Jimmy Van Heusen

Songs Written by Jimmy Van HeusenTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

James Van Heusen (born Edward Chester Babcock; January 26, 1913 – February 6, 1990) was an American composer. He wrote songs for films, television, and theater, and won an Emmy and four Academy Awards for Best Original Song. Many of his compositions later went on to become jazz standards. == Life and career == Born in Syracuse, New York, Edward Chester Babcock began writing music while in high school. He renamed himself to Jimmy Van Heusen at age 16, after... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: Sunday, Monday or Always - #2: Imagination - #3: Heaven Can Wait - #4: Personality - #5: Swinging on a Star
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  Bob Crosby and His Orchestra
Deep in a Dream
1.
1938

Deep in a Dream
Bob Crosby and His Orchestra

146 pts
10
US








written by Eddie DeLange & Jimmy Van Heusen greentick
  Artie Shaw and His Orchestra
Deep in a Dream
2.
1938

Deep in a Dream
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra

267 pts
3
US








[Bluebird 10046]
written by Eddie DeLange & Jimmy Van Heusen greentick
  Harry James and His Orchestra
It's the Dreamer in Me
3.
1938

It's the Dreamer in Me
Harry James and His Orchestra

159 pts
9
US








written by Jimmy Dorsey & Jimmy Van Heusen greentick
  The Andrews Sisters
4.
1938

Sha-Sha
The Andrews Sisters

99 pts
17
US








[Decca 1974]
written by Adolf King, Jimmy Van Heusen greentick & Manny Kurtz
  Mildred Bailey
5.
1938

So Help Me
Mildred Bailey

315 pts
2
US








written by Eddie DeLange & James Van Heusen greentick
  Bob Crosby and His Orchestra
6.
1939

Can I Help It?
Bob Crosby and His Orchestra

172 pts
8
US








written by Jimmy Van Heusen greentick & Eddie DeLange
  Fats Waller
7.
1939

Good for Nothin' but Love
Fats Waller

188 pts
7
US








written by Eddie DeLange & Jimmy Van Heusen greentick
  Kay Kyser and His Orchestra
8.
1939

Heaven Can Wait
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra

115 pts
14
US








written by Jimmy Van Heusen greentick & Eddie DeLange
  Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra
9.
1939

#3  Heaven Can Wait
Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra

365 pts
1
US








written by Jimmy Van Heusen greentick & Eddie DeLange
  Les Brown and His Orchestra
10.
1939

Make It with the Kisses
Les Brown and His Orchestra

95 pts
18
US








[Bluebird 10480]
written by James Van Heusen greentick
  The Glenn Miller Orchestra
11.
1939

Speaking of Heaven
The Glenn Miller Orchestra

172 pts
8
US








written by Mack Gordon & James Van Heusen greentick
12.
1940

#2  Imagination
The Glenn Miller Orchestra

369 pts
1
US








[Bluebird 10622]
written by Jimmy Van Heusen greentick & Johnny Burke
13.
1940

Shake Down the Stars
The Glenn Miller Orchestra

253 pts
4
US








[Blkuebid 10689]
written by Eddie DeLange & Jimmy Van Heusen greentick
  Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
14.
02/1940

Darn That Dream
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra

173 pts
8
US








vocals by Mildred Bailey
written by Jimmy Van Heusen greentick & Eddie DeLange
  Blue Barron and His Orchestra
15.
03/1940

Darn That Dream
Blue Barron and His Orchestra

147 pts
10
US








written by Jimmy Van Heusen greentick & Eddie DeLange
  Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
16.
07/1940

Imagination
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra

173 pts
8
US








vocals by Frank Sinatra; hit for Harry Reser in 1928
written by Jimmy Van Heusen greentick & Johnny Burke
  Jack Leonard
17.
08/1940

All This and Heaven Too
Jack Leonard

86 pts
20
US








[Okeh 5631]
written by Jimmy Van Heusen greentick & Eddie DeLange
  Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra
18.
08/1940

All This and Heaven Too
Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra

106 pts
16
US








written by Jimmy Van Heusen greentick & Eddie DeLange
  Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
19.
08/1940

All This and Heaven Too
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra

113 pts
15
US








vocals by Frank Sinatra
written by Eddie DeLange & James Van Heusen greentick
  Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
20.
08/1940

