See also: 1936 in music, other events of 1937, 1938 in music and the list of 'years in music'.

Table of contents
1 Events
2 Published popular songs
3 Top hit recordings
4 Musical theater
5 Musical films
6 Births
7 Deaths

Events

Published popular songs

  • "Afraid To Dream"     w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Revel
  • "After You"     w.m. Sam Coslow & Al Siegel
  • "All God's Chillun Got Rhythm"     w. Gus Kahn m. Bronislaw Kaper & Walter Jurmann
  • "All You Want To Do Is Dance"     w. Johnny Burke m. Arthur Johnston
  • "Always And Always"     w. Bob Wright & Chet Forrest m. Edward Ward
  • "Am I In Love?"     w. Al Dubin m. Harry Warren
  • "Azure"     [Duke Ellington
  • "Beginner's Luck"     w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin
  • "Blossoms On Broadway"     w. Leo Robin m. Ralph Rainger
  • "Blue Hawaii"     w. Leo Robin m. Ralph Rainger
  • "Bob White (Whatcha Gonna Swing Tonight)"     w. Johnny Mercer m. Bernard Hanighen
  • "Boo-Hoo"     w. Edward Heyman m. John Jacob Loeb & Carmen Lombardo
  • "Broken Hearted Clown"     w.m. Don Pelosi, Harry Leon
  • "By Myself"     w. Howard Dietz m. Arthur Schwartz
  • "Camel Hop"     m. Mary Lou Williams
  • "Can I Forget You?"     w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Jerome Kern
  • "Caravan"     w. Irving Mills m. Juan Tizol & Duke Ellington
  • "Carelessly"     w. Charles Kenny & Nick Kenny m. Norman Ellis
  • "Cause My Baby Says It's So"     w. Al Dubin m. Harry Warren
  • "Dear Mr Gable (You Made Me Love Me)"     w. Joseph McCarthy m. James V. Monaco with extra lyrics Roger Edens
  • "Did Your Mother Come From Ireland?"     w.m. Jimmy Kennedy & Michael Carr
  • "Dinner Music For A Pack Of Hungry Cannibals"     m. Raymond Scott
  • "The Dipsy Doodle"     w.m. Larry Clinton
  • "The Donkey Serenade"     w. Robert Wright, George Forrest m. Rudolf Friml & Herbert Stothart
  • "Down With Love"     E. Y. "Yip" Harburg, Harold Arlen
  • "Dusk In Upper Sandusky"     m. Larry Clinton & Jimmy Dorsey
  • "Easy Living"     w. Leo Robin m. Ralph Rainger
  • "Everybody Sing"     w. Arthur Freed m. Nacio Herb Brown
  • "A Foggy Day"     w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin
  • "The Folks Who Live On The Hill"     w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Jerome Kern
  • "Foolin' Myself"     w. Jack Lawrence m. Peter Tinturin
  • "For Dancers Only"     w. Don Raye & Vic Schoen m. Sy Oliver
  • "The Girl On The Police Gazette"     w.m. Irving Berlin
  • "God's Country"     w. E. Y. Harburg m. Harold Arlen
  • "Gone With The Wind"     w. Herb Magidson m. Allie Wrubel
  • "Goodnight Angel"     w. Herb Magidson m. Allie Wrubel
  • "Harbour Lights"     w. Jimmy Kennedy m. Hugh Williams
  • "Have You Got Any Castles, Baby?"     w. Johnny Mercer m. Richard A. Whiting
  • "Have You Met Miss Jones?"     w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers
  • "Heigh-Ho"     w. Larry Morey m. Frank Churchill
  • "High, Wide And Handsome"     w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Jerome Kern
  • "Home Town"     w.m. Jimmy Kennedy & Michael Carr
  • "I Can Dream, Can't I?"     w. Irving Kahal m. Sammy Fain
  • "I Can't Be Bothered Now"     w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin
  • "I Double Dare You"     w. Jimmy Eaton m. Terry Shand
  • "I Know Now"     w. Al Dubin m. Harry Warren
  • "I See Your Face Before Me"     w. Howard Dietz m. Arthur Schwartz
  • "I Used To Be Colour Blind"     w.m. Irving Berlin
  • "I Was Doing All Right"     w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin
  • "I Wish I Were In Love Again"     w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers
  • "I'd Rather Be Right"     w. Lorenz Hart M. Richard Rodgers
  • "If It's The Last Thing I Do"     w.m. Sammy Cahn & Saul Chaplin
  • "I'll Take Romance"     w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Ben Oakland
  • "I'm Like A Fish Out Of Water"     w. Johnny Mercer m. Richard A. Whiting
  • "I'm Wishing"     w. Larry Morey m. Frank Churchill
  • "In The Still Of The Night"     w.m. Cole Porter
  • "It Looks Like Rain In Cherry Blossom Lane"     w. Edgar Leslie m. Joe Burke
  • "It's Raining Sunbeams"     w. Sam Coslow m. Frederick Hollander
  • "It's The Natural Thing To Do"     w. Johnny Burke m. Arthur Johnston
  • "It's Wonderful"     w. Mitchell Parish m. Stuff Smith
  • "I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm"     w.m. Irving Berlin sung by Dick Powell & Alice Faye in the film "On the Avenue")
  • "I've Hitched My Wagon To A Star"     w. Johnny Mercer m. Richard A. Whiting
  • "Johnny One Note"     w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers
  • "The Joint Is Jumpin"'     w. Andy Razaf m. Fats Waller & James C. Johnson
  • "The Lady Is A Tramp"     w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers
  • "Lambeth Walk"     w. Douglas Furber, L. Arthur Rose m. Noel Gay
