Top Artists of 1936 - Greatest Hits and Chart Singles

US & UK hit charts

1935 <-

1936

-> 1937

	Artist	Points	Songs
1.	Fats Waller	3488	1936 • All My Life • 365 pts 1936 • Black Raspberry Jam • 188 pts 1936 • Bye Bye Baby • 251 pts 1936 • Cross Patch • 189 pts 1936 • Dinah • 188 pts 1936 • I've Got My Fingers Crossed • 135 pts 1936 • It's a Sin to Tell a Lie • 367 pts 1936 • Let's Sing Again • 250 pts 1936 • S'posin' • 227 pts 1936 • Sing an Old Fashioned Song • 122 pts 1936 • The Curse of an Aching Heart • 250 pts 1936 • Until the Real Thing Comes Along • 266 pts 1936 • Us on a Bus • 208 pts 1936 • West Wind • 135 pts 1936 • You're Not the Kind • 189 pts 12/1936 • T'aint Good (Like a Nickel Made of Wood) • 159 pts
2.	Hal Kemp and His Orchestra	2980	1936 • A Star Fell Out of Heaven • 267 pts 1936 • Dinner for One, Please, James • 122 pts 1936 • Gloomy Sunday • 250 pts 1936 • I Can't Get Started • 115 pts 1936 • I Don't Want to Make History (I Just Want to Make Love) • 128 pts 1936 • I've Got You Under My Skin • 172 pts 1936 • Lost • 188 pts 1936 • Me and the Moon • 172 pts 1936 • Pennies from Heaven • 172 pts 1936 • The Music Goes Round and Round • 250 pts 1936 • The Touch of Your Lips • 266 pts 1936 • There's a Small Hotel • 366 pts 1936 • When I'm with You • 366 pts 12/1936 • Goodnight, My Love • 146 pts
3.	Jan Garber and His Orchestra	2849	1936 • A Beautiful Lady in Blue • 366 pts 1936 • A Melody from the Sky • 366 pts 1936 • A Rendezvous with a Dream • 188 pts 1936 • I Feel Like a Feather in the Breeze • 267 pts 1936 • I'm Putting all My Eggs in One Basket • 115 pts 1936 • I'm Shooting High • 267 pts 1936 • Lost • 208 pts 1936 • Misty Islands of the Highlands • 146 pts 1936 • Moon Over Miami • 227 pts 1936 • Small Town Girl • 122 pts 1936 • Until the Real Thing Comes Along • 146 pts 1936 • Will I Ever Know? • 146 pts
4.	Fred Astaire	2649	1936 • A Fine Romance • 367 pts 1936 • I'd Rather Lead a Band • 128 pts 1936 • I'm Building Up to an Awful Let-Down • 250 pts 1936 • I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket • 365 pts 1936 • Let Yourself Go • 316 pts 1936 • Let's Face the Music and Dance • 228 pts 1936 • Never Gonna Dance • 227 pts 1936 • Pick Yourself Up • 188 pts 1936 • Way You Look Tonight • 368 pts 1936 • We Saw the Sea • 112 pts
5.	Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra	2579	1936 • (If I Had) Rhythm in My Nursery Rhymes • 146 pts 1936 • A Little Rendezvous in Honolulu • 122 pts 1936 • Alone • 368 pts 1936 • Close to Me • 135 pts 1936 • Did I Remember? • 188 pts 1936 • I'm Getting Sentimental Over You • 172 pts 1936 • Lovely Lady • 128 pts 1936 • No Regrets • 250 pts 1936 • On the Beach at Bali Bali • 159 pts 1936 • San Francisco • 146 pts 1936 • Star Dust • 172 pts 1936 • You • 365 pts 1936 • You Started Me Dreaming • 228 pts
6.	Bing Crosby	2576	1936 • Empty Saddles • 172 pts 1936 • I Can't Escape from You • 189 pts 1936 • I'm an Old Cowhand • 316 pts 1936 • Me and the Moon • 159 pts 1936 • Pennies from Heaven • 371 pts 1936 • Robins and Roses • 315 pts 1936 • Song of the Islands • 115 pts 1936 • South Sea Island Magic • 267 pts 1936 • The Touch of Your Lips • 250 pts 12/1936 • Let's Call a Heart a Heart • 146 pts
