The Number One Hits of 1934
December 16, 1933 – January 5, 1934
Eddy Duchin – Did You Ever See a Dream Walking?
January 6, 1934 – January 19, 1934
Ray Noble – The Old Spinning Wheel
January 20, 1934 – February 23, 1934
Paul Whiteman – Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
February 24, 1934 – March 2, 1934
Eddy Duchin – Let’s Fall In Love
March 3, 1934 – March 30, 1934
Ted Fio Rito – My Little Grass Shack in Kealakekua, Hawaii
March 31, 1934 – April 6, 1934
Enric Madriguera – The Carioca
April 7, 1934 – April 13, 1934
Paul Whiteman – Wagon Wheels
April 14, 1934 – May 11, 1934
Bing Crosby – Little Dutch Mill
May 12, 1934 – June 8, 1934
Duke Ellington – Cocktails For Two
June 9, 1934 – July 6, 1934
Ted Fio Rito – I’ll String Along With You
July 7, 1934 – July 13, 1934
Benny Goodman – Moonglow
July 14, 1934 – July 24, 1934 (tie)
Jan Garber – All I Do Id Dream of You
July 14, 1934 – August 17, 1934 (see above)
Ray Noble – The Very Thought of You
August 18, 1934 – September 14, 1934
Bing Crosby – Love In Bloom
September 15, 1934 – October 19, 1934
Freddy Martin – I Saw Stars
October 20, 1934 – October 26, 1934
Grace Moore – One Night of Love
October 27, 1934 – November 9, 1934
Leo Reisman – The Continental (You Kiss While You’re Dancing)
November 10, 1934 – December 7, 1934
Guy Lombardo – Stars Fell on Alabama
December 8, 1934 – December 29, 1934 (3 weeks*)
Jimmie Greer – Stay As Sweet As You Are
December 8, 1934 – January 11, 1935 (7 weeks*)
Bing Crosby – June in January
December 29, 1934 – January 11, 1935 (3 weeks*)
Jimmie Greer – The Object of My Affection
*ties, and sometimes interrupted by competing songs
The biggest Pop Artists of 1934 include:
Louis Armstrong, Fred Astaire, Don Bestor, Boswell Sisters, Cab Calloway, Emil Coleman, Bing Crosby, Dorsey Brothers, Eddie Duchin, Duke Ellington, Ted Fio Rito, Jan Garber and His Orchestra, Benny Goodman, Glen Gray, John Green and His Orchestra, Isham Jones and His Orchestra, Hal Kemp, Henry King, Wayne King, Frances Langford, Little Jack Little, Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians, Freddy Martin, Ethel Merman, The Mills Brothers, Ray Noble, Ben Pollack, Dick Powell, Leo Reisman, Ben Selvin, Rudy Vallee and His Connecticut Yankees, Fats Waller, Ted Weems and His Orchestra, Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra, Victor Young
Charts based on Billboard music charts.