All This and Heaven Too
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra

86 pts
20
US








vocals by Bob Eberly
written by Jimmy Van Heusen greentick & Eddie DeLange
  Dick Todd
21.
08/1940

All This and Heaven Too
Dick Todd

86 pts
20
US








[Bluebird 10789]
written by Jimmy Van Heusen greentick & Eddie DeLange
  The Glenn Miller Orchestra
22.
1942

Humpty Dumpty Heart
The Glenn Miller Orchestra

77 pts
23
US








[Bluebird 11369]
written by James Van Heusen greentick & Johnny Burke
  Harry James and His Orchestra
23.
01/1943

Moonlight Becomes You
Harry James and His Orchestra

94 pts
17
US








vocals by Johnny McAfee
written by Jimmy Van Heusen greentick & Johnny Burke
  Bing Crosby
24.
01/1943

Moonlight Becomes You
Bing Crosby

255 pts
3
US








[Decca 18513]
written by Jimmy Van Heusen greentick & Johnny Burke
25.
02/1943

Constantly
Bing Crosby

94 pts
17
US








[Decca 18513]
written by Jimmy Van Heusen greentick & Johnny Burke
  Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
It's Always You
26.
07/1943

It's Always You
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra

198 pts
6
US








vocals by Frank Sinatra
written by Johnny Burke & Jimmy Van Heusen greentick
  Bing Crosby
27.
08/1943

#1  Sunday, Monday or Always
Bing Crosby

384 pts
1
US




3
R&B


[Decca 18561]
written by Jimmy Van Heusen greentick & Johnny Burke
  Frank Sinatra
28.
09/1943

Sunday, Monday or Always
Frank Sinatra

152 pts
9
US








written by Jimmy Van Heusen greentick & Johnny Burke
  Bing Crosby
29.
10/1943

If You Please
Bing Crosby

94 pts
17
US








[Decca 18561]
written by Jimmy Van Heusen greentick & Johnny Burke
  Hildegarde
30.
04/1944

Suddenly It's Spring
Hildegarde

107 pts
15
US








[Decca 23297]
written by Jimmy Van Heusen greentick & Johnny Burke
  Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra
31.
05/1944

Suddenly It's Spring
Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra

123 pts
12
US








vocals by Eugenie Baird
written by Jimmy Van Heusen greentick & Johnny Burke
  Bing Crosby
Swinging on a Star
32.
05/1944

#5  Swinging on a Star
Bing Crosby

352 pts
1
US








Academy Award for Best Original Song 1944
[Decca 18597]
written by Jimmy Van Heusen greentick & Johnny Burke
  Gray Rains and His Orchestra
33.
07/1944

Swinging on a Star
Gray Rains and His Orchestra

69 pts
24
US








written by Jimmy Van Heusen greentick & Johnny Burke
  Betty Hutton
34.
07/1944

His Rocking Horse Ran Away
Betty Hutton

181 pts
7
US








[Capitol 155]
written by Jimmy Van Heusen greentick & Johnny Burke
  Bing Crosby
35.
09/1944

Going My Way
Bing Crosby

123 pts
12
US








[Decca 18597]
written by Jimmy Van Heusen greentick & Johnny Burke
36.
09/1944

The Day After Forever
Bing Crosby

123 pts
12
US








[Decca 18580]
written by Jimmy Van Heusen greentick & Johnny Burke
  Jo Stafford
37.
09/1944

It Could Happen to You
Jo Stafford

139 pts
10
US








[Capitol 158]
written by Johnny Burke & Jimmy Van Heusen greentick
  Bing Crosby
38.
12/1944

It Could Happen to You
Bing Crosby

116 pts
13
US








[Decca 18580]
written by Jimmy Van Heusen greentick & Johnny Burke
  Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
39.
02/1945

Sleigh Ride in July
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra

110 pts
15
US








vocals by Bonnie Lou Williams
written by Johnny Burke & Jimmy Van Heusen greentick
  Bing Crosby
40.
02/1945

Sleigh Ride in July
Bing Crosby

114 pts
14
US








[Decca 18640]
written by Johnny Burke & Jimmy Van Heusen greentick
  Dinah Shore
41.
02/1945

