TOP SONGS IN THE USA FOR 1908*
No. Song-Artist-Peak month 1 TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME-BILLY MURRAY & HAYDN QUARTET-NOVEMBER 2 AS LONG AS THE WORLD ROLLS ON-ALAN TURNER-April 3 UNDER ANY OLD FLAG AT ALL-BILLY MURRAY-February 4 SUNBONNET SUE-HARRY MacDONOUGH & HAYDN QUARTET-December 5 MY DEAR-HARRY MacDONOUGH-January 6 CUDDLE UP A LITTLE CLOSER,LOVEY MINE-ADA JONES & BILLY MURRAY-October 7 THE GLOW-WORM-LUCY ISABELLE MARSH-July 8 THE GLOW-WORM-Victor Orchestra-June 9 ARE YOU SINCERE?-Ellise Stevenson-August 10 WHEN WE ARE M-A-DOUBLE-R-I-E-D-Ada Jones & Billy Murray-September
11 Wouldn't You Like To Have Me For A Sweetheart-Ada Jones & Billy Murray-May 12 My Gal Irene-Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan-May 13 She's The Fairest Little Flower Old Dixie Ever Grew-Frank Stanley & Henry Burr-June 14 I've Taken A Fancy To You-Ada Jones & Billy Murray-September 15 Smarty-Ada Jones & Billy Murray-September 16 Keep On Smiling-Haydn Quartet-April 17 Keep On Smiling-Billy Murray-April 18 Over The Hills And Far Away-John Bieling-September 19 Over The Hills And Far Away-Harry MacDonough-September 20 As Long As The World Rolls On-Reinald Werrenrath-January 21 Any Old Port In A Storm-Frank Stanley-October 22 There's No Moon Like The Honeymoon-Ada Jones & Billy Murray-December 23 I Love You So-Harry MacDonough & Elise Stevenson-March 24 Make Believe-Ada Jones & Billy Murray-January 25 Kiss Duet (Sweetest Maid Of All)-Harry MacDonough-July 26 Kiss Duet (Sweetest Maid Of All)-Elise Stevenson-July 27 You Have Always Been The Same Old Pal-Henry Burr-December 28 Take Me Out To The Ball Game-Harvey Hindermyer-November 29 There Never Was A Girl Like You-Byron G.Harlan-May 30 El Capitan March-Sousa's Band-April 31 Two Blue Eyes (Two Little Baby Shoes)-Byron G.Harlan-January 32 It Looks Like A Big Night To-Night-Billy Murray-November 33 The Villa Song-Elise Stevenson-June 34 O Sole Mio-Emilio DeGogorza-August 35 I Loved You And The World Is Mine-Henry Burr-June 36 School Days-Albert Campbell-March 37 I'm Afraid To Come Home In The Dark-Billy Murray-March 38 International March-Arthur Pryor's Band-February 39 Dora Sebastian:In Terra Solo (On Earth Alone)-Enrico Caruso-April 40 I'm Glad I'm Married-Billy Murray-December 41 Rainbow-Frank Stanley & Henry Burr-December 42 Sunbonnet Sue-Byron G.Harlan-November 43 The Old-Time Rag-Arthur Collins-November 44 Down In Jungle Town-Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan-October 45 Don't Take Me Home-Eddie Morton-October 46 La Boheme:Quartetto "Addio,Dolce Svegliare" (Farewell,Sweet Love)-Enrico Caruso-August 47 La Boheme:Quartetto "Addio,Dolce Svegliare" (Farewell,Sweet Love)-Geraldine Farrar-August 48 La Boheme:Quartetto-Antonio Scotti-August 49 Red Wing Medley-Arthur Pryor's Band-August 50 Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming-Peerless Quartet-August 51 Uncle Josh's Letter From Home-Cal Stewart-August 52 Madama Butterfly:Finale Act I:O Quantiocchi Fisi (O Kindly Heavens)-Enrico Caruso-July 53 Madama Butterfly:Finale Act I:O Quantiocchi Quanti Acchi Fisi (O Kindly Heavens)-Geraldine Farrar-July 54 Sweetheart Days-Harry MacDonough-June 55 Maxim's-Harry MacDonough-May 56 The Cavalier-Frank Stanley & Elise Stevenson-May 57 Carmen:Toreador Song-Alan Turner-May 58 Dixie Dan-Arthur Collins-January 59 The Right Church,The Wrong Pew-Eddie Morton-October 60 Some Day You'll Come Back To Me-Harry MacDonough & Frank Stanley-March 61 Jimmie And Maggie At "The Merry Window"-Len Spencer & Ada Jones-May 62 Here's To The Girl!