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Songs from the Year 1909 |
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This page lists the top songs of 1909 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.
There are almost no charts from before 1920 so this list is heavily determined by very few entries.
The top ten song artists of 1909 were: | ||||
| 1:Arthur Collins & Byron G Harlan | 3:Henry Burr | 5:Haydn Quartet | 7:Ada Jones & Billy Murray | 9:Billy Murray & Haydn Quartet |
| 2:Ada Jones | 4:Fisk University Jubilee Quartet | 6:Billy Murray | 8:Blanche Ring | 10:Mario Pinheiro |
| # | Artist | Song Title | Year | Chart Entries |
| 1 | Fisk University Jubilee Quartet | Swing Low, Sweet Chariot | 1909 | Grammy Hall of Fame in 2015 (1909), Library of Congress artifact added 2002 (1909), Music Imprint 4 of 1900s, US Billboard 7 - Jun 1910 (3 weeks), RIAA 35, Acclaimed 893 (1909) |
| 2 | Blanche Ring | I've Got Rings on My Fingers | 1909 | US Billboard 1 - Oct 1909 (5 weeks), Brazil 7 of 1910 |
| 3 | Ada Jones & Victor Light Opera Co | The Yama Yama Man | 1909 | US Billboard 1 - Jul 1909 (9 weeks), Brazil 13 of 1910 |
| 4 | Henry Burr | I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now | 1909 | US Billboard 1 - Sep 1909 (13 weeks), Brazil 15 of 1910 |
| 5 | Ada Jones | I've Got Rings on My Fingers | 1909 | US Billboard 1 - Nov 1909 (12 weeks), Brazil 16 of 1910 |
| 6 | Haydn Quartet | Put on Your Old Gray Bonnet | 1909 | US Billboard 1 - Dec 1909 (17 weeks), Brazil 19 of 1910 |
| 7 | Frank Stanley & Elise Stevenson | Good Evening, Caroline | 1909 | US Billboard 1 - Jan 1909 (11 weeks) |
| 8 | Harry MacDonough & Elise Stevenson | Shine on Harvest Moon | 1909 | US Billboard 1 - Apr 1909 (14 weeks) |
| 9 | Arthur Collins & Byron G Harlan | The Right Church, but the Wrong Pew | 1909 | US Billboard 1 - Feb 1909 (11 weeks) |
| 10 | Henry Burr | To the End of the World with You | 1909 | US Billboard 1 - May 1909 (13 weeks) |
| 11 | Gertie Miller | Moonstruck | 1909 | Peel list 1 of 1909 |
| 12 | Banda da Casa Edison | Choro & Poesia | 1909 | Brazil 1 of 1909 |
| 13 | Harry Lauder | She is my Daisy | 1909 | US Billboard 2 - Sep 1909 (5 weeks) |
| 14 | Ada Jones | I Remember You | 1909 | US Billboard 2 - Mar 1909 (4 weeks) |
| 15 | Arthur Collins | I Love, I Love, I Love My Wife, but Oh You Kid! | 1909 | US Billboard 2 - Aug 1909 (7 weeks) |
| 16 | Frank Stanley & Henry Burr | In the Garden of My Heart | 1909 | US Billboard 2 - Apr 1909 (7 weeks) |
| 17 | Will Oakland | Nobody Knows, Nobody Cares | 1909 | US Billboard 2 - Jul 1909 (5 weeks) |
| 18 | Frank Stanley & Henry Burr | Shine on Harvest Moon | 1909 | US Billboard 2 - Jun 1909 (6 weeks) |
| 19 | Ada Jones | Beautiful Eyes | 1909 | US Billboard 2 - Jul 1909 (5 weeks) |
| 20 | Henry Burr | Honey On Our Honeymoon | 1909 | US Billboard 2 - Nov 1909 (5 weeks) |
| 21 | Billy Murray | I Wish I Had A Girl | 1909 | US Billboard 2 - May 1909 (6 weeks) |
| 22 | Ada Jones | Pony Boy | 1909 | US Billboard 2 - Oct 1909 (4 weeks) |
| 23 | Arthur Collins & Byron G Harlan | Down Among the Sugar Cane | 1909 | US Billboard 2 - Mar 1909 (5 weeks) |
| 24 | Mario Pinheiro | e Loucura Meu Anjo | 1909 | Brazil 2 of 1909 |
| 25 | George Grossmith Jr | Yip-I-Addy-I-Ay | 1909 | Peel list 2 of 1909 |
