Editing 1923 in music (section)

==Top popular recordings of 1923==

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 1923.<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>
|-
| 1 || [[Paul Whiteman|Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra]] || "[[The Parade of the Tin Soldiers|Parade of the Wooden Soldiers]]"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Victor matrix B-27268. Parade of the wooden soldiers / Paul Whiteman Orchestra - Discography of American Historical Recordings |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800001218/B-27268-Parade_of_the_wooden_soldiers |access-date=2022-06-29 |website=adp.library.ucsb.edu}}</ref> || Victor 19007 || {{Start date|1921|10|21}} || {{Start date|1923|4|7}} || US ''Billboard'' 1923 No. 1, US No. 1 for 7 weeks, 13 total weeks, 722,895 sold (Victor 1920s memo)<ref name=Victormemo>{{Cite web |title=The Victor Talking Machine Company |url=https://davidsarnoff.org/vtm-appendix11.html |access-date=2022-04-06 |website=davidsarnoff.org}}</ref>
|-
| 2 || [[Isham Jones|Isham Jones Orchestra]] || "[[Swingin' Down the Lane]]"<ref name=Brunswick1>{{Cite web |title=BRUNSWICK 78rpm numerical listing discography: 2000 - 2500 |url=https://www.78discography.com/BRN2000.htm |access-date=2022-06-29 |website=www.78discography.com}}</ref> || Brunswick 2438 || {{Start date|1923|5|4}} || {{Start date|1923|7}} || US ''Billboard'' 1923 No. 2, US No. 1 for 6 weeks, 15 total weeks
|-
| 3 || [[Billy Murray (singer)|Billy Murray & Ed Smalle]] || "[[That Old Gang of Mine (song)|That Old Gang of Mine]]"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Victor matrix B-27997. That old gang of mine / Billy Murray ; Ed Smalle - Discography of American Historical Recordings |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800002007/B-27997-That_old_gang_of_mine |access-date=2022-06-29 |website=adp.library.ucsb.edu}}</ref> || Victor 19095 || {{Start date|1923|6|5}} || {{Start date|1923|9}} || US ''Billboard'' 1922 No. 3, US No. 1 for 6 weeks, 14 total weeks
|-
| 4 || [[Billy Jones (singer)|Billy Jones]] || "[[Yes! We Have No Bananas]]"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Edison matrix 9018. Yes! We have no bananas / Billy Jones - Discography of American Historical Recordings |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000156009/9018-Yes_We_have_no_bananas |access-date=2022-06-29 |website=adp.library.ucsb.edu}}</ref>  || Edison 51183 || {{Start date|1923|6|8}} || {{Start date|1923|7}} || US ''Billboard'' 1923 No. 4, US No. 1 for 5 weeks, 13 total weeks
|-
| 5 || [[Bessie Smith]] || "[[Downhearted Blues|Down Hearted Blues]]"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Columbia matrix 80863. Down hearted blues / Bessie Smith ; Clarence Williams - Discography of American Historical Recordings |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000028630/80863-Down_hearted_blues |access-date=2022-06-29 |website=adp.library.ucsb.edu}}</ref> || Columbia 3844 || {{Start date|1923|2|16}} || {{Start date|1923|5}} || US ''Billboard'' 1923 No. 5, US No. 1 for 4 weeks, 12 total weeks, 1,000,000 sold<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>
|-
| 6 || [[Al Jolson]] || "[[Toot, Toot, Tootsie (Goo' Bye!)]]"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Columbia matrix 80532. Toot, Toot, Tootsie! (Goo'bye) / Al Jolson - Discography of American Historical Recordings |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000028299/80532-Toot_Toot_Tootsie_Goobye |access-date=2022-06-29 |website=adp.library.ucsb.edu}}</ref> || Columbia 3705 || {{Start date|1922|9|11}} || {{Start date|1922|12}} || US ''Billboard'' 1922 No. 6, US No. 1 for 4 weeks, 10 total weeks
|-
| 7 || [[Van and Schenck]] || "[[Carolina in the Morning]]"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Columbia matrix 80552. Carolina in the morning / Van and Schenck - Discography of American Historical Recordings |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000028319/80552-Carolina_in_the_morning |access-date=2022-06-29 |website=adp.library.ucsb.edu}}</ref> || Columbia 3712 || {{Start date|1922|9|18}} || {{Start date|1922|12}} || US ''Billboard'' 1922 No. 7, US No. 1 for 3 weeks, 14 total weeks
|-
| 8 || [[Carl Fenton|Carl Fenton and His Orchestra]] || "Love Sends a Little Gift of Roses"<ref name=Brunswick1/> || Brunswick 2392 || {{Start date|1923|1|15}} || {{Start date|1923|3}} || US ''Billboard'' 1923 No. 8, US No. 1 for 3 weeks, 10 total weeks
|-