7.	Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra	2573	1936 • A Melody from the Sky • 208 pts 1936 • Dream Awhile • 112 pts 1936 • I'll Sing You a Thousand Love Songs • 364 pts 1936 • It's Great to Be in Love Again • 112 pts 1936 • Lights Out • 365 pts 1936 • Moon Over Miami • 366 pts 1936 • Take My Heart • 365 pts 11/1936 • It's De-Lovely • 366 pts 12/1936 • Pennies from Heaven • 315 pts
8.	Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians	2241	1936 • A Fine Romance • 122 pts 1936 • Alone at a Table for Two • 122 pts 1936 • I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket • 115 pts 1936 • Lost • 366 pts 1936 • The Broken Record • 266 pts 1936 • The Way You Look Tonight • 267 pts 1936 • When Did You Leave Heaven? • 366 pts 1936 • You Do the Darndest Things, Baby • 135 pts 12/1936 • When My Dream Boat Comes Home • 268 pts 12/1936 • Gone • 122 pts
9.	Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra	1837	1936 • All My Life • 122 pts 1936 • Christopher Columbus • 128 pts 1936 • I Can't Give You Anything but Love • 227 pts 1936 • My Melancholy Baby • 208 pts 1936 • Sing, Baby, Sing • 128 pts 1936 • The Way You Look Tonight • 266 pts 1936 • These Foolish Things • 227 pts 1936 • Who Loves You? • 250 pts
10.	Shep Fields and His Rippling Rhythm	1666	1936 • Did I Remember? • 367 pts 1936 • Easy to Love • 122 pts 1936 • In the Chapel in the Moonlight • 366 pts 1936 • One, Two, Button Your Shoe • 128 pts 11/1936 • It's De-Lovely • 159 pts 12/1936 • There's Something in the Air • 228 pts
11.	Ray Noble and His Orchestra	1270	1936 • A Beautiful Lady in Blue • 122 pts 1936 • Dinner for One, Please, James • 189 pts 1936 • I've Got You Under My Skin • 267 pts 1936 • The Touch of Your Lips • 128 pts 1936 • When I'm with You • 112 pts 12/1936 • Easy to Love • 189 pts
12.	Richard Himber & His Orchestra	985	1936 • Cling to Me • 208 pts 1936 • If I Should Lose You • 112 pts 1936 • In the Chapel in the Moonlight • 188 pts 1936 • Tormented • 146 pts 1936 • You Hit the Spot • 159 pts
13.	Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra	873	1936 • Is It True What They Say About Dixie? • 366 pts 1936 • You • 227 pts
14.	Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra	805	1936 • Wah-Hoo! • 159 pts 1936 • What's the Name of That Song? • 189 pts
15.	Freddy Martin and His Orchestra	784	1936 • Goody Goody • 227 pts 1936 • It's Been So Long • 172 pts 1936 • The Broken Record • 250 pts 1936 • You • 135 pts
16.	Leo Reisman and His Orchestra	719	1936 • Afterglow • 115 pts 1936 • It's De-Lovely • 188 pts 1936 • On the Beach at Bali Bali • 208 pts 1936 • Yours Truly is Truly Yours • 115 pts
17.	Ozzie Nelson and His Orchestra	710	1936 • Cling to Me • 115 pts 1936 • Is It True What They Say About Dixie? • 250 pts 1936 • Stompin' at the Savoy • 128 pts 1936 • T'ain't Good (Like a Nickel Made of Wood) • 122 pts
