Jazz Standards Songs and Instrumentals (Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe)

Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe (1942)

Origin and Chart Information

AKA	Happiness Is Just a Thing Called Joe

Rank	721

Music	Harold Arlen

Lyrics	Yip Harburg

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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Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg
Year	Rank	Title
1938	63	“Over the Rainbow”
1937	526	“Last Night When We Were Young”
1942	721	“Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe”

Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg and Billy Rose
Year	Rank	Title
1933	154	“It’s Only a Paper Moon”

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