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Top Pop Bands of 1920s

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1	Alberta Hunter	2.9126	Blues, Jazz, Pop	05/1921	13	1.Young Alberta Hunter: The 20's and 30's 2.Beale Street Blues: 1921-1940 3.My Castle's Rockin' 4.Amtrak Blues See all Alberta Hunter album rankings
2	Fletcher Henderson	2.8373	Jazz, Pop, Misc.	06/1921	48	1.A Study in Frustration/Thesaurus of Classic Jazz 2.Tidal Wave 3.Fletcher Henderson 1932 1934 4.Fletcher Henderson 1931 1932 See all Fletcher Henderson album rankings
3	Ruth Etting	2.8175	Jazz, Misc., Opera & Vocal Music	04/1926	4	1.Ten Cents a Dance 2.Love Me or Leave Me 3.America's Sweetheart of Song 4.Glorifier of American Song See all Ruth Etting album rankings
4	Eddie Lang	2.8064	Blues, Jazz, Pop	04/1927	5	1.Jazz Guitar 2.Blue Guitars I & Ii 3.Eddie Lang:1927-1932 4.A Handful of Riffs See all Eddie Lang album rankings
5	New Orleans Owls	2.8064	Jazz, Pop	03/1925	1	1.The Owls' Hoot! See all New Orleans Owls album rankings
6	Jabbo Smith	2.7226	Jazz, Misc., Pop	01/1929	6	1.1929-1938 2.Complete 1929-1938 Sessions 3.Jabbo Smith 1929-1938 4.Ace of Rhythm See all Jabbo Smith album rankings
7	Hoagy Carmichael	2.6748	Broadway & Vocalists, Jazz, Opera & Vocal Music	11/1927	21	1.Stardust, and Much More 2.Hoagy Sings Carmichael 3.The First of the Singer Songwriters: Key Cuts 1924-1946 4.Old Music Master See all Hoagy Carmichael album rankings
8	Johnny Dodds	2.6624	Blues, Jazz, Pop	04/1923	17	1.Blue Clarinet Stomp 2.Wild Man Blues: 24 Clarinet Classics 3.Great Original Performances 1923-1929 4.South Side Chicago Jazz See all Johnny Dodds album rankings
9	Ted Lewis	2.5895	Jazz, Misc., Pop	02/1928	8	1.Is Everybody Happy Now? 2.A Million Memories 3.Me and My Shadow 4.Jazzworthy 1929-33 See all Ted Lewis album rankings
10	Tampa Red	2.5565	Blues, Pop, Jazz	12/1928	29	1.Bottleneck Guitar 2.It Hurts Me Too: The Essential Recordings of Tampa Red 3.The Guitar Wizard 4.The Voice of Blues See all Tampa Red album rankings
11	Jelly Roll Morton	2.5110	Blues, Jazz, Misc.	06/1923	68	1.1923-1924 2.Jelly Roll Morton, Vol. 2: The Red Hot Peppers 3.Piano Rolls 4.Birth of the Hot See all Jelly Roll Morton album rankings
12	Johnny Dunn	2.5097	Blues, Jazz, Pop	12/1922	2	1.Johnny Dunn, Vol. 2 2.Cornet Blues See all Johnny Dunn album rankings
13	Fats Waller	2.5074	Blues, Classical, Classical: Instrumental	10/1922	102	1.Turn on the Heat: The Fats Waller Piano Solos 2.Fats Waller and His Buddies 3.If You Got to Ask, You Ain't Got It! 4.The Very Best of Fats Waller See all Fats Waller album rankings
14	Trixie Smith	2.5060	Blues, Jazz, Pop	09/1921	2	1.Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2 2.Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 1 See all Trixie Smith album rankings
15	Jack Teagarden	2.4291	Jazz, Pop, Misc.	03/1928	44	1.The Indispensable 1928-1957 2.That's a Serious Thing 3.I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues 4.It's Time for Tea See all Jack Teagarden album rankings
16	Count Basie	2.3579	Blues, Broadway & Vocalists, Interna.	10/1929	250	1.April in Paris 2.Count Basie at Newport 3.The Complete Decca Recordings 4.The Complete Atomic Basie See all Count Basie album rankings
17	Duke Ellington	2.2658	Blues, Broadway & Vocalists, Classical	11/1924	423	1.Ellington Uptown 2.The OKeh Ellington 3.Duke's Men: The Small Groups, Vol. 1 4.The Best Of The Duke Ellington Centennial Edition See all Duke Ellington album rankings
18	Joe Venuti	2.2205	Jazz, Pop, Blues	06/1927	10	1.Violin Jazz 1927-1934 2.Joe Venuti 1928-1930 3.Joe Venuti 1930-1933 4.1933-1939 See all Joe Venuti album rankings
19	Jimmy O'bryant	2.2093	Blues, Folk, Jazz	10/1923	3	1.Jimmy O'Bryant's Washboard Band, Vol. 1 2.Mystery Man of Jazz 3.Jimmy O'Bryant, Vol. 2 & Vance Dixon See all Jimmy O'bryant album rankings
20	Louis Armstrong	2.1127	Alt. Rock, Blues, Broadway & Vocalists	04/1923	379	1.Louis Armstrong Plays W.C. Handy 2.Satch Plays Fats: The Music of Fats Waller 3.I've Got the World on a String/Louis Under the Stars 4.Ambassador Satch See all Louis Armstrong album rankings
21	Bix Beiderbecke	2.1020	Jazz, Pop, Misc.	02/1924	40	1.Bix Beiderbecke, Vol. 1: Singin' the Blues 2.Bix Restored, Vol. 3 3.The Bix Beiderbecke Collection 4.Bix & Tram See all Bix Beiderbecke album rankings
22	Josephine Baker	2.0907	Blues, Broadway & Vocalists, Jazz	12/1926	22	1.Josephine Baker 2.Complete Recorded Works: 1926-27 3.Chansons Eternelles 4.Gold Collection See all Josephine Baker album rankings
23	Paul Whiteman	2.0270	Jazz, Pop, Dance & DJ	08/1921	17	1.The King of Jazz 2.The Complete Capitol Recordings 3.Paul Whiteman & His Chesterfield Orchestra 4.Paul Whiteman - Greatest Hits See all Paul Whiteman album rankings
24	Earl Hines	1.9733	Jazz, Pop, Broadway & Vocalists	02/1929	63	1.Piano Man 2.Live at the New School 3.Tour de Force 4.Earl Hines Plays Duke Ellington See all Earl Hines album rankings
25	Sid Vicious	1.4457	Alt. Rock, Interna., Pop	04/1927	11	1.Sid Sings 2.Too Fast to Live 3.Sid Vicious & Friends 4.Never Mind the Reunion Here's Sid Vicious See all Sid Vicious album rankings

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