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Overview of the events of 1937 in music From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1937.
The twenty popular records in the United States listed below were extracted from Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890–1954,[8] record sales reported on the "Discography of American Historical Recordings" website, and other sources as specified. Numerical rankings are approximate, they are only used as a frame of reference.
Rank | Artist | Title | Label | Recorded | Released | Chart positions |
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1 | Bing Crosby | "Sweet Leilani" | Decca | February 22, 1937 | March 1937 | 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 | October 13, 1937 | 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 | November 1, 1937 | 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 | May 5, 1937 | 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 | March 1937 | 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 | March 1937 | 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 | July 21, 1937 | 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 | August 1937 | 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 | November 18, 1936 | 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 | August 1937 | 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 | February 1937 | 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 | June 1937 | 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 | April 1937 | 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 | July 1937 | 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 | January 20, 1937 | US BB 1937 #15, US #1 for 3 weeks, 10 total weeks |
16 | Bing Crosby | Remember Me? | Decca | September 20, 1937 | October 1937 | 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 | October 21, 1937 | 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 | May 1937 | US BB 1937 #18, US #1 for 2 weeks, 10 total weeks |
19 | Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra | "Marie" | Victor | January 29, 1937 | February 17, 1937 | 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 | June 16, 1937 | 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 | June 30, 1937 | 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 | August 25, 1937 | 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 | September 1937 | 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 | April 1937 | 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 | April 1937 | 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 | April 1937 | US BB 1937 #28, US #1 for 1 weeks, 10 total weeks |
29 | Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra | Caravan | Master | May 14, 1937 | June 1937 | US BB 1937 #60, US #4 for 1 weeks, 18 total weeks, Grammy Hall of Fame 2009, Jazz Standards 1936 |
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