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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
[edit]Most weeks at number one
[edit]- 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)
[edit]- 10 weeks
Source:
Most total weeks in the top ten
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 54 weeks: Bing Crosby – "White Christmas" (1942)
- 38 weeks: Leroy Anderson – "Blue Tango" (1952)
- 34 weeks: Mario Lanza – "Be My Love", "The Loveliest Night of the Year" (1951)
- 33 weeks:
Source:[1]
Number-one debuts
[edit]Number-one songs covered by different artists
[edit]Non-English language number-ones
[edit]Artist achievements
[edit]Most number-one singles
[edit]Number of singles |
Artist | Biggest number-one | Year of biggest number-one |
---|---|---|---|
Bing Crosby | "White Christmas" | ||
Paul Whiteman | "Whispering" | ||
Guy Lombardo | "It's Love-Love-Love" | ||
Billy Murray | "Give My Regards to Broadway" | ||
Byron Harlan | "My Gal Sal" | ||
Arthur Collins | "Bill Bailey (Won't You Please Come Home)" | ||
Glenn Miller | "In the Mood" | ||
Al Jolson | "Swanee" | ||
Tommy Dorsey | "Marie" | ||
Benny Goodman | "Sing, Sing, Sing (With A Swing)" | ||
Jimmy Dorsey | "Tangerine" |
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
[edit]Weeks at number one |
Artist |
---|---|
Bing Crosby |
Source: [13]
Most consecutive number-one singles
[edit]Most consecutive years charting a number-one single
[edit]Number of years |
Artist | First number-one hit and year | Final number-one hit and year |
---|---|---|---|
Paul Whiteman | "Whispering" (1920) |
"Body and Soul" (1930) | |
Billy Murray | "Bedelia" (1904) |
"Be My Little Baby Bumble Bee" (1912) | |
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) |
Most consecutive years charting a single
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Number of singles | Year | |
---|---|---|
Most top 10 singles
[edit]Most consecutive weeks in the top 10
[edit]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
[edit]Self-replacement at number one
[edit]1900s
[edit]- Jere Mahoney – "When You Were Sweet Sixteen" → "A Bird in a Gilded Cage" (May 12, 1900)
- Harry Macdonough – "The Tale of The Bumble Bee" → "Absence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder" (November 9, 1901)
- J. W. Myers – "On A Sunday Afternoon" → "Way Down In Old Indiana" (July 21, 1902)
- Arthur Collins – "Under The Bamboo Tree" → "Down Where the Wurzburger Flows" (January 17, 1903)
- Harry Macdonough – "TIn the Sweet By-and-By" → "Absence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder" (November 9, 1901)
- Arthur Collins – "Absence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder"
1920s
[edit]- Paul Whiteman
- Paul Whiteman
- Paul Whiteman
- Paul Whiteman
1930s
[edit]- Bing Crosby – "Please" → "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" (November 26, 1932)
- Bing Crosby – "It's Easy to Remember" → "Soon" (April 20, 1935)
- Fred Astaire – "A Fine Romance" → "The Way You Look Tonight" (October 3, 1936)
- Bing Crosby – "Sweet Leilani" → "Too Marvelous For Words" (April 24, 1937)
- Guy Lombardo – "September in the Rain" → "It Looks Like Rain in Cherry Blossom Lane" (July 3, 1937)
- Tommy Dorsey – "Once In A While" → "Dipsy Doodle" (November 27, 1937)
- 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
[edit]- Glenn Miller – "In The Mood" → "Tuxedo Junction" → "The Woodpecker Song" → "Imagination" (March 23 – June 22, 1940)
- Bing Crosby – "Sierra Sue" → "Only Forever" (July 6 – June 20, 1940)
- Jimmy Dorsey — "Amapola" → "My Sister and I" → "Maria Elena" (May 31 – June 14, 1941)
- Jimmy Dorsey — "Green Eyes (Aquellos Ojos Verdes) → "Blue Champagne" (September 27, 1941)
- Glenn Miller — "Chattanooga Choo Choo" → "Elmer's Tune" → "A String of Pearls" (December 20, 1941 – February 7, 1942)
- Harry James — "I Had the Craziest Dream" → "I've Heard That Song Before" (March 6, 1943)
- Bing Crosby – "San Fernando Valley" → "I Love You" (May 6, 1944)
- Bing Crosby — "I'll Be Seeing You" → "Swinging on a Star" (July 29, 1944)
- The Ink Spots — "Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall" → "I'm Making Believe" (December 9, 1944)
- The Andrews Sisters – "Don't Fence Me In" → "Rum and Coca-Cola" (February 10, 1945)
- Bing Crosby – "It's Been a Long, Long Time" → "I Can't Begin to Tell You" → "White Christmas" (December 22–29, 1945)
1950s
[edit]- Tony Bennett — "Because of You" → "Cold, Cold Heart" (October 27, 1951)
- Rosemary Clooney — "Hey There" → "This Ole House" (October 30, 1954)
Source:
Simultaneously occupying the top two positions
