List of Your Hit Parade number-one singles

This article is about the US number-one songs chart held during the period 1935-1940.

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, since July 27, 1940, until the establishment of the Hot 100 chart in 1958.

Before the Billboard era, the Your Hit Parade chart was established in April 1935, which operated under a proprietary formula to determine the sales rankings of 78 rpm singles.^{[citation needed]} This listing runs from the beginning of Your Hit Parade, April 20, 1935, until July 20, 1940, the week before Billboard would publish its first chart.

Number ones[edit]

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

Statistical trivia[edit]

By artist[edit]

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	5

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

Artists by total number of weeks at number-one[edit]

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	17
Bing Crosby	13
Fred Astaire	13

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

Songs by total number of weeks at number-one[edit]

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"	Larry Clinton
	"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)"	Glenn Miller
5	"Cheek to Cheek"	Fred Astaire
	"It Looks Like Rain in Cherry Blossom Lane"	Guy Lombardo
	"When You Wish Upon a Star"	Glenn Miller

References[edit]

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↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 ^4.4 ^4.5 ^4.6 Spragg, Dennis M. (September 2017). "GLENN MILLER AND HIS ORCHESTRA "TOP 10 HITS" 1939-43" (PDF). Glenn Miller Archive University of Boulder: 21. Retrieved 18 February 2020.

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