TOP SONGS IN THE USA FOR 1920 |
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Written by Barry Kowal
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May 27, 2018 at 12:12 AM |
TOP SONGS IN THE USA FOR 1920*
 
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No. Song-Artist-Peak Month 1 DARDANELLA-BEN SLELVIN'S NOVELTY ORCHESTRA-FEBRUARY 2 WHISPERING-PAUL WHITEMAN-November 3 SWANEE-AL JOLSON-June 4 WHEN MY BABY SMILES AT ME-TED LEWIS & HIS BAND-July 5 THE LOVE NEST-JOHN STEEL-October 6 HOLD ME-ART HICKMAN-August 7 ST.LOUIS BLUES-MARLON HARRIS-October 8 THE JAPANESE SANDMAN-Paul Whiteman-December 9 I'VE GOT MY CAPTAIN WORKING FOR ME NOW-Al Jolson-January 10 THE LOVE NEST-Art Hickman-October 11 Alice Blue Gown-Edith Day-May 12 Tell Me,Little Gypsy-Art Hickman & His Orchestra-November 13 Let The Rest Of The World Go By-Elizabeth Spencer & Charles Hart-March 14 Avalon-Al Jolson-December 15 Sweet And Low-Art Hickman & His Orchestra-February 16 Peggy-Art Hickman & His Orchestra-February 17 After You Get What You Want,You Don't Want It-Van & Schenck-October 18 I'll Be With You In Apple Blossom Time-Charles Harrison-December 19 You'd Be Surprised-Eddie Cantor-March 20 Pretty Kitty Kelly-Charles Harrison-September 21 That Naughty Waltz-Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra-May 22 Tell Me Little Gypsy-John Steel-November 23 Cuban Moon-Carl Fenton & His Orchestra-October 24 Oh! By Jingo! Oh! By Gee!-Frank Crumit-August 25 I'll See You in C-U-B-A-Billy Murray-May 26 Just Like A Gypsy-Nora Bayes-May 27 You Ain't Heard Nothin' Yet-Al Jolson-April 28 Tell Me-Al Jolson-February 29 Irene-Edith Day-May 30 My Isle Of Golden Dreams-Ben Selvin & His Orchestra-March 31 Kismet-Isham Jones & His Orchestra-October 32 I'll See You In C-U-B-A-Ted Lewis & His Band-July 33 Golden Gate-Charles Harrison & Lewis James-January 34 Chilli Bean-Paul Biese Trio & Frank Crumit-September 35 Afghanistan-Ben Selvin & His Orchestra-June 36 Mystery-Paul Biese Trio-April 37 Yellow Dog Blues-Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra-February 38 Nobody Knows (And Nobody Seems To Care)-Irving & Jack Kaufman-January 40 I'll Be With You In Apple Blossom Time-Henry Burr & Albert Campbell-November 41 The Tumble-Down Shack In Athlone-John McCormack-May 42 I'd Love To Fall Asleep And Wake Up In My Mammy's Arms-Peerless Quartet-December 43 The Girls Of My Dreams-John Steel-November 44 Rose Room-Art Hickman & His Orchestra-May 45 Chloe-Al Jolson-May 46 Dardanella (An Echo Of The Past)-Prince's Orchestra-April 47 I Might Be Your Once-In-A-While-Olive Kline-April 48 When Night Descends-John McCormack-October 49 In Sweet September-Al Jolson-October 50 Wond'ring-Ben Selvin & His Orchestra-September 51 Left All Alone Again Blues-Marion Harris-August 52 Rose Of Washington Square-Henry Burr-July 53 That Wonderful Kid From Madrid-Al Jolson-June 54 Blues (My Naughty Sweetie Gives To Me)-Ted Lewis & His Band-January 55 I Want A Daddy Who Will Rock Me To Sleep-All-Star-Trio-January 56 Hymn To The Sun (Coq D'Or)-Mabel Garrison-February 57 My Little Bimbo Down On The Bimbo Isle-Frank Crumit-December 58 The Love Nest-Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra-October 59 Your Eyes Have Told Me So-John McCormack-June 60 When Frances Dances With Me-Ada Jones & Billy Murray-March 61 All The Boys Love Mary-Van & Schenck-August 62 The Barefoot Trail-John McCormack-August 63 That Old Irish Mother Of Mine-Charles Harrison-July 64 Oh! How I Laugh When I Think That Cried Over You-Nora Bayes-May 65 Cuban Moon-Art Hickman & His Orchestra-November 66 Alexandria-Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra-August 67 Irene-Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra-June 68 I Gave Her That-Al Jolson-March 69 Broken Blossoms-Charles Harrison-January 70 Margie-Gene Rodemich & His Orchestra-October 71 Prohibition Blues-Nora Bayes-March 72 Everybody Calls Me Honey-Nora Bayes-February 73 Wait Till You Get Them Up In The Air Boys-Billy Murray-January 74 I'm In Heaven When I'm In My Mother's Arms-William Robyn-November 75 Manyana-Prince's Orchestra-October 76 Introduction And Tarantelle-Jascha Heifetz-August 77 So Long,Oo-Long (How Long You Gonna Be Gone)-Frank Crumit-August 78 La Veeda-Green Brothers Novelty Band-Great White Way Orchestra-July 79 The Bells Of St.Mary's-Frances Alda-March 80 The Hand That Rocked The Cradle Rules My Heart-John Steel-January 81 