This page lists the song chart entries of Count Basie. The songs are listed with the most widely successful first.
# |
Artist |
Song Title |
Year |
Chart Entries |
1 |
Count Basie |
One O'Clock Jump |
1937 |
US invalid BB 1 of 1937, Grammy Hall of Fame in 1979 (1937), POP 1 of 1937, Library of Congress artifact added 2005 (1937), US Billboard 12 - Jun 1947 (2 weeks), nuTsie 12 of 1930s, Scrobulate 13 of swing, Music Imprint 18 of 1930s, RIAA 211, Acclaimed 824 (1937), RYM 21 of 1937 |
2 |
Count Basie |
Open The Door, Richard! |
1947 |
US Billboard 1 - Feb 1947 (7 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Feb 1947 (4 weeks), US 1 for 1 week - Feb 1947, Your Hit Parade 1 of 1947, DDD 5 of 1947, US invalid BB 14 of 1947, POP 23 of 1947, Brazil 83 of 1947 |
3 |
Count Basie |
April in Paris |
1955 |
Grammy Hall of Fame in 1985 (1955), D.Marsh 20 of 1955, US Billboard 28 - Jan 1956 (13 weeks), US CashBox 43 - Feb 1956 (2 weeks), DDD 69 of 1955, Acclaimed 1716 (1955), RYM 105 of 1956 |
4 |
Count Basie |
Jumpin' At The Woodside |
1938 |
US Billboard 11 - Dec 1938 (4 weeks), Your Hit Parade 15 of 1938, nuTsie 83 of 1930s, Jazz Standard 436, RYM 13 of 1938 |
5 |
Count Basie |
Lester Leaps In |
1939 |
Grammy Hall of Fame in 2005 (1939), Acclaimed 1481 (1939), Song of 1938 |
6 |
Count Basie |
Blue Skies |
1946 |
US Billboard 8 - Sep 1946 (4 weeks), POP 11 of 1946, DDD 79 of 1946 |
7 |
Count Basie |
One O'Clock Boogie |
1947 |
US Billboard 8 - Jun 1947 (4 weeks), DDD 49 of 1947, RYM 69 of 1947 |
8 |
Count Basie |
Goin' to Chicago Blues |
1941 |
DDD 18 of 1941, US Billboard 25 - 1941 (1 week), RYM 59 of 1941 |
9 |
Count Basie |
Everyday I Have the Blues |
1955 |
Grammy Hall of Fame in 1992 (1955) |
10 |
Count Basie |
I Ain't Mad at You |
1947 |
US Billboard 7 - Aug 1947 (4 weeks), DDD 53 of 1947 |
11 |
Count Basie |
Panassie Stomp |
1938 |
Peel list 4 of 1938, RYM 38 of 1939 |
12 |
Count Basie |
Red Wagon |
1940 |
US Billboard 26 - 1940 (1 week), DDD 35 of 1940 |
13 |
Count Basie |
Jimmy's Blues |
1945 |
US Billboard 10 - Oct 1945 (1 week), DDD 91 of 1945 |
14 |
Count Basie |
Rusty Dusty Blues |
1943 |
US Billboard 18 - 1943 (1 week), DDD 42 of 1943 |
15 |
Count Basie |
Stop Beatin' Round the Mulberry Bush |
1938 |
US Billboard 6 - 1938 (4 weeks), RYM 34 of 1938 |
16 |
Count Basie |
Mama Don't Want No Peas An' Rice |
1938 |
US Billboard 17 - 1938 (1 week), RYM 85 of 1938 |
17 |
Count Basie |
Sent for You Yesterday (Here You Come Today) |
1938 |
US Billboard 18 - 1938 (1 week), RYM 52 of 1938 |
18 |
Count Basie |
Swinging the Blues |
1938 |
Jazz Standard 520, RYM 52 of 1938 |
19 |
Count Basie |
Every Tub |
1938 |
Jazz Standard 931, RYM 20 of 1938 |
20 |
Count Basie |
The Mad Boogie |
1946 |
US Billboard 10 - Apr 1946 (10 weeks), RYM 57 of 1946 |
21 |
Count Basie |
Jive at Five |
1939 |
Jazz Standard 767, RYM 31 of 1940 |
22 |
Count Basie |
Robbin's Nest |
1947 |
US Billboard 22 - Mar 1948 (1 week), Song of 1947 |
23 |
Count Basie |
Free Eats |
1947 |
US Billboard 7 - Apr 1947 (3 weeks) |
24 |
Count Basie |
And the Angels Sing |
1939 |
US Billboard 16 - 1939 (2 weeks) |
25 |
Count Basie |
Doggin Around |
1938 |
US Billboard 19 - 1938 (1 week) |
26 |
Count Basie |
Blue & Sentimental |
1948 |
US Billboard 21 - Jan 1948 (2 weeks) |
