Original Dixieland Jazz Band-May 55 You Can Tell Her,I Stutter-Van & Schenck-April 56 Ivy,Cling To Me-Isham Jones & His Orchestra-April 57 Way Down Yonder In New Orleans-Blossom Seeley-March 58 Bees' Knees-Ted Lewis & His Band-February 59 You Can Have Him,I Don't Want Him-Van & Schenck-February 60 Suez-Clyde Doerr & His Orchestra-January 61 When You And I Were Young,Maggie,Blues-Van & Schenck-January 62 My Buddy-Ernest Hare-January 63 Baby Won't You Please Come Home Blues-Bessie Smith-September 64 That Old Gang Of Mine-Benson Orchestra Of Chicago-November 65 Indiana Moon-Carl Fenton & His Orchestra-November 66 Dirty Hands! Dirty Face!-Marion Harris-October 67 Dirty Hands! Dirty Face!-Irving Kaufman-September 68 Roses Of Picardy-Paul Specht & His Orchestra-August 69 You've Gotta See Mama Ev'ry Night (Or You Can't See Mama At All)-Sophie Tucker-August 70 You Gave Me Your Heart (So I Gave You Mine)-Great White Way Orchestra-April 71 Beside A Babbling Brook-Marion Harris-August 72 Love Tales-Ben Bernie & His Orchestra-October 73 Oh! Gee,Oh! Gosh,Oh! Golly,I'm In Love-Eddie Cantor-October 74 Louisville Lou-Arthur Gibbs & His Gang-August 75 Dearest (You're The Nearest To My Heart-Nora Bayes-July 76 Nellie Kelly I Love You-American Quartet-January 77 Blue (And Broken Hearted)-Marion Harris-January 78 Wolverine Blues-Gene Rodemich & His Orchestra-November 79 Aunt Hagar's Blues-Ted Lewis & His Band-September 80 Love Sends A Little Gift Of Roses-Bar Harbor Society Orchestra-May 81 When Hearts Are Young-Paul Specht & His Orchestra-March 82 My Sweetie Went Away-Billy Murray & Ed Smalle-December 83 Tell Me A Story-Carl Fenton & His Orchestra-October 84 Bebe-Billy Jones-September 85 Marcheta-Isham Jones & His Orchestra-August 86 Oriental-Paul Whiteman-January 87 Yes! We Have No Bananas-Billy Jones,Benny Krueger & His Orchestra-August 88 Who's Sorry Now?-Original Memphis Five-July 89 Farewell Blues-Isham Jones & His Orchestra-June 90 Tiger Rag-Ted Lewis & His Band-May 91 The Okeh Laughing Record-Okeh Laughing Record-May 92 Carolina In The Morning-American Quartet-April 93 You Tell Her:I Stutter-Ernest Hare & Bill Jones-April 94 Three O'Clock In The Morning-Ben Selvin & His Orchestra-March 95 Sixty Seconds Ev'ry Minute(I Think Of You)-Columbians-March 96 You Tell Her:I Stutter-Billy Murray-March 97 I'll Build A Stairway To Love-Ben Selvin & His Orchestra-January 98 The Little Old Log Cabin In The Lane-Fiddlin' John Carson-December 99 Dreams Of India-Benson Orchestra Of Chicago-November 100 Bambalina-Ray Miller & His Orchestra-July 101 Romany Lane-Paul Whiteman-February 102 St.Louis Blues-W.C. Handy's Orchestra-November 103 T'Ain't Nobody's Biz-Ness If I Do-Bessie Smith-October 104 Morning Will Come-Premier Quartet-July 105 Runnin' Wild-Ted Lewis & His Band-April 106 Who Did You Fool,After All?