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This is a comprehensive listing which highlights significant achievements and milestones based upon United States singles charts, before the inception of the Billboard Hot 100. This list spans the period from 1900 to December 31, 1954. Before the 1930s, only sporadic popular music charts appeared. In 1935, Your Hit Parade began publishing music charts, which were the first regular and consistently updated in the American music industry. Although Billboard magazine had featured charts before, in 1940, the trade paper began publishing them regularly, overtaking Your Hit Parade with its methodology and scope. Chart data is pulled from music historian Joel Whitburn, who, in addition to using Your Hit Parade and Billboard, has used historical sources such as press releases, news stories, and the earliest record company sales data to best represent what prospective charts would've looked like had they been published. The oldest chart data should be taken with a grain of salt, as his earliest renderings of popular music charts, paralleling the rise of the American record industry, have been criticized.

The Billboard Hot 100 began with the issue dated August 4, 1958, and is currently the standard popular music chart in the United States. For the list of achievements on the Billboard Hot 100, spanning from January 1, 1955, to present, see this page.

Song milestones

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Most weeks at number one

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  • 17 weeks
Francis Craig – "Near You" (1947)
  • 13 weeks
Glenn Miller –"In the Mood" (1940)
Patti Page – "The Tennessee Waltz" (1950)
Gordon Jenkins with The Weavers – "Goodnight Irene" (1950)
Harry James – "I've Heard That Song Before" (1943)
Artie Shaw – "Frenesi" (1940)
The Ink Spots – "The Gypsy" (1946)
Ted Weems – "Heartaches" (1947)
  • 12 weeks
Mills Brothers – "Paper Doll" (1943)
Jo Stafford – "You Belong to Me" (1952)
Vaughn Monroe(Ghost) Riders in the Sky (A Cowboy Legend) (1949)
Tommy Dorsey – "I'll Never Smile Again" (1940)
  • 11 weeks
Les Paul and Mary Ford – "Vaya Con Dios" (1953)
Johnnie Ray and the Four Lads – "Cry" (1951)
Anton Karas – "The "Third Man" Theme" (1950)
Guy Lombardo – "The 3rd Man Theme" (1950)
Frankie Carle – "Oh! What It Seemed to Be" (1946)
Bing Crosby – "White Christmas" (1942)

Source: [1]

Most weeks at number two (without hitting number one)

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  • 10 weeks


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Most total weeks in the top ten

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  • 30 weeks
Mills Brothers – "Paper Doll" (1943)
  • 28 weeks
Glenn Miller –"In the Mood" (1940)
Mills Brothers – "You Always Hurt the One You Love" (1944)
  • 27 weeks
Les Brown – "Sentimental Journey" (1945)
Ames Brothers – "You, You, You" (1953)
  • 26 weeks
Leroy Anderson – "Blue Tango" (1952)
Les Paul and Mary Ford – "Vaya Con Dios" (1953)
  • 25 weeks
Francis Craig – "Near You" (1947)
  • 24 weeks
Tony Bennett – "Because of You" (1951)
Freddy Martin – "Piano Concerto in B Flat" (1941)
The Harmonicats – "Peg o' My Heart" (1947)
Tommy Dorsey – "There Are Such Things" (1943)

Source: [1]

Most total weeks on Billboard's charts

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Source:[1]

Number-one debuts

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Number-one songs covered by different artists

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Non-English language number-ones

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Artist achievements

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Most number-one singles

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Number of
singles
Artist Biggest number-one Year of biggest number-one
41
Bing Crosby "White Christmas"
1942
31
Paul Whiteman "Whispering"
1920
26
Guy Lombardo "It's Love-Love-Love"
1944
Billy Murray "Give My Regards to Broadway"
1905
24
Byron Harlan "My Gal Sal"
1907
Arthur Collins "Bill Bailey (Won't You Please Come Home)"
1902
23
Glenn Miller "In the Mood"
1940
Al Jolson "Swanee"
1920
17
Tommy Dorsey "Marie"
1937
16
Benny Goodman "Sing, Sing, Sing (With A Swing)"
1937
Jimmy Dorsey "Tangerine"
1942

Notes: Crosby had 39 number one career solo singles. This is counting the fact that "White Christmas" charted at number one three times.
Source:[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]

Most cumulative weeks at number one

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Weeks at
number one
Artist
173
Bing Crosby

