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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in 1948.
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(As certified by Billboard magazine)
| US | Single | Artist |
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| April 8 | "Anytime" | Eddy Arnold |
| June 5 | "Bouquet of Roses" | Eddy Arnold |
| June 5 | "Texarkana Baby" | Eddy Arnold |
| September 18 | "Just a Little Lovin' (Will Go a Long Way)" | Eddy Arnold |
| November 13 | "One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart)" | Jimmy Wakely |
| December 25 | "A Heart Full of Love (For a Handful of Kisses)" | Eddy Arnold |
1948 was the year Eddy Arnold and Country music crossed over to the Billboard magazine mainstream popular charts. Nine of the top ten Country records entered the popular charts, with "Bouquet of Roses" spending 28 weeks, in addition to a record 54 weeks on the Country charts.
The 1948 year-end Country rankings include 'Most-Played Juke Box Folk Records' and 'Best Selling Retail Folk Records' (starting May 15, 1948). With few exceptions, records included entered the charts between November 1947 and December 1948, and received 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 from both charts determined the final rank. Number of weeks at number one or total weeks on the chart do not include duplicates; if a record was #1 on both charts on July 15, that counts as one week, not two. Additional information from other sources is reported, but not used for ranking. This includes dates from the "Discography of American Historical Recordings" website, cross-over information from R&B and Pop charts, 'Cashbox', and other sources as noted.
| Rank | Artist | Title | Label | Recorded | Released | Chart Positions |
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| 1 | Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys | "Bouquet of Roses" [1] | RCA Victor 20-2806 | May 18, 1947 | April 1948 | US Billboard 1948 #99, US #13 for 2 weeks, 28 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1948 #1, USHB #1 for 19 weeks, 54 total weeks, 980 points |
| 2 | Jimmy Wakely | "One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart)" [2] | Capitol 15162 | July 5, 1948 | September 6, 1948 | US Billboard 1948 #81, US #10 for 1 weeks, 8 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1948 #2, USHB #1 for 11 weeks, 32 total weeks, 562 points |
| 3 | Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys | "Anytime" [1] | RCA Victor 20-2700 | August 20, 1947 | February 12, 1948 | US Billboard 1948 #136, US #17 for 1 weeks, 1 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1948 #3, USHB #1 for 9 weeks, 39 total weeks, 546 points |
| 4 | Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys | "Just a Little Lovin' (Will Go a Long Way)" [3] | RCA Victor 20-3013 | December 17, 1947 | July 29, 1948 | US Billboard 1948 #103, US #13 for 1 week, 9 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1948 #4, USHB #1 for 8 weeks, 32 total weeks, 431 points |
| 5 | Hank Thompson and His Brazos Valley Boys | "Humpty Dumpty Heart" [4] | Capitol Americana 40065 | October 10, 1947 | November 20, 1947 | US Hillbilly 1948 #5, USHB #2 for 2 weeks, 38 total weeks, 327 points |
| 6 | Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys | "Texarkana Baby" [1] | RCA Victor 20-2806 | August 20, 1947 | April 1948 | US Billboard 1948 #144, US #18 for 1 week, 1 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1948 #6, USHB #1 for 3 weeks, 26 total weeks, 316 points |
| 7 | Pee Wee King and His Golden West Cowboys | "Tennessee Waltz" [1] | RCA Victor 20-2680 | December 2, 1947 | January 25, 1948 | US Billboard 1948 #349, US #30 for 1 weeks, 1 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1948 #7, USHB #3 for 2 weeks, 35 total weeks, 272 points |
| 8 | Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys | "A Heart Full of Love (For a Handful of Kisses)" [3] | RCA Victor 20-3174 | December 17, 1947 | October 12, 1948 | US Billboard 1948 #243, US #23 for 1 week, 2 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1948 #8, USHB #1 for 1 week, 21 total weeks, 248 points |
