Number 1 Songs in 1919 — UK and US Charts
UK #1
"After the War is Over"
Florrie Forde
Australian-born music hall star Florrie Forde captured the post-war mood with songs about homecoming and the hope for a better future. Her performances drew huge crowds in 1919.
US #1
"A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody"
John Steel
Irving Berlin wrote it for the Ziegfeld Follies of 1919. It became the unofficial theme song of the Follies and one of Berlin's most enduring standards.
Biggest Films of 1919 — Box Office Hits
Broken Blossoms
Box Office: $700,000 (estimated)
D.W. Griffith's intimate melodrama starring Lillian Gish was a critical and commercial success. Its sensitive treatment of interracial romance was daring for the era, though the film relied on racial stereotypes.
Fashion and Style of 1919
Fashion, clothing and visual culture from the era
Architecture and Buildings of 1919
Buildings completed and structures opened in 1919