1927 in music

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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

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

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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