Song title 28 - Over the Rainbow

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Over the Rainbow Region Profile

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)

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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