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TOP SONGS IN THE USA FOR 1921 |
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Written by Barry Kowal
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May 07, 2018 at 12:07 PM |
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TOP SONGS IN THE USA FOR 1921*
No.-Song-Artist-Peak Month 1 WANG WANG BLUES-PAUL WHITEMAN-FEBRUARY
2 CHERIE-PAUL WHITEMAM-August
3 SAY IT WITH MUSIC-PAUL WHITEMAN-December
4 SONG OF INDIA-PAUL WHITEMAN-October
5 MY MAMMY-PAUL WHITEMAN-June
6 MARGIE-EDDIE CANTOR-March
7 ALL BY MYSELF-TED LEWIS-November
8 O-H-I-O (O-MY!-O!)-Al Jolson-April
9 MAKE BELIEVE-Nora Bayes-July
10 LOOK FOR THE SILVER LINING-Marion Hayes-May
11 Ain't We Got Fun?-Van & Schenck-September
12 Bright Eyes-Paul Whiteman-May
13 My Man (Mon Homme)-Paul Whiteman-August
14 Make Believe-Paul Whiteman-May
15 Second Hand Rose-Ted Lewis & His Band-December
16 (Down By The) O-H-I-O-Billy Jones & Billy Murray-March
17 Darling-Art Hickman & His Orchestra-April
18 Home Again Blues-Original Dixieland Jazz Band-April
19 Feather Your Nest-Henry Burr & Albert Campbell-February
20 Crazy Blues-Mamie Smith & Her Jazz Band-January
21 I'm Nobody's Baby-Marion Harris-November
22 I Ain't Got Nobody-Marion Harris-June
23 Sweetheart-Paul Whiteman-November
24 St.Louis Blues-Original Dixieland Jazz Band-September
25 Grieving For You,Feather Your Nest-Paul Whiteman-February
26 Royal Garden Blues-Original Dixieland Jazz Band-November
27 Learn To Smile-Paul Whiteman-October
28 Mazie-Yerkes Jazarimba Orchestra-July
29 Palesteena-Original Dixieland Jazz Band-March
30 Cherie-Carl Fenton & His Orchestra-August
31 Love Sends A Little Gift Of Roses-Reinald Werrenrath
32 Sweet Mama (Papa's Gettin' Mad)-Marion Harris-January
33 Learn To Smile-John McCormack-November
34 You Can't Keep A Good Man Down-Mamie Smith & Her Jazz Band-July
35 Spread Yo' Stuff-Benny Krueger & His Orchestra-May
36 My Mammy-Peerless Quartet-May
37 Do You Ever Think Of Me?-Paul Whiteman-May
38 Bright Eyes-Leo Reisman & His Orchestra-May
39 I'm A Little Lonesome Little Raindrop-Frank Crumit-March
40 Peggy O'Neil-Billy Jones-August
41 Make Believe-Isham Jones & His Orchestra-June
42 Kitten On The Keys-ZEZ Confrey & His Orchestra-June
43 Caresses-Paul Whiteman-April
44 Beale Street Blues-Marion Harris-December
45 Strut,Miss Lizzie-American Quartet-December
46 Cherie-Nora Bayes-October
47 Down Home Blues-Ethel Waters-October
48 All By Myself-Frank Crumit-September
49 Palesteena-Eddie Cantor-February
50 All She'd Say Was "Umh-Hum"-Van & Schenck-February
51 Old Pal,Why Don't You Answer Me?-Henry Burr-January
52 Anytime,Anyday,Anywhere-Paul Whiteman-January
53 Auld Lang Syn-Peerless Quartet-December
54 Dreams Of Long Ago-Enrico Caruso-October (1912)
55 All By Myself-Aileen Stanley-October
56 Down Yonder-Ernest Hare & Bill Jones-August
57 I Found A Rose In The Devil's Garden-Sterling Trio-August
58 Scandanavia-Al Jolson-July
59 Humming-Paul Whiteman-July
60 Rose-Paul Biese Trio-April
61 The Old Rugged Cross-Homer Rodeheaver-March
62 Cherie-Ben Selvin & His Orchestra-July
63 Moonbeams-All-Star-Trio-May
64 Say It With Music-Ben Selvin & His Orchestra-December
65 Who'll Be The Next One (To Cry Over You)-Charles Harrison-December
66 All By Myself-Benny Krueger & His Orchestra-November
67 Dangerous Blues-Mamie Smith & Her Jazz Band-October
68 Where The Mississippi Flows-Olive Kline & Elsie Baker-November
69 Hpme Again Blues-Aileen Stanley-September
70 Do You Ever Think Of Me?-Happy Six-May
71 I Ain't Nobody's Darling-Paul Biese Trio & Frank Crumit-December
72 I Never Knew-Paul Whiteman-June
73 Look For The Silver Lining-Charles Harrison & Edna Brown-May
74 Rosie-Carl Fenton & His Orchestra-April
75 Broadway Rose-Peerless Quartet-February
76 There's Only One Pal,After All-Charles Hart-November
77 Crooning-Benson Orchestra Of Chicago-September
78 My Man (Mon Homme)-Aileen Stanley-August
79 I Used To Love You,But It's All Over Now-Frank Crumit-August
80 Learning-Great White Way Orchestra-July
81 Wyoming (Lullaby)-Charles Hart-July
82 Timbuctoo-Paul Biese Trio & Frank Crumit-April
