TOP SONGS IN THE USA FOR 1918*
No. Song-Artist-Peak month
1 JUST A BABY'S PRAYER AT TWILIGHT (FOR HER DADDY OVER THERE)-HENRY BURR-MAY
2 ROCK-A-BYE YOUR BABY WITH A DIXIE MELODY-AL JOLSON-September
3 I'M ALWAYS CHASING RAINBOWS-CHARLES HARRISON-December
4 OH,HOW I HATE TO GET UP IN THE MORNING-ARTHUR FIELDS-November
5 HAIL! HAIL! THE GANG'S ALL HERE-IRVING KAUFMAN & COLUMBIA QUARTET-March
6 SEND ME AWAY WITH A SMILE-JOHN McCORMACK-January
7 OVER THERE-ENRICO CARUSO-November
8 HELLO CENTRAL,GIVE ME NO MAN'S LAND-Al Jolson-July
9 I'M ALL BOUND ROUND WITH THE MASON DIXON LINE-Al Jolson-April
10 TIGER RAG-Original Dixieland Jazz Band-November
11 I Don't Know Where I'm Going But I'm On My Way-Peerless Quartet-February
12 I'm Sorry I Made You Cry-Henry Burr-July
13 Smiles-Joseph C.Smith's Orchestra-September
14 The Battle Hymn Of The Republic-Charles Harrison & Columbia Stellar Quartet-March
15 Dark Town Strutters' Ball-Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan-April
16 In The Land Of Yamo Yamo-Van & Schenck-May
17 After You've Gone-Henry Burr & Albert Campbell-October
18 Somewhere In France Is The Lily-Henry Burr-February
19 'N Everything-Al Jolson-June
20 They Go Wild,Simply Wild,Over Me-Marion Harris-January
21 Oui,Oui Marie-Arthur Fields-December
22 Your Lips Are No Man's Land But Mine-Henry Burr & Albert Campbell-August
23 Belgian Rose-Henry Burr & Albert Campbell-September
24 Little Mother Of Mine-John McCormack-July
25 Will You Remember-Olive Kline-February
26 Will You Remember-Eddie Morton-February
27 Love's Garden Of Roses-John McCormack-November
28 Smiles-Henry Burr & Albert Campbell-December
29 The Daughter Of Rosie O'Grady-Lewis James-October
30 God Be With Our Boys Tonight-John McCormack-July
31 Everybody's Crazy 'Bout The Doggone Blues (But I'm Happy)-Marion Harris-May
32 K-K-K-Katy (Stammering Song)-Billy Murray-June
33 Roses Of Picardy-Lawrence Murphy-June
34 Are You From Heaven?-Henry Burr-May
35 Liberty Loan Match-Sousa'Band-March
36 Gems From "Leave It To Jane"-Victor Light Opera Co.-March
37 Where The Morning Glories Grow-Elizabeth Spencer & Sterling Trio-February
38 The Old Grey Mare-Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan-January
39 We're Going Over-Peerless Quartet-Janusry
40 There's A Little Blue Star In The Window (And It Means All The World To Me)-July
41 Just Like Washington Crossed The Delaware,General Pershing Will Cross The Rhine-Peerless Quartet-July
42 Indianola-Prince's Orchestra-April
43 My Baby Boy-Lewis James-December
44 Everything's Peaches Down In Georgia-Prince's Quartet-December
45 For Your Boy And My Boy-Peerless Quartet-October
46 The Garden Of My Dreams-Charles Hart-October
47 I'm Gonna Pin My Medal On The Girl I Left Behind-Peerless Quartet-October
48 When Alexander Takes His Ragtime Band To France-Marion Harris-September
49 Sweet Little Buttercup-Shannon Four & Elizabeth Spencer-April
50 Wait Till The Cows Come Home-Prince's Orchestra-April
51 Pack Up Your Troubles In Your Old Kit Bag-Oscar Seagle & Columbia Stellar Quartet-May
52 Calling Me Home To You-Oscar Seagle-March
53 There's A Long,Long Trail-Oscar Seagle & Columbia Stellar Quartet-March
54 I'm Always Chasing Rainbows-Harry Fox-September
55 On The Road To Home Sweet Home-Percy Hemus-May
56 Regretful Blues-Nora Bayes-July
57 Danny Boy-Ernestine Schumann-Heink-January
58 Oriental-Earl Fuller's Novelty Orchestra-December
59 Smiles-Eddie Morton-December
60 Oh!How I Hate To Get Up In The Morning-Irving Kaufman-December
61 Indianola-Wilbur Sweatman's Original Jazz Band-November
62 Everything Is Peaches Down In Georgia-American Quartet-November
63 When You Sang Hush-A-Bye To Me-Sterling Trio-November
64 While You're Away-Harry Ellis-October
65 Everybody's Crazy 'Bout The Doggone Blues (But I'm Happy)-Wilbur Sweatman's Original Jazz Band-August
66 Someday They're Coming Home Again-Harry MacDonough & The Orpheus Quartet-July
67 Liberty Bell (It's Time To Ring Again)-Arthur Fields-April
68 Long Boy-Prince's Orchestra-April
69 Hail! Hail! The Gang's All Here-Shannon Four-March
70 For You A Rose-Prince's Orchestra-March
71 The Rainbow Of Love-John McCormack-March
72 No Place Like Home-Bert Williams-March
73 Send Me Away With A Smile-M.J. O'Connell-January
74 I May Stay Away A Little Longer-Peerless Quartet-June
75 Levinsky At The Wedding,Parts 3 & 4-Julian Rose-June
76 I'd Like To Be A Monkey In The Zoo-Frances White-April
77 I'm Always Chasing Rainbows-Prince's Quartet-November
78 Liberty Forever-Victor Military Band-June
79 I'm All Bound Round With The Mason-Dixon Line-Irving Kaufman-February
80 Say A Prayer For The Boys Out There-Peerless Quartet-January
81 Cathedral Chimes-Prince's Quartet-December
82 Dear Little Boy Of Mine-Charles Harrison-December
83 Just A Baby's Prayer At Twilight-Prince's Orchestra-June
84 A Little Bit Of Sunshine-Shannon Four-June
85 Melody Land-Shannon Four-January
86 Over There-Prince's Orchestra-January
87 One For All And All For One-Helen Clark-October
88 The Man Who Put Thw Germ In Germany-Nora Bayes-September
89 When You Come Home-Henry Burr-September
90 La Ronde Des Lutins (Dance Of The Goblins)-Jascha Heifetz-November
91 Just Like Washington Crossed The Delaware,General Pershing Will Cross The Rhine-Prince's Orchestra-July
92 Just A Baby's Prayer At Twilight (For Her Daddy Over There)-Edna's White Trumpet Quartet-July
93 Fancy You're Fancting Me-Lewis James-June
94 Someday They're Coming Home Again-Nora Bayes-May
95 La Capricieuse-Jascha Heifetz-March
96 Livery Stable Blues-W.C. Handy's Orchestra-February
97 Silent Night,Holy Night-Neapolitan Trio-January
98 The Last Long Mile-Arthur Fields-October
99 The Last Long Mile-Peerless Quartet-October
100 There's A Lump Of Sugar Down In Dixie-Marion Harris-September
101 My Belgian Rose-Charles Hart-September
102 American Fantasie-Victor Herbert & His Orchestra-August
103 Bring Back My Soldier Boy To Me-Olive Kline-August
104 The Siren's Song-Helen Clark & Gladys Rice-May
105 Au Revoir But Not Good-Bye,Soldier Boy-Peerless Quartet-May
106 When Yankee Doodle Learns To Palez Vous Francais-Arthur Fields-March
107 Somewhere In France Is The Lily-Charles Hart-February
108 Oui,Oui Marie-Irving Kaufman-December
109 Oriental-Joseph C.Smith Orchestra-December
110 Oh! Frenchy-Arthur Fields-October
111 What Are You Going To Do To Help The Boys?-Shannon Four-August
112 One Day In June (It Might Have Been You)-Henry Burr & Albert Campbell-July
113 At The Jazz Band Ball-Original Dixieland Jazz Band-July
114 Wedding Bells (Will They Ever Ring For Me?)-Al Jolson-June
115 Sweet Emmaline,My Gal-Mike Markel's Orchestra-May
116 Hello,My Dearie-Prince's Orchestra-April
117 Liberty Bell (It's Time To Ring Again)-Peerless Quartet-April
118 My Sunshine Jane-Sterling Trio-March
119 I Don't Want To Get Well-Van & Schenck-March
120 I'm Crazy Over Every Girl In France-Avon Comedy Four-February
121 Waltz Of The Flowers-Philharmonic Orchestra Of New York-December
122 My Old Kentucky Home-Columbia Stellar Quartet & Lucy Gates-November
123 I'm Always Chasing Rainbows-Sam Ash-August
124 Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody-Arthur Fields-August
125 The Yanks Are At It Again-Arthur Fields & Peerless Quartet-December
126 When Uncle Joe Steps Into france-Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan-November
127 Good Bye,Mother Machree-Harry MacDonough & Shannon Four-October
128 When We Meet In The Sweet Bye And Bye-October
129 Three Wonderful Letters From Home-Henry Burr-July
130 The Last Long Mile-Charles Hart-June
131 For The Two Of Us-Albert & Monroe Jockers-May
132 I'll Take You Back To Italy-Ada Jones & Billy Murray-May
133 Maytime Waltz (Will You Remember?)-Waldorf-Astoria Dance Orchestra-April
134 Darktown Strutters' Ball-Jaudas' Society Orchestra-March
135 A Midsummer Night's Dream:Scherzo-Philadelphia Orchestra (Leopold Stokowski,Conductor)-March
136 Some Sunday Morning-Joseph C.Smith Orchestra-February
137 Wait Till The Cows Come Home-Harry MacDonough & Olive Kline-February
138 Sailin' Away On The Henry Clay-Victor Military Band-January
139 The Lost Chord-Alma Gluck-November
140 Missouri Waltz-Earl Fuller's Novelty Orchestra-September
141 Lafayette (We Hear You Calling)-Reinald Werrenrath-July
142 Just A Baby's Prayer At Twilight-June
143 Any Place The Old Gang Goes (I'll Be There)-Arthur Fields & Peerless Quartet-June
144 I'm Going To Follow The Boys-Henry Burr & Elizabeth Spencer-April
145 Smile And Show Your Dimple-Sam Ash-March
146 The Battle Hymn Of The Republic-Thomas Chalmers-March
147 Long Boy-Byron Harlan & Peerless Quartet-February
148 Give Me The Moonlight,Give Me The Girl (And Leave The Rest To Me)-Sam Ash-February
149 Life In A Trench In Belgium-Lt. Getz Rice & Henry Burr-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:
Talking Machine World (published monthly listsof record labels' top sellers from 1914-21)
Billboard (weekly lists of top songs in vaudeville 1913-18)
Jim Walsh
Sheet Music Sales
ASCAP
Record Label Publications
Best-selling records information