Song artist 50 - Benny Goodman

This page lists the song chart entries of Benny Goodman. The songs are listed with the most widely successful first.

Many of the hits credited to Benny Goodman were actually sung by Martha Tilton, Peggy Lee, Helen Forrest, Mildred Bailey, Dick Haymes, Helen Ward, Ella Fitzgerald, Art Lund, Louise Tobin, Eve Young, Lillian Lane, Johnny Mercer, Margaret McCrae, Liza Morrow, Dottie Reid, Jane Harvey, Jack Teagarden, Jimmy Rushing, Betty Van, Lionel Hampton, The Sportsmen, Ray Hendricks, Billie Holiday, Anna Graham, and even Benny Goodman. Also some hits credited on this site to those artists were sung with Benny Goodman's Orchestra.

Before 1958 the informal Billboard charts often listed songs without crediting artists (because the focus was sheet music sales rather than records) or they list band leaders without vocalists or vocalists without band leaders. In order to be consistent some of the songs have been assigned to band leaders or artists (based on entries in the Billboard and other charts). There is no way to be both consistent and to reflect the artists credited on the record labels, where a choice has had to be made we have attempted to opt for consistency. If you find a listing that could be made clearer by changing the associated artist please tell us about it.

#	Artist	Song Title	Year	Chart Entries
1	Benny Goodman	Sing, Sing, Sing (With A Swing)	1937	Grammy Hall of Fame in 1982 (1937), ASCAP song of 1936, US invalid BB 3 of 1938, Peel list 3 of 1937, POP 3 of 1938, nuTsie 4 of 1930s, US Billboard 7 - 1938 (6 weeks), Music Imprint 16 of 1930s, Brazil 54 of 1939, RIAA 205, Acclaimed 526 (1937), WXPN 766
2	Benny Goodman	Jersey Bounce	1942	US Billboard 1 - 1942 (21 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Apr 1942 (20 weeks), DZE 6 of 1942, US invalid BB 11 of 1942, POP 11 of 1942, DDD 13 of 1942, Your Hit Parade 15 of 1942, Brazil 37 of 1942, Europe 79 of the 1940s (1942), nuTsie 95 of 1940s, RYM 86 of 1942
3	Benny Goodman	Taking A Chance On Love	1943	US Billboard 1 - 1943 (14 weeks), US 1940s 1 - May 1943 (11 weeks), US 1 for 3 weeks - Jun 1943, DZE 9 of 1943, Your Hit Parade 24 of 1943, Europe 40 of the 1930s (1937), Brazil 44 of 1943
4	Benny Goodman	Goody Goody	1936	US Billboard 1 - 1936 (13 weeks), Your Hit Parade 5 of 1936, US invalid BB 6 of 1936, POP 6 of 1936, Australian Nostalgia 26 of 1930-1939, Brazil 32 of 1936, nuTsie 71 of 1930s, Song of 1936
5	Benny Goodman	Glory of Love	1936	US Billboard 1 - 1936 (15 weeks), Your Hit Parade 3 of 1936, US invalid BB 10 of 1936, POP 10 of 1936, Australian Nostalgia 27 of 1930-1939, Brazil 67 of 1936, nuTsie 96 of 1930s
6	Benny Goodman	Don't Be That Way	1938	US Billboard 1 - 1938 (13 weeks), US invalid BB 14 of 1938, POP 14 of 1938, Your Hit Parade 21 of 1938, nuTsie 22 of 1930s, Australian Nostalgia 36 of 1930-1939, Europe 65 of the 1930s (1938)
7	Benny Goodman	Moon Glow (1934)	1934	US Billboard 1 - 1934 (15 weeks), US invalid BB 4 of 1934, POP 4 of 1934, Europe 15 of the 1930s (1934), RYM 8 of 1934
8	Benny Goodman	These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)	1936	US Billboard 1 - 1936 (13 weeks), US invalid BB 5 of 1936, POP 5 of 1936, Europe 90 of the 1930s (1936)
9	Benny Goodman	King Porter Stomp	1935	Grammy Hall of Fame in 2008 (1935), US Billboard 10 - 1935 (4 weeks), Scrobulate 49 of swing, nuTsie 68 of 1930s, RYM 71 of 1935, Song of 1935
10	Benny Goodman	There'll Be Some Changes Made	1941	US Billboard 1 - 1941 (11 weeks), US 1940s 6 - Apr 1941 (3 weeks), Your Hit Parade 20 of 1941, US invalid BB 20 of 1941, POP 25 of 1941
