BILLBOARD MAGAZINE’S (DISC JOCKEY PLAYS CHART:BARRY KOWAL) TOP SINGLES OF 1947
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No. Song-Artist-Peak Month
1 NEAR YOU-FRANCIS CRAIG & BOB LAMM-OCTOBER 1624
2 (I LOVE YOU) FOR SENTIMENTAL REASONS-KING COLE TRIO-January 1614 3 LINDA-RAY NOBLE ORCHESTRA, BUDDY CLARK, ANITA GORDON-May 1412 4 HEARTACHES-TED WEEMS ORCHESTRA-March 1286
5 I NEVER KNEW-SAM DONAHUE ORCHESTRA, BILL LOCKWOOD, BLUE HUES-August 1182 6 THAT'S MY DESIRE-FRANKIE LAINE, MANNIE KLEIN'S ALL STARS-October 1104 7 (I LOVE YOU) FOR SENTIMENTAL REASONS-EDDY HOWARD ORCHESTRA-February 1102 8 HOW SOON (WILL I BE SEEING YOU)-Jack Owens, Eddie Ballantine Orchestra-November 1078 9 SMOKE!SMOKE!SMOKE!(THAT CIGARETTE)-Tex Williams & The Western Caravan-August 1060
10 PEG 0' MY HEART-Harmonicats-August 1060 11 Peg 0' My Heart-Buddy Clark,Mitchell Ayres Orchestra-July 1026 12 Peg 0' My Heart-Three Suns-August 1004
13 The Old Lamp-lighter-Sammy Kaye Orchestra, Billy Williams-January 992
14 Temptation (Tim-tayshun)-Red Ingle & The Natural Seven,Jo Stafford-June 932
15 Ole Buttermilk Sky-Hoagy Carmichael-January 872 16 (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons-Dinah Shore-February 872 17 Anniversary Song-Dinah Shore, Morris Stoloff Orchestra-March 818 18 Guilty-Margaret Whiting, Jerry Gray Orchestra-April 810
19 I Wonder Who’s Kissing Her Now-Ted Weems Orchestra,Perry Como-August 806
20 I Wonder, I Wonder, I Wonder-Eddy Howard Orchestra-June 788 21 Near You-Alvino Rey Orchestra, Jimmy Joyce-October 756
22 Managua,Nicaragua-Freddy Martin Orchestra, Stuart Wade-February 708
23 (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons-Charlie Spivak Orchestra,Jimmy Saunders-January 640
24 I Wish I Didn’t Love You So-Dinah Shore,Sonny Burke Orchestra-November 634
25 Mam'selle-Frank Sinatra, Axel Stordahl Orchestra-May 626
26 I Wish I Didn’t Love You So-Vaughn Monroe Orchestra,Moon Maids-November 622
27 Near You-Elliot Lawrence Orchestra, Rosalind Patton-November 616 28 Mam'selle-Art Lund, Johnny Thompson Orchestra-May 612
29 That’s My Desire-Sammy Kaye Orchestra, Don Cornell-September 600
30 I Wish I Didn’t Love You So-Betty Hutton,Joe Lilley Orchestra-October 590
31 Mam'selle-Pied Pipers, Paul Weston Orchestra-June 578 32 Managua, Nicaragua-Kay Kyser Orchestra, Gloria Wood-April 558
33 Feudin’ And Fightin’-Jo Stafford, Starlighters, Paul Weston Orchestra-September 546
34 My Adobe Hacienda-Eddy Howard Orchestra-May 538 35 Anniversary Song-Andy Russell, Paul Weston Orchestra-March 536
36 Anniversary Song-Tex Beneke & The Glenn Miller Orchestra,Garry Stevens,Mello Larks-March 536
37 You Do-Dinah Shore, Sonny Burke Orchestra-November 526 38 Open The Door, Richard!-Three Flames-March 516 39 Anniversary Song-Al Jolson, Morris Stoloff Orchestra-April 478 40 You Do-Margaret Whiting, Frank Devol Orchestra-November 472 41 Open The Door, Richard!-Jack Mcvea & The All Stars-February 468 42 Heartaches-Harry James Orchestra, Marion Morgan-April 468 43 When You Were Sweet Sixteen-Perry Como, Satisfiers-September 466
44 Huggin’ And Chalkin’-Hoagy Carmichael, Chickadees, Vic Schoen Orchestra-January 464
45 Peg 0' My Heart-Art Lund, Johnny Thompson Orchestra-July 444
46 Open The Door,Richard!-Count Basie Orchestra,Bill Johnson,Harry Edison-February 440
47 Near You-Larry Green Orchestra-November 440
48 Chi-baba Chi-baba (My Bambino Go To Sleep)-Perry Como, Satisfiers-July 438
49 Near You-Andrews Sisters, Vic Schoen Orchestra-October 428
50 Feudin’ And Fightin’-Dorothy Shay,Mischa Russell Orchestra-September 426
