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TOP SONGS IN THE USA FOR 1935*
No.-Song-Artist-Peak Month 1 CHEEK TO CHEEK-FRED ASTAIRE-SEPTEMBER 2 ISLE OF CAPRI-RAY NOBLE-February 3 WHEN I GROW TOO OLD TO DREAM-GLEN GRAY-June 4 RED SAILS IN THE SUNSET-GUY LOMBARDO-December 5 LOVELY TO LOOK AT-EDDY DUCHIN-April 6 SHE'S A LATIN FROM MANHATTAN-Victor Young & His Orchestra-July 7 I'M IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE-LITTLE JACK LITTLE-September 8 I WON'T DANCE-Eddy Duchin-May 9 TRUCKIN'-Fats Waller-October 10 IN A LITTLE GYPSY TEA ROOM-Frank Tennille,Bob Crosby & His Orchestra-July 11 You Are My Lucky Star-Eddy Duchin-November 12 Chasing Shadows-Bob Eberle & Dorsey Brothers-July 13 Blue Moon-Glen Gray-February 14 East Of The Sun (West Of The Moon)-Tom Coakley & His Palace Hotel Orchestra-August 15 What's The Reason (I'm Not Pleasin' You)-Guy Lombardo-May 16 Life Is A Song-Ruth Etting-June 17 Lullaby Of Broadway-Bob Crosby & Dorsey Brothers Orchestra-May 18 The Object Of My Affection-Boswell Sisters-February 19 It's Easy To Remember-Bing Crosby & Georgie Stoll Orchestra-April 20 A Little Bit Independent-Fats Waller-December 21 Red Sails In The Sunset-Bing Crosby & Victor Young's Orchestra-December 22 Let's Swing It-Al Bowlly,Ray Noble & His Orchestra-July 23 On Treasure Island-Tommy Dorsey-December 24 And Then Some-Ozzie Nelson & His Orchestra-August 25 Paris In The Spring-Freshmen,Ray Noble & His Orchestra-August 26 Soon-Bing Crosby & Georgie Stoll Orchestra-April 27 Rhythm Is Our Business-Jimmie Lunceford-August 28 Cheek To Cheek-Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians-November 29 In The Middle Of A Kiss-Skinnay Ennis,Hal Kemp & His Orchestra-July 30 Top Hat,White Tie And Tails-Fred Astaire & John Green's Orchestra-September 31 You're All I Need-Lee Sherwood,Eddy Duchin & His Orchestra-August 32 The Little Things You Used To Do-Johnny Green & His Orchestra-May 33 Fare Thee Well,Annabelle-Pee Wee Hunt,Glen Gray & The Casa Loma Orchestra-March 34 Isle Of Capri-Freddy Martin & His Orchestra-March 35 In A Little Gypsy Tea Room-Jan Garber & His Orchestra-June 36 Blue Moon-Helen Ward,Benny Goodman & His Orchestra-February 37 I Wished On The Moon-Bing Crosby & Dorsey Brother's Orchestra-October 38 Cheek To Cheek-Lee Sherwood,Eddy Duchin & His Orchestra-September 39 Winter Wonderland-Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians-January 40 Red Sails In The Sunset-Mantovani & His Orchestra-December 41 You Are My Lucky Star-Bob Eberle & Dorsey Brothers-October 42 Blue Danube-Al Bowlly,Ray Noble & His Orchestra-February 43 I'm On A See-Saw-Ambrose & His Orchestra-October 44 The Lady In Red-Don Reid,Xavier Cugat & His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra-June 45 About A Quarter To Nine-Ozzie Nelson & His Orchestra-June 46 I've Got A Feelin' You're Foolin'-Bob Eberle & Dorsey Brothers-November 47 Isn't This A Lovely Day?-Fred Astaire & John Green's Orchestra-October 48 I Get A Kick Out Of You-Ramona Davies,Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra-January 49 Isle Of Capri-Lew Stone & His Orchestra-March 50 A Little Bit Independent(But Easy On The Eyes)-Freddy Martin & His Orchestra-December 51 I Found A Dream-Enric Madriguera & His Orchestra-November 52 I'm In The Mood For Love-Louis Armstrong-November 53 I Believe In Miracles-Bob Crosby & Dorsey Brothers-February 54 About A Quarter To Nine-Hal Burke,Victor Young & His Orchestra-June 55 Dinah-Boswell Sisters & Bobby Sherwood-May 56 I'll Never Say "Never Again" Again-Ozzie Nelson & His Orchestra-July 57 Take Me Back To My Boots & Saddle-Cliff Weston,Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra-December 58 On The Good Ship Lollipop-Rudy Vallee & His Connecticut Yankees-February 59 You're The Top-Ethel Merman-January 60 She's A Latin From Manhattan-Jimmy Farrell,Johnny Green & His Orchestra-May 61 With Every