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This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1920.
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1920.


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==Published popular music==
==Published popular music==
[[Image:JapanSandman20.jpg|thumb|250px|right|The Japanese Sandman]]
[[Image:"The Japanese Sandman" (1920), by Richard A. Whiting and Raymond B. Egan.jpg|thumb|250px|right|The Japanese Sandman]]


* "After You Get What You Want, You Don't Want It" w.m. [[Irving Berlin]]
* "After You Get What You Want, You Don't Want It" w.m. [[Irving Berlin]]
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* "I'd Love To Fall Asleep And Wake Up In My Mammy's Arms" w. Sam M. Lewis & Joe Young m. [[Fred E. Ahlert]]
* "I'd Love To Fall Asleep And Wake Up In My Mammy's Arms" w. Sam M. Lewis & Joe Young m. [[Fred E. Ahlert]]
* "[[I'll Be With You In Apple Blossom Time]]" w. Neville Fleason m. [[Albert Von Tilzer]]
* "[[I'll Be With You In Apple Blossom Time]]" w. Neville Fleason m. [[Albert Von Tilzer]]
* "I'll See You In C-U-B-A" w.m. [[Irving Berlin]]
* "[[I'll See You in C-U-B-A|I'll See You In C-U-B-A]]" w.m. [[Irving Berlin]]
* "[[In a Persian Market]]" m. [[Albert William Ketèlbey]]
* "[[In a Persian Market]]" m. [[Albert William Ketèlbey]]
* "[[The Japanese Sandman]]" w. [[Raymond B. Egan]] m. [[Richard A. Whiting]]
* "[[The Japanese Sandman]]" w. [[Raymond B. Egan]] m. [[Richard A. Whiting]]
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* "[[Margie (song)|Margie]]" w. [[Benny Davis]] m. [[Con Conrad]] & [[J. Russel Robinson]]
* "[[Margie (song)|Margie]]" w. [[Benny Davis]] m. [[Con Conrad]] & [[J. Russel Robinson]]
* "Mary" w. [[Otto Harbach]] m. Louis A. Hirsch
* "Mary" w. [[Otto Harbach]] m. Louis A. Hirsch
* "My Little Bimbo Down On A Bamboo Isle" w. Grant Clarke w. [[Walter Donaldson]]<ref>{{cite book|author=Arnold Shaw|title=The Jazz Age: Popular Music in the 1920's|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MECLMrzcC9kC&pg=PA161|year=1989|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-506082-9|pages=161}}</ref>
* "My Little Bimbo Down On A Bamboo Isle" w. Grant Clarke w. [[Walter Donaldson (songwriter)|Walter Donaldson]]<ref>{{cite book|author=Arnold Shaw|title=The Jazz Age: Popular Music in the 1920's|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MECLMrzcC9kC&pg=PA161|year=1989|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-506082-9|pages=161}}</ref>
* "My Mammy" w. Sam M. Lewis & Joe Young m. [[Walter Donaldson]]
* "My Mammy" w. Sam M. Lewis & Joe Young m. [[Walter Donaldson (songwriter)|Walter Donaldson]]
* "My Man" w. (Eng) Channing Pollock (Fr) Albert Willemetz & Jacques Charles m. Maurice Yvain
* "My Man" w. (Eng) Channing Pollock (Fr) Albert Willemetz & Jacques Charles m. Maurice Yvain
* "O'er The Hills To Ardentinny" w.m. [[Harry Lauder]]
* "O'er The Hills To Ardentinny" w.m. [[Harry Lauder]]
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* "Wild Rose" w. [[Clifford Grey]] m. [[Jerome Kern]]
* "Wild Rose" w. [[Clifford Grey]] m. [[Jerome Kern]]
* "A Young Man's Fancy" w. [[John Murray Anderson]] & [[Jack Yellen]] m. [[Milton Ager]]
* "A Young Man's Fancy" w. [[John Murray Anderson]] & [[Jack Yellen]] m. [[Milton Ager]]



