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This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1948.
The following songs appeared in The Billboard's 'Best Selling Retail Records', 'Records Most-Played On the Air' and 'Most Played Juke Box Records' charts, starting November 1947 and before December 1948. Each week fifteen points were awarded to the number one record, then nine points for number two, eight points for number three, and so on. This system rewards songs that reach the highest positions, as well as those that had the longest chart runs. The total of a song's complete chart run is determined (never cutoff at the end of December, as in The Billboard's year-end lists), then the three Popular charts are combined, with that number determining a record's year-end rank. Regional charts determine the 11-25 rankings each week, and records that failed to score on the main chart were ranked by highest position. If a record scored on only one or two of the popular charts, it will obviously rank lower than a national hit on radios and juke boxes. Additional information from other sources is reported, but not used for ranking. This includes dates obtained from the "Discography of American Historical Recordings" website, chart performance from 'Most Played Juke Box Race Records', 'Most Played Juke Box Folk (Hillbilly) Records', 'Cashbox', and other sources as noted.
Rank | Artist | Title | Label | Recorded | Released | Chart positions |
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1 | Dinah Shore and Her Happy Boys | "Buttons and Bows" [3] | Columbia 38284 | November 30, 1947 | August 16, 1948 | US Billboard 1948 #1, US #1 for 10 weeks, 23 total weeks, 577 points, CashBox #1, Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998, sold 2.5 million |
2 | Pee Wee Hunt Orchestra | "Twelfth Street Rag" [4] | Capitol 15105 | November 8, 1947 | June 1948 | US Billboard 1948 #2, US #1 for 8 weeks, 32 total weeks, 559 points, CashBox #34 |
3 | Peggy Lee (Dave Barbour Orchestra) | "Mañana (Is Soon Enough for Me)" [4] | Capitol 15022 | November 25, 1947 | January 1948 | US Billboard 1948 #3, US #1 for 9 weeks, 21 total weeks, 551 points, CashBox #16 |
4 | Margaret Whiting | "A Tree in the Meadow" [4] | Capitol 15122 | May 28, 1948 | July 1948 | US Billboard 1948 #4, US #1 for 5 weeks, 23 total weeks, 424 points, CashBox #3 |
5 | Art Mooney and his Orchestra | "I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover" [5] | MGM 10119 | November 21, 1947 | December 1947 | US Billboard 1948 #5, US #1 for 5 weeks, 18 total weeks, 413 points, CashBox #10 |
6 | King Cole | "Nature Boy" [4] | Capitol 15054 | December 18, 1946 | March 29, 1948 | US Billboard 1948 #6, US #1 for 8 weeks, 18 total weeks, 386 points, CashBox #4 |
7 | Bing Crosby | "Now is the Hour" [6] | Decca 24279 | November 8, 1947 | January 1948 | US Billboard 1948 #7, US #1 for 3 weeks, 23 total weeks, 383 points, CashBox #2 |
8 | Jon and Sondra Steele | "My Happiness" [7] | Damon 11133 | April 1948 | April 1948 | US Billboard 1948 #8, US #2 for 2 weeks, 30 total weeks, 380 points, CashBox #6 |
9 | Al Trace and His New Orchestra | You Call Everybody Darlin' | Regent 117 | 1948 | May 1948 | US Billboard 1948 #9, US #1 for 6 weeks, 24 total weeks, 378 points, CashBox #18 |
10 | Kay Kyser and his Orchestra | "Woody Woodpecker" [3] | Columbia 38197 | December 31, 1947 | May 10, 1948 | US Billboard 1948 #10, US #1 for 6 weeks, 15 total weeks, 360 points, CashBox #5 |
11 | Ken Griffin (Organ) (Vocal Jerry Wayne) | "You Can't Be True, Dear" [8] | Rondo 228 | April 26, 1947 | March 1948 | US Billboard 1948 #11, US #1 for 7 weeks, 23 total weeks, 341 points, CashBox #9 |
12 | Kay Kyser and his Orchestra | "On a Slow Boat to China" [3] | Columbia 38301 | November 9, 1947 | September 13, 1948 | US Billboard 1948 #12, US #2 for 7 weeks, 20 total weeks, 328 points |
13 | Jo Stafford and Gordon MacRae | "My Darling, My Darling" [4] | Capitol 15270 | September 23, 1948 | October 1948 | US Billboard 1948 #13, US #1 for 1 weeks, 17 total weeks, 253 points |
14 | Dick Haymes | "Little White Lies" [9] | Decca 24280 | November 3, 1947 | December 1947 | US Billboard 1948 #14, US #2 for 1 week, 23 total weeks, 250 points |
15 | The Pied Pipers | "My Happiness" [4] | Capitol 15278 | April 18, 1948 | May 1948 | US Billboard 1948 #15, US #3 for 1 week, 27 total weeks, 247 points |
