1924 in music

Summary

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1924.

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Top Popular Recordings 1924 edit

The following recordings are said to have achieved the greatest success and highest record sales (reported on the Discography of American Historical Recordings website) in America during 1924.[1] Numerical rankings are approximate; they are only used as a frame of reference.

Rank Artist Title Label Recorded Released Sales information
1 Wendell Hall "It Ain't Gonna Rain No Mo'"[2] Victor 19171 October 12, 1923 (1923-10-12) November 23, 1923 (1923-11-23) 2,000,000 sold[3]
2 Al Jolson with Isham Jones Orchestra "California, Here I Come" Brunswick 2569 January 17, 1924 (1924-01-17) March 14, 1924 (1924-03-14)
3 Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians "Memory Lane" Victor 19303 March 26, 1924 (1924-03-26) June 1924 (1924-06)
4 Isham Jones Orchestra "It Had to be You" Brunswick 2614 April 24, 1924 (1924-04-24) June 1924 (1924-06)
5 Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra "What'll I Do" Victor 19299 March 18, 1924 (1924-03-18) May 1924 (1924-05) 538,434 sold (Victor 1920s memo)[4]
6 Ted Weems and His Orchestra "Somebody Stole My Gal" Victor 19212 November 20, 1923 (1923-11-20) January 11, 1924 (1924-01-11) 1,000,000 sold[3]
7 Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra "Somebody Loves Me" Victor 19414 July 11, 1924 (1924-07-11) October 1924 (1924-10)
8 Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians "Sleep" Victor 19172 October 16, 1923 (1923-10-16) November 30, 1923 (1923-11-30)
9 Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra "Linger Awhile" Victor 19211 November 22, 1923 (1923-11-22) January 11, 1924 (1924-01-11) 1,000,000 sold[3]
10 Al Jolson "I Wonder What's Become of Sally?" Brunswick 2671 August 6, 1924 (1924-08-06) October 1924 (1924-10)
11 Isham Jones Orchestra "Spain" Brunswick 2600 April 24, 1924 (1924-04-24) June 1924 (1924-06)
12 Arthur Gibbs & His Gang "Charleston" Victor 19165 October 10, 1923 (1923-10-10) November 23, 1923 (1923-11-23)
13 Al Jolson with Isham Jones Orchestra "I'm Goin' South" Brunswick 5021 June 1, 1924 (1924-06-01) September 1924 (1924-09)
14 Al Jolson with Isham Jones Orchestra "The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else)" Brunswick 2567 January 17, 1924 (1924-01-17) March 14, 1924 (1924-03-14)
15 Ted Lewis and His Band "June Night" Columbia 157 May 24, 1924 (1924-05-24) August 1924 (1924-08)
16 Isham Jones Orchestra "Some Other Day, Some Other Girl" Brunswick 2678 September 15, 1924 (1924-09-15) November 1924 (1924-11)
17 Fiddlin' John Carson "Fare You Well, Old Joe Clark"[5] Okeh 40038 November 7, 1923 (1923-11-07) April 1924 (1924-04) 1,000,000 sold[3]
18 Fiddlin' John Carson "You Will Never Miss Your Mother Until She is Gone"[6] Okeh 4994 November 7, 1923 (1923-11-07) February 1924 (1924-02) 1,000,000 sold[3]
19 Isham Jones Orchestra "Nobody's Sweetheart" Brunswick 2578 February 22, 1924 (1924-02-22) May 1924 (1924-05)
20 Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra "Last Night on the Back Porch" Victor 19139 September 4, 1924 (1924-09-04) October 19, 1924 (1924-10-19) 427,784 sold (Victor 1920s memo)[4]
21 Paul Whiteman and His Concert Orchestra (The Composer at the piano) "Rhapsody in Blue, Parts 1 & 2" Victor 55225 June 10, 1924 (1924-06-10) October 1924 (1924-10)
26 Marion Harris "It Had to Be You" Brunswick 2610 March 28, 1924 (1924-03-28) June 1924 (1924-06) 427,784 sales
27 Al Jolson with Abe Lyman's California Orchestra "Mandalay" Brunswick 2650 July 2, 1924 (1924-07-02) September 27, 1924 (1924-09-27)

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  2. ^ "Victor matrix B-28741. It ain't gonna rain no mo' / Wendell W. Hall - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
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  5. ^ "OKeh matrix S-72016. Fare you well, old Joe Clark / Fiddlin' John Carson - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  6. ^ "OKeh matrix S-72011. You will never miss your mother until she is gone / Fiddlin' John Carson - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
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  14. ^ Hurricane Brassband: Black Benny Williams. Accessed 13 October 2013
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