==Top Popular Recordings 1920==
==Top Popular Recordings 1920==


The following songs achieved the highest positions in [[Billboard Hot 100#History|Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954]] and record sales reported on the "[[Discography of American Historical Recordings]]" website during 1920:<ref name=PopMemories>{{Cite book |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |title=Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954 |publisher=Record Research |year=1986}}</ref> Numerical Rankings are approximate.
The following songs achieved the highest positions in [[Billboard Hot 100#History|Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954]] and record sales reported on the "[[Discography of American Historical Recordings]]" website during 1920:<ref name=PopMemories>{{Cite book |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |title=Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954 |publisher=Record Research |year=1986}}</ref> Numerical rankings are approximate, they are only used as a frame of reference.
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! <big>Rank</big>
! <big>Rank</big>
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! <big>Chart Positions</big>
! <big>Chart Positions</big>
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| 1 || [[Ben Selvin|Selvin's Novelty Orchestra]] || "[[Dardanella]]"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Victor matrix B-23344. Dardanella / Selvin's Novelty Orchestra - Discography of American Historical Recordings |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/700008515/B-23344-Dardanella |access-date=2022-06-26 |website=adp.library.ucsb.edu}}</ref> || Victor 18633 || {{Start date|1919|11|20}} || {{Start date|1920|1}} || US Billboard 1920 #1, US #1 for 13 weeks, 24 total weeks
| 1 || [[Ben Selvin|Selvin's Novelty Orchestra]] || "[[Dardanella]]"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Victor matrix B-23344. Dardanella / Selvin's Novelty Orchestra - Discography of American Historical Recordings |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/700008515/B-23344-Dardanella |access-date=2022-06-26 |website=adp.library.ucsb.edu}}</ref> || Victor 18633 || {{Start date|1919|11|20}} || {{Start date|1920|1}} || US Billboard 1920 #1, US #1 for 13 weeks, 24 total weeks, 1-6 million sold<ref name=goldendiscs/>
|-
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| 2 || [[Paul Whiteman|Paul Whiteman and His Ambassador Orchestra]] || "[[Whispering (song)|Whispering]]"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Victor matrix B-24393. Whispering / Ambassador Orchestra ; Paul Whiteman - Discography of American Historical Recordings |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/700009606/B-24393-Whispering |access-date=2022-06-26 |website=adp.library.ucsb.edu}}</ref> || Victor 18690 || {{Start date|1920|8|23}} || {{Start date|1920|11}} || US Billboard 1920 #2, US #1 for 11 weeks, 20 total weeks, [[National Recording Registry|National Recording Registry 2019]], 2,000,000 sales<ref>{{Cite book |last=Murrells |first=Joseph |url=http://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr |title=The book of golden discs |date=1978 |publisher=London : Barrie & Jenkins |others=Internet Archive |isbn=978-0-214-20512-5}}</ref>
| 2 || [[Paul Whiteman|Paul Whiteman and His Ambassador Orchestra]] || "[[Whispering (song)|Whispering]]"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Victor matrix B-24393. Whispering / Ambassador Orchestra ; Paul Whiteman - Discography of American Historical Recordings |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/700009606/B-24393-Whispering |access-date=2022-06-26 |website=adp.library.ucsb.edu}}</ref> || Victor 18690 || {{Start date|1920|8|23}} || {{Start date|1920|11}} || US Billboard 1920 #2, US #1 for 11 weeks, 20 total weeks, [[National Recording Registry|National Recording Registry 2019]], 2,000,000 sales<ref name=goldendiscs>{{Cite book |last=Murrells |first=Joseph |url=http://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr |title=The book of golden discs |date=1978 |publisher=London : Barrie & Jenkins |others=Internet Archive |isbn=978-0-214-20512-5}}</ref>
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| 3 || [[Al Jolson]] || "[[Swanee (song)|Swanee]]"<ref>{{Cite web|title=Columbia A2884 (10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings|url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/objects/detail/191985/Columbia_A2884|access-date=2021-08-14|website=adp.library.ucsb.edu}}</ref> || Columbia 2884 || {{Start date|1920|1|9}} || {{Start date|1920|4}} || US Billboard 1920 #3, US #1 for 9 weeks, 18 total weeks, National Recording Registry 2004