11	Benny Goodman	Why Don't You Do Right	1942	US Billboard 4 - 1943 (19 weeks), US 1940s 5 - Dec 1942 (22 weeks), DDD 5 of 1942, Your Hit Parade 21 of 1943, Brazil 86 of 1943, RYM 37 of 1942
12	Benny Goodman	Moon Glow	1936	Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998 (1936), US Billboard 8 - 1936 (3 weeks), nuTsie 73 of 1930s, RYM 30 of 1937, Song of 1936
13	Benny Goodman	Symphony	1945	US Billboard 2 - Dec 1945 (14 weeks), US 1940s 5 - Jan 1946 (10 weeks), DDD 40 of 1945, Europe 88 of the 1940s (1946)
14	Benny Goodman	Gotta Be This Or That	1945	US Billboard 2 - Jun 1945 (17 weeks), US 1940s 4 - Jul 1945 (16 weeks), Your Hit Parade 13 of 1945, DDD 42 of 1945, RYM 35 of 1945
15	Benny Goodman	Idaho	1942	US Billboard 4 - 1942 (7 weeks), US 1940s 4 - Aug 1942 (3 weeks), DDD 45 of 1942, Brazil 97 of 1943
16	Benny Goodman	Stompin' at the Savoy	1936	US Billboard 4 - 1937 (5 weeks), nuTsie 46 of 1930s, Scrobulate 50 of swing, RYM 5 of 1936
17	Benny Goodman	Solo Flight	1941	DDD 15 of 1941, US Billboard 20 - Jan 1944 (1 week), Acclaimed 1938 (1941), RYM 65 of 1942, Guardian Jazz 16, one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 500
18	Benny Goodman	On a Slow Boat to China	1948	US Billboard 7 - Nov 1948 (12 weeks), US 1940s 10 - Nov 1948 (9 weeks), Brazil 88 of 1949
19	Benny Goodman	I Didn't Know What Time It Was	1939	UK 40s Sheet Music 2 - May 1941 (1 week), US Billboard 6 - 1939 (13 weeks)
20	Benny Goodman	A Gal in Calico	1947	US Billboard 6 - Jan 1947 (6 weeks), DDD 71 of 1946, Brazil 79 of 1947
21	Benny Goodman	Take Me	1942	US Billboard 10 - 1942 (1 week), US 1940s 10 - Aug 1942 (1 week), DDD 42 of 1942
22	Benny Goodman	Blue Moon	1935	US Billboard 2 - 1935 (8 weeks), nuTsie 54 of 1930s
23	Benny Goodman	It's Been So Long	1936	US Billboard 1 - 1936 (13 weeks)
24	Benny Goodman	You Turned the Tables on Me	1936	US Billboard 1 - 1936 (10 weeks)
25	Benny Goodman	Seven Come Eleven	1940	Grammy Hall of Fame in 2008 (1940)
26	Benny Goodman	Stardust	1936	US Billboard 2 - 1936 (10 weeks), RYM 88 of 1955
27	Benny Goodman	Every Time We Say Goodbye	1945	US Billboard 12 - Mar 1945 (3 weeks), DDD 57 of 1945, RYM 15 of 1945
28	Benny Goodman	Mission to Moscow	1943	US Billboard 12 - 1943 (1 week), DDD 84 of 1943, RYM 12 of 1942
29	Benny Goodman	Topsy	1937	US Billboard 14 - 1938 (1 week), Jazz Standard 385
30	Benny Goodman	Lullaby in Rhythm	1938	US Billboard 14 - 1938 (4 weeks), Jazz Standard 586
31	Benny Goodman	You Can't Pull The Wool Over My Eyes	1936	US Billboard 2 - 1936 (12 weeks)
32	Benny Goodman	Swingtime in the Rockies	1936	US Billboard 2 - 1936 (5 weeks)
33	Benny Goodman	Don't Be a Baby, Baby	1946	US Billboard 11 - May 1946 (1 week), DDD 89 of 1946
34	Benny Goodman	Body & Soul	1935	US Billboard 5 - 1935 (8 weeks), RYM 12 of 1936
35	Benny Goodman	Flying Home	1942	Your Hit Parade 21 of 1942, RYM 29 of 1942, Song of 1938
36	Benny Goodman	Air Mail Special	1941	US Billboard 24 - 1941 (1 week), RYM 31 of 1941, Song of 1941
37	Benny Goodman	One O'Clock Jump	1938	US Billboard 8 - 1938 (5 weeks), Song of 1938
38	Benny Goodman	The Japanese Sandman	1935	US Billboard 10 - 1935 (3 weeks), RYM 66 of 1935
39	Benny Goodman	You're a Heavenly Thing	1935	US Billboard 12 - 1935 (4 weeks), RYM 65 of 1935
40	Benny Goodman	Sometimes I'm Happy	1935	US Billboard 12 - 1935 (4 weeks), RYM 71 of 1935
41	Benny Goodman	After You've Gone	1935	US Billboard 20 - 1935 (1 week), RYM 12 of 1936
42	Benny Goodman	Love Me Or Leave Me	1936	US Billboard 4 - 1936 (7 weeks)
43	Benny Goodman	Goodbye	1936	US Billboard 20 - 1936 (1 week), Song of 1940
