Rank
|
Artist
|
Title
|
Label
|
Recorded
|
Released
|
Chart Positions
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1 |
Paul Whiteman and His Ambassador Orchestra |
"Wang Wang Blues"[4] |
Victor 18694 |
August 19, 1920 (1920-08-19) |
December 1920 (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[5]
|
2 |
Isham Jones Orchestra |
"Wabash Blues"[6] |
Brunswick 5065 |
August 1, 1921 (1921-08-01) |
October 1921 (1921-10) |
US Billboard 1921 #2, US #1 for 6 weeks, 12 total weeks, 1,750,000 sold 1921-1922[5]
|
3 |
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra |
"Cherie"[7] |
Victor 18758 |
August 9, 1920 (1920-08-09) |
July 1921 (1921-07) |
US Billboard 1921 #3, US #1 for 6 weeks, 12 total weeks, 405,647 sales
|
4 |
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra |
"Song of India"[8] |
Victor 18777 |
August 23, 1921 (1921-08-23) |
September 1921 (1921-09) |
US Billboard 1921 #5, US #1 for 5 weeks, 14 total weeks, 1,000,000 sold
|
5 |
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra |
"Say It with Music"[9] |
Victor 18803 |
April 21, 1921 (1921-04-21) |
November 12, 1921 (1921-11-12) |
US Billboard 1921 #4, US #1 for 5 weeks, 14 total weeks
|
6 |
Eddie Cantor |
"Margie"[10] |
Emerson 10301 |
December 15, 1920 (1920-12-15) |
January 1921 (1921-01) |
US Billboard 1921 #6, US #1 for 5 weeks, 12 total weeks, 1,000,000 sold
|
7 |
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra |
"My Mammy-Beautiful Faces Medley"[11] |
Victor 18737 |
March 1, 1921 (1921-03-01) |
May 1921 (1921-05) |
US Billboard 1921 #7, US #1 for 5 weeks, 12 total weeks, 1,000,000 sales[12]
|
8 |
Ted Lewis and His Band |
"All by Myself"[13] |
Columbia 3434 |
June 11, 1921 (1921-06-11) |
September 1921 (1921-09) |
US Billboard 1921 #8, US #1 for 4 weeks, 12 total weeks
|
9 |
Al Jolson |
"O-H-I-O (O My! O!)"[13] |
Columbia 3361 |
December 13, 1920 (1920-12-13) |
April 1921 (1921-04) |
US Billboard 1921 #9, US #1 for 4 weeks, 7 total weeks
|
10 |
Nora Bayes (Charles Prince Orchestra) |
"Make Believe"[14] |
Columbia 3392 |
March 1, 1921 (1921-03-01) |
September 1921 (1921-09) |
US Billboard 1921 #10, US #1 for 3 weeks, 10 total weeks
|
11 |
Marion Harris |
"Look for the Silver Lining"[13] |
Columbia 3367 |
December 29, 1920 (1920-12-29) |
April 1921 (1921-04) |
US Billboard 1921 #11, US #1 for 3 weeks, 10 total weeks
|
22 |
Mamie Smith & Her Jazz Hounds |
"Crazy Blues"[15] |
Okeh 4169 |
August 10, 1920 (1920-08-10) |
November 1920 (1920-11) |
US Billboard 1920 #11, US #3 for 1 week, 11 total weeks, National Recording Registry 2005
|
24 |
Marion Harris |
"I Ain't Got Nobody"[13] |
Columbia 3371 |
April 21, 1920 (1920-04-21) |
May 1921 (1921-05) |
US Billboard 1921 #24, US #3 for 1 weeks, 7 total weeks
|
28 |
The Original Dixieland Jazz Band |
"Palesteena (Lena from Palesteena)"[16] |
Victor 18717 |
December 4, 1920 (1920-12-04) |
February 1921 (1921-02) |
US Billboard 1921 #28, US #3 for 1 weeks, 5 total weeks
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