1947 in country music

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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in 1947.

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List of years in country music (table)

Events

Top hits of the year

Number one hits

(As certified by Billboard magazine)

USSingleArtist
January 18"Rainbow at Midnight" Ernest Tubb
February 8"So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed" Merle Travis
May 17"New Jolie Blonde (New Pretty Blonde)" Red Foley and the Cumberland Valley Boys
May 24"What is Life Without Love Eddy Arnold
June 7"Sugar Moon" Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
June 1"It's a Sin"Eddy Arnold
July 19"Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)" Tex Williams
Nov 1"I'll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Can Hold You in My Arms)"Eddy Arnold

Top Hillbilly (Country) Recordings 1947

Here is a year-end list compiled from The Billboard's Most-Played Folk Records weekly chart of 1947. Records that enter the chart in December of the previous year, or remain on the chart after December of the current year, receive points for their full chart runs. Each week, a score of 15 points is assigned for the no. 1 record, 9 points for no. 2, 8 points for no. 3, and so on, and the total of all weeks determined the final rank.

RankArtistTitleLabelRecordedReleasedChart Positions
1 Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys "I'll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Can Hold You in My Arms)" [1] RCA Victor 20-2332May 18, 1947July 10, 1947US Billboard 1947 #134, US #22 for 1 week, 3 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1947 #1, USHB #1 for 21 weeks, 46 total weeks
2Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys"It's a Sin" [2] RCA Victor 2241September 24, 1946April 21, 1947US Billboard 1947 #188, US #14, US Hillbilly 1947 #2, USHB #1 for 5 weeks, 38 total weeks
3 Tex Williams and The Western Caravan "Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)" [3] Capitol 40001March 27, 1947May 10, 1947US Billboard 1947 #6, US #1 for 6 weeks, 17 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1947 #3, USHB #1 for 16 weeks, 23 total weeks
4 Merle Travis "So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed" [4] Capitol 349October 19, 1946January 23, 1947US Billboard 1947 #161, US #12, US Hillbilly 1947 #4, USHB #1 for 14 weeks, 22 total weeks
5Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys"What Is Life Without Love" [5] RCA Victor 20-2058March 20, 1946December 10, 1946US Hillbilly 1947 #5, USHB #1 for 1 week, 22 total weeks
6 Ernest Tubb "Rainbow at Midnight" [6] Decca 46018September 17, 1947October 1947US Hillbilly 1947 #6, USHB #1 for 2 weeks, 20 total weeks
7 Red Ingle and The Natural Seven vocal by Cinderella G Stump "Temptation (Tim-Tayshun)" [4] Capitol 412March 14, 1947May 1947US Billboard 1947 #15, US #1 for 1 week, 15 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1947 #7, USHB #2 for 11 weeks, 18 total weeks
8 Red Foley and the Cumberland Valley Boys "New Jolie Blonde (New Pretty Blonde)" [7] Decca 46034January 9, 1947March 22, 1947US Hillbilly 1947 #8, USHB #1 for 5 weeks, 15 total weeks
9 Moon Mullican and The Showboys "New Pretty Blonde (Jole Blon)" [8] King 578October 2, 1946December 1946US Billboard 1947 #320, US #21 for 1 week, 1 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1947 #9, USHB #1 for 3 weeks, 15 total weeks
10Tex Williams and His Western Caravan"Never Trust A Woman" [3] Capitol Americana 40054November 13, 1945January 1947US BB 1947 #178, US #26, US Hillbilly 1947 #10, USHB #2 for 1 week, 22 total weeks
11Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys"To My Sorrow" [9] RCA Victor 2481September 17, 1947September 29, 1947US Hillbilly 1947 #11, USHB #2 for 4 weeks, 21 total weeks
12Red Foley and the Cumberland Valley Boys"Never Trust A Woman" [10] Decca 46074March 18, 1947May 12, 1947US BB 1947 #226, US #16, US Hillbilly 1947 #13, USHB #2 for 4 weeks, 14 total weeks
13 Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys "Sugar Moon" [11] Columbia 37113September 5, 1946March 23, 1947US Hillbilly 1947 #15, USHB #3 for 8 weeks, 24 total weeks
14Tex Williams and The Western Caravan"That's What I Like About the West" [3] Capitol Americana 40031January 24, 1947October 14, 1947US Hillbilly 1947 #17, USHB #2 for 2 weeks, 13 total weeks
15Al Dexter and His Troopers"Down At The Roadside Inn" [11] Columbia 37303April 4, 1945January 1947US Hillbilly 1947 #22, USHB #2 for 1 week, 15 total weeks
16 Dorothy Shay "Feudin' And Fightin'" [11] Columbia 37189July 24, 1945February 18, 1947US Billboard 1947 #125, US #4 for 1 week, 11 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1947 #20, USHB #3 for 1 weeks, 22 total weeks
17 Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys "(Our Own) Jole Blon" [11] Columbia 37287January 28, 1947March 1947US Hillbilly 1947 #14, USHB #4 for 4 weeks, 6 total weeks
18Ernest Tubb"Don't Look Now (But Your Broken Heart Is Showing)" [12] Decca 46040February 10, 1947April 1947US Hillbilly 1947 #4, USHB #1 for 2 weeks, 20 total weeks
19 Johnny Bond and His Red River Valley Boys "So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed" [11] Columbia 37255November 1, 1946September 2, 1947US Hillbilly 1947 #14, USHB #5 for 1 week, 14 total weeks
20Merle Travis"Three Times Seven" [4] Capitol 384March 18, 1947May 12, 1947US BB 1947 #226, US #16, US Hillbilly 1947 #19, USHB #3 for 3 weeks, 15 total weeks
21 Jack Guthrie and His Oklahomans "Oakie Boogie" [13] Columbia 36935January 3, 1947February 18, 1947US Hillbilly 1947 #15, USHB #2 for 1 weeks, 18 total weeks
22 Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys "Move It On Over" [14] MGM 10033April 21, 1947June 1947US Hillbilly 1947 #22, USHB #4 for 1 week, 3 total weeks
23Merle Travis"Steel Guitar Rag" [4] Capitol 384March 18, 1947May 12, 1947US BB 1947 #226, US #16, US Hillbilly 1947 #23, USHB #4 for 2 weeks, 3 total weeks
44Gene Autry"Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)" [15] Columbia 37942August 28, 1947October 6, 1947US Billboard 1947 #87, US #9 for 1 week, 2 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1947 #44, USHB #5 for 1 week, 1 total weeks
52 Louise Massey and the Westerners "My Adobe Hacienda" [11] Columbia 37332January 27, 1941April 21, 1947US BB 1947 #201, US #16, US Hillbilly 1947 #52, USHB #5 for 1 week, 1 total weeks

