The Hit Songs
I DON'T KNOW WHY (I Just Do)
(Fred E. Ahlert - Roy Turk) (1931)
1931 Wayne King #2 (Victor - BMG)
Benny Krueger #8 (Brunswick - Sony)
Kate Smith #15 (Columbia - Sony)
1946 Tommy Dorsey #16 (Victor - BMG)
The Andrews Sisters #17 (Decca - Universal)
1961 Linda Scott #12 (Canadian American)
The Ames Brothers (RCA Victor - BMG)
Brook Benton (Mercury - Universal)
Nat King Cole Trio (Capitol - EMI)
Russ Columbo (Victor - BMG)
Frank Fontaine (ABC Paramount - Universal)
The Fontane Sisters (Dot - Universal)
The Four Aces (Decca - Universal)
Jackie Gleason (Capitol - EMI)
Benny Goodman (Columbia - Sony)
Annette Hanshaw (Columbia - Sony)
Bernadette Peters (MCA - Universal)
The Platters (Mercury - Universal)
Louis Prima and Keely Smith (Capitol - EMI)
Frank Sinatra (Columbia - Sony)
Kate Smith (Columbia - Sony)
Claude Thornhill (Columbia - Sony)
I'LL FOLLOW YOU
(Fred E. Ahlert - Roy Turk) (1932)
1932 Paul Whiteman #19 (Victor - BMG)
Bing Crosby (Brunswick - Sony)
Johnny Hartman (Bethlehem)
Thelonius Monk (Blue Note - EMI)
Red Norvo (Capitol - EMI)
Arthur Prysock (Verve - Universal)
Joe Williams (RCA Victor - BMG)
I'LL GET BY (As Long As I Have You)
(Fred E. Ahlert - Roy Turk) (1928)
1929 Ruth Etting #3 (Columbia - Sony)
Nick Lucas #12 (Brunswick - Sony)
Aileen Stanley #18 (Victor - BMG)
1944 Harry James w/Dick Haymes #1 (Columbia - Sony)
The Ink Spots #7 (Decca - Universal)
The King Sisters #12 (Victor - BMG)
Ed Ames (RCA Victor - BMG)
Kitty Carlisle (Decca - Universal)
Vic Dana (Dolton - EMI)
Michael Feinstein (Elektra-Asylum)
Frank Fontaine (ABC Paramount - Universal)
Benny Goodman (RCA Victor - BMG)
Robert Goulet (Columbia - Sony)
Gogi Grant (RCA Victor - BMG)
Billie Holiday with Teddy Wilson (Brunswick - Sony)
Al Hirt (RCA Victor - BMG)
Jack Jones (Kapp - Universal)
Bert Kaempfert (Decca - Universal)
Andy Kirk & His Clouds of Joy (Decca - Universal)
Frankie Laine (Columbia - Sony)
Peggy Lee (Capitol - EMI)
Mantovani (London - Polygram)
The Mills Brothers (Dot - Universal)
Red Norvo (Capitol - EMI)
The Platters (Mercury - Universal)
Johnnie Ray (Liberty - EMI)
Della Reese (RCA Victor - BMG)
Keely Smith (Capitol - EMI)
Jerry Vale (Columbia - Sony)
Paul Weston (Capitol - EMI)
I'M GONNA SIT RIGHT DOWN AND WRITE MYSELF A LETTER
(Fred E. Ahlert - Joe Young) (1935)
1935 Fats Waller #5 (Victor - BMG)
1936 The Boswell Sisters #6 (Decca- Universal )
1953 Connee Boswell #29 (Decca - Universal)
1957 Billy Williams #3 (Coral - Universal)
Teresa Brewer (Doctor Jazz)
Don Cherry (Columbia - Sony)
Nat King Cole (Capitol - EMI)
Perry Como (RCA Victor - BMG)
Bing Crosby with Bob Scobey (RCA Victor - BMG)
Jackie Gleason (Capitol - EMI)
Lena Horne (Qwest - Warner SP Products)
Dean Martin (Reprise - EMI)
Barry Manilow (Arista)
Johnny Mercer (Capitol - EMI)
Mitch Miller (Sing Along With Mitch) (Decca - Universal)
The Mills Brothers (Ranwood - Welk Music Group)
Willie Nelson (Columbia - Sony)
Peter Nero (RCA Victor - BMG)
Arthur Prysock and Count Basie (Verve - Universal)
Frank Sinatra (Capitol - EMI)
Frank Sinatra with Count Basie (Reprise - Warner SP Products)
Keely Smith (Capitol - EMI)
Kay Starr (Crescendo)
Maxine Sullivan (Audiophile)
Bobby Vee and The Ventures (Liberty - EMI)
