1929 in music

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File:Stravinsky Igor 1929 by F Man. Germany.jpg
Igor Stravinsky conducting in 1929

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1929.

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Events

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 1929:<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 Nick Lucas "Tip Toe Through the Tulips"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Brunswick 4418 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US BB 1929 #1, US #1 for 10 weeks, 19 total weeks

2 Rudy Vallee and His Connecticut Yankees Honey"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Victor 21869 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US BB 1929 #2, US #1 for 8 weeks, 15 total weeks

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

}}</ref> || Victor 21833 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US BB 1929 #3, US #1 for 7 weeks, 14 total weeks

4 Al Jolson citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Brunswick 4400 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US BB 1929 #4, US #1 for 5 weeks, 10 total weeks

5 Leo Reisman and His Orchestra "The Wedding of the Painted Doll"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Columbia 1780 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US BB 1929 #5, US #1 for 4 weeks, 12 total weeks

6 Copley Plaza Orchestra (Bob Haring Orchestra) "Pagan Love Song"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Brunswick 4321 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US BB 1929 #6, US #1 for 4 weeks, 11 total weeks

7 Cliff Edwards "Singin' In The Rain"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Columbia 1869 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US BB 1929 #7, US #1 for 3 weeks, 12 total weeks

8 Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians "Sweethearts On Parade"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Columbia 1628 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US BB 1929 #8, US #1 for 3 weeks, 12 total weeks

9 Ethel Waters "Am I Blue?"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Columbia 1837 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US BB 1929 #9, US #1 for 2 weeks, 15 total weeks, Grammy Hall of Fame 2007

10 George Olsen and His Music "A Precious Little Thing Called Love"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Victor 21832 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US BB 1929 #10, US #1 for 2 weeks, 11 total weeks

11 Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Columbia 2023 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US BB 1929 #11, US #1 for 2 weeks, 9 total weeks

12 Nick Lucas "Painting the Clouds with Sunshine"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Brunswick 4418 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US BB 1929 #12, US #2 for 5 weeks, 15 total weeks

13 Ted Weems and His Orchestra citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Victor 22037 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US BB 1929 #13, US #2 for 4 weeks, 15 total weeks

14 Rudy Vallee and His Connecticut Yankees "Weary River"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Victor 21868 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US BB 1929 #14, US #2 for 4 weeks, 10 total weeks

15 Nat Shilkret and the Victor Orchestra (vocal Burt Lorin aka Scrappy Lambert) "You Were Meant for Me"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Victor 21886 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US BB 1929 #15, US #2 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks

16 Helen Kane "I Wanna Be Loved by You"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Victor 21684 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US BB 1928 #16, US #2 for 2 weeks, 11 total weeks

17 Ruth Etting "Love Me or Leave Me"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Columbia 1680 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US BB 1929 #16, US #2 for 2 weeks, 11 total weeks

18 Eddie Cantor "Makin' Whoopee"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Victor 21831 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US BB 1929 #17, US #2 for 2 weeks, 10 total weeks

19 Jimmie Rodgers and the Three Southerners citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> / I'm Lonely and Blue<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Victor 40054 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || 236,231 sales<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

CitationClass=web

}}</ref>

20 George Olsen and His Music / The Troubadours citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> / Beggars of Life<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Victor 21683 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || 219,029 sales<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

CitationClass=web

}}</ref>

21 Gene Austin "A Garden in the Rain"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Victor 21915 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US BB 1929 #173, US #15 for 1 week, 2 total weeks, 84,063 sales<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

CitationClass=web

}}</ref>

22 Gene Austin citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Victor 21952 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US BB 1929 #70, US #7 for 1 weeks 5 total weeks, 63,438 sales<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

CitationClass=web

}}</ref>

23 Leo Reisman and His Orchestra citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Victor 21920 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US BB 1929 #154, US #13 for 1 week, 3 total weeks, 44,431 sales<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

CitationClass=web

}}</ref>

24 Rudy Vallee and His Connecticut Yankees "Deep Night"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Victor 21868 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US BB 1929 #18, US #2 for 2 weeks, 10 total weeks

25 Gus Arnheim Coconut Grove Orchestra citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Victor 21986 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US BB 1929 #19, US #2 for 2 weeks, 9 total weeks

26 The Carter Family "Wildwood Flower"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Victor 40000 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US BB 1929 #30, US #3 for 1 weeks 10 total weeks, Hillbilly 1929 #1, 1,000,000 sales,<ref name=PopMemories /><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

CitationClass=web

}}</ref> National Recording Registry 2006

1929 Harlem Hit Parade + Blues

(created with Popular Music Chart Entries and Blues records)<ref name=PopMemories />

# Artist Title Label Recording date Release date Chart positions
1 Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra "Ain't Misbehavin'"<ref name=Okeh850/> Okeh 8714 Template:Start date Template:Start date US BB 1929 #75, US #7 for 1 week, 4 total weeks
2 Pine Top Smith "Pine Top's Boogie Woogie"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Vocalion 1245 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US BB 1929 #246, US #20 for 1 week, 1 total weeks, Grammy Hall of Fame 1983

3 Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra "South"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Victor 38021 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US BB 1929 #115, US #10 for 1 week, 4 total weeks

4 Louis Armstrong and His Savoy Ballroom Five "St. James Infirmary"<ref name=Okeh850>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Okeh 8657 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US BB 1929 #172, US #15 for 1 week, 3 total weeks

5 Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra "When You're Smiling"<ref name=Okeh850/> Okeh 8729 Template:Start date Template:Start date US BB 1929 #175, US #15 for 1 week, 2 total weeks
6 Bessie Smith citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Columbia 14451 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US BB 1929 #184, US #15 for 1 week, 2 total weeks

7 Duke Ellington & His Orch "The Mooche"<ref name=Okeh850/> Okeh 8623 Template:Start date Template:Start date US BB 1929 #192, US #16 for 1 week, 2 total weeks
8 Fats Waller "Ain't Misbehavin'"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Victor 22108 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || US BB 1929 #206, US #17 for 1 week, 1 total week, National Recording Registry 2004

9 Blind Willie McTell "Statesboro Blues"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Victor 38001 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || Hillbilly 1929 #9,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

CitationClass=web

}}</ref> National Recording Registry 2015

10 Charlie McCoy and Bo Chatman "Corrine, Corrina"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Brunswick 7080 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date ||

11 Blind Willie Dunn (Eddie Lang) & Lonnie Johnson "Hot Fingers"<ref name=Okeh850/> Okeh 8743 Template:Start date Template:Start date
12 Charley Patton "Pony Blues"<ref name=Paramount125>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Paramount 12792 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date || Grammy Hall of Fame 1999, National Recording Registry 2006

13 Mississippi John Hurt "Stack O' Lee Blues"<ref name=Okeh850/> Okeh 8654 Template:Start date Template:Start date
14 Elder J. J. Hadley (Charley Patton) citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref> || Paramount 12799 || Template:Start date || Template:Start date ||

15 Blind Sammie (Blind Willie McTell) "Travelin' Blues"<ref name=Columbia140/> Columbia 14484D Template:Start date Template:Start date
16 Blind Blake "Police Dog Blues"<ref name=Paramount125/> Paramount 12888 Template:Start date Template:Start date

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