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Top popular recordings 1929

The following songs achieved the highest positions in Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954 and record sales reported on the "Discography of American Historical Recordings" website during 1929:[2] Numerical rankings are approximate, they are only used as a frame of reference.

Rank Artist Title Label Recorded Released Chart positions
1 Nick Lucas "Tip Toe Through the Tulips"[3] Brunswick 4418 May 9, 1929 (1929-05-09) September 1929 (1929-09) US BB 1929 #1, US #1 for 10 weeks, 19 total weeks
2 Rudy Vallee and His Connecticut Yankees Honey"[4] Victor 21869 February 7, 1929 (1929-02-07) March 1929 (1929-03) US BB 1929 #2, US #1 for 8 weeks, 15 total weeks
3 Gene Austin Carolina Moon"[5] Victor 21833 December 10, 1928 (1928-12-10) February 1929 (1929-02) US BB 1929 #3, US #1 for 7 weeks, 14 total weeks
4 Al Jolson "Little Pal"[6] Brunswick 4400 April 7, 1929 (1929-04-07) July 1929 (1929-07) US BB 1929 #4, US #1 for 5 weeks, 10 total weeks
5 Leo Reisman and His Orchestra "The Wedding of the Painted Doll"[7] Columbia 1780 March 11, 1929 (1929-03-11) May 1929 (1929-05) US BB 1929 #5, US #1 for 4 weeks, 12 total weeks
6 Copley Plaza Orchestra (Bob Haring Orchestra) "Pagan Love Song"[8] Brunswick 4321 March 29, 1929 (1929-03-29) June 1929 (1929-06) US BB 1929 #6, US #1 for 4 weeks, 11 total weeks
7 Cliff Edwards "Singin' In The Rain"[9] Columbia 1869 May 28, 1929 (1929-05-28) July 1929 (1929-07) US BB 1929 #7, US #1 for 3 weeks, 12 total weeks
8 Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians "Sweethearts On Parade"[10] Columbia 1628 November 10, 1928 (1928-11-10) December 1928 (1928-12) US BB 1929 #8, US #1 for 3 weeks, 12 total weeks
9 Ethel Waters "Am I Blue?"[11] Columbia 1837 May 14, 1929 (1929-05-14) June 1929 (1929-06) US BB 1929 #9, US #1 for 2 weeks, 15 total weeks, Grammy Hall of Fame 2007
10 George Olsen and His Music "A Precious Little Thing Called Love"[12] Victor 21832 October 3, 1928 (1928-10-03) March 1929 (1929-03) US BB 1929 #10, US #1 for 2 weeks, 11 total weeks
11 Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra "Great Day"[13] Columbia 2023 October 9, 1929 (1929-10-09) December 1929 (1929-12) US BB 1929 #11, US #1 for 2 weeks, 9 total weeks
12 Nick Lucas "Painting the Clouds with Sunshine"[14] Brunswick 4418 May 9, 1929 (1929-05-09) September 1929 (1929-09) US BB 1929 #12, US #2 for 5 weeks, 15 total weeks
13 Ted Weems and His Orchestra "Piccolo Pete"[15] Victor 22037 June 28, 1929 (1929-06-28) September 1929 (1929-09) US BB 1929 #13, US #2 for 4 weeks, 15 total weeks
14 Rudy Vallee and His Connecticut Yankees "Weary River"[16] Victor 21868 February 6, 1929 (1929-02-06) April 1, 1929 (1929-04-01) US BB 1929 #14, US #2 for 4 weeks, 10 total weeks
15 Nat Shilkret and the Victor Orchestra (vocal Burt Lorin aka Scrappy Lambert) "You Were Meant for Me"[17] Victor 21886 February 15, 1929 (1929-02-15) April 1929 (1929-04) US BB 1929 #15, US #2 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks
16 Helen Kane "I Wanna Be Loved by You"[18] Victor 21684 September 20, 1928 (1928-09-20) December 1928 (1928-12) US BB 1928 #16, US #2 for 2 weeks, 11 total weeks
17 Ruth Etting "Love Me or Leave Me"[19] Columbia 1680 December 17, 1928 (1928-12-17) January 1929 (1929-01) US BB 1929 #16, US #2 for 2 weeks, 11 total weeks
18 Eddie Cantor "Makin' Whoopee"[20] Victor 21831 December 18, 1928 (1928-12-18) February 1929 (1929-02) US BB 1929 #17, US #2 for 2 weeks, 10 total weeks
19 Jimmie Rodgers and the Three Southerners "The Sailor's Plea"[21] / I'm Lonely and Blue[22] Victor 40054 February 14, 1928 (1928-02-14) April 19, 1929 (1929-04-19) 236,231 sales[23]
20 George Olsen and His Music / The Troubadours "Sonny Boy"[24] / Beggars of Life[25] Victor 21683 September 18, 1928 (1928-09-18) December 1928 (1928-12) 219,029 sales[26]
21 Gene Austin "A Garden in the Rain"[27] Victor 21915 March 13, 1929 (1929-03-13) May 3, 1929 (1929-05-03) US BB 1929 #173, US #15 for 1 week, 2 total weeks, 84,063 sales[28]
22 Gene Austin "Little Pal"[29] Victor 21952 April 3, 1929 (1929-04-03) September 1929 (1929-09) US BB 1929 #70, US #7 for 1 weeks 5 total weeks, 63,438 sales[30]
23 Leo Reisman and His Orchestra "I Kiss Your Hand, Madame"[31] Victor 21920 April 1, 1929 (1929-04-01) July 1929 (1929-07) US BB 1929 #154, US #13 for 1 week, 3 total weeks, 44,431 sales[32]
24 Rudy Vallee and His Connecticut Yankees "Deep Night"[33] Victor 21868 February 6, 1929 (1929-02-06) April 1929 (1929-04) US BB 1929 #18, US #2 for 2 weeks, 10 total weeks
25 Gus Arnheim Coconut Grove Orchestra "Sleepy Valley"[34] Victor 21986 April 17, 1929 (1929-04-17) July 1929 (1929-07) US BB 1929 #19, US #2 for 2 weeks, 9 total weeks
26 The Carter Family "Wildwood Flower"[35] Victor 40000 May 10, 1928 (1928-05-10) January 10, 1929 (1929-01-10) US BB 1929 #30, US #3 for 1 weeks 10 total weeks, Hillbilly 1929 #1, 1,000,000 sales,[2][36] National Recording Registry 2006

