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Top singles of 1938

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Updated: 21 May
Average Ratings Reviews
Robert Johnson - Me and the Devil Blues / Little Queen of Spades, Cover art
Me and the Devil Blues / Little Queen of Spades
Robert Johnson
3.80 268 268 5 5
May 1938 Single
Delta Blues Acoustic Blues
acoustic ominous pessimistic mysterious occult anxious violence minimalistic
268 Ratings 5 Reviews 3.80 Average
Count Basie and His Orchestra - Jumpin' at the Woodside / Dark Rapture, Cover art
Jumpin' at the Woodside / Dark Rapture
Count Basie / Count Basie Orchestra
3.81 178 178 7 7
December 1938 Single
Big Band Swing
Vocal Jazz
instrumental energetic party
178 Ratings 7 Reviews 3.81 Average
Chick Webb and His Orchestra - A-Tisket A-Tasket / Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away), Cover art
A-Tisket A-Tasket / Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away)
Chick Webb
3.73 219 219 8 8
June 1938 Single
Vocal Jazz Swing Traditional Pop
Nursery Rhymes
energetic playful instrumental
219 Ratings 8 Reviews 3.73 Average
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra - Nightmare (Theme Song) / Non-Stop Flight, Cover art
Nightmare (Theme Song) / Non-Stop Flight
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra
3.86 137 137 2 2
November 1938 Single
Swing
Big Band
instrumental ominous
137 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.86 Average
Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra - When the Saints Go Marching In / As Long as You Live (You'll Be Dead If You Die), Cover art
When the Saints Go Marching In / As Long as You Live (You'll Be Dead If You Die)
Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
3.75 156 156 4 4
December 1938 Single
Dixieland
Vocal Jazz
156 Ratings 4 Reviews 3.75 Average
Robert Johnson - Stop Breakin' Down Blues / Honeymoon Blues, Cover art
Stop Breakin' Down Blues / Honeymoon Blues
Robert Johnson
3.76 155 155 2 2
20 March 1938 Single
Delta Blues Acoustic Blues
155 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.76 Average
Art Shaw and His Orchestra - Indian Love Call / Begin the Beguine, Cover art
Indian Love Call / Begin the Beguine
Art Shaw and His Orchestra
3.73 139 139 5 5
August 1938 Single
Swing Film Soundtrack
Big Band
139 Ratings 5 Reviews 3.73 Average
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra - You Go to My Head / The Moon Looks Down and Laughs, Cover art
You Go to My Head / The Moon Looks Down and Laughs
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra
3.82 119 119 2 2
June 1938 Single
Vocal Jazz
love mellow sentimental melodic
119 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.82 Average
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra - The Very Thought of You / I Can't Get Started, Cover art
The Very Thought of You / I Can't Get Started
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra
3.74 85 85 1 1
November 1938 Single
Vocal Jazz
85 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.74 Average
Count Basie and His Orchestra - Blue and Sentimental / Doggin' Around, Cover art
Blue and Sentimental / Doggin' Around
Count Basie & Count Basie Orchestra
3.84 70 70 4 4
August 1938 Single
Big Band Swing
mellow energetic instrumental
70 Ratings 4 Reviews 3.84 Average
Roy Acuff and His Crazy Tennesseeans - Wabash Cannon Ball / Freight Train Blues, Cover art
Wabash Cannon Ball / Freight Train Blues
Roy Acuff and His Crazy Tennesseeans
3.69 74 74 2 2
November 1938 Single
Traditional Country
Appalachian Folk Music
melodic playful poetic pastoral energetic
74 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.69 Average
Rina Ketty - J'attendrai / Sombreros et mantilles, Cover art
J'attendrai / Sombreros et mantilles
Rina Ketty
3.57 82 82 1 1
1938 Single
Chanson
romantic
82 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.57 Average
Benny Goodman Quartet - Bei Mir Bist Du Schön (Parts 1 & 2), Cover art
Bei Mir Bist Du Schön (Parts 1 & 2)
Benny Goodman Quartet
3.87 54 54 2 2
January 1938 Single
Vocal Jazz
Klezmer Swing
54 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.87 Average
Benny Goodman and His Orch. - Don't Be That Way / One O'Clock Jump, Cover art
Don't Be That Way / One O'Clock Jump
Benny Goodman and His Orch.
