Editing 1933 in music (section)

==Top Popular Recordings 1933==

There were many talented writers, producers and performers in the music industry during 1933, but record sales were very low, although higher than [[1932 in music|1932]], and work was hard to find. Most of the records released came from [[RCA|Radio Corporation of America (Victor)]] and [[American Record Corporation]] (ARC), through its premium ([[Brunswick Records|Brunswick label]], and its discounted "dime store" labels ([[Perfect Records|Perfect]], [[Vocalion Records|Vocalion]], [[Oriole Records (U.S.)|Oriole]], [[Banner Records|Banner]], [[Melotone Records (US)|Melotone]], [[Romeo Records|Romeo]], and [[Conqueror Records|Conqueror]]), with a trickle from [[Columbia Records|Columbia]] (that would completely disappear by mid-1934). Four of the top five records paired one of the label's top vocalists (Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby and Al Bowlly) with a headline band (Reisman (Victor), Lombardo (Brunswick) and Ray Noble (Victor). Victor also featured Howard Arlen, composer of "Stormy Weather" as vocalist with house band Reisman. This tactic was extremely successful in stimulating sales in the depressed economic conditions.

The top popular records of 1933 listed below were compiled from [[Billboard Hot 100#History|Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890–1954]],<ref name=PopMemories>{{Cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|author-link=Joel Whitburn|title=Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890–1954|publisher=Record Research|year=1986}}</ref> record sales reported on the "[[Discography of American Historical Recordings]]" website, and other sources as specified. Numerical rankings are approximate, there were no Billboard charts in 1933, the numbers are only used for a frame of reference.
{| class="wikitable"
! Rank
! Artist
! Title
! Label
! Recorded
! Released
! Chart positions
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| 1 || [[Leo Reisman|Leo Reisman and His Orchestra]], vocal refrain by [[Fred Astaire]] || "[[Night and Day (song)|Night and Day]]"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Victor matrix BS-73977. Night and day / Fred Astaire; Leo Reisman Orchestra |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800039613/BS-73977-Night_and_day |access-date=2022-09-10 |website=Discography of American Historical Recordings}}</ref> || Victor 24193 || {{Start date|1932|11|22}} || {{Start date|1933|1|13}} || US Billboard 1933 #1, US #1 for 10 weeks, 18 total weeks, Grammy Hall of Fame 2004, [[List of 1930s jazz standards#1932|Jazz Standards 1932]],<ref name="one">{{Cite web |title=Victor 24193 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced) |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/objects/detail/21983/Victor_24193 |access-date=2022-09-10 |website=Discography of American Historical Recordings}}</ref> 22,811 sales reported by Victor was top-selling record for 1933.<ref name="one" />
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| 2 || [[George Olsen|George Olsen and His Music]] (vocal Joe Morrison) || "[[The Last Roundup (song)|The Last Roundup]]"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Columbia matrix W152436. The last round up / George Olsen and his Music; Joe Morrison |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000041931/W152436-The_last_round_up |access-date=2022-09-10 |website=Discography of American Historical Recordings}}</ref> || Columbia 2791-D || {{Start date|1933|7|11}} || {{Start date|1933|7|20}} || US Billboard 1933 #2, US #1 for 9 weeks, 24 total weeks
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| 3 || Leo Reisman and His Orchestra, vocal refrain by [[Harold Arlen]] || "[[Stormy Weather (song)|Stormy Weather]]"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Victor matrix BS-75329. Stormy weather / Harold Arlen; Leo Reisman Orchestra |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800040648/BS-75329-Stormy_weather |access-date=2022-09-10 |website=Discography of American Historical Recordings}}</ref> || Victor 24262 || {{Start date|1933|2|28}} || {{Start date|1933|4|7}} || US Billboard 1933 #3, US #1 for 8 weeks, 19 total weeks
