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1920 in music

1920 in music

Overview of the events of 1920 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1920.

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Specific locations

Specific genres

Events

Publications

The Japanese Sandman
Jellybean

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 1920:[3] Numerical rankings are approximate, they are only used as a frame of reference.

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Classical music

Opera

Jazz

Main article: 1920 in jazz

Musical theatre

Births

Deaths

References

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