1st Billboard Singles Chart
Jul 20 Billboard publishes its 1st singles record chart - "I'll Never Smile Again" by Tommy Dorsey, with vocal by Frank Sinatra is #1
Music History
Jul 20 Hoagy Carmichael and Johnny Mercer's musical "Walk With Music", closes at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, NYC, after 50 performances
- Jul 27 Billboard magazine starts publishing bestseller charts
Country Singers
Jazz Musicians
Opera Singers
Pop Stars
Rappers
Rockers