| 3 || [[Al Jolson]] || "[[Swanee (song)|Swanee]]"<ref>{{Cite web|title=Columbia A2884 (10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings|url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/objects/detail/191985/Columbia_A2884|access-date=2021-08-14|website=adp.library.ucsb.edu}}</ref> || Columbia 2884 || {{Start date|1920|1|9}} || {{Start date|1920|4}} || US Billboard 1920 #3, US #1 for 9 weeks, 18 total weeks, National Recording Registry 2004
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* [[Maurice Ravel]] – ''[[La Valse]]''
* [[Maurice Ravel]] – ''[[La Valse]]''
**Sonata for violin and cello
**Sonata for violin and cello
*[[Camille Saint-Saëns]] - Odelette in D major Op. 162
* [[Erik Satie]] – ''La Belle excentrique''
* [[Erik Satie]] – ''La Belle excentrique''
* [[Dmitri Shostakovich]] – Five Preludes for piano
* [[Dmitri Shostakovich]] – Five Preludes for piano
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*[[January 14]]
*[[January 14]]
** [[Cris Alexander]], American actor, singer, dancer, designer, and photographer (d. [[2012 in music|2012]])
** [[Cris Alexander]], American actor, singer, dancer, designer, and photographer (d. [[2012 in music|2012]])
** [[Salvador Flores Rivera]], Mexican composer and singer (d. [[1987 in music|1987]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/doodles/chava-floress-97th-birthday|title=Chava Flores's 97th Birthday|website=Google|date=14 January 2017}}</ref>
** [[Salvador Flores Rivera]], Mexican composer and singer (d. [[1987 in music|1987]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://doodles.google/doodle/chava-floress-97th-birthday/|title=Chava Flores's 97th Birthday|website=Google|date=14 January 2017}}</ref>
*[[January 16]] – [[Claude Abadie]], French jazz clarinetist (died 2020)
*[[January 16]] – [[Claude Abadie]], French jazz clarinetist (died 2020)
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*[[January 18]] – [[Jan Van Halen]], musician, father of Eddie and Alex Van Halen (d. 1986)
*[[February 2]]
*[[February 2]]
** [[Heikki Suolahti]], Finnish composer (d. [[1936 in music|1936]])
** [[Heikki Suolahti]], Finnish composer (d. [[1936 in music|1936]])
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**<!--February 13-->[[Boudleaux Bryant]], American songwriter (d. 1987)
**<!--February 13-->[[Boudleaux Bryant]], American songwriter (d. 1987)
**<!--February 13-->[[Eileen Farrell]], American soprano (d. 2002)
**<!--February 13-->[[Eileen Farrell]], American soprano (d. 2002)
*[[February 14]] – [[Albert J. McNeil]], American choral conductor, ethnomusicologist and author
*[[February 14]] – [[Albert J. McNeil]], American choral conductor, ethnomusicologist and author (d. 2022)
*[[February 18]] – [[Rolande Falcinelli]], organist, pianist and composer (d. 2006)
*[[February 18]] – [[Rolande Falcinelli]], organist, pianist and composer (d. 2006)
*[[February 23]] – [[Hall Overton]], composer, jazz pianist and music teacher (d. 1972)
*[[February 23]] – [[Hall Overton]], composer, jazz pianist and music teacher (d. 1972)
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** [[Anna Halprin]], American dancer (d. 2021)
** [[Anna Halprin]], American dancer (d. 2021)
** [[Don Ralke]], American music arranger (d. [[2000 in music|2000]])
** [[Don Ralke]], American music arranger (d. [[2000 in music|2000]])
*[[July 14]] – [[Marijohn Wilkin]], country and gospel songwriter (d. 2006)
*[[July 14]] – [[Marijohn Wilkin]], American country and gospel songwriter (d. 2006)
*[[July 19]] – [[Robert Mann]], violinist (d. 2018)<ref>{{cite book|author=New York Philharmonic|title=Programs|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1tkEAAAAMAAJ|year=1956|publisher=Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York.}}</ref>
*[[July 19]] – [[Robert Mann]], American violinist (d. 2018)<ref>{{cite book|author=New York Philharmonic|title=Programs|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1tkEAAAAMAAJ|year=1956|publisher=Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York.}}</ref>
*[[July 20]]
*[[July 20]]
**[[Carmen Carrozza]], accordionist (d. 2013)
**[[Carmen Carrozza]], Italian-born American accordionist (d. 2013)
**[[Thanga Darlong]], Indian folk musician
**[[Thanga Darlong]], Indian folk musician (d. [[2023 in music|2023]])
*[[July 21]]
*[[July 21]]