-Nora Bayes-April 107 He Loves It-Eddie Cantor-March 108 You Remind Me Of My Mother-Henry Burr-February 109 Toot Toot Tootsie (Goo' Bye)-Ernest Hare & Bill Jones-February 110 Nellie Kelly,I Love You-Prince's Orchestra-January 111 My Sweetie Went Away-Dolly Kay-December 112 I Wish I Had Someone To Cry Over Me-Lewis James-December 113 Midnight Rose-Charles Hart-December 114 Gulf Coast Blues-Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra-November 115 Georgia Blues-Ethel Waters-November 116 When You Walked Out Someone Else Walked Right In-Frank Crumit-October 117 Aggravatin' Papa-Sophie Tucker-August 118 Trot Along-Benson Orchestra Of Chicago-July 119 The Lost Chord-John McCormack-June 120 Love Sends A Little Gift Of Roses-Sam Ash-June 121 Love Sends A Little Gift Of Roses-Columbia Orchestra-May 122 Haunting Blues-Jan Garber & His Orchestra-April 123 Carry Me Back To My Carolina Home-Henry Burr & Albert Campbell-March 124 Yankee Doodle Blues-Billy Murray & Ed Smalle-February 125 Mary,Dear-Henry Burr-January 126 Goodbye-Paul Specht & His Orchestra-January 127 That Old Gang Of Mine-Irving & Jack Kaufman-November 128 Who's Sorry Now?-Lewis James-October 129 Louiville Lou-Ted Lewis & His Band-October 130 Swingin' Down The Lane-Columbians-August 131 Who's Sorry Now?-Irving Kaufman-July 132 You've Got To See Mama Ev'ry Night (Or You Can't See Mama At All)-Billy Murray & Aileen Stanley-July 133 Lady Of The Evening-Paul Whiteman-May 134 My Buddy-Ben Bernie & His Orchestra-April 135 I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate-Georgians-April 136 When The Leaves Come Tumbling Down-Paul Specht & His Orchestra-February 137 Toot Toot Tootsie (Goo' Bye)-Vincent Lopez & His Orchestra-February 138 Hot Lips-Ted Lewis & His Band-January 139 Cut Yourself A Piece Of Cake--Billy Murray-November 140 Oh Gee,Oh Gosh,Oh Golly (I'm In Love)-Ernest Hare & Bill Jones-October 141 Aggravatin' Papa-Bessie Smith-August 142 Barney Google-Premier Quartet-August 143 Wonderful One-Ben Selvin & His Orchestra-July 144 I Gave You Up Just Before You Threw Me Down-Billy Murray & Gladys Rice-May 145 When Hearts Are Young-Paul Whiteman-April 146 Toot Toot Tootsie! (Goo-Bye)-Benson Orchestra Of Chicago-January 147 I'll Build A Stairway To Paradise-Carl Fenton & His Orchestra-January 148 Will Rogers Tells Traffic Chiefs How To Direct Traffic-Will Rogers-November 149 Down-Hearted Blues-Eubie Blake & Noble Sissle-October 150 You've Got To See Your Mama Ev'ry Night (Or You Can't See Mama At All)-Mamie Smith & Her Jazz Band-July 151 Gems From "Blossom Time"-Victor Light Opera Company-May 152 Away Down East In Maine-Vincent Lopez & His Orchestra-April 153 You Can Have Him,I Don't Want Him Blues-Mamie Smith & Her Jazz Band-February 154 Pick Up Your Sins (And Go To The Devil)-Emil Coleman & His Orchestra-January 155 I Cried For You-Columbians-October 156 Kentucky Babe-Shannon Four-May 157 Porcelain Maid-Paul Specht & His Orchestra-April 158 In Rose Time-Elizabeth Spencer-April 159 Yes!We Have No Bananas-Sam Lanin & His Orchestra-October 160 Bugle Call Rag-Paul Westphal & His Orchestra-August 161 Cohen Telephones About His Auto-Joe Hayman-April 162 I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate-Harry Reser's Orchestra-February * 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: Billboard Talking Machine World Other trade publications Sheet Music Sales ASCAP Best-selling records information
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Last Updated ( Oct 20, 2019 at 02:34 PM )
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