Editing 1932 in music (section)

==Top popular recordings 1932==
1932 marked the lowest trough the recording industry would experience during the Great Depression, as the record industry struggled for its existence. Only Victor, ARC (which added Brunswick) and Columbia released records, and Columbia would be in bankruptcy by 1934. In the United States, revenues went from 104 million units in 1927 to 6 million in 1932,<ref name="Russell"/> and did not start to rebound until 1937. The top selling records of 1929 ranged from $500,000 and up, fell under $100,000 in 1930, $60k in 1931 and $20k in 1932, where they stayed for several years. Keep this in mind when reviewing sales figures. You may also notice less artists and records. Record companies were afraid of taking more losses, such as gambling on new artists and new styles. Three of the six top selling 10" 78s were recorded by Jimmie Rodgers, who would die of Tuberculosis in May 1933. They can be found on the [[1932 in country music|1932 Country (Hillbilly) page]].

The top popular records of 1932 listed below were compiled from [[Billboard Hot 100#History|Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890–1954]],<ref name=PopMemories>{{Cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|author-link=Joel Whitburn|title=Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890–1954|publisher=Record Research|year=1986}}</ref> record sales reported on the "[[Discography of American Historical Recordings]]" website, and other sources as specified. Numerical rankings are approximate, there were no Billboard charts in 1932, the numbers are only used for a frame of reference.
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! <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 || [[Ted Lewis (musician)|Ted Lewis and His Band]] || "[[In a Shanty in Old Shanty Town]]"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Columbia matrix W152137. In a shanty in old Shanty Town / Ted Lewis and his Band - Discography of American Historical Recordings |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000041633/W152137-In_a_shanty_in_old_Shanty_Town |access-date=2022-04-18 |website=adp.library.ucsb.edu}}</ref> ||  Columbia 2652-D || {{Start date|1932|3|15}} || {{Start date|1932|5}} || US Billboard 1932 #1, US #1 for 10 weeks, 22 total weeks<ref name=PopMemories />
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| 2 || [[Bing Crosby]] || "Please"<ref name=Brunswick600>{{Cite web |title=BRUNSWICK 78rpm numerical listing discography: 6000 - 6500 |url=https://www.78discography.com/BRN6000.htm |access-date=2022-04-16 |website=www.78discography.com}}</ref> || Brunswick 6394 || {{Start date|1932|9|16}} || {{Start date|1932|10}} || US Billboard 1932 #3, US #1 for 6 weeks, 16 total weeks
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| 3 || [[Leo Reisman|Leo Reisman and His Orchestra]] (vocal Frances Maddux) || "[[Paradise (1931 song)|Paradise]]"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Victor matrix BRC-71205. Paradise / Leo Reisman Orchestra ; Frances Maddux - Discography of American Historical Recordings |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800037154/BRC-71205-Paradise |access-date=2022-04-18 |website=adp.library.ucsb.edu}}</ref> || Victor 22904 || {{Start date|1931|12|28}} || {{Start date|1932|1|13}} || US Billboard 1932 #2, US #1 for 6 weeks, 17 total weeks
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| 4 || Leo Reisman and His Orchestra || "The Night Was Made for Love"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Victor matrix BRC-70940. The night was made for love / Leo Reisman Orchestra - Discography of American Historical Recordings |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800037016/BRC-70940-The_night_was_made_for_love |access-date=2022-04-18 |website=adp.library.ucsb.edu}}</ref> || Victor 22869 || {{Start date|1931|11|24}} || {{Start date|1931|12}} || US Billboard 1932 #4, US #10 for 1 week, 4 total weeks, 17,010 sales<ref>{{Cite web |title=Victor 22869 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/objects/detail/20393/Victor_22869 |access-date=2022-03-22 |website=adp.library.ucsb.edu}}</ref>
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| 5 || [[Guy Lombardo|Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians]] || "We Just Couldn't Say Goodbye"<ref name=Brunswick600/> || Brunswick 6350 || {{Start date|1932|7|27}} || {{Start date|1932|8}} || US Billboard 1932 #5, US #1 for 5 weeks, 8 total weeks
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| 6 || [[Paul Whiteman|Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra]] (vocal [[Mildred Bailey]]) || "[[All of Me (jazz standard)|All of Me]]"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Victor matrix BVE-70636. All of me / Mildred Bailey ; Paul Whiteman Orchestra - Discography of American Historical Recordings |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800036835/BVE-70636-All_of_me |access-date=2022-04-18 |website=adp.library.ucsb.edu}}</ref> || Victor 22879 || {{Start date|1931|12|1}} || {{Start date|1931|12|15}} || US Billboard 1932 #6, US #1 for 3 weeks, 10 total weeks, 12,161 sales<ref>{{Cite web |title=Victor 22879 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/objects/detail/20403/Victor_22879 |access-date=2022-03-22 |website=adp.library.ucsb.edu}}</ref>