83 Grieving For You-Marion Harris-March
84 Margie-Frank Crumit-February
85 Beautiful Annabelle Lee-Prince's Orchestra-February
86 The Japanese Sandman-Nora Bayes-January
87 San-Benson Orchestra Of Chicago-November
88 Bandana Days-Eubie Blake-December
89 Deep In Your Eyes-Prince's Orchestra-October
90 Peggy O'Neil-Charles Harrison-September
91 I Found A Rose In The Devil's Garden-Sam Ash-July
92 My Mammy-Aileen Stanley-June
93 My Mammy-Yerkes Jazarimba Orchestra-May
94 Hungarian Rhapsody No.2-Philadelphia Orchestra-April
95 I Used To Love You,But It's All Over Now-Peerless Quartet-April
96 I'm A Jazz Vampire-Marion Harris-February
97 Waiting For The Sun To Come Out-Lambert Murphy-January
98 Whip-Poor-Will-Isham Jones & His Orchestra-April
99 If You Only Knew-Edwin Dale-December
100 The Young Prince And The Young Princess-Philadelphia Orchestra-September
101 Ain't We Got Fun?-Benson Orchestra Of Chicago-August
102 Serenade-Efrem Zimbalist-May
103 Fare Thee Honey Blues-Mamie Smith & Her Jazz Band-March
104 Sally,Won't You Come Back-Ted Lewis & His Band-December
105 You Made Me Forget How To Cry-Henry Burr-November
106 They Needed A Song Bird In Heaven (So God Took Caruso Away-Sam Ash-October
107 Down Yonder-Peerless Quartet-October
108 Jazz Me Blues-Original Dixieland Jazz Band-September
109 Tea Leaves-Nora Bayes-September
110 Some Little Bird-Coon-Sanders Orchestra-August
111 Whip-Poor-Will/Look For The Silver Lining (Medley)-Vernon Country Club Band-July
112 Now And Then-Ben Selvin & His Orchestra-April113 Margie-Original Dixieland Jazz Band-March114 Fair One-Ted Lewis & His Band-January115 Mimi-Paul Biese Trio & Frank Crumit-November116 Toddle-Paul Biese Trio-June117 Home Again Blues-Frank Crumit-May118 Why Worry?-Nora Bayes-May119 I Love You,Sunday-Ted Lewis & His Band-February120 Broadway Blues-Nora Bayes-February121 My Gal Sal-Columbia Stellar Quartet-November122 Three O'Clock In The Morning-Frank Crumit-November123 You Made Me Forget How To Cry-Charles Harrison-November124 Love Me-Ted Lewis & His Band-September125 Carolina Lullaby-Henry Burr & Albert Campbell-August126 I'm Nobody's Baby-Aileen Stanley-August127 Make Believe-Ben Selvin & His Orchestra-June128 My Mammy-Isham Jones & His Orchestra-May129 Look Foor The Silver Linig-Isham Jones & His Orchestra-May130 Mandalay-Henry Burr & Albert Campbell-March 131 Palesteena-Frank Crumit-March132 Avalon-Art Hickman & His Orchestra-February133 Saturday-Nora Bayes-December134 Tuck Me To Sleep (In My Old "Tucky Home")-Ernest Hare-November135 In A Little Front Parlour (On An Old Backstreet)-Nora Bayes-August136 Love Sends A Little Gift Of Roses-Charles Hackett-August137 Look For The Silver Lining-Elizabeth Spencer-June 138 Look For The Silver Lining-Lewis James-June139 Symphony In E Flat Major (Finale)-Arturo Toscanini & La Scala Orchestra-May140 Sweet Mama (Papa's Gettin' Mad)-Original Dixieland Jazz Band-March141 Any Time,Any Day,Abywhere-Art Hickman & His Orchestra-March142 Singin' The Blues-Aileen Stanley-February143 They Needed A Song Bird In Heaven (So God Took Caruso Away)-Anthony Urato-November144 Learn To Smile-Carl Fenton & His Orchestra-September145 All By Myself-Vaughn Deleath-August146 Royal Guarden Blues-Mamie Smith & Her Jazz Band-May147 A Dream-Enrico Caruso-March148 Anchors Aweigh-US Naval Academy Band-March149 Oh,Me! Oh My!-Frank Crumit & Paul Biese Trio-November150 All By Myself-Ben Selvin & His Orchestra-September151 Mazie-Great White Way Orchestra-June152 Love Will Find The Way-Reed Miller-May153 Tuck Me To Sleep (In My Old 'Tucky Home)-Billy Jones-November154 Hawiian Medley-Frank Ferera-November155 The Japanese Sandman-Ben Selvin & His Orchestra-September156 Cherie-Harry Raderman's Jazz Orchestra-August157 Deep In Your Eyes-Lucy Isabelle Marsh-May158 Tired Of Me-Ted Lewis & His Band-March
* 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 (through 1929)
Other trade publications
Sheet Music Sales
ASCAP
Best-selling records information
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Last Updated ( Oct 20, 2019 at 12:00 PM )
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