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Songs from the Year 1912 |
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This page lists the top songs of 1912 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 1912 were: | ||||
| 1:American Quartet | 3:Walter Van Brunt | 5:Arthur Collins & Byron G Harlan | 7:Peerless Quartet | 9:Heidelberg Quintet |
| 2:Enrico Caruso | 4:Al Jolson | 6:Henry Burr & Albert Campbell | 8:Billy Murray | 10:Ada Jones & Billy Murray |
| # | Artist | Song Title | Year | Chart Entries |
| 1 | Al Jolson | That Haunting Melody | 1912 | US Billboard 1 - Mar 1912 (11 weeks), Brazil 12 of 1913 |
| 2 | American Quartet | Moonlight Bay | 1912 | US Billboard 1 - Mar 1912 (16 weeks), Brazil 23 of 1913 |
| 3 | Al Jolson | Ragging the Baby to Sleep | 1912 | US Billboard 1 - Jul 1912 (12 weeks), Brazil 24 of 1913 |
| 4 | Enrico Caruso | Love is Mine | 1912 | US Billboard 1 - May 1912 (9 weeks), Brazil 27 of 1914 |
| 5 | Lillian Russell | Come Down, Ma Ev'ning Star | 1912 | Library of Congress artifact added 2011 (1912), Brazil 28 of 1913 |
| 6 | American Quartet | Everybody Two-Step | 1912 | US Billboard 1 - Nov 1912 (10 weeks) |
| 7 | Ada Jones & Billy Murray | Be My Little Baby Bumble Bee | 1912 | US Billboard 1 - Oct 1912 (13 weeks) |
| 8 | Henry Burr & Albert Campbell | When You Were Sweet Sixteen | 1912 | US Billboard 1 - May 1912 (10 weeks) |
| 9 | Elsie Baker | I Love You Truly | 1912 | US Billboard 1 - Aug 1912 (11 weeks) |
| 10 | Heidelberg Quintet | Waiting for the Robert E Lee | 1912 | US Billboard 1 - Sep 1912 (12 weeks) |
| 11 | Bob Roberts | Ragtime Cowboy Joe | 1912 | US Billboard 1 - Jul 1912 (14 weeks) |
| 12 | Alan Turner | Till the Sands of the Desert Grow Cold | 1912 | US Billboard 1 - Dec 1912 (10 weeks) |
| 13 | Grupo Chiquinha Gonzaga | O Forrobodo | 1912 | Brazil 1 of 1912 |
| 14 | (unknown) | I'm Twenty-One Today | 1912 | Peel list 1 of 1912 |
| 15 | Enrico Caruso | Canta Pe' Me (Neapolitan Song) | 1912 | US Billboard 4 - Mar 1912 (4 weeks), Brazil 16 of 1913 |
| 16 | Chauncy Olcott | I Love The Name of Mary | 1912 | Peel list 4 of 1912, Brazil 39 of 1916 |
| 17 | Lucy Isabelle Marsh | The Maids of Cadiz (Les Filles De Cadiz) | 1912 | US Billboard 5 - Mar 1912 (4 weeks), Brazil 17 of 1913 |
| 18 | Enrico Caruso | Dreams of Long Ago | 1912 | US Billboard 2 - Aug 1912 (8 weeks) |
| 19 | Arthur Collins | When Uncle Joe Plays a Rag on His Old Banjo | 1912 | US Billboard 2 - Sep 1912 (6 weeks) |
| 20 | Arthur Collins & Byron G Harlan | Everybody's Doing it Now | 1912 | US Billboard 2 - Feb 1912 (10 weeks) |
| 21 | Neco | Amor Ingrato | 1912 | Brazil 2 of 1912 |
| 22 | Mark Sheridan | Who Were You With Last Night? | 1912 | Peel list 2 of 1912 |
| 23 | American Quartet | Ragtime Violin | 1912 | US Billboard 3 - Feb 1912 (5 weeks) |
| 24 | Elsie Baker | Please Don't Take My Lovin' Man Away | 1912 | US Billboard 3 - Jul 1912 (5 weeks) |
| 25 | Enrico Caruso | The Lost Chord | 1912 | US Billboard 3 - Jul 1912 (5 weeks) |
| 26 | Dolly Connolly | Moonlight Bay | 1912 | US Billboard 3 - Apr 1912 (6 weeks) |
| 27 | Harry MacDonough | When I was Twenty-one & You Were Sweet Sixteen | 1912 | US Billboard 3 - May 1912 (7 weeks) |
| 28 | Peerless Quartet | Kentucky Days | 1912 | US Billboard 3 - Nov 1912 (6 weeks) |
| 29 | Ada Jones & Walter Van Brunt | I'm Afraid, Pretty Maid, I'm Afraid | 1912 | US Billboard 3 - Jul 1912 (5 weeks) |
| 30 | Arthur Collins & Byron G Harlan | Waiting for the Robert E Lee | 1912 | US Billboard 3 - Nov 1912 (5 weeks) |
| 31 | Harry MacDonough | When Irish Eyes Are Smiling | 1912 | US Billboard 3 - Jun 1912 (7 weeks) |
| 32 | Billy Murray | Any Place the Old Flag Flies | 1912 | US Billboard 3 - Feb 1912 (7 weeks) |
| 33 | Columbia Stellar Quartet | Take Me Back to the Garden of Love | 1912 | US Billboard 3 - May 1912 (6 weeks) |
| 34 | Billy Murray | The Gaby Glide | 1912 | US Billboard 3 - Jun 1912 (5 weeks) |