Source: [13]

Most consecutive number-one singles

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Most consecutive years charting a number-one single

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Number of
years
Artist First number-one hit and year Final number-one hit and year
11
Paul Whiteman "Whispering"
(1920)
"Body and Soul"
(1930)
9
Billy Murray "Bedelia"
(1904)
"Be My Little Baby Bumble Bee"
(1912)
8
Bing Crosby "Out of Nowhere"
(1931)
"You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby"
(1938)
Guy Lombardo "You're Driving Me Crazy! (What Did I Do?)"
(1930)
"So Rare"
(1937)

Source: [14][5][15][16][17]

Most consecutive years charting a single

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Number of
years
Artist First hit and week Final hit and final week
31 Bing Crosby "Muddy Water"
(June 11, 1927)
"White Christmas"
(January 20, 1958)
29 Frank Sinatra "Ciribiribin (They're So In Love)"
(January 6, 1940)
"What's Now is Now"
(1969)
28 Guy Lombardo "Charmaine"
(September 10, 1927)
"Blue Mirage (Don't Go)"
(February 1955)
25 Henry Burr "The Rosary"
(June 13, 1903)
"Memories of France"
(October 13, 1928)

Source:[5][15][13][18][19][20][21]

Most number-one singles in a calendar year

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Number of
singles
Artist Year
charted
Singles
7 Glenn Miller 1939 "Wishing (Will Make it So)" • "Stairway to the Stars" • "Moon Love" • "Over the Rainbow" • "The Man With the Mandolin" • "Blue Orchids" • "In the Mood"
6 Bing Crosby 1944 "San Fernando Valley" • "I Love You" • "I'll Be Seeing You" • "Swinging on a Star" • "(There'll Be A) Hot Time in the Town of Berlin (When the Yanks Go Marching In)" • "Don't Fence Me In" (last two with The Andrews Sisters)
1937 "Pennies from Heaven" • "Sweet Leilani" • "Too Marvelous For Words" • "The Moon Got in My Eyes" • "Remember Me?" • "Bob White (Whatcha Gonna Swing Tonight?)" (with Connie Boswell)
5 Paul Whiteman 1928 "Among My Souvenirs" • "Together" • "Ramona" • "Ol' Man River" • "My Angel"
Eddie Duchin 1936 "Moon Over Miami" • "Lights Out" • "Take My Heart" • "It's De-Lovely" • "I'll Sing You A Thousand Love Songs"
Benny Goodman "Goody-Goody" • "It's Been So Long" • "The Glory of Love" • "These Foolish Things Remind Me of You" • "You Turned the Tables on Me"
Tommy Dorsey 1937 "Marie" • "Satan Takes A Holiday" • "The Big Apple" • "Once in a While" • "Dipsy Doodle"
Guy Lombardo "Lost" • "When Did You Leave Heaven?" • "Boo Hoo" • "September in the Rain" • "It Looks Like Rain in Cherry Blossom Lane" • "A Sailboat In The Moonlight"

Source:[22][23][15][5][24][16]

Most top-thirty singles in a calendar year

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Number of singles
Artist
Year
27
Bing Crosby
1939

Most top 10 singles

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Most consecutive weeks in the top 10

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94 – Glenn Miller (August 23, 1941 – June 5, 1943)

77 – Glenn Miller (May 20, 1939– November 2, 1940)

26 Bing Crosby (July 13, 1940 – January 4, 1941)

14 Glenn Miller

Most chart entries

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Self-replacement at number one

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1900s

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1920s

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  • Paul Whiteman
  • Paul Whiteman
  • Paul Whiteman
  • Paul Whiteman

1930s

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  • Glenn Miller – "Wishing (Will Make It So) → "Stairway to the Stars" → "Moon Love" (July 8 – August 12, 1939)
  • Glenn Miller – "Over the Rainbow" → "The Man with The Mandolin" → "Blue Orchids" (September 9 and 30, 1939)

1940s

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  • Bing Crosby – "Sierra Sue" → "Only Forever" (July 6 – June 20, 1940)
  • Bing Crosby – "San Fernando Valley" → "I Love You" (May 6, 1944)

1950s

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Simultaneously occupying the top two positions

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Simultaneously four or more singles in the top 10

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Source:[25]

