hit parade

noun

: a group or listing of the most popular or noteworthy items of a particular kind (such as popular songs)

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The 2006 takeover of Vodafone Japan rarely gets a mention in Masa’s hit parade, but tops anything is his repertoire. Alok Sama, Fortune Asia, 17 Sep. 2024 And Mancini went a step beyond Williams in actually parlaying that into topping the pop hit parade. Chris Willman, Variety, 20 June 2024 Rodrigo only was on stage for that one song, and the rest of the night was a No Doubt hit parade. USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2024 The next batter up on the litigation hit parade is the U.S. Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hit parade 

Word History

First Known Use

1929, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hit parade was in 1929

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“Hit parade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hit%20parade. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.

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