This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1928.

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Maurice Ravel at the piano with Éva Gauthier in 1928; George Gershwin listens at right.

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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 1928:[6] Numerical rankings are approximate, they are only used as a frame of reference.

# Artist Title Label Recording date Release date Chart positions
1 Al Jolson "Sonny Boy"[7] Brunswick 4033 August 20, 1928 (1928-08-20) October 1928 (1928-10) US BB 1928 #1, US #1 for 12 weeks, 19 total weeks, 938,466 sales
2 Jimmie Rodgers "Blue Yodel No. 1 (T for Texas)"[8] Victor 21142 November 30, 1927 (1927-11-30) March 31, 1928 (1928-03-31) US BB 1928 #20, US #2 for 1 week, 11 total weeks, Hillbilly 1928 #1, 1,085,985 sales,[6] National Recording Registry 2004
3 Gene Austin "Ramona"[9] Victor 21334 April 2, 1928 (1928-04-02) June 1928 (1928-06) US BB 1928 #2, US #1 for 8 weeks, 17 total weeks, 1,000,000 sales[6]
4 Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra "My Angel"[10] Victor 21388 April 21, 1928 (1928-04-21) July 1928 (1928-07) US BB 1928 #3, US #1 for 6 weeks, 16 total weeks
5 Gene Austin "Jeannine, I Dream of Lilac Time"[11] Victor 21564 June 26, 1928 (1928-06-26) September 7, 1928 (1928-09-07) US BB 1928 #4, US #1 for 5 weeks, 15 total weeks
6 Paul Whiteman and His Concert Orchestra v_The Rhythm Boys "Among My Souvenirs"[12] Victor 35877 November 22, 1927 (1927-11-22) February 1928 (1928-02) US BB 1928 #5, US #1 for 4 weeks, 13 total weeks
7 Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra "Ramona"[13] Victor 21214 January 4, 1928 (1928-01-04) March 16, 1928 (1928-03-16) US BB 1928 #6, US #1 for 3 weeks, 12 total weeks
8 Al Jolson "There's a Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder"[14] Brunswick 4033 August 20, 1928 (1928-08-20) October 1928 (1928-10) US BB 1928 #7, US #1 for 2 weeks, 13 total weeks
9 Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra v_Rhythm Boys "Together"[15] Victor 35883 January 21, 1928 (1928-01-21) April 1928 (1928-04) US BB 1928 #8, US #1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks
10 Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians "Laugh, Clown, Laugh!"[16] Victor 21308 March 8, 1928 (1928-03-08) June 1928 (1928-06) US BB 1928 #9, US #1 for 1 week, 12 total weeks
11 Cliff Edwards "I Can't Give You Anything but Love"[17] Columbia 1471-D July 3, 1928 (1928-07-03) September 1928 (1928-09) US BB 1928 #10, US #1 for 1 week, 11 total weeks
12 Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra v_Bing Crosby "Ol' Man River"[18] Victor 21218 January 11, 1928 (1928-01-11) April 1928 (1928-04) US BB 1928 #11, US #1 for 1 week, 11 total weeks
13 Gene Austin "Girl Of My Dreams"[19] Victor 21334 April 2, 1928 (1928-04-02) May 1928 (1928-05) US BB 1928 #12, US #2 for 3 weeks, 13 total weeks, 408,684 sales
14 Al Jolson "Mother of Mine, I Still Have You"[20] Brunswick 3719 November 11, 1927 (1927-11-11) October 1928 (1928-10) US BB 1928 #13, US #2 for 3 weeks, 8 total weeks
15 Nat Shilkret and the Troubadors Orchestra "Diane (I'm In Heaven When I See You Smile)"[21] Victor 21000 October 7, 1927 (1927-10-07) December 1927 (1927-12) US BB 1928 #14, US #2 for 3 weeks, 8 total weeks
16 Nat Shilkret and the Victor Orchestra "Jeannine (I Dream of Lilac Time)"[22] Victor 21572 July 27, 1928 (1928-07-27) October 1928 (1928-10) US BB 1928 #15, US #2 for 3 weeks, 8 total weeks
17 Al Jolson "My Mammy"[23] Brunswick 3912 March 31, 1928 (1928-03-31) May 1928 (1928-05) US BB 1928 #17, US #2 for 2 weeks, 7 total weeks
18 Vincent Lopez and His Orchestra "My Angel (Angela Mia)"[24] Brunswick 3927 April 26, 1928 (1928-04-26) June 1928 (1928-06) US BB 1928 #18, US #2 for 2 weeks, 7 total weeks
19 The Knickerbockers (Ben Selvin Orchestra) "I Can't Give You Anything but Love"[25] Columbia 1424 June 1, 1928 (1928-06-01) August 1928 (1928-08) US BB 1928 #19, US #2 for 1 week, 14 total weeks
20 Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians "Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life"[26] Victor 35921 April 17, 1928 (1928-04-17) July 1928 (1928-07) US BB 1928 #20, US #2 for 1 week, 9 total weeks
24 Gene Austin "My Melancholy Baby"[27] Victor 21015 September 14, 1927 (1927-09-14) December 1927 (1927-12) US Billboard 1928 #24, US #3 for 1 week, 8 total weeks

1928 Harlem Hit Parade (non-official)

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(created with Popular Music Chart Entries)[6]

# Artist Title Label Recording Date Release Date Chart Positions
1 Helen Morgan "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man"[28] Victor 21238 February 28, 1928 (1928-02-28) April 23, 1928 (1928-04-23) US BB 1928 #78, US #7 for 1 week, 4 total weeks[6]
2 Paul Whiteman and His Concert Orchestra v_Paul Robeson "Ol' Man River"[29] Victor 35912 March 1, 1928 (1928-03-01) May 1928 (1928-05) US BB 1928 #80, US #7 for 1 week, 4 total weeks[6]
3 Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five "West End Blues"[30] Okeh 8597 June 28, 1928 (1928-06-28) August 1928 (1928-08) US BB 1928 #82, US #8 for 1 week, 6 total weeks[6]
4 Clarence Williams' Blue Seven "Baby Won't You Please Come Home"[31] Okeh 8510 September 23, 1927 (1927-09-23) November 1927 (1927-11) US BB 1928 #155, US #13 for 1 week, 2 total weeks[6]
5 Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five "Struttin' with Some Barbecue"[32] Okeh 8566 December 9, 1927 (1927-12-09) May 1928 (1928-05) US BB 1928 #157, US #14 for 1 week, 3 total weeks[6]
6 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra "Black and Tan Fantasie"[33] Victor 21137 October 26, 1927 (1927-10-26) February 3, 1928 (1928-02-03) US BB 1928 #170, US #15 for 1 week, 3 total weeks[6]

Other important recordings

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Classical music

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References

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