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References

  1. ↑ "RCA Victor 78rpm numerical listing discography: 20-2000 - 20-2499". www.78discography.com. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
  2. ↑ "Victor matrix D6VB-2893. It's a sin / Eddy Arnold - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
  3. 1 2 3 "78rpm Numerical Listing Discography for Capitol 40000: Americana". www.78discography.com. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Capitol 100 - 499, 78rpm numerical listing discography". www.78discography.com. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
  5. ↑ "RCA Victor 78rpm numerical listing discography: 20-1500 - 20-2000". www.78discography.com. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
  6. ↑ "Decca matrix 73680. Rainbow at midnight / The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
  7. ↑ "Decca matrix 73778. New pretty blonde / Red Foley - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
  8. ↑ "KING 78rpm numerical listing discography: Hillbilly series #500 - 1000". www.78discography.com. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  9. ↑ "Victor matrix D6VB-2892. To my sorrow / Eddy Arnold - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
  10. ↑ "Decca matrix NT 114. Never trust a woman / Red Foley - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "COLUMBIA (USA) 37000-37500 78rpm numerical listing discography". www.78discography.com. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
  12. ↑ "Decca matrix C 25510. Don't look now / Ernest Tubb - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
  13. ↑ "COLUMBIA 78rpm numerical listing discography: 36500 - 37000". www.78discography.com. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
  14. ↑ "MGM 78rpm numerical listing discography: 10000 - 10500". www.78discography.com. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  15. ↑ "COLUMBIA 78rpm numerical listing discography: 37500 - 38000". www.78discography.com. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
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