TOP SONGS IN THE USA FOR 1919*
No. Song-Artist-Peak Month
1 BEAUTIFUL OHIO-HENRY BURR-JUNE
2 TILL WE MEET AGAIN-HENRY BURR & ALBERT CAMPBELL-March
3 OH! WHAT A PAL WAS MARY-HENRY BURR-December
4 I'LL SAY SHE DOES-AL JOLSON-August
5 A PRETTY GIRL IS LIKE A MELODY-JOHN STEEL-October
6 I'M FOREVER BLOWING BUBBLES-BEN SELVIN'S NOVELTY ORCHESTRA-November
7 AFTER YOU'VE GONE-MARION HARRIS-February
8 IT'S NOBODY'S BUSINESS BUT MY OWN-Bert Williams-September
9 I'M FOREVER BLOWING BUBBLES-Henry Burr & Albert Campbell-July
10 O DEATH,WHERE IS THY STING?-Bert Williams-January
11 Till We Meet Again-Nicholas Orlando's Orchestra-May
12 Beautiful Ohio-Waldorf-Astoria Dance Orchestra-May
13 Till We Meet Again-Lewis James & Charles Hart-March
14 When You Look In The Heart Of A Rose-John McCormack-August
15 How Ya Gonna Keep 'Em Down On The Farm (After They've Seen Paree)-Nora Bayes-April
16 A Good Man Is Hard To Find-Marion Harris-June
17 Mandy-Van & Schenck-December
18 Everybody Wants A Key To My Cellar-Bert Williams-October
19 Chong-Columbia-Saxophone Sextette-August
20 While You're Away (Pack Up Your Cares In A Bundle Of Joy)-Peerless Quartet-January
21 A Rose,A Kiss And You-John Steel-August
22 Beautiful Ohio-Prince's Quartet-February
23 Just As We Used To Do-Billy Murray-September
24 Baby's Prayer Will Soon Be Answered-Henry Burr-April
25 Tell That To The Marines-Al Jolson-January
26 The Vamp-Joseph C.Smith Orchestra-October
27 Jazz Baby-Marion Harris-August
28 Yearning-Prince's Quartet-November
29 That Wonderful Mother Of Mine-Henry Burr-July
30 That Tumble-Down Shack In Athlone-Sterling Trio-July
31 When You Look In The Heart Of A Rose-Charles Harrison-June
32 Madelon-Victor Military Band-May
33 Good-Bye,France-Nora Bayes-March
34 Dreaming Of Home,Sweet Home-Charles Harrison-February
35 Oh How I Wish I Could Sleep Until My Daddy Comes Back Home-Henry Burr-January
36 Hindustan-Joseph C.Smith Orchestra-January
37 Yearning-Joseph C.Smith Orchestra-December
38 Mandy-Shannon Four-November
39 Sweet Hawaiian Moonlight-Vivian Holt & Lillian Rosedale-November
40 Smilin' Through-Reinald Werrenrath-October
41 Spirit Of Independence March-Conway's Band-August
42 Bring Back Those Wonderful Days-Arthur Fields-July
43 Bring Back Those Wonderful Days-Bert Williams-July
44 Ja-Da (Ja Da,Ja Da,Jing,Jing,Jing)-Arthur Fields-March
45 Slide,Kelly,Slide-Wilbur Sweatman's Original Jazz Band-December
46 Calling Me Home To You-John McCormack-June
47 Sand Dunes-Earl Fuller's Novelty Orchestra-May
48 A Little Birch Canoe And You-Elsie Baker-March
49 When You Come Back-John McCormack-February
50 I Want To Hold You In My Arms-Al Bernard & Ernest Hare-October
51 I'll Say She Does-Wilbur Sweatman's Original Jazz Band-September
52 Take Your Girlie To The Movies (If You Can't Make Love At Home)-October
53 You Can't Get Lovin' Where There Ain't No Love-Nora Bayes-December
54 Beautiful Ohio-Marguerite Dunlap & Olive Kline-April
55 Uncle Josh And Aunt Nancy Put Up The Kitchen Stove-Cal Stewart & Ada Jones-October
56 Take Me To The Land Of Jazz-Marion Harris-October
57 Friends-Sterling Trio-August
58 A Good Man Is Hard To Find-Wilbur Sweatman's Original Jazz Band-July
59 The Alcoholic Blues-Billy Murray-March
60 Mandy-Ben Selvin & His Orchestra-December
61 My Swanee Home-Vivian Holt & Lillian Rosedale-September
62 On The Road To Calais-Al Jolson-June
63 In The Land Of Beginning Again-Charles Harrison-September
64 Forever Is A Long,Long Time-Charles Hart-July
65 Carolina Sunshine-Sterling Trio-December
66 I've Got My Captain Working For Me Now-Billy Murray-December
67 Oh!How She Can Sing-Van & Schenck-November
68 Dear Heart-John Steel-November
69 And He'd Say Oo-La-La! Wee Wee!-Billy Murray-November
70 Juanita-Emilio DeGogorza-July
71 Arabian Nights-Waldorf-Astoria Dance Orchestra-May
72 I'll Say She Does-All-Star Trio-April
73 Would You Rather Be A Colnel With An Eagle On Your Shoulder Or A Private With A Chicken On...-Arthur Fields-Mar.