  • "Leaning On A Lamp Post"     w.m. Noel Gay
  • "Let's Call The Whole Thing Off"     w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin
  • "Let's Dance At The Make Believe Ballroom"     Andy Razaf, Paul Denniker
  • "Lisbon Antigua (In Old Lisbon)"     w. Harry Dupree m. Raul Portela, J. Galhardo & A. Do Vale
  • "Love Is Good For Anything That Ails You"     Cliff Friend, Matt Malneck
  • "Love Is Here To Stay"     w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin
  • "Me And My Girl"     w.m. Noel Gay & Douglas Furber
  • "The Meanest Thing You Ever Did Was Kiss Me"     w.m. Al Lewis, Murray Mencher & Charles Newman
  • "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down"     w.m. Cliff Friend & Dave Franklin
  • "Moanin' In The Mornin' "     w. E. Y. Harburg m. Harold Arlen
  • "The Mood That I'm In"     w.m. Abner Silver & Al Sherman
  • "The Moon Got In My Eyes"     w. Johnny Burke m. Arthur Johnston
  • "The Moon Of Manakoora"     w. Frank Loesser m. Alfred Newman
  • "Moonlight On The Campus"     w. Johnny Mercer m. Richard A. Whiting
  • "My Fine Feathered Friend"     w. Harold Adamson m. Jimmy McHugh
  • "My Funny Valentine"     w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers
  • "Nice Work If You Can Get It"     w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin
  • "On The Sentimental Side"     w. Johnny Burke m. James V. Monaco
  • "Once In A While"     w. Bud Green m. Michael Edwards
  • "One O'Clock Jump"     m. Count Basie
  • "One Song"     w. Larry Morey m. Frank Churchill
  • "Peter And The Wolf"     m. Serge Prokofieff
  • "A Reckless Night On Board An Ocean Liner"     m. Raymond Scott
  • "Remember Me?"     w. Al Dubin m. Harry Warren
  • "Rosalie"     w.m. Cole Porter
  • "Sail Along, Silvery Moon"     w. Harry Tobias m. Percy Wenrich
  • "A Sailboat In The Moonlight"     w.m. John Jacob Loeb & Carmen Lombardo
  • "Satan Takes A Holiday"     m. Larry Clinton
  • "Sentimental and Melancholy"     w. Johnny Mercer m. Richard Whiting
  • "September In The Rain"     w. Al Dubin m. Harry Warren
  • "Shall We Dance?"     w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin
  • "Sing Me A Song With Social Significance"     w.m. Harold Rome
  • "Slap That Bass"     w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin
  • "Slumming On Park Avenue"     w.m. Irving Berlin
  • "So Rare"     w. Jack Sharpe m. Jerry Herst
  • "Some Day My Prince Will Come"     w. Larry Morey m. Frank Churchill
  • "Somebody Else is Taking My Place"     w.m. Dick Howard, Russ Morgan & Bob Ellsworth
  • "South Rampart Street Parade"     m. Ray Bauduc & Bob Haggart
  • "Stop! You're Breaking My Heart"     w. Ted Koehler m. Burton Lane
  • "Sweet Leilani"     w.m. Harry Owens
  • "Swing High, Swing Low"     w. Ralph Freed m. Burton Lane
  • "Ten Pretty Girls"     w.m. Will Grosz & Jimmy Kennedy
  • "Thanks For The Memory"     w. Leo Robin m. Ralph Rainger
  • "That Old Feeling"     w. Lew Brown m. Sammy Fain
  • "That's What I Like 'Bout The South"     w.m. Andy Razaf
  • "Then It Isn't Love"     w. Leo Robins m. Ralph Rainger
  • "There's A Gold Mine In The Sky"     w.m. Charles Kenny & Nick Kenny
  • "There's A Lull In My Life"     w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Warren
  • "They All Laughed"     w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin
  • "They Can't Take That Away From Me"     w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin
  • "Things Are Looking Up"     w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin
  • "This Year's Kisses"     w.m. Irving Berlin
  • "Tomorrow Is Another Day"     w. Gus Kahn m. Bronislaw Kaper & Walter Jurmann
  • "Too Marvellous For Words"     w. Johnny Mercer m. Richard A. Whiting
  • "The Toy Trumpet"     w. Sidney D. Mitchell & Lew Pollack m. Raymond Scott
  • "Triplets"     w. Howard Dietz m. Arthur Schwartz
  • "Trusting My Luck"     Maurice Sigler, Arthur Johnston
  • "Twilight In Turkey"     m. Raymond Scott
  • "Vieni, Vieni"     w. (It & Fr) George Koger & Henri Varna (Eng) Rudy Vallee m. Vincent Scotto
  • "Wake Up And Live"     w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Revel
  • "Walter, Walter"     w.m. W. E. Haines, J. Harper & Eugene Butler
  • "Where Or When"     w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers
  • "Whispers In The Dark"     w. Leo Robin m. Frederick Hollander
  • "Whistle While You Work"     w. Larry Morey m. Frank Churchill
  • "With A Smile And A Song"     w. Larry Morey m. Frank Churchill
  • "You Can't Stop Me From Dreaming"     w.m. Dave Franklin & Cliff Friend

Top hit recordings

Musical theater

  • Babes In Arms     Broadway production
  • Between The Devil     Broadway production
  • I'd Rather Be Right     Broadway production
  • Me And My Girl     London production
  • On Your Toes     London production
  • Pins And Needles     Broadway production

Musical films

Births

Deaths