[edit]Simultaneously four or more singles in the top 10
[edit]- Tommy Dorsey January 4 – January 18, 1936
- Glenn Miller: December 26, 1941 – February 27, 1942 (Note: Glenn Miller had five in the top ten January 16 – January 30, 1942)
- Glenn Miller: April 24, 1942 – May 29, 1942 (Note: Miller had four in the top ten May 1 – May 29)
- Harry James: May 29, 1942 – June 5, 1942
- "Sleepy Lagoon"
- "One Dozen Roses"
- "I Don't Want to Walk Without You"
Source:[25]
Posthumous number-ones
[edit]- Otis Redding (d. December 10, 1967) — "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" (March 16, 1968)
Source:
Age records
[edit]Gap records
[edit]Album achievements
[edit]Most weeks at number one
[edit]Number of weeks | Artist | Album | Year released |
---|---|---|---|
South Pacific Original Cast | South Pacific | ||
Mario Lanza | The Student Prince | ||
Al Jolson | In Songs He Made Famous | ||
Jane Froman | With A Song In My Heart | ||
Jackie Gleason | Music for Lovers Only | ||
Film Soundtrack | Show Boat | ||
Bing Crosby | Merry Christmas | ||
Danny Kaye | Hans Christian Anderson | ||
Glenn Miller | Glenn Miller | ||
Film Soundtrack | An American In Paris |
Source: [1]
Most number-one singles from a studio album
[edit]Source:
Most top ten singles from a studio album
[edit]Artist | Album | Year | Number of Singles |
---|---|---|---|
Bing Crosby |
Posthumous number-one albums
[edit]- Glenn Miller (d. December 15, 1944) —
- Glenn Miller (May 12, 1945)
- Glenn Miller Masterpieces, Vol. II (November 8, 1947)
- Glenn Miller Plays Selections from "The Glenn Miller Story" (May 22, 1954)[26][27][28]
Other album achievements
[edit]Songwriter achievements
[edit]Songwriters with the most number-one singles
[edit]Number of singles |
Songwriter | Best known writing for | Biggest number-one hit and date |
---|---|---|---|
Irving Berlin | Bing Crosby | "White Christmas" (October 3, 1942) |
Most number-one singles in a calendar year
[edit]Selected additional Pre-Hot 100 achievements
[edit]- - -
See also
[edit]- List of Billboard Hot 100 chart achievements by decade
- List of number-one hits (United States)
- List of best-charting music artists in the U.S.
- List of artists who reached number one in the United States
References
[edit]- ^ 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).
- ^ "Glenn Miller, song artist". tsort.info. 2015-08-03. Retrieved 2015-08-08.
- ^ "Guy Lombardo, song artist". tsort.info. 2015-08-03. Retrieved 2015-08-08.
- ^ "Bing Crosby, song artist". tsort.info. 2015-08-03. Retrieved 2015-08-08.
- ^ 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).
- ^ "Paul Whiteman, song artist". tsort.info. 2015-08-03. Retrieved 2015-08-08.
- ^ "Billy Murray, song artist". tsort.info. 2015-08-03. Retrieved 2015-08-08.
- ^ "Byron G. Harlan, song artist". tsort.info. 2015-08-03. Retrieved 2015-08-16.
- ^ "Arthur Collins, song artist". tsort.info. 2015-08-03. Retrieved 2015-08-16.
- ^ "Tommy Dorsey, song artist". tsort.info. 2015-08-03. Retrieved 2015-08-16.
- ^ "Jimmy Dorsey, song artist". tsort.info. 2015-08-03. Retrieved 2015-08-16.
- ^ "Benny Goodman, song artist". tsort.info. 2015-08-03. Retrieved 2015-08-16.
- ^ a b "Bing Crosby, song artist 3". tsort.info. 2015-08-03. Retrieved 2015-08-08.
- ^ "Paul Whiteman's "Whispering" hit #1: October 30, 1920". Dave's Music Database. 2011-10-30. Retrieved 2015-08-16.
- ^ a b c "Guy Lombardo, song artist 9". tsort.info. 2015-08-03. Retrieved 2015-08-08.
- ^ a b "Billy Murray, song artist 39". tsort.info. 2015-08-03. Retrieved 2015-08-08.
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-band-played-on-25-number-one-hits!-mw0000215124
- ^ "Henry Burr, song artist 70". tsort.info. 2015-08-03. Retrieved 2015-08-16.
- ^ "Billboard magazine archive". Billboard. Retrieved 2015-09-11.
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(help) - ^ Whitburn, Joel. Pop Memories (1900-1940). Record Research.
- ^ White Christmas (song)
- ^ "Glenn Miller, song artist 8". tsort.info. 2015-08-03. Retrieved 2015-08-08.
- ^ "Benny Goodman, song artist 50". tsort.info. 2015-08-03. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
- ^ "Paul Whiteman, song artist 5". tsort.info. 2015-08-03. Retrieved 2015-08-08.
- ^ "Billboard Magazine Archive". Billboard.
- ^ Glenn Miller (1945 album)
- ^ List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 1947
- ^ List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 1954
- ^ List of songs written by Irving Berlin
Additional sources
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Category:Billboard charts
Category:Lists of record chart achievements