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Songs from the Year 1933 |
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This page lists the top songs of 1933 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 1933 were: | ||||
| 1:Bing Crosby | 3:Duke Ellington | 5:Eddy Duchin | 7:Ethel Waters | 9:Don Bestor & his Orchestra |
| 2:Guy Lombardo | 4:Leo Reisman | 6:Paul Whiteman | 8:Ted Lewis & his Orchestra | 10:George Olsen |
| # | Artist | Song Title | Year | Chart Entries |
| 1 | Ethel Waters | Stormy Weather (Keeps Rainin' All the Time) | 1933 | US Billboard 1 - 1933 (11 weeks), Grammy Hall of Fame in 2003 (1933), Library of Congress artifact added 2004 (1933), US invalid BB 3 of 1933, POP 4 of 1933, nuTsie 15 of 1930s, Brazil 37 of 1933, Acclaimed 1896 (1933), RYM 8 of 1933 |
| 2 | Duke Ellington | Sophisticated Lady | 1933 | ASCAP song of 1933, US invalid BB 2 of 1933, US Billboard 3 - 1933 (16 weeks), POP 3 of 1933, Brazil 78 of 1934, RYM 1 of 1933, Song of 1940 |
| 3 | Leo Reisman | Stormy Weather (Keeps Rainin' All the Time) | 1933 | US Billboard 1 - 1933 (19 weeks), Australian Nostalgia 10 of 1930-1939, Brazil 46 of 1935, Europe 97 of the 1930s (1933) |
| 4 | Bing Crosby | Shadow Waltz | 1933 | US Billboard 1 - 1933 (8 weeks), POP 9 of 1933, Europe 39 of the 1930s (1933), Brazil 64 of 1933, RYM 80 of 1933 |
| 5 | George Olsen | The Last Round-Up | 1933 | US Billboard 1 - 1933 (24 weeks), US invalid BB 6 of 1933, Australian Nostalgia 8 of 1930-1939, POP 8 of 1933 |
| 6 | Ray Noble | Love Is The Sweetest Thing | 1933 | US Billboard 1 - 1933 (16 weeks), US invalid BB 4 of 1933, POP 17 of 1933, Australian Nostalgia 47 of 1930-1939 |
| 7 | Dick Powell | Gold Digger's Song (We're in The Money) | 1933 | US invalid BB 1 of 1933, POP 1 of 1933, US Billboard 18 - 1933 (1 week) |
| 8 | Bing Crosby | You're Getting to Be a Habit | 1933 | US Billboard 1 - 1933 (14 weeks), US invalid BB 10 of 1933, POP 16 of 1933, Europe 42 of the 1930s (1933) |
| 9 | Paul Whiteman | Lover | 1933 | US Billboard 3 - 1933 (7 weeks), US invalid BB 8 of 1933, POP 12 of 1933, Brazil 98 of 1933, RYM 74 of 1933 |
| 10 | Guy Lombardo | The Last Round-Up | 1933 | US Billboard 1 - 1933 (8 weeks), POP 8 of 1933, Europe 77 of the 1930s (1933) |
| 11 | Eddy Duchin | Did You Ever See a Dream Walking? | 1933 | US Billboard 1 - 1933 (6 weeks), US invalid BB 12 of 1933, POP 20 of 1933, RYM 51 of 1933 |
| 12 | Leo Reisman | Yesterdays | 1933 | US Billboard 3 - 1933 (8 weeks), US invalid BB 7 of 1933, Jazz Standard 9, POP 10 of 1933 |
| 13 | Eddy Duchin | Night & Day | 1933 | US Billboard 2 - 1933 (8 weeks), POP 6 of 1933, Brazil 17 of 1936, RYM 25 of 1933 |
| 14 | Ted Lewis & his Orchestra | Lazybones | 1933 | US Billboard 1 - 1933 (11 weeks), US invalid BB 11 of 1933, POP 18 of 1933 |
| 15 | Ted Lewis & his Orchestra | Gold Digger's Song (We're in The Money) | 1933 | POP 1 of 1933, US Billboard 5 - 1933 (7 weeks) |
