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hit parade
hit parade
Any listing or inventory of the best or most popular persons or things in a given category. Anthony's bookshelves are a veritable hit parade of classic literature.
hit parade
A listing of the most popular or best items or individuals of some kind, as in The library has a veritable hit parade of videos. This expression dates from the 1930s, when it was the name of a weekly radio show featuring the most popular songs as indicated by record sales.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Noor (2) | | NO:R (Dutch) | Dutch, Limburgish |
| Louella | | loo-EL-ə | English |
| Hulda (1) | | HUWL-dah (German) | Icelandic, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Norse Mythology |
| Fulton | | FUL-tən | English |
| Wickaninnish | | wik-ə-NIN-ish (English) | Native American, Nuu-chah-nulth |
| Rosanna | | ro-ZAHN-nah (Italian), ro-ZAN-ə (English) | Italian, English |