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Songs from the Year 1926

Other Years: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s

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 few available charts (at least that we can find), hence these results should be treated with caution since, with few exceptions, they are based on fairly subjective charts.

# Artist Song Title Year Chart Entries
1 Gene Austin Bye Bye, Blackbird 1926 US Billboard 1 - Jul 1926 (12 weeks), Grammy Hall of Fame in 2005 (1926), US BB 5 of 1926, POP 16 of 1926, Brazil 18 of 1927, RYM 22 of 1926, RIAA 189, Acclaimed 1339 (1926)
2 Al Jolson When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob-Bob-Bobbin' Along 1926 US Billboard 1 - Sep 1926 (8 weeks), US BB 1 of 1926, POP 3 of 1926, RYM 50 of 1926
3 George Olsen Always 1926 US Billboard 1 - Apr 1926 (10 weeks), US BB 2 of 1926, POP 2 of 1926, Brazil 22 of 1926
4 Al Jolson I'm Sitting On Top of the World 1926 US Billboard 1 - Mar 1926 (11 weeks), US BB 8 of 1926, POP 8 of 1926, Europe 20 of the 1930s (1925), Brazil 25 of 1926
5 Jan Garber Baby Face 1926 US Billboard 1 - Sep 1926 (12 weeks), US BB 3 of 1926, Brazil 4 of 1927, POP 5 of 1926
6 Paul Whiteman The Birth of the Blues 1926 US Billboard 1 - Nov 1926 (12 weeks), US BB 10 of 1926, POP 10 of 1926, Brazil 16 of 1927, RYM 87 of 1926
7 Paul Whiteman Velencia 1926 US Billboard 1 - Jun 1926 (17 weeks), US BB 14 of 1926, POP 14 of 1926, Brazil 31 of 1926, RYM 48 of 1926
8 Vincent Lopez Always 1926 US Billboard 1 - May 1926 (9 weeks), POP 2 of 1926, Brazil 8 of 1926, RYM 20 of 1926
9 Louis Armstrong Heebie Jeebies 1926 Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999 (1926), RYM 1 of 1926, POP 15 of 1926
10 Louis Armstrong Muskrat Ramble 1926 RYM 1 of 1926, US BB 7 of 1926, POP 7 of 1926, US Billboard 8 - Jul 1926 (2 weeks)
11 Ben Bernie Sleepy Time Gal 1926 US Billboard 1 - Feb 1926 (13 weeks), US BB 9 of 1926, POP 9 of 1926, Brazil 29 of 1926
12 Whistling Jack Smith Gimme a Lil' Kiss, Will Ya, Huh? 1926 US Billboard 1 - Jun 1926 (8 weeks), US BB 15 of 1926, POP 18 of 1926, Brazil 24 of 1926
13 Johnny Marvin Breezin' Along With the Breeze 1926 US Billboard 1 - Oct 1926 (10 weeks), US BB 16 of 1926, POP 20 of 1926, Brazil 33 of 1927
14 The Kentuckey Serenaders Black Bottom 1926 Peel list 2 of 1926, RYM 5 of 1927, US BB 12 of 1926, POP 12 of 1926
15 Vincent Lopez Show Me the Way to Go Home 1926 POP 1 of 1926, US Billboard 3 - Feb 1926 (6 weeks), RYM 49 of 1926
16 Gene Austin Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue 1926 US Billboard 1 - Mar 1926 (11 weeks), US BB 6 of 1926, POP 6 of 1926
17 George Olsen Who? 1926 US Billboard 1 - Jan 1926 (12 weeks), US BB 13 of 1926, Brazil 32 of 1926
18 Gertrude Lawrence Do, Do, Do 1926 US Billboard 8 - 1927 (5 weeks), US BB 11 of 1926, POP 11 of 1926
19 Duke Ellington East St Louis Toodle OO 1926 RYM 2 of 1926, US Billboard 10 - 1927 (4 weeks)
20 George Olsen Sunny 1926 US Billboard 2 - Feb 1926 (8 weeks), Brazil 30 of 1926
21 Blind Blake Come On Boys Lets Do That Messin' Around 1926 Peel list 1 of 1926
22 Fred Astaire & George Gershwin Fascinating Rhythm 1926 Grammy Hall of Fame in 2006 (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 Billboard 13 - 1927 (3 weeks)
25 Ben Selvin Valencia 1926 US Billboard 3 - Jul 1926 (6 weeks), Brazil 31 of 1927
26 Isham Jones I Lost My Heart in Monterey (When I Found You) 1926 US Billboard 3 - Dec 1926 (5 weeks), Brazil 71 of 1928
27 Jelly Roll Morton Sidewalk Blues 1926 RYM 5 of 1926, POP 17 of 1926
28 Bessie Smith Lost Your Head Blues 1926 US Billboard 5 - Sep 1926 (4 weeks), RYM 44 of 1926
29 Lewis James Am I Wasting My Time On You 1926 US Billboard 5 - Aug 1926 (3 weeks), Brazil 48 of 1927
30 Gene Austin Ya Gotta Know How To Love 1926 US Billboard 8 - Sep 1926 (2 weeks), POP 13 of 1926
31 The Revelers Lucky Day 1926 US Billboard 10 - Dec 1926 (1 week), RYM 21 of 1926
32 Irving Kaufman Tonight You Belong to Me 1926 US Billboard 11 - Dec 1926 (2 weeks), POP 19 of 1926
33 The Revelers The Birth of the Blues 1926 US Billboard 11 - Nov 1926 (1 week), RYM 21 of 1926
34 Ernest Hare & Billy Jones That Certain Party 1926 US Billboard 9 - Mar 1926 (1 week), Brazil 41 of 1927
35 Louis Armstrong Big Butter & Egg Man 1926 US Billboard 13 - 1927 (3 weeks), RYM 27 of 1926
36 Ipana Troubadors Baby Face 1926 US Billboard 10 - Nov 1926 (1 week), Brazil 91 of 1928
37 Vernon Dalhart Miami Storm 1926 US Billboard 14 - 1927 (2 weeks), RYM 82 of 1926
38 Blind Lemon Jefferson Long Lonesome Blues 1926 RYM 13 of 1926, WXPN 772
39 George Olsen Horses 1926 US Billboard 2 - Jun 1926 (6 weeks)
40 Duke Ellington Birmingham Breakdown 1926 RYM 2 of 1926
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