Breath I Take-Bing Crosby & Georgie Stoll Orchestra-January 62 On Treasure Island-Little Jack Little-December 63 Cotton-Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra-November 64 Top Hat-Al Bowlly,Ray Noble & His Orchestra-September 65 In A Little Gypsy Tea Room-Louis Prima & His Orchestra-August 66 I'm Falling In Love With Someone-Nelson Eddy-June 67 About A Quarter To Nine-Jimmy Farrell,Johnny Green & His Orchestra-June 68 Believe It,Beloved-Fats Waller-January 69 Without A Word Of Warning-Bing Crosby & Dorsey Brother's Orchestra-October 70 Thanks A Million-Paul Pendarvis & His Orchestra-November 71 I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter-Fats Waller-July 72 Clouds-Al Bowlly,Ray Noble & His Orchestra-March 73 Body And Soul-Benny Goodman & His Orchestra-September 74 Lullaby Of Broadway-Little Jack Little-March 75 Anything Goes-Ramona Davies,Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra-January 76 I've Got Plenty Of Nuttin'-Leo Reisman & His Orchestra-December 77 Cheek To Cheek-Phil Ohman & His Orchestra-September 78 Ah! Sweet Mystery OF Life-Nelson Eddy-June 79 Blue Moon-Al Bowlly & Ray Noble Orchestra-February 80 Here's To Romance-Enric Madriguera & His Orchestra-November 81 I Couldn't Believe My Eyes-Freddy Martin & His Orchestra-August 82 Hors D'Oeurves-Ambrose & His Orchestra-October 83 I'm Sittin' High On A Hill Top-Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians-November 84 Thrilled-Hal Kemp & His Orchestra-July 85 Sugar Blues-Clyde McCoy & His Orchestra-May (1931) 86 Page Miss Glory-Skinnay Ennis,Hal Kemp & His Orchestra-September 87 I Was Lucky-Helen Ward,Benny Goodman & His Orchestra-April 88 Twenty-Four Hours A Day-Bille Holiday,Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra-December 89 Accent On Youth-Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra-October 90 I Won't Dance-Marjorie Logan,Jimmy Farrell,Johnny Green & His Orchestra-April 91 You Are My Lucky Star-Louis Armstrong-November 92 Merry-Go-Round-Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra-June 93 Way Back Home-Milton Watson,Victor Young & His Orchestra-June 94 Tell Me That You Love Me-Freddy Martin & His Orchestra-June 95 Ev'ry Day-Victor Young & His Orchestra-April 96 Love Me Forever-Russ Morgan & His Orchestra-August 97 Lookie,Lookie,Here Comes Cookie-Pee Wee Hunt,Glen Gray & The Casa Loma Orchestra-April 98 Where Am I (Am I In Heaven?)-Little Jack Little-December 99 I Wish I Were Aladdin-Bing Crosby-October 100 That Silver-Haired Daddy Of Mine-Gene Autry-September 101 Solo Hop-Glenn Miller-July 102 Chasing Shadows-Henry King & His Orchestra-July 103 The Object Of My Affection-Jan Garber & His Orchestra-January 104 No Other One-Little Jack Little-December 105 Silent Night,Holy Night-Bing Crosby-December 106 Lulu's Back In Town-Fats Waller-July 107 Love Is Just Around The Corner-Bing Crosby & Georgie Stoll Orchestra-January 108 If The Moon Turns Green-Ramona Davies,Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra-March 109 Everything's Been Done Before-Elmer Feldkamp,Freddy Martin & His Orchestra-May 110 Rhythm And Romance-Fats Waller-October 111 All Through The Night-Bob Lawrence,Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra-January 112 I've Got An Invitation To A Dance-Paul Pendarvis & His Orchestra-January 113 On Treasure Island-Joe Moss & His Society Dance Orchestra-December 114 The Lady In Red-Louis Prima & His Orchestra-July 115 Solitude-Chuck Richards & Mills Blue Rhythm Band-April 116 I'm A Hundred Percent For You-Helen Ward,Benny Goodman & His Orchestra-January 117 When I Grow Too Old To Dream-Nelson Eddy-August 118 The Greener The Grass-Reginald Foresythe & His Orchestra-July 119 Ride,Ride,Ride-Lucky Millinder & Mills Blue Rhythm Band-December 120 Music Hall Rag-Benny Goodman & His Orchestra-March 121 The Rose In Her Hair-Russ Morgan & His Orchestra-September 122 Dancing