Number-one hits of 1948 (USA)
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This is a list of number-one songs in the United States
during the year 1948 according to Billboard magazine. Prior to the creation of the Hot 100, Billboard published multiple singles charts each week. In 1948, the following three charts were produced:
Shown is a list of songs that topped the Best Sellers in Stores chart.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
during the year 1948 according to Billboard magazine. Prior to the creation of the Hot 100, Billboard published multiple singles charts each week. In 1948, the following three charts were produced:
- Best Sellers in Stores – ranked the biggest selling singles in retail stores, as reported by merchants surveyed throughout the country.
- Most Played by Jockeys – ranked the most played songs on United States radio stations, as reported by radio disc jockeys and radio stations.
- Most Played in Jukeboxes – ranked the most played songs in jukeboxJukeboxA jukebox is a partially automated music-playing device, usually a coin-operated machine, that will play a patron's selection from self-contained media...
es across the United States.
Shown is a list of songs that topped the Best Sellers in Stores chart.
| Issue Date | Song | Artist |
| January 3 | "Ballerina Ballerina (song) "Ballerina" is a popular song.The song was written by Sidney Keith Russell and Carl Sigman. Published in 1947, the tune is listed as ASCAP Title Code 320012517.Hit versions were recorded by:* Vaughn Monroe * Buddy Clark... " |
Vaughn Monroe Vaughn Monroe Vaughn Wilton Monroe was an American baritone singer, trumpeter and big band leader and actor, most popular in the 1940s and 1950s. He has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for recording and radio.-Biography:... |
| January 10 | "Ballerina" | Vaughn Monroe |
| January 17 | "Ballerina" | Vaughn Monroe |
| January 24 | "Ballerina" | Vaughn Monroe |
| January 31 | "Ballerina" | Vaughn Monroe |
| February 7 | "Ballerina" | Vaughn Monroe |
| February 14 | "Ballerina" | Vaughn Monroe |
| February 21 | "I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover "I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover" is a song from 1927, written by Mort Dixon with music by Harry M. Woods. It was a hit for Art Mooney & His Orchestra in 1948 and was largely popularized by him. In modern times the song is perhaps most associated with Merrie Melodies cartoons, as it appeared in... " |
Art Mooney Art Mooney Art Mooney was an American popular bandleader. His biggest hits were "I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover" and "Baby Face" in 1948 and "Nuttin' For Christmas," with Barry Gordon, in 1955... |
| February 28 | "I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover" | Art Mooney |
| March 6 | "I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover" | Art Mooney |
| March 13 | "Mañana (Is Soon Enough for Me)" | Peggy Lee Peggy Lee Peggy Lee was an American jazz and popular music singer, songwriter, composer, and actress in a career spanning six decades. From her beginning as a vocalist on local radio to singing with Benny Goodman's big band, she forged a sophisticated persona, evolving into a multi-faceted artist and... |
| March 20 | "Mañana (Is Soon Enough for Me)" | Peggy Lee |
| March 27 | "Mañana (Is Soon Enough for Me)" | Peggy Lee |
| April 3 | "Mañana (Is Soon Enough for Me)" | Peggy Lee |
| April 10 | "Mañana (Is Soon Enough for Me)" | Peggy Lee |
| April 17 | "Mañana (Is Soon Enough for Me)" | Peggy Lee |
| April 24 | "Mañana (Is Soon Enough for Me)" | Peggy Lee |
| May 1 | "Mañana (Is Soon Enough for Me)" | Peggy Lee |
| May 8 | "Mañana (Is Soon Enough for Me)" | Peggy Lee |
| May 15 | "Nature Boy Nature Boy Nature Boy is a song written by eden ahbez and later popularised by Nat King Cole. It may also refer to:In music:* "Nature Boy", a song by Primus from their album 'Pork Soda'... " |
