hit parade
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A corner of him still leaned toward the hit parade, but his compass pointed not to the jukebox’s quick spin, but to the slow reward of posterity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
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
Trea Turner, Justin Turner, Muncy and Smith were part of the hit parade.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 14, 2022
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
New songs appear on the cetacean hit parade.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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