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| 7 || [[Louis Armstrong|Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra]] || "All of Me"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Columbia matrix W152092. All of me / Louis Armstrong Orchestra - Discography of American Historical Recordings |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000214233/W152092-All_of_me |access-date=2022-04-18 |website=adp.library.ucsb.edu}}</ref> || Okeh 41552 || {{Start date|1932|1|27}} || {{Start date|1932|2}} || US Billboard 1932 #7, US #1 for 2 weeks, 18 total weeks, Grammy Hall of Fame 2005
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| 8 || [[Peter Van Steeden|Peter Van Steeden and His Orchestra]] || "Home"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Victor matrix BRC-69910. Home / Peter Van Steeden Orchestra ; Dick Robertson |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800036296/BRC-69910-Home |access-date=2022-12-14 |website=Discography of American Historical Recordings}}</ref> || Victor 22868 || {{Start date|1931|11|25}} || {{Start date|1931|12}} || US Billboard 1932 #8, US #2 for 3 weeks, 8 total weeks, 12,960 sales<ref>{{Cite web |title=Victor 22868 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced) |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/objects/detail/20392/Victor_22868 |access-date=2022-12-14 |website=Discography of American Historical Recordings}}</ref>
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| 9 || [[Jimmie Rodgers (country singer)|Jimmie Rodgers]] || "Roll Along, Kentucky Moon" || Victor 23651 || {{Start date|1932|2|2}} || {{Start date|1932|4|8}} || US Billboard 1932 #9, US #18 for 1 week, US Hillbilly 1932 #4, 12,448 sales<ref>{{Cite web |title=Victor 23651 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/objects/detail/21540/Victor_23651 |access-date=2022-03-22 |website=adp.library.ucsb.edu}}</ref>
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| 10 || Ted Black and His Orchestra || "In a Shanty in Old Shanty Town"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Victor matrix BSHQ-73029. In a shanty in old Shanty Town / Chick Bullock ; Ted Black Orchestra |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800038691/BSHQ-73029-In_a_shanty_in_old_Shanty_Town |access-date=2022-12-14 |website=Discography of American Historical Recordings}}</ref> || Victor 24050 || {{Start date|1932|6|22}} || {{Start date|1932|7}} || US Billboard 1932 #10, US #2 for 2 weeks, 7 total weeks, 12,396 sales<ref>{{Cite web |title=Victor 24050 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced) |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/objects/detail/21836/Victor_24050 |access-date=2022-12-14 |website=Discography of American Historical Recordings}}</ref>
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| 11 || Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians || "Paradise"<ref name=Brunswick600/> || Brunswick 6290 || {{Start date|1932|4|14}} || {{Start date|1932|4}} || US Billboard 1932 #11, US #1 for 3 weeks, 10 total weeks
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| 12 || Bing Crosby || "[[Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?]]"<ref name=Brunswick600/> || Brunswick 6414 || {{Start date|1932|10|25}} || {{Start date|1932|11}} || US Billboard 1932 #12, US #1 for 2 weeks, 10 total weeks, [[National Recording Registry|National Recording Registry 2013]], Grammy Hall of Fame 2005
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| 13 || Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra (Vocal [[Ramona (vocalist)|Ramona]]) || "[[Let's Put Out the Lights (and Go to Sleep)]]"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Victor matrix BS-73581. Let's put out the lights (And go to sleep) / Paul Whiteman Orchestra ; Ramona - Discography of American Historical Recordings |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800039217/BS-73581-Lets_put_out_the_lights_And_go_to_sleep |access-date=2022-04-18 |website=adp.library.ucsb.edu}}</ref> || Victor 24140 || {{Start date|1932|9|26}} || {{Start date|1932|10|1}} || US Billboard 1932 #13, US #2 for 1 week, 6 total weeks, 11,942 sales<ref>{{Cite web |title=Victor 24140 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/objects/detail/21929/Victor_24140 |access-date=2022-03-22 |website=adp.library.ucsb.edu}}</ref>
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| 14 || Bing Crosby and [[The Mills Brothers]] || "[[Dinah (song)|Dinah]]"<ref name=Brunswick600/> || Brunswick 6240 || {{Start date|1931|12|16}} || {{Start date|1932|1|2}} || US Billboard 1932 #14, US #1 for 2 weeks, 10 total weeks