| 35 | Prince's Orchestra | Alexander's ragtime band | 1912 | US Billboard 3 - Apr 1912 (5 weeks) |
| 36 | Arthur Collins & Byron G Harlan | Oh! You Circus Day | 1912 | US Billboard 3 - Oct 1912 (6 weeks) |
| 37 | Reed Miller | A Stein Song | 1912 | US Billboard 3 - Aug 1912 (5 weeks) |
| 38 | Frank Coombs & William H Thompson | The Harbor of Love | 1912 | US Billboard 3 - Jan 1912 (5 weeks) |
| 39 | Vesta Victoria | Look What Percy's Picked Up in The Park | 1912 | Peel list 3 of 1912 |
| 40 | Joao Barros | Ao Luar | 1912 | Brazil 3 of 1912 |
| 41 | Lovey's Trinidad String Band | Mango Vert | 1912 | aceterrier.com 23 of 1900-19 (1912) |
| 42 | Henry Burr | That's How I Need You | 1912 | US Billboard 4 - Dec 1912 (4 weeks) |
| 43 | Dolly Connolly | Waiting for the Robert E Lee | 1912 | US Billboard 4 - Oct 1912 (5 weeks) |
| 44 | Victor Military Band | Alexander's ragtime band | 1912 | US Billboard 4 - Jan 1912 (4 weeks) |
| 45 | John McCormack | The Rosary | 1912 | US Billboard 4 - Oct 1912 (6 weeks) |
| 46 | Ada Jones & Billy Murray | The Wedding Glide | 1912 | US Billboard 4 - Jan 1912 (5 weeks) |
| 47 | Peerless Quartet | Bring Back My Golden Dreams | 1912 | US Billboard 4 - Sep 1912 (5 weeks) |
| 48 | Trinity Choir | Hark the Herald Angels Sing | 1912 | US Billboard 4 - Dec 1912 (3 weeks) |
| 49 | Joao Barros | O Meu Ideal | 1912 | Brazil 4 of 1912 |
| 50 | Harry Anthony & Inez Barbour | Love Never Dies | 1912 | US Billboard 5 - May 1912 (3 weeks) |
| 51 | Walter Van Brunt | I'd Love to Live in Loveland with a Girl Like You | 1912 | US Billboard 5 - Aug 1912 (3 weeks) |
| 52 | Alma Gluck & Louise Homer | Whispering Hope | 1912 | US Billboard 5 - Jul 1912 (4 weeks) |
| 53 | American Quartet | Hitchy-Koo | 1912 | US Billboard 5 - Dec 1912 (4 weeks) |
| 54 | Lucy Isabelle Marsh | To the Land of My Own Romance (I Have a Dream, By Night, By Day) | 1912 | US Billboard 5 - Apr 1912 (3 weeks) |
| 55 | Alma Gluck | Elegie (Song of Mourning) | 1912 | US Billboard 5 - Jun 1912 (4 weeks) |
| 56 | Fred Van Eps | Red Pepper - A Spicy Rag | 1912 | US Billboard 5 - May 1912 (3 weeks) |
| 57 | Heidelberg Quintet | On a Beautiful Night with a Beautiful Girl | 1912 | US Billboard 5 - Nov 1912 (3 weeks) |
| 58 | Harry Lauder | In the Gloaming | 1912 | US Billboard 5 - Feb 1912 (5 weeks) |
| 59 | Christie MacDonald & Reinald Werrenrath | Two Little Love Bees | 1912 | US Billboard 5 - Feb 1912 (3 weeks) |
| 60 | Henry Burr | Come to the Ball | 1912 | US Billboard 5 - May 1912 (3 weeks) |
| 61 | Will Oakland | Say Au Revoir But Not Goodbye | 1912 | US Billboard 5 - Jun 1912 (4 weeks) |
| 62 | Walter Van Brunt | The Harbor of Love | 1912 | US Billboard 5 - Apr 1912 (3 weeks) |
| 63 | Ada Jones | Bring Back My Lovin' Man | 1912 | US Billboard 5 - Jun 1912 (3 weeks) |
| 64 | American Quartet | When You're Away | 1912 | US Billboard 5 - Oct 1912 (4 weeks) |
| 65 | Donald Chalmers | Till the Sands of the Desert Grow Cold | 1912 | US Billboard 5 - Sep 1912 (4 weeks) |
| 66 | Arthur Collins & Albert Campbell | That Mysterious Rag | 1912 | US Billboard 5 - Jan 1912 (4 weeks) |
| 67 | Heidelberg Quintet | Way Down South | 1912 | US Billboard 5 - Oct 1912 (3 weeks) |
| 68 | Delfina Victor | Fado dos Desejos | 1912 | Brazil 5 of 1912 |
| 69 | Alma Gluck | Home Sweet Home | 1912 | US Billboard 6 - Mar 1912 (2 weeks) |
| 70 | Arthur Collins | In Ragtime Land | 1912 | US Billboard 6 - Nov 1912 (3 weeks) |
| 71 | John McCormack | Silver Threads Among the Gold | 1912 | US Billboard 6 - Aug 1912 (3 weeks) |
| 72 | Elsie Baker | Silent Night, Holy Night | 1912 | US Billboard 6 - Dec 1912 (2 weeks) |
| 73 | Peerless Quartet | Everybody's Doing it Now | 1912 | US Billboard 6 - Apr 1912 (2 weeks) |
| 74 | Maurice Burkhardt & Peerless Quartet | The Ragtime Jockey Man | 1912 | US Billboard 6 - Oct 1912 (3 weeks) |