Whispering-Art Hickman & His Orchestra-December 82 Whispering-John Steel-December 83 Thank God For A Garden-John McCormack-December 84 Wond'ring-Shannon Four-September 85 Alabama Moon-Hawaiian Trio-July 86 Patches-Nora Bayes-July 87 Nocturne In E Flat-Jascha Heifetz-July 88 You'd Be Surprised-All-Star-Trio-April 89 Poor Little Butterfly Is A Fly Gal Now-All-Star-Trio-March 90 You'd Be Surprised-Irving Kaufman-February 91 When My Baby Smiles At Me-Billy Murray & Gladys Rice--August 92 My Sahara Rose-Happy Six-August 93 The Argentines,The Potugese And The Greeks-Nora Bayes-December 94 A Young Man's Fancy-Art Hickman & His Orchestra-November 95 Daddy,You've Been A Mother To Me-Henry Burr-June 96 When It Comes To Lovin' The Girls,I'm Way Ahead Of The Times-Eddie Cantor-April 97 Invitation To The Waltz-Philadelphia Orchestra-February 98 You're The Only Girl That Made Me Cry-Henry Burr-December 99 Dardanella Blues-Billy Murray,Ed Smalle-November 100 Snoops,The Lawyer-Eddie Cantor-October 101 Venetian Moon-Ben Selvin & His Orchestra-July 102 Love Me Or Not-Enrico Caruso-July 103 All The Boys Love Mary-Eddie Cantor-May 104 Where The Lanterns Glow-Henry Burr & Albert Campbell-April 105 William Tell Overture-Columbia Orchestra-March 106 Dardanella-Harry Raderman's Jazz Orchestra-March 107 When I'm Gone You'll Soon Forget-Peerless Quartet-January 108 Old Pal,Why Don't You Answer Me?-Ernest Hare-October 109 The Swan-Pablo Casals-October 110 Prelude In G Minor-Sergei Rachmaninoff-August 111 He Went In Like A Lion And Came Out Like A Lamb-Billy Murray-June 112 Whose Baby Are You-Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra-June 113 Afghanistan-Prince's Orchestra-June 114 The Naughty Waltz-Columbia Orchestra-April 115 Was There Ever A Pal Like You?-Henry Burr-April 116 Wonderful Pal-Art Hickman & His Orchestra-April 117 Where The Lanterns Glow-Fred Van Eps-March 118 Wonderful Pal-George Meader-March 119 When I Look In His Face-Homer Rodeheaver-March 120 Waiting-Charles Harrison-February 121 The Naughty Waltz-Eddy Brown-January 122 Oh!What A Pal Was Mary-Edward Allen-January 123 Old Pal (Why Don't You Answer Me?)-Lewis James-December 124 Swanee-Peerless Quartet-November 125 Oh! Judge (He Treats Me Mean)-Marion Harris-November 126 I'll Be With You In Apple Blossom Time-Reed Miller-September 127 The Argentines,The Potugese And The Greeks-Eddie Cantor-August 128 Who'll Take The Place Of Mary-Peerless Quartet-June 129 When My Baby Smiles At Me-Henry Burr-June 130 Swanee-All-Star-Trio-April 131 That Wonderful Kid From Madrid-Billy Murray-March 132 Just For Me And Mary-Henry Burr-March 133 Weeping Willow Lane-Henry Burr & Frank Croxton-February 134 Dardanella-Henry Burr & Albert Campbell-March 135 I'm In Heaven When I'm In My Mother's Arms-Henry Burr-November 136 Cuban Moon-Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra-November 137 A Young Man's Fancy-Isham Jones & His Orchestra-September 138 Gems From "Irene"-Victor Light Opera Company-August 139 Marion (You'll Soon Be Marryin' Me)-Billy Murray & Gladys Rice-August 140 Oh By Jingo! Oh By Gee! You're The Only Girl For Me-Billy Murray-June 141 Daddy,You've Been Like A Mother To Me-Lewis James-June 142 I Never Knew-Henry Burr & John Meyer-March 143 Beautiful Hawaii-Frank Ferera-December 144 In Your Arms-Ben Selvin & His Orchestra-April 145 O (Oh!)-Ted Lewis & His Band-March 146 The Hesitating Blues-Art Hickman & His Orchestra-March 147 Carolina Sinshine-Henry Burr & John Meyer-February 148 Poor Little Butterfly (Is A Fly Gal Now)-February 149 Dance-O-Mania-Ben Selvin & His Orchestra-December 150 Gypsy Love Song-Reinald Werrenrath-November 151 Oh! How I Laugh When I Think That I Cried Over You-Billy Murray & Gladys Rice-August 152 I'll See You In C-U-B-A-Irving-Jack Kaufman-August 153 Bo-La-Bo-Ted Lewis & His Band-June 154 Sweet And Low-Elsie Baker-April 155 Let The Rest Of The World Go By-Charles Hart & Lewis James-March 156 The Argentines,The Potugese And The Greeks-Arthur Collins-November 157 Meditation-Jascha Heifetz-November 158 Kismet-Great White Way Orchestra-September 159 Gypsy Serenade-Fritz Kreisler-June 160 Taxi-Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra-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: Billboard Talking Machine World (through 1929) Other trade publications Sheet Music Sales ASCAP Best-selling records information
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