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| 15 || Bing Crosby with [[Isham Jones|Isham Jones Orchestra]] || "[[Sweet Georgia Brown]]"<ref name=Brunswick600/> || Brunswick 6320 || {{Start date|1932|4|23}} || {{Start date|1932|5}} || US Billboard 1932 #15, US #2 for 3 weeks, 10 total weeks
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| 16 || [[Kate Smith]] with Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians|| "River Stay 'Way from My Door"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Columbia matrix W152032. River, stay 'way from my door / Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians ; Kate Smith - Discography of American Historical Recordings |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000041528/W152032-River_stay_way_from_my_door |access-date=2022-04-18 |website=adp.library.ucsb.edu}}</ref> || Columbia 2578 || {{Start date|1931|12|8}} || {{Start date|1931|12}} || US Billboard 1932 #16, US #1 for 2 weeks, 10 total weeks
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| 17 || [[George Olsen|George Olsen and His Music]] || "[[Lullaby of the Leaves]]"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Victor matrix BRC-72287. Lullaby of the leaves / George Olsen and his Music - Discography of American Historical Recordings |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800038093/BRC-72287-Lullaby_of_the_leaves |access-date=2022-04-18 |website=adp.library.ucsb.edu}}</ref> || Victor 22998 || {{Start date|1932|4|14}} || {{Start date|1932|5|1}} || US Billboard 1932 #17, US #1 for 2 weeks, 10 total weeks, 11,101 sales<ref>{{Cite web |title=Victor 22998 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/objects/detail/20507/Victor_22998 |access-date=2022-03-22 |website=adp.library.ucsb.edu}}</ref>
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| 18 || Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians || "Too Many Tears"<ref name=Brunswick600/> || Brunswick 6261 || {{Start date|1932|1|16}} || {{Start date|1932|2|15}} ||| US Billboard 1932 #18, US #1 for 2 weeks, 9 total weeks
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| 19 || George Olsen and His Music || "[[Say It Isn't So (Irving Berlin song)|Say it Isn't So]]"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Victor matrix BS-73355. Say it isn't so / George Olsen and his Music ; Paul Small - Discography of American Historical Recordings |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800039011/BS-73355-Say_it_isnt_so |access-date=2022-04-18 |website=adp.library.ucsb.edu}}</ref> || Victor 24124 || {{Start date|1932|9|2}} || {{Start date|1932|9}} || US Billboard 1932 #19, US #1 for 2 weeks, 9 total weeks, 10,870 sales<ref>{{Cite web |title=Victor 24124 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/objects/detail/21912/Victor_24124 |access-date=2022-03-22 |website=adp.library.ucsb.edu}}</ref>
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| 20 || [[Rudy Vallee|Rudy Vallee and His Connecticut Yankees]] || "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Columbia matrix W152312. Brother, can you spare a dime? / Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée - Discography of American Historical Recordings |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000041808/W152312-Brother_can_you_spare_a_dime |access-date=2022-04-18 |website=adp.library.ucsb.edu}}</ref> || Columbia 2725-D || {{Start date|1932|10|27}} || {{Start date|1932|11}} || US Billboard 1932 #20, US #1 for 2 weeks, 8 total weeks, National Recording Registry 2013
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| 21 || Jimmie Grier and the Cocoanut Grove Orchestra (vocal [[Donald Novis]]) || "One Hour with You"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Victor matrix PBVE-68346. One hour with you / Cocoanut Grove Orchestra ; Jimmie Grier ; Donald Novis |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800035303/PBVE-68346-One_hour_with_you |access-date=2022-12-14 |website=Discography of American Historical Recordings}}</ref> || Victor 22971 || {{Start date|1932|3|28}} || {{Start date|1932|4}} || US Billboard 1932 #21, US #2 for 3 weeks, 11 total weeks, 10,342 sales<ref>{{Cite web |title=Victor 22971 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced) |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/objects/detail/20482/Victor_22971 |access-date=2022-12-14 |website=Discography of American Historical Recordings}}</ref>
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| 22 || Rudy Vallee and His Connecticut Yankees || [[I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plan]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Columbia matrix W152257. Cambiaré mi plan / Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée - Discography of American Historical Recordings |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000041753/W152257-Cambiar_mi_plan |access-date=2022-04-18 |website=adp.library.ucsb.edu}}</ref> || Columbia 2700-D || {{Start date|1932|8|11}} || {{Start date|1932|8}} || US Billboard 1932 #22, US #2 for 3 weeks, 10 total weeks
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