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| 4 || [[Ray Noble|Ray Noble and his New Mayfair Orchestra]], vocal refrain by [[Al Bowlly]] || "[[Love Is the Sweetest Thing]]"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gramophone matrix 0B3196. Love is the sweetest thing / New Mayfair Dance Orchestra; Ray Noble |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000251566/0B3196-Love_is_the_sweetest_thing |access-date=2022-09-10 |website=Discography of American Historical Recordings}}</ref> || Victor 24333 || {{Start date|1932|9|8}} || {{Start date|1933|6}} || US Billboard 1933 #4, US #1 for 5 weeks, 16 total weeks
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| 5 || [[Guy Lombardo|Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians]] with [[Bing Crosby]] || "[[You're Getting to Be a Habit with Me]]"<ref name=Brunswick600/> || Brunswick 6472 || {{Start date|1933|1|12}} || {{Start date|1933|2}} || US Billboard 1933 #5, US #1 for 4 weeks, 14 total week
|-
| 6 || [[Paul Whiteman|Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra]], vocal refrain by [[Irene Taylor]] || "[[Willow Weep for Me]]"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Victor matrix BS-73968. Willow, weep for me / Paul Whiteman Orchestra; Irene Taylor |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800039604/BS-73968-Willow_weep_for_me |access-date=2022-09-10 |website=Discography of American Historical Recordings}}</ref> || Victor 24187 || {{Start date|1932|11|17}} || {{Start date|1932|12|17}} || US Billboard 1933 #6, US #2 for 2 weeks, 7 total weeks, Jazz Standards 1932, 8,292 sales (second highest total 1933).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Victor 24187 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced) |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/objects/detail/21976/Victor_24187 |access-date=2023-01-04 |website=Discography of American Historical Recordings}}</ref>                    
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| 7 || [[Ethel Waters]] || "Stormy Weather"<ref name=Brunswick650/> || Brunswick 6564 || {{Start date|1933|5|3}} || {{Start date|1933|5}} || US Billboard 1933 #7, US #1 for 3 weeks, 11 total weeks, Added to National Recording Registry 2004, Grammy Hall of Fame 2003
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| 8 || Ray Noble and His New Mayfair Dance Orchestra, vocal refrain by Al Bowlly || "The Old Spinning Wheel"<ref>{{Cite web |title=VICTOR 78rpm numerical listing discography: 24000 - 24500 |url=http://78discography.com/vic24000.html |access-date=2022-12-07 |website=78discography.com}}</ref> || Victor 24357 || {{Start date|1933|5|10}} || {{Start date|1933|6}} || US Billboard 1933 #8, US #1 for 3 weeks, 22 total weeks
|-
| 9 || [[Ted Lewis (musician)|Ted Lewis and His Band]] || "[[Lazybones (song)|Lazybones]]"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Columbia matrix W152420. Lazybones / Ted Lewis and his Band |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000041915/W152420-Lazybones |access-date=2022-09-10 |website=Discography of American Historical Recordings}}</ref> || Columbia 2786-D || {{Start date|1933|6|22}} || {{Start date|1933|7}} || US Billboard 1933 #9, US #1 for 4 weeks, 11 total weeks
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| 10 || Bing Crosby || "Shadow Waltz"<ref name=Brunswick650/> || Brunswick 6599 || {{Start date|1933|6|13}} || {{Start date|1933|6|30}} || US Billboard 1933 #10, US #1 for 2 weeks, 8 total weeks
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| 11 || [[Don Bestor|Don Bestor and His Orchestra]] || "[[Forty-Second Street]]"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Victor matrix BS-75323. Forty-second Street / Don Bestor Orchestra; Dudley Mecum |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800040642/BS-75323-Forty-second_Street |access-date=2022-09-10 |website=Discography of American Historical Recordings}}</ref> || Victor 24253 || {{Start date|1933|2|26}} || {{Start date|1933|3}} || US Billboard 1933 #11, US #1 for 3 weeks, 12 total weeks
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| 12 || [[Eddy Duchin|Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra]] || "[[Did You Ever See a Dream Walking]]"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Victor matrix BVE-78826. Did you ever see a dream walking? / Eddy Duchin Orchestra; Lew Sherwood |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800043498/BVE-78826-Did_you_ever_see_a_dream_walking |access-date=2022-09-10 |website=Discography of American Historical Recordings}}</ref> || Victor 24477 || {{Start date|1933|12|1}} || {{Start date|1933|12|13}} || US Billboard 1933 #12, US #1 for 3 weeks, 6 total weeks, Grammy Hall of Fame 1998