74 Hindustan-Henry Burr & Albert Campbell-February
75 Oh My Dear!-Joseph C.Smith Orchestra-August
76 Tears-Sam Ash-June
77 Sometime-Joseph C.Smith Orchestra-May
78 Marche Lorraine-French Army Band-February
79 Mary-Joseph C.Smith Orchestra-February
80 Rose Of No Man's Land-Charles Hart-January
81 I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles-Charles Hart-July
82 Smile And The Whole World Smiles With You-Lewis James & Peerless Quartet-June
83 A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody-Sam Ash-December
84 The Vamp-Waldorf-Astoria Dance Orchestra-September
85 Beautiful Ohio-Fritz Kreisler-September
86 Dear Little Boy Of Mine-Will Oakland-September
87 Oh,Susy,Behave-Fred Van Eps-August
88 Kiss Me Again-Victor Herbert & His Orchestra-August
89 How Ya Gonna Keep 'Em Down On The Farm (After They've Seen Paree)-Arthur Fields-May
90 Come On,Papa-Avon Comedy Four-April
91 Christmas Time At Pumpkin Center-Ada Jones,Cal Stewart & Peerless Quartet--December
92 Poor Little Butterfly Is A Fly Gal Now--Belle Baker-December
93 Dear Old Pal Of Mine-Sascha Jacobsen-September
94 Mammy O'mine-Yerkes Jazarimbra Orchestra-August
95 Somebody's Waiting For Someone-Henry Burr & Albert Campbell-August
96 After All-Reinald Werrenrath-June
97 The Old Folks At Home-Oscar Seagle & Columbia Stellar Quartet-February
98 Golden Gate-Charles Hart-December
99 Beautiful Ohio-Waldorf-Sam Ash-April
100 Don't Cry,Little Girl,Don't Cry-Henry Burr-March
101 When The Boys Come Home-Louis Gravieure-June
102 Till We Meet Again-Vernon Dalhart & Gladys Rice-April
103 Bring Back My Bonnie To Me-Orpheus Quartet-March
104 Garibaldi's Hymn-Enrico Caruso-February
105 Peer Gynt Suite No.1 (Anitra's Dance)-Philadelphia Orchestra (Leopold Stokowski,Conductor)-January
106 Roses Of Picardy-John McCormack-December
107 You Don't Need The Wine To Have A Wonderful Time-Eddie Cantor-November
108 Anything Is Nice If It Comes From Dixie-American Quartet-September
109 It's Nobody's Business But My Own-Arthur Collins-September
110 The St.Louis Blues-Al Bernard-June
111 Samson et Dalila:Je Viens Celebrer La Victore (I Come To Celebrate Victory-Enrico Caruso-June
112 Samson et Dalila:Je Viens Celebrer La Victore (I Come To Celebrate Victory-Louise Homer-June
113 How Ya Gonna Keep 'Em Down On The Farm (After They've Seen Paree)-Byron G.Harlan-May
114 After You've Gone-Billy Murray,Gladys Rice & Rachel Grant-March
115 Rose Of No Man's Land-Charles Harrison-March
116 Goodbye,France-Peerless Quartet-March
117 Dreaming Of Home,Sweet Home-Sterling Trio-February
118 Cohen On His Honeymoon-Monroe Silver-February
119 When You Come Back,And You Will Come Back-Orpheus Quartet-January
120 Breeze (Blow My Baby Back To Me)-American Quartet-November
121 Where The Lanterns Glow-Columbia-Saxophone Sextette-October
122 Take Your Girlie To The Movies(If You Can't Make Love At Home)-Irving Kaufman-October
123 I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles-George Wilton Ballard & Helen Clark-September
124 Egyptland-Earl Fuller's Novelty Orchestra-August
125 Marche Francaise-Victor Military Band-May
126 Till We Meet Again-Prince's Quartet-May
127 Bring Back My Bonnie To Me-Alma Gluck-March
128 A Good Man Is Hard To Find-Ernest Hare-March
129 There's A Long,Long Trail-Riccardo Stracciari-February
130 Hatikva (Our Hope)-Alma Gluck-January
131 The Bluebird-Elizabeth Spencer-January
132 They'll Be Mighty Proud In Dixie Of Their Old Black Joe-Henry Burr & Albert Campbell-January
* This list was compiled by data from the book titled "Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954"
(1986) by Billboard Publications,Inc.
Whitburn's book used data from:
Talking Machine World (published monthly listsof record labels' top sellers from 1914-21)
Jim Walsh
Sheet Music Sales
ASCAP
Record Label Publications
Best-selling records information