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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.
To Sir With Love" by Lulu (pictured) was the number one song of 1967. The Monkees ( pictured ) had four songs on the year-end chart (" I'm a Believer " at number five, " A Little Bit Me, a Little Bit You " at number 60, " Pleasant Valley Sunday " at number 74, and " Daydream Believer " at number 94), the most of any artist that year.
The Doors scored their first #1 hit with "Light My Fire" in 1967. These are the Billboard magazine Hot 100 number one hits of 1967. That year, 8 acts hit number one for the first time, such as The Buckinghams , The Turtles , Aretha Franklin , The Doors , Bobbie Gentry , The Box Tops , Lulu , and Strawberry Alarm Clock .
Rank Artist Title Label Recorded Released Chart positions 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
Top ten entry date Single Artist(s) Peak Peak date Weeks in top ten Singles from 1966; December 31 "Tell It Like It Is" Aaron Neville: 2 January 28 8 "Good Thing" Paul Revere & the Raiders: 4 January 14 6 Singles from 1967 January 7 "Words of Love" The Mamas and the Papas: 5 January 21 5 "Standing in the Shadows of Love" Four Tops: 6 January 21 ...
The Billboard Year-End chart is a chart published by Billboard which denotes the top song of each year as determined by the publication's charts. Since 1946, Year-End charts have existed for the top songs in pop, R&B, and country, with additional album charts for each genre debuting in 1956, 1966, and 1965, respectively.
From May 22, 1948 to October 13, 1958, multiple charts were published, which explains the overlap in the dates of the charts. Previously, Harlem Hit Parade, created in 1942, had listed the “most popular records in Harlem" [1] and another chart, "Race Records Juke Box", was created in 1945; in 1948, a parallel chart was added: "Race Record Best Sellers".