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Songs from the Year 1920

This page lists the top songs of 1920 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.

Between 1920 and 1940 there are very few available charts (at that we can find), hence these results should be treated with caution since they are mostly based on subjective charts.

#	Artist	Song Title	Year	Chart Entries
1	Al Jolson	Swanee	1920	US BB 1 of 1920, POP 1 of 1920, Brazil 5 of 1921, RYM 5 of 1920, Europe 22 of the 1930s, RIAA 124, Acclaimed 912
2	Paul Whiteman	Whispering	1920	US Bullfrog 1 - Oct 1920 (20 weeks), US BB 3 of 1920, POP 3 of 1920, RYM 7 of 1920, Brazil 12 of 1921, US CashBox 32 - Aug 1954, RIAA 330, Acclaimed 1594
3	Ben Selvin	Dardanella	1920	US Bullfrog 1 - Jan 1920 (24 weeks), US BB 5 of 1920, Brazil 5 of 1920, RYM 8 of 1920, POP 8 of 1920
4	Ted Lewis & His Orchestra	When My Baby Smiles At Me	1920	US Bullfrog 1 - May 1920 (18 weeks), US BB 2 of 1920, POP 2 of 1920, Brazil 13 of 1920
5	Marion Harris	St Louis Blues	1920	US Bullfrog 1 - Aug 1920 (9 weeks), US BB 4 of 1920, POP 6 of 1920, RYM 15 of 1920, Brazil 16 of 1921
6	Paul Whiteman	The Japanese Sandman	1920	US Bullfrog 1 - Nov 1920 (12 weeks), RYM 7 of 1920, US BB 11 of 1920, POP 20 of 1920, Brazil 21 of 1921
7	John Steel	The Love Nest	1920	US Bullfrog 1 - Aug 1920 (10 weeks), US BB 6 of 1920, POP 10 of 1920, RYM 29 of 1920, Brazil 35 of 1921
8	Al Jolson	I've Got My Captain Working For Me Now	1920	US Bullfrog 1 - Dec 1919 (7 weeks), US BB 9 of 1920, RYM 13 of 1920, Brazil 17 of 1920, POP 18 of 1920
9	Paul Whiteman	Wang Wang Blues	1920	US Bullfrog 1 - Dec 1920 (17 weeks), RYM 3 of 1920, US BB 10 of 1920, POP 16 of 1920
10	Art Hickman	Hold Me	1920	US Bullfrog 1 - Jun 1920 (14 weeks), US BB 7 of 1920, Brazil 8 of 1920, POP 12 of 1920
11	Edith Day	Alice Blue Gown	1920	US Bullfrog 1 - Apr 1920 (9 weeks), US BB 8 of 1920, POP 14 of 1920, Brazil 21 of 1924
12	Mamie Smith	Crazy Blues	1920	RYM 1 of 1920, US Bullfrog 3 - Dec 1920 (11 weeks), Acclaimed 1496
13	Art Hickman	The Love Nest	1920	US Bullfrog 1 - Oct 1920 (6 weeks), POP 10 of 1920, Brazil 17 of 1921
14	Mamie Smith	You Can't Keep A Good Man Down	1920	RYM 2 of 1920, US Bullfrog 4 - Jul 1921 (5 weeks)
15	Charles Harrison	I'll Be With You in Apple Blossom Time	1920	US Bullfrog 2 - Nov 1920 (10 weeks), POP 4 of 1920
16	Art Hickman	Tell Me, Little Gypsy	1920	US Bullfrog 2 - Oct 1920 (8 weeks), POP 5 of 1920
17	Bert Williams	The Moon Shines on the Moonshine	1920	US Bullfrog 2 - Mar 1920 (5 weeks), Brazil 19 of 1921
18	Paul Whiteman	Anytime, Anyday, Anywhere	1920	RYM 3 of 1920, US Bullfrog 5 - Jan 1921 (4 weeks)
19	Waller Williams	I Know Where The Flies Go in Summertime	1920	Peel list 1 of 1920
20	Francisco Alves	Fala Meu Louro	1920	Brazil 1 of 1920
21	Al Jolson	Swanee (from Sinbad)	1920	US Bullfrog 1 - May 1920 (18 weeks)
22	Mamie Smith	It's Right Here for You	1920	RYM 1 of 1920
23	Richard Crooks	Arise O Sun	1920	Peel list 1 of 1920
24	Billy Murray	I'll See You in CUBA	1920	US Bullfrog 3 - May 1920 (5 weeks), RYM 17 of 1920
25	Carl Fenton	Cuban Moon	1920	US Bullfrog 3 - Sep 1920 (5 weeks), Brazil 18 of 1921
26	Al Jolson	Tell Me	1920	US Bullfrog 3 - Jan 1920 (5 weeks), Brazil 19 of 1920
27	The Kentuckey Serenaders	Rose of Washington Square	1920	US Bullfrog 3 - Jun 1920 (9 weeks), Brazil 20 of 1921
28	Ben Selvin	My Island of Golden Dreams	1920	US Bullfrog 4 - Feb 1920 (6 weeks), RYM 8 of 1920
29	Eddie Cantor	You'd Be Surprised	1920	US Bullfrog 3 - Feb 1920 (7 weeks), Brazil 28 of 1921
30	Edith Day	Irene	1920	US Bullfrog 3 - May 1920 (4 weeks), Brazil 36 of 1924