1929 Harlem Hit Parade + Blues

(created with Popular Music Chart Entries and Blues records)[2]

# Artist Title Label Recording date Release date Chart positions
1 Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra "Ain't Misbehavin'"[37] Okeh 8714 July 19, 1929 (1929-07-19) August 5, 1929 (1929-08-05) US BB 1929 #75, US #7 for 1 week, 4 total weeks
2 Pine Top Smith "Pine Top's Boogie Woogie"[38] Vocalion 1245 December 29, 1928 (1928-12-29) March 1929 (1929-03) US BB 1929 #246, US #20 for 1 week, 1 total weeks, Grammy Hall of Fame 1983
3 Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra "South"[39] Victor 38021 September 7, 1928 (1928-09-07) August 1929 (1929-08) US BB 1929 #115, US #10 for 1 week, 4 total weeks
4 Louis Armstrong and His Savoy Ballroom Five "St. James Infirmary"[37] Okeh 8657 December 12, 1928 (1928-12-12) February 1929 (1929-02) US BB 1929 #172, US #15 for 1 week, 3 total weeks
5 Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra "When You're Smiling"[37] Okeh 8729 September 11, 1929 (1929-09-11) October 25, 1929 (1929-10-25) US BB 1929 #175, US #15 for 1 week, 2 total weeks
6 Bessie Smith "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out"[40] Columbia 14451 May 15, 1929 (1929-05-15) September 13, 1929 (1929-09-13) US BB 1929 #184, US #15 for 1 week, 2 total weeks
7 Duke Ellington & His Orch "The Mooche"[37] Okeh 8623 October 1, 1928 (1928-10-01) November 5, 1928 (1928-11-05) US BB 1929 #192, US #16 for 1 week, 2 total weeks
8 Fats Waller "Ain't Misbehavin'"[41] Victor 22108 August 2, 1929 (1929-08-02) November 8, 1929 (1929-11-08) US BB 1929 #206, US #17 for 1 week, 1 total week, National Recording Registry 2004
9 Blind Willie McTell "Statesboro Blues"[42] Victor 38001 October 17, 1928 (1928-10-17) January 4, 1929 (1929-01-04) Hillbilly 1929 #9,[43] National Recording Registry 2015
10 Charlie McCoy and Bo Chatman "Corrine, Corrina"[44] Brunswick 7080 December 1, 1928 (1928-12-01) August 1929 (1929-08)
11 Blind Willie Dunn (Eddie Lang) & Lonnie Johnson "Hot Fingers"[37] Okeh 8743 October 9, 1929 (1929-10-09) December 1929 (1929-12)
12 Charley Patton "Pony Blues"[45] Paramount 12792 June 14, 1929 (1929-06-14) July 1929 (1929-07) Grammy Hall of Fame 1999, National Recording Registry 2006
13 Mississippi John Hurt "Stack O' Lee Blues"[37] Okeh 8654 December 28, 1928 (1928-12-28) May 1929 (1929-05)
14 Elder J. J. Hadley (Charley Patton) "Prayer Of Death"[46] Paramount 12799 June 14, 1929 (1929-06-14) August 1929 (1929-08)
15 Blind Sammie (Blind Willie McTell) "Travelin' Blues"[40] Columbia 14484D October 30, 1929 (1929-10-30) November 1929 (1929-11)
16 Blind Blake "Police Dog Blues"[45] Paramount 12888 August 17, 1929 (1929-08-17) November 1929 (1929-11)

