List of Your Hit Parade number-one songs

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 jukeboxes, and 5) numbers of requests to orchestra leaders to play a particular song. 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.

List of number-ones

Your Hit Parade No. Date(s) Song Artist(s) Record label Ref 001 April 20, 1935 "Soon" Bing Crosby with Georgie Stoll and His Orchestra Decca 002 April 27, 1935 "Lovely to Look At" Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra Victor 003 May 4, 1935 "Lullaby of Broadway" Dorsey Brothers' Orchestra May 11, 1935 004 May 18, 1935 "What's the Reason (I'm Not Pleasin' You)" Guy Lombardo Decca May 25, 1935 005 June 1, 1935 "Life Is a Song" Ruth Etting Columbia June 8, 1935 006 June 15, 1935 "In a Little Gypsy Tea Room" Bob Crosby Decca 007 June 22, 1935 "Chasing Shadows" The Dorsey Brothers June 29, 1935 July 6, 1935 re July 13, 1935 "In a Little Gypsy Tea Room" Bob Crosby re July 20, 1935 "Chasing Shadows" The Dorsey Brothers 008 July 27, 1935 "In the Middle of a Kiss" Hal Kemp Brunswick re August 3, 1935 "Chasing Shadows" The Dorsey Brothers Decca 009 August 10, 1935 "Paris in the Spring" Ray Noble and Al Bowlly Victor 010 August 17, 1935 "And Then Some" Ozzie Nelson Brunswick 011 August 24, 1935 "East of the Sun (and West of the Moon)" Tom Coakley Victor 012 August 31, 1935 "You're All I Need" Eddy Duchin re September 7, 1935 "East of the Sun (and West of the Moon)" Tom Coakley September 14, 1935 013 September 21, 1935 "I'm in the Mood for Love" Little Jack Little Columbia 014 September 28, 1935 "Cheek to Cheek" Fred Astaire Brunswick October 5, 1935 October 12, 1935 October 19, 1935 October 26, 1935 015 November 2, 1935 "You Are My Lucky Star" Eddy Duchin Victor November 9, 1935 November 16, 1935 016 November 23, 1935 "Red Sails in the Sunset" Guy Lombardo Decca November 30, 1935 December 7, 1935 December 14, 1935 017 December 21, 1935 "On Treasure Island" Tommy Dorsey Columbia 018 December 28, 1935 "A Little Bit Independent" Fats Waller Victor January 4, 1936 019 January 11, 1936 "The Music Goes Round and Round" Tommy Dorsey Victor January 18, 1936 January 25, 1936 020 February 1, 1936 "Moon Over Miami" Eddy Duchin 021 February 8, 1936 "Alone" Tommy Dorsey February 15, 1936 February 22, 1936 February 29, 1936 022 March 7, 1936 "Lights Out" Eddy Duchin re March 14, 1936 "Alone" Tommy Dorsey re March 21, 1936 "Lights Out" Eddy Duchin 023 March 28, 1936 "Goody Goody" Benny Goodman April 4, 1936 April 11, 1936 April 18, 1936 024 April 25, 1936 "Lost" Guy Lombardo May 2, 1936 May 9, 1936 025 May 16, 1936 "Melody from the Sky" Jan Garber Decca 026 May 23, 1936 "You" Tommy Dorsey Victor re May 30, 1936 "Lost" Guy Lombardo Victor 027 June 6, 1936 "Is It True What They Say About Dixie?" Jimmy Dorsey Decca June 13, 1936 June 20, 1936 June 27, 1936 028 July 4, 1936 "The Glory of Love" Benny Goodman Victor re July 11, 1936 "Is It True What They Say About Dixie?" Jimmy Dorsey Decca 029 July 18, 1936 "Take My Heart" Eddy Duchin Victor July 25, 1936 030 August 1, 1936 "These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)" Benny Goodman August 8, 1936 031 August 15, 1936 "When I'm With You" Hal Kemp Brunswick August 22, 1936 032 August 29, 1936 "Did I Remember" Shep Fields Bluebird September 5, 1936 September 12, 1936 September 19, 1936 September 26, 1936 October 3, 1936 033 October 10, 1936 "When Did You Leave Heaven" Guy Lombardo Victor October 17, 1936 034 October 24, 1936 "The Way You Look Tonight" Fred Astaire Brunswick October 31, 1936 November 7, 1936 November 14, 1936 November 21, 1936 November 28, 1936 035 December 5, 1936 "I'll Sing You a Thousand Love