**[[Isaac Stern]], Ukrainian-born violinist (d. [[2001 in music|2001]])<ref">{{cite book|author=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|title=Billboard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WxEEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA8|date=6 October 2001|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|pages=8}}</ref>
**[[Isaac Stern]], Ukrainian-born violinist (d. [[2001 in music|2001]])<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Bradley|last=Bambarger|title=Isaac Stern: Artist And Leader|magazine=Billboard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WxEEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA8|date=6 October 2001|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|pages=8}}</ref>
**[[Manuel Valls (composer)|Manuel Valls]], composer (d. 1984)
**[[Manuel Valls (composer)|Manuel Valls]], Spanish composer (d. 1984)
* [[July 23]] – [[Amália Rodrigues]], Portuguese [[fado]] singer and actress (d. [[1999 in music|1999]])<ref>{{cite book|author=Harris M. Lentz|title=Obituaries in the Performing Arts|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E7gHAQAAMAAJ|year=1998|publisher=McFarland & Company|isbn=978-0-7864-0748-4|page=185}}</ref>
* [[July 23]] – [[Amália Rodrigues]], Portuguese [[fado]] singer and actress (d. [[1999 in music|1999]])<ref>{{cite book|author=Harris M. Lentz|title=Obituaries in the Performing Arts|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E7gHAQAAMAAJ|year=1998|publisher=McFarland & Company|isbn=978-0-7864-0748-4|page=185}}</ref>
* [[July 31]] – [[Walter Arlen]], American composer
* [[July 31]] – [[Walter Arlen]], Austrian-born American composer (d. [[2023 in music|2023]])
*[[August 7]] – [[Françoise Adret]], French ballet dancer, choreographer (d. [[2018 in music|2018]])
*[[August 7]] – [[Françoise Adret]], French ballet dancer, choreographer (d. [[2018 in music|2018]])
*[[August 8]]
*[[August 8]]
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*[[September 25]] &ndash; [[Anne Triola]], American actress, singer and musician (d. [[2012 in music|2012]])
*[[September 25]] &ndash; [[Anne Triola]], American actress, singer and musician (d. [[2012 in music|2012]])
*[[September 28]] – [[Irma Baltuttis]], singer and entertainer (d. 1958)
*[[September 28]] – [[Irma Baltuttis]], singer and entertainer (d. 1958)
*[[October 5]] – [[Vincent DeRosa]], American musician
*[[October 5]] – [[Vincent DeRosa]], American musician (d. [[2022 in music|2022]])
*[[October 9]] – [[Yusef Lateef]], American jazz musician and composer (d. [[2013 in music|2013]])<ref>{{cite book|author1=Jack Salzman|author2=David L. Smith|author3=Cornel West|title=Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=T4QYAAAAIAAJ|year=1996|publisher=Macmillan Library Reference|isbn=978-0-02-897365-4|page=1579}}</ref>
*[[October 9]] – [[Yusef Lateef]], American jazz musician and composer (d. [[2013 in music|2013]])<ref>{{cite book|author1=Jack Salzman|author2=David L. Smith|author3=Cornel West|title=Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=T4QYAAAAIAAJ|year=1996|publisher=Macmillan Library Reference|isbn=978-0-02-897365-4|page=1579}}</ref>
*[[October 13]] – [[Albert Hague]], songwriter (d. 2001)
*[[October 13]] – [[Albert Hague]], songwriter (d. 2001)
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*[[December 19]] – [[Little Jimmy Dickens]], American country music singer-songwriter (d. [[2015 in music|2015]])<ref>{{cite book|author=Kurt Wolff|title=Country Music: The Rough Guide|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3Jorozp1yp4C&pg=PA110|year=2000|publisher=Rough Guides|isbn=978-1-85828-534-4|pages=110}}</ref>
*[[December 19]] – [[Little Jimmy Dickens]], American country music singer-songwriter (d. [[2015 in music|2015]])<ref>{{cite book|author=Kurt Wolff|title=Country Music: The Rough Guide|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3Jorozp1yp4C&pg=PA110|year=2000|publisher=Rough Guides|isbn=978-1-85828-534-4|pages=110}}</ref>
*[[December 31]] &ndash; [[Rex Allen]], American actor, singer and songwriter (d. [[1999 in music|1999]])<ref>{{cite book|author1=Michael McCall|author2=John Rumble|author3=Paul Kingsbury|title=The Encyclopedia of Country Music|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tLZz02EzmBYC&pg=PA10|date=1 February 2012|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-992083-9|pages=10}}</ref>
*[[December 31]] &ndash; [[Rex Allen]], American actor, singer and songwriter (d. [[1999 in music|1999]])<ref>{{cite book|author1=Michael McCall|author2=John Rumble|author3=Paul Kingsbury|title=The Encyclopedia of Country Music|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tLZz02EzmBYC&pg=PA10|date=1 February 2012|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-992083-9|pages=10}}</ref>
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*''date unknown'' – [[Jan Van Halen]], musician, father of Eddie and Alex Van Halen


