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hit parade
A hit parade is a ranked list of the most popular recordings at a given point in time, usually determined either by sales or airplay. The term originated in the 1930s; ''Billboard'' magazine published its first music hit parade on January 4, 1936 ...
is a list of tunes that are most popular at any given time.
Hit Parade or hitparade or The Hit Parade may also refer to:
Film and television
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''Hit Parade'' (film), a 1953 West German musical film
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''Hit Parade'' (TV series), a 1956-1959 Australian pop music series
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''The Hit Parade'' (film), a 1937 American musical film directed by Gus Meins
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Hit Parade of 1941
''Hit Parade of 1941'' is a 1940 American film written by Bradford Ropes, F. Hugh Herbert and Maurice Leo and directed by John H. Auer. It was nominated for the Oscar for Best Song at the 13th Academy Awards with the song "Who Am I?", with mu ...
'', a 1940 American film directed by John H. Auer
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Hit Parade of 1943
''Hit Parade of 1943'' also known as ''Change of Heart'' is a 1943 American musical film made by Republic Pictures.Hurtst p.243 It was directed by Albert S. Rogell and produced by Albert J. Cohen from a screenplay by Frank Gill Jr. and Frances ...
'', also known as ''Change of Heart'', 1943 American musical film made by Republic Pictures and directed by Albert S. Rogell
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Hit Parade of 1951
''Hit Parade of 1951'' is a 1950 American musical film directed by John H. Auer and written by Lawrence Kimble, Elizabeth Reinhardt and Aubrey Wisberg. The film stars John Carroll, Marie McDonald, Estelita Rodriguez, Frank Fontaine, Grant Wi ...
'', a 1950 American musical film directed by John H. Auer
Literature
*''Hit Parade'', a novel by
Lawrence Block
Lawrence Block (born June 24, 1938) is an American crime writer best known for two long-running New York-set series about the recovering alcoholic P.I. Matthew Scudder and the gentleman burglar Bernie Rhodenbarr. Block was named a Grand Mas ...
Music
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The Hit Parade (group)
The Hit Parade is a music group from London that has released eight LPs and fourteen 7" vinyl records. The group has been described as "the very definition of twee Eighties style indie".
Background
The Hit Parade was initially formed by three ...
, an independent pop group from London, England
;Albums
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''Hit Parade'' (Audio Adrenaline album), 2001
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''Hit Parade'' (Spirit of the West album), 1999
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''Hit Parade'' (Paul Weller album), 2006
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Hit Parade 1
In 1992, The Wedding Present decided to release a limited edition single every month, each featuring an original track on the A side and a cover on the B side. The tracks were compiled as two LPs called ''Hit Parade 1'' and ''Hit Parade 2'' and ...
'', a 1992 compilation album by The Wedding Present
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Hit Parade 2
''Hit Parade 2'' is a compilation album by The Wedding Present released in January 1993. Having decided to release a limited edition single every month for all of 1992 (each featuring an original track on the A side and a cover version on the B s ...
'', a 1993 compilation album by The Wedding Present
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''The Hit Parade'' (Puffy AmiYumi album), a 2002 album by Puffy AmiYumi
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''The Hit Parade'' (Tak Matsumoto album), a 2003 album by Tak Matsumoto
;Songs
* "Hit Parade", a song by The Beautiful South from ''
Painting It Red
''Painting It Red'' is the seventh album by the Beautiful South, released in 2000. A concept album about impending middle age, ''Painting it Red'' is among the band's longest. A two-disc UK bonus version contains 20 tracks. The American release ...
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See also
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Collins and Maconie's Hit Parade
''Collins and Maconie's Hit Parade'' was a radio programme that aired from May 1994 to June 1997. There were 74 hour-long episodes and it was broadcast on BBC Radio 1. It starred Andrew Collins and Stuart Maconie, with regular comedy input from ...
'', a British radio programme 1994–1997
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hitparade.ch
The Swiss Hitparade (german: link=no, Schweizer Hitparade) is Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.
The Swiss charts include:
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Swiss Hitparade
The Swiss Hitparade (german: link=no, Schweizer Hitparade) is Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.
The Swiss charts include:
* Singles Top ...
, Switzerland's main music sales charts
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Hit Parader
''Hit Parader'' was an American music magazine that operated between 1942 and 2008. A monthly publication, it focused on rock and pop music in general until the 1970s, when its focus began turning to hard rock and heavy metal. By the early 1980s ...
'', an American music magazine
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Your Hit Parade
''Your Hit Parade'' was an American radio and television music program that was broadcast from 1935 to 1953 on radio, and seen from 1950 to 1959 on television. It was sponsored by American Tobacco's Lucky Strike cigarettes. During its 24-year r ...
'', an American radio and TV series 1935-1959
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ZDF-Hitparade
The ''ZDF-Hitparade'', or ''Hitparade'' for short, by German TV channel ZDF, was one of the most popular and most well-known music television series presenting mostly German Schlager. From 1969 to 1984 the presenter was Dieter Thomas Heck. The ...
, or simply Hitparade, a music television series by German TV channel ZDF
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