hit parade

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Eight other states are also on the tax cut hit parade: Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina and Oklahoma.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 31, 2025

He was fired in 1965, a year after he introduced the first radio hit parade, “Twelve on a Swing,” in the country.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 18, 2023

Prior to "Pet Sounds," the Beach Boys were essentially a boy band with soaring vocals and an impressive hit parade.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2023

Even when his neighbor, amiably played by Kingsley Leggs, sets up a soulful number as an antidote to the ’60s hit parade, Paladino doesn’t allow one note to go unscored.

From New York Times • Apr. 7, 2022

In early August of 1957, Johnny Mathis had his first big song, “Chances Are,” on the hit parade.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals