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Songs from the Year 1925 |
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This page lists the top songs of 1925 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 few available charts (at least that we can find). These results should be treated with some caution since, with few exceptions, they are based on fairly subjective charts and biased towards the USA.
The top ten song artists of 1925 were: | ||||
| 1:Bessie Smith | 3:Ben Bernie | 5:Vernon Dalhart | 7:Marion Harris | 9:Gene Austin |
| 2:Paul Whiteman | 4:Isham Jones | 6:Ben Selvin | 8:John McCormack | 10:Ma Rainey |
| # | Artist | Song Title | Year | Chart Entries |
| 1 | Ben Bernie | Sweet Georgia Brown | 1925 | US Billboard 1 - Jun 1925 (13 weeks), US invalid BB 1 of 1925, POP 1 of 1925, ASCAP song of 1925, Music Imprint 7 of 1920s, Brazil 17 of 1926, nuTsie 35 of 1920s, RIAA 54, RYM 7 of 1925 |
| 2 | Vernon Dalhart | The Prisoner's Song | 1925 | US Billboard 1 - Dec 1925 (12 weeks), Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998 (1925), US invalid BB 4 of 1926, POP 4 of 1926, Brazil 7 of 1925, nuTsie 7 of 1920s, Music Imprint 8 of 1920s, DMDB 91 (1925), RIAA 345, Acclaimed 1048 (1925), aceterrier.com 29 of the 1920s (1924), RYM 9 of 1926, Global 33 (5 M sold) - 1924 |
| 3 | Bessie Smith | St Louis Blues | 1925 | Grammy Hall of Fame in 1993 (1925), US Billboard 3 - Jun 1925 (6 weeks), Brazil 5 of 1926, POP 6 of 1925, nuTsie 8 of 1920s, Jazz Standard 20, Acclaimed 1036 (1925), Visconti song of 1925, aceterrier.com 2 of the 1920s (1925), RYM 1 of 1925, Guardian Jazz 5 |
| 4 | Ma Rainey | See See Rider Blues | 1925 | Grammy Hall of Fame in 2004 (1925), Library of Congress artifact added 2004 (1923), US Billboard 14 - Jan 1925 (1 week), nuTsie 22 of 1920s, Acclaimed 1475 (1925), RYM 2 of 1925, Guardian Jazz 4 |
| 5 | Eddie Cantor | If You Knew Susie (Like I Know Susie) | 1925 | US Billboard 1 - Jul 1925 (12 weeks), US invalid BB 4 of 1925, POP 4 of 1925, Brazil 12 of 1926, nuTsie 70 of 1920s, aceterrier.com 74 of the 1920s (1925), RYM 12 of 1925 |
| 6 | Marion Harris | Tea For Two | 1925 | US Billboard 1 - Jan 1925 (11 weeks), US invalid BB 2 of 1925, POP 2 of 1925, Brazil 6 of 1925, RYM 30 of 1924 |
| 7 | Al Jolson | All Alone | 1925 | US Billboard 1 - Jan 1925 (9 weeks), US invalid BB 10 of 1925, POP 10 of 1925, Brazil 21 of 1925, nuTsie 93 of 1920s |
| 8 | Isham Jones & Ray Miller | I'll See You in My Dreams | 1925 | US Billboard 1 - Mar 1925 (16 weeks), US invalid BB 11 of 1925, POP 11 of 1925, Brazil 18 of 1925, nuTsie 53 of 1920s |
| 9 | Ernest Van Stoneman | The Titanic | 1925 | Grammy Hall of Fame in 2013 (1924), US Billboard 3 - May 1925 (10 weeks), US invalid BB 9 of 1925, POP 9 of 1925, RYM 39 of 1925 |
| 10 | Gene Austin | Yes Sir! That's My Baby | 1925 | US Billboard 1 - Aug 1925 (17 weeks), US invalid BB 13 of 1925, POP 14 of 1925, Brazil 34 of 1926, RYM 37 of 1925 |
| 11 | Isham Jones | Remember | 1925 | US Billboard 1 - Dec 1925 (8 weeks), US invalid BB 16 of 1925, POP 20 of 1925, Brazil 50 of 1927, RYM 72 of 1925 |
| 12 | Ethel Waters | Dinah | 1925 | Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998 (1925), US Billboard 2 - Jan 1926 (8 weeks), Brazil 23 of 1926, RYM 16 of 1925 |
| 13 | Paul Whiteman | All Alone | 1925 | US Billboard 1 - Jan 1925 (9 weeks), POP 10 of 1925, Brazil 22 of 1925, RYM 71 of 1924 |
| 14 | John McCormack | All Alone | 1925 | US Billboard 1 - Feb 1925 (8 weeks), POP 10 of 1925, Brazil 53 of 1927, RYM 38 of 1925 |
| 15 | Fred Waring & the Pennsylvanians | Collegiate | 1925 | US Billboard 3 - Jul 1925 (6 weeks), US invalid BB 7 of 1925, POP 7 of 1925, Brazil 34 of 1927 |
| 16 | Paul Whiteman | Charleston | 1925 | US Billboard 5 - Oct 1925 (4 weeks), US invalid BB 5 of 1925, POP 5 of 1925, nuTsie 20 of 1920s, RYM 14 of 1925 |
| 17 | Ben Selvin | Oh, How I Miss You Tonight | 1925 | US Billboard 1 - Sep 1925 (12 weeks), US invalid BB 14 of 1925, POP 16 of 1925 |
| 18 | Ted Lewis & his Orchestra | O! Katharina | 1925 | US Billboard 1 - Apr 1925 (9 weeks), US invalid BB 15 of 1925, POP 18 of 1925 |
| 19 | Cliff Edwards (Ukelele Ike) | Paddlin' Madelin' Home | 1925 | Peel list 1 of 1942, US Billboard 3 - Nov 1925 (6 weeks) |
| 20 | Ben Selvin | Manhattan | 1925 | US Billboard 1 - Oct 1925 (10 weeks), POP 12 of 1925, RYM 36 of 1925 |
| 21 | Marian Anderson | Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen | 1925 | US invalid BB 3 of 1925, POP 3 of 1925, US Billboard 15 - Aug 1925 (1 week) |
| 22 | Associated Glee Clubs of America | Adeste Fideles | 1925 | Library of Congress artifact added 2003 (1925), US Billboard 5 - Jul 1925 (2 weeks) |
| 23 | John McCormack | When You & I Were Seventeen | 1925 | US Billboard 5 - Aug 1925 (3 weeks), US invalid BB 8 of 1925, POP 8 of 1925, RYM 74 of 1925 |
| 24 | Bessie Smith | I Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle | 1925 | US invalid BB 6 of 1925, US Billboard 8 - Nov 1925 (3 weeks), POP 13 of 1925, RYM 3 of 1925 |
| 25 | Ben Selvin | Sentimental Me | 1925 | US Billboard 2 - Nov 1925 (6 weeks), POP 15 of 1925, RYM 73 of 1925 |
| 26 | Paul Whiteman | Oh, Lady Be Good | 1925 | US Billboard 2 - Apr 1925 (7 weeks), Brazil 31 of 1925 |
| 27 | John McCormack | Moonlight & Roses | 1925 | US Billboard 3 - Aug 1925 (5 weeks), POP 17 of 1925, RYM 75 of 1925 |
| 28 | Blossom Seeley | Yes Sir! That's My Baby | 1925 | US Billboard 2 - Sep 1925 (6 weeks), nuTsie 33 of 1920s |
| 29 | Paul Whiteman | Manhattan | 1925 | US Billboard 3 - Dec 1925 (6 weeks), Brazil 26 of 1926 |
| 30 | Charlie Poole | Don't Let Your Deal Go Down | 1925 | Grammy Hall of Fame in 2007 (1925) |
| 31 | The California Ramblers | Charleston | 1925 | Library of Congress artifact added 2004 (1925) |
| 32 | Berthe Sylva | Les Roses Blanches | 1925 | France (Historical) 1 of the 1920s (1925) |
| 33 | Aracy Cortes | A Casinha (A Casinha da Colina) | 1925 | Brazil 1 of 1925 |
| 34 | Cyril Norman | When Sergeant Major's On Parade | 1925 | Peel list 1 of 1925 |
| 35 | Carl Fenton | Alone At Last | 1925 | US Billboard 3 - Nov 1925 (5 weeks), POP 19 of 1925 |
| 36 | Isham Jones | Manhattan | 1925 | US invalid BB 12 of 1925, POP 12 of 1925, RYM 71 of 1925 |
| 37 | Paul Robeson | Steal Away | 1925 | US Billboard 13 - Dec 1925 (1 week), Brazil 18 of 1926 |
| 38 | Ethel Waters | Sweet Georgia Brown | 1925 | US Billboard 6 - Sep 1925 (2 weeks), Jazz Standard 16 |
| 39 | Gene Austin | Yearning (Just for You) | 1925 | US Billboard 2 - Jun 1925 (8 weeks) |
| 40 | Blossom Seeley | Alabamy Bound | 1925 | US Billboard 2 - May 1925 (7 weeks) |
| 41 | Nick Lucas | Brown Eyes, Why are You Blue? | 1925 | US Billboard 2 - Dec 1925 (6 weeks) |
| 42 | Savoy Havana Band | Ogo-Pogo | 1925 | Peel list 2 of 1925 |
| 43 | The Revelers | Dinah | 1925 | US Billboard 4 - Jan 1926 (6 weeks), RYM 4 of 1925 |
| 44 | Paul Whiteman | Honey, I'm in Love With You | 1925 | US Billboard 4 - Sep 1925 (4 weeks), RYM 14 of 1925 |
| 45 | Bessie Smith | Careless Love Blues | 1925 | US Billboard 5 - Oct 1925 (3 weeks), RYM 40 of 1925 |
| 46 | Gertrude Lawrence | Poor Little Rich Girl | 1925 | US Billboard 11 - Apr 1926 (1 week), aceterrier.com 17 of the 1920s (1925) |
| 47 | Clarence Williams | Cake Walking Babies (From Home) | 1925 | US Billboard 13 - Jul 1925 (1 week), aceterrier.com 28 of the 1920s (1925) |
| 48 | Ernest Hare & Billy Jones | I Miss My Swiss (My Swiss Miss Misses Me) | 1925 | US Billboard 3 - Oct 1925 (5 weeks) |
| 49 | Ted Weems | Blue Eyed Sally | 1925 | US Billboard 3 - Mar 1925 (4 weeks) |
| 50 | Vernon Dalhart | The Death of Floyd Collins | 1925 | US Billboard 3 - Dec 1925 (7 weeks) |
| 51 | Isham Jones | I'm Tired of Everything but You | 1925 | US Billboard 3 - Oct 1925 (5 weeks) |
| 52 | Gene Austin & Aileen Stanley | When My Sugar Walks Down the Street | 1925 | US Billboard 3 - May 1925 (6 weeks) |
| 53 | Paul Whiteman | Indian Love Call | 1925 | US Billboard 3 - Feb 1925 (7 weeks) |
| 54 | Lewis James | Pal of My Cradle Days | 1925 | US Billboard 3 - Aug 1925 (5 weeks) |
| 55 | Green Brothers Novelty Band | Sometime | 1925 | US Billboard 3 - Nov 1925 (5 weeks) |
| 56 | Harry Lauder | Keep Right On to The End of The Road | 1925 | Peel list 3 of 1925 |
| 57 | Fernando | Nosso Ranchinho | 1925 | Brazil 3 of 1925 |
| 58 | Bessie Smith | I Ain't Got Nobody | 1925 | US Billboard 8 - Feb 1926 (1 week), RYM 13 of 1925 |
| 59 | Fletcher Henderson & his Orchestra | Sugar Foot Stomp | 1925 | US Billboard 8 - Oct 1925 (2 weeks), Song of 1931 |
| 60 | Fiddlin' John Carson | Old Dan Tucker | 1925 | US Billboard 10 - Apr 1925 (1 week), RYM 35 of 1925 |
| 61 | Vernon Dalhart | The Letter Edged in Black | 1925 | US Billboard 10 - Oct 1925 (1 week), RYM 56 of 1934 |
| 62 | Marion Harris | When You & I Were Sixteen | 1925 | US Billboard 11 - Jun 1925 (1 week), RYM 85 of 1925 |