3.72 60 60 2 2
March 1938 Single
Big Band Swing
60 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.72 Average
Larry Clinton and His Orchestra - Heart and Soul / Dodgin' the Dean, Cover art
Heart and Soul / Dodgin' the Dean
Larry Clinton and His Orchestra
3.68 56 56 3 3
21 September 1938 Single
Vocal Jazz Traditional Pop
acoustic romantic ballad melodic love passionate lush
56 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.68 Average
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Boogie Woogie / Weary Blues, Cover art
Boogie Woogie / Weary Blues
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
3.64 53 53 3 3
28 September 1938 Single
Boogie Woogie Big Band
53 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.64 Average
Count Basie and His Orchestra - Sent for You Yesterday and Here You Come Today / Swinging the Blues, Cover art
Sent for You Yesterday and Here You Come Today / Swinging the Blues
Count Basie / Count Basie Orchestra
3.70 50 50 2 2
June 1938 Single
Big Band
Swing
50 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.70 Average
Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra - Pyramid / When My Sugar Walks Down the Street (All the Little Birdies Go Tweet-Tweet-Tweet), Cover art
Pyramid / When My Sugar Walks Down the Street (All the Little Birdies Go Tweet-Tweet-Tweet)
Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
3.82 42 42 1 1
30 June 1938 Single
Big Band Swing
Exotica Progressive Big Band
42 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.82 Average
Count Basie - Topsy / Don't You Miss Your Baby, Cover art
Topsy / Don't You Miss Your Baby
Count Basie
3.83 37 37 2 2
April 1938 Single
Big Band Swing
37 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.83 Average
Slim and Slam - Flat Fleet Floogee (Flat Foot Floogie) / Chinatown My Chinatown, Cover art
Flat Fleet Floogee (Flat Foot Floogie) / Chinatown My Chinatown
Slim and Slam
3.63 39 39 2 2
April 1938 Single
Swing Vocal Jazz
rhythmic humorous playful energetic
39 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.63 Average
Chick Webb and His Orchestra - I Got a Guy / Harlem Congo, Cover art
I Got a Guy / Harlem Congo
Chick Webb and His Orchestra
3.76 36 36 3 3
February 1938 Single
Big Band Swing Vocal Jazz
36 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.76 Average
Blind Boy Fuller - Get Your Yas Yas Out / What's That Smells Like Fish, Cover art
Get Your Yas Yas Out / What's That Smells Like Fish
Blind Boy Fuller
3.58 38 38
December 1938 Single
Piedmont Blues Ragtime
38 Ratings 3.58 Average
Billie Holiday - Back in Your Own Back Yard / When a Woman Loves a Man, Cover art
Back in Your Own Back Yard / When a Woman Loves a Man
Billie Holiday
3.61 35 35
April 1938 Single
Vocal Jazz
35 Ratings 3.61 Average
Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra - The Gal From Joe's / I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart, Cover art
The Gal From Joe's / I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart
Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
3.92 26 26 1 1
8 April 1938 Single
Big Band Vocal Jazz
Swing
26 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.92 Average
Larry Clinton and His Orchestra - My Reverie / Boogie Woogie Blues, Cover art
My Reverie / Boogie Woogie Blues
Larry Clinton and His Orchestra
3.65 34 34 4 4
August 1938 Single
Vocal Jazz Traditional Pop
34 Ratings 4 Reviews 3.65 Average
Marian Anderson - Deep River // Dere's No Hidin' Place Down Dere / Ev'ry Time I Feel De Spirit, Cover art
Deep River // Dere's No Hidin' Place Down Dere / Ev'ry Time I Feel De Spirit
Marian Anderson
3.53 37 37
1938 Single
Spirituals
Opera
37 Ratings 3.53 Average
Art Shaw and His Orchestra - Any Old Time / Back Bay Shuffle, Cover art
Any Old Time / Back Bay Shuffle
Art Shaw and His Orchestra
3.37 41 41 2 2
September 1938 Single
Swing Big Band Vocal Jazz
Vocal Jazz
41 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.37 Average