Sleigh Ride in July
Dinah Shore

169 pts
8
US








[Victor 20-1617]
written by Johnny Burke & Jimmy Van Heusen greentick
  Bing Crosby
42.
03/1945

Like Someone in Love
Bing Crosby

110 pts
15
US








[Decca 18640]
written by Jimmy Van Heusen greentick & Johnny Burke
  Les Brown and His Orchestra
43.
03/1945

Sleigh Ride in July
Les Brown and His Orchestra

94 pts
18
US








written by Johnny Burke & Jimmy Van Heusen greentick
  Harry James and His Orchestra
44.
05/1945

Yah-Ta-Ta, Yah-Ta-Ta
Harry James and His Orchestra

133 pts
11
US








vocals by Kitty Kallen
written by Johnny Burke & James Van Heusen greentick
  Bing Crosby and Judy Garland
45.
05/1945

Yah-Ta-Ta Yah-Ta-Ta (Talk, Talk, Talk)
Bing Crosby and Judy Garland

224 pts
5
US








written by Jimmy Van Heusen greentick & Johnny Burke
  Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
46.
07/1945

A Friend of Yours
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra

156 pts
9
US








vocals by Stuart Foster
written by Johnny Burke & Jimmy Van Heusen greentick
  Les Brown and His Orchestra
47.
11/1945

Aren't You Glad You're You?
Les Brown and His Orchestra

133 pts
11
US








written by Jimmy Van Heusen greentick & Johnny Burke
  Bing Crosby
48.
12/1945

Aren't You Glad You're You?
Bing Crosby

170 pts
8
US








written by Jimmy Van Heusen greentick & Johnny Burke
  The Pied Pipers
49.
12/1945

Aren't You Glad You're You
The Pied Pipers

94 pts
18
US








written by Jimmy Van Heusen greentick & Johnny Burke
  Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
50.
01/1946

Aren't You Glad You're You?
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra

112 pts
14
US








vocals by Stuart Foster
written by Jimmy Van Heusen greentick & Johnny Burke
  Johnny Mercer
51.
01/1946

#4  Personality
Johnny Mercer

358 pts
1
US








[Capitol 230]
written by Jimmy Van Heusen greentick & Johnny Burke
  Dinah Shore
52.
03/1946

Personality
Dinah Shore

143 pts
10
US








[Victor 20-1781]
written by Jimmy Van Heusen greentick & Johnny Burke
  Bing Crosby
53.
04/1946

Personality
Bing Crosby

155 pts
9
US








written by Jimmy Van Heusen greentick & Johnny Burke
  Johnny Mercer and the King Cole Trio
54.
11/1947

Harmony
Johnny Mercer and the King Cole Trio

125 pts
12
US








written by James Van Heusen greentick & Johnny Burke
  Frank Sinatra
55.
04/1948

But Beautiful
Frank Sinatra

114 pts
14
US








[Columbia 38053]
written by Jimmy Van Heusen greentick & Johnny Burke
  Bing Crosby
56.
04/1949

If You Stub Your Toe on the Moon
Bing Crosby

62 pts
27
US








[Decca 24524]
written by Jimmy Van Heusen greentick & Johnny Burke
  Jo Stafford
57.
04/1949

Once and for Always
Jo Stafford

104 pts
16
US








[Capitol 15424]
written by James Van Heusen greentick & Johnny Burke
  Tony Martin
58.
05/1949

If You Stub Your Toe on the Moon
Tony Martin

98 pts
17
US








[RCA Victor 3383]
written by Jimmy Van Heusen greentick & Johnny Burke
  Frank Sinatra
59.
06/1955

You My Love
Frank Sinatra

74 pts








13
UK
written by Jimmy Van Heusen greentick & Mack Gordon
60.
09/1955

Not as a Stranger
Frank Sinatra

58 pts








18
UK
[Capitol 3130]
written by Buddy Kaye & Jimmy Van Heusen greentick
61.
11/1955

Love and Marriage
Frank Sinatra

308 pts
5
US






3
UK
[Capitol 3260]
written by Jimmy Van Heusen greentick & Sammy Cahn
  Dinah Shore
62.
11/1955

Love and Marriage
Dinah Shore

56 pts
20
US








[RCA 47-6266]
written by Jimmy Van Heusen greentick & Sammy Cahn
  Frank Sinatra
63.
12/1955