==Deaths==
==Deaths==
*[[January 8]] – [[Maud Powell]], violinist (b. 1867)
*[[January 8]] – [[Maud Powell]], violinist (b. 1867; heart attack)
*[[January 16]] – [[Reginald De Koven]], US music critic and composer (b. [[1859 in music|1859]])<ref>{{cite book|author1=David Mason Greene|author2=Constance Green|title=Greene's Biographical Encyclopedia of Composers|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m3S7PIxe0mwC&pg=PA857|year=1985|publisher=Reproducing Piano Roll Fnd.|isbn=978-0-385-14278-6|pages=857}}</ref>
*[[January 16]] – [[Reginald De Koven]], US music critic and composer (b. [[1859 in music|1859]])<ref>{{cite book|author1=David Mason Greene|author2=Constance Green|title=Greene's Biographical Encyclopedia of Composers|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m3S7PIxe0mwC&pg=PA857|year=1985|publisher=Reproducing Piano Roll Fnd.|isbn=978-0-385-14278-6|pages=857}}</ref>
*[[January 18]] – [[Giovanni Capurro]], poet, co-writer of "O Sole Mio" (b. 1859)
*[[January 18]] – [[Giovanni Capurro]], poet, co-writer of "O Sole Mio" (b. 1859)
*[[January 21]] – [[John Henry Maunder]], composer (b. 1858)
*[[January 21]] – [[John Henry Maunder]], composer (b. 1858)
*[[January 24]] – [[William Percy French]], songwriter (b. 1854)
*[[January 24]] – [[William Percy French]], songwriter (b. 1854; pneumonia)
*[[February 2]] – [[Theo Marzials]], singer and composer (b. 1850)
*[[February 2]] – [[Theo Marzials]], singer and composer (b. 1850)
*[[February 11]] – [[Gaby Deslys]], dancer and actress (b. 1881)
*[[February 11]] – [[Gaby Deslys]], dancer and actress (b. 1881; Spanish flu)
*[[February 12]] – [[Émile Sauret]], violinist and composer (b. 1852)
*[[February 12]] – [[Émile Sauret]], violinist and composer (b. 1852)
*[[February 23]] – [[Alexander Ilyinsky]], music teacher and composer (b. 1859)
*[[February 23]] – [[Alexander Ilyinsky]], music teacher and composer (b. 1859)
*[[March 20]] – [[Eva Mylott]], operatic contralto (b. 1875) (domestic accident)
*[[March 20]] – [[Eva Mylott]], operatic contralto (b. 1875; domestic accident)
*[[April 4]] – [[Carl Bohm]], pianist and composer (b. [[1844 in music|1844]])
*[[April 4]] – [[Carl Bohm]], pianist and composer (b. [[1844 in music|1844]])
*[[April 8]] – [[Charles Griffes]], composer (b. [[1884 in music|1884]]; Spanish flu)<ref>{{cite book|author=University of Michigan. School of Music|title=School of Music Programs|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=skUJAQAAMAAJ&pg=PP83|year=1945|publisher=University of Michigan School of Music|pages=83}}</ref>
*[[April 8]] – [[Charles Griffes]], composer (b. [[1884 in music|1884]]; Spanish flu)<ref>{{cite book|author=University of Michigan. School of Music|title=School of Music Programs|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=skUJAQAAMAAJ&pg=PP83|year=1945|publisher=University of Michigan School of Music|pages=83}}</ref>
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*[[May 6]] – [[Hortense Schneider]], operatic soprano (b. 1833)
*[[May 6]] – [[Hortense Schneider]], operatic soprano (b. 1833)
*[[May 25]] – [[Georg Jarno]], composer of operettas (b. 1868)
*[[May 25]] – [[Georg Jarno]], composer of operettas (b. 1868)
*[[May 28]] – [[Hardwicke Rawnsley]], hymn-writer (b. 1851)
*[[May 28]] – [[Hardwicke Rawnsley]], hymn-writer (b. 1851; heart attack)
*[[June 27]] – [[Adolphe-Basile Routhier]], lyricist (b. 1839)
*[[June 27]] – [[Adolphe-Basile Routhier]], lyricist (b. 1839)
*[[June 28]] – [[Pauline Rita]], singer and actress (b. c.1842)
*[[June 28]] – [[Pauline Rita]], singer and actress (b. c.1842; long illness)
*[[July 17]] – [[Dorothy Goetz]], first wife of [[Irving Berlin]] (b. 1892) (typhoid)
*[[July 17]] – [[Dorothy Goetz]], first wife of [[Irving Berlin]] (b. 1892; typhoid)
*[[July 26]] – [[Carlos Troyer]], composer (b. 1837)
*[[July 26]] – [[Carlos Troyer]], composer (b. 1837)
*[[August 13]] – [[Carlos Hartling]], German-born composer of the Honduras national anthem (b. 1869)
*[[August 13]] – [[Carlos Hartling]], German-born composer of the Honduras national anthem (b. 1869)
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The Japanese Sandman
Jellybean