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra - I'm Gonna Lock My Heart (And Throw Away the Key) / I Wish I Had You, Cover art
I'm Gonna Lock My Heart (And Throw Away the Key) / I Wish I Had You
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra
3.63 34 34
July 1938 Single
Vocal Jazz Swing
34 Ratings 3.63 Average
Bob Crosby and His Orchestra / Bob Haggart and Ray Bauduc - Honky Tonk Train Blues / The Big Noise From Winnetka, Cover art
Honky Tonk Train Blues / The Big Noise From Winnetka
Bob Crosby / Bob Haggart / Ray Bauduc
3.72 25 25 2 2
December 1938 Single
Big Band Boogie Woogie Swing
Bebop
instrumental happy
25 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.72 Average
Trixie Smith - My Daddy Rocks Me / Trixie Blues, Cover art
My Daddy Rocks Me / Trixie Blues
Trixie Smith
3.69 23 23 1 1
July 1938 Single
Blues Vocal Jazz
23 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.69 Average
Coon Creek Girls - Banjo Pickin’ Girl / Little Birdie, Cover art
Banjo Pickin’ Girl / Little Birdie
Coon Creek Girls
3.63 26 26 1 1
October 1938 Single
Old-Time
26 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.63 Average
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra - When You're Smiling (The Whole World Smiles With You) / I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me, Cover art
When You're Smiling (The Whole World Smiles With You) / I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra
3.58 27 27 1 1
February 1938 Single
Vocal Jazz
27 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.58 Average
Count Basie and His Orchestra - Stop Beatin' 'Round the Mulberry Bush / London Bridge Is Falling Down, Cover art
Stop Beatin' 'Round the Mulberry Bush / London Bridge Is Falling Down
Count Basie and His Orchestra
3.63 24 24 1 1
September 1938 Single
Big Band
Swing
24 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.63 Average
Louis Armstrong & The Mills Brothers - The Flat Foot Floogee / Caravan, Cover art
The Flat Foot Floogee / Caravan
Louis Armstrong & The Mills Brothers
3.52 25 25
June 1938 Single
Vocal Group Vocal Jazz
Big Band
25 Ratings 3.52 Average
Charles Trenet - Je chante / Fleur bleue, Cover art
Je chante / Fleur bleue
Charles Trenet
3.44 31 31
1938 Single
Chanson
acoustic energetic uplifting melodic
31 Ratings 3.44 Average
Raymond Scott Quintette - War Dance for Wooden Indians / The Penguin, Cover art
War Dance for Wooden Indians / The Penguin
Raymond Scott Quintette
3.63 26 26 1 1
January 1938 Single
Cartoon Music
Big Band
26 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.63 Average
Red Norvo and His Orchestra - Please Be Kind / Weekend of a Private Secretary, Cover art
Please Be Kind / Weekend of a Private Secretary
Red Norvo and His Orchestra
3.35 30 30 4 4
March 1938 Single
Vocal Jazz
30 Ratings 4 Reviews 3.35 Average
The Andrews Sisters - Hold Tight, Hold Tight (Want Some Sea Food, Mama?) / Billy Boy, Cover art
Hold Tight, Hold Tight (Want Some Sea Food, Mama?) / Billy Boy
The Andrews Sisters
3.10 35 35 1 1
December 1938 Single
Traditional Pop Vocal Group Swing
35 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.10 Average
Slim and Slam - Tutti Frutti / Look-A-There, Cover art
Tutti Frutti / Look-A-There
Slim and Slam
3.50 23 23
July 1938 Single
Jump Blues Swing Rhythm & Blues
Rock & Roll
rhythmic playful
23 Ratings 3.50 Average
Chick Webb - I Found My Yellow Basket / Ella, Cover art
I Found My Yellow Basket / Ella
Chick Webb
3.36 28 28 1 1
November 1938 Single
Swing Vocal Jazz
28 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.36 Average
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  • Frances Day - How Do You Do, Mr. Right? / It's D'Lovely, Cover art
    How Do You Do, Mr. Right? / It's D'Lovely
    1938 Single
    2 Ratings 4.26 Average
    4.26 2 2
  • Bing Crosby - The Moon of Manakoora / This Is My Night to Dream, Cover art
    The Moon of Manakoora / This Is My Night to Dream
    1938 Single
    1 Ratings 4.00 Average
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