Hit_parade

Hit parade

Hit parade

Ranked list of most popular recordings

"Hit Parade" redirects here. For other uses, see Hit Parade (disambiguation).

A hit parade is a ranked list of the most popular recordings at a given point in time, usually determined either by sales or airplay. The term originated in the 1930s; Billboard magazine published its first music hit parade on January 4, 1936. It has also been used by broadcast programs which featured hit (sheet music and record) tunes[1] such as Your Hit Parade, which aired on radio and television in the United States from 1935 through the 1950s.[1]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Dunning, John (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio (Revised ed.). New York, NY: Oxford University Press. pp. 738–740. ISBN 978-0-19-507678-3. Retrieved 2019-08-17.

Further reading

  • Battistini, Pete (2005). American Top 40 with Casey Kasem: The 1970s. Authorhouse.com. ISBN 1-4184-1070-5.
  • Durkee, Rob (1999). American Top 40: The Countdown of the Century. New York: Schriner Books.


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