(Love Is the) Tender Trap
Frank Sinatra

313 pts
7
US






2
UK
written by Jimmy Van Heusen greentick & Sammy Cahn
64.
03/1956

You'll Get Yours
Frank Sinatra

12 pts
67
US








[Capitol 3350]
written by Dok Stanford & Jimmy Van Heusen greentick
  Nat King Cole
65.
07/1956

My Dream Sonata
Nat King Cole

14 pts
59
US








US B side to That's All There Is to That
[Capitol 3456]
written by James Van Heusen greentick
  Tony Martin
66.
09/1956

It's Better in the Dark
Tony Martin

13 pts
60
US








[RCA 47-6597]
written by Sammy Cahn & James Van Heusen greentick
  Frank Sinatra
67.
10/1957

All the Way
Frank Sinatra

from All the Way   
321 pts
2
US






3
UK
All the Way / Chicago charted as a double A side in the UK
[Capitol 3793]
written by Jimmy Van Heusen greentick & Sammy Cahn
  Frank Sinatra and Keely Smith
68.
05/1958

How Are You Fixed for Love
Frank Sinatra and Keely Smith

45 pts
22
US








written by Jimmy Van Heusen greentick & Sammy Cahn
  Frank Sinatra
High Hopes
69.
06/1959

High Hopes
Frank Sinatra

from All the Way   
167 pts
30
US




20
R&B
6
UK
[Capitol 4214]
written by Jimmy Van Heusen greentick & Sammy Cahn
  Andy Williams
70.
03/1960

Wake Me When It's Over
Andy Williams

17 pts
50
US








[Cadence 1378]
written by Jimmy Van Heusen greentick & Sammy Cahn
  Dinah Washington
71.
03/1960

It Could Happen to You
Dinah Washington

15 pts
53
US








[Mercury 71560]
written by Johnny Burke & Jimmy Van Heusen greentick
  Frank Sinatra
72.
04/1960

It's Nice to Go Trav'ling
Frank Sinatra

16 pts








48
UK
written by Jimmy Van Heusen greentick & Sammy Cahn
  The McGuire Sisters
73.
08/1960

The Last Dance
The McGuire Sisters

5 pts
99
US








[Coral 62216]
written by Sammy Cahn & Jimmy Van Heusen greentick
  Frank Sinatra
74.
03/1961

The Second Time Around
Frank Sinatra

16 pts
50
US








[Reprise 20001]
written by Jimmy Van Heusen greentick & Sammy Cahn
75.
12/1961

Pocketful of Miracles
Frank Sinatra

39 pts
34
US
9
AC






[Reprise 20040]
written by Sammy Cahn & Jimmy Van Heusen greentick
  The Quotations
76.
01/1962

Imagination
The Quotations

4 pts
105
US








[Verve 10245]
written by Johnny Burke & Jimmy Van Heusen greentick
  Patti Page
The Boy's Night Out
77.
08/1962

The Boy's Night Out
Patti Page

17 pts
49
US








[Mercury 72013]
written by Jimmy Van Heusen greentick & Sammy Cahn
  Frank Sinatra
78.
11/1962

The Look of Love
Frank Sinatra

from Softly, as I Leave You   
4 pts
101
US








as Frank Sinatra and his Orchestra
[Reprise 20,107]
written by Sammy Cahn & Jimmy Van Heusen greentick
  Little Eva
79.
1963

Swingin' on a Star
Little Eva

27 pts
38
US








with Big Dee Irwin
written by Johnny Burke & Jimmy Van Heusen greentick
  Frank Sinatra
80.
04/1963

Call Me Irresponsible
Frank Sinatra

18 pts
78
US
20
AC






[Reprise 20151]
written by Jimmy Van Heusen greentick & Sammy Cahn
  Jack Jones
81.
05/1963

Call Me Irresponsible
Jack Jones

from Call Me Irresponsible   
11 pts
75
US








[Kapp 516]
written by Jimmy Van Heusen greentick & Sammy Cahn
  Big Dee Irwin
82.
05/1963

Swinging on a Star
Big Dee Irwin

148 pts
38
US






7
UK
with Little Eva
#1 hit for Bing Crosby in 1944
[Dimension 1010]
written by Jimmy Van Heusen greentick & Johnny Burke
  Frank Sinatra
83.
06/1963

