The Number One Hits of 1936
December 28, 1935 – Janaury 3, 1936
Fats Waller – A Little Bit Independent
January 4, 1936 – February 7, 1936
Tommy Dorsey – The Music Goes Round and Round (5 weeks*)
January 4, 1936 – Janury 31, 1936
Rikey-Farley Orchestra – The Music Goes Round and Round
February 1, 1936 – February 22, 1936
Eddy Duchin – Moon Over Miami (3 weeks*)
February 8, 1936 – March 20, 1936
Tommy Dorsey – Alone
February 29, 1936 – March 13, 1936
Jan Garber – A Beautiful Lady in Blue
March 14, 1936 – April 24, 1936
Benny Goodman – Goody Goody (6 weeks*)
March 21, 1936 – March 27, 1936
Eddy Duchin – Lights Out
April 4, 1936 – April 10, 1936
Fred Astaire – I’m Putting All My Eggs in One Basket
April 11, 1936 – April 24, 1936
Benny Goodman – The Glory of Love
April 25, 1936 – May 8, 1936
Guy Lombardo – Lost
May 9, 1936 – May 22, 1936
Jan Garber – A Melody From The Sky
May 23, 1936 – May 29, 1936
Tommy Dorsey – You
May 30, 1936 – July 10, 1936
Benny Goodman – The Glory of Love (6 weeks*)
June 6, 1936 – July 4, 1936
Jimmy Dorsey – Is It True What They sat About Dixie? (4 weeks*)
June 6, 1936 – June 13, 1936
Fats Waller – All My Life
July 11, 1936 – July 17, 1936
Hal Kemp – There’s a Small Hotel
July 18, 1936 – July 24, 1936
Eddie Duchin – Take My Heart
July 25, 1936 – August 21, 1936
Fats Waller – It’s a Sin To Tell a Lie (4 weeks*)
August 1, 1936 – August 14, 1936
Benny Goodman – These Foolish Things Remind Me of You
August 15, 1936 – August 21, 1936
Hal Kemp – When I’m With You
August 22, 1936 – August 28, 1946
Andy Kirk – Until The Real Thing Comes Along
August 29, 1936 – September 19, 1936
Shep Fields – Did I Remember?
September 5, 1936 – October 9, 1936 (5 weeks*)
Fred Astaire – A Fine Romance
October 3, 1936 – November 13, 1936
Fred Astaire – The Way You Look Tonight (6 weeks*)
October 10, 1936 – October 23, 1936
Guy Lombardo – When Did You Leave Heaven?
November 14, 1936 – November 27, 1936
Benny Goodman – You Turned The Tables on Me
November 28, 1936 – February 5, 1937 (10 weeks*)
Bing Crosby – Pennies From Heaven
December 5, 1936 – December 11, 1936
Eddy Duchin – In The Chapel In The Moonlight
December 12, 1936 – December 26, 1936
Shep Fields – In The Chapel In The Moonlight
-November 28, 1936 – February 5, 1937 (10 weeks*) –
Bing Crosby – Pennies From Heaven
*ties, and sometimes interrupted by competing songs
The biggest Pop Artists of 1936 include:
Louis Armstrong, Fred Astaire, Mildred Bailey, Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra, Bunny Berigan, Boswell Sisters, Cab Calloway, Bing Crosby, Bob Crosby, Jimmy Dorsey, Tommy Dorsey, Eddie Duchin, Duke Ellington, Shep Fields, Ella Fitzgerald, Jan Garber and His Orchestra, Benny Goodman, Glen Gray, George Hall, Richard Himber, Billie Holiday, Hal Kemp, Henry King, Wayne King, Frances Langford, Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians, Jimmie Lunceford, Freddy Martin, Russ Morgan, Ozzie Nelson, Ray Noble, Red Norvo, Leo Reisman, Fats Waller, Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra, Teddy Wilson
Charts based on Billboard music charts.
