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Template:Short description Template:YYYY music Template:Year nav topic5 This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1926.

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Blind Lemon Jefferson record
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The following songs achieved the highest positions in Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954 and record sales reported on the "Discography of American Historical Recordings" website during 1926:<ref name=PopMemories>Template:Cite book</ref> Numerical rankings are approximate, they are only used as a frame of reference.

Rank Artist Title Label Recorded Released Chart Positions
1 Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra "Valencia"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Victor 20007 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1926 #1, US Pop #1 for 11 weeks, 17 total weeks, 1,012,687 sales<ref name=victor />
2 Vernon Dalhart "The Prisoner's Song"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Victor 19427 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1926 #2, US Pop #1 for 7 weeks, 12 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1926 #1, 1,320,356 sales thru 1930,<ref name=victor>Template:Cite web</ref>
3 Jan Garber and His Orchestra "Baby Face"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Victor 20105 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1926 #3, US Pop #1 for 6 weeks, 12 total weeks
4 George Olsen and His Music "Who?"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Victor 19840 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1926 #4, US Pop #1 for 6 weeks, 12 total weeks, 1,000,000 sales<ref name=PopMemories/>
5 Ben Bernie and His Orchestra "Sleepy Time Gal"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Brunswick 2992 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1926 #5, US Pop #1 for 4 weeks, 13 total weeks
6 Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra "The Birth of the Blues"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Victor 20138 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1926 #6, US Pop #1 for 4 weeks, 12 total weeks
7 Gene Austin "Bye Bye Blackbird"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Victor 20044 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1926 #7, US Pop #1 for 3 weeks, 12 total weeks, 414,494 sales<ref name=victor />
8 George Olsen and His Music "Always"<ref name="adp.library.ucsb.edu">Template:Cite web</ref> Victor 19955 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1926 #8, US Pop #1 for 3 weeks, 10 total weeks
9 Al Jolson "I'm Sitting on Top of the World"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Brunswick 3014 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1926 #9, US Pop #1 for 2 weeks, 11 total weeks
10 Johnny Marvin "Breezin' Along with the Breeze"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Columbia 699 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1926 #10, US Pop #1 for 2 weeks, 10 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1926 #12
11 Vincent Lopez and His Hotel Pennsylvania Orchestra "Always"<ref name="adp.library.ucsb.edu"/> Okeh 40567 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1926 #11, US Pop #1 for 2 weeks, 9 total weeks
12 Al Jolson "When the Red, Red Robin (Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along)"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Brunswick 3222 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1926 #12, US Pop #1 for 2 weeks, 8 total weeks
13 Whispering Jack Smith "Gimme a Lil' Kiss, Will Ya Huh?"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Victor 19978 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1926 #11, US Pop #1 for 2 weeks, 8 total weeks
14 Gene Austin "Five Foot Two, Eyes Of Blue"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Victor 19899 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1926 #14, US Pop #1 for 1 weeks, 11 total weeks
15 Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra "Moonlight on the Ganges"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Victor 20139 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1926 #15, US Pop #2 for 4 weeks, 10 total weeks
16 George Olsen and His Music "Sunny"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Victor 19840 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1926 #16, US Pop #2 for 2 weeks, 8 total weeks
17 Ethel Waters "Dinah"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Columbia 487 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1926 #17, US Pop #2 for 2 weeks, 8 total weeks
18 Ben Bernie and His Orchestra "Reaching for the Moon"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Brunswick 3170 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1926 #18, US Pop #2 for 2 weeks, 6 total weeks
19 Ted Lewis and His Band "I've Found a New Baby"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Columbia 600-D Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1926 #19, US Pop #2 for 1 week, 6 total weeks
20 George Olsen and His Music "Horses"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Victor 19977 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1926 #20, US Pop #2 for 1 weeks, 6 total weeks
21 Vernon Dalhart "The Death of Floyd Collins"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Victor 19779 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1926 #21, US Pop #3 for 1 week, 7 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1925 #4, 403,055 sales<ref name=victor />

Other important recordings

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Classical music

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Opera

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Film

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Jazz

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