44	Benny Goodman	My Guy's Come Back	1945	UK 40s Sheet Music 4 - Mar 1945 (7 weeks)
45	Benny Goodman	Smoke Dreams	1937	US Billboard 4 - 1937 (5 weeks)
46	Benny Goodman	Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen	1938	US Billboard 4 - 1938 (4 weeks)
47	Benny Goodman	Bugle Call Rag	1934	US Billboard 5 - 1934 (4 weeks)
48	Benny Goodman	No Other One	1935	US Billboard 5 - 1935 (5 weeks)
49	Benny Goodman	Take My Word	1934	US Billboard 5 - 1934 (6 weeks)
50	Benny Goodman	I Hear A Rhapsody	1941	UK 40s Sheet Music 5 - Jul 1941 (3 weeks)
51	Benny Goodman	A String of Pearls	1942	US Billboard 15 - 1942 (2 weeks), RYM 86 of 1942
52	Benny Goodman	I Was Lucky	1935	US Billboard 6 - 1935 (8 weeks)
53	Benny Goodman	As Long as I Live	1941	US Billboard 24 - 1941 (1 week), RYM 69 of 1942
54	Benny Goodman	Wang Wang Blues	1942	US Billboard 28 - Aug 1951 (1 week), RYM 69 of 1942
55	Benny Goodman	Eeny Meeny Miny Moe	1935	US Billboard 7 - Dec 1935 (8 weeks)
56	Benny Goodman	The Flat Foot Floogie	1938	US Billboard 7 - 1938 (5 weeks)
57	Benny Goodman	As Close As the Pages in a Book	1945	DDD 73 of 1945, RYM 55 of 1945
58	Benny Goodman	What's New?	1939	US Billboard 7 - 1939 (6 weeks)
59	Benny Goodman	Blue Orchid	1939	US Billboard 7 - 1939 (6 weeks)
60	Benny Goodman	I'm a Hundred Percent for You	1935	US Billboard 8 - 1935 (5 weeks)
61	Benny Goodman	Blue Skies	1946	DDD 79 of 1946, RYM 7 of 1946
62	Benny Goodman	Peckin'	1937	US Billboard 8 - 1937 (3 weeks)
63	Benny Goodman	Night Wind	1935	US Billboard 9 - 1935 (6 weeks)
64	Benny Goodman	Ballad in Blue	1935	US Billboard 9 - 1935 (4 weeks)
65	Benny Goodman	Music Hall Rag	1935	US Billboard 9 - 1935 (10 weeks)
66	Benny Goodman	Organ Grinder's Swing	1936	US Billboard 9 - 1936 (5 weeks)
67	Benny Goodman	China Boy	1936	US Billboard 9 - 1936 (3 weeks)
68	Benny Goodman	Here's Love in Your Eyes	1936	US Billboard 9 - 1936 (7 weeks)
69	Benny Goodman	Christopher Columbus	1936	US Billboard 9 - 1936 (4 weeks)
70	Benny Goodman	The Dixieland Band	1935	US Billboard 10 - 1935 (9 weeks)
71	Benny Goodman	Scatter-Brain	1939	US Billboard 9 - 1939 (8 weeks)
72	Benny Goodman	Bumble Bee Stomp	1938	US Billboard 10 - 1938 (5 weeks)
73	Benny Goodman	Rose of Washington Square	1939	US Billboard 10 - 1939 (3 weeks)
74	Benny Goodman	Exactly Like You	1936	US Billboard 12 - 1936 (2 weeks)
75	Benny Goodman	In a Sentimental Mood	1936	US Billboard 13 - 1936 (4 weeks)
76	Benny Goodman	Basin Street Blues	1934	US Billboard 14 - 1934 (3 weeks)
77	Benny Goodman	I Know That You Know	1936	US Billboard 14 - 1936 (2 weeks)
78	Benny Goodman	Gee, but You're Swell	1937	US Billboard 14 - 1937 (3 weeks)
79	Benny Goodman	Throwin' Stones at the Sun	1935	US Billboard 16 - 1935 (2 weeks)
80	Benny Goodman	My Honey's Lovin' Arms	1939	US Billboard 14 - 1939 (1 week)
81	Benny Goodman	When A Lady Meets A Gentleman Down South	1936	US Billboard 17 - 1936 (1 week)
82	Benny Goodman	I Want to Be Happy	1937	US Billboard 17 - 1937 (1 week)
83	Benny Goodman	Jingle Bells	1935	US Billboard 18 - 1935 (1 week)
84	Benny Goodman	Sing a Happy Song	1935	US Billboard 19 - 1935 (1 week)
85	Benny Goodman	He's Not Worth Your Tears	1931	US Billboard 20 - 1931 (1 week)
86	Benny Goodman	St Louis Blues	1936	US Billboard 20 - 1936 (1 week)
87	Benny Goodman	The Man I Love	1937	US Billboard 20 - 1937 (1 week)
88	Benny Goodman	Intermezzo (A Love Story)	1941	US Billboard 10 - 1941 (2 weeks)
89	Benny Goodman	It's Only a Paper Moon	1945	US 1940s 10 - Sep 1945 (1 week)
90	Benny Goodman	The Hour of Parting	1940	US Billboard 19 - 1940 (1 week)
91	Benny Goodman	Gone with What Wind?	1940	US Billboard 20 - 1940 (1 week)