| 75 | Ada Jones & Walter Van Brunt | Be My Little Baby Bumble Bee | 1912 | US Billboard 6 - Dec 1912 (2 weeks) |
Previous Comments (newest first)
27 Mar 2015
trying to find a rnb
Rnb song with the lyrics "baby dont you be afraid i promise i be good to you baby. Its a male sing from the 90's era. If anyone knows??
26 Mar 2015
cds of songs from 1912
Hi I wonder if you can help me I am looking for a cd with some of these songson in particular, Hitchey-Koo,and "The Bunny Hug Rag" plus any others from this era. Do you know where I could get one please ?
Thanks, Vivien Culton
There is a fantastic collection of material from before 1914 available for download from http://cylinders.library.ucsb.edu/
We don't have any record of either of the songs you mention (which just means they were not big hits) however you might also find them on Amazon or iTunes
24 Jan 2014
I am related to Alec Kendal. Where can I find information about him please?
15 Jul 2013
Number20... Everybody's doing it now, I have this on clay record.. Any idea how much it is worth?
Good condition
5 Jan 2013
I'm Twenty-One Today
Greetings, and many thanks for this super site. The song 'I'm Twenty-One Today' was sung my a northern light comedian called Jack Pleasants, who also performed 'I'm Shy Mary Ellen, I'm Shy'.
All good wishes,
Mickied Driver.
6 Nov 2012
I'm Twenty-One Today was sung initially bt Jack Pleasants.
5 Nov 2012
When do we get a more British influence aroud her? We are the ones also.
We don't know of any good charts that list success in the UK from before 1950. We do use John Peel's list (the Peelenium) but that is only a few songs from each year.
If we had any British charts for this period we'd use them (after all we are from the UK). Do you know of any?
23 May 2012
Those are many songs I have not herd but may sound good I am working on a school project and need to know what type of music they listen to. If could reply and tell me on this website that would be nice. Thanks with all respect.
oh and I willtalk tomarrow or check bye
This page shows the top music of the day (at least the top music in the USA, we don't have many inputs).
And we don't (indeed can't) respond the next day to any requests. All the contributors here have actual jobs that we have to do to pay for the site.
15 May 2012
To All
Please I am in need of some help. I got a project that is due sometime this week and I don't have any name of Musicians from 1912. If anyone can help me I will be greatly Thankful. you can send it to ...
First we don't do rapid replies (we have real jobs).
Secondly, did you try looking on the page for 1912? The list is biased towards US music (its the main place we have charts for from before 1920).
8 Feb 2012
Is this rare?
I have a song titled: "Titanic, In the Shadows of the Deep", and it dates to sometime after the sinking of the Titanic and this score is from 1912. +It is written by John Boland (words), and William Held (music) and is published by the Charles H. Henderson music publishing company. I would like to know its current market value, as well as how many were printed (if you people know).
Thanks.
We have no idea, we're not sheet music experts.
We can tell you it was never a hit.
18 Oct 2011
8 - (unknown) - I'm Twenty-One Today - 1912 - Peel list 1 of 1912
Hi all,
Many thanks for your exccellent list.
About the mentioned song: If you look at message #& here + http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=1378163&langid=3 you'll find "Alec Kendal" as Artist. This is also confirmed at this page: + http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peelennium
Best regards from Switzerland, Harald Fries
Alec Kendal is listed as the composer of the song, not the performer. In fact you will notice that in the Wikipedia page that there is a gap in the performer column, reflecting the fact that the original list didn't specify who sang it.
Thanks for input, but we'll not modify the original entry.