Songs from the Year 1933

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This page lists the top songs of 1933 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 Ethel Waters Stormy Weather 1933 US Billboard 1 - 1933 (11 weeks), US BB 3 of 1933, POP 4 of 1933, RYM 8 of 1933, Brazil 37 of 1933, Acclaimed 1896 (1933)
2 Duke Ellington Sophisticated Lady 1933 RYM 1 of 1933, US BB 2 of 1933, US Billboard 3 - 1933 (16 weeks), POP 3 of 1933, Brazil 78 of 1934
3 Bing Crosby Shadow Waltz 1933 US Billboard 1 - 1933 (8 weeks), POP 9 of 1933, Europe 39 of the 1930s (1933), Brazil 64 of 1933, RYM 80 of 1933
4 Dick Powell Gold Digger's Song (We're in The Money) 1933 US BB 1 of 1933, POP 1 of 1933, US Billboard 18 - 1933 (1 week)
5 Bing Crosby You're Getting to Be a Habit 1933 US Billboard 1 - 1933 (14 weeks), US BB 10 of 1933, POP 16 of 1933, Europe 42 of the 1930s (1933)
6 Eddy Duchin Did You Ever See a Dream Walking? 1933 US Billboard 1 - 1933 (6 weeks), US BB 12 of 1933, POP 20 of 1933, RYM 51 of 1933
7 Paul Whiteman Lover 1933 US Billboard 3 - 1933 (7 weeks), US BB 8 of 1933, POP 12 of 1933, RYM 74 of 1933, Brazil 98 of 1933
8 Ray Noble Love Is The Sweetest Thing 1933 US Billboard 1 - 1933 (16 weeks), US BB 4 of 1933, POP 17 of 1933
9 George Olsen The Last Round-Up 1933 US Billboard 1 - 1933 (24 weeks), US BB 6 of 1933, POP 8 of 1933
10 Eddy Duchin Night & Day 1933 US Billboard 2 - 1933 (8 weeks), POP 6 of 1933, Brazil 17 of 1936, RYM 25 of 1933
11 Guy Lombardo The Last Round-Up 1933 US Billboard 1 - 1933 (8 weeks), POP 8 of 1933, Europe 77 of the 1930s (1933)
12 Leo Reisman Stormy Weather 1933 US Billboard 1 - 1933 (19 weeks), Brazil 46 of 1935, Europe 97 of the 1930s (1933)
13 Duke Ellington Stormy Weather 1933 RYM 1 of 1933, US Billboard 4 - 1933 (16 weeks)
14 Bing Crosby Just an Echo in the Valley 1933 US Billboard 2 - 1933 (11 weeks), POP 7 of 1933, RYM 81 of 1933
15 Leo Reisman Yesterdays 1933 US Billboard 3 - 1933 (8 weeks), US BB 7 of 1933, POP 10 of 1933
16 Don Bestor & His Orchestra Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? 1933 US Billboard 2 - 1933 (8 weeks), POP 2 of 1933
17 Eddy Duchin Hold Me 1933 US BB 5 of 1933, US Billboard 11 - 1933 (3 weeks), POP 11 of 1933
18 Bing Crosby I've Got to Sing a Torch Song 1933 US Billboard 9 - 1933 (4 weeks), POP 13 of 1933, RYM 80 of 1933
19 Louis Armstrong Hobo, You Can't Ride This Train 1933 RYM 2 of 1933, US Billboard 10 - 1933 (4 weeks)
20 Louis Armstrong That's My Home 1933 RYM 2 of 1933, US Billboard 17 - 1933 (2 weeks)
21 Bing Crosby Thanks 1933 US Billboard 2 - 1933 (7 weeks), RYM 82 of 1933
22 BBC Dance Orchestra The Wedding of Mister Mickey Mouse 1933 Peel list 1 of 1933
23 Carmen Miranda & Mario Reis Alo Alo 1933 Brazil 1 of 1933
24 Ted Weems Gold Digger's Song (We're in The Money) 1933 POP 1 of 1933
25 Ted Lewis & His Orchestra Lazybones 1933 US Billboard 1 - 1933 (11 weeks)
26 Leo Reisman Easter Parade 1933 US Billboard 5 - 1933 (12 weeks), POP 5 of 1933
27 Bing Crosby Temptation 1933 US Billboard 3 - Dec 1933 (12 weeks), RYM 26 of 1933
28 Bing Crosby The Day You Came Along 1933 US Billboard 3 - 1933 (9 weeks), RYM 83 of 1933
29 Victor Young The Last Round-Up 1933 US Billboard 3 - 1933 (12 weeks), Brazil 88 of 1934
30 Paul Whiteman A Farewell To Arms 1933 US Billboard 4 - 1933 (8 weeks), RYM 73 of 1933
31 Duke Ellington Drop Me Off at Harlem 1933 RYM 6 of 1933, US Billboard 17 - 1933 (3 weeks)
32 Mae West I Like a Guy What Takes His Time 1933 US Billboard 5 - 1933 (5 weeks), Brazil 74 of 1934
33 Guy Lombardo Lover 1933 US Billboard 8 - 1933 (5 weeks), POP 12 of 1933
34 Henry King & His Orchestra April in Paris 1933 POP 9 of 1934, US Billboard 14 - Dec 1933 (2 weeks)
35 Ted Fio Rito Hold Me 1933 POP 11 of 1933, US Billboard 12 - 1933 (3 weeks)
36 Paul Whiteman It's Only a Paper Moon 1933 US Billboard 9 - 1933 (8 weeks), RYM 16 of 1934
37 Bing Crosby We'll Make Hay While the Sun Shines 1933 US Billboard 8 - 1934 (6 weeks), RYM 26 of 1933
38 Greta Keller Lover 1933 POP 12 of 1933, US Billboard 15 - 1933 (2 weeks)
39 Ted Williams Lazybones 1933 US BB 11 of 1933, POP 18 of 1933
40 Duke Ellington I'm Satisfied 1933 US Billboard 11 - 1933 (3 weeks), RYM 18 of 1933
41 Duke Ellington In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree 1933 US Billboard 13 - 1933 (2 weeks), RYM 19 of 1933
42 Ben Bernie Let's All Sing Like The Birdies Sing 1933 US Billboard 18 - 1933 (1 week), POP 19 of 1933
43 Louis Armstrong I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues 1933 US Billboard 18 - 1933 (1 week), RYM 20 of 1933
44 Paul Whiteman You're an Old Smoothie 1933 US Billboard 11 - 1933 (4 weeks), RYM 84 of 1933
45 Gene Autry The Last Round-Up 1933 US Billboard 12 - 1933 (2 weeks), RYM 62 of 1933
46 Paul Whiteman Rise 'N' Shine 1933 US Billboard 16 - 1933 (2 weeks), RYM 46 of 1933
47 Wayne King Blue Danube 1933 US Billboard 14 - 1933 (3 weeks), RYM 105 of 1941
48 Paul Whiteman Eadie Was a Lady 1933 US Billboard 17 - 1933 (2 weeks), RYM 84 of 1933
49 Guy Lombardo Did You Ever See a Dream Walking? 1933 US Billboard 2 - 1933 (7 weeks)
50 Bing Crosby The Last Round-Up 1933 US Billboard 2 - 1933 (5 weeks)

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