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References

  1. ^ Victor Recording Book, p. 8282. (Victor's daily log at Victor Archives (SONY))
  2. ^ a b c Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890–1954. Record Research.
  3. ^ "Brunswick matrix LAE498. Tip-toe thru' the tulips with me / Nick Lucas – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  4. ^ "Victor matrix BVE-49930. Honey / Connecticut Yankees; Rudy Vallée – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  5. ^ "Victor matrix BVE-48447. Carolina moon / Gene Austin – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  6. ^ "Brunswick matrix LAE447. Little pal / Al Jolson – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  7. ^ "Columbia matrix W148054. The wedding of the painted doll / Leo Reisman Orchestra; Leo Reisman – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  8. ^ "Brunswick matrix E29562. Pagan love song (El pagano) / Copley Plaza Orchestra; Oliver Smith – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  9. ^ "Columbia matrix W148563. Singin' in the rain / Cliff Edwards – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  10. ^ "Columbia matrix W147502. Sweethearts on parade / Guy Lombardo; Royal Canadians – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  11. ^ "Columbia matrix W148532. Am I blue? / Ethel Waters – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  12. ^ "Victor matrix BVE-47801. A precious little thing called love / George Olsen and his Music – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  13. ^ "Columbia matrix W149124. Great day / Paul Whiteman Orchestra – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  14. ^ "Brunswick matrix LAE497. Painting the clouds with sunshine / Nick Lucas – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  15. ^ "Victor matrix BVE-55067. Piccolo Pete / Parker Gibbs; Ted Weems Orchestra – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  16. ^ "Victor matrix BVE-49926. Weary river / Connecticut Yankees; Rudy Vallée – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  17. ^ "Victor matrix BVE-49959. You were meant for me / Burt Lorin; Nathaniel Shilkret; Victor Orchestra – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  18. ^ "Victor matrix BVE-47539. I wanna be loved by you / Helen Kane – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
  19. ^ "Columbia matrix W147711. Love me or leave me / Ruth Etting – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  20. ^ "Victor matrix BVE-49001. Makin' whoopee! / Eddie Cantor – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  21. ^ "Victor matrix BVE-41739. The sailor's plea / Jimmie Rodgers; The Three Southerners – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  22. ^ "Victor matrix BVE-47224. I'm lonely and blue / Jimmie Rodgers – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
  23. ^ "Victor V-40054 (10-in. double-faced) – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  24. ^ "Victor matrix BVE-47529. Sonny boy / George Olsen and his Music – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  25. ^ "Victor matrix BVE-46966. Beggars of life / The Troubadours – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
  26. ^ "Victor 21683 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced) – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  27. ^ "Victor matrix BVE-50936. A garden in the rain / Gene Austin – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  28. ^ "Victor 21915 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced) – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  29. ^ "Victor matrix BVE-51603. Little pal / Gene Austin – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  30. ^ "Victor 21952 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced) – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  31. ^ "Victor matrix BVE-50947. I kiss your hand, madame / Leo Reisman Orchestra; Ran Weeks – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  32. ^ "Victor 21920 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced) – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  33. ^ "Victor matrix BVE-49925. Deep night / Connecticut Yankees; Rudy Vallée – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  34. ^ "Victor matrix BVE-50837. Sleepy Valley / Gus Arnheim; Cocoanut Grove Orchestra – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  35. ^ "Victor matrix BVE-45029. Wildwood flower / Carter Family – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  36. ^ "Victor matrix BVE-45029. Wildwood flower / Carter Family – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  37. ^ a b c d e f "OKEH 78rpm numerical listing discography: 8500 – end of series". www.78discography.com. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  38. ^ "Vocalion 78rpm numerical listing discography: 1000–1499 race series". www.78discography.com. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
  39. ^ "Victor matrix BVE-42935. South / Kansas City Orchestra; Bennie Moten – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
  40. ^ a b "COLUMBIA 78rpm numerical listing discography: 14000D series". www.78discography.com. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  41. ^ "Victor matrix BVE-49492. Ain't misbehavin' / Fats Waller – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  42. ^ "Victor matrix BVE-47187. Statesboro blues / Blind Willie McTell – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  43. ^ "Victor matrix BVE-47187. Statesboro blues / Blind Willie McTell – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  44. ^ "Brunswick matrix NOR761. Corrine Corrina / Bo Carter; Chas. McCoy – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  45. ^ a b "Paramount Race Series (12500–12999): 78rpm numerical listing discography". www.78discography.com. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
  46. ^ "Paramount Race Series (12000–12500): 78rpm numerical listing discography". www.78discography.com. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
  47. ^ "David Parlett Bax Page 1920-9". Retrieved January 6, 2009.[permanent dead link]
  48. ^ "Boris Blacher: Jazz Koloraturen (1929)" (work details) (in French and English). IRCAM.
  49. ^ "Benjamin Britten: Rhapsody" (work details) (in French and English). IRCAM.
  50. ^ "Rhapsody in Red (about Bush's Dialectic, and other things)". Retrieved January 6, 2009.
  51. ^ "Cornelis Dopper" (in Dutch). Retrieved January 6, 2009.
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  53. ^ "Olivier Messiaen: Diptyque pour orgue" (work details) (in French and English). IRCAM.
  54. ^ "List of Roussel's Works". Archived from the original on June 18, 2009. Retrieved January 6, 2009.
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