1927 in music explained

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1927.

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Published popular music

Top Popular Recordings 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:[1] Numerical rankings are approximate, they are only used as a frame of reference.

#ArtistTitleLabelRecording DateRelease DateChart Positions
1 "My Blue Heaven"[2] Victor 20964 US Billboard 1927 #1, US #1 for 13 weeks, 26 total weeks, 1,000,000 sales
2 "Two Black CrowsTwo Black Crows Parts 1 & 2 (The Early Bird Catches The Worm)"[3] Columbia 935 US Billboard 1927 #2, US #1 for 5 weeks, 12 total weeks, 2,500,000 sold
3 "In a Little Spanish Town"[4] Victor 20266 US Billboard 1927 #3, US #1 for 8 weeks, 15 total weeks, 1,000,000 sales
4 "Charmaine"[5] Columbia 1048 US Billboard 1927 #4, US #1 for 7 weeks, 15 total weeks
5 "Some of These Days"[6] Columbia 826 US Billboard 1927 #5, US #1 for 5 weeks, 12 total weeks, 938,466 sales
6 "Me and My Shadow"[7] Victor 20626 US Billboard 1927 #6, US #1 for 4 week, 14 total weeks
7 "Ain't She Sweet"[8] Brunswick 3444 US Billboard 1927 #7, US #1 for 4 weeks, 12 total weeks
8 "Russian Lullaby"[9] Victor 21308 US Billboard 1927 #8, US #1 for 1 week, 12 total weeks
9 "Ida, Sweet as Apple Cider"[10] Columbia 1471 US Billboard 1927 #9, US #1 for 1 week, 11 total weeks
10 "Tonight You Belong To Me"[11] Victor 20371 US Billboard 1927 #10, US #1 for 5 weeks, 15 total weeks
11 "At Sundown (When Love is Calling Me Home)"[12] Victor 20476 US Billboard 1927 #11, US #1 for 3 week, 12 total weeks
12 "Blue Skies"[13] Columbia 860-D US Billboard 1927 #12, US #1 for 2 weeks, 9 total weeks
13 Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra "My Blue Heaven"[14] Victor 20828 US Billboard 1927 #13, US #1 for 1 weeks, 16 total weeks
14 Gene Austin with (Nat Shilkret Orchestra) "Forgive Me"[15] Victor 20561 US Billboard 1927 #14, US #1 for 1 week, 11 total weeks
15 "When Day Is Done"[16] Victor 35828 US Billboard 1927 #15, US #2 for 4 weeks, 12 total weeks
16 "It Made You Happy When You Made Me Cry"[17] Victor 20315 US Billboard 1927 #16, US #2 for 4 weeks, 8 total weeks
17 "I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover"[18] Brunswick 3439 US Billboard 1927 #17, US #2 for 2 weeks, 10 total weeks
18 George Olsen and His Music "Blue Skies"[19] Victor 20455 US Billboard 1927 #18, US #2 for 2 week, 10 total weeks
19 "Deed I Do"[20] Columbia 865 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"[21] Victor 20259 US Billboard 1927 #20, US #2 for 2 weeks, 7 total weeks
21 "Someone to Watch Over Me"[22] Victor 20331 US Billboard 1927 #21, US #2 for 1 week, 11 total weeks

Classical music

Opera

Film

Jazz

See main article: 1927 in jazz.

