TOP SONGS (Elston Brooks) IN THE USA FOR 1933*

No.-Song-Artist-Peak Month-Score
  1 NIGHT AND DAY-FRED ASTAIRE & LEO REISMAN-JANUARY 1008 
  2 IT'S THE TALK OF THE TOWN-KENNY SARGENT,GLEN GRAY & THE CASA LOMA ORCHESTRA - November 962 
  3 DON'T BLAME ME-ETHEL WATERS - July 938 
  4 APRIL IN PARIS-FREDDY MARTIN & HIS ORCHESTRA - February 932 
  5 SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES-PAUL WHITEMAN - December 920 
  6 UNDER A BLANKET OF BLUE-GLEN GRAY & THE CASA LOMA ORCHESTRA - July 890 
  7 THE LAST ROUND-UP-GEORGE OLSEN - October 878 
  8 IF I LOVE AGAIN-Bob Lawrence,Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra - November 848 
  9 LAZY BONES-Harlan Lattimore,Don Redman & His Orchestra - August 838 
 10 BY A WATERFALL-Leo Reisman & His Orchestra - October 796 
 11 My Moonlight Madonna-Jack Fulton,Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra - February 796 
 12 Annie Doesn't Live Here Anymore-Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians - November 792 
 13 Lover-Jack Fulton,Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra - April 788 
 14 Stormy Weather-Leo Reisman & Harold Arlen - May 786 
 15 In The Valley Of The Moon-Joe Green's Novelty Orchestra - May 780 
 16 Hold Me-Hotel Commodore Orchestra - May 762 
 17 Love Is The Sweetest Thing-Ray Noble - September 750 
 18 Who's Afraid Of The Big Bad Wolf?-Florence Case,Charles Yontz,Frank Sherry,Don - September 750 
 19 Easter Parade-Clifton Webb,Leo Reisman & His Orchestra - December 734 
 20 Sophisticated Lady-Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra - July 718 
 21 Ole Faithful-Gene Autry - March 716 
 22 It's Only A Paper Moon-Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra - September 670 
 23 It Isn't Fair-Ruth Smith,Isham Jones & His Orchestra - September 666 
 24 The Shadow Waltz-Bing Crosby & Jimmie Grier's Orchestra - June 656 
 25 Blue Prelude-Bing Crosby & Jimmie Grier's Orchestra - August 642 
 26 Shuffle Off To Buffalo-Hal Kemp & His Orchestra - March 638 
 27 Heat Wave-Ethel Waters - December 588 
 28 Forty-second Street-Don Bestor & His Orchestra - April 552 
 29 The Touch Of Your Hand-Arthur Wright,Leo Reisman & His Orchestra - December 528 
 30 You're Going To Be A Habit With Me-Bing Crosby - March 524 
 31 Street Of Dreams-Ben Selvin & His Orchestra - March 522 
 32 I'l Take An Option On You-Ted Fio Rito & His Orchestra - April 500 
 33 Have You Ever Been Lonely-Ted Lewis & His Band - April 470 
 34 Try A Little Tenderness-Ted Lewis & His Band - February 436 
 35 Learn To Croon-Bing Crosby & Jimmie Grier's Orchestra - June 432 
 36 Marching Along Together-Ben Bernie & His Orchestra - August 420 
 37 Rise 'n Shine-Ramona Davies,Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra - January 414 
 38 The Gold Diggers' Song (we're In The Money)-Ted Lewis & His Band - July 392 
 39 When It's Lamp-lightin' Time In The Valley-Wayne King & His Orchestra - February 380 
 40 I Cover The Waterfront-Eddy Duchin - March 286 
 41 The Old Spinning Wheel-Ray Noble & His Orchestra - October 238 

*this list was compiled by Elston Brooks from his book "I?ve Heard Those Songs Before" 
by Morrow Quill paperbacks, New York (1981).The book only lists the song titles.I 
provided the artists by referring to Joel Whitburn's 1986 book-Pop Memories 1890-1954. 
I chose the recording act that had the most successful version of the song.