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.

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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>Template:Cite 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>Template:Cite 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>Template:Cite 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>Template:Cite 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>Template:Cite 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>Template:Cite 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>Template:Cite 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 "Russian Lullaby"<ref>Template:Cite 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 "Ida, Sweet as Apple Cider"<ref>Template:Cite 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>Template:Cite 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 "At Sundown (When Love is Calling Me Home)"<ref>Template:Cite 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>Template:Cite 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 "My Blue Heaven"<ref>Template:Cite 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) "Forgive Me"<ref>Template:Cite 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 "When Day Is Done"<ref>Template:Cite 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 "It Made You Happy When You Made Me Cry"<ref>Template:Cite 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>Template:Cite 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 "Blue Skies"<ref>Template:Cite 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>Template:Cite 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) "All Alone Monday"<ref>Template:Cite 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>Template:Cite 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

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