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Twelfth Street Rag" by Pee Wee Hunt was the number one song of 1948. This is a list of Billboard magazine's top popular songs of 1948 according to retail sales. [ 1 ]
In 1948, the following four 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.
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]
In 1948, Billboard magazine published two charts ranking the top-performing songs in the United States within rhythm and blues (R&B) and related African-American-oriented musical genres. The Most Played Juke Box Race Records chart had been published since 1945; placings were based on a weekly survey among jukebox operators.
Stan Kenton's (pictured in 1948; right) A Presentation of Progressive Jazz was the best-selling album of the year and topped the chart for eight consecutive weeks. Bing Crosby's (pictured in 1951) Merry Christmas was atop the chart in January, November and December for seven weeks.
Billboard Top Race Records of 1948 is a year-end chart compiled by Billboard magazine ranking the year's top race records based on record sales.Billboard assigned point totals to each record based on its sales. [1] "Long Gone", an instrumental by Sonny Thompson with the "Sharps and Flats" was the year's No. 1 race record with 195 points.
Eddy Arnold almost completely dominated the number one spot in 1948. In 1948, Billboard magazine published two charts specifically covering the top-performing country music songs in the United States. At the start of the year, Billboard's sole ranking of country music recordings was based on the number of times a song had been played in jukeboxes. The Most Played Juke Box Folk Records chart ...
List of top-ten songs in 1948 and 1949 (Mexico) U. List of Billboard Best-Selling Popular Record Albums number ones of 1948