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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 |
Virgilio | | veer-JEE-lyo (Italian), beer-KHEE-lyo (Spanish) | Italian, Spanish |
Alethea | | al-ə-THEE-ə, ə-LEE-thee-ə | English |
AdÈLe | | a-DEL | French |
Vikentiy | | - | Russian |
Orrell | | - | English (Rare) |
Konnor | | KAHN-ər | English (Modern) |