This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 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.
# | Artist | Title | Label | Recording Date | Release Date | Chart Positions | |
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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 Crows | Two 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 |
See main article: 1927 in jazz.