Billboard Most-Played Folk Records of 1946

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The Billboard Most-Played Folk Records of 1946 is a year-end chart compiled Billboard magazine ranking the year's top folk records based on the number of times the record was played on the nation's juke boxes. [1] In 1946, country music records were included on, and dominated, the Billboard folk records chart.

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Gene Autry, Al Dexter, and Bob Wills led the way with four records each on the year-end list. Merle Travis and Ernest Tubb followed with three apiece.

The song "Sioux City Sue" was included on the list three times, with records by Zeke Manners, the Hoosier Hot Shots, and Dick Thomas. In addition, Bing Crosby had a version that ranked No. 34 on the year-end pop chart.

Columbia led all labels with 16 records on the year-end chart. Capitol, Victor, and Decca followed with five records each.

Juke box
year-end [1]
Peak [note 1] [2] TitleArtist(s)Label
11 New Spanish Two Step Bob Wills Columbia
21 Guitar Polka Al Dexter Columbia
31 Divorce Me C.O.D. Merle Travis Capitol
43 Roly Poly Bob WillsColumbia
52 Sioux City Sue Zeke Manners Victor
61Wine, Women and SongAl DexterColumbia
72 Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You) Elton Britt Victor
82 Cincinnati Lou Merle TravisCapitol
92Sioux City Sue Hoosier Hot Shots Decca
102 That's How Much I Love You Eddy Arnold Victor
111Sioux City Sue Dick Thomas National
122 Honey, Do You Think I'm Wrong Al DexterColumbia
133 I Wish I Had Never Met Sunshine Gene Autry Columbia
142 Detour Spade Cooley Columbia
153 No Vacancy Merle TravisCapitol
165 Drivin' Nails in My Coffin Floyd Tillman Columbia
163 Have I Told You Lately That I Love You? Gene AutryColumbia
161 Rainbow at Midnight Ernest Tubb Decca
193 You Can't Break My Heart Spade CooleyColumbia
192 Filipino Baby Ernest TubbDecca
213 Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You) Hoosier Hot ShotsDecca
223 Wave to Me, My Lady Elton Britt Victor
231 Silver Dew on the Blue Grass Tonight Bob WillsColumbia
234Wave to Me, My LadyGene AutryColumbia
233 When You Leave, Don't Slam the Door Tex Ritter Capitol
261 It's Been So Long Darling Ernest TubbDecca
274 Silver Spurs (On the Golden Stairs) Gene AutryColumbia
282 Stay a Little Longer Bob WillsColumbia
293 Kentucky Waltz Bill Monroe Columbia
301 You Will Have to Pay Tex RitterCapitol
303Guitar Polka Rosalie Allen Victor
303 It's Up to You Al DexterColumbia
302 Freight Train Boogie Delmore Brothers King

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Notes

  1. This column recites the record's peak position on Billboard's weekly charts.

References

  1. 1 2 "Year's Most-Played Folk Records on Nation's Juke Boxes". The Billboard. January 4, 1947. p. 55.
  2. Joel Whitburn (1995). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits. Billboard Books. ISBN   0823076326.