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TOP SONGS IN THE USA FOR 1917 |
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Written by Barry Kowal
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Jun 15, 2012 at 12:12 AM |
TOP SONGS IN THE USA FOR 1917
No. Song-Artist-Peak month
1 OVER THERE-AMERICAN QUARTET-NOVEMBER
2 TILL THE CLOUDS ROLL BY-ANNA WHEATON & JAMES HARROD-September
3 POOR BUTTERFLY-VICTOR MILITARY BAND-March
4 PACK UP YOUR TROUBLES IN YOU OLD KIT BAG-KNICKERBOCKER QUARTET-May
5 HUSH-A-BYE MA BABY (THE MISSOURI WALTZ)-ELSIE BAKER-April
6 MY OWN IONS-HOARCE WRIGHT & RENE DIETRICH-February
7 OVER THERE-NORA BAYES-November
8 FOR ME AND MY GAL-Van & Schenck-July
9 OH JOHNNY,OH JOHNNY,OH!-American Quartet-July
10 THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER-John McCormack-June
* 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:
Talking Machine World (published monthly listsof record labels' top sellers from 1914-21)
Billboard (weekly lists of top songs in vaudeville 1913-18)
Jim Walsh
Sheet Music Sales
ASCAP
Record Label Publications
Best-selling records information
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Last Updated ( Jul 28, 2012 at 02:46 AM )
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