List of Your Hit Parade number-one songs

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Your Hit Parade was an American radio and television music program that was broadcast from 1935 to 1953 on radio, and seen from 1950 to 1959 on television. In 1935, they began publishing the earliest weekly music chart, preceding the Billboard singles chart, which was updated weekly by the Billboard magazine beginning on July 27, 1940.

The Your Hit Parade chart was established in April 1935, which operated under a proprietary formula to determine the popularity of a song based on five factors, including 1) record sales (divided between a) retail and b) wholesale), 2) sheet-music copies of the song (both retail and wholesale), 3) number of radio plays, a category that is sub-divided between a) plays on the three national networks and b) plays on local stations, 4) plays on Juke-boxes, and 5) numbers of requests to orchestra leaders to play a particular song.[1] As such, though the musicians who popularized each song are credited with having done so, this is not exactly the same as them having made a hit record.

Number ones[]

Contents
Guy Lombardo replaced himself at the number-one slot seven times total, with a record five consecutive in 1937.
Reached
number one 		Artist(s) Song Record label Weeks at
number one 		Ref
1935
April 20,
1935		 Bing Crosby with

Georgie Stoll and His Orchestra

"Soon"
Decca
1
 [2][3]
April 27,
1935		 Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra "Lovely to Look At"
Victor
1
 [2][3]
May 4,
1935		 Dorsey Brothers' Orchestra "Lullaby of Broadway"
2
 [2][4]
May 18,
1935		 Guy Lombardo "What's the Reason (I'm Not Pleasin' You)"
Decca
2
 [2][5]
June 1,
1935		 Ruth Etting "Life Is a Song"
Columbia
2
 [2][6]
June 15,
1935		 Bob Crosby "In a Little Gypsy Tea Room"
Decca
1
 [2][7]
June 22,
1935		 The Dorsey Brothers "Chasing Shadows"
3
 [2][7]
July 13,
1935		 Bob Crosby "In a Little Gypsy Tea Room"
1
 [2][7]
July 20,
1935		 The Dorsey Brothers "Chasing Shadows"
1
 [2][7]
July 27,
1935		 Hal Kemp "In the Middle of a Kiss"
Brunswick
1
 [2][7]
August 3,
1935		 The Dorsey Brothers "Chasing Shadows"
Decca
1
 [2][7]
August 10,
1935		 Ray Noble "Paris in the Spring"
Victor
1
 [2][8]
August 17,
1935		 Ozzie Nelson "And Then Some"
Brunswick
1
 [2][9]
August 24,
1935		 Tom Coakley "East of the Sun (and West of the Moon)"
Victor
1
 [2][10]
August 31,
1935		 Eddy Duchin "You're All I Need"
1
 [2][5]
September 7,
1935		 Tom Coakley "East of the Sun (and West of the Moon)"
2
 [2][10]
September 21,
1935		 Little Jack Little "I'm in the Mood for Love"
Columbia
1
 [2][7]
September 28,
1935		 Fred Astaire "Cheek to Cheek"
Brunswick
5
 [2][10]
November 2,
1935		 Eddy Duchin "You Are My Lucky Star"
Victor
3
 [2][11]
November 23,
1935		 Guy Lombardo "Red Sails in the Sunset"
Decca
4
 [2][12]
December 21,
1935		 Tommy Dorsey "On Treasure Island"
1
 [2][8]
December 28,
1935		 Fats Waller "A Little Bit Independent"
Victor
2
 [2][6]
1936
January 11,
1936		 Tommy Dorsey "The Music Goes Round and Round"
Victor
3
 [2][13]
February 1,
1936		 Eddy Duchin "Moon over Miami"
1
 [2][13]
February 8,
1936		 Tommy Dorsey "Alone"
4
 [2][14]
March 7,
1936		 Eddy Duchin "Lights Out"
1
 [2][13]
March 14,
1936		 Tommy Dorsey "Alone"
1
 [2][14]
March 21,
1936		 Eddy Duchin "Lights Out"
1
 [2][13]
March 28,
1936		 Benny Goodman "Goody Goody"
4
 [2][15]
April 25,
1936		 Guy Lombardo "Lost"
2
 [2][13]
May 16,