| 9 || Art Landry & His Orchestra || "Dreamy Melody"<ref>{{Cite web |title=GENNETT numerical listing discography: 5000 - 5500 |url=https://www.78discography.com/GNT5000.htm |access-date=2022-06-29 |website=www.78discography.com}}</ref>  || Gennett 5255 || {{Start date|1923|2|12}} || {{Start date|1923|5}} || US ''Billboard'' 1923 No. 9, US No. 1 for 3 weeks, 10 total weeks, 1,500,000 sales
|-
| 10 || [[Ben Selvin|Ben Selvin's Dance Orchestra]] || "Yes! We Have No Bananas"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vocalion 78rpm numerical listing discography: 14500 - 15000 |url=https://www.78discography.com/VOC14500.htm |access-date=2022-06-29 |website=www.78discography.com}}</ref> || Vocalion 14590 || {{Start date|1923|5|15}} || {{Start date|1923|8}} || US ''Billboard'' 1923 No. 10, US No. 1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks
|-
| 11 || [[Eddie Cantor]] || "No, No, Nora"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Columbia matrix 81148. No, no, Nora / Eddie Cantor - Discography of American Historical Recordings |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000028915/81148-No_no_Nora |access-date=2022-06-29 |website=adp.library.ucsb.edu}}</ref>  || Columbia 3964 || {{Start date|1923|7|26}} || {{Start date|1923|10}} || US ''Billboard'' 1923 No. 11, US No. 1 for 2 weeks, 9 total weeks
|-
| 12 || Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra || "[[Stairway to Paradise|I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise]]"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Victor matrix B-26748. I'll build a stairway to paradise / Paul Whiteman Orchestra - Discography of American Historical Recordings |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800000670/B-26748-Ill_build_a_stairway_to_paradise |access-date=2022-06-29 |website=adp.library.ucsb.edu}}</ref> || Victor 18949 || {{Start date|1922|9|1}} || {{Start date|1922|11|22}} || US ''Billboard'' 1923 No. 12, US No. 1 for 1 weeks, 9 total weeks
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| 13 || Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra || "Bambalina"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Victor matrix B-27610. Bambalina / Paul Whiteman Orchestra - Discography of American Historical Recordings |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800001581/B-27610-Bambalina |access-date=2022-06-29 |website=adp.library.ucsb.edu}}</ref> || Victor 19035 || {{Start date|1922|9|1}} || {{Start date|1923|6|22}} || US ''Billboard'' 1923 No. 13, US No. 1 for 1 weeks, 8 total weeks
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| 14 || Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra || "Crinoline Days"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Victor matrix B-27112. Crinoline days / Paul Whiteman Orchestra - Discography of American Historical Recordings |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800001058/B-27112-Crinoline_days |access-date=2022-06-29 |website=adp.library.ucsb.edu}}</ref> || Victor 18983 || {{Start date|1923|2|20}} || {{Start date|1923|3|17}} || US ''Billboard'' 1923 No. 14, US No. 2 for 3 weeks, 9 total weeks
|-
| 15 || Eddie Cantor || "[[I've Got the Yes! We Have No Bananas Blues]]"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Columbia matrix 81149. I've got the Yes! We have no banana blues / Eddie Cantor - Discography of American Historical Recordings |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000028916/81149-Ive_got_the_Yes_We_have_no_banana_blues |access-date=2022-06-29 |website=adp.library.ucsb.edu}}</ref>  || Columbia 3964 || {{Start date|1923|7|26}} || {{Start date|1923|10}} || US ''Billboard'' 1923 No. 15, US No. 2 for 3 weeks, 6 total weeks
|-
| 22 || Isham Jones Orchestra || "Who's Sorry Now" || Brunswick 2438 || {{Start date|1923|5|4}} || {{Start date|1923|7}} || US ''Billboard'' 1923 No. 22, US No. 3 for 1 weeks, 8 total weeks
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| 25 || [[Great White Way Orchestra (vocal Billy Murray)]] || "Yes! We have No Bananas" || Victor 19068 || {{Start date|1923|4|26}} || {{Start date|1923|7}} || US ''Billboard'' 1923 No. 25, US No. 3 for 1 weeks, 6 total weeks, 610,101 sales (Victor 1920s memo)<ref name=Victormemo/>
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| 28 || Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra || "[[Wonderful One]]" || Victor 19019 || {{Start date|1923|1|25}} || {{Start date|1923|4}} || US ''Billboard'' 1923 No. 28, US No. 3 for 1 weeks, 5 total weeks, 800,005 sold (Victor 1920s memo)<ref name=Victormemo/>
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