With My Shadow-Henry King & His Orchestra-February 123 Broadway Rhythm-Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians-October 124 No Strings-Fred Astaire-September 125 Night Wind-Helen Ward,Benny Goodman & His Orchestra-April 126 Don't Give Up The Ship-Cliff Weston,Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra-December 127 Paris In The Spring-Freddy Martin & His Orchestra-August 128 Alexander's Raftime Band-Boswell Sisters & Dorsey Brothers Orchestra-May 129 I've Got A Feelin' You're Foolin'-Lee Sherwood,Eddy Duchin & His Orchestra-November 130 Ballad In Blue-Benny Goodman & His Orchestra-August 131 Honeysuckle Rose-Red Norvo & His Orchestra-August 132 I Won't Dance-Phil Downey,Leo Reisman & His Orchestra-May 133 The Dixieland Band:Version 2-Helen Ward,Benny Goodman & His Orchestra-June 134 Roll Along,Prairie Moon-Smith Ballew & His Orchestra-November 135 From The Top Of Your Head-Bing Crosby-October 136 Every Little Movement-Don Mattison,Skeets Herfurt,Roc Hillman & Dorsey Brothers-July 137 Ole Faithful-Gene Autry-March 138 You Are My Lucky Star-Eleanor Powell-November 139 The Piccolino-Fred Astaire & Leo Reisman & His Orchestra-September 140 A Little White Gardenia-Hal Kemp & His Orchestra-March 141 Just One Of Those Things-Richard Himber & His Orchstra-December 142 Star Dust-Jimmie Luceford & His Orchestra-July 143 Footloose And Fancy Free-Richard Himber & His Orchstra-July 144 Life Is A Song-Elmer Feldkamp,Freddy Martin & His Orchestra-May 145 Tumbling Tumbleweeds-Gene Autry-March 146 Flirtation Walk-Paul Small,Victor Young & His Orchestra-January 147 Cheek To Cheek-Boswell Sisters & Will Bradley Orchestra-November 148 King Porter-Benny Goodman & His Orchestra-September 149 In A Little Gypsy Tea Room-Russ Morgan & His Orchestra-August 150 Seein' Is Believin'-Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians-June 151 Lovely To Look At-Phil Downey,Leo Reisman & His Orchestra-April 152 Night Wind-Bob Crosby & Dorsey Brothers-March 153 Tiny Little Fingertips-Kay Weber & Dorsey Brothers-March 154 I Believe In Miracles-Fats Waller-March 155 You're The Top-Cole Porter-January 156 Tidal Wave-Russ Morgan & His Orchestra-July 157 The Japanese Sandman-Benny Goodman & His Orchestra-June 158 Love And A Dime-Jan Garber & His Orchestra-June 159 Flowers For Madame-Al Bowlly,Ray Noble & His Orchestra-April 160 Thanks A Million-Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra-December 161 You And The Night And The Moon-Libby Holman-January 162 Truckin'-Henry "Red" Allen & Mills Blue Rhythm Band-October 163 Every Now And Then-Ramona-October 164 Lullaby Of Broadway-Reginald Foresythe & His Orchestra-March 165 Weather Man-Wingy Manone,Adian Rollini & The Gang-July 166 The Dixieland Band:Version 1-Helen Ward,Benny Goodman & His Orchestra-May 167 It's An Old Southern Custom-Lee Sherwood,Eddy Duchin & His Orchestra-April 168 Don't Be Afraid To Tell Your Mother-Pinky Tomlin,Jimmie Grier & His Orchestra-February 169 Chasing Shadows-Enric Madriguera & His Orchestra-June 170 (There's A) Little Picture Playhouse In My Heart-Freddy Martin & His Orchestra-April 171 Double Trouble-Freshmen,Ray Noble & His Orchestra-September 172 Why Shouldn't I?-Johnny Green & His Orchestra-December 173 I Get A Kick Out Of You-Ethel Merman & Johnny Greene's Orchestra-January 174 Sometimes I'm Happy-Benny Goodman & His Orchestra-September 175 What A Little Moonlight Can Do-Bille Holiday,Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra-August 176 You're A Heavenly Thing-Helen Ward,Benny Goodman & His Orchestra-May 177 What A Little Moonlight Can Do-Billie Holiday-March 178 If You Were Mine-Bille Holiday,Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra-December 179 Santa Claus Is Coming To Town-Sonny Schuyler,George Hall & His Orchestra-January 180 Flowers For Madame-Frank Tennille,Bob Crosby & His Orchestra-June 181 I'm Living In A Great Big Way-Louis Prima & His Orchestra-June 182 Red Sails In The Sunset-Jack Jackson & His Orchestra-December 183 My Heart Is An Open Book-Kenny Sargent,Glen Gray & The Casa Loma Orchestra-April 184 That's What You Think-Will Osborne & His Orchestra-September 185 Sweet And Slow-Fats Waller-September 186 Everything's Been Done Before-Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians-May 187 China Boy-Isham Jones & His Orchestra-May 188 Whose Honey Are You?