1936		 Jan Garber "Melody from the Sky"
Decca
1
 [2][13]
May 23, 1936 Tommy Dorsey "You" Victor 1 [2][16]
May 30,
1936		 Guy Lombardo "Lost"
Victor
1
 [2][13]
June 6,
1936		 Jimmy Dorsey "Is It True What They Say About Dixie?"
Decca
4
 [2][17]
July 4,
1936		 Benny Goodman "The Glory of Love"
Victor
1
 [2][15]
July 11,
1936		 Jimmy Dorsey "Is It True What They Say About Dixie?"
Decca
1
 [2][17]
July 18,
1936		 Eddy Duchin "Take My Heart"
Victor
2
 [2][18]
August 1,
1936		 Benny Goodman "These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)"
2
 [2][19]
August 15,
1936		 Hal Kemp "When I'm With You"
Brunswick
2
 [2][16]
August 29,
1936		 Shep Fields "Did I Remember"
Bluebird
6
 [2][14]
October 10,
1936		 Guy Lombardo "When Did You Leave Heaven"
Victor
2
 [2][20]
October 24,
1936		 Fred Astaire "The Way You Look Tonight"
Brunswick
6
 [2][20]
December 5,
1936		 Eddy Duchin "I'll Sing You a Thousand Love Songs"
Victor
1
 [2][15]
December 12,
1936		 Shep Fields "In the Chapel in the Moonlight"
Bluebird
1
 [2][17]
December 19,
1936		 Bing Crosby "Pennies from Heaven"
Decca
1
 [2][13]
December 26,
1936		 Shep Fields "In the Chapel in the Moonlight"
Bluebird
1
 [2][17]
1937
January 9,
1937		 Bing Crosby "Pennies from Heaven"
Decca
1
 [2][13]
January 16,
1937		 Eddy Duchin "It's De-Lovely"
Victor
1
 [2][21]
January 23,
1937		 Bing Crosby "Pennies from Heaven"
Decca
2
 [2][13]
February 13,
1937		 Benny Goodman "Goodnight My Love"
Victor
1
 [2][22]
February 20,
1937		 Henry Busse "With Plenty of Money and You"
Decca
1
 [2][21][23]
February 27,
1937		 Benny Goodman "Goodnight My Love"
Victor
2
 [2][22]
March 13,
1937		 Guy Lombardo "When My Dream Boat Comes Home"
1
 [2][24]
March 20,
1937		 Benny Goodman "This Year's Kisses"
2
 [2][25]
April 3,
1937		 Guy Lombardo "Boo-Hoo"
6
 [2][22]
May 15,
1937		 "September in the Rain"
1
 [2][26]
May 22,
1937		 Teddy Wilson and Billie Holiday "Carelessly"
Brunswick
2
 [2][27]
June 5,
1937		 Guy Lombardo "September in the Rain"
Victor
4
 [2][26]
July 3,
1937		 "It Looks Like Rain in Cherry Blossom Lane"
5
 [2][21]
August 7,
1937		 "A Sailboat in the Moonlight"
1
 [2][26]
August 14,
1937		 "It Looks Like Rain in Cherry Blossom Lane"
1
 [2][21]
August 21,
1937		 "A Sailboat in the Moonlight"
2
 [2][26]
September 4,
1937		 Bob Crosby "Whispers in the Dark"
Decca
1
 [2][23]
September 11,
1937		 Guy Lombardo "So Rare"
Victor
1
 [2][27]
September 18,
1937		 Bob Crosby "Whispers in the Dark"
Decca
3
 [2][23]
October 9,
1937		 Shep Fields "That Old Feeling"
Bluebird
4
 [2][28]
November 6,
1937		 Bing Crosby "Remember Me?"
Decca
1
 [2][29]
November 13,
1937		 Teddy Wilson "You Can't Stop Me From Dreaming"
Brunswick
1
 [2][23]
November 20,
1937		 Rudy Vallee "Vieni,
Vieni"
Bluebird
1
 [2][25]
November 27,
1937		 Tommy Dorsey "Once in a While"
Victor
7
 [2][16]
1938
January 15,
1938		 Sing and Sway with Sammy Kaye "Rosalie"
Vocalion
1
 [2][30]
January 22,
1938		 The Andrews Sisters "Bei Mir Bist Du Schön"
Decca
1
 [2][31]
January 29,
1938		 Dolly Dawn "You're a Sweetheart"
Vocalion
1
 [2][32]
February 5,
1938		 Sing and Sway with Sammy Kaye "Rosalie"
1
 [2][30]
February 12,
1938		 The Andrews Sisters "Bei Mir Bist Du Schön"
Decca
1
 [2][31]
February 19,
1938		 Dolly Dawn "You're a Sweetheart"
Vocalion
1
 [2][33]
February 26,
1938		 Russ Morgan "I Double Dare You"
Brunswick
1
 [2][34]
March 5,
1938		 Shep Fields "Thanks for the Memory"
Bluebird
3
 [2][35]
March 26,
1938		 Horace Heidt "Ti-Pi-Tin"
