1928 in music

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File:Ravel au piano.jpg
Maurice Ravel at the piano with Éva Gauthier in 1928; George Gershwin listens at right.

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1928.

Specific locations

Specific genres

Events

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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 1928:<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 Al Jolson "Sonny Boy"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Brunswick 4033 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US BB 1928 #1, US #1 for 12 weeks, 19 total weeks, 938,466 sales

2 Jimmie Rodgers "Blue Yodel No. 1 (T for Texas)"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Victor 21142 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US BB 1928 #20, US #2 for 1 week, 11 total weeks, Hillbilly 1928 #1, 1,085,985 sales,<ref name=whitburn /> National Recording Registry 2004

3 Gene Austin "Ramona"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Victor 21334 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US BB 1928 #2, US #1 for 8 weeks, 17 total weeks, 1,000,000 sales<ref name=whitburn />

4 Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Victor 21388 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US BB 1928 #3, US #1 for 6 weeks, 16 total weeks

5 Gene Austin "Jeannine, I Dream of Lilac Time"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Victor 21564 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US BB 1928 #4, US #1 for 5 weeks, 15 total weeks

6 Paul Whiteman and His Concert Orchestra v_The Rhythm Boys "Among My Souvenirs"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Victor 35877 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US BB 1928 #5, US #1 for 4 weeks, 13 total weeks

7 Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Victor 21214 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US BB 1928 #6, US #1 for 3 weeks, 12 total weeks

8 Al Jolson "There's a Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Brunswick 4033 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US BB 1928 #7, US #1 for 2 weeks, 13 total weeks

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

}}</ref> || Victor 35883 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US BB 1928 #8, US #1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks

10 Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians "Laugh, Clown, Laugh!"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Victor 21308 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US BB 1928 #9, US #1 for 1 week, 12 total weeks

11 Cliff Edwards "I Can't Give You Anything but Love"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Columbia 1471-D || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US BB 1928 #10, US #1 for 1 week, 11 total weeks

12 Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra v_Bing Crosby "Ol' Man River"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Victor 21218 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US BB 1928 #11, US #1 for 1 week, 11 total weeks

13 Gene Austin "Girl Of My Dreams"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Victor 21334 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US BB 1928 #12, US #2 for 3 weeks, 13 total weeks, 408,684 sales

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}}</ref> || Brunswick 3719 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US BB 1928 #13, US #2 for 3 weeks, 8 total weeks

15 Nat Shilkret and the Troubadors Orchestra "Diane (I'm In Heaven When I See You Smile)"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Victor 21000 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US BB 1928 #14, US #2 for 3 weeks, 8 total weeks

16 Nat Shilkret and the Victor Orchestra citation CitationClass=web

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17 Al Jolson "My Mammy"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Brunswick 3912 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US BB 1928 #17, US #2 for 2 weeks, 7 total weeks

18 Vincent Lopez and His Orchestra citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Brunswick 3927 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US BB 1928 #18, US #2 for 2 weeks, 7 total weeks

19 The Knickerbockers (Ben Selvin Orchestra) citation CitationClass=web

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20 Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians "Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Victor 35921 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US BB 1928 #20, US #2 for 1 week, 9 total weeks

24 Gene Austin "My Melancholy Baby"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Victor 21015 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US Billboard 1928 #24, US #3 for 1 week, 8 total weeks

1928 Harlem Hit Parade (non-official)

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# Artist Title Label Recording Date Release date Chart Positions
1 Helen Morgan "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Victor 21238 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US BB 1928 #78, US #7 for 1 week, 4 total weeks<ref name=whitburn />

2 Paul Whiteman and His Concert Orchestra v_Paul Robeson "Ol' Man River"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Victor 35912 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US BB 1928 #80, US #7 for 1 week, 4 total weeks<ref name=whitburn />

3 Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five "West End Blues"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Okeh 8597 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US BB 1928 #82, US #8 for 1 week, 6 total weeks<ref name=whitburn />

4 Clarence Williams' Blue Seven "Baby Won't You Please Come Home"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Okeh 8510 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US BB 1928 #155, US #13 for 1 week, 2 total weeks<ref name=whitburn />

5 Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five "Struttin' with Some Barbecue"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Okeh 8566 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US BB 1928 #157, US #14 for 1 week, 3 total weeks<ref name=whitburn />

6 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra "Black and Tan Fantasie"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Victor 21137 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US BB 1928 #170, US #15 for 1 week, 3 total weeks<ref name=whitburn />

Other important recordings

Classical music

Opera

Film

Jazz

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Musical theater

Births

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Deaths

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