Songs from the Year 1915

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This page lists the top songs of 1915 in the source charts. The way that the various charts are combined to reach this final list is described on the in the site generation page.

There are almost no charts from before 1920 so this list is heavily determined by very few entries.

The top ten song artists of 1915 were:

1:Peerless Quartet3:Prince's Orchestra5:Henry Burr & Albert Campbell7:Olive Kline & Reinald Werrenrath9:Harry MacDonough & Olive Kline
2:James F Harrison & James Reed4:John McCormack6:Arthur Collins & Byron G Harlan8:American Quartet10:Alma Gluck
# Artist Song Title Year Chart Entries
1 Olive Kline & Reinald Werrenrath Hello, Frisco! 1915 US Billboard 1 - Sep 1915 (10 weeks), ASCAP song of 1915, Brazil 21 of 1917
2 Harry MacDonough & Olive Kline They Didn't Believe Me 1915 US Billboard 1 - Nov 1915 (12 weeks), Library of Congress artifact added 2013 (1915)
3 Alma Gluck Carry Me Back to Old Virginney 1915 US Billboard 1 - Feb 1915 (14 weeks), Brazil 10 of 1916
4 John McCormack It's a Long, Long Way to Tipperary 1915 US Billboard 1 - Jan 1915 (13 weeks), Brazil 16 of 1916
5 Alice Nielsen Home Sweet Home 1915 US Billboard 1 - Jul 1915 (8 weeks), Brazil 29 of 1916
6 James F Harrison & James Reed There's a Long, Long Trail 1915 US Billboard 1 - Dec 1915 (12 weeks), Brazil 30 of 1917
7 Henry Burr & Albert Campbell Close To My Heart 1915 US Billboard 1 - Sep 1915 (10 weeks), Brazil 36 of 1916
8 Peerless Quartet My Bird of Paradise 1915 US Billboard 1 - Jul 1915 (11 weeks)
9 George MacFarlane A Little Bit of Heaven (Shure, They Call it Ireland) 1915 US Billboard 1 - May 1915 (15 weeks)
10 American Quartet Chinatown, My Chinatown 1915 US Billboard 1 - Feb 1915 (11 weeks)
11 James F Harrison You Better Keep the Home Fires Burning (Cause Your Mama's Getting Cold) 1915 US Billboard 1 - Dec 1915 (8 weeks)
12 Morton Harvey I Didn't Raise My Boy to Be a Soldier 1915 US Billboard 1 - Apr 1915 (12 weeks)
13 Peerless Quartet I Didn't Raise My Boy to Be a Soldier 1915 US Billboard 1 - Apr 1915 (13 weeks)
14 James F Harrison & James Reed My Little Dream Girl 1915 US Billboard 1 - Jul 1915 (10 weeks)
15 Grupo O Passos no Choro Apanhei-te, Cavaquinho 1915 Brazil 1 of 1915
16 Jack Norworth Kitty The Telephone Girl 1915 Peel list 1 of 1915
17 Bert Williams I'm Neutral 1915 US Billboard 4 - Oct 1915 (5 weeks), Brazil 38 of 1918
18 Enrico Caruso La Mia Canzone (My Song to Thee) 1915 Brazil 7 of 1916, US Billboard 8 - Sep 1915 (2 weeks)
19 Pablo Casals Serenade: Spanish Dance No 2 1915 Brazil 8 of 1916, US Billboard 10 - Jun 1915 (1 week)
20 John McCormack & Lucy Isabelle Marsh Aida - O Terra Addio 1915 US Billboard 9 - Feb 1915 (1 week), Brazil 15 of 1916
21 Al Jolson Back to the Carolina You Love 1915 US Billboard 2 - Jan 1915 (8 weeks)
22 Peerless Quartet Tip Top Tipperary Mary 1915 US Billboard 2 - Feb 1915 (8 weeks)
23 Henry Burr There's a Little Lane Without a Turning 1915 US Billboard 2 - Oct 1915 (6 weeks)
24 John McCormack Oh Come All ye Faithful 1915 US Billboard 2 - Dec 1915 (4 weeks)
25 James F Harrison & James Reed You'll Always be the Same Sweet Girl 1915 US Billboard 2 - Nov 1915 (6 weeks)
26 American Quartet On the 5:15 1915 US Billboard 2 - Mar 1915 (6 weeks)
27 Peerless Quartet Don't Take My Darling Boy Away 1915 US Billboard 2 - Jun 1915 (6 weeks)
28 Charles Harrison A Little Bit of Heaven (Shure, They Call it Ireland) 1915 US Billboard 2 - Jul 1915 (6 weeks)
29 Henry Burr & Albert Campbell My Little Girl 1915 US Billboard 2 - Aug 1915 (9 weeks)
30 Harry MacDonough & Olive Kline Auf Wiedersehen 1915 US Billboard 2 - Nov 1915 (7 weeks)
