1922 in music

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Template:Short description Template:YYYY music Template:Year nav topic5 This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1922.

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Events

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  • The Central Band of the Royal Air Force becomes the first military band to make a radio broadcast with the British Broadcasting Company.
  • All musical compositions written in this year or earlier are now public domain in the United States. Recordings of those compositions, however are still protected by various state statutes and do not fully enter the nationwide public domain until February 15, 2067.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Publications

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Sheet music cover of "Fate" featuring a photo of jazz band leader Ted Lewis.

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 1922:<ref name=PopMemories>Template:Cite book</ref> Numerical rankings are approximate, they are only used as a frame of reference.

Rank Artist Title Label Recorded Released Chart Positions
1 Al Jolson "April Showers" Columbia 3500 Template:Start date Template:Start date citation CitationClass=web

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2 Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra "Three O'Clock in the Morning" Victor 18940 Template:Start date Template:Start date citation CitationClass=web

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3 Ed Gallagher and Al Shean "Mister Gallagher and Mister Shean" Victor 18941 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1922 #3, US #1 for 6 weeks, 12 total weeks, 929,185 sold (Victor 1920s memo)<ref name=Victormemo/>
4 Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra "Stumbling" Victor 18899 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1922 #4, US #1 for 6 weeks, 12 total weeks
5 Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra "Hot Lips" Victor 18920 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1922 #5, US #1 for 6 weeks, 11 total weeks, 523,106 sold (Victor 1920s memo),<ref name=Victormemo/> 1,000,000 sold<ref name=GoldenDiscs>Template:Cite book</ref>
6 Al Jolson "Angel Child" Columbia 3568 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1922 #6, US #1 for 5 weeks, 8 total weeks
7 Isham Jones Orchestra "On the Alamo" Brunswick 2245 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1922 #7, US #1 for 4 weeks, 10 total weeks
8 Billy Jones & Ernie Hare "Mister Gallagher and Mister Shean" Okeh 4608 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1922 #8, US #1 for 2 weeks, 9 total weeks
9 Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra "Do it Again" Victor 18882 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1922 #9, US #1 for 2 weeks, 9 total weeks, 523,206 sold (Victor 1920s memo)<ref name=Victormemo/>
10 Henry Burr "My Buddy" Victor 18930 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1922 #10, US #1 for 1 weeks, 10 total weeks
11 Fanny Brice (Orchestra conducted by Rosario Bourdon) "My Man" Victor 45263 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1922 #11, US #1 for 1 weeks, 9 total weeks, 424,849 sold (Victor 1920s memo)<ref name=Victormemo/>
12 Al Jolson "Give Me My Mammy" Columbia 3540 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1922 #12, US #2 for 4 weeks, 8 total weeks
18 Vernon Dalhart and the Criterion Trio "Tuck Me to Sleep (In My Old 'Tucky Home)" Victor 18807 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1922 #18, US #2 for 1 weeks, 7 total weeks, 1,040,811 sold (Victor 1920s memo)<ref name=Victormemo/>
19 Isham Jones Orchestra "The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise" Brunswick 2313 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1922 #19, US #2 for 1 weeks, 6 total weeks

Classical music

Opera

Film

Jazz

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Musical theater

Births

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Deaths

References

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