This page lists the song chart entries of Count Basie.A list of the hit albums by Count Basie can be found here.
The songs are listed with the most widely successful first.
| # |
Artist |
Song Title |
Year |
Chart Entries |
| 1 |
Count Basie |
Open The Door, Richard! |
1947 |
US Bullfrog 1 - Feb 1947 (7 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Feb 1947, US 1 for 1 weeks Feb 1947, US BB 14 of 1947, POP 23 of 1947, Brazil 83 of 1947 |
| 2 |
Count Basie |
One O'Clock Jump |
1937 |
US BB 1 of 1937, POP 1 of 1937, US Bullfrog 12 - Jun 1947 (2 weeks), Scrobulate 13 of swing, RYM 21 of 1937, RIAA 211, Acclaimed 824 |
| 3 |
Count Basie |
Panassie Stomp |
1938 |
Peel list 4 of 1938, RYM 38 of 1939 |
| 4 |
Count Basie |
Blue Skies |
1946 |
US Bullfrog 8 - Sep 1946 (4 weeks), POP 11 of 1946 |
| 5 |
Count Basie |
Stop Beatin' Round the Mulberry Bush |
1938 |
US Bullfrog 6 - 1938 (4 weeks), RYM 34 of 1938 |
| 6 |
Count Basie |
One O'Clock Boogie |
1947 |
US Bullfrog 8 - Jun 1947 (4 weeks), RYM 69 of 1947 |
| 7 |
Count Basie |
The Mad Boogie |
1946 |
US Bullfrog 10 - Apr 1946 (10 weeks), RYM 57 of 1946 |
| 8 |
Count Basie |
Sent for You Yesterday (Here You Come Today) |
1938 |
US Bullfrog 18 - 1938 (1 weeks), RYM 52 of 1938 |
| 9 |
Count Basie |
Mama Don't Want No Peas An' Rice |
1938 |
US Bullfrog 17 - 1938 (1 weeks), RYM 85 of 1938 |
| 10 |
Count Basie |
Goin' to Chicago Blues |
1941 |
US Bullfrog 25 - 1941 (1 weeks), RYM 59 of 1941 |
| 11 |
Count Basie |
Free Eats |
1947 |
US Bullfrog 7 - Apr 1947 (3 weeks) |
| 12 |
Count Basie |
I Ain't Mad at You |
1947 |
US Bullfrog 7 - Aug 1947 (4 weeks) |
| 13 |
Count Basie |
Jimmy's Blues |
1945 |
US Bullfrog 10 - Oct 1945 (1 weeks) |
| 14 |
Count Basie |
Jumpin' At The Woodside |
1938 |
US Bullfrog 11 - Dec 1938 (4 weeks) |
| 15 |
Count Basie |
Jivin' Joe Jackson |
1946 |
US Bullfrog 12 - Jan 1946 (1 weeks) |
| 16 |
Count Basie |
Jumping at the Woodside |
1938 |
RYM 13 of 1938 |
| 17 |
Count Basie |
Dark Rapture |
1938 |
RYM 13 of 1938 |
| 18 |
Count Basie |
All of Me |
1943 |
US Bullfrog 14 - 1943 (1 weeks) |
| 19 |
Count Basie |
Patience & Fortitude |
1946 |
US Bullfrog 14 - Mar 1946 (2 weeks) |
| 20 |
Count Basie |
And the Angels Sing |
1939 |
US Bullfrog 16 - 1939 (2 weeks) |
| 21 |
Count Basie |
Rusty Dusty Blues |
1943 |
US Bullfrog 18 - 1943 (1 weeks) |
| 22 |
Count Basie |
Doggin Around |
1938 |
US Bullfrog 19 - 1938 (1 weeks) |
| 23 |
Count Basie |
Every Tub |
1938 |
RYM 20 of 1938 |
| 24 |
Count Basie |
Now Will You Be Good? |
1938 |
RYM 20 of 1938 |
| 25 |
Count Basie |
John's Idea |
1937 |
RYM 21 of 1937 |
| 26 |
Count Basie |
Blue & Sentimental |
1948 |
US Bullfrog 21 - Jan 1948 (2 weeks) |
| 27 |
Count Basie |
For the Good of Your Country |
1944 |