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 1920:[3] Numerical rankings are approximate, they are only used as a frame of reference.

Rank Artist Title Label Recorded Released Chart Positions
1 Selvin's Novelty Orchestra "Dardanella"[4] Victor 18633 November 20, 1919 (1919-11-20) January 1920 (1920-01) US Billboard 1920 #1, US #1 for 13 weeks, 24 total weeks, 1-6 million sold[5]
2 Paul Whiteman and His Ambassador Orchestra "Whispering"[6] Victor 18690 August 23, 1920 (1920-08-23) November 1920 (1920-11) US Billboard 1920 #2, US #1 for 11 weeks, 20 total weeks, National Recording Registry 2019, 2,000,000 sales[5]
3 Al Jolson "Swanee"[7] Columbia 2884 January 9, 1920 (1920-01-09) April 1920 (1920-04) US Billboard 1920 #3, US #1 for 9 weeks, 18 total weeks, National Recording Registry 2004
4 Ted Lewis and His Band "When My Baby Smiles at Me" Columbia 2908 January 12, 1920 (1920-01-12) April 1920 (1920-04) US Billboard 1920 #4, US #1 for 7 weeks, 18 total weeks
5 John Steel "The Love Nest" Victor 24871 November 9, 1920 (1920-11-09) November 24, 1920 (1920-11-24) US Billboard 1920 #5, US #1 for 7 weeks, 12 total weeks
6 Art Hickman and His Orchestra "Hold Me"[8] Columbia 2899 September 25, 1919 (1919-09-25) May 1920 (1920-05) US Billboard 1920 #6, US #1 for 3 weeks, 14 total weeks
7 Marion Harris "St. Louis Blues" Victor 24871 February 15, 1920 (1920-02-15) April 1920 (1920-04) US Billboard 1920 #7, US #1 for 3 weeks, 14 total weeks
8 Paul Whiteman and His Ambassador Orchestra "The Japanese Sandman" Victor 18690 August 23, 1920 (1920-08-23) November 1920 (1920-11) US Billboard 1920 #8, US #1 for 3 weeks, 14 total weeks
9 Al Jolson "I've Got My Captain Working for Me Now" Columbia 2794 September 15, 1919 (1919-09-15) December 1919 (1919-12) US Billboard 1920 #9, US #1 for 2 weeks, 7 total weeks
10 Art Hickman and His Orchestra "The Love Nest" Columbia 2955 June 11, 1920 (1920-06-11) September 1920 (1920-09) US Billboard 1920 #10, US #1 for 2 weeks, 6 total weeks
11 Edith Day (Rosario Bourdon Orchestra) "Alice Blue Gown" Victor 45176 January 26, 1920 (1920-01-26) April 1920 (1920-04) US Billboard 1920 #11, US #1 for 1 weeks, 9 total weeks
34 Isham Jones Rainbo Orchestra "Kismet" Brunswick 5021 June 1, 1920 (1920-06-01) September 1920 (1920-09) US Billboard 1920 #34, US #4 for 1 weeks, 5 total weeks

Classical music

Opera

Jazz

Main article: 1920 in jazz

Musical theatre

Births

Deaths

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