| 16 | Don Bestor & his Orchestra | Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? | 1933 | US Billboard 2 - 1933 (8 weeks), POP 2 of 1933 |
| 17 | Eddy Duchin | Hold Me | 1933 | US invalid BB 5 of 1933, US Billboard 11 - 1933 (3 weeks), POP 11 of 1933 |
| 18 | Bing Crosby | Just an Echo in the Valley | 1933 | US Billboard 2 - 1933 (11 weeks), POP 7 of 1933, RYM 81 of 1933 |
| 19 | Guy Lombardo | Stormy Weather (Keeps Rainin' All the Time) | 1933 | US Billboard 2 - 1933 (10 weeks), Jazz Standard 106 |
| 20 | BBC Dance Orchestra | The Wedding of Mister Mickey Mouse | 1933 | Peel list 1 of 1933 |
| 21 | Carmen Miranda & Mario Reis | Alo Alo | 1933 | Brazil 1 of 1933 |
| 22 | Victor Young | The Last Round-Up | 1933 | US Billboard 3 - 1933 (12 weeks), Brazil 88 of 1934 |
| 23 | Leo Reisman | Easter Parade | 1933 | US Billboard 5 - 1933 (12 weeks), POP 5 of 1933 |
| 24 | Bing Crosby | I've Got to Sing a Torch Song | 1933 | US Billboard 9 - 1933 (4 weeks), POP 13 of 1933, RYM 80 of 1933 |
| 25 | Mae West | I Like a Guy What Takes His Time | 1933 | US Billboard 5 - 1933 (5 weeks), Brazil 74 of 1934 |
| 26 | Gene Autry | The Last Round-Up | 1933 | US Billboard 12 - 1933 (2 weeks), nuTsie 81 of 1930s, RYM 62 of 1933 |
| 27 | Bing Crosby | Did You Ever See a Dream Walking? | 1933 | US Billboard 5 - 1933 (5 weeks), nuTsie 63 of 1930s |
| 28 | Guy Lombardo | Lover | 1933 | US Billboard 8 - 1933 (5 weeks), POP 12 of 1933 |
| 29 | Bing Crosby | Thanks | 1933 | US Billboard 2 - 1933 (7 weeks), RYM 82 of 1933 |
| 30 | Henry King & his Orchestra | April in Paris | 1933 | POP 9 of 1934, US Billboard 14 - Dec 1933 (2 weeks) |
| 31 | Ted Fio Rito | Hold Me | 1933 | POP 11 of 1933, US Billboard 12 - 1933 (3 weeks) |
| 32 | Art Kassel & his Kassels-in-the-Air | Moon Song (That Wasn't Meant for Me) | 1933 | US Billboard 6 - 1933 (4 weeks), Jazz Standard 776 |
| 33 | Greta Keller | Lover | 1933 | POP 12 of 1933, US Billboard 15 - 1933 (2 weeks) |
| 34 | Ben Bernie | Let's All Sing Like The Birdies Sing | 1933 | US Billboard 18 - 1933 (1 week), POP 19 of 1933 |
| 35 | Fletcher Henderson & his Orchestra | It's the Talk of the Town | 1933 | US Billboard 20 - 1933 (1 week), Jazz Standard 255 |
| 36 | Bing Crosby | Temptation | 1933 | US Billboard 3 - Dec 1933 (12 weeks), RYM 26 of 1933 |
| 37 | Bing Crosby | The Day You Came Along | 1933 | US Billboard 3 - 1933 (9 weeks), RYM 83 of 1933 |
| 38 | Guy Lombardo | Did You Ever See a Dream Walking? | 1933 | US Billboard 2 - 1933 (7 weeks) |
| 39 | Hal Kemp | Shuffle Off to Buffalo | 1933 | US Billboard 2 - 1933 (12 weeks) |
| 40 | Don Bestor & his Orchestra | Shuffle Off to Buffalo | 1933 | US Billboard 2 - 1933 (8 weeks) |
| 41 | Don Bestor & his Orchestra | The Last Round-Up | 1933 | US Billboard 2 - 1933 (10 weeks) |
| 42 | Bing Crosby | The Last Round-Up | 1933 | US Billboard 2 - 1933 (5 weeks) |
| 43 | Bing Crosby | Young & Healthy | 1933 | US Billboard 2 - 1933 (7 weeks) |
| 44 | Mario Reis & Lamartine Babo | Linda Morena | 1933 | Brazil 2 of 1933 |
| 45 | Frances Langford | Stormy Weather (Keeps Rainin' All the Time) | 1933 | Peel list 2 of 1933 |
| 46 | Duke Ellington | Stormy Weather (Keeps Rainin' All the Time) | 1933 | US Billboard 4 - 1933 (16 weeks), RYM 1 of 1933 |
| 47 | Louis Armstrong | That's My Home | 1933 | US Billboard 17 - 1933 (2 weeks), RYM 2 of 1933, Song of 1932 |
| 48 | Paul Whiteman | A Farewell To Arms | 1933 | US Billboard 4 - 1933 (8 weeks), RYM 73 of 1933 |
| 49 | Louis Armstrong | High Society Calypso | 1933 | Flanders 12 - May 1957 (2 months), RYM 24 of 1933 |
| 50 | Rudy Vallee & his Connecticut Yankees | Just an Echo in the Valley | 1933 | US Billboard 3 - 1933 (6 weeks) |
| 51 | Wayne King | The Moon Song | 1933 | US Billboard 3 - 1933 (5 weeks) |
| 52 | Eddy Duchin | I Cover the Waterfront | 1933 | US Billboard 3 - 1933 (6 weeks) |
| 53 | Victor Young | Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? | 1933 | US Billboard 3 - 1933 (8 weeks) |
| 54 | Eddy Duchin | Isn't It Heavenly? | 1933 | US Billboard 3 - 1933 (6 weeks) |
| 55 | Hotel Commodore Orchestra | Hold Me | 1933 | US Billboard 3 - 1933 (7 weeks) |
| 56 | Bing Crosby | Learn To Croon | 1933 | US Billboard 3 - 1933 (6 weeks) |
| 57 | Spike Hughes & his All American Orchestra | How Come You Do Me Like You Do | 1933 | Peel list 3 of 1933 |
| 58 | Almirante | O Orvalho Vem Caindo | 1933 | Brazil 3 of 1933 |
| 59 | Bing Crosby | We'll Make Hay While the Sun Shines | 1933 | US Billboard 8 - 1934 (6 weeks), RYM 26 of 1933 |
| 60 | Paul Whiteman | It's Only a Paper Moon | 1933 | US Billboard 9 - 1933 (8 weeks), RYM 16 of 1934 |
| 61 | Louis Armstrong | Hobo, You Can't Ride This Train | 1933 | US Billboard 10 - 1933 (4 weeks), RYM 2 of 1933 |
| 62 | Duke Ellington | I'm Satisfied | 1933 | US Billboard 11 - 1933 (3 weeks), RYM 18 of 1933 |
| 63 | Paul Whiteman | You're an Old Smoothie | 1933 | US Billboard 11 - 1933 (4 weeks), RYM 84 of 1933 |
| 64 | Duke Ellington | In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree | 1933 | US Billboard 13 - 1933 (2 weeks), RYM 19 of 1933 |
| 65 | Wayne King | Blue Danube | 1933 | US Billboard 14 - 1933 (3 weeks), RYM 105 of 1941 |
| 66 | Paul Whiteman | Rise 'N' Shine | 1933 | US Billboard 16 - 1933 (2 weeks), RYM 46 of 1933 |
| 67 | Duke Ellington | Drop Me Off at Harlem | 1933 | US Billboard 17 - 1933 (3 weeks), RYM 6 of 1933 |
| 68 | Paul Whiteman | Eadie Was a Lady | 1933 | US Billboard 17 - 1933 (2 weeks), RYM 84 of 1933 |
| 69 | Louis Armstrong | I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues | 1933 | US Billboard 18 - 1933 (1 week), RYM 20 of 1933 |
| 70 | Joe Green Novelty Orchestra | In the Valley of the Moon | 1933 | US Billboard 4 - 1933 (12 weeks) |
| 71 | Bing Crosby | My Love | 1933 | US Billboard 4 - 1933 (5 weeks) |
| 72 | Don Redman | Lazy Bones | 1933 | US Billboard 4 - 1933 (5 weeks) |
| 73 | Glen Gray | Sophisticated Lady | 1933 | US Billboard 4 - 1933 (9 weeks) |
| 74 | Francisco Alves | Nao Tem Traducao | 1933 | Brazil 4 of 1933 |
| 75 | Joe Venuti & his Blue Six | Jazz Me Blues | 1933 | Peel list 4 of 1933 |
| 76 | Fats Waller | Rosetta | 1933 | Jazz Standard 203, RYM 67 of 1935 |
| 77 | Ben Selvin | Street Of Dreams | 1933 | US Billboard 5 - 1933 (5 weeks) |
| 78 | Jack Denny & his Orchestra | Moon Song | 1933 | US Billboard 5 - 1933 (6 weeks) |
| 79 | Bing Crosby | I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance | 1933 | US Billboard 5 - 1933 (6 weeks) |
| 80 | Guy Lombardo | Street Of Dreams | 1933 | US Billboard 5 - 1933 (5 weeks) |
| 81 | Carlos Galhardo | Boas Festas | 1933 | Brazil 5 of 1933 |
| 82 | Leo Reisman | By a Waterfall | 1933 | US Billboard 6 - 1933 (6 weeks) |
| 83 | Ethel Waters | Don't Blame Me | 1933 | US Billboard 6 - 1933 (8 weeks) |
| 84 | Glen Gray | Under a Blanket of Blue | 1933 | US Billboard 6 - 1933 (7 weeks) |
| 85 | Guy Lombardo | By a Waterfall | 1933 | US Billboard 6 - 1933 (6 weeks) |
| 86 | Rudy Vallee & his Connecticut Yankees | Maybe It's Because I Love You Too Much | 1933 | US Billboard 6 - 1933 (4 weeks) |
| 87 | Meyer Davis & his Orchestra | Did You Ever See a Dream Walking? | 1933 | US Billboard 6 - 1933 (4 weeks) |
| 88 | Jack Teagarden | Ain't Cha Glad? | 1933 | US Billboard 6 - Dec 1933 (9 weeks) |
| 89 | Ted Lewis & his Orchestra | Stormy Weather (Keeps Rainin' All the Time) | 1933 | US Billboard 6 - 1933 (7 weeks) |
| 90 | Guy Lombardo | This Time It's Love | 1933 | US Billboard 6 - 1933 (4 weeks) |
| 91 | Glen Gray | Wild Goose Chase | 1933 | US Billboard 6 - 1933 (4 weeks) |
| 92 | Ted Lewis & his Orchestra | Try a Little Tenderness | 1933 | US Billboard 6 - 1933 (10 weeks) |
| 93 | George Olsen | Louisiana Lullaby | 1933 | US Billboard 6 - 1933 (4 weeks) |
| 94 | Jan Garber | I'll Be Faithful | 1933 | US Billboard 6 - 1933 (5 weeks) |
| 95 | Rudy Vallee & his Connecticut Yankees | Whisper Waltz | 1933 | US Billboard 6 - 1933 (4 weeks) |
| 96 | George Burns & Gracie Allen | Burns & Allen Dialog, Parts 1 & 2 | 1933 | US Billboard 6 - 1933 (4 weeks) |
| 97 | Rudy Vallee & his Connecticut Yankees | Shadow Waltz | 1933 | US Billboard 6 - 1933 (7 weeks) |
| 98 | Glen Gray | It's the Talk of the Town | 1933 | US Billboard 6 - 1933 (11 weeks) |
| 99 | Francisco Alves & Castro Barbosa | Feitio de Oracao | 1933 | Brazil 6 of 1933 |
| 100 | Ted Fio Rito | I'll Take an Option On You | 1933 | US Billboard 7 - 1933 (7 weeks) |
Previous Comments (newest first)
2 Dec 2016
29 july 1933
Hi. Can you please tell me what was number one on 29 july 1933
There was no number one from before 1940 (anywhere)
15 Jul 2016
"Ah, the moon is here"
from 1933 film musical, Footlight Parade. +Looking for this one...
9 Jun 2016
I'll be faithful
15 Aug 2014
Ethel Waters
Stormy Weather(#1) was also elected to Grammy Hall of Fame in 2003.
Again its not in the Wikipedia list, on the site its listed as "Stormy Weather (Keeps Rainin' All the Time)"
We've fixed the data, thanks for the suggestion
30 Jul 2013
Very good thank you.
18 Jun 2013
Paul whiteman+
There are also similar issues to Paul whiteman's ranking on this page compared to the actual year pages.like 1920 and 1933 for example
Yes. Different versions of the input data and a range of ways of calculating.
We see this as a strength (getting a range of different views)
3 Mar 2013
U dont have Henry hall
We have not found any UK based charts from the 1930s. So he doesn't have enough entries to make the list.
The two songs that we do have are "Bird Song At Eventide" in 1926 and "Play to Me, Gypsy" from 1934.
26 Feb 2012
Looking for a song
The words are "Women do get weary" is it called "Try a little tenderness". I love the songs of this period as they have words which make sense and tunes that have great harmonies.
Thank You, Bernard Bloch.
In the Otis Redding (1966) version the words are "young girls they do get weary". According to Wikipedia the song was written in 1932 and first recorded by Ray Nobel.
We have entries for Ray Noble (Peel list 2 of 1932), Ted Lewis & his Orchestra (US Billboard 6 - 1933 (10 weeks)), Ruth Etting (US Billboard 16 - 1933 (2 weeks)), Frank Sinatra (Peel list 2 of 1947, RYM 64 of 1945) and Aretha Franklin (US Billboard 100 - Sep 1962 (1 week)) that predate Otis Redding's 1966 version.
2 Nov 2011
# +43 Lazybones
I wonder if this is actually # 26. I have no idea who this Ted Williams could be.
Looking at the evidence it looks like you are right. We can't find definitive evidence that the entry is wrong, but it looks likely to us.
So we've fixed the data. Thanks for the suggestion
2 Nov 2011
# 28 Easter Parade
This recording features a vocal by Clifton Webb who sang the song in the Broadway show "As Thousands Cheer".
You are correct, however assigning the song to just Leo Reisman makes it easier to find connected tracks.
2 Nov 2011
# 9 Stormy Weather
This recording features the song's composer Harold Arlen singing the vocal.
It does indeed, however the way we list song artists means that the assignment here stays as Leo Reisman.
13 Aug 2011
Gold Digger's song
I'm in cocurrance with the above poster about the #25 Ted Weems listing. I've looked through everything that I have on Ted Weems and can't find a version of the Gold Digger's song by him.
I also agree that this is a GREAT website! Thanks for all your hard work!
On re-looking at it you do seem to be correct, our earlier comment does seem to be a mistake. Thanks for correcting us.
4 Jan 2011
Gold digger's song
I guess #25 is by Ted Lewis & his Orchestra instead of Ted Weems. Could you check this?
You have a very nice website by the way! :-)
"Gold Digger's Song (We're in The Money)" was a hit for Dick Powell, Hal Kemp, Ted Lewis & His Orchestra and Ted Weems in 1933. Only the first and the last acts did well enough with it to be included on this list.
Ted Lewis reached number 5 in the billboard chart but didn't get into any other charts.
20 Dec 2010
Very nice and organized. Five stars!!
4 Nov 2010
"Songs From The Tear 1933"
The lists for 1932 and 1933 look. Need I say more?
We've looked. The lists have a limited number of sources, but the page does mention that.
So yes, you do need to say more, we don't understand what point you are trying to make.