This page lists the chart runs for songs called "Over the Rainbow" in order of success.
This list combines cover versions and distinct songs that happen to share the same title.
# |
Artist |
Song Title |
Year |
Chart Entries |
1 |
Judy Garland |
Over the Rainbow |
1939 |
UK Sheet Music 1 for 4 weeks - Apr 1940, UK 40s Sheet Music 1 - Mar 1940 (9 weeks), US invalid BB 1 of 1939, Oscar in 1939 (film 'The Wizard of Oz'), Grammy Hall of Fame in 1981 (1939), AFI 1, POP 1 of 1939, RIAA 1, Music Imprint 1 of 1930s, ASCAP song of 1938, Library of Congress artifact added 2016 (1939), DMDB 3 (1939), nuTsie 3 of 1930s, US Billboard 5 - 1939 (12 weeks), Europe 5 of the 1930s (1939), Your Hit Parade 19 of 1939, Australian Nostalgia 22 of 1930-1939, Scrobulate 71 of vocal, WXPN 269, Acclaimed 497 (1939), Visconti song of 1939, RYM 1 of 1939 |
2 |
Israel Kamakawiwo'ole |
Over the Rainbow |
2009 |
ODK Germany 1 - Sep 2010 (61 weeks) (12 weeks at number 1) (24 weeks in top 10), Germany 2000s 1 - Sep 2010 (24 weeks), Germany 1 for 12 weeks - Oct 2010, US (Sup) Platinum (certified by RIAA in Dec 2010), Sweden 19 - Feb 2009 (2 weeks), UK 46 - Apr 2007 (27 weeks) |
3 |
Glenn Miller |
Over the Rainbow |
1939 |
US Billboard 1 - 1939 (15 weeks), Brazil 35 of 1940, RYM 30 of 1939 |
4 |
Marusha |
Over the Rainbow |
1994 |
Switzerland 2 - May 1994 (21 weeks), Germany Platinum (certified by BMieV in 1994), ODK Germany 3 - Feb 1994 (30 weeks) (14 weeks in top 10), Germany 4 - Mar 1994 (4 months), Holland 6 - Jul 1994 (14 weeks), Austria 13 - Jul 1994 (2 months), Switzerland 16 of 1994, Belgium 28 - Oct 1994 (1 week), Italy 98 of 1994, Germany 123 of the 1990s (peak 3 18 weeks) |
5 |
Demensions |
Over the Rainbow |
1960 |
US Billboard 16 - Jul 1960 (15 weeks), Canada 17 - Aug 1960 (7 weeks), WABC NY 47 of 1960, US Radio 123 of 1960 (peak 16 4 weeks) |
6 |
Bob Crosby & his Orchestra |
Over the Rainbow |
1939 |
US Billboard 2 - 1939 (8 weeks) |
7 |
Glee Cast |
Over the Rainbow |
2010 |
UK 30 - Jun 2010 (2 weeks), US Billboard 43 - Jun 2010 (1 week) |
8 |
Larry Clinton |
Over the Rainbow |
1939 |
US Billboard 10 - 1939 (7 weeks) |
9 |
Melody |
Over the Rainbow |
2004 |
Japan (Tokyo) 39 - Feb 2004 (3 weeks) |
10 |
J C Lodge |
Over the Rainbow |
1993 |
Japan (Tokyo) 97 - May 1993 (1 week) |
11 |
Danielle Hope |
Over the Rainbow |
2010 |
UK 29 - Jun 2010 (2 weeks) |
12 |
Katharine McPhee |
Over the Rainbow |
2006 |
US Billboard 12 - Jul 2006 (4 weeks) |
13 |
Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs |
Over the Rainbow |
1964 |
Australia Goset 27 - May 1974 (8 weeks), RYM 130 of 1964 |
14 |
Cliff Richard |
Over the Rainbow |
2001 |
UK 11 - Dec 2001 (6 weeks) |
15 |
Eva Cassidy |
Over the Rainbow |
2001 |
UK 42 - Apr 2001 (9 weeks) |
16 |
Gary Tanner |
Over the Rainbow |
1978 |
US Billboard 69 - May 1978 (5 weeks) |
17 |
Nicholas David |
Over the Rainbow |
2012 |
US Billboard 96 - Dec 2012 (1 week) |
18 |
Leki |
Over the Rainbow |
2008 |
Belgium 9 - Mar 2008 (17 weeks) |
19 |
Moroccos |
Over the Rainbow |
1955 |
RYM 140 of 1955 |
20 |
Amanda Holden |
Over the Rainbow |
2020 |
UK Songs 2013-23 peak 53 - May 2020 (1 week) |
Previous Comments (newest first)
19 Dec 2017
Double Listing - Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
#2 & #7 are the same.
Data fixed, thanks
30 May 2015
#6 - Marusha
Per Wikipedia, this also made the German Charts (at #3). Maybe it is listed as "Somewhere Over the Rainbow"?
You are right, in fact there are many entries for "Somewhere Over the Rainbow", now fixed, thanks
16 May 2013
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Hey Wassup Uhmm I'm looking for the most popular song in america during the 1930s to the 1939 century