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Music styles of the 1920s

9,492works
60,701pressings
28styles arrived
1styles peaked

Genres

Pop37%
Jazz23%
Folk, World, & Country16%
Classical12%
Other12%
Rock0%
Electronic0%
Funk / Soul0%
Hip Hop0%

Pressed on

Shellac96%
Edison Disc3%
Cylinder1%
Pathé Disc1%
Vinyl0%
Flexi-disc0%

Arrived in the 1920s

Took offStyleWorks
1920 Appalachian Music565
1922 Volksmusik7,629
1923 Piano Blues1,423
1924 Speech1,128
1924 Hillbilly958
1924 Zarzuela338
1926 Vocal97,243
1926 Polka6,411
1926 Art Song346
1926 Passion244
1927 Romantic42,129
1927 Comedy11,381
1927 Orchestra6,917
1927 Tango6,532
1927 Country Blues3,181
1927 Texas Blues1,015
1927 Musette529
1927 Lied405
1927 Carnatic365
1927 Etude228
1927 Nocturne210
1928 Country58,776
1928 Choral7,879
1929 Late Romantic1,127
1929 Boogie Woogie912
1929 Fantasia387
1929 Gamelan314
1929 Memphis Blues252

Peaked in the 1920s

Hawaiian

Most-pressed works of the 1920s

TitleArtistYearPressings
Rhapsody In BluePaul Whiteman & His Concert Orchestra192740
Lucia-Sextette / Rigoletto-QuartetGaetano Donizetti192840
Op. 97 Trio No 7 In B Flat Major "The Arch-Duke"Ludwig van Beethoven192839
Serenade / Notturno D'AmoreBeniamino Gigli192622
There's A Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder / Sonny BoyAl Jolson192821
Creole Love Call / Black And Tan FantasieDuke Ellington And His Orchestra192821
Cuckoo / LenaInternational Novelty Quartet192620
Le Cygne = The Swan / Moment MusicalPablo Casals192619
O Signore Dal Tetto Natio / Va Pensiero Sull'ali DorateCoro Del Teatro Alla Scala192718
O Sole Mio / 'A Vucchella Enrico Caruso192317
The St. Louis Blues / Cold In Hand BluesBessie Smith192517
The Skaters / EstudiantinaInternational Concert Orchestra192717
Pine Top Blues / Pine Top's Boogie WoogieClarence "Pinetop" Smith192917
Cavalleria Rusticana – Intermezzo / Tales Of Hoffman – BarcarolleVictor Concert Orchestra192616
Stars And Stripes Forever / The Fairest Of The FairSousa's Band192616
Blue Danube Waltz / Tales From The Vienna WoodsThe Philadelphia Orchestra192616
O' Sole Mio / Cielito LindoFerera And Paaluhi192716
Splendon Le Sacre Faci / Spargi D'amaro PiantoToti Dal Monte192415
Maria, Mari ! / Quanno ‘A Femmena Vo'Beniamino Gigli192615
Luxembourg Waltz / The Merry Widow WaltzInternational Concert Orchestra192615
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