Remember how I used to do those Popular Songs of (Year) posts? Well, I never really stopped. I just got distracted for half a year or so. Here is the latest such post. In the coming days and weeks, I'll be covering the years 1931, 1941, 1951, and so forth, all the way till I get to 2011. So, stay tuned, people! And also, enjoy! ~ JH
1) Al Jolson ~ "April Showers" (Yes, the blackface is problematic. But it's a product of the time in which it was created. Sad, but true.)
2) Marion Harris ~ "Look For The Silver Lining"
3) Fanny Brice ~ "My Man"
4) Van & Schenck ~ "Ain't We Got Fun?"
5) Original Dixieland Jazz Band ~ "St. Louis Blues"
6) Paul Biese Trio ft. Frank Crumit ~ "Mimi"
7) Aileen Stanley ~ "My Mammy"
8) Ben Selvin's Knickerbockers ~ "Say It With Music"
9) The Benson Orchestra Of Chicago ~ "Bimini Bay"
10) Billy Murray & Billy Jones ~ "Down By The Ohio"
11) Eddie Cantor ~ "Margie"
12) Ethel Waters ~ "There'll Be Some Changes Made"
13) Frank Crumit ~ "Sweet Lady"
14) Isham Jones Orchestra ~ "Wabash Blues"
15) Mamie Smith ~ "What Have I Done?"
16) Nora Bayes ~ "Make Believe"
17) Patrick Waddington ~ "Night May Have Its Sadness"
18) Prince's Dance Orchestra ~ "Deep In Your Eyes"
19) Richard Crooks ~ "Arise O Sun"
20) Ted Lewis & His Band ~ "Second Hand Rose"
21) Vincent Lopez Orchestra ~ "I'm Just Wild About Harry"
22) Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra ~ "Wang Wang Blues"
23) Marion Harris ~ "I'm A Jazz Vampire"
24) Igor Novello ~ "And Her Mother Came, Too"
25) Jerome Kern ~ "Shimmy With Me"