18.	Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy	681	1936 • Christopher Columbus • 316 pts 1936 • Until the Real Thing Comes Along • 366 pts
19.	Louis Armstrong	669	1936 • I Hope Gabriel Likes My Music • 122 pts 1936 • Lyin' to Myself • 146 pts 1936 • Red Sails in the Sunset • 112 pts
20.	Nat Brandwynne & His Stork Club Orchestra	607	1936 • Take My Heart • 188 pts 1936 • These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You) • 208 pts 1936 • Until Today • 115 pts
21.	Tempo King & His Kings of Tempo	590	1936 • I'll Sing You a Thousand Love Songs • 315 pts 1936 • Organ Grinder's Swing • 146 pts 1936 • To Mary with Love • 129 pts
22.	Wingy Manone	563	1936 • Nickel in the Slot • 115 pts 1936 • Please Believe Me • 228 pts 1936 • You Started Me Dreaming • 115 pts
23.	Billie Holiday	541	1936 • A Fine Romance • 159 pts 1936 • No Regrets • 159 pts 1936 • Summertime • 128 pts
24.	George Hall & His Orchestra	541	1936 • Would You? • 228 pts 12/1936 • The Night is Young and You're So Beautiful • 227 pts
25.	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra	500	1936 • Organ Grinder's Swing • 315 pts
26.	Henry King and His Orchestra	464	1936 • A Fine Romance • 122 pts 1936 • Would You? • 251 pts
27.	The Mills Blue Rhythm Band	451	1936 • Barrelhouse • 135 pts 1936 • Merry-Go-Round • 112 pts 12/1936 • Mr. Ghost Goes to Town • 112 pts
28.	Russ Morgan	441	1936 • Midnight Blue • 128 pts 12/1936 • I'm in a Dancing Mood • 227 pts
29.	Ben Bernie & His Orchestra	409	1936 • A Star Fell Out of Heaven • 115 pts 1936 • When Did You Leave Heaven? • 208 pts
30.	Frank Froeba & His Swing Band	402	1936 • Organ Grinder's Swing • 129 pts 1936 • The Music Goes Round and Round • 188 pts
31.	Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra	367	1936 • Christopher Columbus (A Rhythm Cocktail) • 146 pts 1936 • Until Today • 135 pts
32.	Victor Young & His Orchestra	349	1936 • It's a Sin to Tell a Lie • 228 pts 1936 • Lights Out • 122 pts
33.	Ruby Newman & His Orchestra	345	1936 • Sing, Baby, Sing • 250 pts
34.	Johnny Green & His Orchestra	333	1936 • A Rendezvous with a Dream • 228 pts
35.	Henry Allen & His Orchestra	312	1936 • Midnight Blue • 112 pts
36.	Herbie Kay & His Orchestra	309
37.	Bunny Berigan & His Orchestra	286
38.	Ted Fio Rito & His Orchestra	271	1936 • Let's Face the Music and Dance • 159 pts
39.	Lud Gluskin & His Orchestra	267	1936 • She Shall have Music • 267 pts
40.	Connee Boswell	267	1936 • On the Beach at Bali-Bali • 267 pts
41.	Boswell Sisters	267	1936 • I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter • 267 pts
42.	The Sweet Violet Boys	234	1936 • Sweet Violets • 128 pts
43.	Kay Kyser and His Orchestra	208	1936 • Did You Mean It? • 208 pts
44.	Cab Calloway	207	1936 • Copper Colored Gal • 122 pts
45.	Mildred Bailey	207	12/1936 • More Than You Know • 112 pts
46.	Willie Bryant & His Orchestra	201	1936 • Is it True What They Say About Dixie? • 115 pts
47.	Wayne King and His Orchestra	191
48.	Red Norvo & His Orchestra	191
49.	Mantovani and His Orchestra	188	12/1936 • Serenade in the Night • 188 pts
50.	Bob Crosby and His Orchestra	188	1936 • Goody Goody • 188 pts