No. Song-Artist-Peak month
1 IT'S A LONG,LONG WAY TO TIPPERAY-JOHN McCORMACK-FEBRUARY 2 THEY DIDN'T BELIEVE ME-HARRY MacDONOUGH & OLIVE KLINE-December
3 HELLO,FRISCO!-OLIVE KLINE & REINALD WERRENRATH-May
4 A LITTLE BIT OF HEAVEN("SHURE,THEY CALL IT IRELAND")-GEORGE MacFARLANE-July
5 CARRY ME BACK TO OLD VIRGINNY-ALMA GLUCK-April
6 I DIDN'T RAISE MY BOY TO BE SOLDIERS-PEERLESS QUARTET-June
7 MY BIRD OF PARADISE-PEERLESS QUARTET-August
8 I DIDN'T RAISE MY BOY TO BE SOLDIERS-Morton Harvey-May
9 CHINATOWN,MY CHINATOWN-American Quartet-March
10 CLOSE TO MY HEART-Henry Burr & Albert Campbell-September
11 My Little Dream Girl-James F.Harrison & James Reed-September
12 Home,Sweet Home-Alice Nielsen-August
13 It's A Long Long Way To Tipperary-Prince's Orchestra-February
14 Tip Top Tipperary Mary-Peerless Quartet-March
15 Back To The Carolina You Love-Al Jolson-January
16 You'll Always Be The Same Sweet Girl-James F.Harrison & James Reed-December
17 Alabama Jubilee-Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan-October
18 A Little Bit Of Heaven (Shure,They Call It Ireland)-Charles Harrison-August
19 Don't Take My Darling Boy Away-Peerless Quartet-July
20 My Little Girl-Henry Burr & Albert Campbell-September
21 Auf Wiedersehen-Olive Kline-November
22 Auf Wiedersehen-Harry MacDonough-November
23 There's A Little Lane Without A Turning (On The Way To Home Sweet Home)-Henry Burr-November
24 On The 5:15-American Quartet-April
25 Adeste Fidelis (Oh,Come All Ye Faithful)-John McCormack-December
26 The Little House Upon The Hill-James F.Harrison & James Reed-May
27 Chinatown,My Chinatown-Grace Kerns & John Barnes Wells-February
28 When You Wore A Tulip And I Wore A Big Red Rose-American Quartet-January
29 Down Among The Sheltering Palms-Lyric Quartet-August
30 The Little Ford Rambled Right Along-Billy Murray-August
31 I'm On My Way To Dublin Bay-Peerless Quartet-June
32 Hello,Frisco-Sam Ash & Eldina Morris-October
33 The Old Folks At Home (Swanee River)-Alma Gluck-July
34 Goodbye,Girls,I'm Through-Eddie Morton-April
35 He's A Rag Picker-Peerless Quartet-February
36 When My Ship Comes In-Henry Burr & Albert Campbell-May
37 I'm Neutral-Bert Williams-November
38 Maybe A Day,Maybe A Year-June
39 Virginia Lee-Peerless Quartet-May
40 Ave Maria-John McCormack-April
41 Songs From The Past,Parts 1 &2-Victor Mixed Chorus-October
42 Jane-Peerless Quartet-September
43 Songs Of Our Native Birds-Charles Kellogg-July
44 A Perfect DayMcKee's Orchestra-December
45 The Fiddle And I-Alma Gluck-December
46 The Morning Saxaphone Rag-(Six) Brown Brothers-July
47 When I Leave The World Behind-Henry Burr-December
48 If We Can't Be The Same Old Sweethearts,We'll Just Be The Same Old Friends-Irving Kaufman-August
49 Serenata-John McCormack-November
50 Mother Machree-Taylor Trio-October
51 On,Wisconsin!-Prince's Orchestra-September
52 Ragging The Scale-Conway's Band-November
53 War Talk At Pun'kin Center-Cal Stewart-October
54 Sweet Kentucky Lady (Dry Your Eyes)-Harry MacDonough-June
55 It's Tulip Time In Holland-Henry Burr-December
56 Shadowland Fox-Trot-Prince's Orchestra-July
57 Brighten The Corner Where You Are-Homer Rodeheaver-July
58 At The Mississippi Cabaret-American Quartet-January
59 When It's Peach Picking Time In Georgia-Henry Burr & Albert Campbell-October
60 By Heck-Byron G.Harlan & Will Robbins-June
61 When You're Away-Olive Kline-March
62 Jesus,Lover Of My Soul-Alma Gluck & Louise Homer-March
63 My Sweet Adair-James F.Harrison & James Reed-November
64 By The Waters Of Minnetonka-Alice Nielsen-July
65 I Want To Linger-Prince's Orchestra-May
66 Love's Dream After The BallVenetian Trio-May
67 I'm Coming Back To Dixie And You-Peerless Quartet-April
68 Sister Susie's Sewing Shirts For Soldiers-Al Jolson-March
69 We'll Build A Little Home In The USA-Irving Kaufman-December
