TOP SONGS IN THE USA FOR 1896*
No. Song-Artist-Peak month 1 A HOT TIME IN THE OLD TOWN-DAN QUINN-DECEMBER 2 THE SUNSHINE OF PARADISE ALLEY-GEORGE J.GASKIN-January 3 IN THE BAGGAGE COACH AHEAD-DAN QUINN-November 4 SHE MAY HAVE SEEN BETTER DAYS-GEORGE J.GASKIN-March 5 ON THE BEACHES IN THE PARK-GEORGE J.GASKIN-October 6 DOWN IN POVERTY ROW-GEORGE J.GASKIN-September 7 A HOT TIME ON THE LEVEE-LEN SPENCER & VESS OSSMAN-July 8 SHE WAS BRED IN OLD KENTUCKY-Steve Porter-August 9 ALL COONS LOOK ALIKE TO ME-Len Spencer-November 10 YOU'VE BEEN A GOOD OLE WAGON BUT YOU'VE DONE BROKE DOWN-Len Spencer-September 11 Just Tell Them That You Saw Me-George J.Gaskin-August * 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: Phonoscope (1896-1899:monthly lists of the top records) 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