-Fats Waller-April 189 Blow,Gabriel,Blow-Enric Madriguera & His Orchestra-January 190 Begin The Beguine-Don Reid,Xavier Cugat & His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra-November 191 I Wished On The Moon-Little Jack Little-August 192 Me And My Wonderful One-Cleo Brown-July 193 Little Boy Blue-Little Jack Little-January 194 Haunting Me-Lee Sherwood,Eddy Duchin & His Orchestra-October 195 Star Gazing-Kay Kyser & His Orchestra-August 196 I'd Rather Listen To Your Eyes-Jacques Renard & His Orchestra-November 197 Animal Crackers In My Soup-Don Bestor & His Orchestra-September 198 In A Sentimental Mood-Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra-July 199 Lullaby On Broadway-Bob Allen,Hal Kemp & His Orchestra-April 200 Maybe I'm Wrong Again-Bing Crosby & Georgie Stoll Orchestra-January 201 It Never Dawned On Me-Enric Madriguera & His Orchestra-December 202 The Piccolino-Al Bowlly,Ray Noble & His Orchestra-September 203 Chinatown,My Chinatown-Al Bowlly,Ray Noble & His Orchestra-August 204 I'll Never Say "Never" Again-Don Mattison,Skeets Herfurt,Roc Hillman & Dorsey Brothers-July 205 Chasing Shadows-Louis Prima & His Orchestra-July 206 The Night Is Young-Kenny Sargent,Glen Gray & The Casa Loma Orchestra-June 207 Down By The River-Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians-June 208 The Rhythm Of The Rhumba-Buddy Clark,Joe Host,Lud Gluskin & His Orchestra-March 209 So Close To The Forest-Henry King & His Orchestra-February 210 June In January-Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians-January 211 I'd Love To Take Orders From You-Phil Harris-November 212 You're So Darn Charming-Bob Allen,Hal Kemp & His Orchestra-August 213 St.Louis Blues-Boswell Sisters-August 214 Dancing Dogs-Mills Blue Rhythm Band-June 215 Once Upon A Midnight-Bob Allen,Hal Kemp & His Orchestra-May 216 I'm In The Mood For Love-Frances Langford-October 217 Accent On Youth-Paul Pendarvis & His Orchestra-September 218 I Feel A Song Comin' On-Frances Langford-September 219 She's A Latin From Manhattan-Ozzie Nelson & His Orchestra-June 220 It's Bad For Me-Al Bowlly,Ray Noble & His Orchestra-March 221 Restless-Maxine Gray,Hal Kemp & His Orchestra-April 222 Clouds-Roy Hendricks,Benny Goodman & His Orchestra-March 223 It's Dark On Observatory Hill-Dorsey Brothers-January 224 It Ain't Necessarily So-Leo Reisman & His Orchestra-December 225 Isn't This A Lovely Day?-Phil Ohman & His Orchestra-October 226 What A Little Moonlight Can Do-Jack Jackson & His Orchestra-August 227 Reckless-Freddy Martin & His Orchestra-June 228 Throwin' Stones At The Sun-Helen Ward,Benny Goodman & His Orchestra-February 229 Because Of Once Upon A Time-Fats Waller-February 230 On The Good Ship Lollipop-Ted Fio Rito & His Orchestra-February 231 I'm Goin' Shopping With You-Little Jack Little-March 232 Got A Date With An Angel-Bob Allen,Hal Kemp & His Orchestra-January 233 It's Dangerous To Love Like This-Hal Kemp & His Orchestra-December 234 Dinah Lou-Chuck Richards & Mills Blue Rhythm Band-October 235 Body And Soul-Henry Allen & His Orchestra-June 236 Would There Be Love?-Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians-May 237 Down By The River-Bing Crosby & Georgie Stoll Orchestra-April 238 The Night Is Young-Smith Ballew & His Orchestra-March 239 So Red The Rose-Skinnay Ennis,Hal Kemp & His Orchestra-March 240 If There Is Someone Lovelier Than You-Enric Madriguera & His Orchestra-February 241 The Gentlemen Obviously Doesn't Believe (In Love)-Kay Weber & Dorsey Brothers-October 242 Sweet Lorraine-Bille Holiday,Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra-October 243 Can The Circle Be Unbroken (Bye And Bye)-Carter Family-August 244 Every Single Little Tingle Of My Heart-Kay Weber & Dorsey Brothers-July 245 Get Rhythm In Your Feet-Freddy Martin & His Orchestra-July 246 Honeysuckle Rose-Fats Waller-February 247 It Never Dawned On Me-Frank Luther,Victor Young & His Orchestra-November 248 Embassy Stomp-Ambrose & His Orchestra-October 249 Dodgin' A Divorce-Reginald Foresythe & His Orchestra-September 250 Garden Of Weed-Reginald Foresythe & His Orchestra-February 251 Me And Marie-Johnny Green & His Orchestra-November 252 Jingle Bells-Benny Goodman & His Orchestra-October 253 I'm In The Mood For Love-Frank Luther,Leo Reisman & His Orchestra-September 254 Kiss Me Goodnight-Richard Himber & His Orchstra-July 255 If It's Love-Bob Crosby & Dorsey Brothers-February 256 You And The Night And The Music-Leo Reisman & His Orchestra-February 257 All Through The Night-Helen Ward,Harry Rosenthal & His Orchestra-January 258 Me Without You-Joe Morrison-January 259 Will Love Find A Way?-Deane Janis,Hal Kemp & His Orchestra-January 260 You Let Me Down-Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra-December 261 I Picked A Flower The Color Of Your Eyes-Ozzie Nelson & His Orchestra-December 262 Harlem Heat-Mills Blue Rhythm Band-November 263 When The Leaves Bid The Trees Goodbye-Bob Bunch,Enric Madriguera & His Orchestra-November 264 12th Street Rag-Fats Waller-September 265 Mad About That Boy-Al Bowlly,Ray Noble & His Orchestra-August 266 Black And Tan Fantasy-Jimmie Luceford & His Orchestra-May 267 Lullaby Of Broadway-Chick Bullock & His Orchestra-May 268 Singing A Happy Song-Helen Ward,Benny Goodman & His Orchestra-April 269 Sweet Music-Victor Young & His Orchestra-March 270 Mr. & Mrs. Is The Name-Dick Powell-February 271 Hula O Ka Ain-Andy Iona & His Orchestra-February 272 Moon Over Miami-Connee Boswell-February 273 Honeysuckle Rose-Don Mattison,Skeets Herfurt,Roc Hillman & Dorsey Brothers-January 274 At A Little Church Affair-Cliff Weston,Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra-December 275 Take Me Back To My Boot And Saddle-Frank Luther,Victor Young & His Orchestra-December 276 After You're Gone-Benny Goodman & His Orchestra-October 277 Nothing Lives Longer Than Love-Enric Madriguera & His Orchestra-October 278 Don't Be That Way-Chick Webb & His Orchestra-August 279 Rhythm Is Our Business-Wingy Manone & His Orchestra-August 280 The Cocoanut Peanut Vendor-Pedro Berrios,Faust Delgado,Xavier Cugat & His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra-August 281 The Lady In Red-Joe Haymes & His Orchestra-July 282 (I've Grown So Lonesome) Thinking Of You-Kay Kyser & His Orchestra-July 283 Go Into Your Dance-Marjorie Logan,Johnny Green & His Orchestra-June 284 Lovely To Look At-Irene Dunne-June 285 My Melancholy Baby-Al Bowlly & Ray Noble Orchestra-May 286 I Won't Dance-Loretta Lee,Sonny Schuyler,George Hall & His Orchestra-May 287 Pardon My Love-Fats Waller-May 288 I'm Goin' Shoppin' With You-Dick Powell-April 289 Soon-Will Osborne & His Orchestra-April 290 Oh Susanna,Dust Off The Old Pianna-Harriet Hillard,Ozzie Nelson & His Orchestra-March 291 London On A Rainy Night-Ambrose & His Orchestra-March 292 Keep That Hi-De-Hi In Your Soul-Cab Calloway-February 293 Where There's Smoke-There's Fire-Elmer Feldkamp,Freddy Martin & His Orchestra-February 294 I Surrender,Dear-Red Norvo & His Orchestra-January 295 I Get A Kick Out Of You-Sally Singer,Leo Reisman & His Orchestra-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: Record label best-seller rankings Billboard radio airplay charts "Your Hit Parade" ASCAP Miscellaneous reference sources (for record labels not listed)
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