Rank | Artist | Title | Label | Recorded | Released | Chart Positions |
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1 | Sonny Thompson with The Sharps and Flats | "Long Gone" [15] | Miracle 126 | April 23, 1947 (1947-04-23) | August 1947 (1947-08) | US Billboard 1948 #339, US pop charts #29 for 1 week, 1 total weeks, US Billboard Top Race Records 1948 #1, Race Records charts #1 for 5 weeks, 31 total weeks, 700 points |
2 | Lonnie Johnson | "Tomorrow Night" [16] | King 4201 | 1947 (1947) | May 1947 (1947-05) | US Billboard 1948 #149, US pop charts #19 for 1 week, 3 total weeks, US Billboard Top Race Records 1948 #2, Race Records charts #1 for 7 weeks, 18 total weeks, 622 points |
3 | Amos Milburn | "Chicken Shack Boogie" [17] [18] | Aladdin 3014 | November 19, 1947 (1947-11-19) | September 1948 (1948-09) | US Billboard Top Race Records 1948 #3, Race Records charts #1 for 5 weeks, 23 total weeks, 577 points |
4 | Ivory Joe Hunter | "Pretty Mama Blues" [19] | Pacific 637 | November 30, 1947 (1947-11-30) | August 16, 1948 (1948-08-16) | US Billboard Top Race Records 1948 #4, Race Records charts #1 for 3 weeks, 25 total weeks, 530 points |
5 | Wynonie Harris | "Good Rockin' Tonight" [16] | King 4210 | December 28, 1947 (1947-12-28) | June 1948 (1948-06) | US Billboard Top Race Records 1948 #5, Race Records charts #1 for 1 week, 25 total weeks, 519 points |
6 | Red Miller Trio | "Bewildered" | Bullet 295 | November 25, 1947 (1947-11-25) | January 1948 (1948-01) | US Billboard Top Race Records 1948 #6, Race Records charts #1 for 5 weeks, 21 total weeks, 486 points |
7 | Hal Singer Sextette | "Corn Bread" [20] | Savoy 671 | June 1948 (1948-06) | March 1949 (1949-03) | US Billboard Top Race Records 1948 #7, Race Records charts #1 for 4 weeks, 21 total weeks, 482 points |
8 | Julia Lee and Her Boy Friends | "King Size Papa" [21] | Capitol Americana 40082 | November 11, 1947 (1947-11-11) | September 1947 (1947-09) | US Billboard 1948 #128, US pop charts #15 for 1 week, 3 total weeks, US Billboard Top Race Records 1948 #8, Race Records charts #1 for 9 weeks, 28 total weeks, 451 points |
9 | Bull Moose Jackson and His Buffalo Bearcats | "I Can't Go on Without You" [16] | King 4230 | December 1947 (1947-12) | February 1949 (1949-02) | US Billboard Top Race Records 1948 #9, Race Records charts #1 for 8 weeks, 17 total weeks, 418 points |
10 | Memphis Slim and His House Rockers | "Messin' Around" [15] | Miracle 125 | January 13, 1949 (1949-01-13) | March 1949 (1949-03) | US Billboard Top Race Records 1948 #10, Race Records charts #1 for 2 weeks, 25 total weeks, 403 points |
11 | Amos Milburn | "Bewildered" [17] | Aladdin 3018 | October 15, 1948 (1948-10-15) | March 1949 (1949-03) | US Billboard Top Race Records 1948 #11, Race Records charts #1 for 3 weeks, 16 total weeks, 384 points |
12 | Arbee Stidham | "My Heart Belongs to You" [22] | RCA Victor 20-2572 | September 18, 1947 (1947-09-18) | August 1, 1949 (1949-08-01) | US Billboard Top Race Records 1948 #12, Race Records charts #1 for 1 week, 24 total weeks, 372 points |
13 | Bull Moose Jackson and His Buffalo Bearcats | "I Love You Yes I Do" [16] | King 4181 | August 15, 1947 (1947-08-15) | February 1948 (1948-02) | US Billboard 1948 #182, US pop charts #21 for 1 week, 3 total weeks, US Billboard Top Race Records 1948 #13, Race Records charts #1 for 3 weeks, 26 total weeks, 352 points |
