Top 100 Songs
DMDB Top 1%:
1. White Christmas (Bing Crosby with the Ken Darby Singers & John Scott Trotter’s Orchestra, 1942) #1 US, HP, RB, AU
2. Alexander’s Ragtime Band (Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan, 1911) #1 US
3. Cheek to Cheek (Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers with Leo Reisman’s Orchestra, 1935) #1 US, HP
4. Always (George Olsen with Fran Frey, Bob Rice, & Edward Joyce; 1926) #1 US
5. God Bless America (Kate Smith, 1939)
6. Blue Skies (Ben Selvin, 1927) #1 US
7. Puttin’ on the Ritz (Earl Burtnett & Harry Richman, 1930) #1 US
8. Oh, How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning (Arthur Fields, 1918) #1 US
9. A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody (John Steel, 1919) #1 US
10. What’ll I Do? (Paul Whiteman, 1924) #1 US
11. When I Lost You (Henry Burr, 1913) #1 US
12. All Alone (Al Jolson with Ray Miller’s Orchestra, 1925) #1 US
13. How Deep is the Ocean? (Guy Lombardo with Carmen Lombardo, 1932)
14. All by Myself (Ted Lewis, 1921) #1 US
15. Say It with Music (Paul Whiteman, 1921) #1 US
16. When the Midnight Choo Choo Leaves for Alabam’ (Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan, 1913) #1 US
DMDB Top 5%:
17. Marie (Tommy Dorsey with Jack Leonard, 1937) #1 US
18. I’ve Got My love to Keep Me Warm (Les Brown, 1948) #1 US
19. Say It Isn’t So (George Olsen with Paul Small, 1932) #1 US
20. Remember (Isham Jones, 1925) #1 US
21. Mandy (Van & Schenck, 1919)
22. Easter Parade (Leo Reisman with Clifton Webb, 1933)
23. Russian Lullaby (Roger Wolfe Kahn with Henry Garden, 1927) #1 US
24. Change Partners (Fred Astaire with Ray Noble’s Orchestra, 1938) #1 US, HP
25. Let’s Take an Old-Fashioned Walk (Ada Jones & Billy Murray, 1907) #1 US
26. Top Hat, White Tie, and Tails (Fred Astaire with Johnny Greer’s Orchestra, 1935)
27. Let’s Face the Music and Dance (Fred Astaire with Johnny Greer’s Orchestra, 1936)
28. Tell Me Little Gypsy (Art Hickman, 1920)
29. I’ll See You in C-U-B-A (Billy Murray, 1920)
30. There’s No Business Like Show Business (Ethel Merman, 1946)
31. You’d Be Surprised (Eddie Cantor, 1920)
32. I Love a Piano (Billy Murray, 1916) #1 US
33. Play a Simple Melody (Billy Murray & Edna Brown, 1916)
34. Nobody Knows and Nobody Seems to Care (Irving & Jack Kaufman, 1920)
35. Doin’ What Comes Naturally (Freddy Martin with Glenn Hughes, 1946)
36. Lazy (Al Jolson with Gene Rodemich’s Orchestra, 1924)
37. This is the Life (Peerless Quartet, 1914)
38. Some Sunny Day (Marion Harris, 1922)
39. They Say It’s Wonderful (Frank Sinatra, 1946) #1 HP
40. The Song Is Ended But the Melody Lingers On (Ruth Etting, 1928)
41. Home Again Blues (Original Dixieland Jazz Band, 1921)
42. He’s a Devil in His Own Home Town (Billy Murray, 1914)
43. I’m Putting All My Eggs in One Basket (Fred Astaire with Johnny Greer’s Orchestra, 1936) #1 US
44. After You Get What You Want, You Don’t Want It (Van & Schenck, 1920)
45. They Were All Out of Step But Jim (Billy Murray, 1918)
46. I Want to Go Back to Michigan (Down on the Farm) (Eldia Morris, 1914)
