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       The
Victor Talking Machine Company 
      Appendix XI 
      Record
Sales 
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
        
      While the following list is
not complete, it contains a large number of the selections which had
runs in excess of 400,000 until February, 1927. The parentheses
indicate the number of different forms—vocal, instrumental,
etc.—in which the selections were available.  
      
        
          
            | 
             Selection 
             | 
            
             No.
of Forms 
             | 
            
             Production 
             | 
           
          
            
               | 
           
          
            | 
             Three O’Clock in the
Morning 
             | 
            
             (4) 
             | 
            
             1,732,034 
             | 
           
          
            | 
             Whispering 
             | 
            
             (2) 
             | 
            
             1,479,052 
             | 
           
          
            | 
             Prisoner’s Song 
             | 
            
             (5) 
             | 
            
             1,320,356 
             | 
           
          
            | 
             Tuck Me to Sleep 
             | 
            (2) | 
            
             1,040,811 
             | 
           
          
            | 
             Valencia 
             | 
            (4) | 
            
             1,012,687 
             | 
           
          
            | 
             Dardanella 
             | 
            (1) | 
            
              961,144 
             | 
           
          
            | 
             Mr. Gallagher & Mr.
Shean 
             | 
            (2) | 
            
             929,185 
             | 
           
          
            | 
             The Sheik 
             | 
            (1) | 
            
             875,622 
             | 
           
          
            | 
             All Alone 
             | 
            (5) | 
            
             835,586 
             | 
           
          
            | 
             Wonderful One 
             | 
            (3) | 
            
             800,005 
             | 
           
          
            | 
             Wabash Blues 
             | 
            (1) | 
            
             763,136 
             | 
           
          
            | 
             Marcheta 
             | 
            (5) | 
            
             726,286 
             | 
           
          
            | 
             Parade of the Wooden Soldiers 
             | 
            (2) | 
            
             722,895 
             | 
           
          
            | 
             It Ain’t Gonna Rain
No More 
             | 
            (3) | 
            
             678,403 
             | 
           
          
            | 
             Roses of Picardy 
             | 
            (5) | 
            
             667,885 
             | 
           
          
            | 
             La Golondrina 
             | 
             (5) | 
            
             644,862 
             | 
           
          
            | 
             Yes, We Have No Bananas 
             | 
            (1) | 
            
             610,101 
             | 
           
          
            | 
             What’ll I Do 
             | 
            (4) | 
            
             538,434 
             | 
           
          
            | 
             At Peace with the World 
             | 
            (4) | 
            
             528,440 
             | 
           
          
            | 
             Indian Love Call 
             | 
            (5) | 
            
             526,884 
             | 
           
          
            | 
             Hot Lips 
             | 
            (2) | 
            
             523,106 
             | 
           
          
            | 
             You Forgot to Remember 
             | 
            (4) | 
            
             519,811 
             | 
           
          
            | 
             Who 
             | 
            (2) | 
            
             486,244 
             | 
           
          
            | 
             You Gave Me Your Heart 
             | 
            (1) | 
            
             480,137 
             | 
           
          
            | 
             Underneath the Mellow Moon 
             | 
            (2) | 
            
             466,370 
             | 
           
          
            | 
             Sleepy Time Gal 
             | 
            (2) | 
            
             459,713 
             | 
           
          
            | 
             Katharina 
             | 
            (4) | 
            
             456,166 
             | 
           
          
            | 
             Last Night on the Back Porch 
             | 
            (1) | 
            
             427,784 
             | 
           
          
            | 
             My Man 
             | 
             (2) | 
            
             424,849 
             | 
           
          
            | 
             I Love You 
             | 
            (2) | 
            
             421,322 
             | 
           
          
            | 
             Bye Bye Blackbird 
             | 
            (2) | 
            
             414,494 
             | 
           
          
            | 
             Linger A-while 
             | 
            (2) | 
            
             413,860 
             | 
           
          
            | 
             You’ve Got to See
Mamma Ev’ry Night 
             | 
            (2) | 
            
             413,466 
             | 
           
          
            | 
             Dinah 
             | 
            (3) | 
            
             405,763 
             | 
           
          
            | 
             The Old Rugged Cross 
             | 
            (1) | 
            
             405,647 
             | 
           
          
            | 
             The Death of Floyd Collins 
             | 
            (3) | 
            
             403,055 
             | 
           
          
            
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