Editing 1921 in music (section)

==Top Popular Recordings 1921==

The following songs achieved the highest positions in [[Billboard Hot 100#History|Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954]] and record sales reported on the "[[Discography of American Historical Recordings]]" website during 1921:<ref name=PopMemories>{{Cite book |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |title=Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954 |publisher=Record Research |year=1986}}</ref>
Numerical rankings are approximate, they are only used as a frame of reference.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! <big>Rank</big>
! <big>Artist</big>
! <big>Title</big>
! <big>Label</big>
! <big>Recorded</big>
! <big>Released</big>
! <big>Chart Positions</big>
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| 1 || [[Paul Whiteman|Paul Whiteman and His Ambassador Orchestra]] || "[[Wang Wang Blues]]"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Victor matrix B-24392. Wang-wang blues / Ambassador Orchestra ; Paul Whiteman - Discography of American Historical Recordings |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/700009605/B-24392-Wang-wang_blues |access-date=2022-06-28 |website=adp.library.ucsb.edu}}</ref> || Victor 18694 || {{Start date|1920|8|19}} || {{Start date|1920|12}} || US Billboard 1921 #1, US #1 for 6 weeks, 17 total weeks, 457,000 sold 1921, later RCA Victor announced 1,000,000<ref name=GoldenDiscs/>
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| 2 || [[Isham Jones|Isham Jones Orchestra]] || "[[Wabash Blues]]"<ref>{{Cite web |title=BRUNSWICK 78rpm numerical listing discography: 5000 series |url=https://www.78discography.com/BRN5000.htm |access-date=2022-06-28 |website=www.78discography.com}}</ref> || Brunswick 5065 || {{Start date|1921|8|1}} || {{Start date|1921|10}} || US Billboard 1921 #2, US #1 for 6 weeks, 12 total weeks, 1,750,000 sold 1921-1922<ref name=GoldenDiscs>{{Cite book |last=Murrells |first=Joseph |url=http://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr |title=The book of golden discs |date=1978 |publisher=London : Barrie & Jenkins |others=Internet Archive |isbn=978-0-214-20512-5}}</ref>
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| 3 || Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra || "Cherie"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Victor matrix B-25049. Cherie / Paul Whiteman Orchestra - Discography of American Historical Recordings |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/700010286/B-25049-Cherie |access-date=2022-06-28 |website=adp.library.ucsb.edu}}</ref> || Victor 18758 || {{Start date|1920|8|9}} || {{Start date|1921|7}} || US Billboard 1921 #3, US #1 for 6 weeks, 12 total weeks, 405,647 sales
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| 4 || Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra || "[[Song of India (song)|Song of India]]"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Victor matrix B-25322. Song of India / Paul Whiteman Orchestra - Discography of American Historical Recordings |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/700010568/B-25322-Song_of_India |access-date=2022-06-28 |website=adp.library.ucsb.edu}}</ref> || Victor 18777 || {{Start date|1921|8|23}} || {{Start date|1921|9}} || US Billboard 1921 #5, US #1 for 5 weeks, 14 total weeks, 1,000,000 sold
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| 5 || Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra || "[[Say It with Music (song)|Say It with Music]]"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Victor matrix B-25471. Say it with music / Paul Whiteman Orchestra - Discography of American Historical Recordings |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/700010725/B-25471-Say_it_with_music |access-date=2022-06-28 |website=adp.library.ucsb.edu}}</ref> || Victor 18803 || {{Start date|1921|4|21}} || {{Start date|1921|11|12}} || US Billboard 1921 #4, US #1 for 5 weeks, 14 total weeks