US Bullfrog 21 - Jan 1944 (1 weeks) |
| 28 |
Count Basie |
I Didn't Know About You |
1945 |
US Bullfrog 21 - Feb 1945 (1 weeks) |
| 29 |
Count Basie |
Robbin's Nest |
1948 |
US Bullfrog 22 - Mar 1948 (1 weeks) |
| 30 |
Count Basie |
Swing, Brother, Swing |
1937 |
RYM 23 of 1937 |
| 31 |
Count Basie |
They Can't Take That Away From Me |
1937 |
RYM 23 of 1937 |
| 32 |
Count Basie |
Jazz In The House |
1994 |
Japan (Tokyo) 25 - Dec 1994 |
| 33 |
Count Basie |
Red Wagon |
1940 |
US Bullfrog 26 - 1940 (1 weeks) |
| 34 |
Count Basie |
Red Bank Boogie |
1945 |
RYM 26 of 1945 |
| 35 |
Count Basie |
Bugle Blues |
1942 |
RYM 27 of 1942 |
| 36 |
Count Basie |
Sugar Blues |
1942 |
RYM 27 of 1942 |
| 37 |
Count Basie |
How Long Blues |
1942 |
RYM 28 of 1942 |
| 38 |
Count Basie |
Easy Does It |
1940 |
US Bullfrog 28 - 1940 (1 weeks) |
| 39 |
Count Basie |
Royal Garden Blues |
1942 |
RYM 28 of 1942 |
| 40 |
Count Basie |
16 Men Swinging |
1954 |
US Bullfrog 29 - Oct 1954 (1 weeks) |
| 41 |
Count Basie |
Softly with Feeling |
1954 |
US Bullfrog 29 - May 1954 (1 weeks) |
| 42 |
Count Basie |
Jive at Five |
1940 |
RYM 31 of 1940 |
| 43 |
Count Basie |
Evil Blues |
1940 |
RYM 31 of 1940 |
| 44 |
Count Basie |
London Bridge Is Fallin' Down |
1938 |
RYM 34 of 1938 |
| 45 |
Count Basie |
Moving In The Right Direction |
1996 |
Japan (Tokyo) 38 - Jan 1996 |
| 46 |
Count Basie |
Do You Wanna Jump, Children? |
1939 |
RYM 38 of 1939 |
| 47 |
Count Basie |
Basie Blues |
1942 |
RYM 39 of 1942 |
| 48 |
Count Basie |
I'm Gonna' Move to the Outskirts of Town |
1942 |
RYM 39 of 1942 |
| 49 |
Count Basie |
Blues I Like to Hear |
1939 |
RYM 39 of 1939 |
| 50 |
Count Basie |
Blame It on My Last Affair |
1939 |
RYM 39 of 1939 |
| 51 |
Count Basie |
Basie Boogie |
1941 |
RYM 47 of 1941 |
| 52 |
Count Basie |
Let Me See |
1941 |
RYM 47 of 1941 |
| 53 |
Count Basie |
Swinging the Blues |
1938 |
RYM 52 of 1938 |
| 54 |
Count Basie |
9:20 Special |
1941 |
RYM 59 of 1941 |
| 55 |
Count Basie |
St Louis Blues |
1942 |
RYM 66 of 1942 |
| 56 |
Count Basie |
Cafe Society Blues |
1942 |
RYM 66 of 1942 |
| 57 |
Count Basie |
Farewell Blues |
1942 |
RYM 67 of 1942 |
| 58 |
Count Basie |
Way Back Blues |
1942 |
RYM 67 of 1942 |
| 59 |
Count Basie |
Meet Me at No Special Place |
1947 |
RYM 69 of 1947 |
| 60 |
Count Basie |
I Can't Stop Loving You |
1963 |
US Bullfrog 77 - Jun 1963 (9 weeks) |
| 61 |
Count Basie |
Texas Shuffle |
1938 |
RYM 85 of 1938 |
| 62 |
Count Basie |
The Kid from Red Bank |
unknown |
Scrobulate 89 of swing |
| 63 |
Count Basie |
The Basie Twist |
1962 |
US Bullfrog 94 - Jan 1962 (2 weeks) |
| 64 |
Count Basie |
Lester Leaps In |
1939 |
Acclaimed 1481 |
In addition to the above listed songs Count Basie also contributed to the
following entries: