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Songs from the Year 1929

This page lists the top songs of 1929 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	Eddie Cantor	Makin' Whoopee	1929	US Bullfrog 2 - 1929 (10 weeks), US BB 2 of 1929, POP 2 of 1929, RYM 8 of 1928, Brazil 16 of 1929, RIAA 126, Acclaimed 1362
2	Louis Armstrong	When You're Smiling	1929	US BB 1 of 1929, POP 1 of 1929, US Bullfrog 15 - 1929 (2 weeks), RYM 35 of 1929
3	Cliff Edwards (Ukelele Ike)	Singin' in the Rain	1929	US Bullfrog 1 - 1929 (12 weeks), US BB 3 of 1929, POP 3 of 1929, Brazil 8 of 1930
4	Guy Lombardo	Sweethearts On Parade	1929	US Bullfrog 1 - Dec 1928 (12 weeks), US BB 9 of 1929, POP 9 of 1929, Brazil 11 of 1929
5	Rudy Vallee & His Connecticut Yankees	Honey	1929	US Bullfrog 1 - 1929 (15 weeks), US BB 7 of 1929, POP 7 of 1929, Brazil 43 of 1930
6	Ethel Waters	Am I Blue?	1929	US Bullfrog 1 - 1929 (15 weeks), US BB 8 of 1929, POP 8 of 1929, Brazil 19 of 1930
7	Gene Austin	Carolina Moon	1929	US Bullfrog 1 - 1929 (14 weeks), US BB 12 of 1929, POP 12 of 1929, Brazil 44 of 1929
8	George Olsen	A Precious Little Thing Called Love	1929	US Bullfrog 1 - 1929 (11 weeks), US BB 13 of 1929, POP 13 of 1929, Brazil 62 of 1930
9	Fats Waller	Ain't Misbehavin'	1929	RYM 1 of 1929, US Bullfrog 17 - 1929 (1 weeks), RIAA 41, Acclaimed 778
10	Nick Lucas	Tip Toe Thru' The Tulips With Me	1929	US Bullfrog 1 - 1929 (19 weeks), US BB 4 of 1929, POP 17 of 1929
11	Paul Whiteman	Great Day	1929	US Bullfrog 1 - 1929 (9 weeks), US BB 10 of 1929, POP 10 of 1929
12	Maurice Chevalier	Louise	1929	US Bullfrog 3 - 1929 (10 weeks), US BB 6 of 1929, POP 6 of 1929, Brazil 87 of 1930
13	Leo Reisman	The Wedding of the Painted Doll	1929	US Bullfrog 1 - 1929 (12 weeks), US BB 14 of 1929, POP 14 of 1929
14	Al Jolson	Little Pal	1929	US Bullfrog 1 - 1929 (10 weeks), US BB 16 of 1929, POP 18 of 1929
15	Ruth Etting	Love Me Or Leave Me	1929	US Bullfrog 2 - 1929 (11 weeks), RYM 63 of 1928, Brazil 71 of 1929
16	Copley Palza Orchestra	Pagan Love Song	1929	US BB 5 of 1929, POP 5 of 1929, Brazil 37 of 1930
17	Jimmie Rodgers	Waiting For the Train	1929	RYM 3 of 1929, US Bullfrog 14 - 1929 (3 weeks), Scrobulate 69 of americana
18	Coon-Sanders Orchestra	Little Orphan Annie	1929	US Bullfrog 16 - 1929 (2 weeks), US BB 17 of 1929, POP 20 of 1929
19	Clarence Smith	Pinetop's Boogie Woogie	1929	US BB 15 of 1929, POP 16 of 1929, Acclaimed 1478
20	Bessie Smith	Nobody Knows You When You're Down & Out	1929	RYM 2 of 1929, US Bullfrog 15 - 1929 (2 weeks)
21	Mario Reis	Gosto Que Me Enrosco	1929	Brazil 1 of 1929
22	Fats Waller	Sweet Savannah Sue	1929	RYM 1 of 1929
23	Bob Haring & His Orchestra	Pagan Love Song	1929	US Bullfrog 1 - 1929 (11 weeks)
24	Guy Lombardo	College Medley Fox Trot	1929	POP 4 of 1929, US Bullfrog 6 - 1929 (5 weeks)
25	Leo Reisman	With a Song In My Heart	1929	US Bullfrog 3 - 1929 (9 weeks), Brazil 40 of 1930
26	Louis Armstrong	Ain't Misbehavin'	1929	US Bullfrog 7 - 1929 (4 weeks), RYM 7 of 1929
27	Louis Armstrong	Basin Street Blues	1929	RYM 6 of 1929, US Bullfrog 20 - 1938 (1 weeks)
28	The Kentuckey Serenaders	If I Had a Talking Picture of You	1929	US BB 11 of 1929, POP 11 of 1929
29	Louis Armstrong	St James Infirmary	1929	RYM 9 of 1929, US Bullfrog 15 - 1929 (3 weeks)
30	Ruth Etting	Exactly Like You	1929	US Bullfrog 11 - 1930 (3 weeks), POP 15 of 1929