hit parade

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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.

Origin of hit parade

First recorded in 1935–40

Words nearby hit parade

hit on all cylinders, hit one where one lives, hit one's stride, hit or miss, hit out, hit parade, hit squad, hit the books, hit the bottle, hit the bricks, hit the bull's-eye

British Dictionary definitions for hit parade

hit parade

noun

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

Idioms and Phrases with hit parade

hit parade

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.