IN THE MIDDLE OF MAY
(Fred E. Ahlert - Al Stillman) (1945)
1945 Freddy Martin #13 (Victor - BMG)
The Pied Pipers #14 (Capitol - EMI)
Gene Krupa with Anita OíDay (Columbia - Sony)
LIFE IS A SONG (Let's Sing It Together)
(Fred E. Ahlert - Joe Young) (1935)
Tony Bennett & Count Basie (Roulette - EMI)
Connie Boswell (Decca - Universal)
LOVE, YOU FUNNY THING
(Fred E. Ahlert - Roy Turk) (1932)
1932 Louis Armstrong #4 (Columbia - Sony)
Bing Crosby (Brunswick - Sony)
Ruth Etting (Columbia - Sony)
George Olsen (Victor - BMG)
The Platters (Mercury - Universal)
Kate Smith (Columbia - Sony)
MEAN TO ME
(Fred E. Ahlert - Roy Turk) (1929)
1929 Ruth Etting #3 (Columbia - Sony)
Helen Morgan #11 (Victor - BMG)
1937 Teddy Wilson w/Billie Holiday #7 (Brunswick - Sony)
The Andrews Sisters (Decca - Universal)
Polly Bergen (Columbia - Sony)
Will Bradley (Columbia - Sony)
Teresa Brewer (Doctor Jazz)
Una Mae Carlisle (Columbia - Sony)
The Chordettes (Columbia - Sony)
Rosemary Clooney (Concord Jazz)
Rita Coolidge (A&M - Universal)
Doris Day (Columbia - Sony)
Matt Dennis (Capitol - EMI)
Dorsey Brothers Orchestra (OKeh - Sony)
The Fontane Sisters (Dot - Universal)
Judy Garland (Capitol - EMI)
Robert Goulet (Columbia - Sony)
Annette Hanshaw (Columbia - Sony)
Eddy Howard (Columbia - Sony)
Illinois Jacquet (Verve - Universal)
Jack Jones (Kapp - Universal)
Julie London (Liberty - EMI)
Nellie Lutcher (Capitol - EMI)
Dean Martin (Capitol - EMI)
Bernadette Peters (MCA - Universal)
Louis Prima (RCA Victor - BMG)
Linda Ronstadt (Asylum - Warner SP Products)
Diana Ross (Motown - Universal)
Frank Sinatra (Columbia - Sony)
Kate Smith (M-G-M - Universal)
Joanie Sommers (Warner Bros.- Warner SP Products)
Kay Starr (Crescendo)
THE MOON WAS YELLOW (And The Night Was Young)
(Fred E. Ahlert - Edgar Leslie) (1934)
1934 Bing Crosby #13 (Decca - Universal)
1962 Frank Sinatra #99 (Capitol - EMI)
Laurindo Almeida (Concord Jazz)
Ethel Ennis (RCA Victor - BMG)
Robert Goulet (Columbia - Sony)
Eddie Heywood (RCA Victor - BMG)
Vaughn Monroe (RCA Victor - BMG)
Jane Morgan (Kapp - Universal)
Mel Torme (Verve - Universal)
SING AN OLD FASHIONED SONG (To A Young Sophisticated Lady)
(Fred E. Ahlert- Joe Young) (1935)
1936 Fats Waller #13 (Victor - BMG)
TAKE MY HEART
(Fred E. Ahlert - Joe Young) (1936)
1936 Eddy Duchin #1 (Victor - BMG)
Nat Brandwynne &
Stork Club Orch. w/Buddy Clark #7 (Brunswick - Sony)
Toni Arden (Columbia - Sony)
Bing Crosby (Decca - Universal)
Vic Damone (Mercury - Universal)
Ruth Etting (Columbia - Sony)
Four Aces (Decca - Universal)
Jan Garber (Decca - Universal)
Engelbert Humpedinck (Parrot - Polygram)
Bert Kaempfert (Decca - Universal)
Della Reese (RCA Victor - BMG)
WHERE THE BLUE OF THE NIGHT MEETS THE GOLD OF THE DAY
(Bing Crosby - Fred E. Ahlert - Roy Turk) (1933)
1931 Russ Columbo #13 (Victor - BMG)
Bing Crosby #4 (Brunswick - Sony )
1958 Tommy Mara #76 (Felsted - Polygram)
Pat Boone (Dot - Universal)
Rosemary Clooney (Concord Jazz)
Bob Crosby (Decca - Universal)
Eddie Fisher (RCA Victor - BMG)
Connie Francis (M-G-M - Polygram)
Hank Locklin (RCA Victor - BMG)
Vaughn Monroe (Dot - Universal)
Jane Morgan (Kapp - Universal)
Sandy Stewart (Rhino)
Lawrence Welk (Ranwood - Welk Music Group)