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This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1926.

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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 1926: [6] Numerical rankings are approximate, they are only used as a frame of reference.

RankArtistTitleLabelRecordedReleasedChart Positions
1 Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra "Valencia" [7] Victor 20007March 30, 1926June 1926US Billboard 1926 #1, US Pop #1 for 11 weeks, 17 total weeks, 1,012,687 sales [8]
2 Vernon Dalhart "The Prisoner's Song" [9] Victor 19427August 13, 1924December 5, 1925US Billboard 1926 #2, US Pop #1 for 7 weeks, 12 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1926 #1, 1,320,356 sales thru 1930, [8]
3 Jan Garber and His Orchestra "Baby Face" [10] Victor 20105September 29, 1926September 1926US Billboard 1926 #3, US Pop #1 for 6 weeks, 12 total weeks
4 George Olsen and His Music "Who?" [11] Victor 19840November 6, 1925January 1926US Billboard 1926 #4, US Pop #1 for 6 weeks, 12 total weeks, 1,000,000 sales [6]
5 Ben Bernie and His Orchestra "Sleepy Time Gal" [12] Brunswick 2992January 1926February 1926US Billboard 1926 #5, US Pop #1 for 4 weeks, 13 total weeks
6Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra"The Birth of the Blues" [13] Victor 20138March 30, 1926October 1926US Billboard 1926 #6, US Pop #1 for 4 weeks, 12 total weeks
7 Gene Austin "Bye Bye Blackbird" [14] Victor 20044April 29, 1926July 31, 1926US Billboard 1926 #7, US Pop #1 for 3 weeks, 12 total weeks, 414,494 sales [8]
8George Olsen and His Music"Always" [15] Victor 19955February 5, 1926April 1926US Billboard 1926 #8, US Pop #1 for 3 weeks, 10 total weeks
9 Al Jolson "I'm Sitting on Top of the World" [16] Brunswick 3014December 21, 1925January 1925US Billboard 1926 #9, US Pop #1 for 2 weeks, 11 total weeks
10 Johnny Marvin "Breezin' Along with the Breeze" [17] Columbia 699August 1926September 1926US Billboard 1926 #10, US Pop #1 for 2 weeks, 10 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1926 #12
11 Vincent Lopez and His Hotel Pennsylvania Orchestra "Always" [15] Okeh 40567February 1926April 1926US Billboard 1926 #11, US Pop #1 for 2 weeks, 9 total weeks
12Al Jolson"When the Red, Red Robin (Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along)" [18] Brunswick 3222June 1, 1926July 1926US Billboard 1926 #12, US Pop #1 for 2 weeks, 8 total weeks
13 Whispering Jack Smith "Gimme a Lil' Kiss, Will Ya Huh?" [19] Victor 19978March 5, 1926May 1926US Billboard 1926 #11, US Pop #1 for 2 weeks, 8 total weeks
14Gene Austin"Five Foot Two, Eyes Of Blue" [20] Victor 19899December 11, 1925February 1926US Billboard 1926 #14, US Pop #1 for 1 weeks, 11 total weeks
15Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra"Moonlight on the Ganges" [21] Victor 20139August 13, 1926October 1926US Billboard 1926 #15, US Pop #2 for 4 weeks, 10 total weeks
16George Olsen and His Music"Sunny" [22] Victor 19840November 6, 1925January 1926US Billboard 1926 #16, US Pop #2 for 2 weeks, 8 total weeks
17 Ethel Waters "Dinah" [23] Columbia 487December 1925January 1926US Billboard 1926 #17, US Pop #2 for 2 weeks, 8 total weeks
18Ben Bernie and His Orchestra"Reaching for the Moon" [24] Brunswick 3170April 11, 1926June 1926US Billboard 1926 #18, US Pop #2 for 2 weeks, 6 total weeks
19 Ted Lewis and His Band "I've Found a New Baby" [25] Columbia 600-DFebruary 11, 1926May 1926US Billboard 1926 #19, US Pop #2 for 1 week, 6 total weeks
20George Olsen and His Music"Horses" [26] Victor 19977March 4, 1926May 1926US Billboard 1926 #20, US Pop #2 for 1 weeks, 6 total weeks
21Vernon Dalhart"The Death of Floyd Collins" [27] Victor 19779September 9, 1925November 1925US Billboard 1926 #21, US Pop #3 for 1 week, 7 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1925 #4, 403,055 sales [8]

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References

  1. ↑ Hurd, Michael (1983). "Rutland Boughton (1878–1960), The Immortal Hour". Hyperion . Retrieved 2014-09-01.
  2. ↑ Hewett, Ivan, "Rolling with the Punches", BBC Proms 2022, pp. 20–4
  3. ↑ Jazz Standards. Accessed 22 April 2013
  4. ↑ Songwriters Hall of Fame: James F Hanley Archived 2013-04-30 at the Wayback Machine . Accessed 22 April 2013
  5. ↑ Gelber Music Archived 2013-09-24 at the Wayback Machine . Accessed 22 April 2013
  6. 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Record Research.
  7. ↑ "Victor matrix BVE-35242. Valencia / Paul Whiteman Orchestra - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "The Victor Talking Machine Company". davidsarnoff.org. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
  9. ↑ "Victor matrix B-30633. The prisoner's song / Vernon Dalhart - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
  10. ↑ "Victor matrix BVE-35558. Baby face / Jan Garber Orchestra - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
  11. ↑ "Victor matrix BVE-33856. Who / George Olsen and his Music - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
  12. ↑ "Brunswick matrix E17061-E17063. Sleepy time gal / Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
  13. ↑ "Victor matrix BVE-36036. The birth of the blues / Paul Whiteman Orchestra - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
  14. ↑ "Victor matrix BVE-35354. Bye bye blackbird / Gene Austin - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
  15. 1 2 "OKeh matrix 74008. Always (Waltz) / Casa Lopez Orchestra ; Vincent Lopez - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
  16. ↑ "Brunswick matrix E17172-E17173. I'm sitting on top of the world / Carl Fenton's Orchestra ; Al Jolson - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
  17. ↑ "Columbia matrix W142355. Breezin' along with the breeze / Johnny Marvin - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
  18. ↑ "Brunswick matrix E19418-E19420. When the red, red, robin comes bob, bob, bobbin' along / Carl Fenton's Orchestra ; Al Jolson - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
  19. ↑ "Victor matrix BVE-34683. Gimme a little kiss (Will ya? Huh?) / Jack Smith - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
  20. ↑ "Victor matrix BVE-34103. Five foot two, eyes of blue (Has anybody seen my girl) / Gene Austin - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
  21. ↑ "Victor matrix BVE-36044. Moonlight on the Ganges / Paul Whiteman Orchestra - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
  22. ↑ "Victor matrix BVE-33855. Sunny / George Olsen and his Music - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
  23. ↑ "Columbia matrix W141164. Dinah / Ethel Waters - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
  24. ↑ "Brunswick matrix E18754-E18756. Reaching for the moon / Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
  25. ↑ "Columbia matrix W141673. I've found a new baby / Ted Lewis and his Band - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
  26. ↑ "Victor matrix BVE-34676. Horses / George Olsen and his Music - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
  27. ↑ "Victor matrix BVE-33374. Death of Floyd Collins / Vernon Dalhart - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
  28. ↑ Dales, Ossie (June 2012). Down Yonder With (booklet). Champ Butler. London, England: Jasmine Records. JASCD 724.
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