16 | Doris Day | "It's Magic" [3] | Columbia 38188 | November 15, 1947 | June 1948 | US Billboard 1948 #16, US #2 for 1 week, 21 total weeks, 229 points, CashBox #7 |
17 | Ken Griffin | "You Can't Be True, Dear" [10] | Rondo 128 | August 20, 1947 | April 1948 | US Billboard 1948 #17, US #2 for 7 weeks, 15 total weeks, 224 points |
18 | Doris Day and Buddy Clark | "Love Somebody" [3] | Columbia 38174 | November 15, 1947 | April 19, 1948 | US Billboard 1948 #18, US #1 for 5 weeks, 24 total weeks, 214 points |
19 | Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra | "Maybe You'll Be There" [11] | Decca 24403 | February 27, 1947 | May 1948 | US Billboard 1948 #19, US #1 for 2 weeks, 15 total weeks, 188 points |
20 | Francis Craig and His Orchestra | "Beg Your Pardon" | Bullet 1012 | 1947 | January 5, 1948 | US Billboard 1948 #20, US #3 for 1 week, 20 total weeks, 188 points, sold 2.5 million |
25 | Spike Jones and His City Slickers | "All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth" [12] | RCA Victor 20-3177 | December 19, 1947 | November 1948 | US Billboard 1948 #25, US #1 for 3 weeks, 8 total week, 138 points |
30 | Mel Blanc and the Sportsmen | "Woody Woodpecker" [4] | Capitol 15278 | July 4, 1948 | July 18, 1948 | US Billboard 1948 #30, US #2 for 5 weeks, 9 total weeks, 81 points |
56 | Gene Autry | "Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)" [13] | Columbia 37942 | August 28, 1947 | May 1, 1948 | US Billboard 1948 #56, US #8 for 1 week, 5 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1948 #24, USHB #4 for 1 week, 7 total weeks, 35 points |
134 | Gene Autry | "Buttons and Bows" [14] | Columbia 20469 | December 26, 1947 | August 16, 1948 | US Billboard 1948 #134, US #17 for 1 week, 3 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1948 #30, USHB #6 for 1 weeks, 12 total weeks, 17 points |
The following songs appeared in The Billboard's Most-Played Juke Box Race Records and Best-Selling Retail Race Records charts, starting November 1947 through November 1948. Each week twenty points were awarded to the number one record, then fourteen points for number two, thirteen points for number three, and so on. This system rewards songs that reach the highest positions, as well as those that had the longest chart runs. Also see Billboard Top Race Records of 1948.
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 | August 1947 | 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 | May 1947 | 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 | September 1948 | 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 | August 16, 1948 | 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 | June 1948 | 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 | January 1948 | 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 | March 1949 | 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 | September 1947 | 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 | February 1949 | 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 | March 1949 | 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 | March 1949 | 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 | August 1, 1949 | 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 | February 1948 | 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 | November 1946 | 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 | March 1949 | 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 | February 1949 | 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 | March 1949 | 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 | March 1949 | 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 | July 1947 | 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 | March 1949 | 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 | November 1948 | 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 | August 1947 | 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 | March 29, 1948 | 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 | March 1949 | 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 | November 1946 | US Billboard Top Race Records 1948 #25, Race Records charts #2 for 4 weeks, 13 total weeks, 152 points |
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