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Songs from the Year 1937

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 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	Count Basie	One O'Clock Jump	1937	US BB 1 of 1937, POP 1 of 1937, US Bullfrog 12 - Jun 1947 (2 weeks), Scrobulate 13 of swing, RYM 21 of 1937, RIAA 211, Acclaimed 824
2	Bing Crosby	Sweet Leilani	1937	US Bullfrog 1 - 1937 (25 weeks), Oscar in 1937, US BB 7 of 1937, POP 7 of 1937, Europe 29 of the 1930s
3	Fred Astaire	They Can't Take That Away From Me	1937	US Bullfrog 1 - 1937 (11 weeks), US BB 3 of 1937, POP 3 of 1937, RYM 34 of 1937, Europe 89 of the 1930s, Acclaimed 2182
4	Benny Goodman	Sing, Sing, Sing	1937	US BB 3 of 1938, Peel list 3 of 1937, POP 3 of 1938, RIAA 205, Acclaimed 526, WXPN 766
5	Guy Lombardo	September in the Rain	1937	US Bullfrog 1 - 1937 (16 weeks), US BB 11 of 1937, POP 11 of 1937, Europe 46 of the 1930s, RYM 87 of 1937
6	Duke Ellington	Caravan	1937	US Bullfrog 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
7	Guy Lombardo	It Looks Like Rain in Cherry Blossom Lane	1937	US Bullfrog 1 - 1937 (16 weeks), US BB 16 of 1937, POP 16 of 1937, Europe 50 of the 1930s, RYM 107 of 1937
8	Eddy Duchin	It's De-Lovely	1937	US Bullfrog 1 - Nov 1936 (13 weeks), US BB 4 of 1937, POP 4 of 1937, Europe 73 of the 1930s
9	Bing Crosby	The Moon Got in My Eyes	1937	US Bullfrog 1 - 1937 (11 weeks), US BB 12 of 1937, POP 12 of 1937, Europe 31 of the 1930s
10	Tommy Dorsey	The Dipsy Doodle	1937	US Bullfrog 1 - 1937 (15 weeks), US BB 14 of 1937, POP 14 of 1937, Europe 88 of the 1930s
11	Tommy Dorsey	Satan takes a Holiday	1937	US Bullfrog 1 - 1937 (11 weeks), US BB 15 of 1937, POP 15 of 1937, Europe 64 of the 1930s
12	Guy Lombardo	Boo Hoo	1937	US Bullfrog 1 - 1937 (12 weeks), US BB 18 of 1937, POP 18 of 1937, Europe 51 of the 1930s
13	Robert Johnson	Hellhound on My Trail	1937	RYM 1 of 1937, Peel list 4 of 1937, Acclaimed 630
14	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
15	Frances Langford	Harbour Lights	1937	US BB 2 of 1937, POP 2 of 1937, US Bullfrog 6 - 1937 (6 weeks)
16	Billie Holiday	I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm	1937	US Bullfrog 4 - 1937 (10 weeks), US BB 6 of 1937, POP 6 of 1937, RYM 22 of 1937
17	Bob Crosby & His Orchestra	Whispers in The Dark	1937	US Bullfrog 1 - 1937 (13 weeks), US BB 17 of 1937, POP 17 of 1937
18	Russ Morgan	The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down	1937	US Bullfrog 1 - 1937 (10 weeks), US BB 20 of 1937, POP 20 of 1937
19	Hal Kemp	This Year's Kisses	1937	US Bullfrog 1 - 1937 (8 weeks), POP 19 of 1937, Europe 69 of the 1930s
20	Tommy Dorsey	Marie	1937	US Bullfrog 1 - 1937 (8 weeks), Brazil 70 of 1937, Europe 70 of the 1930s
21	Shep Fields & His Rippling Rhythm Orchestra	That Old Feeling	1937	US Bullfrog 1 - 1937 (14 weeks), POP 13 of 1937
22	Shep Fields & His Rippling Rhythm Orchestra	The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down	1937	US Bullfrog 1 - 1937 (8 weeks), POP 20 of 1937
23	Guy Lombardo	So Rare	1937	US Bullfrog 1 - 1937 (8 weeks), Brazil 21 of 1938
24	Bing Crosby & Connee Boswell	Bob White (Whatcha Gonna Swing Tonight?)	1937	US Bullfrog 1 - 1937 (12 weeks), Europe 27 of the 1930s
25	Bing Crosby	Remember Me	1937	US Bullfrog 1 - 1937 (6 weeks), Europe 30 of the 1930s
26	Guy Lombardo	A Sailboat In The Moonlight	1937	US Bullfrog 1 - 1937 (14 weeks), Europe 49 of the 1930s
27	Rudy Vallee & His Connecticut Yankees	Vieni Vieni	1937	US Bullfrog 1 - 1937 (13 weeks), Europe 62 of the 1930s
28	Hal Kemp	Where Or When	1937	US Bullfrog 1 - 1937 (16 weeks), Europe 63 of the 1930s
29	Robert Johnson	From Four Till Late	1937	RYM 1 of 1937, Scrobulate 66 of blues
30	Tommy Dorsey	Once in a While	1937	US Bullfrog 1 - 1937 (14 weeks), Europe 68 of the 1930s
31	Sammy Kaye	Rosalie	1937	US Bullfrog 1 - Oct 1937 (15 weeks), Brazil 79 of 1938
32	Shep Fields & His Rippling Rhythm Orchestra	Thanks For the Memory	1937	US Bullfrog 1 - Dec 1937 (14 weeks), Europe 82 of the 1930s
33	Tommy Dorsey	The Lady is a Tramp	1937	US BB 5 of 1937, POP 5 of 1937, US Bullfrog 15 - 1937 (2 weeks)
34	Tommy Dorsey	Song of India	1937	US Bullfrog 5 - 1937 (5 weeks), US BB 8 of 1937, POP 8 of 1937
35	Claude Thornhill & His Orchestra	Harbour Lights	1937	POP 2 of 1937, US Bullfrog 7 - 1937 (8 weeks)
36	Benny Goodman	This Year's Kisses	1937	US BB 19 of 1937, POP 19 of 1937, Europe 58 of the 1930s
37	Henry Busse & His Orchestra	With Plenty of Money & You	1937	US Bullfrog 1 - 1937 (9 weeks)
38	Margaret McCrae	This Year's Kisses	1937	US Bullfrog 1 - 1937 (10 weeks)
39	Teddy Wilson (and His Orchestra)	You Can't Stop Me from Dreaming	1937	US Bullfrog 1 - 1937 (7 weeks)
40	Billie Holiday	Carelessly	1937	US Bullfrog 1 - 1937 (12 weeks)