Brunswick
6
 [2][35]
May 7,
1938		 Red Norvo "Please Be Kind"
1
 [2][30]
May 14,
1938		 Sing and Sway with Sammy Kaye "Love Walked In"
Vocalion
4
 [2][36]
June 11,
1938		 Larry Clinton "Cry, Baby, Cry"
Victor
2
 [2][31]
June 18,
1938		 Red Norvo "Says My Heart"
Brunswick
4
 [2][35]
July 16,
1938		 Tommy Dorsey "Music, Maestro, Please"
Victor
2
 [2][36]
July 30,
1938		 Duke Ellington "I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart"
Brunswick
1
 [2][34]
August 6,
1938		 Tommy Dorsey "Music, Maestro, Please"
Victor
2
 [2][36]
August 20,
1938		 Chick Webb and Ella Fitzgerald "A-Tisket, A-Tasket"
Decca
6
 [2][23]
October 1,
1938		 Bing Crosby "I've Got a Pocketful of Dreams"
2
 [2][36]
October 15,
1938		 Fred Astaire "Change Partners"
Brunswick
1
 [2][31]
October 22,
1938		 Bing Crosby "I've Got a Pocketful of Dreams"
Decca
2
 [2][36]
November 5,
1938		 Fred Astaire "Change Partners"
Brunswick
1
 [2][31]
November 12,
1938		 Larry Clinton "My Reverie"
Victor
7
 [2][36]
December 31,
1938		 Bing Crosby "You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby"
Decca
1
 [2][37][38]
1939
January 7,
1939		 Larry Clinton "My Reverie"
Victor
1
 [2][36]
January 14,
1939		 Bing Crosby "You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby"
Decca
1
 [2][38]
January 21,
1939		 Al Donahue "Jeepers Creepers"
Vocalion
1
 [2][38]
January 28,
1939		 Bing Crosby "You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby"
Decca
1
 [2][38]
February 4,
1939		 Al Donahue "Jeepers Creepers"
Vocalion
4
 [2][38]
March 4,
1939		 Larry Clinton "Deep Purple"
Victor
7
 [2][38]
April 22,
1939		 Glen Gray "Heaven Can Wait"
Decca
2
 [2]
May 6,
1939		 Tommy Dorsey "Our Love"
Victor
2
 [2]
May 20,
1939		 Benny Goodman "And the Angels Sing"
4
 [2]
June 17,
1939		 Glenn Miller "Wishing (Will Make It So)"
Bluebird
4
 [2][39]
July 15,
1939		 "Stairway to the Stars"
4
 [2]
August 12,
1939		 "Moon Love"
4
 [2]
September 9,
1939		 "Over the Rainbow"
6
 [2]
October 21,
1939		 Bob Crosby "Day In, Day Out"
Decca
1
 [2]
October 28,
1939		 Glenn Miller "Over the Rainbow"
Bluebird
1
 [2][39]
November 4,
1939		 "Blue Orchids"
1
 [2]
November 11,
1939		 Shep Fields "South of the Border (Down Mexico Way)"
3
 [2]
December 2,
1939		 Frankie Masters "Scatter-Brain"
Vocalion
1
 [2]
December 9,
1939		 Shep Fields "South of the Border (Down Mexico Way)"
Bluebird
1
 [2]
December 16,
1939		 Frankie Masters "Scatter-Brain"
Vocalion
1
 [2]
December 23,
1939		 Shep Fields "South of the Border (Down Mexico Way)"
Bluebird
1
 [2]
December 30,
1939		 Frankie Masters "Scatter-Brain"
Vocalion
4
 [2]
1940
January 27,
1940		 Tommy Dorsey "All the Things You Are"
Victor
1
 [2]
February 3,
1940		 Glenn Miller "Careless"
Bluebird
1
 [2][39]
February 10,
1940		 Tommy Dorsey "All the Things You Are"
Victor
1
 [2]
February 17,
1940		 Glenn Miller "Careless"
Bluebird
1
 [2][39]
February 24,
1940		 Tommy Dorsey "Indian Summer"
Victor
1
 [2]
March 2,
1940		 Glenn Miller "Careless"
Bluebird
2
 [2][39]
March 16,
1940		 Benny Goodman "Darn That Dream"
Columbia
1
 [2]
March 23,
1940		 Glenn Miller "Careless"
Bluebird
1
 [2][39]
March 30,
1940		 "When You Wish Upon a Star"
5
 [2]
May 4,
1940		 "The Woodpecker Song"
7
 [2]
June 22,
1940		 "Imagination"
1
 [2]
June 29,
1940		 Mitchell Ayres "Make Believe Island"
1
 [2]
July 6,
1940		 Glenn Miller "Imagination"
2
 [2][39]
July 20,
1940		 "Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread)"
1
 [2]

