TOP SONGS IN THE USA FOR 1912*
No. Song-Artist-Peak month 1 MOONLIGHT BAY-AMERICAN QUARTET-APRIL 2 DOWN BY THE OLD MILL STREAM-HARRY MacDONOUGH-February 3 RAGTIME COWBOY JOE-BOB ROBERTS-September 4 WAITING FOR THE ROBERT E.LEE-HEIDELBERG QUINTET-November 5 BE MY LITTLE LADY BABY BUMBLE BEE-ADA JONES & BILLY MURRAY-December 6 RAGGING THE BABY TO SLEEP-AL JOLSON-July 7 WHEN I WAS TWENTY-ONE AND YOU WERE SWEET SIXTEEN-HENRY BURR & ALBERT CAMPBELL-June 8 LOVE IS MINE-Enrico Caruso-July 9 I LOVE YOU TRULY-Elsie Baker-October 10 THAT HAUNTING MELODY-Al Jolson-May
11 Oh,You Beautiful Doll-American Quartet & Billy Murray-February 12 Everybody Two Step-American Quartet-December 13 Everybody's Doing It Now-Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan-March 14 Gems From "Naughty Marietta"-Victor Light Opera Co.-March 15 Dreams Of Long Ago-Enrico Caruso-August 16 When Uncle Joe Plays A Rag On His Banjo-Arthur Collins-September 17 When I Was Twenty-One And You Were Sweet Sixteen-American Quartet & Harry MacDonough-June 18 Any Place The Olf Flag Flies-Billy Murray-March 19 Kentucky Days-Peerless Quartet-December 20 Oh! You Circus Day-Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan-October 21 Take Me Back To The Garden Of Love-Charles Harrison & Columbia Stellar Quartet-June 22 Noonlight Bay-Dolly Connolly-April 23 Waiting For The Robert E.Lee-Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan-December 24 A Stein Song-Reed Miller-August 25 Please Don't Take My Lovin' Man Away-Elsie Baker-August 26 The Lost Chord-Enrico Caruso-August 27 I'm Afraid,Pretty Maid,I'm Afraid-Ada Jones-July 28 I'm Afraid,Pretty Maid,I'm Afraid-Walter Van Brunt-July 29 The Gaby Glide-Billy Murray-July 30 Alexander's Ragtime Band-Prince's Orchestra-April 31 Ragtime Violin-American Quartet-March 32 The Harbor Of Love-Frank Coombs & William H.Thompson-February 33 The Rosary-John McCormack-November 34 The Wedding Glide-Ada Jones & Billy Murray-December 35 Waiting For The Robert E.Lee-Dolly Connolly-November 36 Bring Back My Golden Dreams-Peerless Quartet-October 37 In The Oceana Roll-Arthur Collins-January 38 That's How I Need You-Henry Burr-December 39 Canta Pe' Me (Neapolitan Song)-Enrico Caruso-March 40 Alexander's Ragtime Band-Victor Light Opera Co.-Victor Military Band-January 41 Hark! The Herald Angels Sing-Trinity Choir-December 42 Roamin' In The Gloamin'-Harry Lauder-March 43 When You're Away-American Quartet-October 44 Till The Sands Of The Desert Grow Old-Donald Chalmers-September 45 Whispering Hope-Alma Gluck-August 46 Whispering Hope-Louise Homer-August 47 Say "Au Revoir" But Not Goodbye-Will Oakland-July 48 Elgie:Song Of Mourning-Alma Gluck-June 49 Aida:Celeste Aida-Enrico Caruso-June 50 The Maids Of Cadiz (Le Filles De Cadiz)-Lucy Isabelle Marsh-April 51 That Mysterious Rag-Albert Campbell-February 52 Make Me Love You Like I Never Loved Before-"That Girl" Quartet-January 53 On A Beautiful Night With A Beautiful Girl-Heidelberg Quintet-November 54 Way Down South-Heidelberg Quintet-October 55 Naughty Marietta Intermezzo-Victor Herbert & His Orchestra-September 56 Bring Back My Lovin' Man-Ada Jones-June 57 Love Never Dies-Harry Anthony & Inez Barbour-June 58 Come To The Ball-Henry Burr-May 59 Red Pepper:A Spicy Rag-Fred Van Eps-May 60 The Harbor Of Love-Walter Van Brunt-April 61 Two Little Love Bees-Christie MacDonald & Reinald Werrenrath-February 62 When You're Away-Elsie Baker,Edna Brown & American Quartet-October 63 Moonlight Bay Medley-Conway's Band-December 64 I'll Take You Home Again,Kathleen-Will Oakland-November 65 In Ragtime Land-Arthur Collins-November 66 The Ragtime Jockey Man-Maurice Burkhardt & Peerless Quartet-November 67 Silver Threads Among The Gold-John McCormack-September 68 The Gaby Glide-Arthur Pryor's Band-June 69 It's A