The Boswell Sisters and Connee Boswell were frequent visitors to the top 30 charts. Here’s how they rated in record sales and jukebox plays across the nation.

Boswell Sisters Hit Recordings, 1931 – 1938

Date
Charted		 Peak
Pos		 Wks
Chrt’d		 Title Label
4/28/31 8 2 When I Take My Sugar to Tea Brunswick 6083
6/20/31 6 6 Roll On, Mississippi, Roll On Brunswick 6109
6/27/31 7 5 I Found a Million Dollar Baby Brunswick 6128
9/05/31 9 4 It’s the Girl Brunswick 6151
10/10/31 20 1 (With You On My Mind) I Can’t Write the Words Brunswick 6170
11/01/31 3 11 Gems from George White’s Scandals Brunswick 20102
12/26/31 2 3 An Evening in Caroline Brunswick 6218
3/05/32 7 4 Was That The Human Thing To Do? Brunswick 6257
4/09/32 14 3 Stop The Sun, Stop The Moon Brunswick 6271
5/07/32 13 3 Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea Brunswick 6291
2/17/24 13 3 Coffee In The Morning (Kisses In The Night) Brunswick 6733
4/25/34 17 1 You Oughta Be In Pictures Brunswick 6798
11/10/34 7 5 Rock And Roll Brunswick 7302
1/05/35 1 10 The Object Of My Affection Brunswick 7348
4/30/35 3 6 Dinah Brunswick 7412
4/20/35 9 5 Alexander’s Ragtime Band Brunswick 7412
7/27/35 15 3 St. Louis Blues Brunswick 7467
11/02/35 10 4 Cheek to Cheek Decca 574
2/08/36 3 8 I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself A Letter Decca 671
3/06/38 4 5 Alexander’s Ragtime Band Vocalion 4239

Source: Joel Whitburn’s Pop Memories

 

Connee Boswell Hit Recordings, 1932-1954

BC = Bing Crosby   PS = Paulette Sisters   AS = Artie Shaw & His Gramercy Five   EC = Eddie Cantor

Date
Charted		 Peak
Pos		 Wks
Chrt’d		 Title Label
10/10/32 10 5 Say It Isn’t So Brunswick 6393
11/17/34 19 1 Isn’t It A Shame Brunswick 7303
02/08/35 19 1 Moon Over Miami Decca 657
07/18/36 3 3 On The Beach At Bali-Bali Decca 829
11/23/37 9 3 Whispers In The Dark Decca 1420
11/20/37 1 12 Bob White (w/BC) Decca 1483
11/27/37 12 3 Basin Street Blues (w/BC) Decca 1483
06/18/38 11 3 Fare Thee Well, Honey… Decca 1862
07/16/38 5 5 I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart Decca 1896
08/20/38 1 11 Alexander’s Ragtime Band (w/BC/EC) Decca 1897
11/05/38 12 9 Simple And Sweet Decca 2028
08/05/39 2 14 An Apple For The Teacher (w/BC) Decca 2640
09/16/39 12 1 Start The Day Right (w/BC) Decca 2626
09/30/39 14 2 At Least You Could Say Hello Decca 2613
01/20/40 12 13 Between 18th & 19th On Chestnut St (w/BC) Decca 2948
02/17/40 3 11 On The Isle Of May Decca 3004
12/28/40 25 1 Let’s Be Buddies Decca 3478
09/27/41 24 1 Sand In My Shoes Decca 3893
10/11/41 22 1 I’ll Keep On Loving You Decca 3959
09/12/42 21 1 South Wind Decca 18413
11/21/42 22 1 Moonlight Mood Decca 18509
12/26/42 21 1 Why Don’t You Fall In Love With Me Decca 18483
02/02/46 9 5 Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Decca 18741
08/17/46 22 3 Who Told You That Lie? (w/PS) Decca 18881
11/09/46 14 3 Ole Buttermilk Sky Decca 18913
04/03/48 19 2 You Were Meant For Me Decca 25313
11/22/52 25 2 Little Nest Of Heavenly Blue (w/AS) Decca 28377
02/07/53 27 1 Singin’ The Blues Decca 28498
04/11/53 29 1 Main Street On Saturday Night Decca 28626
11/21/53 29 1 I’m Gonna Sit Right Down & Write Decca 28832
04/24/54 30 1 The Philadelphia Waltz Decca 29051
09/11/54 10 11 If I Give My Heart To You Decca 29148

BC = Bing Crosby   PS = Paulette Sisters   AS = Artie Shaw & His Gramercy Five   EC = Eddie Cantor

SOURCE: Joel Whitburn’s “Pop Memories 1890-1954”