1921 in music

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This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1921.

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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 1921: [3] Numerical rankings are approximate, they are only used as a frame of reference.

RankArtistTitleLabelRecordedReleasedChart Positions
1 Paul Whiteman and His Ambassador Orchestra "Wang Wang Blues" [4] Victor 18694August 19, 1920December 1920US Billboard 1921 #1, US #1 for 6 weeks, 17 total weeks, 457,000 sold 1921, later RCA Victor announced 1,000,000 [5]
2 Isham Jones Orchestra "Wabash Blues" [6] Brunswick 5065August 1, 1921October 1921US Billboard 1921 #2, US #1 for 6 weeks, 12 total weeks, 1,750,000 sold 1921-1922 [5]
3Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra"Cherie" [7] Victor 18758August 9, 1920July 1921US Billboard 1921 #3, US #1 for 6 weeks, 12 total weeks, 405,647 sales
4Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra"Song of India" [8] Victor 18777August 23, 1921September 1921US Billboard 1921 #5, US #1 for 5 weeks, 14 total weeks, 1,000,000 sold
5Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra"Say It with Music" [9] Victor 18803April 21, 1921November 12, 1921US Billboard 1921 #4, US #1 for 5 weeks, 14 total weeks
6 Eddie Cantor "Margie" [10] Emerson 10301December 15, 1920January 1921US Billboard 1921 #6, US #1 for 5 weeks, 12 total weeks, 1,000,000 sold
7Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra"My Mammy-Beautiful Faces Medley" [11] Victor 18737March 1, 1921May 1921US Billboard 1921 #7, US #1 for 5 weeks, 12 total weeks, 1,000,000 sales [12]
8 Ted Lewis and His Band "All by Myself" [13] Columbia 3434June 11, 1921September 1921US Billboard 1921 #8, US #1 for 4 weeks, 12 total weeks
9 Al Jolson "O-H-I-O (O My! O!)" [13] Columbia 3361December 13, 1920April 1921US Billboard 1921 #9, US #1 for 4 weeks, 7 total weeks
10 Nora Bayes (Charles Prince Orchestra)"Make Believe" [14] Columbia 3392March 1, 1921September 1921US Billboard 1921 #10, US #1 for 3 weeks, 10 total weeks
11 Marion Harris "Look for the Silver Lining" [13] Columbia 3367December 29, 1920April 1921US Billboard 1921 #11, US #1 for 3 weeks, 10 total weeks
22 Mamie Smith & Her Jazz Hounds "Crazy Blues" [15] Okeh 4169August 10, 1920November 1920US Billboard 1920 #11, US #3 for 1 week, 11 total weeks, National Recording Registry 2005
24Marion Harris"I Ain't Got Nobody" [13] Columbia 3371April 21, 1920May 1921US Billboard 1921 #24, US #3 for 1 weeks, 7 total weeks
28 The Original Dixieland Jazz Band "Palesteena (Lena from Palesteena)" [16] Victor 18717December 4, 1920February 1921US Billboard 1921 #28, US #3 for 1 weeks, 5 total weeks

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References

  1. Harvard Glee Club: About Archived March 10, 2014, at the Wayback Machine . Accessed 10 March 2014
  2. Prod'homme, Jacques-Gabriel (October 1922). "Camille Saint-Saëns". The Musical Quarterly . 8 (4): 469–486. doi:10.1093/mq/viii.4.469. ISSN   0027-4631. JSTOR   737853.(subscription required)
  3. Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Record Research.
  4. "Victor matrix B-24392. Wang-wang blues / Ambassador Orchestra ; Paul Whiteman - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  5. 1 2 Murrells, Joseph (1978). The book of golden discs. Internet Archive. London : Barrie & Jenkins. ISBN   978-0-214-20512-5.
  6. "BRUNSWICK 78rpm numerical listing discography: 5000 series". www.78discography.com. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  7. "Victor matrix B-25049. Cherie / Paul Whiteman Orchestra - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  8. "Victor matrix B-25322. Song of India / Paul Whiteman Orchestra - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  9. "Victor matrix B-25471. Say it with music / Paul Whiteman Orchestra - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  10. "EMERSON 78rpm numerical listing discography: 10000 - 10500". www.78discography.com. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  11. "Victor matrix B-24863. My mammy / Paul Whiteman Orchestra - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  12. "Jazz History: The Standards (1920s)". www.jazzstandards.com. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  13. 1 2 3 4 "Columbia A Series 78rpm numerical listing discography: A3000 - A3500". www.78discography.com. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  14. "Columbia matrix 79723. Make believe / Nora Bayes - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  15. "OKEH 78rpm numerical listing discography: 4000 - 4500". www.78discography.com. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  16. "Victor matrix B-24590. Palesteena / Original Dixieland Jazz Band - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  17. Randel, Don Michael (1996). The Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music. Cambridge: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. p. 209. ISBN   978-0-67437-299-3.
  18. Grigory Pantyelev Paisov (2001). "Berberov, Rostislav Nikolayevich". Grove Music Online . Oxford Music Online. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.48266.
  19. Evelyn Mack Truitt (1977). Who was who on Screen. Bowker. p. 332. ISBN   978-0-8352-0914-4.
  20. Ewen, David (1978). Musicians Since 1900: Performers in Concert and Opera. New York: Wilson. p. 93. ISBN   978-0-82420-565-2.
  21. "Grant Johannesen – Obituaries – News" . The Independent. April 30, 2005. Archived from the original on May 1, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2013.