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View synonyms for hit parade
hit parade
noun
- 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.
hit parade
noun
- old-fashioned.a listing or playing of the current most popular songs
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hit parade1
First recorded in 1935–40
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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.Discover More
Example Sentences
How strange to hear “Feel Like Going Home” in 1948 after years of the bland pop on the Hit Parade.
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As Ben Crair demonstrates, the hit parade stems from title and marketing formulas that are nothing short of scientific.
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