70 Just Try To Picture Me Down Home In Tennessee-Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan-October
71 Floating Down The Old Green River-Sam Ash-November
72 My Little Girl-Ada Jones & Will Robbins-July
73 Gems From "Maid In America"-Victor Light Opera Co.-June
74 The Star Spangled Banner-Maragaret Woodrow Wilson-May
75 On The 5:15-Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan-March
76 My Tango Girl-Victor Military Band-March
77 My Wild Irish Rose-John McCormack-February
78 Sister Susie's Sewing Shirts For Soldiers-Billy Murray-February
79 La Mia Canzone (My Song To Thee)-Enrico Caruso-September
80 Cows May Come,Cows May Go, But The Bull Goes On Forever-Peerless Quartet-August
81 My Tango Girl-Albert & Monroe Jockers-July
82 Simple Melody-Mary Carson & Walter Van Brunt-July
83 Chinatown,My Chinatown-Prince's Orchestra-May
84 Everybody Rag With Me-George O'Connor-May
85 The Song Of Songs-Grace Kerns-May
86 Chin-Chin-Prince's Orchestra-March
87 A Little Bit Of Heaven (They Call It Ireland)-John Barnes Wells-March
88 When You're In Love With Someone Who's Not In Love With You-Charles Harrison-March
89 I Won't Go Back To Michigan (Down On The Farm)-Morton Harvey-January
90 Evening Song-John McCormack-September
91 Memphis Blues-Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan-September
92 Auntie Skinner's Chicken Dinner-Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan-August
93 Underneath The Japanese Moon-Prince's Orchestra-March
94 When The Grown-Up Ladies Act Like Babies (I've Got To Love 'Em,That's All)-Billy Murray-February
95 Roll Them Cotton Bales-Heidelberg Quintet-January
96 It's A Long,Long Way To Tipperary-Albert Farrington-January
97 Along Came Ruth-Arthur Fields-January
98 Restaurant Scene-Weber & Fields-December
99 The Village Gossips-Byron G.Harlan & Cal Stewart-November
100 There's A Long,Long Trail-Charles Harrison,Billy Burton & Herbert Stuart-October
101 Uncle John In A Barber Shop-Cal Stewart-September
102 When Sunday Comes To Town-Arthur Fields-September
103 When I Leave The World Behind-Sam Ash-September
104 Estrellita-McKee's Orchestra-September
105 The Magic Medley-Billy Murray-August
106 Minstrel Parade-Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan-August
107 The Flame Of Love-Elsie Baker & James F.Harrison-August
108 Don't Take My Darling Boy Away-Joseph Phillips & Helen Clark-July
109 He Comes Up Smiling-Arthur Fields-July
110 In The Land Of The Love With The Songbirds-Henry Burr & Albert Campbell-June
111 I Want To Go To Tokio-Prince's Orchestra-May
112 There's A Little Spark Of Love Still Burning-Henry Burr-May
113 My Melancholy Baby-Walter Van Brunt-April
114 They All Had A Finger In The Pie-American Quartet-April
115 Syncopated Walk-Prince's Orchestra-March
116 Underneath The Japanese Moon-Irving Kaufman-February
117 Aida:O Terra Addio ("Farewell,Oh Earth")-Lucy Isabelle Marsh & John McCormack-February
118 Poor Pauline-Arthur Fields-February
119 You're More Than The World To Me-George Wilton Ballard-January
120 Same Sort Of Girl-Inez Barbour & John Barnes Wells-January
121 Teach Me To Smile-Olive Kline & Reinald Werrenrath-November
122 Silver Threads Among The Gold-Charles Adams-November
123 Those Charlie Chaplin Feet-Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan-October
124 Gems From "Nobody Home"-Victor Light Opera Co.-September
125 From The Land Of Sky-Blue Water-Alice Nielsen-September
126 Serenade:Spanish Dance No.2-Pablo Casals-June
127 She Used To Be The Slowest Girl In Town-Ada Jones & Will Robbins-June
128 When You're Wearing The Ball And Chain-Billy Murray-March
129 Home,Sweet Home-Elsie Baker-February
130 If That's Your Idea Of A Wonderful Time (Take Me Home)-Ada Jones-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:
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