Come Blow Your Horn
Frank Sinatra

from Softly, as I Leave You   
4 pts
108
US








[Reprise 20,184]
written by Jimmy Van Heusen greentick & Sammy Cahn
My Kind of Town
84.
06/1964

My Kind of Town
Frank Sinatra

3 pts
110
US








[Reprise 0279]
written by Sammy Cahn & Jimmy Van Heusen greentick
  Jack Jones
85.
08/1964

Where Love Has Gone
Jack Jones

22 pts
62
US
12
AC






[Kapp 608]
written by Sammy Cahn & Jimmy Van Heusen greentick
  Frank Sinatra
86.
10/1965

I'll Only Miss Her When I Think of Her
Frank Sinatra

8 pts


18
AC






[Reprise 0410]
written by Sammy Cahn & Jimmy Van Heusen greentick
  Nancy Wilson
87.
10/1965

I'll Only Miss Him When I Think of Him
Nancy Wilson

from From Broadway with Love   
4 pts


33
AC






[Capitol 5515]
written by Jimmy Van Heusen greentick & Sammy Cahn
  Frank Sinatra
88.
11/1965

Everybody Has the Right to Be Wrong! (At Least Once)
Frank Sinatra

9 pts
131
US
25
AC






[Reprise 0410]
written by Sammy Cahn & Jimmy Van Heusen greentick
  Peggy Lee
89.
10/1966

Walking Happy
Peggy Lee

from Extra Special!   
9 pts


14
AC






[Capitol 5758]
written by Sammy Cahn & James Van Heusen greentick
  Tony Bennett
90.
01/1967

What Makes It Happen
Tony Bennett

from Tony Makes It Happen!   
12 pts


10
AC






[Columbia 43954]
written by Sammy Cahn & Jimmy Van Heusen greentick
  Julie Andrews
Thoroughly Modern Millie
91.
03/1967

Thoroughly Modern Millie
Julie Andrews

from Thoroughly Modern Millie: Original Sound Track   
23 pts


3
AC






[Columbia 44102]
written by Sammy Cahn & Jimmy Van Heusen greentick
  Nelson Riddle
Thoroughly Modern Millie
92.
04/1967

Thoroughly Modern Millie
Nelson Riddle

from Nelson Riddle Conducts The Bright & The Beautiful   
4 pts


33
AC






[Liberty 55952]
written by Sammy Cahn & Jimmy Van Heusen greentick
  Pete Fountain
Thoroughly Modern Millie
93.
05/1967

Thoroughly Modern Millie
Pete Fountain

5 pts


28
AC






instrumental
[Coral 62516]
written by Sammy Cahn & James Van Heusen greentick
  Frank Sinatra
94.
02/1976

Empty Tables
Frank Sinatra

3 pts


43
AC






[Reprise 1347]
written by Jimmy Van Heusen greentick & Johnny Mercer
  Rocky Sharpe & The Replays
95.
03/1979

Imagination
Rocky Sharpe & The Replays

from Rama Lama   
20 pts








39
UK
written by Jimmy Van Heusen greentick & Johnny Burke
  Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin
96.
08/1983

Busy Doing Nothing
Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin

14 pts








49
UK
written by Jimmy Van Heusen greentick & Johnny Burke
  Ray Price
97.
06/1986

All the Way
Ray Price

from Portrait of a Singer   
1 pts




73
ctry




[Step One 355]
written by Jimmy Van Heusen greentick & Sammy Cahn
  Miki Howard
98.
03/1987

Imagination
Miki Howard

from Come Share My Love   
9 pts






13
R&B


[Atlantic 89284]
written by Jimmy Van Heusen greentick & Johnny Burke
  Robert Palmer
99.
08/1989

It Could Happen to You
Robert Palmer

from Heavy Nova   Heavy Nova
9 pts








71
UK
written by Johnny Burke & Jimmy Van Heusen greentick
  J. Cole
03' Adolescence
100.
12/2014

03' Adolescence
J. Cole

from 2014 Forest Hills Drive   2014 Forest Hills Drive
6 pts
123
US




45
R&B


[Roc Nation LP Cut]
written by Jermaine Cole, William Brown, Johnny Burke & Jimmy Van Heusen greentick

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