1927 in music

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File: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.

Specific locations

Specific genres

Events

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

# Artist Title Label Recording Date Release date Chart Positions
1 Gene Austin "My Blue Heaven"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Victor 20964 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US Billboard 1927 #1, US #1 for 13 weeks, 26 total weeks, 1,000,000 sales<ref name=whitburn />

2 Moran And Mack Two Black Crows Parts 1 & 2 (The Early Bird Catches The Worm)"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Columbia 935 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US 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"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Victor 20266 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US Billboard 1927 #3, US #1 for 8 weeks, 15 total weeks, 1,000,000 sales

4 Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians "Charmaine"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Columbia 1048 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US Billboard 1927 #4, US #1 for 7 weeks, 15 total weeks

5 Sophie Tucker with Ted Lewis and His Band "Some of These Days"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Columbia 826 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US Billboard 1927 #5, US #1 for 5 weeks, 12 total weeks, 938,466 sales

6 Whispering Jack Smith "Me and My Shadow"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Victor 20626 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US Billboard 1927 #6, US #1 for 4 week, 14 total weeks

7 Ben Bernie and His Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra "Ain't She Sweet"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Brunswick 3444 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US Billboard 1927 #7, US #1 for 4 weeks, 12 total weeks

8 Roger Wolfe Kahn & His Orchestra citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Victor 21308 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US Billboard 1927 #8, US #1 for 1 week, 12 total weeks

9 Red Nichols and His Five Pennies citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Columbia 1471 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US Billboard 1927 #9, US #1 for 1 week, 11 total weeks

10 Gene Austin "Tonight You Belong To Me"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Victor 20371 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US Billboard 1927 #10, US #1 for 5 weeks, 15 total weeks

11 George Olsen and His Music citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Victor 20476 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US Billboard 1927 #11, US #1 for 3 week, 12 total weeks

12 The Knickerbockers (Ben Selvin Orchestra) "Blue Skies"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Columbia 860-D || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US Billboard 1927 #12, US #1 for 2 weeks, 9 total weeks

13 Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Victor 20828 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US Billboard 1927 #13, US #1 for 1 weeks, 16 total weeks

14 Gene Austin with (Nat Shilkret Orchestra) citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Victor 20561 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US Billboard 1927 #14, US #1 for 1 week, 11 total weeks

15 Paul Whiteman and His Concert Orchestra citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Victor 35828 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US Billboard 1927 #15, US #2 for 4 weeks, 12 total weeks

16 Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Victor 20315 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US Billboard 1927 #16, US #2 for 4 weeks, 8 total weeks

17 Nick Lucas "I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Brunswick 3439 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US Billboard 1927 #17, US #2 for 2 weeks, 10 total weeks

18 George Olsen and His Music citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Victor 20455 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US Billboard 1927 #18, US #2 for 2 week, 10 total weeks

19 Ruth Etting "Deed I Do"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Columbia 865 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US Billboard 1927 #19, US #2 for 2 weeks, 7 total weeks

20 Nat Shilkret and the Victor Orchestra (vocal Johnny Marvin) citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Victor 20259 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US Billboard 1927 #20, US #2 for 2 weeks, 7 total weeks

21 Gertrude Lawrence "Someone to Watch Over Me"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Victor 20331 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US Billboard 1927 #21, US #2 for 1 week, 11 total weeks

Classical music

File:Bartók Béla 1927.jpg
Bartók in 1927

Opera

Film

Jazz

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Musical theater

Musical film

Births

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Deaths

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References

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