Statistical trivia[]

By artist[]

The following artists achieved five or more number-one hits during the period 1935–1940. A number of artists had number-one singles on their own as well as part of a collaboration.

Artist Number-one hits
Glenn Miller 10
Guy Lombardo
Tommy Dorsey†
Eddy Duchin 8
Benny Goodman 7
Shep Fields 5
Bing Crosby

† Includes 2 number-one hits co-leading The Dorsey Brothers

Artists by total number of weeks at number one[]

The following artists were featured in top of the chart for the highest total number of weeks during 1935–1940.

Artist Weeks at number one
Glenn Miller 45
Guy Lombardo 33
Tommy Dorsey
32†
Shep Fields 20
Benny Goodman 17
Larry Clinton
Bing Crosby 13
Fred Astaire

† Includes 2 number-one hits co-leading The Dorsey Brothers

Songs by total number of weeks at number one[]

The following songs were featured in top of the chart for the highest total number of weeks during 1935–1940.

Weeks at
number one 		Song Artist(s)
8 "My Reverie" Larry Clinton
7 "Deep Purple"
"Once in a While" Tommy Dorsey
"The Woodpecker Song" Glenn Miller
6 "Did I Remember" Shep Fields
"The Way You Look Tonight" Fred Astaire
"Boo-Hoo" Guy Lombardo
"Ti-Pin-Pin" Horace Heidt
"A-Tisket, A-Tasket" Chick Webb and Ella Fitzgerald
"Over the Rainbow" Glenn Miller
"Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread)"
5 "Cheek to Cheek" Fred Astaire
"It Looks Like Rain in Cherry Blossom Lane" Guy Lombardo
"When You Wish Upon a Star" Glenn Miller

See also[]

References[]

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