Posthumous number-ones

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Age records

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Gap records

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Album achievements

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Most weeks at number one

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Number of weeks Artist Album Year released
69
South Pacific Original Cast South Pacific
1949
42
Mario Lanza The Student Prince
1954
25
Al Jolson In Songs He Made Famous
1947
Jane Froman With A Song In My Heart
1952
23
Jackie Gleason Music for Lovers Only
1953
19
Film Soundtrack Show Boat
1951
17
Bing Crosby Merry Christmas
1945
Danny Kaye Hans Christian Anderson
1953
16
Glenn Miller Glenn Miller
1945
Film Soundtrack An American In Paris
1952

Source: [1]

Most number-one singles from a studio album

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Source:


Most top ten singles from a studio album

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Artist Album Year Number of
Singles
Bing Crosby
1941
8

Posthumous number-one albums

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Other album achievements

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Songwriter achievements

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Songwriters with the most number-one singles

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Number of
singles
Songwriter Best known writing for Biggest number-one hit and date
25
Irving Berlin Bing Crosby "White Christmas"
(October 3, 1942)

Source: [29][5]

Most number-one singles in a calendar year

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Selected additional Pre-Hot 100 achievements

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Whitburn, Joel (2015). Pop Hits Singles and Albums, 1940-1954. Record Research. p. 299. ISBN 978-0-89820-198-7. Cite error: The named reference "Pop Hits Singles and Albums" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Glenn Miller, song artist". tsort.info. 2015-08-03. Retrieved 2015-08-08.
  3. ^ "Guy Lombardo, song artist". tsort.info. 2015-08-03. Retrieved 2015-08-08.
  4. ^ "Bing Crosby, song artist". tsort.info. 2015-08-03. Retrieved 2015-08-08.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Number One Hits". bingcrosby.com. bingcrosby.com. Retrieved 2015-08-14. Cite error: The named reference "Bing Crosby - Number One Hits" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Paul Whiteman, song artist". tsort.info. 2015-08-03. Retrieved 2015-08-08.
  7. ^ "Billy Murray, song artist". tsort.info. 2015-08-03. Retrieved 2015-08-08.
  8. ^ "Byron G. Harlan, song artist". tsort.info. 2015-08-03. Retrieved 2015-08-16.
  9. ^ "Arthur Collins, song artist". tsort.info. 2015-08-03. Retrieved 2015-08-16.
  10. ^ "Tommy Dorsey, song artist". tsort.info. 2015-08-03. Retrieved 2015-08-16.
  11. ^ "Jimmy Dorsey, song artist". tsort.info. 2015-08-03. Retrieved 2015-08-16.
  12. ^ "Benny Goodman, song artist". tsort.info. 2015-08-03. Retrieved 2015-08-16.
  13. ^ a b "Bing Crosby, song artist 3". tsort.info. 2015-08-03. Retrieved 2015-08-08.
  14. ^ "Paul Whiteman's "Whispering" hit #1: October 30, 1920". Dave's Music Database. 2011-10-30. Retrieved 2015-08-16.
  15. ^ a b c "Guy Lombardo, song artist 9". tsort.info. 2015-08-03. Retrieved 2015-08-08.
  16. ^ a b "Billy Murray, song artist 39". tsort.info. 2015-08-03. Retrieved 2015-08-08.
  17. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-band-played-on-25-number-one-hits!-mw0000215124
  18. ^ "Henry Burr, song artist 70". tsort.info. 2015-08-03. Retrieved 2015-08-16.
  19. ^ "Billboard magazine archive". Billboard. Retrieved 2015-09-11. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  20. ^ Whitburn, Joel. Pop Memories (1900-1940). Record Research.
  21. ^ White Christmas (song)
  22. ^ "Glenn Miller, song artist 8". tsort.info. 2015-08-03. Retrieved 2015-08-08.
  23. ^ "Benny Goodman, song artist 50". tsort.info. 2015-08-03. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
  24. ^ "Paul Whiteman, song artist 5". tsort.info. 2015-08-03. Retrieved 2015-08-08.
  25. ^ "Billboard Magazine Archive". Billboard.
  26. ^ Glenn Miller (1945 album)
  27. ^ List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 1947
  28. ^ List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 1954
  29. ^ List of songs written by Irving Berlin

Additional sources

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Category:Billboard charts Category:Lists of record chart achievements