Billboard Most-Played Race Records of 1947

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Billboard Most-Played Race Records of 1947 is a year-end chart compiled by Billboard magazine ranking the year's top race records based on the number of times the record was played on the nation's juke boxes.Billboard assigned point totals to each record based on its juke box plays. [1]

Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five dominated the year-end chart with 10 ranked records, including the No. 1 record ("Ain't Nobody Here but Us Chickens") and five of the top ten. [1]

Four separate recordings of the song "Open the Door, Richard!" were included on the year-end chart, including versions by Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five and Count Basie and His Orchestra. [1]

"That's My Desire" by Frankie Laine was the only record by a white singer to make the list, ranked at No. 20. A cover of the song by the Hadda Brooks Trio ranked No. 25. [1]

Billboard also awarded point totals to each of the labels with Decca (Louis Jordan's label) receiving 433 points, followed by Capitol (including Capitol Americana) with 120 points and Manor and Mercury with 77 points each. [1]

RankTitleArtist(s)LabelPoints
1"Ain't Nobody Here but Us Chickens" Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five Decca93
2"Boogie Woogie Blue Plate"Louis Jordan & His Tympany FiveDecca80
3"I Want to Be Loved (But Only by You)" Savannah Churchill & The Four Tunes Manor77
4"Jack, You're Dead"Louis Jordan & His Tympany FiveDecca67
5"Old Maid Boogie" Eddie Vinson & His OrchestraMercury63
6"(Opportunity Knocks But Once) Snatch and Grab It" Julia Lee & Her Boy FriendsCapitol Americana45
7"Let the Good Times Roll"Louis Jordan & His Tympany FiveDecca43
8"Texas and Pacific"Louis Jordan & His Tympany FiveDecca37
9"He's a Real Gone Guy" Nellie Lutcher & Her RhythmCapitol Americana33
10"Hurry on Down"Nellie Lutcher & Her RhythmCapitol Americana28
11"New Orleans Blues""Johnny Moore's Three Blazers"Exclusive27
12"I Want to Be Loved (But Only by You)" Lionel Hampton & His HamptoniansDecca23
13"Across the Alley from the Alamo" The Mills Brothers Decca22
14"Open the Door, Richard!"Louis Jordan & His Tympany FiveDecca21
15"Open the Door, Richard!" Dusty Fletcher with Jimmy Jones & His BandNational20
16"Open the Door, Richard!" Jack McVea & His All StarsBlack & White19
17"Hawk's Boogie" Erskine Hawkins & His OrchestraRCA Victor17
17"Since I Fell for You" Annie Laurie with Paul Gayten & His TrioDeLuxe17
19"Ain't That Just Like a Woman (They'll Do It Every Time)"Louis Jordan & His Tympany FiveDecca16
20"Open the Door, Richard!" Count Basie & His Orchestra (vocals Harry Edison, Bill Johnson)RCA Victor14
20"That's My Desire" Frankie Laine Mercury14
22"Early in the Mornin'"Louis Jordan & His Tympany FiveDecca13
23"Choo Choo Ch'Boogie"Louis Jordan & His Tympany FiveDecca12
24"True Blues"Roy Milton & His Solid SendersSpecialty8
25"(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons" The King Cole Trio Capitol7
25"That's My Desire" Hadda Brooks TrioModern Music7
25"Meet Me at No Special Place (And I'll Be There at No Particular Time)The King Cole TrioCapitol7
28"Don't You Think I Ought to Know?"Bill Johnson & His Musical NotesQueen6
28"Tanya"Joe Liggins & His HoneydrippersExclusive6
28"Look Out"Louis Jordan & His Tympany FiveDecca6

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Year's Most-Played Race Records on Nation's Juke Boxes". The Billboard. January 3, 1948. p. 88.