47. He’s a Rag Picker (Peerless Quartet, 1915)
48. When I Leave the World Behind (Henry Burr, 1915)
49. How Many Times? (Benny Krueger, 1926)
50. Heat Wave (Glen Gray with Midred Bailey, 1933)
51. Soft Lights and Sweet Music (Fred Waring’s Pennsylvanians, 1932)
52. I Got the Sun in the Morning (Les Brown with Doris Day, 1946)
53. Let Yourself Go (Fred Astaire with Johnny Greer’s Orchestra, 1936)
54. At the Devil’s Ball (Peerless Quartet, 1913)
55. Syncopated Walk (Prince’s Orchestra, 1915)
56. You Keep Coming Back Like a Song (Dinah Shore, 1946) #1 AU
57. Pack Up Your Sins and Go to the Devil (Emil Coleman, 1923)
58. Be Careful, It’s My Heart (Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter’s Orchestra, 1942)
DMDB Top 10%:
59. That Mysterious Rag (Arthur Collins & Albert Campbell, 1912)
60. In My Harem (Walter Van Brunt, 1913)
61. The Girl That I Marry (Eddy Howard, 1947)
62. Goodbye France (Nora Bayes, 1919)
63. Reaching for the Moon (Ruth Etting, 1931)
64. Araby (Harry MacDonough, 1916)
65. Down in Chattanooga (Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan, 1914)
66. I’m Going Back to Dixie (aka “I Want to Be in Dixie”) (Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan, 1912)
67. You’re Just in Love (Perry Como with the Fontane Sisters & Mitchell Ayres Orchestra, 1950) #1 AU
68. Isn’t This a Lovely Day to Be Caught in the Rain? (Fred Astaire with Johnny Greer’s Orchestra, 1935)
69. No Strings (Fred Astaire with Leo Reisman’s Orchestra, 1935)
DMDB Top 20%:
70. It’s a Lovely Day Today (Doris Day with George Siravo’s Orchestra, 1951)
71. Along Came Ruth (Arthur Fields, 1914)
72. From Here to Shanghai (Al Jolson with Charles Prince’s Orchestra, 1917)
73. Let’s All Be Americans Now (American Quartet, 1917)
74. Smile and Show Your Dimple (Sam Ash, 1918)
75. Somebody’s Coming to My House (1913)
76. It Only Happens When I Dance with You (Frank Sinatra, 1948)
77. Count your Blessings Instead of Sheep (Rosemary Clooney, 1954)
78. I Used to Be Color Blind (Fred Astaire with Ray Noble’s Orchestra, 1938)
79. Back to Back (Glenn Miller with Marion Hutton and Tex Beneke, 1939)
80. All of My Life (Sammy Kaye with Billy Williams, 1945)
Beyond the DMDB Top 20%:
81. Anything You Can Do (Ethel Merman & Ray Middleton, 1946)
82. Alexander’s Bag Pipe Band (1912)
83. Supper Time (1933)
84. Fools Fall in Love (1940)
85. I Got Lost in His Arms (1946)
86. The Best Thing for You Would Be Me (1950)
87. Mr. Jazz Himself (1917)
88. Over the Seas, Boys (1918)
89. You Cannot Make Your Shimmy Shake on Tea (1919)
90. Steppin’ Out with My Baby (Fred Astaire, 1947)
91. Stay Down Here Where You Belong (Henry Burr, 1915)
92. Always Treat Her Like a Baby (1914)
93. Try It on Your Piano (1910)
94. Cuddle Up (1911)
95. Dog Gone That Chilly Man (1911)
96. Sombrero Land (1911)
97. That Monkey Tune (1911)
98. When I’m Alone I’m Lonesome (1911)
99. The Monkey Doodle Doo (1913)
100. The Old Maids Ball (1913)
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First posted 12/7/2019; last updated 6/5/2022. |
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