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| 13 || Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians || "The Last Round-up"<ref name=Brunswick650/> || Brunswick 6662 || {{Start date|1933|9|27}} || {{Start date|1933|10}} || US Billboard 1933 #13, US #1 for 3 weeks, 8 total weeks
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| 14 || [[Duke Ellington|Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra]] || "[[Sophisticated Lady]]"<ref name=Brunswick650/> || Brunswick 6600 || {{Start date|1933|5|16}} || {{Start date|1933|6|3}} || US Billboard 1933 #14, US #1 for 5 weeks, 15 total weeks, Grammy Hall of Fame 2007
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| 15 || Bing Crosby || "Thanks"<ref name=Brunswick650>{{Cite web |title=Brunswick 78rpm numerical listing discography: 6500–7000 |url=https://www.78discography.com/BRN6500.htm |access-date=2022-04-16 |website=www.78discography.com}}</ref> || Brunswick 6643 || {{Start date|1933|8|27}} || {{Start date|1933|9}} || US Billboard 1933 #15, US #2 for 2 weeks, 7 total weeks
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| 16 || Bing Crosby with Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians || "Young and Healthy"<ref name=Brunswick600/> || Brunswick 6472 || {{Start date|1933|1|12}} || {{Start date|1933|2}} || US Billboard 1933 #16, US #2 for 2 weeks, 7 total weeks
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| 17 || Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians || "Stormy Weather (Keeps Rainin' All the Time)"<ref name=Brunswick650/> || Brunswick 6550 || {{Start date|1933|4|12}} || {{Start date|1933|4}} || US Billboard 1933 #17, US #2 for 4 weeks, 10 total weeks
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| 18 || Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra || "Night And Day"<ref name=Brunswick600>{{Cite web |title=Brunswick 78rpm numerical listing discography: 6000–6499 |url=https://www.78discography.com/BRN6000.htm |access-date=2022-04-16 |website=www.78discography.com}}</ref> || Brunswick 6445 || {{Start date|1933|1|5}} || {{Start date|1933|1|17}} || US Billboard 1933 #18, US #2 for 3 weeks, 8 total weeks, Grammy Hall of Fame 1998
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| 19 || Bing Crosby || "Just an Echo in the Valley"<ref name=Brunswick600/> || Brunswick 6454 || {{Start date|1933|3|10}} || {{Start date|1933|3|31}} || US Billboard 1933 #19, US #2 for 2 weeks, 11 total weeks
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| 20 || Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra || "Stormy Weather (Keeps Rainin' All the Time)"<ref name=Brunswick650/> || Brunswick 6600 || {{Start date|1933|5|16}} || {{Start date|1933|6|3}} || US Billboard 1933 #20, US #1 for 5 weeks, 15 total weeks, Grammy Hall of Fame 2007
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| 21 || Don Bestor and His Orchestra || "The Last Round-Up" || Victor 24391 || {{Start date|1933|8|28}} || {{Start date|1933|3}} || US Billboard 1933 #21, US #2 for 2 weeks, 10 total weeks
|-
| 22 || Don Bestor and His Orchestra || "Who's Afraid Of The Big Bad Wolf?"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Victor matrix BS-77983. Who's afraid of the big bad wolf? / Florence Case; Don Bestor Orchestra; Charles Yontz |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800042893/BS-77983-Whos_afraid_of_the_big_bad_wolf |access-date=2022-09-10 |website=Discography of American Historical Recordings}}</ref> || Victor 24410 || {{Start date|1933|10|4}} || {{Start date|1933|10}} || US Billboard 1933 #22, US #2 for 2 weeks, 8 total weeks
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| 23 || [[Guy Lombardo|Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians]] || "[[Annie Doesn't Live Here Anymore]]"<ref name=Brunswick650/> || Brunswick 6662 || {{Start date|1933|8|27}} || {{Start date|1933|10}} || US Billboard 1933 #23, US #2 for 2 weeks, 8 total weeks
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| 24 || Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians || "Did You Ever See a Dream Walking"<ref name=Brunswick650/> || Brunswick 6713 || {{Start date|1933|11|27}} || {{Start date|1933|12}} || US Billboard 1933 #20, US #2 for 2 weeks, 7 total weeks
|}