1926 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 1926.

Specific locations

Specific genres

Events

Blind Lemon Jefferson record

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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:<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 Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra "Valencia"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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2 Vernon Dalhart "The Prisoner's Song"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Victor 19427 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US Billboard 1926 #2, US Pop #1 for 7 weeks, 12 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1926 #1, 1,320,356 sales thru 1930,<ref name=victor>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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3 Jan Garber and His Orchestra "Baby Face"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Victor 20105 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US Billboard 1926 #3, US Pop #1 for 6 weeks, 12 total weeks

4 George Olsen and His Music "Who?"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Victor 19840 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US Billboard 1926 #4, US Pop #1 for 6 weeks, 12 total weeks, 1,000,000 sales<ref name=PopMemories/>

5 Ben Bernie and His Orchestra citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Brunswick 2992 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US Billboard 1926 #5, US Pop #1 for 4 weeks, 13 total weeks

6 Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra "The Birth of the Blues"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Victor 20138 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US Billboard 1926 #6, US Pop #1 for 4 weeks, 12 total weeks

7 Gene Austin "Bye Bye Blackbird"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Victor 20044 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US Billboard 1926 #7, US Pop #1 for 3 weeks, 12 total weeks, 414,494 sales<ref name=victor />

8 George Olsen and His Music "Always"<ref name="adp.library.ucsb.edu">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Victor 19955 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US Billboard 1926 #8, US Pop #1 for 3 weeks, 10 total weeks

9 Al Jolson "I'm Sitting on Top of the World"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Brunswick 3014 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US Billboard 1926 #9, US Pop #1 for 2 weeks, 11 total weeks

10 Johnny Marvin "Breezin' Along with the Breeze"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Columbia 699 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US 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"<ref name="adp.library.ucsb.edu"/> Okeh 40567 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1926 #11, US Pop #1 for 2 weeks, 9 total weeks
12 Al Jolson "When the Red, Red Robin (Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along)"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Brunswick 3222 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US Billboard 1926 #12, US Pop #1 for 2 weeks, 8 total weeks

13 Whispering Jack Smith citation CitationClass=web

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14 Gene Austin citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Victor 19899 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US Billboard 1926 #14, US Pop #1 for 1 weeks, 11 total weeks

15 Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra "Moonlight on the Ganges"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Victor 20139 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US Billboard 1926 #15, US Pop #2 for 4 weeks, 10 total weeks

16 George Olsen and His Music citation CitationClass=web

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17 Ethel Waters "Dinah"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Columbia 487 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US Billboard 1926 #17, US Pop #2 for 2 weeks, 8 total weeks

18 Ben Bernie and His Orchestra citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Brunswick 3170 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US Billboard 1926 #18, US Pop #2 for 2 weeks, 6 total weeks

19 Ted Lewis and His Band "I've Found a New Baby"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Columbia 600-D || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US Billboard 1926 #19, US Pop #2 for 1 week, 6 total weeks

20 George Olsen and His Music citation CitationClass=web

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21 Vernon Dalhart "The Death of Floyd Collins"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Victor 19779 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US Billboard 1926 #21, US Pop #3 for 1 week, 7 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1925 #4, 403,055 sales<ref name=victor />

Other important recordings

Classical music

Opera

Film

Jazz

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Musical theater

Births

Deaths

References

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