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The Best Things in Life Are Free (1927)

Origin and Chart Information
Rank818
Music

Ray Henderson

LyricsB G DeSylva
Lew Brown

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

 The top 100 are fully documented:
 

YearRankTitle
19301Body and Soul
19392All the Things You Are
19353Summertime
19444'Round Midnight
19355I Can't Get Started (with You)
19376My Funny Valentine
19427Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be)
19308What Is This Thing Called Love?
19339Yesterdays
194610Stella By Starlight

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Written by the Same Composer or Team...
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Lew Brown, B G DeSylva and Ray Henderson

YearRankTitle
1926501Birth of the Blues
1928749Together
1927818The Best Things in Life Are Free
1926937It All Depends on You

Lew Brown, B G DeSylva, Ray Henderson and Al Jolson

YearRankTitle
1928664Sonny Boy
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