hit parade
a listing or category of popular songs ranked according to their popularity with listeners, usually as shown by sales of records.
any sequential listing of popular or favorite persons or things.
Origin of hit parade
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How to use hit parade in a sentence
How strange to hear “Feel Like Going Home” in 1948 after years of the bland pop on the hit parade.
The Stacks: How Leonard Chess Helped Make Muddy Waters | Alex Belth | August 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAs Ben Crair demonstrates, the hit parade stems from title and marketing formulas that are nothing short of scientific.
British Dictionary definitions for hit parade
old-fashioned a listing or playing of the current most popular songs
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Other Idioms and Phrases with hit parade
A listing of the most popular or best items or individuals of some kind, as in The library has a veritable hit parade of videos. This expression dates from the 1930s, when it was the name of a weekly radio show featuring the most popular songs as indicated by record sales.
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