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

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

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

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References

  1. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Record Research.
  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.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Murrells, Joseph (1978). The book of golden discs. Internet Archive. London : Barrie & Jenkins. ISBN 978-0-214-20512-5.
  4. 1 2 "The Victor Talking Machine Company". davidsarnoff.org. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  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.
  7. ↑ "Dirigent Klobucar in alter von 89 Jahren gestorben". Die Presse (in German). June 13, 2014. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  8. ↑ Nagendra Kr Singh (2001). Encyclopaedia of Muslim Biography: Muh-R. A.P.H. Publishing Corporation. p. 481. ISBN 978-81-7648-234-9.
  9. ↑ Sabine Baring-Gould (1978). Curious Myths of the Middle Ages. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-520078-2.
  10. ↑ Staratura official website (Slovak). Accessed 13 October 2013
  11. ↑ Maggie Humphreys; Robert Evans (January 1, 1997). Dictionary of Composers for the Church in Great Britain and Ireland. A&C Black. p. 42. ISBN 978-0-7201-2330-2.
  12. ↑ Stanley Sadie (1980). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Macmillan Publishers. p. 241. ISBN 978-0-333-23111-1.
  13. ↑ Rodmell, Paul (2002). Charles Villiers Stanford. Aldershot: Scolar Press. pp. 330–333. ISBN 1-85928-198-2.
  14. ↑ Hurricane Brassband: Black Benny Williams. Accessed 13 October 2013
  15. ↑ Antony Beaumont. Busoni the Composer. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1985.
  16. ↑ Duchen, Jessica (2000). Gabriel Fauré. London: Phaidon. p. 212. ISBN 0-7148-3932-9.
  17. ↑ "The Death of Giacomo Puccini". The British Newspaper Archive. November 29, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
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