Musical theater

Musical film

Births

Deaths

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954 . Record Research . 1986.
  2. Web site: Victor matrix BVE-39179. My blue heaven / Gene Austin - Discography of American Historical Recordings . 2022-06-29 . adp.library.ucsb.edu.
  3. Web site: Columbia matrix W143602. Two black crows / Moran and Mack - Discography of American Historical Recordings . 2022-06-29 . adp.library.ucsb.edu.
  4. Web site: Victor matrix BVE-36067. In a little Spanish town ('Twas on a night like this) / Paul Whiteman Orchestra - Discography of American Historical Recordings . 2022-06-29 . adp.library.ucsb.edu.
  5. Web site: Columbia matrix W144324. Charmaine! / Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians ; Weston Vaughn - Discography of American Historical Recordings . 2022-06-29 . adp.library.ucsb.edu.
  6. Web site: Columbia matrix W142955. Some of these days / Ted Lewis and his Band ; Sophie Tucker - Discography of American Historical Recordings . 2022-06-29 . adp.library.ucsb.edu.
  7. Web site: Victor matrix BVE-38704. Me and my shadow / Whispering Jack Smith - Discography of American Historical Recordings . 2022-06-29 . adp.library.ucsb.edu.
  8. Web site: Brunswick matrix E21355-E21357. Ain't she sweet? / Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra - Discography of American Historical Recordings . 2022-06-29 . adp.library.ucsb.edu.
  9. Web site: Victor matrix BVE-38468. Russian lullaby / Roger Wolfe Kahn Orchestra - Discography of American Historical Recordings . 2022-06-29 . adp.library.ucsb.edu.
  10. Web site: Brunswick matrix E24230-E24232. Ida! Sweet as apple cider / Five Pennies ; Red Nichols - Discography of American Historical Recordings . 2022-06-29 . adp.library.ucsb.edu.
  11. Web site: Victor matrix BVE-36989. To-night you belong to me / Gene Austin - Discography of American Historical Recordings . 2022-08-20 . adp.library.ucsb.edu.
  12. Web site: Victor matrix BVE-37741. At sundown (When love is calling me home) / George Olsen and his Music - Discography of American Historical Recordings . 2022-06-29 . adp.library.ucsb.edu.
  13. Web site: Columbia matrix W143312. Blue skies / Charles Kaley ; The Knickerbockers - Discography of American Historical Recordings . 2022-08-20 . adp.library.ucsb.edu.
  14. Web site: Victor matrix BVE-39627. My blue heaven / Paul Whiteman Orchestra - Discography of American Historical Recordings . 2022-08-20 . adp.library.ucsb.edu.
  15. Web site: Victor matrix BVE-38172. Forgive me / Gene Austin - Discography of American Historical Recordings . 2022-08-20 . adp.library.ucsb.edu.
  16. Web site: Victor matrix CVE-39227. When day is done / Paul Whiteman Concert Orchestra - Discography of American Historical Recordings . 2022-08-20 . adp.library.ucsb.edu.
  17. Web site: Victor matrix BVE-36571. It made you happy when you made me cry / Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring ; Tom Waring - Discography of American Historical Recordings . 2022-08-20 . adp.library.ucsb.edu.
  18. Web site: Brunswick matrix E21304-E21306. I'm looking over a four leaf clover / Nick Lucas - Discography of American Historical Recordings . 2022-06-29 . adp.library.ucsb.edu.
  19. Web site: Victor matrix BVE-37549. Blue skies / Bob Borger ; Fran Frey ; George Olsen and his Music ; Bob Rice - Discography of American Historical Recordings . 2022-08-20 . adp.library.ucsb.edu.
  20. Web site: Columbia matrix W142974. 'Deed I do / Ruth Etting - Discography of American Historical Recordings . 2022-06-29 . adp.library.ucsb.edu.
  21. Web site: Victor matrix BVE-36802. All alone Monday / Johnny Marvin ; Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra - Discography of American Historical Recordings . 2022-06-29 . adp.library.ucsb.edu.
  22. Web site: Victor matrix BVE-36654. Someone to watch over me / Gertrude Lawrence - Discography of American Historical Recordings . 2022-06-29 . adp.library.ucsb.edu.
  23. Web site: Nieuws, achtergronden en colum. deVolksgrant. 30 January 2021. nl.
  24. Book: Pierre Key's Music Year Book: The Standard Music Annual. 1925. Pierre Key, Incorporated. 471.
  25. Web site: The New England Ball Project – Person Page. 23 March 2017.
  26. Book: 2990. Mattfeld, Marie. Großes Sängerlexikon. De Gruyter. 4th. de. 2012. 978-3-59-844088-5. Kutsch. K. J.. Karl Josef Kutsch. Riemens. Leo. Leo Riemens.