Hit Parade 1

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{{Infobox album

| name = Hit Parade 1

| type = Compilation

| artist = The Wedding Present

| cover =Hit Parade 1.jpg

| alt =

| released = 8 June 1992

| recorded = January–May 1992

| venue =

| studio =

| genre =

| length = 41:22

| label = RCA

| producer = Chris Nagle, Ian Broudie

| prev_title = Seamonsters

| prev_year = 1991

| next_title = Hit Parade 2

| next_year = 1993

}}

In 1992, The Wedding Present decided to release a limited edition single every month, each featuring an original track on the A side and a cover on the B side. The tracks were compiled as two LPs called Hit Parade 1 and Hit Parade 2 and re-released as a double CD in 2003 called The Hit Parade.

The plan to release 12 singles in a year was an attempt to match Elvis Presley's record of 12 top 40 singles in a year{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2013/sep/19/the-wedding-present-repeat-to-fade-music |title=Repeat to Fade bands: the Present that keeps on giving |date=2013-09-19 |author=Mark Beaumont |work=The Guardian |accessdate=2021-11-13}} which he had achieved in 1957. The singles, each in an edition of 10,000, were deleted soon after release.{{cite web |url=https://www.thi-wurd.com/hit-parade-singles-1992-the-wedding-present/ |title=Hit Parade Singles, 1992 – The Wedding Present |date=9 May 2021 |accessdate=2021-11-13}} They were critically acclaimed and each charted in the top 40.{{cite web |url=https://cargorecordsdirect.co.uk/collections/scopitones/products/the-wedding-present-live-1992 |title=THE WEDDING PRESENT 'LIVE 1992' |accessdate=2021-11-13}}

Revisiting the album in 2013, the band played all the songs on their UK and European tour.{{cite web |url=https://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4146797-its-probably-a-mild-form-of-mental-illness-dis-meets-the-wedding-present |title="It's probably a mild form of mental illness" - DiS meets The Wedding Present |author=Hayley Scott |date=2013-08-29 |accessdate=2011-11-13 |archive-date=2013-09-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130901232735/http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4146797-its-probably-a-mild-form-of-mental-illness-dis-meets-the-wedding-present |url-status=dead }}