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TOP SONGS IN THE USA FOR 1916 |
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Written by Barry Kowal
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Jun 17, 2012 at 10:38 PM |
TOP SONGS IN THE USA FOR 1916*
No. Song-Artist-Peak month
1 M-O-T-H-E-R (A WORD THAT MEANS THE WORLD TO ME)-HENRY BURR-MARCH
2 GOOD-BYE,GOOD LUCK,GOD BLESS YOU(IS ALL THAT I CAN SAY)-HENRY BURR-July
3 HELLO,HAWAII,HOW ARE YOU?-PRINCE'S ORCHESTRA-May
4 THE SUNSHINE OF YOUR SMILE-JOHN McCORMACK-December
5 THERE'S A LONG,LONG TRAIL-JAMES F.HARRISON & JAMES REED-February
6 TURN BACK THE UNIVERSE AND GIVE ME YESTER DAY-H. MacDONOUGH & ORPHEUS QUARTET-December
7 THE GIRL ON THE MAGAZINE-HARRY MacDONOUGH-May
8 IRELAND MUST BE HEAVEN,FOR MY MOTHER CAME FROM THERE-Charles Harrison-November
9 IF I KNOCK THE 'L' OUT OF KELLY (IT WOULD STILL BE KELLY TO ME)-Marguerite Farrell-October
10 I SENT MY WIFE TO THE THOUSAND ISLES-Al Jolson-September
* 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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