31 Arthur Collins & Byron G Harlan Alabama Jubilee 1915 US Billboard 2 - Sep 1915 (6 weeks)
32 Prince's Orchestra It's a Long, Long Way to Tipperary 1915 US Billboard 2 - Jan 1915 (10 weeks)
33 Marie Lloyd A Little of What You Fancy 1915 Peel list 2 of 1915
34 Bahiano Ai, Filomena 1915 Brazil 2 of 1915
35 Peerless Quartet Jane 1915 US Billboard 4 - Aug 1915 (4 weeks), RYM 71 of 1920
36 Lambert Murphy Goodbye, Girls, I'm Through 1915 US Billboard 3 - Apr 1915 (5 weeks)
37 Bert Williams Never Mo' 1915 US Billboard 3 - Dec 1915 (5 weeks)
38 James F Harrison & James Reed The Little House Upon the Hill 1915 US Billboard 3 - Apr 1915 (8 weeks)
39 Grace Kerns & John Barnes Wells Chinatown, My Chinatown 1915 US Billboard 3 - Jan 1915 (8 weeks)
40 Peerless Quartet I'm On My Way to Dublin Bay 1915 US Billboard 3 - May 1915 (7 weeks)
41 Lyric Quartet Down Among the Sheltering Palms 1915 US Billboard 3 - Jul 1915 (7 weeks)
42 Peerless Quartet He's a Rag Picker 1915 US Billboard 3 - Jan 1915 (5 weeks)
43 Elida Morris & Sam Ash Hello, Frisco! 1915 US Billboard 3 - Oct 1915 (5 weeks)
44 Alma Gluck Old Folks at Home (Way Down Upon the Swanee River) 1915 US Billboard 3 - Jun 1915 (5 weeks)
45 Billy Murray The Little Ford Rambled Right Along 1915 US Billboard 3 - Jul 1915 (7 weeks)
46 Vesta Tilley The Seaside Sultan 1915 Peel list 3 of 1915
47 Vesta Tilley Jolly Good Luck to The Girl Who Loves a Soldier 1915 Peel list 3 of 1915
48 Vesta Tilley Following in Father's Footsteps 1915 Peel list 3 of 1915
49 Brown Brothers That Moaning Saxophone Rag 1915 US Billboard 4 - Jul 1915 (3 weeks)
50 Charles Kellogg Songs of Our Native Birds 1915 US Billboard 4 - Jul 1915 (4 weeks)
51 Henry Burr Maybe a Day, Maybe a Year 1915 US Billboard 4 - May 1915 (5 weeks)
52 Henry Burr & Albert Campbell When My Ship Comes In 1915 US Billboard 4 - Apr 1915 (6 weeks)
53 Victor Mixed Chorus Songs of the Past, Parts 1 & 2 1915 US Billboard 4 - Sep 1915 (4 weeks)
54 Peerless Quartet Virginia Lee 1915 US Billboard 4 - Apr 1915 (5 weeks)
55 John McCormack Ave Maria 1915 US Billboard 4 - Mar 1915 (5 weeks)
56 Alma Gluck The Fiddle & I 1915 US Billboard 4 - Nov 1915 (3 weeks)
57 McKee's Orchestra Perfect Day 1915 US Billboard 4 - Dec 1915 (3 weeks)
58 Debroy Somers Band It's A Lovely War Medley 1915 Peel list 4 of 1915
59 Eduardo das Neves Luar do Sertao 1915 Brazil 4 of 1915
60 Prince's Orchestra On, Wisconsin! 1915 US Billboard 5 - Aug 1915 (4 weeks)
61 American Quartet America, I Love You! 1915 US Billboard 5 - Dec 1915 (4 weeks)
62 Conway's Band Ragging the Scale 1915 US Billboard 5 - Nov 1915 (3 weeks)
63 Henry Burr It's Tulip Time in Holland 1915 US Billboard 5 - Dec 1915 (2 weeks)
64 Irving Kaufman If We Can't Be the Same Old Sweethearts, We'll Just be the Same Old Friends 1915 US Billboard 5 - Aug 1915 (5 weeks)
65 Taylor Trio Mother Machree 1915 US Billboard 5 - Oct 1915 (4 weeks)
66 Harry MacDonough Sweet Kentucky Lady (Dry Your Eyes) 1915 US Billboard 5 - May 1915 (3 weeks)
67 John McCormack Serenata 1915 US Billboard 5 - Oct 1915 (4 weeks)
68 Prince's Orchestra Shadowland Fox-Trot 1915 US Billboard 5 - Jul 1915 (2 weeks)
69 Cal Stewart War Talk at Pun'kin Center 1915 US Billboard 5 - Oct 1915 (3 weeks)
70 Henry Burr When I Leave the World Behind 1915 US Billboard 5 - Dec 1915 (5 weeks)
71 Byron G Harlan & Will Robbins By Heck 1915 US Billboard 6 - May 1915 (3 weeks)
72 James F Harrison & James Reed My Sweet Adair 1915 US Billboard 6 - Nov 1915 (2 weeks)
73 Alma Gluck & Louise Homer Jesus Lover Of My Soul 1915 US Billboard 6 - Feb 1915 (3 weeks)
74 Prince's Orchestra I Want to Linger 1915 US Billboard 6 - May 1915 (2 weeks)
75 Alice Nielsen By the Waters of Minnetonka 1915 US Billboard 6 - Jun 1915 (2 weeks)