Songs" Eddy Duchin Victor 036 December 12, 1936 "In the Chapel in the Moonlight" Shep Fields Bluebird 037 December 19, 1936 "Pennies from Heaven" Bing Crosby Decca re December 26, 1936 "In the Chapel in the Moonlight" Shep Fields Bluebird January 2, 1937 re January 9, 1937 "Pennies from Heaven" Bing Crosby Decca 038 January 16, 1937 "It's De-Lovely" Eddy Duchin Victor re January 23, 1937 "Pennies from Heaven" Bing Crosby Decca January 30, 1937 039 February 6, 1937 "Goodnight My Love" Benny Goodman Victor February 13, 1937 040 February 20, 1937 "With Plenty of Money and You" Henry Busse Decca re February 27, 1937 "Goodnight My Love" Benny Goodman Victor March 6, 1937 041 March 13, 1937 "When My Dream Boat Comes Home" Guy Lombardo 042 March 20, 1937 "This Year's Kisses" Benny Goodman March 27, 1937 043 April 3, 1937 "Boo-Hoo" Guy Lombardo April 10, 1937 April 17, 1937 April 24, 1937 May 1, 1937 May 8, 1937 044 May 15, 1937 "September in the Rain" 045 May 22, 1937 "Carelessly" Teddy Wilson and Billie Holiday Brunswick May 29, 1937 re June 5, 1937 "September in the Rain" Guy Lombardo Victor June 12, 1937 June 19, 1937 June 26, 1937 046 July 3, 1937 "It Looks Like Rain in Cherry Blossom Lane" July 10, 1937 July 17, 1937 July 24, 1937 July 31, 1937 047 August 7, 1937 "A Sailboat in the Moonlight" re August 14, 1937 "It Looks Like Rain in Cherry Blossom Lane" re August 21, 1937 "A Sailboat in the Moonlight" August 28, 1937 048 September 4, 1937 "Whispers in the Dark" Bob Crosby Decca 049 September 11, 1937 "So Rare" Guy Lombardo Victor re September 18, 1937 "Whispers in the Dark" Bob Crosby Decca September 25, 1937 October 2, 1937 050 October 9, 1937 "That Old Feeling" Shep Fields Bluebird October 16, 1937 October 23, 1937 October 30, 1937 051 November 6, 1937 "Remember Me?" Bing Crosby Decca 052 November 13, 1937 "You Can't Stop Me From Dreaming" Teddy Wilson Brunswick 053 November 20, 1937 "Vieni, Vieni" Rudy Vallee Bluebird 054 November 27, 1937 "Once in a While" Tommy Dorsey Victor December 4, 1937 December 11, 1937 December 18, 1937 December 25, 1937 January 1, 1938 January 8, 1938 055 January 15, 1938 "Rosalie" Sing and Sway with Sammy Kaye Vocalion 056 January 22, 1938 "Bei Mir Bist Du Schön" The Andrews Sisters Decca 057 January 29, 1938 "You're a Sweetheart" Dolly Dawn Vocalion re February 5, 1938 "Rosalie" Sing and Sway with Sammy Kaye re February 12, 1938 "Bei Mir Bist Du Schön" The Andrews Sisters Decca re February 19, 1938 "You're a Sweetheart" Dolly Dawn Vocalion 058 February 26, 1938 "I Double Dare You" Russ Morgan Brunswick 059 March 5, 1938 "Thanks for the Memory" Shep Fields Bluebird March 12, 1938 March 19, 1938 060 March 26, 1938 "Ti-Pi-Tin" Horace Heidt Brunswick April 2, 1938 April 9, 1938 April 16, 1938 April 23, 1938 April 30, 1938 061 May 7, 1938 "Please Be Kind" Red Norvo and Mildred Bailey 062 May 14, 1938 "Love Walked In" Sing and Sway with Sammy Kaye Vocalion May 21, 1938 May 28, 1938 June 4, 1938 063 June 11, 1938 "Cry, Baby, Cry" Larry Clinton and Bea Wain Victor 064 June 18, 1938 "Says My Heart" Red Norvo and Mildred Bailey Brunswick June 25, 1938 July 2, 1938 July 9, 1938 065 July 16, 1938 "Music, Maestro, Please" Tommy Dorsey and Edythe Wright Victor July 23, 1938 066 July 30, 1938 "I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart" Duke Ellington Brunswick re August 6, 1938 "Music, Maestro, Please" Tommy Dorsey and Edythe Wright Victor August 13, 1938 067 August 20, 1938 "A-Tisket, A-Tasket" Chick Webb and Ella Fitzgerald Decca August 27, 1938 September 3, 1938 September 10, 1938 September 17, 1938 September 24, 1938 068 October 1, 1938 "I've Got a Pocketful of Dreams" Bing Crosby October 