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Songs from the Year 1937

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This page lists the top songs of 1937 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.

During this era music was dominated by a number of "Big Bands" and songs could be attributed to the band leader, the band name, the lead singer or a combination of the them. It is common, for example, to see the same song listed with three different artists. And, just to stop us from getting bored, the success of a song was tied to the sales of sheet music, so a popular song would often be perfomed by many different combinations of singers and bands and the contemporary charts would list the song, without clarifying whose version was the major hit. Where we have found such issues we have attempted to consolidate the entries using the most widely accepted value for the artist in each case.

# Artist Song Title Year Chart Entries
1 Count Basie One O'Clock Jump 1937 US BB 1 of 1937, Grammy Hall of Fame in 1979 (1937), POP 1 of 1937, US Billboard 12 - Jun 1947 (2 weeks), Scrobulate 13 of swing, RYM 21 of 1937, RIAA 211, Acclaimed 824 (1937)
2 Fred Astaire They Can't Take That Away From Me 1937 US Billboard 1 - 1937 (11 weeks), Grammy Hall of Fame in 2005 (1937), US BB 3 of 1937, POP 3 of 1937, RYM 34 of 1937, Europe 89 of the 1930s (1937), Acclaimed 2182 (1937)
3 Duke Ellington Caravan 1937 Grammy Hall of Fame in 2009 (1937), US Billboard 4 - 1937 (18 weeks), RYM 6 of 1937, US BB 9 of 1937, POP 9 of 1937, Brazil 57 of 1938, Scrobulate 88 of jazz
4 Bing Crosby Sweet Leilani 1937 US Billboard 1 - 1937 (25 weeks), Oscar in 1937 (film 'Waikiki Wedding'), US BB 7 of 1937, POP 7 of 1937, Europe 29 of the 1930s (1937)
5 Tommy Dorsey Marie 1937 US Billboard 1 - 1937 (8 weeks), Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998 (1937), Brazil 70 of 1937, Europe 70 of the 1930s (1937)
6 Guy Lombardo September in the Rain 1937 US Billboard 1 - 1937 (16 weeks), US BB 11 of 1937, POP 11 of 1937, Europe 46 of the 1930s (1937), RYM 87 of 1937
7 Guy Lombardo It Looks Like Rain in Cherry Blossom Lane 1937 US Billboard 1 - 1937 (16 weeks), US BB 16 of 1937, POP 16 of 1937, Europe 50 of the 1930s (1937), RYM 107 of 1937
8 Eddy Duchin It's De-Lovely 1937 US Billboard 1 - Nov 1936 (13 weeks), US BB 4 of 1937, POP 4 of 1937, Europe 73 of the 1930s (1937)
9 Bing Crosby The Moon Got in My Eyes 1937 US Billboard 1 - 1937 (11 weeks), US BB 12 of 1937, POP 12 of 1937, Europe 31 of the 1930s (1937)
10 Shep Fields & His Rippling Rhythm Orchestra That Old Feeling 1937 US Billboard 1 - 1937 (14 weeks), US BB 13 of 1937, POP 13 of 1937, Brazil 67 of 1938
11 Tommy Dorsey The Dipsy Doodle 1937 US Billboard 1 - 1937 (15 weeks), US BB 14 of 1937, POP 14 of 1937, Europe 88 of the 1930s (1937)
12 Tommy Dorsey Satan takes a Holiday 1937 US Billboard 1 - 1937 (11 weeks), US BB 15 of 1937, POP 15 of 1937, Europe 64 of the 1930s (1937)
13 Guy Lombardo Boo Hoo 1937 US Billboard 1 - 1937 (12 weeks), US BB 18 of 1937, POP 18 of 1937, Europe 51 of the 1930s (1937)
14 Robert Johnson Hellhound on My Trail 1937 RYM 1 of 1937, Peel list 4 of 1937, Acclaimed 630 (1937)
15 Benny Goodman Goodnight, My Love 1937 US BB 10 of 1937, POP 10 of 1937, RYM 52 of 1937, Brazil 67 of 1937, Europe 74 of the 1930s (1937)
16 Frances Langford Harbour Lights 1937 US BB 2 of 1937, POP 2 of 1937, US Billboard 6 - 1937 (6 weeks)
17 Jimmie Lunceford For Dancers Only 1937 Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999 (1937), US Billboard 7 - 1937 (3 weeks), RYM 55 of 1937
18 Jeanette MacDonald & Nelson Eddy Indian Love Call 1937 Grammy Hall of Fame in 2008 (1962), US Billboard 8 - Dec 1936 (6 weeks), Brazil 64 of 1937
19 Billie Holiday I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm 1937 US Billboard 4 - 1937 (10 weeks), US BB 6 of 1937, POP 6 of 1937, RYM 22 of 1937
20 Bob Crosby & His Orchestra Whispers in The Dark 1937 US Billboard 1 - 1937 (13 weeks), US BB 17 of 1937, POP 17 of 1937
21 Russ Morgan The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down 1937 US Billboard 1 - 1937 (10 weeks), US BB 20 of 1937, POP 20 of 1937
22 Hal Kemp This Year's Kisses 1937 US Billboard 1 - 1937 (8 weeks), POP 19 of 1937, Europe 69 of the 1930s (1937)