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11 Jul 2018

Debroy Somers Band - #58, 60-63

Per 'John Peel' all (5) of these songs s/b combined as they are known as 'It'sA Lovely War Medley'. The songs are: 'Never Mind', 'Sister Susie Sewing Shirts For Soldiers', 'Here We Are Again', 'Army Of Today's Alright' & 'We Haven't Seen the Kaiser'. Just listened to this (7) minute Medley on YouTube.

That looks correct, data fixed, thanks


2 Jul 2015

# 16

The proper title of this song is simply Keep the Home Fires Burning. The othertitle is a completely different song written about 1925 and recorded my numerous jazz artists including your listing by Clara Smith.

The two titles are similar enough to get confused, that is why they are listed together, see the FAQ entry


15 Apr 2015

# 14 & 16

These two are the same recording. Alice Green was an alternate name for OliveKline on the recordings she made with Harry MacDonough. It was released as Victor 35491.

Data fixed, thanks


13 Apr 2015

Jazz Roots - The Songs of 1915

Most of these songs were featured on KSDS 88.3 FM, San Diego. Lou Curtiss' "Jazz Roots Show" songs that would've been popular during the 1915 San Diego-Panama Exposition. One of the best acoustic shows of all time. April 12, 2015. Could still be heard in their archive (speakeasy). Grab it while its hot.

We love you, you're your own grandpa!


15 Sep 2014

is there a song about being seventeen


29 Apr 2014

rock

this sucks it needs rock stupid father man


10 Feb 2012

song from 1915

Trying to find a song smoke clouds from 1915 ?????


17 Jan 2012

Looking for words to a song

In 1915 Felix Arndt wrote the song Nola and later words were added. Would it be possible for me to get the words to the song through this web site?

I Would like so much to have the word to the lovely melody.

Thank you for anything you may be able to do to help me with this search

We don't have lyrics at this site but another user may be able to suggest a source for you


1 Nov 2011

# 27 You'll Always be the Same Sweet Girl

Another duet with Reed. Harrison did record solo, but his his bigest hits were with Reed.

All the James F Harrison & James Reed songs have been identified and corrected.


1 Nov 2011

# 8 My Little Dream Girl

This is another duet with James Reed. Also, I accidentally itentified # 6 There's a Long, Long Trail as # 8 in my previous message.

Thanks for the suggestion, the data has been corrected


1 Nov 2011

# 8 There's a Long, Long Trail

This is a duet with James Reed (real name Reed Miller). Miller used the name James Reed on his duets with James F. Harrison.

The data has been fixed, thanks for the input