Hit of the Century
Welcome to Hit of the Century, our series in which listeners will get closely acquainted with hit songs across 100 years of Czechoslovakia’s and the Czech Republic’s existence – one song for every year since the country was founded.
This week we covered the years 1923 to 1927. Follow the links below and vote on the best entry. One winner will be chosen to make it to the next round, moving forward.
What are you waiting for? Vote today.
1923 – Mr. Bandleader, Play Me Mine!
1924 - When My Darling Does Not Want to Like Me
1925- The First Fragrant Flower of Spring
1927 – Old One, Wind-Up the Gramophone
Hit of the Century – Voting Rules
Each Sunday, participants will be able to vote in our new series Hit of the Century, covering 100 years of music in Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic. Each episode will feature five hit songs, by decade, beginning with 1918 – 1928. After 100 songs are broadcast, two semi-finals will decide the top hits from the period of 1918 – 1968 and from 1968 – 2018.
Six songs will reach the final, in which listeners will choose a single winner: the most popular Czech song of the century,
Ten participants will receive CDs of the most successful songs recorded in a new musical arrangement on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the founding of Czechoslovakia in October of 1918.