| 63 | Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra | South | 1925 | US Billboard 12 - Apr 1925 (1 week), RYM 78 of 1925 |
| 64 | Marion Harris | I'll See You in My Dreams | 1925 | US Billboard 4 - Mar 1925 (5 weeks) |
| 65 | Paul Whiteman | Mandy Make Up Your Mind | 1925 | US Billboard 4 - Jan 1925 (4 weeks) |
| 66 | Carl Fenton | Midnight Waltz | 1925 | US Billboard 4 - Jul 1925 (4 weeks) |
| 67 | Nick Lucas | My Best Girl | 1925 | US Billboard 4 - Feb 1925 (5 weeks) |
| 68 | Isham Jones | My Best Girl | 1925 | US Billboard 4 - Feb 1925 (4 weeks) |
| 69 | Maurice Chevalier | Valentine | 1925 | France (Historical) 4 of the 1920s (1925) |
| 70 | Savoy Orpheans | Charleston | 1925 | Peel list 4 of 1925 |
| 71 | Aracy Cortes | Petropolitana | 1925 | Brazil 4 of 1925 |
| 72 | Louis Armstrong | Squeeze Me | 1925 | Jazz Standard 171, RYM 16 of 1928 |
| 73 | Bix Beiderbecke | Davenport Blues | 1925 | Jazz Standard 757, RYM 27 of 1925 |
| 74 | Carl Fenton | Brown Eyes, Why are You Blue? | 1925 | US Billboard 5 - Dec 1925 (4 weeks) |
| 75 | Paul Whiteman | I'll See You in My Dreams | 1925 | US Billboard 5 - Apr 1925 (5 weeks) |
| 76 | Vincent Lopez | O! Katharina | 1925 | US Billboard 5 - May 1925 (5 weeks) |
| 77 | Benson Orchestra of Chicago | Copenhagen | 1925 | US Billboard 5 - Jan 1925 (4 weeks) |
| 78 | Cliff Edwards (Ukelele Ike) | If You Knew Susie (Like I Know Susie) | 1925 | US Billboard 5 - Aug 1925 (4 weeks) |
| 79 | Billy Murray | Don't Bring Lulu | 1925 | US Billboard 5 - Aug 1925 (4 weeks) |
| 80 | Jane Green | Me & the Boy Friend | 1925 | US Billboard 5 - Feb 1925 (4 weeks) |
| 81 | Benson Orchestra of Chicago | Tea For Two | 1925 | US Billboard 5 - Jan 1925 (5 weeks) |
| 82 | Isham Jones | Riverboat Shuffle | 1925 | US Billboard 5 - Jul 1925 (3 weeks) |
| 83 | Gene Austin | The Flapper Wife | 1925 | US Billboard 5 - Jul 1925 (4 weeks) |
| 84 | Ernest Hare & Billy Jones | Don't Bring Lulu | 1925 | US Billboard 5 - Aug 1925 (4 weeks) |
| 85 | Ben Bernie | Yes Sir! That's My Baby | 1925 | US Billboard 5 - Nov 1925 (3 weeks) |
| 86 | Al Jolson | Hello 'tucky | 1925 | US Billboard 5 - Feb 1925 (3 weeks) |
| 87 | Benny Krueger & his Orchestra | If I Had a Girl Like You | 1925 | US Billboard 5 - Nov 1925 (5 weeks) |
| 88 | John McCormack | Rose Marie | 1925 | US Billboard 5 - Mar 1925 (4 weeks) |
| 89 | Isham Jones | Sweet Georgia Brown | 1925 | US Billboard 5 - Sep 1925 (4 weeks) |
| 90 | Henry Burr | Alone At Last | 1925 | US Billboard 5 - Dec 1925 (3 weeks) |
| 91 | Grace Moore | Listening | 1925 | US Billboard 5 - Jun 1925 (4 weeks) |
| 92 | Vicente Celestino | Saudade do Sertao | 1925 | Brazil 5 of 1925 |
| 93 | Art Gillham | Angry | 1925 | US Billboard 6 - Oct 1925 (2 weeks) |
| 94 | Vaughn Deleath | Ukelele Lady | 1925 | US Billboard 6 - Aug 1925 (4 weeks) |
| 95 | Gene Austin | Let it Rain, Let it Pour | 1925 | US Billboard 6 - Sep 1925 (2 weeks) |
| 96 | Fred Waring & the Pennsylvanians | End of the Road | 1925 | US Billboard 6 - Jun 1925 (2 weeks) |
| 97 | Leo Reisman | Indian Love Call | 1925 | US Billboard 6 - Mar 1925 (3 weeks) |
| 98 | Jean Goldkette & his Orchestra | Remember | 1925 | US Billboard 6 - May 1925 (3 weeks) |
| 99 | Cliff Edwards (Ukelele Ike) | All Alone | 1925 | US Billboard 6 - Jan 1925 (3 weeks) |
| 100 | Benson Orchestra of Chicago | Oh, How I Miss You Tonight | 1925 | US Billboard 6 - Oct 1925 (3 weeks) |
Previous Comments (newest first)
2 Jul 2022
#2 Vernon Dalhart The Prisoner's Song
Dalhart recorded this song twice and both of them charted. The accousticversion charted on 3/21/25, went to #1 and was on the charts for 20 weeks. The electronic version charted on 12/5/25, went to #1 and was on the charts for 12 weeks. Both were issued as Victor 19427.
24 Apr 2018
i don't care what you used to be
Trying to find a recording of this for my father's funeral service. +It was his and my mother's song. +Can anyone help please. +Thanks. +Allan
3 Jul 2016
# 30 The Golden Gate Orchestra
The Golden Gate Orchestra was an alternate name for the California Ramblerswhen they recorded on Edison, Pathe and several other minor lables.
That sounds OK. We've changed the one Golden Gate Orchestra entry to The California Ramblers, thanks
19 Mar 2016
Number one song on Oct. 7, 1925
What was the Number One song on October 7, 1925? +THANK YOU!
I want to give a copy of it to my beloved husband as a gift! You will gladden both of our hearts!
The charts for 1925 are nowhere near that specific.
14 Feb 2016
#79 - Associated Glee Clubs-Adeste Fideles
This was also selected for Library Of Congress (NRR) in 2003. Correct Song Title is Adeste Fideles (not Fidelis),
Data fixed, thanks
21 Aug 2014
Song #33
If You Knew Susie (Like I Know Susie) sung by Eddie Cantor
Sounds convincing, thanks
3 Jun 2014
Ma Rainey
#13 See See Rider Blues was also a Library of Congress Artifact (NRR). For some reason you have that data on your 1923 list (as #24).
The system was failing to match "Gertrude 'Ma' Rainey" with "Ma Rainey". It has now been fixed, thanks for the suggestion
The reason for the difference in year is beacuse the Library of Congress lists when it was recorded and the Grammy list is when it became a hit
18 Apr 2013
Vernon's aliases
Here's some info to get you started:
Columbia 15046D Al Craver (Vernon Dalhart) DREAM OF A MINER'S CHILD W141152 - - 1925/10/17 Andrew Jenkins Columbia 15049D Al Craver (Vernon Dalhart) Letter Edged In Black W141239 - - 1925/11/04 - Columbia 15044D Al Craver (Vernon Dalhart) LITTLE BIRDIE W141018 - - 1925/09/19 - Columbia 15031D Al Craver (Vernon Dalhart) LITTLE MARY PHAGAN 140628 - - 1925/05/27 - Columbia 15056D Al Craver (Vernon Dalhart) MY LITTLE HOME IN TENNESSEE W141312 - - 1925/11/24 - Columbia 15053D Al Craver (Vernon Dalhart) NAOMI WISE W141313 - - 1925/11/24 - Columbia 15034D Al Craver (Vernon Dalhart) ROVING GAMBLER W140656 - - 1925/06/06 - Columbia 15060D Al Craver (Vernon Dalhart) SENTENCED TO LIFE BEHIND THESE GREY WALLS W141311 - - 1925/11/24 - Columbia 15044D Al Craver (Vernon Dalhart) SINKING OF SUBMARINE S51 W141099 - - 1925/10/09 - Columbia 15046D Al Craver (Vernon Dalhart) THE CONVICT AND THE ROSE W141151 - - 1925/10/17 Betty Chapin Columbia 15031D Al Craver (Vernon Dalhart) The Death Of Floyd Collins 140627 - - 1925/05/27 Andrew Jenkins-Irene Spain Columbia 15256D Al Craver (Vernon Dalhart) THE SIDEWALKS OF NEW YORK(east side, west side) W140795 - - 1925/07/30 - Columbia 15034D Al Craver (Vernon Dalhart) The Wreck of the 1256 W140708 - - 1925/06/22 Carson Robison Columbia 15053D Al Craver (Vernon Dalhart) THOMAS E WATSON W141314 - - 1925/11/24 - Columbia 15056D Al Craver (Vernon Dalhart) UNKNOWN SOLDIERS GRAVE W141363 - - 1925/12/08 - Columbia 15049D Al Craver (Vernon Dalhart) ZEB TURNEY'S GAL W141240 - - 1925/11/04 Maggie Andrews;Lamkin Okeh 45090 Tobe Little (Vernon Dalhart) BARBARA ALLEN 80451 - - 1927/02/01 Vernon Dalhart Okeh 40532A Tobe Little (Vernon Dalhart) BEHIND THESE GREY WALLS 73826=A - S 1925/12/01 Carson Robison Okeh 40328 Tobe Little (Vernon Dalhart) CHAIN GANG SONG (vvd) 73222=A - S73222 1925/03/01 Guy Massey Okeh 40488 Tobe Little (Vernon Dalhart) DREAMS OF THE SOUTHLAND 73668 - S 1925/09/01 Andrew Jenkins Okeh 40568 Tobe Little (Vernon Dalhart) LITTLE MARY PHAGAN 74000=B - S 1926/02/01 - Okeh 40488 Tobe Little (Vernon Dalhart) Little Rosewood Casket 73669 - S 1925/09/01 SLOVER O.E. Okeh 45090 Tobe Little (Vernon Dalhart) PEARL BRYAN 80373 - - 1927/02/01 - Okeh 40479 Tobe Little (Vernon Dalhart) STONE MOUNTAIN MEMORIAL 73610 - S 1925/09/01 Andrew Jenkins Okeh 40459 Tobe Little (Vernon Dalhart) THE FATE OF THE SHENANDOAH 73606=B - S 1925/09/01 - Okeh 40459 Tobe Little (Vernon Dalhart) THE PICTURE THAT IS TURNED TO THE WALL 73609=B - S 1925/09/01 Charles Graham Okeh 40328 Tobe Little (Vernon Dalhart) The Prisoner's Song 73221=B - S73221 1925/03/01 Guy Massey Okeh 40460 Tobe Little (Vernon Dalhart) THE RESCUE OF THE PN-9 73607=B - S 1925/09/01 - Okeh 40479 Tobe Little (Vernon Dalhart) THE ROVIN' GAMBLER 73611 - S 1925/09/01 CLAUDE MOYE Okeh 40532B Tobe Little (Vernon Dalhart) THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER'S GRAVE 73827=A - S 1925/12/01 Anabelle Lee Okeh 40460 Tobe Little (Vernon Dalhart) The Wreck of the Shenandoah 73608=A - S 1925/09/01 Vernon Dalhart-Carson Robison
3 Oct 2011
Vernon Dalhart
Thought your readers might be seeing multiple names for the Prisoner's Song. Vernon Dalhart used over 100 pseudonyms to record over 5,000 78 rpm singles; among the names he adopted were Frank Evans, Vernon Dale, Tobe Little, Bob White, Hugh Lattimer, Sid Turner, and Al Craver - often attributed to the Prisoner's Song.
Interesting.
We have some entries from Frank Evans but since they are from 1981 (and in Belgium) we're quite certain its not the same person.
None of the other aliases occur in any of the charts we have.
4 Aug 2011
Dances from the 30s