TOP SONGS IN THE USA FOR 1912*
No. Song-Artist-Peak month
1 MOONLIGHT BAY-AMERICAN QUARTET-APRIL
2 DOWN BY THE OLD MILL STREAM-HARRY MacDONOUGH-February
3 RAGTIME COWBOY JOE-BOB ROBERTS-September
4 WAITING FOR THE ROBERT E.LEE-HEIDELBERG QUINTET-November
5 BE MY LITTLE LADY BABY BUMBLE BEE-ADA JONES & BILLY MURRAY-December
6 RAGGING THE BABY TO SLEEP-AL JOLSON-July
7 WHEN I WAS TWENTY-ONE AND YOU WERE SWEET SIXTEEN-HENRY BURR & ALBERT CAMPBELL-June
8 LOVE IS MINE-Enrico Caruso-July
9 I LOVE YOU TRULY-Elsie Baker-October
10 THAT HAUNTING MELODY-Al Jolson-May
11 Oh,You Beautiful Doll-American Quartet & Billy Murray-February
12 Everybody Two Step-American Quartet-December
13 Everybody's Doing It Now-Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan-March
14 Gems From "Naughty Marietta"-Victor Light Opera Co.-March
15 Dreams Of Long Ago-Enrico Caruso-August
16 When Uncle Joe Plays A Rag On His Banjo-Arthur Collins-September
17 When I Was Twenty-One And You Were Sweet Sixteen-American Quartet & Harry MacDonough-June
18 Any Place The Olf Flag Flies-Billy Murray-March
19 Kentucky Days-Peerless Quartet-December
20 Oh! You Circus Day-Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan-October
21 Take Me Back To The Garden Of Love-Charles Harrison & Columbia Stellar Quartet-June
22 Noonlight Bay-Dolly Connolly-April
23 Waiting For The Robert E.Lee-Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan-December
24 A Stein Song-Reed Miller-August
25 Please Don't Take My Lovin' Man Away-Elsie Baker-August
26 The Lost Chord-Enrico Caruso-August
27 I'm Afraid,Pretty Maid,I'm Afraid-Ada Jones-July
28 I'm Afraid,Pretty Maid,I'm Afraid-Walter Van Brunt-July
29 The Gaby Glide-Billy Murray-July
30 Alexander's Ragtime Band-Prince's Orchestra-April
31 Ragtime Violin-American Quartet-March
32 The Harbor Of Love-Frank Coombs & William H.Thompson-February
33 The Rosary-John McCormack-November
34 The Wedding Glide-Ada Jones & Billy Murray-December
35 Waiting For The Robert E.Lee-Dolly Connolly-November
36 Bring Back My Golden Dreams-Peerless Quartet-October
37 In The Oceana Roll-Arthur Collins-January
38 That's How I Need You-Henry Burr-December
39 Canta Pe' Me (Neapolitan Song)-Enrico Caruso-March
40 Alexander's Ragtime Band-Victor Light Opera Co.-Victor Military Band-January
41 Hark! The Herald Angels Sing-Trinity Choir-December
42 Roamin' In The Gloamin'-Harry Lauder-March
43 When You're Away-American Quartet-October
44 Till The Sands Of The Desert Grow Old-Donald Chalmers-September
45 Whispering Hope-Alma Gluck-August
46 Whispering Hope-Louise Homer-August
47 Say "Au Revoir" But Not Goodbye-Will Oakland-July
48 Elgie:Song Of Mourning-Alma Gluck-June
49 Aida:Celeste Aida-Enrico Caruso-June
50 The Maids Of Cadiz (Le Filles De Cadiz)-Lucy Isabelle Marsh-April
51 That Mysterious Rag-Albert Campbell-February
52 Make Me Love You Like I Never Loved Before-"That Girl" Quartet-January
53 On A Beautiful Night With A Beautiful Girl-Heidelberg Quintet-November
54 Way Down South-Heidelberg Quintet-October
55 Naughty Marietta Intermezzo-Victor Herbert & His Orchestra-September
56 Bring Back My Lovin' Man-Ada Jones-June
57 Love Never Dies-Harry Anthony & Inez Barbour-June
58 Come To The Ball-Henry Burr-May
59 Red Pepper:A Spicy Rag-Fred Van Eps-May
60 The Harbor Of Love-Walter Van Brunt-April
61 Two Little Love Bees-Christie MacDonald & Reinald Werrenrath-February
62 When You're Away-Elsie Baker,Edna Brown & American Quartet-October
63 Moonlight Bay Medley-Conway's Band-December
64 I'll Take You Home Again,Kathleen-Will Oakland-November
65 In Ragtime Land-Arthur Collins-November
66 The Ragtime Jockey Man-Maurice Burkhardt & Peerless Quartet-November
67 Silver Threads Among The Gold-John McCormack-September
68 The Gaby Glide-Arthur Pryor's Band-June
