Number 1 Songs in 1904 — UK and US Charts
UK #1
"Come Down Ma Evenin' Star"
Various music hall performers
A popular song of the era associated with actress Lillian Russell. Music hall songs and parlour ballads remained the dominant form of popular music in Edwardian Britain.
US #1
"Meet Me in St. Louis, Louis"
Billy Murray (recorded)
Written to celebrate the 1904 St Louis World's Fair, this became one of the year's biggest hits. It later inspired the 1944 Judy Garland film of the same name.
Biggest Films of 1904 — Box Office Hits
The Impossible Voyage (Le Voyage à travers l'impossible)
Box Office: N/A
Another Georges Méliès spectacular, this 24-minute film about a journey to the Sun used elaborate sets and trick photography. Méliès was the undisputed king of early cinema special effects.
Fashion and Style of 1904
Fashion, clothing and visual culture from the era
Architecture and Buildings of 1904
Buildings completed and structures opened in 1904