92	Benny Goodman	Give Me the Good Old Days	1948	US Billboard 24 - Apr 1948 (1 week)
93	Benny Goodman	Beyond The Sea (La Mer)	1948	US Billboard 26 - Mar 1948 (1 week)
94	Benny Goodman	Somebody Else is Taking My Place	1948	US Billboard 30 - Jun 1948 (1 week)
95	Benny Goodman	Soft Winds	1940	US Billboard 30 - 1940 (1 week)
96	Benny Goodman	Blues in the Night	1942	US Billboard 20 - 1942 (1 week)
97	Benny Goodman	I Don't Know Enough About You	1946	DDD 56 of 1946
98	Benny Goodman	Oh Babe	1950	US Billboard 25 - Dec 1950 (3 weeks)
99	Benny Goodman	I'll Never Say 'Never Again' Again	1953	US Billboard 30 - Jun 1953 (1 week)
100	Benny Goodman	Breaking in a Pair of Shoes	1936	RYM 5 of 1936
101	Benny Goodman	Tiger Rag	1936	RYM 13 of 1936
102	Benny Goodman	Dear Old Southland	1935	RYM 28 of 1935
103	Benny Goodman	Help Yourself to Happiness	1931	RYM 62 of 1931
104	Benny Goodman	Not That I Care	1931	RYM 62 of 1931
105	Benny Goodman	Hooray for Love	1935	RYM 64 of 1935
106	Benny Goodman	I'm Living In a Great Big Way	1935	RYM 64 of 1935
107	Benny Goodman	Restless	1935	RYM 65 of 1935
108	Benny Goodman	Always	1935	RYM 66 of 1935
109	Benny Goodman	Runnin' Wild	1937	RYM 30 of 1937
110	Benny Goodman	Sugar Foot Stomp	1937	Song of 1937
111	Benny Goodman	Madhouse	1939	RYM 54 of 1939
112	Benny Goodman	Get Happy	1939	RYM 54 of 1939
113	Benny Goodman	Can't We Be Friends	1939	RYM 91 of 1939
114	Benny Goodman	Sing Me a Swing Song	1939	RYM 91 of 1939
115	Benny Goodman	Lonely Moments	1947	RYM 42 of 1947
116	Benny Goodman	Whistle Blues	1947	RYM 42 of 1947
117	Benny Goodman	Dizzy Fingers	1947	RYM 86 of 1947
118	Benny Goodman	Tattletale	1947	RYM 86 of 1947
119	Benny Goodman	Mahzel	1947	RYM 87 of 1947
120	Benny Goodman	I Wanna Be Loved	1947	RYM 87 of 1947
121	Benny Goodman	Tuesday at Ten	1941	RYM 31 of 1941
122	Benny Goodman	It Takes Time	1947	RYM 105 of 1947
123	Benny Goodman	Moon-Faced & Starry-Eyed	1947	RYM 105 of 1947
124	Benny Goodman	It's Always You	1942	RYM 12 of 1942
125	Benny Goodman	Take It	1941	RYM 42 of 1941
126	Benny Goodman	Yours	1941	RYM 42 of 1941
127	Benny Goodman	I've Found a New Baby	1942	RYM 29 of 1942
128	Benny Goodman	Full Moon	1942	RYM 36 of 1942
129	Benny Goodman	I Threw a Kiss in the Ocean	1942	RYM 36 of 1942
130	Benny Goodman	Six Flats Unfurnished	1942	RYM 37 of 1942
131	Benny Goodman	The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise	1942	RYM 65 of 1942
132	Benny Goodman	Grand Slam	1942	RYM 68 of 1942
133	Benny Goodman	Poor Butterfly	1942	RYM 68 of 1942
134	Benny Goodman	On the Sunny Side of the Street	1942	RYM 88 of 1942
135	Benny Goodman	All I Need Is You	1942	RYM 88 of 1942
136	Benny Goodman	Not Mine	1942	RYM 111 of 1942
137	Benny Goodman	If You Would Build a Mouse Trap	1942	RYM 111 of 1942
138	Benny Goodman	At the Darktown Strutter's Ball	1943	RYM 14 of 1943
139	Benny Goodman	Only Another Boy & Girl	1945	RYM 15 of 1945
140	Benny Goodman	My Twilight Dream	1943	RYM 37 of 1943
141	Benny Goodman	Let's Dance	1943	RYM 37 of 1943
142	Benny Goodman	You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me	1945	RYM 55 of 1945
143	Benny Goodman	Slipped Disc	1945	RYM 56 of 1945
144	Benny Goodman	Oomph Fah Fah	1945	RYM 56 of 1945
145	Benny Goodman	Every Time I Fall in Love	1945	RYM 81 of 1945
146	Benny Goodman	Sweetheart of All My Dreams	1945	RYM 81 of 1945
147	Benny Goodman	Love Doesn't Grow On Trees	1946	RYM 77 of 1946
148	Benny Goodman	Pity the Poor Lobster	1946	RYM 77 of 1946
149	Benny Goodman	Caravan	1955	RYM 88 of 1955
150	Benny Goodman	Stealin' Apples	unknown	Scrobulate 12 of swing
151	Benny Goodman	And the Angels Sing	unknown	Australian Nostalgia 34 of 1930-1939