| 26 | Peerless Quartet | Pony Boy | 1909 | US Billboard 3 - Aug 1909 (3 weeks) |
| 27 | Billy Murray & Haydn Quartet | The Hat My Father Wore on St Patrick's Day | 1909 | US Billboard 3 - Dec 1909 (5 weeks) |
| 28 | Haydn Quartet | Lonesome | 1909 | US Billboard 3 - Dec 1909 (5 weeks) |
| 29 | Haydn Quartet | Up, Up, Up in My Aeroplane | 1909 | US Billboard 3 - Oct 1909 (3 weeks) |
| 30 | Haydn Quartet | Brown Eyes, Good-Bye | 1909 | US Billboard 3 - Feb 1909 (3 weeks) |
| 31 | Ada Jones & Billy Murray | I'm Awfully Glad I Met You | 1909 | US Billboard 3 - Oct 1909 (3 weeks) |
| 32 | Frank Stanley & Byron G Harlan | Meet Me in Rose-Time, Rosie | 1909 | US Billboard 3 - Mar 1909 (4 weeks) |
| 33 | Sousa's Band | El Capitan March (new version) | 1909 | US Billboard 3 - Apr 1909 (4 weeks) |
| 34 | Ralph Herz | That Wasn't All! | 1909 | US Billboard 3 - Feb 1909 (2 weeks) |
| 35 | Arthur Collins | That's a Plenty | 1909 | US Billboard 3 - Sep 1909 (3 weeks) |
| 36 | Sousa's Band | Under the Double Eagle | 1909 | US Billboard 3 - Feb 1909 (3 weeks) |
| 37 | Harold Jarvis | Beautiful Isle of Somewhere | 1909 | US Billboard 3 - Feb 1909 (3 weeks) |
| 38 | Walter Van Brunt | When I Dream in the Gloaming of You | 1909 | US Billboard 3 - Nov 1909 (4 weeks) |
| 39 | Billy Murray | Dixie Land, I Love You | 1909 | US Billboard 3 - Dec 1909 (3 weeks) |
| 40 | Mario Pinheiro | O Gondoleiro do Amor | 1909 | Brazil 3 of 1909 |
| 41 | Phylis Dare | Bring Me a Rose | 1909 | Peel list 3 of 1909 |
| 42 | Billy Murray & Haydn Quartet | Take Me Up with You, Dearie | 1909 | US Billboard 4 - Aug 1909 (3 weeks) |
| 43 | Blanche Ring | Yip-I-Addy-I-Ay | 1909 | US Billboard 4 - Jul 1909 (1 week) |
| 44 | Will Oakland | Silver Threads Among the Gold | 1909 | US Billboard 4 - Jun 1909 (3 weeks) |
| 45 | Billy Murray | Good Evening, Caroline | 1909 | US Billboard 4 - Feb 1909 (1 week) |
| 46 | Henry Burr | Then You'll Remember Me | 1909 | US Billboard 4 - Jan 1909 (4 weeks) |
| 47 | Arthur Collins & Byron G Harlan | Sweetest Gal in Town | 1909 | US Billboard 4 - Apr 1909 (2 weeks) |
| 48 | Manuel Romain | To the End of the World with You | 1909 | US Billboard 4 - May 1909 (2 weeks) |
| 49 | Harry Tally | I Wish I Had A Girl | 1909 | US Billboard 4 - Apr 1909 (2 weeks) |
| 50 | Arthur Pryor's Band | 1812 Overture | 1909 | US Billboard 4 - Jul 1909 (2 weeks) |
| 51 | Arthur Collins & Byron G Harlan | Alabam' | 1909 | US Billboard 4 - Jan 1909 (3 weeks) |
| 52 | Arthur Collins & Byron G Harlan | My Wife's Gone to the Country (Hurrah! Hurrah!) | 1909 | US Billboard 4 - Oct 1909 (2 weeks) |
| 53 | Billy Murray & Haydn Quartet | Take Me Out for a Joy Ride | 1909 | US Billboard 4 - Oct 1909 (3 weeks) |
| 54 | G H Chirgwin | The Jocular Joker | 1909 | Peel list 4 of 1909 |
| 55 | Henry Burr | When You & I Were Young, Maggie | 1909 | US Billboard 5 - Apr 1909 (1 week) |
| 56 | Frank Stanley & Elise Stevenson | It's Hard to Kiss Your Sweetheart (When the Last Kiss Means Good-Bye) | 1909 | US Billboard 5 - Dec 1909 (3 weeks) |
| 57 | Manuel Romain | I Wish I Had My Old Gal Back Again | 1909 | US Billboard 5 - Oct 1909 (1 week) |
| 58 | Byron G Harlan | Let's Go in to a Picture Show | 1909 | US Billboard 5 - Dec 1909 (2 weeks) |
| 59 | Harry Tally | In Those Good Old Country Days | 1909 | US Billboard 5 - May 1909 (1 week) |
