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Al Jolson in his hit 1927 sound film, The Jazz Singer. The Jazz Singer 1927 Poster.jpg
Al Jolson in his hit 1927 sound film, The Jazz Singer .

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1927.

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The short lived Black Patti Records label appeared in 1927 BlackPattiLabel.jpg
The short lived Black Patti Records label appeared in 1927

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 1927: [1] Numerical rankings are approximate, they are only used as a frame of reference.

#ArtistTitleLabelRecording DateRelease DateChart Positions
1 Gene Austin "My Blue Heaven" [2] Victor 20964September 14, 1927November 1927US Billboard 1927 #1, US #1 for 13 weeks, 26 total weeks, 1,000,000 sales [1]
2 Moran And Mack Two Black Crows Parts 1 & 2 (The Early Bird Catches The Worm)" [3] Columbia 935March 14, 1927May 1927US Billboard 1927 #2, US #1 for 5 weeks, 12 total weeks, 2,500,000 sold
3 Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra "In a Little Spanish Town" [4] Victor 20266September 9, 1926December 1926US Billboard 1927 #3, US #1 for 8 weeks, 15 total weeks, 1,000,000 sales
4 Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians "Charmaine" [5] Columbia 1048June 13, 1927August 1927US Billboard 1927 #4, US #1 for 7 weeks, 15 total weeks
5 Sophie Tucker with Ted Lewis and His Band "Some of These Days" [6] Columbia 826November 23, 1926October 1927US Billboard 1927 #5, US #1 for 5 weeks, 12 total weeks, 938,466 sales
6 Whispering Jack Smith "Me and My Shadow" [7] Victor 20626April 28, 1927July 1927US Billboard 1927 #6, US #1 for 4 week, 14 total weeks
7 Ben Bernie and His Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra "Ain't She Sweet" [8] Brunswick 3444January 28, 1927March 1927US Billboard 1927 #7, US #1 for 4 weeks, 12 total weeks
8 Roger Wolfe Kahn & His Orchestra "Russian Lullaby" [9] Victor 21308March 8, 1927June 1927US Billboard 1927 #8, US #1 for 1 week, 12 total weeks
9 Red Nichols and His Five Pennies "Ida, Sweet as Apple Cider" [10] Columbia 1471July 3, 1927September 1927US Billboard 1927 #9, US #1 for 1 week, 11 total weeks
10 Gene Austin "Tonight You Belong To Me" [11] Victor 20371June 26, 1927September 7, 1927US Billboard 1927 #10, US #1 for 5 weeks, 15 total weeks
11 George Olsen and His Music "At Sundown (When Love is Calling Me Home)" [12] Victor 20476February 4, 1927July 1927US Billboard 1927 #11, US #1 for 3 week, 12 total weeks
12 The Knickerbockers (Ben Selvin Orchestra) "Blue Skies" [13] Columbia 860-DJanuary 15, 1927May 1927US Billboard 1927 #12, US #1 for 2 weeks, 9 total weeks
13Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra"My Blue Heaven" [14] Victor 20828July 6, 1927October 1927US Billboard 1927 #13, US #1 for 1 weeks, 16 total weeks
14Gene Austin with (Nat Shilkret Orchestra)"Forgive Me" [15] Victor 20561March 15, 1927June 1927US Billboard 1927 #14, US #1 for 1 week, 11 total weeks
15 Paul Whiteman and His Concert Orchestra "When Day Is Done" [16] Victor 35828July 6, 1927September 1927US Billboard 1927 #15, US #2 for 4 weeks, 12 total weeks
16 Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians "It Made You Happy When You Made Me Cry" [17] Victor 20315October 7, 1926January 1927US Billboard 1927 #16, US #2 for 4 weeks, 8 total weeks
17 Nick Lucas "I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover" [18] Brunswick 3439January 25, 1927March 1927US Billboard 1927 #17, US #2 for 2 weeks, 10 total weeks
18George Olsen and His Music"Blue Skies" [19] Victor 20455January 19, 1927April 1927US Billboard 1927 #18, US #2 for 2 week, 10 total weeks
19 Ruth Etting "Deed I Do" [20] Columbia 865December 1, 1926January 1927US Billboard 1927 #19, US #2 for 2 weeks, 7 total weeks
20Nat Shilkret and the Victor Orchestra (vocal Johnny Marvin)"All Alone Monday" [21] Victor 20259October 8, 1926December 1926US Billboard 1927 #20, US #2 for 2 weeks, 7 total weeks
21 Gertrude Lawrence "Someone to Watch Over Me" [22] Victor 20331October 29, 1926February 1927US Billboard 1927 #21, US #2 for 1 week, 11 total weeks

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Bartók in 1927

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References

  1. 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Record Research.
  2. ↑ "Victor matrix BVE-39179. My blue heaven / Gene Austin - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
  3. ↑ "Columbia matrix W143602. Two black crows / Moran and Mack - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
  4. ↑ "Victor matrix BVE-36067. In a little Spanish town ('Twas on a night like this) / Paul Whiteman Orchestra - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
  5. ↑ "Columbia matrix W144324. Charmaine! / Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians ; Weston Vaughn - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
  6. ↑ "Columbia matrix W142955. Some of these days / Ted Lewis and his Band ; Sophie Tucker - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
  7. ↑ "Victor matrix BVE-38704. Me and my shadow / Whispering Jack Smith - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
  8. ↑ "Brunswick matrix E21355-E21357. Ain't she sweet? / Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
  9. ↑ "Victor matrix BVE-38468. Russian lullaby / Roger Wolfe Kahn Orchestra - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
  10. ↑ "Brunswick matrix E24230-E24232. Ida! Sweet as apple cider / Five Pennies ; Red Nichols - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
  11. ↑ "Victor matrix BVE-36989. To-night you belong to me / Gene Austin - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  12. ↑ "Victor matrix BVE-37741. At sundown (When love is calling me home) / George Olsen and his Music - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
  13. ↑ "Columbia matrix W143312. Blue skies / Charles Kaley ; The Knickerbockers - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  14. ↑ "Victor matrix BVE-39627. My blue heaven / Paul Whiteman Orchestra - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  15. ↑ "Victor matrix BVE-38172. Forgive me / Gene Austin - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  16. ↑ "Victor matrix CVE-39227. When day is done / Paul Whiteman Concert Orchestra - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  17. ↑ "Victor matrix BVE-36571. It made you happy when you made me cry / Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring ; Tom Waring - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  18. ↑ "Brunswick matrix E21304-E21306. I'm looking over a four leaf clover / Nick Lucas - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
  19. ↑ "Victor matrix BVE-37549. Blue skies / Bob Borger ; Fran Frey ; George Olsen and his Music ; Bob Rice - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  20. ↑ "Columbia matrix W142974. 'Deed I do / Ruth Etting - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
  21. ↑ "Victor matrix BVE-36802. All alone Monday / Johnny Marvin ; Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
  22. ↑ "Victor matrix BVE-36654. Someone to watch over me / Gertrude Lawrence - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
  23. ↑ Siegmund Levarie (2001). "Marco, Guy A(nthony)". Grove Music Online. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.47661.
  24. ↑ "Nieuws, achtergronden en colum". deVolksgrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  25. ↑ Pierre Key's Music Year Book: The Standard Music Annual. Pierre Key, Incorporated. 1925. p. 471.
  26. ↑ "The New England Ball Project – Person Page" . Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  27. ↑ Kutsch, K. J.; Riemens, Leo (2012). "Mattfeld, Marie". Großes Sängerlexikon (in German) (4th ed.). De Gruyter. p. 2990. ISBN   978-3-59-844088-5.
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