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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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Elsewhere at the domestic box office, Sony's anime distribution banner Crunchyroll is keeping the hit parade going with enduring success for the feature-length TV sequel Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc. Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Nov. 2025 Adam Frazier continued the hit parade. Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 2025 The New York Yankees got back on track with a dominant sweep of the Washington Nationals, but one player was noticeably absent from the hit parade. Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025 The influencer pop sphere is, mathematically, a graveyard with more misfires than successful conversions of internet cachet into hit parades. Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 6 June 2025 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 29 Nov. 2025.

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