Jazz Standards Songs and Instrumentals (I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter)

I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter (1935)

Origin and Chart Information

Currently, 1000 jazz standards are ranked and have web pages (click on Songs for the full list).

The top 100 are fully documented:

Year	Rank	Title
1930	1	“Body and Soul”
1939	2	“All the Things You Are”
1935	3	“Summertime”
1944	4	“'Round Midnight”
1935	5	“I Can't Get Started (with You)”
1937	6	“My Funny Valentine”
1942	7	“Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be)”
1930	8	“What Is This Thing Called Love?”
1933	9	“Yesterdays”
1946	10	“Stella By Starlight”

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Written by the Same Composer or Team...

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Fred Ahlert and Joe Young
Year	Rank	Title
1935	515	“I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter”

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