69 It's A Lomg Lane That Has No Turning-Peerless Quartet-May
70 Silent Night,Hallowed Night-Elsie Baker-December
71 Be My Little Baby Bumble Bee-Ada Jones & Walter Van Brunt-December
72 Whistle It-Ada Jones & Peerless Quartet-October
73 You're My Baby-American Quartet-September
74 Everybody's Doin' It Two-Step Medley-Arthur Pryor's Band-September
75 The Battle Hymn Of The Republic-Columbia Mixed Quartet-August
76 Snap Your Fingers-Al Jolson-July
77 Take Me Back To The Garden Of Love-Walter Van Brunt-July
78 The Skeleton Rag-American Quartet-May
79 I Love Love (I Love You,Dear)-Henry Burr-May
80 If You Talk In Your Sleep Don't Mention My Name-Billy Murray-April
81 Everybody's Doing It Now-Peerless Quartet-April
82 Home,Sweet Home-Alma Gluck-March
83 That Mysterious Rag-American Quartet-January
84 There's A Girl In Havana-Lyric Quartet-January
85 They Always Pick On Me-Ada Jones-January
86 Humoresque-Fritz Kreisler-July
87 I'd Love To Live In Loveland With A Girl Like You-Henry Burr & Albert Campbell-December
88 That Mellow Melody-Walter Van Brunt-December
89 I Love The Name Of Mary-Walter Van Brunt-October
90 The Aeroplane Glide-Peerless Quartet-September
91 A Girl Like Me-Lyric Quartet & Elizabeth Wheeler-August
92 Oh Dream Man (Please Let Me Dream Some More)-Ada Jones-August
93 Ring Ting A Ling-Ada Jones-June
94 Ragtime Mocking Bird-Dolly Connolly-May
95 Day Dreams,Visions Of Bliss-Lyric Quartet-March
96 Day Dreams,Visions Of Bliss-Christie MacDonald-March
97 One O'Clock In The Morning-Walter Van Brunt-March
98 Gems From "Quaker Girl"-Victor Light Opera Co.-February
99 After The Honeymoon-Walter Van Brunt-January
100 To The Land Of My Own Romance (I Have A Dream,By Night,By Day)-Lucy Isabelle Marsh-April
101 That Precious Little Thing Called Love (The Riddle Song)-Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan-September
102 Lingering Love-Ada Jones & Billy Murray-July
103 In A Littlw Hile-Henry Burr & Albert Campbell-June
104 I'm Going Back To Dixie-Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan-May
105 Another Rag (A Raggy Rag)-American Quartet-April
106 Down In The Sunshine Valley-Henry Burr & Albert Campbell-February
107 The Picnic (Every Laddie Loves A Lassie)-Harry Lauder-March
108 Rose Of Pyramid Land-Helen Clark-December
109 Rose Of Pyramid Land-Walter Van Brunt-December
110 Ragtime Soldier Man-Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan-December
111 Sweetheart Sue-Henry Burr & Albert Campbell-October
112 Under The Love Tree-Heidelberg Quintet-August
113 The Last Shot Got Him-Eddie Morton-July
114 Let Us Have Peace-Reinald Werrenrath-June
115 Crucifix-Enrico Caruso-May
116 Just As My Father Used To Do-Billy Murray-April
117 The Wallflower Sweet-Grace Kerns & Charles Harrison-March
118 Who Are You With To-Night-Billy Murray-March
119 I'm Falling In Love With Someone-Charles Harrison-February
120 Oh That Navajo Rag-American Quartet-February
121 Knock Wood-Ada Jones & Billy Murray-January
122 Her Bright Smile Haunts Me Still-John Bieling & Walter Van Brunt-January
123 The Nutcracker Ballet-Characteristic Dance-Arthur Pryor's Band-January
124 Town Topics Of Pumpkin Center-Cal Stewart-December
125 Sardinia March-Sousa's Band-December
126 Goodbye,Everybody-Walter Van Brunt-October
127 Mat Was My Mother's Name-American Quartet-September
128 Hypnptic Scene:Mike And Meyer-Weber & Fields-August
129 Martha:Quartetto Nocturno (Good Night Quartet)-Enrico Caruso-August
130 Martha:Quartetto Nocturno (Good Night Quartet,Act II,Part III)-Frances Alda-May
131 Loch Lomond-Evan Williams-April
132 Melody Of Love-Lucy Isabelle Marsh-March
* 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:
Jim Walsh
Sheet Music Sales
ASCAP
Record Label Publications
Best-selling records information