This page lists the song chart entries of Fred Astaire. The songs are listed with the most widely successful first.
# |
Artist |
Song Title |
Year |
Chart Entries |
1 |
Fred Astaire |
The Way You Look Tonight |
1936 |
US Billboard 1 - 1936 (17 weeks), Oscar in 1936 (film 'Swing Time'), Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998 (1936), Your Hit Parade 2 of 1936, US invalid BB 2 of 1936, POP 2 of 1936, Brazil 26 of 1937, nuTsie 38 of 1930s, AFI 43, Europe 94 of the 1930s (1936), RYM 40 of 1936, Song of 1936 |
2 |
Fred Astaire |
Cheek to Cheek |
1935 |
US Billboard 1 - 1935 (18 weeks), Your Hit Parade 1 of 1935, Grammy Hall of Fame in 2000 (1935), US invalid BB 2 of 1935, POP 2 of 1935, Oscar in 1935 (film 'Top Hat') (Nominated), AFI 15, Scrobulate 19 of vocal, nuTsie 27 of 1930s, Brazil 38 of 1936, RYM 1 of 1935 |
3 |
Fred Astaire |
They Can't Take That Away From Me |
1937 |
US Billboard 1 - 1937 (11 weeks), Grammy Hall of Fame in 2005 (1937), Oscar in 1937 (film 'Shall We Dance') (Nominated), US invalid BB 3 of 1937, POP 3 of 1937, Europe 89 of the 1930s (1937), Acclaimed 2182 (1937), RYM 34 of 1937 |
4 |
Fred Astaire |
Change Partners |
1938 |
US Billboard 1 - 1938 (8 weeks), Oscar in 1938 (film 'Carefree') (Nominated), Your Hit Parade 6 of 1938, US invalid BB 16 of 1938, POP 16 of 1938, Europe 83 of the 1930s (1938), RYM 89 of 1938, Song of 1938 |
5 |
Fred Astaire |
Top Hat, White Tie & Tails |
1935 |
Grammy Hall of Fame in 2008 (1935), US Billboard 2 - 1935 (13 weeks), US invalid BB 7 of 1935, POP 7 of 1935, RYM 14 of 1935, Song of 1935 |
6 |
Fred Astaire |
Nice Work If You Can Get It |
1938 |
US Billboard 1 - Nov 1937 (15 weeks), US invalid BB 13 of 1938, POP 13 of 1938, Europe 79 of the 1930s (1938), RYM 20 of 1937 |
7 |
Fred Astaire |
A Fine Romance |
1936 |
US Billboard 1 - 1936 (12 weeks), Your Hit Parade 6 of 1936, US invalid BB 12 of 1936, POP 12 of 1936, RYM 6 of 1936 |
8 |
Fred Astaire |
I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket |
1936 |
US Billboard 1 - 1936 (10 weeks), US invalid BB 15 of 1936, POP 15 of 1936, RYM 39 of 1936 |
9 |
Fred Astaire |
Let's Call the Whole Thing Off |
1937 |
US Billboard 5 - 1937 (9 weeks), AFI 34, Jazz Standard 766, RYM 12 of 1937, Song of 1937 |
10 |
Fred Astaire |
I'm Old Fashioned |
1943 |
Your Hit Parade 20 of 1943, US Billboard 23 - 1943 (1 week), DDD 74 of 1943 |
11 |
Fred Astaire |
Puttin' on the Ritz |
1930 |
Peel list 2 of 1930, RYM 1 of 1930 |
12 |
Fred Astaire |
Flying Down to Rio |
1934 |
US Billboard 6 - 1934 (4 weeks), Brazil 82 of 1935 |
13 |
Fred Astaire |
The Piccolino |
1935 |
US Billboard 10 - 1935 (6 weeks), Brazil 49 of 1936 |
14 |
Fred Astaire |
Let Yourself Go |
1936 |
US Billboard 2 - 1936 (12 weeks), RYM 69 of 1936 |
15 |
Fred Astaire |
Isn't This a Lovely Day? |
1935 |
US Billboard 3 - 1935 (11 weeks), RYM 14 of 1935 |
16 |
Fred Astaire |
Let's Face the Music & Dance |
1936 |
US Billboard 5 - 1936 (11 weeks), RYM 69 of 1936 |
17 |
Fred Astaire |
Pick Yourself Up |
1936 |
US Billboard 7 - 1936 (6 weeks), RYM 40 of 1936 |
18 |
Fred Astaire |
No Strings |
1935 |
