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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
|
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Three O’Clock in the
Morning
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(4)
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1,732,034
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Whispering
|
(2)
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1,479,052
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Prisoner’s Song
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(5)
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1,320,356
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Tuck Me to Sleep
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(2) |
1,040,811
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Valencia
|
(4) |
1,012,687
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Dardanella
|
(1) |
961,144
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Mr. Gallagher & Mr.
Shean
|
(2) |
929,185
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The Sheik
|
(1) |
875,622
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All Alone
|
(5) |
835,586
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Wonderful One
|
(3) |
800,005
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Wabash Blues
|
(1) |
763,136
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Marcheta
|
(5) |
726,286
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Parade of the Wooden Soldiers
|
(2) |
722,895
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It Ain’t Gonna Rain
No More
|
(3) |
678,403
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Roses of Picardy
|
(5) |
667,885
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La Golondrina
|
(5) |
644,862
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Yes, We Have No Bananas
|
(1) |
610,101
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What’ll I Do
|
(4) |
538,434
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At Peace with the World
|
(4) |
528,440
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Indian Love Call
|
(5) |
526,884
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Hot Lips
|
(2) |
523,106
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You Forgot to Remember
|
(4) |
519,811
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Who
|
(2) |
486,244
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You Gave Me Your Heart
|
(1) |
480,137
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Underneath the Mellow Moon
|
(2) |
466,370
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Sleepy Time Gal
|
(2) |
459,713
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Katharina
|
(4) |
456,166
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Last Night on the Back Porch
|
(1) |
427,784
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My Man
|
(2) |
424,849
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I Love You
|
(2) |
421,322
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Bye Bye Blackbird
|
(2) |
414,494
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Linger A-while
|
(2) |
413,860
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You’ve Got to See
Mamma Ev’ry Night
|
(2) |
413,466
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Dinah
|
(3) |
405,763
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The Old Rugged Cross
|
(1) |
405,647
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The Death of Floyd Collins
|
(3) |
403,055
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(p. 114)
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