| 9 | Carson Robison with His Pleasant Valley Boys | "Life Gets Tee-Jus Don't It" [5] | MGM 10224 | October 2, 1947 | August 1948 | US Billboard 1948 #112, US #14 for 1 week, 9 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1948 #9, USHB #3 for 2 week, 28 total weeks, 176 points |
| 10 | Eddy Arnold, The Tennessee Plowboy and His Guitar | "Then I Turned and Walked Slowly Away" [3] | RCA Victor 20-3174 | August 20, 1947 | October 12, 1948 | US Billboard 1949 #305, US #29 for 1 week, 1 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1948 #10, USHB #2 for 1 week, 17 total weeks, 160 points |
| 11 | Moon Mullican | "Sweeter Than The Flowers" [6] | King 673 | September 17, 1948 | October 9, 1948 | US Hillbilly 1948 #11, USHB #3 for 1 weeks, 26 total weeks, 158 points |
| 12 | Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys | "What A Fool I Was" [1] | RCA Victor 20-2700 | May 18, 1947 | February 12, 1948 | US Billboard 1948 #338, US #29 for 1 week, 1 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1948 #12, USHB #2 for 4 weeks, 29 total weeks, 130 points |
| 13 | Cowboy Copas | "Signed Sealed and Delivered" [6] | King 658 | April 5, 1948 | August 1948 | US Hillbilly 1948 #13, USHB #2 for 3 weeks, 20 total weeks, 111 points |
| 14 | T. Texas Tyler | "Deck of Cards" [7] | 4 Star 1228 | January 1948 | February 1948 | US Billboard 1948 #198, US #21 for 1 week, 2 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1948 #14, USHB #2 for 1 weeks, 13 total weeks, 96 points |
| 15 | Tex Williams and His Western Caravan | "Suspicion" [4] | Capitol 40109 | December 16, 1947 | April 1948 | US Billboard 1948 #287, US #24 for 1 week, 1 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1948 #15, USHB #4 for 1 weeks, 12 total weeks, 83 points |
| 16 | Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys | "Bubbles in My Beer [5] | MGM 10116 | January 24, 1945 | March 12, 1948 | US Hillbilly 1948 #16, USHB #3 for 8 weeks, 24 total weeks, 81 points |
| 17 | Tex Williams and His Western Caravan | "Don't Telephone - Don't Telegraph (Tell A Woman)" [4] | Capitol Americana 40081 | September 8, 1947 | January 18, 1948 | US Billboard 1948 #330, US #27 for 1 weeks, 1 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1948 #17, USHB #1 for 3 weeks, 15 total weeks, 71 points |
| 18 | Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys | "My Daddy is Only a Picture" [3] | RCA Victor 20-3013 | August 20, 1947 | August 1948 | US Hillbilly 1948 #18, USHB #2 for 4 weeks, 29 total weeks, 68 points |
| 19 | Cowboy Copas | "Tennessee Waltz" [6] | King 696 | April 5, 1948 | August 1948 | US Hillbilly 1948 #19, USHB #1 for 5 weeks, 15 total weeks, 64 points |
| 20 | Floyd Tillman | "I Love You So Much It Hurts" [8] | Columbia 20430 | December 29, 1947 | June 8, 1948 | US Hillbilly 1948 #20, USHB #2 for 4 weeks, 14 total weeks, 51 points |
| 21 | Tex Williams and His Western Caravan | "Banjo Polka" [2] | Capitol 15101 | October 28, 1946 | May 25, 1948 | US Hillbilly 1948 #21, USHB #5 for 1 week, 14 total weeks, 47 points |
| 22 | Ernest Tubb | "Forever Is Ending Today'" [9] | Decca 46134 | January 13, 1944 | June 6, 1948 | US Hillbilly 1948 #22, USHB #3 for 2 weeks, 16 total weeks, 42 points |
| 23 | Ernest Tubb | "Seaman's Blues'" [10] | Decca 46119 | January 13, 1944 | June 6, 1948 | US Hillbilly 1948 #23, USHB #3 for 2 weeks, 16 total weeks, 39 points |
| 24 | Gene Autry | "Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)" [8] | Columbia 20377 | August 28, 1947 | May 1, 1948 | US Billboard 1948 #56, US #8 for 1 week, 5 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1948 #24, USHB #1 for 1 weeks, 12 total weeks, 35 points |
| 30 | Gene Autry | "Buttons and Bows" [11] | Columbia 37942 | August 28, 1947 | May 1, 1948 | US Billboard 1948 #134, US #17 for 1 week, 3 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1948 #30, USHB #1 for 1 weeks, 12 total weeks, 17 points |
| 41 | Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys | "I'm a Long Gone Daddy" [5] | MGM 10401 | November 6, 1947 | June 18, 1948 | US Hillbilly 1949 #41, USHB #2 for 2 weeks, 29 total weeks, 5 points |
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This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1948.
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