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Songs from the Year 1926

This page lists the top songs of 1926 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	When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob-Bob-Bobbin' Along	1926	US Bullfrog 1 - Sep 1926 (8 weeks), US BB 1 of 1926, POP 3 of 1926, RYM 50 of 1926
2	George Olsen	Always	1926	US Bullfrog 1 - Apr 1926 (10 weeks), US BB 2 of 1926, POP 2 of 1926, Brazil 22 of 1926
3	Al Jolson	I'm Sitting On Top of the World	1926	US Bullfrog 1 - Mar 1926 (11 weeks), US BB 8 of 1926, POP 8 of 1926, Europe 20 of the 1930s, Brazil 25 of 1926
4	Jan Garber	Baby Face	1926	US Bullfrog 1 - Sep 1926 (12 weeks), US BB 3 of 1926, Brazil 4 of 1927, POP 5 of 1926
5	Paul Whiteman	The Birth of the Blues	1926	US Bullfrog 1 - Nov 1926 (12 weeks), US BB 10 of 1926, POP 10 of 1926, Brazil 16 of 1927, RYM 87 of 1926
6	Vincent Lopez	Always	1926	US Bullfrog 1 - May 1926 (9 weeks), POP 2 of 1926, Brazil 8 of 1926, RYM 20 of 1926
7	Louis Armstrong	Muskrat Ramble	1926	RYM 1 of 1926, US BB 7 of 1926, POP 7 of 1926, US Bullfrog 8 - Jul 1926 (2 weeks)
8	Ben Bernie	Sleepy Time Gal	1926	US Bullfrog 1 - Feb 1926 (13 weeks), US BB 9 of 1926, POP 9 of 1926, Brazil 29 of 1926
9	Whistling Jack Smith	Gimme a Lil' Kiss, Will Ya, Huh?	1926	US Bullfrog 1 - Jun 1926 (8 weeks), US BB 15 of 1926, POP 18 of 1926, Brazil 24 of 1926
10	Paul Whiteman	Velencia	1926	US Bullfrog 1 - Jun 1926 (17 weeks), US BB 14 of 1926, POP 14 of 1926, RYM 48 of 1926
11	Johnny Marvin	Breezin' Along With the Breeze	1926	US Bullfrog 1 - Oct 1926 (10 weeks), US BB 16 of 1926, POP 20 of 1926, Brazil 33 of 1927
12	The Kentuckey Serenaders	Black Bottom	1926	Peel list 2 of 1926, RYM 5 of 1927, US BB 12 of 1926, POP 12 of 1926
13	Vincent Lopez	Show Me the Way to Go Home	1926	POP 1 of 1926, US Bullfrog 3 - Feb 1926 (6 weeks), RYM 49 of 1926
14	Gene Austin	Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue	1926	US Bullfrog 1 - Mar 1926 (11 weeks), US BB 6 of 1926, POP 6 of 1926
15	Gene Austin	Bye Bye Blackbird	1926	US BB 5 of 1926, POP 16 of 1926, RYM 22 of 1926, RIAA 189, Acclaimed 1339
16	George Olsen	Who?	1926	US Bullfrog 1 - Jan 1926 (12 weeks), US BB 13 of 1926, Brazil 32 of 1926
17	Ethel Waters	Dinah	1926	US Bullfrog 2 - Jan 1926 (8 weeks), RYM 16 of 1925, Brazil 23 of 1926
18	Louis Armstrong	Heebie Jeebies	1926	RYM 1 of 1926, POP 15 of 1926
19	Gene Austin	Bye Bye, Blackbird	1926	US Bullfrog 1 - Jul 1926 (12 weeks), Brazil 18 of 1927
20	Gertrude Lawrence	Do, Do, Do	1926	US Bullfrog 8 - 1927 (5 weeks), US BB 11 of 1926, POP 11 of 1926
21	Duke Ellington	East St Louis Toodle OO	1926	RYM 2 of 1926, US Bullfrog 10 - 1927 (4 weeks)
22	George Olsen	Sunny	1926	US Bullfrog 2 - Feb 1926 (8 weeks), Brazil 30 of 1926
23	Fernando & Romeu Silva	Chua, Chua	1926	Brazil 1 of 1926
24	Jelly Roll Morton	Black Bottom Stomp	1926	RYM 3 of 1926, US Bullfrog 13 - 1927 (3 weeks)
25	Ben Selvin	Valencia	1926	US Bullfrog 3 - Jul 1926 (6 weeks), Brazil 31 of 1927
26	Jelly Roll Morton	Sidewalk Blues	1926	RYM 5 of 1926, POP 17 of 1926
27	Bessie Smith	Lost Your Head Blues	1926	US Bullfrog 5 - Sep 1926 (4 weeks), RYM 44 of 1926
28	Lewis James	Am I Wasting My Time On You	1926	US Bullfrog 5 - Aug 1926 (3 weeks), Brazil 48 of 1927
29	Gene Austin	Ya Gotta Know How To Love	1926	US Bullfrog 8 - Sep 1926 (2 weeks), POP 13 of 1926
30	The Revelers	Lucky Day	1926	US Bullfrog 10 - Dec 1926 (1 weeks), RYM 21 of 1926