| Hit Parade 1 | |
| Type: | Compilation |
| Artist: | The Wedding Present |
| Cover: | Hit Parade 1.jpg |
| Released: | 8 June 1992 |
| Recorded: | January–May 1992 |
| Length: | 41:22 |
| Label: | RCA |
| Producer: | Chris Nagle, Ian Broudie |
| Prev Title: | Seamonsters |
| Prev Year: | 1991 |
| Next Title: | Hit Parade 2 |
| Next Year: | 1993 |
In 1992, The Wedding Present decided to release a limited edition single every month, each featuring an original track on the A side and a cover on the B side. The tracks were compiled as two LPs called Hit Parade 1 and Hit Parade 2 and re-released as a double CD in 2003 called The Hit Parade.
The plan to release 12 singles in a year was an attempt to match Elvis Presley's record of 12 top 40 singles in a year[1] which he had achieved in 1957. The singles, each in an edition of 10,000, were deleted soon after release.[2] They were critically acclaimed and each charted in the top 40.[3]
Revisiting the album in 2013, the band played all the songs on their UK and European tour.[4]