| 60 | Billy Murray & Haydn Quartet | Sullivan | 1909 | US Billboard 5 - Mar 1909 (1 week) |
| 61 | Byron G Harlan | Schoolmates | 1909 | US Billboard 5 - Jun 1909 (1 week) |
| 62 | Ada Jones & Billy Murray | I'm Looking for a Sweetheart & I Think You'll Do | 1909 | US Billboard 5 - Jun 1909 (2 weeks) |
| 63 | Billy Murray | My Cousin Caruso | 1909 | US Billboard 5 - Aug 1909 (2 weeks) |
| 64 | Ada Jones | Red Head | 1909 | US Billboard 5 - Nov 1909 (1 week) |
| 65 | Bob Roberts | I Love My Wife, But Oh You Kid! | 1909 | US Billboard 5 - Aug 1909 (1 week) |
| 66 | Prince's Orchestra | The Washington Post | 1909 | US Billboard 5 - Mar 1909 (2 weeks) |
| 67 | Eduardo das Neves | Pelo Buraco | 1909 | Brazil 5 of 1909 |
| 68 | Billy Murray & Haydn Quartet | Meet Me in Rose-Time, Rosie | 1909 | US Billboard 6 - May 1909 (1 week) |
| 69 | Byron G Harlan | Lonesome | 1909 | US Billboard 6 - Nov 1909 (1 week) |
| 70 | Arthur Collins & Byron G Harlan | Honey Lou | 1909 | US Billboard 6 - Jan 1909 (1 week) |
| 71 | Peerless Quartet | Roses Bring Dreams of You | 1909 | US Billboard 6 - Apr 1909 (1 week) |
| 72 | Billy Murray | When a Fellow's on the Level with a Girl Who's on the Square | 1909 | US Billboard 6 - Mar 1909 (1 week) |
| 73 | Frank Stanley | Cupid's Telephone | 1909 | US Billboard 6 - Oct 1909 (1 week) |
| 74 | Ada Jones & Billy Murray | Isn't Love a Grand Old Thing? | 1909 | US Billboard 6 - Jul 1909 (1 week) |
| 75 | Bob Roberts | Shine on Harvest Moon | 1909 | US Billboard 6 - Jun 1909 (1 week) |
Previous Comments (newest first)
11 Nov 2012
I Wish I Had A Girl
I sent an email about this for the Year 1907, but I see you have it postedhere. Where is "Meet Me Tonight In Dreamland"? One of my grandfather's favorite songs
It was a hit in Nov 1910. If you had typed "Dreamland" into the search box (top right of this page) it would have found it for you
11 Nov 2012
I Wish I Had A Girl
When I lived with my grandparents as a teenager, they told me of many beautiful songs from their youth. They were both 24 years old in 1907. He sang many of them and one in particular was "Gee, I Wish That I Had A Girl Like The Other Fellows Have" I found the sheet music for this many years later after they had both died. It's a nice song with a very pretty melody.
Should it not be on your list for 1907? Wasn't it a hit?
Thank you for posting all these songs from my grandparents' youth.
Many pretty melodies.
The song "I Wish I Had A Girl" was a hit for Billy Murray, Harry Tally and Manuel Romain in 1909.
As we've mentioned elsewhere there are very few charts from before 1920 so we're sure lots of good songs are missing from our lists.
13 Oct 2010
Peel list
what is the "peel list"?
It was a list compiled by the broadcaster John Peel of the best four songs from every year of the 20th century. There are details on the "Song Charts" page (the sixth item in the right menu).
This selection of music was also known as the "Peelennium", and Wikipedia's entry under that name has the complete list.
You can get a feel for how influential he was by looking up "List of Peel sessions" on Wikipedia
19 Sep 2009
#9
The performers must be Harry Macdonough & Elise Stevenson.
You are correct, the entry has been fixed. Thanks for the input