US Billboard 9 - 1935 (6 weeks), RYM 1 of 1935 |
19 |
Fred Astaire |
A Foggy Day (in London Town) |
1937 |
US Billboard 3 - 1937 (10 weeks) |
20 |
Fred Astaire |
I Used to Be Color Blind |
1938 |
US Billboard 8 - 1938 (3 weeks), RYM 89 of 1938 |
21 |
Fred Astaire |
Dearly Beloved |
1942 |
Oscar in 1942 (film 'You Were Never Lovelier') (Nominated) |
22 |
Fred Astaire |
(I've Got) Beginner's Luck |
1937 |
US Billboard 13 - 1937 (2 weeks), RYM 34 of 1937 |
23 |
Fred Astaire |
We Saw the Sea |
1936 |
US Billboard 15 - 1936 (3 weeks), RYM 39 of 1936 |
24 |
Fred Astaire |
Things Are Looking Up |
1937 |
US Billboard 19 - 1937 (1 week), RYM 20 of 1937 |
25 |
Fred Astaire |
I'm Building Up To an Awful Let-Down |
1936 |
US Billboard 4 - 1936 (8 weeks) |
26 |
Fred Astaire |
Never Gonna Dance |
1936 |
US Billboard 5 - 1936 (6 weeks) |
27 |
Fred Astaire |
They All Laughed |
1937 |
US Billboard 6 - 1937 (11 weeks) |
28 |
Fred Astaire |
Something's Gotta Give |
1955 |
Oscar in 1955 (film 'Daddy Long Legs') (Nominated) |
29 |
Fred Astaire |
The Yam |
1938 |
US Billboard 10 - 1938 (10 weeks) |
30 |
Fred Astaire |
I'd Rather Lead a Band |
1936 |
US Billboard 12 - 1936 (4 weeks) |
31 |
Fred Astaire |
You Were Never Lovelier |
1943 |
UK 40s Sheet Music 12 - Feb 1943 (1 week) |
32 |
Fred Astaire |
Music Makes Me |
1934 |
US Billboard 14 - 1934 (2 weeks) |
33 |
Fred Astaire |
Bojangles Of Harlem |
1936 |
US Billboard 17 - 1936 (2 weeks) |
34 |
Fred Astaire |
My One & Only Love |
1929 |
US Billboard 18 - 1929 (1 week) |
35 |
Fred Astaire |
How Could You Believe Me When I Said I Loved You When You Know I've Been a Liar All My Life |
1951 |
US Billboard 30 - Apr 1951 (1 week) |
36 |
Fred Astaire |
That's Entertainment |
1953 |
AFI 45 |
37 |
Fred Astaire |
Crazy Feet |
1930 |
RYM 1 of 1930 |
38 |
Fred Astaire |
I've Got You On My Mind |
1932 |
RYM 4 of 1932 |
39 |
Fred Astaire |
The Waltz in Swing Time |
1936 |
RYM 6 of 1936 |
40 |
Fred Astaire |
Louisiana |
1929 |
RYM 54 of 1929 |
41 |
Fred Astaire |
Not My Girl |
1929 |
RYM 54 of 1929 |
In addition to the above listed songs Fred Astaire also contributed to the
following entries:
# |
Artist |
Song Title |
Year |
Chart Entries |
1 |
Fred Astaire & Leo Reisman |
Night & Day |
1932 |
US Billboard 1 - 1932 (18 weeks), US invalid BB 1 of 1932, Grammy Hall of Fame in 2004 (1932), POP 1 of 1932, ASCAP song of 1932, Music Imprint 14 of 1930s, Brazil 21 of 1933, nuTsie 34 of 1930s, DMDB 52 (1932), RIAA 195, Acclaimed 1369 (1932), RYM 4 of 1932 |
2 |
Fred Astaire & George Gershwin |
Fascinating Rhythm |
1926 |
Grammy Hall of Fame in 2006 (1926), Library of Congress artifact added 2005 (1926) |
3 |
Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers |
Shall We Dance |
1937 |
US Billboard 3 - 1937 (6 weeks), RYM 12 of 1937 |
4 |
Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers |
My One & Only Highland Fling |
1949 |
UK 40s Sheet Music 24 - Dec 1949 (2 weeks) |
5 |
Fred Astaire & Adele Astaire |
The Babbitt & The Bromide |
1928 |
aceterrier.com 21 of the 1920s (1928) |
6 |
Fred Astaire & Adele Astaire |
I'd Rather Charleston |
1926 |
aceterrier.com 63 of the 1920s (1926) |