Lomg Lane That Has No Turning-Peerless Quartet-May 70 Silent Night,Hallowed Night-Elsie Baker-December 71 Be My Little Baby Bumble Bee-Ada Jones & Walter Van Brunt-December 72 Whistle It-Ada Jones & Peerless Quartet-October 73 You're My Baby-American Quartet-September 74 Everybody's Doin' It Two-Step Medley-Arthur Pryor's Band-September 75 The Battle Hymn Of The Republic-Columbia Mixed Quartet-August 76 Snap Your Fingers-Al Jolson-July 77 Take Me Back To The Garden Of Love-Walter Van Brunt-July 78 The Skeleton Rag-American Quartet-May 79 I Love Love (I Love You,Dear)-Henry Burr-May 80 If You Talk In Your Sleep Don't Mention My Name-Billy Murray-April 81 Everybody's Doing It Now-Peerless Quartet-April 82 Home,Sweet Home-Alma Gluck-March 83 That Mysterious Rag-American Quartet-January 84 There's A Girl In Havana-Lyric Quartet-January 85 They Always Pick On Me-Ada Jones-January 86 Humoresque-Fritz Kreisler-July 87 I'd Love To Live In Loveland With A Girl Like You-Henry Burr & Albert Campbell-December 88 That Mellow Melody-Walter Van Brunt-December 89 I Love The Name Of Mary-Walter Van Brunt-October 90 The Aeroplane Glide-Peerless Quartet-September 91 A Girl Like Me-Lyric Quartet & Elizabeth Wheeler-August 92 Oh Dream Man (Please Let Me Dream Some More)-Ada Jones-August 93 Ring Ting A Ling-Ada Jones-June 94 Ragtime Mocking Bird-Dolly Connolly-May 95 Day Dreams,Visions Of Bliss-Lyric Quartet-March 96 Day Dreams,Visions Of Bliss-Christie MacDonald-March 97 One O'Clock In The Morning-Walter Van Brunt-March 98 Gems From "Quaker Girl"-Victor Light Opera Co.-February 99 After The Honeymoon-Walter Van Brunt-January 100 To The Land Of My Own Romance (I Have A Dream,By Night,By Day)-Lucy Isabelle Marsh-April 101 That Precious Little Thing Called Love (The Riddle Song)-Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan-September 102 Lingering Love-Ada Jones & Billy Murray-July 103 In A Littlw Hile-Henry Burr & Albert Campbell-June 104 I'm Going Back To Dixie-Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan-May 105 Another Rag (A Raggy Rag)-American Quartet-April 106 Down In The Sunshine Valley-Henry Burr & Albert Campbell-February 107 The Picnic (Every Laddie Loves A Lassie)-Harry Lauder-March 108 Rose Of Pyramid Land-Helen Clark-December 109 Rose Of Pyramid Land-Walter Van Brunt-December 110 Ragtime Soldier Man-Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan-December 111 Sweetheart Sue-Henry Burr & Albert Campbell-October 112 Under The Love Tree-Heidelberg Quintet-August 113 The Last Shot Got Him-Eddie Morton-July 114 Let Us Have Peace-Reinald Werrenrath-June 115 Crucifix-Enrico Caruso-May 116 Just As My Father Used To Do-Billy Murray-April 117 The Wallflower Sweet-Grace Kerns & Charles Harrison-March 118 Who Are You With To-Night-Billy Murray-March 119 I'm Falling In Love With Someone-Charles Harrison-February 120 Oh That Navajo Rag-American Quartet-February 121 Knock Wood-Ada Jones & Billy Murray-January 122 Her Bright Smile Haunts Me Still-John Bieling & Walter Van Brunt-January 123 The Nutcracker Ballet-Characteristic Dance-Arthur Pryor's Band-January 124 Town Topics Of Pumpkin Center-Cal Stewart-December 125 Sardinia March-Sousa's Band-December 126 Goodbye,Everybody-Walter Van Brunt-October 127 Mat Was My Mother's Name-American Quartet-September 128 Hypnptic Scene:Mike And Meyer-Weber & Fields-August 129 Martha:Quartetto Nocturno (Good Night Quartet)-Enrico Caruso-August 130 Martha:Quartetto Nocturno (Good Night Quartet,Act II,Part III)-Frances Alda-May 131 Loch Lomond-Evan Williams-April 132 Melody Of Love-Lucy Isabelle Marsh-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: Jim Walsh Sheet Music Sales ASCAP Record Label Publications Best-selling records information
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