TOP SONGS IN THE USA FOR 1909*
No. Song-Artist-Peak month
1 PUT OUT YOUR OLD GRAY BONNET-HAYDN QUARTET-DECEMBER
2 SHINE ON,HARVEST MOON-HARRY MacDONOUGH & "MISS WALTON" (ELISE STEVENSON)-May
3 I WONDER WHO'S KISSING HER NOW-HENRY BURR-October
4 THE RIGHT CHURCH,BUT THE WRONG PEW-ARTHUR COLLINS & BYRON HARLAN-March
5 SHINE ON,HARVEST MOON-ADA JONES & BILLY MURRAY-June
6 GOOD EVENING,CAROLINE-FRANK STANLEY & ELISE STEVENSON-February
7 THE YAMA YAMA MAN-ADA JONES & VICTOR LIGHT OPERA COMPANY-August
8 I'VE GOT RINGS ON MY FINGERS-Ada Jones-December
9 TO THE END OF THE WORLD WITH YOU-Henry Burr-July
10 I'VE GOT RINGS ON MY FINGERS-Blanche Ring-November
11 In The Garden Of My Heart-Frank Stanley & Henry Burr-April
12 I Love,I Love,I Love My Wife,But Oh You Kid!-Arthur Collins-September
13 Down Among The Sugar Cane-Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan-March
14 Honey On Our Honeymoon-Henry Burr-November
15 She Is My Daisy-Harry Lauder-September
16 My Pony Boy-Ada Jones-October
17 Shine On,Harvest Moon-Frank Stanley & Henry Burr-July
18 I Wish I Had A Girl-Billy Murray-May
19 Nobody Knows,Nobody Cares-Will Oakland-August
20 Beautiful Eyes-Ada Jones-July
21 I Remember You-Ada Jones-March
22 The Hat My Father Wore On St.Patrick's Day-Haydn Quartet-December
23 The Hat My Father Wore On St.Patrick's Day-Billy Murray-December
24 Lonesome-Haydn Quartet-December
25 When I Dream In The Glooming Of You-Walter Van Brunt-December
26 Meet Me In Rose-Time,Rosie-Byron G.Harlan & Frank Stanley-March
27 Dixie Land,I Love You-Billy Murray-December
28 Up,Up,Up In My Aeroplane-Haydn Quartet-October
29 I'm Awfully Glad I Met You-Ada Jones & Billy Murray-October
30 That's A Plenty-Arthur Collins-September
31 My Pony-BoyPeerless Quartet-August
32 Beautiful Isle Of Somewhere-Harold Jarvis-March
33 Under The Double Eagle-Sousa's Band-February
34 Brown Eyes Goodbye-Haydn Quartet-February
35 That Wasn't All!-Ralph Herz-February
36 Then You'll Remember Me-Henry Burr-January
37 Take Me Out For A Joy Ride-Haydn Quartet-October
38 Take Me Out For A Joy Ride-Billy Murray-October
39 Take Me With You,Dearie-Haydn Quartet-August
40 Take Me With You,Dearie-Billy Murray-August
41 Silver Threads Among The Gold-Will Oakland-June
42 Alabam-Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan-February
43 My Wife's Gone To The Country (Hurrah! Hurrah!)-Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan-October
44 1812 Overture-Arthur Pryor's Band-July
45 To The End Of The World With You-Manuel Romain-May
46 The Sweetest Gal In Town-Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan-April
47 Yip-I-Addy-I-Aye-Blanche Ring-July
48 Good Evening,Caroline-Billy Murray-February
49 No News,Or What Killed The Dog-Nat Wills-January
50 It's Hard To Kiss Your Sweetheart (When The Last Kiss Means Good-Bye)-Frank Stanley-December
51 It's Hard To Kiss Your Sweetheart (When The Last Kiss Means Good-Bye)-Elise Stevenson-December
52 Let's Go To A Picture Show-Byron G.Harlan-December
53 My Cousin Caruso-Billy Murray-August
54 I'm Looking For A Sweetheart And I Think You'll Do-Ada Jones & Billy Murray-June
55 Washington Post March-Prince's Orchestra-March
56 Red Head-Ada Jones-November
57 I Wish I Had My Old Gal Back Again-Manuel Romain-October
58 I Love My Wife,But Oh You Kid!-Bob Roberts-August
59 School Mates-Byron G.Harlan-June
60 When You And I Were Young,Maggie-Henry Burr-April
61 Sullivan-Haydn Quartet-March
62 Sullivan-Billy Murray-March
63 I'm Glad I'm A Boy:I'm Glad I'm A Girl-Ada Jones & Billy Murray-December
64 Lonesome-Byron G.Harlan-November
65 Cupid's Telephone-Frank Stanley-October
66 Isn't Love A Grand Old Thing?-Ada Jones & Billy Murray-July
67 Shine On Harvest Moon-Bob Roberts-June
68 Meet Me In Rose-Time,Rosie-Haydn Quartet-May
69 Meet Me In Rose-Time,Rosie-Billy Murray-May
70 Roses Bring Dreams Of You-Peerless Quartet-April
71 When A Fellow's On The Level With A Girl Who's On The Square-Billy Murray-March
72 Honey Lou-Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan-January
73 Down At The Huskin' Bee-Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan-December
74 Gems From "The Prince Of To-Night"-Victor Light Opera Co.
75 My Wife's Gone To The Country.Hurrah! Hurrah!-Bob Roberts-October
76 He Was Very Kind To Me-Harry Lauder-September
77 Uncle Josh At A Baseball Game-Cal Stewart-August
78 American Ragtime-Billy Murray-May
79 Uncle Josh On A Fifth Avenue Bus-Cal Stewart-April (1898)
80 Yip-I-Addy-I-Ay!-Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan-April
81 I Wish I Had A Girl-Manuel Romain-March
82 A Gay Gossoon-Vess Ossman-March
83 When I Get Back Again To Bonnie Scotland-Harry Lauder-February
84 Sadie Salome,Go Home!-Edward M.Favor-December
85 Sweetheart's A Pretty Name When Its Y-O-U-Peerless Quartet-November
86 The Billiken Man-Blanche Ring-October
87 Uncle Josh's Trip To Coney Island-Len Spencer & Cal Stewart-July
88 Pet Names-Ada Jones & Billy Murray-March
89 There Was Never A Girl Like You-Harry MacDonough-February
90 The Last Rose Of Summer-Elizabeth Wheeler-November
91 Mister Othello-Ada Jones-October
92 I Love My Wife,But Oh You Kid!-Edward M.Favor-September
93 The Message Of The Red Rose-Harry MacDonough & Elise Stevenson-April
94 The Song That Reached My Heart-Evan Williams-March
95 Fairest Of The Fair March-Sousa's Band-February
96 National Emblem March-Arthur Pryor's Band-January
97 When I Dream In The Gloaming Of You-Harry Tally-November
98 The Traveling Man-Nat Wills-October
99 Nobody Know,Nobody Cares-Harvey Hindermyer-July
100 Soft And Tenderly-Frank Stanley & Henry Burr-May
* 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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