1920 in music

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This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1920.

Contents

Specific locations

Specific genres

Events

Publications

The Japanese Sandman "The Japanese Sandman" (1920), by Richard A. Whiting and Raymond B. Egan.jpg
The Japanese Sandman
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Jellybean

The following songs achieved the highest positions in Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954 and record sales reported on the "Discography of American Historical Recordings" website during 1920: [3] Numerical rankings are approximate, they are only used as a frame of reference.

RankArtistTitleLabelRecordedReleasedChart Positions
1 Selvin's Novelty Orchestra "Dardanella" [4] Victor 18633November 20, 1919January 1920US Billboard 1920 #1, US #1 for 13 weeks, 24 total weeks, 1-6 million sold [5]
2 Paul Whiteman and His Ambassador Orchestra "Whispering" [6] Victor 18690August 23, 1920November 1920US Billboard 1920 #2, US #1 for 11 weeks, 20 total weeks, National Recording Registry 2019, 2,000,000 sales [5]
3 Al Jolson "Swanee" [7] Columbia 2884January 9, 1920April 1920US Billboard 1920 #3, US #1 for 9 weeks, 18 total weeks, National Recording Registry 2004
4 Ted Lewis and His Band "When My Baby Smiles at Me"Columbia 2908January 12, 1920April 1920US Billboard 1920 #4, US #1 for 7 weeks, 18 total weeks
5 John Steel "The Love Nest"Victor 24871November 9, 1920November 24, 1920US Billboard 1920 #5, US #1 for 7 weeks, 12 total weeks
6 Art Hickman and His Orchestra "Hold Me" [8] Columbia 2899September 25, 1919May 1920US Billboard 1920 #6, US #1 for 3 weeks, 14 total weeks
7 Marion Harris "St. Louis Blues"Victor 24871February 15, 1920April 1920US Billboard 1920 #7, US #1 for 3 weeks, 14 total weeks
8Paul Whiteman and His Ambassador Orchestra"The Japanese Sandman"Victor 18690August 23, 1920November 1920US Billboard 1920 #8, US #1 for 3 weeks, 14 total weeks
9Al Jolson"I've Got My Captain Working for Me Now"Columbia 2794September 15, 1919December 1919US Billboard 1920 #9, US #1 for 2 weeks, 7 total weeks
10Art Hickman and His Orchestra"The Love Nest"Columbia 2955June 11, 1920September 1920US Billboard 1920 #10, US #1 for 2 weeks, 6 total weeks
11 Edith Day (Rosario Bourdon Orchestra)"Alice Blue Gown"Victor 45176January 26, 1920April 1920US Billboard 1920 #11, US #1 for 1 weeks, 9 total weeks
34 Isham Jones Rainbo Orchestra "Kismet"Brunswick 5021June 1, 1920September 1920US Billboard 1920 #34, US #4 for 1 weeks, 5 total weeks

Classical music

Opera

Jazz

Musical theatre

Births

Deaths

References

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  4. ↑ "Victor matrix B-23344. Dardanella / Selvin's Novelty Orchestra - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
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