hit parade

noun

1. a listing or category of popular songs ranked according to their popularity with listeners, usually as shown by sales of records.
2. any sequential listing of popular or favorite persons or things.

hit parade

noun

1. old-fashioned.
   a listing or playing of the current most popular songs

Word History and Origins

Origin of hit parade¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Idioms and Phrases

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.

Example Sentences

How strange to hear “Feel Like Going Home” in 1948 after years of the bland pop on the Hit Parade.

From The Daily Beast

As Ben Crair demonstrates, the hit parade stems from title and marketing formulas that are nothing short of scientific.

From The Daily Beast