14 | Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five | "Run Joe" [23] | Decca 24448 | April 23, 1947 (1947-04-23) | November 1946 (1946-11) | US Billboard 1948 #240, US pop charts #23 for 1 week, 3 total weeks, US Billboard Top Race Records 1948 #14, Race Records charts #1 for 2 weeks, 15 total weeks, 324 points |
15 | Roy Brown and His Orchestra | "Long About Midnight" | DeLuxe 3154 | January 13, 1949 (1949-01-13) | March 1949 (1949-03) | US Billboard Top Race Records 1948 #15, Race Records charts #1 for 1 week, 17 total weeks, 313 points |
16 | Bull Moose Jackson and His Buffalo Bearcats | "All My Love Belongs To You" [16] | King 4189 | January 20, 1949 (1949-01-20) | February 1949 (1949-02) | US Billboard Top Race Records 1948 #16, Race Records charts #3 for 2 weeks, 17 total weeks, 273 points |
17 | Pee Wee Crayton and His Guitar | "Blues After Hours" [24] | Modern 624 | January 13, 1949 (1949-01-13) | March 1949 (1949-03) | US Billboard Top Race Records 1948 #17, Race Records charts #1 for 3 weeks, 13 total weeks, 256 points |
18 | The Orioles | "It's Too Soon to Know" | It's A Natural 5000 | January 13, 1949 (1949-01-13) | March 1949 (1949-03) | US Billboard 1948 #110, US pop charts #13 for 1 week, 7 total weeks, US Billboard Top Race Records 1948 #18, Race Records charts #1 for 1 weeks, 17 total weeks, 239 points |
19 | Nellie Lutcher and Her Rhythm | "Fine Brown Frame" [4] | Capitol 15032 | December 27, 1947 (1947-12-27) | July 1947 (1947-07) | US Billboard 1948 #195, US pop charts #21 for 1 week, 2 total weeks, US Billboard Top Race Records 1948 #19, Race Records charts #2 for 3 weeks, 17 total weeks, 229 points |
20 | Dinah Washington | "Am I Asking Too Much" [25] | Mercury 8095 | November 1947 (1947-11) | March 1949 (1949-03) | US Billboard Top Race Records 1948 #20, Race Records charts #1 for 1 weeks, 14 total weeks, 219 points |
21 | Paula Watson | "A Little Bird Told Me" [26] | Supreme 1507 | October 12, 1948 (1948-10-12) | November 1948 (1948-11) | US Billboard 1949 #44, US pop charts #6 for 1 weeks, 16 total weeks, US Billboard Top Race Records 1948 #21, Race Records charts #2 for 1 weeks, 14 total weeks, 203 points |
22 | Sonny Thompson with The Sharps and Flats | "Late Freight" [15] | Miracle 128 | April 23, 1947 (1947-04-23) | August 1947 (1947-08) | US Billboard 1948 #205, US pop charts #21 for 1 week, 1 total weeks, US Billboard Top Race Records 1948 #22, Race Records charts #1 for 1 week, 11 total weeks, 200 points |
23 | King Cole | "Nature Boy" [4] | Capitol 15054 | December 18, 1946 (1946-12-18) | March 29, 1948 (1948-03-29) | US Billboard 1948 #6, US pop charts #1 for 8 weeks, 18 total weeks, US Billboard Top Race Records 1948 #23, Race Records charts #2 for 1 week, 12 total weeks, 198 points |
24 | The Ravens | "Send for Me if You Need Me" | National 9045 | December 22, 1947 (1947-12-22) | March 1949 (1949-03) | US Billboard Top Race Records 1948 #24, Race Records charts #4 for 1 week, 11 total weeks, 165 points |
25 | Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five | "Barnyard Boogie" [27] | Decca 24300 | April 23, 1947 (1947-04-23) | November 1946 (1946-11) | US Billboard Top Race Records 1948 #25, Race Records charts #2 for 4 weeks, 13 total weeks, 152 points |