King Cole Nat King Cole Nathaniel Adams Coles , known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American musician who first came to prominence as a leading jazz pianist. Although an accomplished pianist, he owes most of his popular musical fame to his soft baritone voice, which he used to perform in big band and jazz genres... |
| May 22 | "Nature Boy" | King Cole |
| May 29 | "Nature Boy" | King Cole |
| June 5 | "Nature Boy" | King Cole |
| June 12 | "Nature Boy" | King Cole |
| June 19 | "Nature Boy" | King Cole |
| June 26 | "Nature Boy" | King Cole |
| July 3 | "Woody Wood-Pecker" | Kay Kyser Kay Kyser James Kern Kyser was a popular bandleader and radio personality of the 1930s and 1940s.-Early years:He was born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, the son of pharmacists Paul Bynum Kyser and Emily Royster Kyser. Editor Vermont C. Royster was his cousin... |
| July 10 | "Woody Wood-Pecker" | Kay Kyser |
| July 17 | "Woody Wood-Pecker" | Kay Kyser |
| July 24 | "Woody Wood-Pecker" | Kay Kyser |
| July 31 | "Woody Wood-Pecker" | Kay Kyser |
| August 7 | "Woody Wood-Pecker" | Kay Kyser |
| August 14 | "You Call Everybody Darlin' You Call Everybody Darlin' "You Call Everybody Darlin" is a popular song. It was written by Sam Martin, Ben Trace, and Clem Watts and published in 1946.Several versions were recorded that charted in 1948 : by Al Trace , Bob Vincent, Jack Smith, The Andrews Sisters, Jerry Wayne, and Jack... " |
Al Trace Al Trace Albert J. Trace was a prolific American songwriter and orchestra leader of the 1930s, 40s and 50s whose peak of popularity was reached in the Chicago area during the height of the Big Band era.... |
| August 21 | "You Call Everybody Darlin'" | Al Trace |
| August 28 | "Twelfth Street Rag Twelfth Street Rag "Twelfth Street Rag" was composed by Euday L. Bowman in 1914. It is one of the most famous and best-selling rags of the ragtime era. It has been recorded by many artists, ranging from Louis Armstrong to Lester Young. Bowman worked as a pianist in some of the bordellos of Kansas City... " |
Pee Wee Hunt Pee Wee Hunt Pee Wee Hunt , born Walter Gerhardt Hunt, was a jazz trombonist, vocalist and band leader.... |
| September 4 | "Twelfth Street Rag" | Pee Wee Hunt |
| September 11 | "Twelfth Street Rag" | Pee Wee Hunt |
| September 18 | "Twelfth Street Rag" | Pee Wee Hunt |
| September 25 | "Twelfth Street Rag" | Pee Wee Hunt |
| October 2 | "Twelfth Street Rag" | Pee Wee Hunt |
| October 9 | "A Tree in the Meadow A Tree in the Meadow "A Tree in the Meadow" is a popular song. It was written by Billy Reid, and the song was published in 1948.The songwriter, orchestra leader Billy Reid, recorded the first version in the United Kingdom, with Dorothy Squires as vocalist. It was recorded on 9 January 1948, and released by Parlophone... " |
Margaret Whiting Margaret Whiting Margaret Whiting was a singer of American popular music and country music who first made her reputation during the 1940s and 1950s.-Youth:... |
| October 16 | "A Tree in the Meadow" | Margaret Whiting |
| October 23 | "Twelfth Street Rag" | Pee Wee Hunt |
| October 30 | "Twelfth Street Rag" | Pee Wee Hunt |
| November 6 | "Buttons and Bows Buttons and Bows "Buttons and Bows" is a popular song. The music was written by Jay Livingston with lyric by Ray Evans. The song was published in 1947. The song appeared in the Bob Hope and Jane Russell film, The Paleface, and won the Academy Award for Best Original Song... " |
Dinah Shore Dinah Shore Dinah Shore was an American singer, actress, and television personality... |
| November 13 | "Buttons and Bows" | Dinah Shore |
| November 20 | "Buttons and Bows" | Dinah Shore |
| November 27 | "Buttons and Bows" | Dinah Shore |
| December 4 | "Buttons and Bows" | Dinah Shore |
| December 11 | "Buttons and Bows" | Dinah Shore |
| December 18 | "Buttons and Bows" | Dinah Shore |
| December 25 | "Buttons and Bows" | Dinah Shore |