51 Huggin’ And Chalkin’-Kay Kyser Orchestra, Jack Martin-January 394
52 Mam'selle-Ray Dorey, Paul Baron Orchestra-May 384 53 You Do-Vic Damone, Jerry Gray Orchestra-December 384 54 Managua, Nicaragua-Guy Lombardo Orchestra, Don Rodney-March 380
55 How Are Things In Glocca Morra-Buddy Clark, Mitchell Ayres Orchestra-March 378
56 That's My Desire-Martha Tilton, Dean Elliot Orchestra-June 372
57 A Gal In Calico-Johnny Mercer, Paul Weston Orchestra, Pied Pipers-January 350
58 Mam’selle-Dick Haymes, Gordon Jenkins Orchestra-May 350
59 Zip-a-dee-doo-dah-Johnny Mercer, Paul Weston Orchestra, Pied Pipers-February 346
60 I Wonder, I Wonder, I Wonder-Tony Pastor Orchestra-July 344 61 My Melancholy Baby-Sam Donahue Orchestra-May 340 62 The Whistler-Sam Donahue Orchestra, Shirley Lloyd-November 330 63 Mickey-Ted Weems Orchestra, Bob Edwards-November 316
64 Huggin’ And Chalkin’-Johnny Mercer, Paul Weston Orchestra-January 308
65 Oh, But I Do-Margaret Whiting, Jerry Gray Orchestra-February 292 66 Sonata-Perry Como-February 292 67 A Gal In Calico-Benny Goodman Orchestra, Eve Young-January 288 68 Linda-Charlie Spivak Orchestra, Tommy Mercer-May 286 69 A Rainy Night In Rio-Sam Donahue Orchestra-April 282
70 The Lady From Twenty-nine Palms-Tony Pastor Orchestra-August 282
71 Civilization (Bongo, Bongo, Bongo)-Jack Smith,Clark Sisters,Frank Devol Orchestra-November 282
72 A Gal In Calico-Tex Beneke,Glenn Miller Orchestra,Crew Chiefs-January 276
73 White Christmas-Bing Crosby, Ken Darby Singers-January 264
74 I Believe-Frank Sinatra, Axel Stordahl Orchestra-June 254
75 Peg 0' My Heart-Clark Dennis-July 246
76 Civilization (Bongo, Bongo, Bongo)-Louis Prima Orchestra & Chorus-October 238
77 Peg 0' My Heart-Ted Weems Orchestra, Bob Edwards-July 238
78 The Lady From Twenty-nine Palms-Freddy Martin Orchestra, Martin Men-September 230
79 Sonata-Jo Stafford, Carlyle Hall Orchestra-January 204 80 Anniversary Song-Guy Lombardo Orchestra, Kenny Gardner-March 202 81 Heartaches-Eddy Howard Orchestra-April 200
82 Civilization (Bongo, Bongo, Bongo)-Ray Mckinley Orchestra-December 190 83 How Are Things In Glocca Morra-Martha Tilton, Dean Elliot Orchestra-March 188 84 Across The Alley From The Alamo-Stan Kenton Orchestra, June Christy-June 188 85 That's How Much I Love You-Frank Sinatra, Page Cavanaugh Trio-April 184 86 I Ain't Mad At You (You Ain't Mad At Me)-Count Basie Orchestra,Taps Miller, Ted Donnelly-August 180
87 Linda-Paul Weston Orchestra, Matt Dennis-April 172 88 One O'clock Boogie-Count Basie Orchestra-July 168
89 I Wonder Who’s Kissing Her Now-Ray Noble Orchestra, Snooky Lanson, Sportsmen-September 154
90 Open The Door, Richard!-Charioteers, Mannie Klein Orchestra-March 150
91 My Adobe Hacienda-Dinning Sisters, Art Van Damme Quintet-May 150
92 Chi-baba Chi-baba (My Bambino Go To Sleep)-Peggy Lee, Dave Barbour Orchestra-July 144
93 Open The Door,Richard!-Pied Pipers,Paul Weston Orchestra-March 138
94 September Song-Frank Sinatra, Axel Stordahl Orchestra-January 130
95 Free Eats-Count Basie Orchestra-May 128
96 Red Silk Stockings And Green Perfume-Ray Mckinley Orchestra-May 122
97 Oh,But I Do-Tex Beneke & The Glenn Miller Orchestra,Artie Malvin-February 120
98 Guilty-Johnny Desmond, Page Cavanaugh Trio-March 114
99 I Have But One Heart-Vic Damone, Jerry Gray Orchestra-October 112
100 Ivy-Jo Stafford, Paul Weston Orchestra-June 110
101 Tallahassee-Bing Crosby,Andrews Sisters,Vic Schoen Orchestra-July 108
102 Zip-a-dee Doo-dah-Modernaires, Paula Kelly, Mitchell Ayres Orchestra-January 106
103 That’s My Desire-Woody Herman Orchestra, Four Chips-September 100