In addition to the above listed songs Benny Goodman also contributed to the following entries:

#	Artist	Song Title	Year	Chart Entries
1	Teddy Wilson & Benny Goodman	Where Or When	1937	Jazz Standard 208, Song of 1937
2	Martha Tilton & Benny Goodman	Loch Lomond	1937	US Billboard 12 - Dec 1937 (4 weeks)
3	Benny Goodman & Rosemary Clooney	Memories Of You	1956	US Billboard 52 - Jan 1956 (8 weeks)
4	Ella Fitzgerald & Benny Goodman	Oh Yes, Take Another Guess	1936	Song of 1936

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Previous Comments (newest first)

28 Aug 2018

#56 - Every Time We Say Goodbye

This also made the Billboard Charts - #12 - 3 weeks. Per Joel Whitburn Title is shown as 'Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye'. Vocalist is Peggy Mann.

That was listed as a Peggy Mann song, however since it is the only Peggy Mann song we've changed it to Benny Goodman, thanks

31 Oct 2015

#127-You Brought A New Kind Of Love To Me

The title of this song should read "You Brought A New Kind Of Love To Me (not "You Bought").

Data fixed, thanks

16 Oct 2015

Moon Glow #7 & #10

Thanks for separating these (2) Benny Goodman recordings. Still one more thing. On #7, the Chart Entry of Pop 4 of 1934 needs to be removed from here (the 1936 version) and transferred to #10 (the 1934 version)

Thanks.

Data fixed, thanks

2 Jul 2015

(2) Double Listings

#19 (Idaho) should be combined with Dick Haymes (currently #24 on his page). #80 (Take Me) should be combined with Dick Haymes (currently #28 on his page). Haymes was lead singer on these Goodman recordings.

Data fixed, thanks

20 May 2015

#22 - I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart

This recording should be combined with the Martha Tilton song of the same name(currently #2 on her Song Artist page). Per Joel Whitburn she was the lead singer on this Benny Goodman recording.

