TOP SONGS IN THE USA FOR 1890*
No. Song-Artist-Peak month 1 WASHINGTON POST-U.S. MARINE BAND-SEPTEMBER 2 SEMPER FIDELIS-U.S. MARINE BAND-August 3 THE THUNDERER-U.S. MARINE BAND-November * 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: Phonogram (early 1890s record industry periodical) Sheet Music Sales ASCAP and other lists of top period songs Record label catalogs:Edison,Columbia,Berliner & regional labels Jim Walsh columns for Hobbies Magazine on pioneer recording artists