-Alan Turner & Haydn Quartet-December 63 The Herd Girl's Dream-George Steel,Marshall Lufsky & Paul Surth-December 64 If You Cared For Me-Fredric Rose-December 65 Take Me Out To The Ball Game-Edward Meeker-October 66 Rigoletto:La Donna E' Mobile (Woman Is Fickle)-Enrico Caruso-July 67 When It's Moonlight On The Prairie-Haydn Quartet-July 68 The Dream Waltz-Victor Orchestra-May 69 Good-bye,Sweetheart,Good-Bye-Alan Turner-April 70 Come On And Kiss Yo' Baby-Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan-March 71 Stille Nacht,Helige Nacht (Silent Night,Holy Night)-Ernestine Schumann-Heink-December 72 It Looks Like A Big Night To-Night-Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan-November 73 When Sweet Marie Was Sweet Sixteen-John Bieling-October 74 When Sweet Marie Was Sweet Sixteen-Harry MacDonough-October 75 The ABC's Of The U.S.A.-Ada Jones & Billy Murray-September 76 I Want To Be A Merry,Merry Widow-Ada Jones-August 77 As Long As The World Rolls On-Henry Burr-June 78 From Your Dear Heart To Mine-Frank Stanley-January 79 I've Got A Tickling Sensation 'Round My Heart For You-Bob Roberts-April 80 Merry Widow Waltz-Prince's Orchestra-March 81 I Could Learn To Love You When You Smile,Smile,Smile-Ada Jones & Billy Murray-February 82 Wouldn't You Like To Have Me For A Sweetheart-Ada Jones-January 83 When You And I Were Young,Maggie-Will Oakland-December 84 Rainbow-Haydn Quartet-November 85 Rainbow-Billy Murray-November 86 By The Old Oaken Bucket,Louise-Ada Jones & Billy Murray-October 87 I Want You-Henry Burr-August 88 Kiss Duet-Henry Burr-July 89 Love Me And The World Is Mine-Haydn Quartet-June 90 Women-Peerless Quartet-May 91 I'm Looking For The Man That Wrote The Merry Widow Waltz-Billy Murray-April 92 As Long As The World Rolls On-Peerless Quartet-March 93 Dixie Dan-Billy Murray-February 94 Two Blue Eyes-Billy Murray-January 95 Don't Take Me Home-Bob Roberts-December 96 Are You Sincere?-Byron G.Harlan-November 97 Yankee Doodle's Come To Town-Haydn Quartet-October 98 Yankee Doodle's Come To Town-Billy Murray-October 99 Il Trovatore:Al Nostri Monti (Home To Our Mountains)-Enrico Caruso-August 100 Il Trovatore:Al Nostri Monti (Home To Our Mountains)-Louise Homer-August 101 Honey,Won't You Please Come Down?-Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan-July 102 Bon-Bon Buddy-Billy Murray-June 103 The Rosary-Ernestine Schumann-Heink-May 104 I Love You So-Harry MacDonough-April 105 I'm Happy When The Band Plays Dixie-Haydn Quartet-March 106 I'm Happy When The Band Plays Dixie-Billy Murray-March 107 You-Frank Stanley-January 108 Beautiful Isle Of Somewhere-Harry Anthony-November 109 Beautiful Isle Of Somewhere-James F.Harrison-November 110 Summertime Medley-Prince's Orchestra-July 111 Happy Days March-Arthur Pryor's Band-June 112 King Of Rags-Arthur Pryor's Band-March 113 The Villa Song-Helene-Noldi-February 114 The Wedding Of Sandy McNab-Harry Lauder-November 115 Rah,Rah,Rah-Peerless Quartet-October 116 Bye,Bye Dearie-Frank Stanley & Henry Burr-August 117 Who Do You Love-Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan-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:
Jim Walsh
Talking Machine World (monthly record industry periodical)
Sheet Music Sales
ASCAP
Record Label Publications:Victor,Edison,Columbia,Zono-Phone
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