23 Bing Crosby & Jimmy Dorsey Too Marvelous For Words 1937 US Billboard 1 - 1937 (10 weeks), Europe 28 of the 1930s (1937), Brazil 88 of 1937
24 Judy Garland (Dear Mr Gable) You Made Me Love You 1937 Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998 (1937), RYM 10 of 1937
25 Duke Ellington Crescendo in Blue 1937 Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999 (1956), RYM 14 of 1937
26 Shep Fields & His Rippling Rhythm Orchestra The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down 1937 US Billboard 1 - 1937 (8 weeks), POP 20 of 1937
27 Guy Lombardo So Rare 1937 US Billboard 1 - 1937 (8 weeks), Brazil 21 of 1938
28 Bing Crosby & Connee Boswell Bob White (Whatcha Gonna Swing Tonight?) 1937 US Billboard 1 - 1937 (12 weeks), Europe 27 of the 1930s (1937)
29 Bing Crosby Remember Me 1937 US Billboard 1 - 1937 (6 weeks), Europe 30 of the 1930s (1937)
30 Guy Lombardo A Sailboat In The Moonlight 1937 US Billboard 1 - 1937 (14 weeks), Europe 49 of the 1930s (1937)
31 Rudy Vallee & His Connecticut Yankees Vieni Vieni 1937 US Billboard 1 - 1937 (13 weeks), Europe 62 of the 1930s (1937)
32 Hal Kemp Where Or When 1937 US Billboard 1 - 1937 (16 weeks), Europe 63 of the 1930s (1937)
33 Robert Johnson From Four Till Late 1937 RYM 1 of 1937, Scrobulate 66 of blues
34 Tommy Dorsey Once in a While 1937 US Billboard 1 - 1937 (14 weeks), Europe 68 of the 1930s (1937)
35 Sammy Kaye Rosalie 1937 US Billboard 1 - Oct 1937 (15 weeks), Brazil 79 of 1938
36 Shep Fields & His Rippling Rhythm Orchestra Thanks For the Memory 1937 US Billboard 1 - Dec 1937 (14 weeks), Europe 82 of the 1930s (1938)
37 Tommy Dorsey The Lady is a Tramp 1937 US BB 5 of 1937, POP 5 of 1937, US Billboard 15 - 1937 (2 weeks)
38 Tommy Dorsey Song of India 1937 US Billboard 5 - 1937 (5 weeks), US BB 8 of 1937, POP 8 of 1937
39 Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers Let's Call the Whole Thing Off 1937 US Billboard 5 - 1937 (9 weeks), RYM 12 of 1937, AFI 34
40 Claude Thornhill & His Orchestra Harbour Lights 1937 POP 2 of 1937, US Billboard 7 - 1937 (8 weeks)
41 Benny Goodman This Year's Kisses 1937 US BB 19 of 1937, POP 19 of 1937, Europe 58 of the 1930s (1937)
42 Bing Crosby & Jimmy Dorsey Never in a Million Years 1937 US Billboard 2 - 1937 (12 weeks), Europe 53 of the 1930s (1937)
43 Henry Busse & His Orchestra With Plenty of Money & You 1937 US Billboard 1 - 1937 (9 weeks)
44 Margaret McCrae This Year's Kisses 1937 US Billboard 1 - 1937 (10 weeks)
45 Teddy Wilson (and His Orchestra) You Can't Stop Me from Dreaming 1937 US Billboard 1 - 1937 (7 weeks)
46 Billie Holiday Carelessly 1937 US Billboard 1 - 1937 (12 weeks)
47 Horace Heidt Gone With the Wind 1937 US Billboard 1 - 1937 (9 weeks)
48 Tommy Dorsey Big Apple 1937 US Billboard 1 - 1937 (7 weeks)
49 Ray Noble I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm 1937 US Billboard 3 - 1937 (9 weeks), POP 6 of 1937
50 Orlando Silva Carinhoso 1937 Brazil 1 of 1937
51 Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys Steel Guitar Stomp 1937 Peel list 1 of 1937
52 Fats Waller Smarty 1937 US Billboard 1 - 1937 (8 weeks)
53 Ella Fitzgerald Goodnight, My Love 1937 US Billboard 1 - 1937 (13 weeks)
54 Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers Shall We Dance 1937 US Billboard 3 - 1937 (6 weeks), RYM 12 of 1937
55 Robert Johnson Ramblin' On My Mind 1937 RYM 3 of 1937, Scrobulate 56 of blues
56 Robert Johnson Love in Vain 1937 RYM 3 of 1939, Acclaimed 2163 (1937)
57 The Andrews Sisters Nice Work If You Can Get It 1937 RYM 5 of 1937, US Billboard 12 - 1938 (3 weeks)
58 Sophie Tucker The Lady is a Tramp 1937 POP 5 of 1937, US Billboard 19 - 1937 (1 week)
59 Duke Ellington Azure 1937 RYM 6 of 1937, US Billboard 13 - 1937 (4 weeks)
60 Glen Gray I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm 1937 POP 6 of 1937, US Billboard 18 - 1937 (1 week)

Previous Comments

11 May 2010

DO YOU KNOW +THIS SONG 1937/38/36?

I WISH THAT I'D NEVER SEEN SUNSHINE AND I WISH THAT I'D NEVER SEEN RAIN... I WISH THAT MY SOUL WOULD NEVER GROW OLD FOR THE TEARS THAT I SHED WERE IN VAIN????????? I WISH THAT SOMEONE HAD TOLD ME THAT THE LOVE THAT YOU GAVE WAS UNTRUE OH I WISH THAT I DIED IN MY CRADLE BEFORE I GREW UP TO LOVE YOU

No idea, never heard of it

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