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| 6 || [[Eddie Cantor]] || "[[Margie (song)|Margie]]"<ref>{{Cite web |title=EMERSON 78rpm numerical listing discography: 10000 - 10500 |url=https://www.78discography.com/Emerson10000.htm |access-date=2022-06-28 |website=www.78discography.com}}</ref> || Emerson 10301 || {{Start date|1920|12|15}} || {{Start date|1921|1}} || US Billboard 1921 #6, US #1 for 5 weeks, 12 total weeks, 1,000,000 sold
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| 7 || Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra || "[[My Mammy|My Mammy-Beautiful Faces Medley]]"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Victor matrix B-24863. My mammy / Paul Whiteman Orchestra - Discography of American Historical Recordings |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/700010098/B-24863-My_mammy_ |access-date=2022-06-28 |website=adp.library.ucsb.edu}}</ref> || Victor 18737 || {{Start date|1921|3|1}} || {{Start date|1921|5}} || US Billboard 1921 #7, US #1 for 5 weeks, 12 total weeks, 1,000,000 sales<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jazz History: The Standards (1920s) |url=https://www.jazzstandards.com/history/history-2.htm |access-date=2022-06-29 |website=www.jazzstandards.com}}</ref>
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| 8 || [[Ted Lewis (musician)|Ted Lewis and His Band]] || "[[All by Myself (Irving Berlin song)|All by Myself]]"<ref name=Columbia>{{Cite web |title=Columbia A Series 78rpm numerical listing discography: A3000 - A3500 |url=https://www.78discography.com/COLA3000.htm |access-date=2022-06-28 |website=www.78discography.com}}</ref> || Columbia 3434 || {{Start date|1921|6|11}} || {{Start date|1921|9}} || US Billboard 1921 #8, US #1 for 4 weeks, 12 total weeks
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| 9 || [[Al Jolson]] || "O-H-I-O (O My! O!)"<ref name=Columbia/> || Columbia 3361 || {{Start date|1920|12|13}} || {{Start date|1921|4}} || US Billboard 1921 #9, US #1 for 4 weeks, 7 total weeks
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| 10 || [[Nora Bayes]] (Charles Prince Orchestra) || "Make Believe"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Columbia matrix 79723. Make believe / Nora Bayes - Discography of American Historical Recordings |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000027498/79723-Make_believe |access-date=2022-06-28 |website=adp.library.ucsb.edu}}</ref> || Columbia 3392 || {{Start date|1921|3|1}} || {{Start date|1921|9}} || US Billboard 1921 #10, US #1 for 3 weeks, 10 total weeks
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| 11 || [[Marion Harris]] || "[[Look for the Silver Lining]]"<ref name=Columbia/> || Columbia 3367 || {{Start date|1920|12|29}} || {{Start date|1921|4}} || US Billboard 1921 #11, US #1 for 3 weeks, 10 total weeks
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| 22 || [[Mamie Smith|Mamie Smith & Her Jazz Hounds]] || "[[Crazy Blues]]"<ref>{{Cite web |title=OKEH 78rpm numerical listing discography: 4000 - 4500 |url=https://www.78discography.com/OK4000.html |access-date=2022-06-28 |website=www.78discography.com}}</ref> || Okeh 4169 || {{Start date|1920|8|10}} || {{Start date|1920|11}} || US Billboard 1920 #11, US #3 for 1 week, 11 total weeks, National Recording Registry 2005
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| 24 || Marion Harris || "[[I Ain't Got Nobody]]"<ref name=Columbia/> || Columbia 3371 || {{Start date|1920|4|21}} || {{Start date|1921|5}} || US Billboard 1921 #24, US #3 for 1 weeks, 7 total weeks
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| 28 || [[The Original Dixieland Jazz Band]] || "[[Palesteena|Palesteena (Lena from Palesteena)]]"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Victor matrix B-24590. Palesteena / Original Dixieland Jazz Band - Discography of American Historical Recordings |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/700009806/B-24590-Palesteena |access-date=2022-06-28 |website=adp.library.ucsb.edu}}</ref> || Victor 18717 || {{Start date|1920|12|4}} || {{Start date|1921|2}} || US Billboard 1921 #28, US #3 for 1 weeks, 5 total weeks
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