27 |
Count Basie |
Jivin' Joe Jackson |
1946 |
US Billboard 12 - Jan 1946 (1 week) |
28 |
Count Basie |
All of Me |
1943 |
US Billboard 14 - 1943 (1 week) |
29 |
Count Basie |
Easy Does It |
1940 |
US Billboard 28 - 1940 (1 week) |
30 |
Count Basie |
Patience & Fortitude |
1946 |
US Billboard 14 - Mar 1946 (2 weeks) |
31 |
Count Basie |
I Didn't Know About You |
1945 |
US Billboard 21 - Feb 1945 (1 week) |
32 |
Count Basie |
For the Good of Your Country |
1944 |
US Billboard 21 - Jan 1944 (1 week) |
33 |
Count Basie |
I Want a Little Girl |
1940 |
DDD 87 of 1940 |
34 |
Count Basie |
Down, Down, Down |
1941 |
DDD 80 of 1941 |
35 |
Count Basie |
Jazz In The House |
1994 |
Japan (Tokyo) 25 - Dec 1994 (10 weeks) |
36 |
Count Basie |
Moving In The Right Direction |
1996 |
Japan (Tokyo) 38 - Jan 1996 (8 weeks) |
37 |
Count Basie |
16 Men Swinging |
1954 |
US Billboard 29 - Oct 1954 (1 week) |
38 |
Count Basie |
Softly with Feeling |
1954 |
US Billboard 29 - May 1954 (1 week) |
39 |
Count Basie |
Basie Boogie |
1941 |
RYM 47 of 1941, Song of 1941 |
40 |
Count Basie |
The Basie Twist |
1962 |
US Billboard 94 - Jan 1962 (2 weeks) |
41 |
Count Basie |
I Can't Stop Loving You |
1963 |
US Billboard 77 - Jun 1963 (9 weeks) |
42 |
Count Basie |
Dark Rapture |
1938 |
RYM 13 of 1938 |
43 |
Count Basie |
John's Idea |
1937 |
RYM 21 of 1937 |
44 |
Count Basie |
Swing, Brother, Swing |
1937 |
RYM 23 of 1937 |
45 |
Count Basie |
They Can't Take That Away From Me |
1937 |
RYM 23 of 1937 |
46 |
Count Basie |
Oh! Lady Be Good |
1936 |
Song of 1936 |
47 |
Count Basie |
Now Will You Be Good? |
1938 |
RYM 20 of 1938 |
48 |
Count Basie |
London Bridge Is Fallin' Down |
1938 |
RYM 34 of 1938 |
49 |
Count Basie |
Texas Shuffle |
1938 |
RYM 85 of 1938 |
50 |
Count Basie |
Do You Wanna Jump, Children? |
1939 |
RYM 38 of 1939 |
51 |
Count Basie |
Blues I Like to Hear |
1939 |
RYM 39 of 1939 |
52 |
Count Basie |
Blame It on My Last Affair |
1939 |
RYM 39 of 1939 |
53 |
Count Basie |
Evil Blues |
1940 |
RYM 31 of 1940 |
54 |
Count Basie |
Shoutin' Blues |
1949 |
Song of 1949 |
55 |
Count Basie |
Meet Me at No Special Place |
1947 |
RYM 69 of 1947 |
56 |
Count Basie |
Shine on Harvest Moon |
1947 |
Song of 1947 |
57 |
Count Basie |
Let Me See |
1941 |
RYM 47 of 1941 |
58 |
Count Basie |
9:20 Special |
1941 |
RYM 59 of 1941 |
59 |
Count Basie |
Sugar Blues |
1942 |
RYM 27 of 1942 |
60 |
Count Basie |
Bugle Blues |
1942 |
RYM 27 of 1942 |
61 |
Count Basie |
How Long Blues |
1942 |
RYM 28 of 1942 |
62 |
Count Basie |
Royal Garden Blues |
1942 |
RYM 28 of 1942 |
63 |
Count Basie |
I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town |
1942 |
RYM 39 of 1942 |
64 |
Count Basie |
Basie Blues |
1942 |
RYM 39 of 1942 |
65 |
Count Basie |
Cafe Society Blues |
1942 |
RYM 66 of 1942 |
66 |
Count Basie |
St Louis Blues |
1942 |
RYM 66 of 1942 |
67 |
Count Basie |
Farewell Blues |
1942 |
RYM 67 of 1942 |
68 |
Count Basie |
Way Back Blues |
1942 |
RYM 67 of 1942 |
69 |
Count Basie |
Red Bank Boogie |
1945 |
RYM 26 of 1945 |
70 |
Count Basie |
Taxi War Dance |
1939 |
Guardian Jazz 10 |
71 |
Count Basie |
The Kid from Red Bank |
unknown |
Scrobulate 89 of swing |
In addition to the above listed songs Count Basie also contributed to the
following entries: