# |
Artist |
Song Title |
Year |
Chart Entries |
1 |
Paul Whiteman |
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes |
1934 |
US Billboard 1 - Dec 1933 (15 weeks), US invalid BB 2 of 1934, POP 2 of 1934, Australian Nostalgia 18 of 1930-1939, Brazil 51 of 1935, nuTsie 72 of 1930s, Europe 80 of the 1930s (1934), RYM 15 of 1934 |
2 |
Duke Ellington |
Cocktails For Two |
1934 |
US Billboard 1 - 1934 (15 weeks), Grammy Hall of Fame in 2007 (1934), US invalid BB 8 of 1934, POP 8 of 1934, Brazil 22 of 1934, nuTsie 43 of 1930s, Australian Nostalgia 44 of 1930-1939 |
3 |
Bing Crosby |
Love in Bloom |
1934 |
US Billboard 1 - 1934 (15 weeks), Oscar in 1934 (film 'She Loves Me Not') (Nominated), US invalid BB 19 of 1934, Australian Nostalgia 19 of 1930-1939, POP 19 of 1934, Europe 37 of the 1930s (1934), Brazil 46 of 1934, RYM 60 of 1934 |
4 |
Ray Noble |
The Very Thought of You |
1934 |
US Billboard 1 - 1934 (14 weeks), Grammy Hall of Fame in 2005 (1934), US invalid BB 10 of 1934, POP 10 of 1934, Brazil 37 of 1934, Australian Nostalgia 42 of 1930-1939, nuTsie 82 of 1930s |
5 |
Leo Reisman |
Continental (you Kiss While You're Dancing) |
1934 |
US Billboard 1 - 1934 (7 weeks), Oscar in 1934 (film 'The Gay Divorcee'), US invalid BB 7 of 1934, POP 7 of 1934, Brazil 51 of 1936, Europe 71 of the 1930s (1934) |
6 |
Bing Crosby |
June in January |
1934 |
US Billboard 1 - 1934 (12 weeks), Europe 8 of the 1930s (1934), US invalid BB 15 of 1934, POP 15 of 1934, Australian Nostalgia 23 of 1930-1939, Brazil 44 of 1935, RYM 64 of 1934 |
7 |
The Sons of the Pioneers |
Tumbling Tumbleweeds |
1934 |
Grammy Hall of Fame in 2002 (1934), Library of Congress artifact added 2010 (1934), US Billboard 13 - 1934 (2 weeks), Music Imprint 17 of 1930s, nuTsie 48 of 1930s, RIAA 207, Acclaimed 860 (1934) |
8 |
Guy Lombardo |
Winter Wonderland |
1934 |
US invalid BB 1 of 1934, POP 1 of 1934, US Billboard 2 - 1934 (9 weeks), Europe 4 of the 1930s (1934) |
9 |
Eddy Duchin |
Let's Fall in Love |
1934 |
US Billboard 1 - 1934 (11 weeks), US invalid BB 13 of 1934, POP 13 of 1934, Brazil 26 of 1934, Australian Nostalgia 46 of 1930-1939, nuTsie 94 of 1930s |
10 |
Fats Waller |
Honeysuckle Rose |
1934 |
Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999 (1934), US Billboard 4 - 1937 (4 weeks), Jazz Standard 15, nuTsie 64 of 1930s, Acclaimed 1483 (1934), RYM 2 of 1935, Song of 1936 |
11 |
Benny Goodman |
Moon Glow (1934) |
1934 |
US Billboard 1 - 1934 (15 weeks), US invalid BB 4 of 1934, POP 4 of 1934, Europe 15 of the 1930s (1934), RYM 8 of 1934 |
12 |
Guy Lombardo |
Stars Fell on Alabama |
1934 |
US Billboard 1 - 1934 (9 weeks), US invalid BB 12 of 1934, POP 12 of 1934, Europe 66 of the 1930s (1934) |
13 |
Enric Madriguera & his Orchestra |
The Carioca |
1934 |
US Billboard 1 - 1934 (10 weeks), US invalid BB 20 of 1934, POP 20 of 1934, Brazil 25 of 1934 |
14 |
Don Bestor & his Orchestra |
42nd Street |
1934 |
US Billboard 1 - 1933 (12 weeks), US invalid BB 6 of 1934, POP 6 of 1934, nuTsie 97 of 1930s |
15 |
Bing Crosby |
Little Dutch Mill |
1934 |
US Billboard 1 - 1934 (11 weeks), Europe 36 of the 1930s (1934), Australian Nostalgia 45 of 1930-1939 |
16 |
Ted Fio Rito |
I'll String Along With You |
1934 |
US Billboard 1 - 1934 (14 weeks), Brazil 40 of 1934, Australian Nostalgia 43 of 1930-1939 |
17 |
Scott Wood & his Orchestra |
I Only Have Eyes For You |
1934 |
ASCAP song of 1934, Peel list 2 of 1934 |
18 |
Ray Noble |
Old Spinning Wheel |
1934 |
US Billboard 1 - Oct 1933 (22 weeks), US invalid BB 11 of 1934, POP 11 of 1934 |
19 |
Lucienne Boyer |
Speak to Me of Love (Parlez-Moi D'amour) |
1934 |
France (Historical) 2 of the 1930s (1930), US Billboard 5 - 1934 (5 weeks), Brazil 91 of 1935 |
20 |
Ben Selvin |
I Only Have Eyes For You |
1934 |
US Billboard 2 - 1934 (8 weeks), US invalid BB 3 of 1934, POP 3 of 1934 |
21 |
Harry Sosnik & his Edgewater Beach Hotel Orchestra |
The Carioca |
1934 |
US Billboard 2 - 1934 (8 weeks), Oscar in 1934 (film 'Flying Down to Rio') (Nominated), Brazil 57 of 1934 |
22 |
Ted Fio Rito |
My Little Grass shack in Kealakekua, Hawaii |
1934 |
US Billboard 1 - 1934 (14 weeks), US invalid BB 14 of 1934, POP 14 of 1934 |
23 |
Freddy Martin |
I Saw Stars |
1934 |
US Billboard 1 - 1934 (11 weeks), US invalid BB 17 of 1934, POP 17 of 1934 |
24 |
Ethel Merman |
You're the Top |
1934 |
Grammy Hall of Fame in 2008 (1934), US Billboard 4 - Nov 1934 (9 weeks), Song of 1934 |
25 |
Eddy Duchin |
I Only Have Eyes For You |
1934 |
POP 3 of 1934, US Billboard 4 - 1934 (12 weeks), Brazil 23 of 1935 |
26 |
Grace Moore |
One Night of Love |
1934 |
US Billboard 1 - 1934 (10 weeks), Brazil 32 of 1935 |
27 |
Paul Whiteman |
Wagon Wheels |
1934 |
US Billboard 1 - 1934 (12 weeks), Europe 84 of the 1930s (1934) |
28 |
Chick Webb |
Stompin' at the Savoy |
1934 |
US invalid BB 5 of 1934, POP 5 of 1934, US Billboard 10 - 1934 (7 weeks), Song of 1934 |
29 |
Jimmy Durante |
Inka Dinka Doo |
1934 |
US Billboard 6 - 1934 (4 weeks), Brazil 80 of 1934, nuTsie 100 of 1930s, Song of 1934 |
30 |
Lydia Mendoza |
Mal Hombre |
1934 |
Library of Congress artifact added 2010 (1934), Visconti song of 1934 |
31 |
Freddy Martin |
April in Paris |
1934 |
US Billboard 5 - Dec 1933 (7 weeks), US invalid BB 9 of 1934, POP 9 of 1934 |
32 |
Rudy Vallee & his Connecticut Yankees |
You Oughta Be in Pictures |
1934 |
US Billboard 5 - 1934 (6 weeks), US invalid BB 18 of 1934, POP 18 of 1934 |
33 |
Lucienne Boyer |
Hands Across the Table |
1934 |
US Billboard 2 - 1934 (10 weeks), Brazil 99 of 1935 |
34 |
Richard Himber & his Orchestra |
Stars Fell on Alabama |
1934 |
US Billboard 2 - 1934 (7 weeks), Jazz Standard 238 |
35 |
Cole Porter |
Anything Goes |
1934 |
Grammy Hall of Fame in 2012 (1934) |
36 |
Jimmie Grier & his Orchestra |
Stay as Sweet as You Are |
1934 |
US Billboard 1 - 1934 (8 weeks) |
37 |
Tommy Dorsey |
If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again |
1934 |
Library of Congress artifact added 2007 (1934) |
38 |
Jan Garber |
All I Do Is Dream Of You |
1934 |
US Billboard 1 - 1934 (14 weeks) |
39 |
Jimmie Grier & his Orchestra |
The Object Of My Affection |
1934 |
US Billboard 1 - 1934 (13 weeks) |
40 |
Gid Tanner |
Hawkin's Rag |
1934 |
Peel list 1 of 1934 |
41 |
Aurora Miranda & Andre Filho |
Cidade Maravilhosa |
1934 |
Brazil 1 of 1934 |
42 |
Duke Ellington |
Solitude |
1934 |
US Billboard 2 - Oct 1934 (16 weeks), RYM 1 of 1934, Song of 1934 |
43 |
Jane Froman |
I Only Have Eyes For You |
1934 |
POP 3 of 1934, US Billboard 20 - 1934 (1 week) |
44 |
Bing Crosby |
Love Is Just Around the Corner |
1934 |
US Billboard 8 - Dec 1934 (9 weeks), Jazz Standard 821, RYM 64 of 1934 |
45 |
Fred Astaire |
Flying Down to Rio |
1934 |
US Billboard 6 - 1934 (4 weeks), Brazil 82 of 1935 |
46 |
Claude Hopkins & his Orchestra |
Three Little Words |
1934 |
US Billboard 15 - 1934 (2 weeks), Jazz Standard 145, Song of 1934 |
47 |
Glen Gray |
Champagne Waltz |
1934 |
US Billboard 7 - 1934 (8 weeks), Brazil 90 of 1934 |
48 |
Emil Velasco |
Old Spinning Wheel |
1934 |
US Billboard 9 - 1934 (3 weeks), Brazil 67 of 1934 |
49 |
Paul Whiteman |
You're the Top |
1934 |
US Billboard 2 - 1934 (10 weeks), RYM 34 of 1934 |
50 |
Guy Lombardo |
My Old Flame |
1934 |
US Billboard 7 - 1934 (5 weeks), Jazz Standard 101 |
51 |
Chick Webb |
I Got Ants In My Pants |
1934 |
POP 16 of 1934, US Billboard 20 - 1934 (1 week) |
52 |
Freddy Martin |
Then I'll Be Tired of You |
1934 |
US Billboard 12 - 1934 (4 weeks), Jazz Standard 551 |
53 |
Will Osborne & his Orchestra |
Cocktails For Two |
1934 |
US Billboard 15 - 1934 (2 weeks), Jazz Standard 585 |
54 |
Jan Garber |
Blame it On My Youth |
1934 |
US Billboard 17 - 1935 (2 weeks), Jazz Standard 857 |
55 |
The Dorsey Brothers |
You're the Top |
1934 |
US Billboard 17 - 1934 (2 weeks), Jazz Standard 940 |
56 |
Paul Whiteman |
I Get a Kick Out of You |
1934 |
US Billboard 3 - Dec 1934 (11 weeks), RYM 34 of 1934 |
57 |
Duke Ellington |
The Saddest Tale |
1934 |
US Billboard 9 - 1934 (3 weeks), RYM 10 of 1934, Song of 1934 |
58 |
Jolly Coburn & his Orchestra |
Continental (you Kiss While You're Dancing) |
1934 |
US Billboard 2 - 1934 (9 weeks) |
59 |
Johnny Green & his Orchestra |
Two Cigarettes in the Dark |
1934 |
US Billboard 2 - 1934 (8 weeks) |
60 |
The Mills Brothers |
Sleepy Head |
1934 |
US Billboard 2 - 1934 (9 weeks) |
61 |
Guy Lombardo |
Riptide |
1934 |
US Billboard 2 - 1934 (6 weeks) |
62 |
Little Jack Little |
You Oughta Be in Pictures |
1934 |
US Billboard 2 - 1934 (9 weeks) |
63 |
Bing Crosby |
Love Thy Neighbor |
1934 |
US Billboard 2 - 1934 (11 weeks) |
64 |
Guy Lombardo |
Annie Doesn't Live Here Anymore |
1934 |
US Billboard 2 - Nov 1934 (8 weeks) |
65 |
The Mills Brothers |
Swing It, Sister |
1934 |
US Billboard 2 - 1934 (6 weeks) |
66 |
Ben Pollack & his Orchestra |
The Beat O' My Heart |
1934 |
US Billboard 2 - 1934 (14 weeks) |
67 |
Duke Ellington |
Moon Glow |
1934 |
US Billboard 2 - 1934 (7 weeks) |
68 |
Bing Crosby |
Good Night, Lovely Little Lady |
1934 |
US Billboard 2 - 1934 (7 weeks) |
69 |
Emil Coleman & his Orchestra |
Little Man, You've Had a Busy Day |
1934 |
US Billboard 2 - 1934 (7 weeks) |
70 |
Carmen Miranda |
Na Batucada da Vida |
1934 |
Brazil 2 of 1934 |
71 |
Bing Crosby |
Two Cigarettes in the Dark |
1934 |
US Billboard 5 - 1934 (4 weeks), RYM 59 of 1934 |
72 |
Cab Calloway & his Cotton Club Orchestra |
Chinese Rhythm |
1934 |
US Billboard 6 - 1934 (4 weeks), RYM 77 of 1934 |
73 |
Leo Reisman |
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes |
1934 |
US Billboard 3 - 1934 (6 weeks) |
74 |
Ray Noble |
Blue Danube |
1934 |
US Billboard 3 - Dec 1934 (18 weeks) |
75 |
Eddy Duchin |
Riptide |
1934 |
US Billboard 3 - 1934 (7 weeks) |
76 |
Enric Madriguera & his Orchestra |
True |
1934 |
US Billboard 3 - 1934 (11 weeks) |
77 |
Hal Kemp |
For All We Know |
1934 |
US Billboard 3 - 1934 (8 weeks) |
78 |
Eddy Duchin |
I Never Had a Chance |
1934 |
US Billboard 3 - 1934 (11 weeks) |
79 |
Harold Arlen |
Ill Wind (You're Blowing Me No Good) |
1934 |
US Billboard 3 - 1934 (6 weeks) |
80 |
Henry Busse & his Orchestra |
Hot Lips |
1934 |
US Billboard 3 - 1934 (11 weeks) |
81 |
Rudy Vallee & his Connecticut Yankees |
Everything I Have is Yours |
1934 |
US Billboard 3 - 1934 (7 weeks) |
82 |
Leo Reisman |
With My Eyes Wide Open I'm Dreaming |
1934 |
US Billboard 3 - 1934 (11 weeks) |
83 |
Mario Reis |
Agora & Cinza |
1934 |
Brazil 3 of 1934 |
84 |
Chick Webb |
What a Shuffle |
1934 |
Peel list 3 of 1934 |
85 |
Fats Waller |
Don't Let it Bother You |
1934 |
US Billboard 10 - 1934 (5 weeks), Song of 1934 |
86 |
Ruth Etting |
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes |
1934 |
US Billboard 15 - 1934 (3 weeks), RYM 57 of 1934 |
87 |
Bing Crosby |
Straight From the Shoulder |
1934 |
US Billboard 16 - 1934 (2 weeks), RYM 60 of 1934 |
88 |
Isham Jones |
For All We Know |
1934 |
US Billboard 16 - 1934 (2 weeks), RYM 63 of 1934 |
89 |
Eddie Cantor |
Okay, Toots |
1934 |
US Billboard 19 - 1934 (1 week), Song of 1934 |
90 |
Rudy Vallee & his Connecticut Yankees |
Orchids in the Moonlight |
1934 |
US Billboard 4 - 1934 (11 weeks) |
91 |
Bing Crosby |
May I |
1934 |
US Billboard 4 - 1934 (6 weeks) |
92 |
Glen Gray |
Out in the Cold Again |
1934 |
US Billboard 4 - 1934 (12 weeks) |
93 |
Don Bestor & his Orchestra |
A Thousand Goodnights |
1934 |
US Billboard 4 - 1934 (7 weeks) |
94 |
Emil Coleman & his Orchestra |
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes |
1934 |
US Billboard 4 - 1934 (9 weeks) |
95 |
Bing Crosby |
Every Breath I Take |
1934 |
US Billboard 4 - Dec 1934 (7 weeks) |
96 |
Paul Whiteman |
I Saw Stars |
1934 |
US Billboard 4 - 1934 (6 weeks) |
97 |
Eddy Duchin |
Easy Come, Easy Go |
1934 |
US Billboard 4 - 1934 (7 weeks) |
98 |
Eddy Duchin |
I've Had My Moments |
1934 |
US Billboard 4 - 1934 (10 weeks) |
99 |
Castillian Troubadors |
The Carioca |
1934 |
US Billboard 4 - 1934 (9 weeks) |
100 |
Eddy Duchin |
Dust on the Moon |
1934 |
US Billboard 4 - 1934 (9 weeks) |
Previous Comments (newest first)
10 Dec 2020
39 Tommy Dorsey+
Hey guys, i m making a big playlist, thank you for all the good work. HIT 39it s not tommy dorsey but thomas a. dorsey. sadly though so far i cant seem to find a good audio on the internet. now u giving me a headache cause i m gonna have to go through the few hits i have to make sure they belong to the right dorsey. lots of bioux
10 Aug 2015
Chick Webb
Chick Web - I Got Ants In My Pants - correct: I Can't Dance (I Got Ants in My Pants)
Cheers Walter
You need to read the FAQ about song titles.
5 Jul 2015
Benny Goodman - Moonglow
I would suggest that you list it the same way you have listed Enrico Caruso'stwo recordings of Vesti La Giubba of 1905 and 1907 - two separate listings.
The entries have been split. Thanks
30 Jun 2015
Russ Columbo
You've left out Russ Columbo, who along with Bing, was the greatest crooner ofthe early 30's. Only his tragic death in September of that year precluded a star that would have paralleled Bing's career.
However unfairly we only list acts with lots of hits.
Even then we have four of his 11 hits listed on the site
15 Aug 2014
Benny Goodman
There are (2) different recordings of Moonglow (#1 in 1934). This one and a 1936recording by Benny Goodman Quartet. The 1936 version was awarded the Grammy Hall of Fame, not this one.
Thanks for clarifying that, but we're not sure how to make that clear in the data (other than including this message on all the pages where this is mentioned)
2 Dec 2013
DOES THIS HELP??
19 Jun 2013
Real estate Papa, you ain't gonna subdivide me
by West and Perillo, revived by Janet Kline (Paradise Wobble cd) I'm looking for the lyrics. thanks!
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.
30 Sep 2012
Songs for Nana
My Grandmother graduated from High School in 1934. I'm using your list to make her a playlist to listen to and tell me her memories
Thank you!
23 Feb 2012
The Very Thought of You
Shouldn't the artist of no. 6 songs "The Very thought of you" be listed as Al Bowlly instead of Ray Noble. Because Ray Noble is doing the orchestration for the songs and the vocal is by Al Bowlly.
If you list this song under Ray Noble, then Bing crosby's June in January should be listed under Georgie Stoll...
Of coz, Bing Crosby command more attention compare to Al Bowlly. But Al Bowlly is a crooner in his own right...what do you think?
During the 1930s and 1940s the charts were normally based on the sales of sheet music, so it was the song that was a hit NOT the recording. When people like Whitburn (in the USA) and Kent (in Australia) retrospectively calculated charts for the period they tried to assign an artist to each song (to make these charts comparable with the ones from the 1950s and after). The way the artists have been assigned are inconsistent (sometimes the singer, sometimes the band leader and sometimes the band). Of course this is further complicated for us because we enforce consistency between charts from different countries.
So, yes, you have a good point. What we've tried to achieve is, firstly consistency across all the various input charts, and secondly being as close to the interpretation of the most notable charts as possible. Unfortunately these goals conflict with each other and the result is a compromise.
In the particular case you mention Ray Noble is better known than Al Bowlly and Bing Crosby better known than Georgie Stoll. So following the original sources leads to a result that is just about OK. We hope that there is enough detail here for those who are interested to track the originals on sites like discogs, musicbrainz and rateyourmusic where the full details can be examined.
We believe that our unique contribution is the consolidation of data from many different sources, requiring a level of simplification that an expert, such as yourself, might balk at. We feel that the result, while imperfect, is good enough to justify the approach.
22 Jan 2012
love all the music from the big band era that was music!!
31 Dec 2011
# 34 Carioca
This was also a #2 US Billboard Hit.
Thanks for the info, the title AND the artist were different, but we see that your correction is justified.
Thanks for the suggestion
30 Aug 2011
1934
great to see songs from the year my Dad was born. I like many of them too. Very detailed.
30 Dec 2010
This is a great way for me to show my grandchildren what music was like when I was a kid. It brings back memories...
30 Dec 2010
Love it! :)
30 Dec 2010
This is great!
What an amazing way to bring back all my old memories. I still have my records.
20 Dec 2010
Very nice and organized. Five stars!!
7 Dec 2010
Dancing to unforgetable songs
They just don't write song lyrics nowadays like these anymore, it's a shame young people won't have the remantic memories of slow dancing to most of these.
Most of these songs' lyrics are instilled in my head. I still remember the words to most of them. Will our children be able to say that of the songs of today? Don't think so!