Data fixed, thanks

15 May 2015

#114 - I Don't Know Enough About You

I wonder if this chart entry should be transferred to Peggy Lee version (currently #10 on her page). Her version was a much bigger hit than this Benny Goodman version.

She left Benny Goodman's Band in 1943, so by 1946 it is likely that it should be properly credited. However she did write the song (and play with Benny Goodman occasionally for 1943-1948). So we suspect your attribution is correct, we've changed the data, thanks

6 May 2015

#92 - Perfidia

You have this listed as Tonight (Perfidia). It should actually be Perfidia (Tonight). This would add it to Song Title #867. Per Joel Whitburn this also made the US Billboard charts (#11 - 1 week).

Data fixed, thanks

15 Aug 2014

Benny Goodman

There are (2) different recordings of Moonglow (#1 in 1934). This one and a 1936recording by Benny Goodman Quartet. The 1936 version was awarded the Grammy Hall of Fame, not this one.

Thanks for clarifying that, but we're not sure how to make that clear in the data (other than including this message on all the pages where this is mentioned)

26 Jul 2013

Let's Dance

My Dad has asked me to find a Benny Goodman CD with the song 'Let's Dance'. I would like to find this in time for my Dad's 95th birthday. +Is there more than one album with this piece? +Any help would be appreciated. + Thanks, Marnie

We list the hits of Benny Goodman but don't sell CDs or music files.

23 Mar 2013

"Let's Do It" not listed?

While I was visiting your site, I've noticed that "Let's Do It" is not listed.It was a huge hit for Benny Goodman in late 1941 and it was the first charted hit featuring his new vocalist Peggy Lee. It was also Goodman's first OKEH record, (the flip side was an instrumental titled, "The Earl"). But there's something unusual about Let's Do It. There were two completely different versions from two different recording dates issued, and they were both issued at the same time with the same catalog number on 78rpm, creating some confusion. Both versions were later reissued by Columbia on a Goodman/Peggy Lee CD in 1993. So we can now assume that both versions were hits? +

Our sources don't have a song called "Let's Do It" as a hit for either Goodman or Lee (or for anyone else in the 1940s)

The Billboard listing has Bing Crosby's "Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love)" in 1929 and The Staple Singers' "Let's Do It Again" in 1975. Nothing with that text in between them

5 Sep 2011

19 & 67 Somebody Else is Taking My Place

These two entries are the same recording - Benny Goodman with Peggy Lee doing the vocal. It charted at # 1 in 1942 then was reissued in 1948 and charted at # 30.

For a confirmation of these two listings being the same recording see The Big Band Discography 1917-1942 by Brian Rust. He only lists recordings made up until the Musician's Union strike in 1942, but lists all known reissues of each recording as of the date of his research. Pop Memories 1890-1954 by Joel Whitburn also states that the Columbia is a re-issue of the Okeh recording.

You are clearly correct. We would normally list this under Peggy Lee, however the reissue in 1948 makes it more complex, we'd like to note the reissue in some way (rather than adding its weeks on to the 1942 release).

So we think the best course is to change the 1942 entries to Peggy Lee and the 1948 ones to Benny Goodman and make sure this note is posted on both artist's pages so interested users can see what we've done.

An interesting case, thanks for bringing it to our attention.

5 Jul 2011

Probable Duplicate

#19 and #67 Are probably the same song. Peggy Lee sang vocal on Benny Goodman's 1942 "Somebody Else is Taking My Place" if my memory serves me.

In the Bullfrog list there are two separate songs (with Prefx numbers of 1948_211 and 1942_033) one has a label of "Okeh 6497" the other has "Columbia 38198". We suspect that your suggestion that Peggy Lee sang vocals on both is correct (the 1948 release explicitly mentions her but, in the Bullfrog list the 1942 version only has "Benny Goodman & His Orchestra" listed).

As you know the informal Billboard charts before 1958 often listed songs without crediting artists (because the focus was Sheet music sales rather than records) or they list band leaders without vocalists or vocalists without band leaders. This has led to a number of confusing situations where the same song is credited to different combinations in different charts. Unfortunately every way to fix this challenge causes some other issues, we try and keep as close to the true history as possible while being as consistent as we can be in our approach. We've added a note to Benny Goodman's and Peggy Lee's page to mention this, however after reviewing the original Bullfrog list we decided that the best option is to leave the data as it is.

Despite the fact that on this occasion we're not going to make the alteration you suggest we would like to thank you for your input. It is the vigilance of users like you that helps improve the quality of data on this site.