8, 1938 069 October 15, 1938 "Change Partners" Fred Astaire Brunswick re October 22, 1938 "I've Got a Pocketful of Dreams" Bing Crosby Decca October 29, 1938 re November 5, 1938 "Change Partners" Fred Astaire Brunswick 070 November 12, 1938 "My Reverie" Larry Clinton and Bea Wain Victor November 19, 1938 November 26, 1938 December 3, 1938 December 10, 1938 December 17, 1938 December 24, 1938 071 December 31, 1938 "You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby" Bing Crosby Decca re January 7, 1939 "My Reverie" Larry Clinton and Bea Wain Victor re January 14, 1939 "You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby" Bing Crosby Decca 072 January 21, 1939 "Jeepers Creepers" Al Donahue Vocalion re January 28, 1939 "You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby" Bing Crosby Decca re February 4, 1939 "Jeepers Creepers" Al Donahue Vocalion February 11, 1939 February 18, 1939 February 25, 1939 073 March 4, 1939 "Deep Purple" Larry Clinton and Bea Wain Victor March 11, 1939 March 18, 1939 March 25, 1939 April 1, 1939 April 8, 1939 April 15, 1939 074 April 22, 1939 "Heaven Can Wait" Glen Gray Decca April 29, 1939 075 May 6, 1939 "Our Love" Tommy Dorsey Victor May 13, 1939 076 May 20, 1939 "And the Angels Sing" Benny Goodman and Martha Tilton May 27, 1939 June 3, 1939 June 10, 1939077 June 17, 1939 "Wishing (Will Make It So)" Glenn Miller Bluebird June 24, 1939 July 1, 1939 July 8, 1939078 July 15, 1939 "Stairway to the Stars" July 22, 1939 July 29, 1939 August 5, 1939 079 August 12, 1939 "Moon Love" August 19, 1939 August 26, 1939 September 2, 1939 080 September 9, 1939 "Over the Rainbow" September 16, 1939 September 23, 1939 September 30, 1939 October 7, 1939 October 14, 1939 081 October 21, 1939 "Day In, Day Out" Bob Crosby Decca re October 28, 1939 "Over the Rainbow" Glenn Miller Bluebird 082 November 4, 1939 "Blue Orchids" 083 November 11, 1939 "South of the Border (Down Mexico Way)" Shep Fields November 18, 1939 November 25, 1939 084 December 2, 1939 "Scatter-Brain" Frankie Masters Vocalion re December 9, 1939 "South of the Border (Down Mexico Way)" Shep Fields Bluebird re December 16, 1939 "Scatter-Brain" Frankie Masters Vocalion re December 23, 1939 "South of the Border (Down Mexico Way)" Shep Fields Bluebird re December 30, 1939 "Scatter-Brain" Frankie Masters Vocalion January 6, 1940 January 13, 1940 January 20, 1940 085 January 27, 1940 "All the Things You Are" Tommy Dorsey Victor 086 February 3, 1940 "Careless" Glenn Miller Bluebird re February 10, 1940 "All the Things You Are" Tommy Dorsey Victor re February 17, 1940 "Careless" Glenn Miller Bluebird 087 February 24, 1940 "Indian Summer" Tommy Dorsey Victor re March 2, 1940 "Careless" Glenn Miller Bluebird March 9, 1940 088 March 16, 1940 "Darn That Dream" Benny Goodman Columbia re March 23, 1940 "Careless" Glenn Miller Bluebird 089 March 30, 1940 "When You Wish Upon a Star" April 6, 1940 April 13, 1940 April 20, 1940 April 27, 1940 090 May 4, 1940 "The Woodpecker Song" May 11, 1940 May 18, 1940 May 25, 1940 June 1, 1940 June 8, 1940 June 15, 1940 091 June 22, 1940 "Imagination" 092 June 29, 1940 "Make Believe Island" Mitchell Ayres re July 6, 1940 "Imagination" Glenn Miller July 13, 1940 093 July 20, 1940 "Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread)"

Statistical trivia By artist The following artists achieved three 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 CrosbyLarry Clinton3Bob Crosby

† Includes two number-one hits co-leading the Dorsey Brothers

Artists by total number of weeks at number one The following artists were featured at the top of the chart for the highest total number of weeks during 1935–1940.