Rank
|
Artist
|
Title
|
Label
|
Recorded
|
Released
|
Chart positions
|
1 |
Bing Crosby |
"
Sweet Leilani" |
Decca |
February 22, 1937 (1937-02-22) |
March 1937 (1937-03) |
US BB 1937 #1, US #1 for 10 weeks, 25 total weeks, 1,000,000 sales
[9]
|
2 |
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra |
"
Once In A While" |
Victor |
July 21, 1937 (1937-07-21) |
October 13, 1937 (1937-10-13) |
US BB 1937 #2, US #1 for 7 weeks, 14 total weeks,
Jazz Standards 1937
|
3 |
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra |
"The Dipsy Doodle" |
Victor |
October 14, 1937 (1937-10-14) |
November 1, 1937 (1937-11-01) |
US BB 1937 #3, US #1 for 6 weeks, 15 total weeks
|
4 |
Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians |
"
It Looks Like Rain in Cherry Blossom Lane" |
Victor |
April 21, 1937 (1937-04-21) |
May 5, 1937 (1937-05-05) |
US BB 1937 #4, US #1 for 5 weeks, 16 total weeks
|
5 |
Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians |
"Boo Hoo" |
Victor |
February 17, 1937 (1937-02-17) |
March 1937 (1937-03) |
US BB 1937 #5, US #1 for 5 weeks, 12 total weeks
|
6 |
Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians |
"
September in the Rain" |
Victor |
February 2, 1937 (1937-02-02) |
March 1937 (1937-03) |
US BB 1937 #6, US #1 for 4 weeks, 16 total weeks
|
7 |
Shep Fields and His Rippling Rhythm Orchestra |
"
That Old Feeling" |
Bluebird |
July 2, 1937 (1937-07-02) |
July 21, 1937 (1937-07-21) |
US BB 1937 #7, US #1 for 4 weeks, 14 total weeks
|
8 |
Bob Crosby and His Orchestra |
"Whispers in the Dark" |
Decca |
July 7, 1937 (1937-07-07) |
August 1937 (1937-08) |
US BB 1937 #8, US #1 for 4 weeks, 13 total weeks
|
9 |
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra (Vocal
Ella Fitzgerald) |
Goodnight, My Love |
Victor |
November 5, 1936 (1936-11-05) |
November 18, 1936 (1936-11-18) |
US BB 1936 #9, US #1 for 4 weeks, 13 total weeks
|
10 |
Bing Crosby |
"The Moon Got in My Eyes" |
Decca |
July 12, 1937 (1937-07-12) |
August 1937 (1937-08) |
US BB 1937 #10, US #1 for 4 weeks, 11 total weeks
|
11 |
Hal Kemp and His Orchestra |
"
This Year's Kisses"
[10] |
Brunswick |
January 4, 1937 (1937-01-04) |
February 1937 (1937-02) |
US BB 1936 #11, US #1 for 4 weeks, 8 total weeks
|
12 |
Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians |
"A Sailboat in the Moonlight" |
Victor |
May 28, 1937 (1937-05-28) |
June 1937 (1937-06) |
US BB 1937 #12, US #1 for 3 weeks, 14 total weeks
|
13 |
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra (vocal
Billie Holiday) |
"Carelessly"
[10] |
Brunswick |
March 31, 1937 (1937-03-31) |
April 1937 (1937-04) |
US BB 1937 #13, US #1 for 3 weeks, 12 total weeks
|
14 |
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra |
"
Satan Takes a Holiday" |
Victor |
April 15, 1937 (1937-04-15) |
July 1937 (1937-07) |
US BB 1937 #14, US #1 for 3 weeks, 11 total weeks
|
15 |
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra (Vocal Margaret McCrae) |
"This Year's Kisses" |
Victor |
December 30, 1936 (1936-12-30) |
January 20, 1937 (1937-01-20) |
US BB 1937 #15, US #1 for 3 weeks, 10 total weeks
|
16 |
Bing Crosby |
Remember Me? |
Decca |
September 20, 1937 (1937-09-20) |
October 1937 (1937-10) |
US BB 1937 #16, US #1 for 3 weeks, 6 total weeks
|
17 |
Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra |
"
It's De-Lovely" |
Victor |
October 2, 1937 (1937-10-02) |
October 21, 1937 (1937-10-21) |
US BB 1936 #17, US #1 for 2 weeks, 13 total weeks
|
18 |
Russ Morgan and His Orchestra |
"
The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down"
[10] |
Brunswick |
April 29, 1937 (1937-04-29) |
May 1937 (1937-05) |
US BB 1937 #18, US #1 for 2 weeks, 10 total weeks
|
19 |
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra |
"Marie" |
Victor |
January 29, 1937 (1937-01-29) |
February 17, 1937 (1937-02-17) |
US BB 1937 #19, US #1 for 2 weeks, 8 total weeks, Grammy Hall of Fame 1998, 150,000 sales
[11]
|
20 |
Shep Fields and His Rippling Rhythm Orchestra |
"The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down" |
Bluebird |
June 3, 1937 (1937-06-03) |
June 16, 1937 (1937-06-16) |
US BB 1937 #20, US #1 for 2 weeks, 8 total weeks
|
21 |
Fats Waller and his Rhythm |
"(You Know it All) Smarty" |
Victor |
June 11, 1937 (1937-06-11) |
June 30, 1937 (1937-06-30) |
US BB 1937 #21, US #1 for 2 weeks, 8 total weeks
|
22 |
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra |
"The Big Apple" |
Victor |
August 13, 1937 (1937-08-13) |
August 25, 1937 (1937-08-25) |
US BB 1937 #22, US #1 for 2 weeks, 7 total weeks
|
23 |
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra (vocal Billie Holiday) |
"You Can't Stop Me from Dreaming"
[10] |
Brunswick |
August 29, 1937 (1937-08-29) |
September 1937 (1937-09) |
US BB 1937 #23, US #1 for 2 weeks, 7 total weeks
|
24 |
Hal Kemp and His Orchestra |
"
Where or When"
[10] |
Brunswick |
March 24, 1937 (1937-03-24) |
April 1937 (1937-04) |
US BB 1936 #24, US #1 for 1 weeks, 16 total weeks
|
27 |
Fred Astaire |
"
They Can't Take That Away From Me"
[10] |
Brunswick |
March 14, 1937 (1937-03-14) |
April 1937 (1937-04) |
US BB 1937 #27, US #1 for 1 weeks, 11 total weeks, Grammy Hall of Fame 2005,
Jazz Standards 1937
|
28 |
Bing Crosby |
Too Marvelous for Words |
Decca |
March 3, 1937 (1937-03-03) |
April 1937 (1937-04) |
US BB 1937 #28, US #1 for 1 weeks, 10 total weeks
|
29 |
Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra |
Caravan |
Master |
May 14, 1937 (1937-05-14) |
June 1937 (1937-06) |
US BB 1937 #60, US #4 for 1 weeks, 18 total weeks, Grammy Hall of Fame 2009,
Jazz Standards 1936
|