104 Bloop-bleep-Alvino Rey Orchestra, Rocky Coluccio-August 100
105 Chi-baba Chi-baba (My Bambino Go To Sleep)-Blue Barron Orchestra-June 98
106 Open The Door, Richard!-Dusty Fletcher, Jimmy Jones Orchestra-February 92
107 Chi-baba Chi-baba (My Bambino Go To Sleep)-Charioteers, Mitchell Ayres Orchestra-July 90
108 Red Wing-Sam Donahue Orchestra, Shirley Lloyd-November 88
109 Roses In The Rain-Frankie Carle Orchestra, Marjorie Hughes-April 88
110 Mam'selle-Dennis Day, Charles Dant Orchestra-May 84 111 I Wish I Didn't Love You So-Dick Haymes-November 80
112 Stanley Steamer-Jo Stafford, Starlighters,Paul Weston Orchestra-October 80
113 A Gal In Calico-Bing Crosby, Calico Kids-January 80
114 Kate (Have I Come Too Early, Too Late)-Ray Bloch Orchestra, Alan Dale-September 80
115 I Wonder,I Wonder,I Wonder-Martha Tilton,Dean Elliot Orchestra-July 78
116 Red Silk Stockings And Green Perfume-Tony Pastor Orchestra-June 76
117 The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You)-Les Brown Orchestra, Doris Day-January 76
118 One O'clock Jump-Count Basie Orchestra-June 76
119 I Do Do Do Like You-Johnny Mercer, Paul Weston Orchestra-April 72
120 Sugar Blues-Johnny Mercer, Paul Weston Orchestra-September 72 121 Oh, But I Do-Harry James Orchestra, Buddy Divito-February 72
122 Across The Alley From The Alamo-Woody Herman Orchestra, Four Chips-May 70
123 So Far-Perry Como, Russ Case Orchestra-November 70
124 I Have But One Heart-Frank Sinatra, Axel Stordahl Orchestra-November 68
125 Tallahassee-Dinah Shore,Woody Herman,Sonny Burke Orchestra-July 64
126 The Egg And I-Dinah Shore, Sonny Burke Orchestra-April 60
127 Winter Wonderland-Johnny Mercer, Paul Weston Orchestra, Pied Pipers-January 54
128 So Far-Frank Sinatra, Axel Stordahl Orchestra-November 46
129 Kate (Have I Come Too Early, Too Late)-Eddy Howard Orchestra-September 46
130 Heartaches-Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra,Bob Carroll,Dee Parker-March 40
131 This Is The Night-Frank Sinatra-February 40 132 Old Devil Moon-Margaret Whiting, Frank Devol Orchestra-June 40
133 Save The Bones For Henry Jones-Johnny Mercer, King Cole Trio-October 38
134 His Feet Too Big For De Bed-Stan Kenton Orchestra, June Christy, Pastels-March 38
135 Harmony-Johnny Mercer, King Cole Trio-November 38
136 I Wonder Who’s Kissing Her Now-Dinning Sisters, Art Van Damme Quintet-October 38
137 I Wish I Didn’t Love You So-Dick Farney, Paul Baron Orchestra-November 36
138 Christmas Island-Andrews Sisters, Guy Lombardo Orchestra-January 36
139 Sooner Or Later-Les Brown Orchestra, Doris Day-January 36 140 Violets-Ted Weems Orchestra-June 34 141 Whiffenpoof Song-Robert Merrill, Russ Case Orchestra-June 34 142 So Far-Margaret Whiting, Frank Devol Orchestra-November 34 143 Linda-Larry Douglas, Ray Bloch Orchestra-May 34
144 An Apple Blossom Wedding-Buddy Clark, Mitchell Ayres Orchestra-November 34
145 Huggin' And Chalkin'-Herbie Fields Orchestra-February 34
146 (Oh Why, Oh Why, Did I Ever Leave) Wyoming-Dick Jurgens Orchestra, Jimmy Castle-February 34
147 He's A Real Gone Guy-Nellie Lutcher-November 32 148 Hoodie-addie-Ray Mckinley Quartet-March 32 149 A Sunday Kind Of Love-Jo Stafford,Paul Weston Orchestra-June 32
150 Oh! Look-a There, Ain’t She Pretty-Buddy Greco, Three Sharps-December 32
151 Red Silk Stockings And Green Perfume-Sammy Kaye Orchestra,l-May 32
152 Across The Alley From The Alamo-Mills Brothers-June 32 153 April Showers-Al Jolson, Carmen Dragon Orchestra-May 32 154 -and Mimi-Dick Haymes, Gordon Jenkins Orchestra-November 32 155 Midnight Masquerade-Monica Lewis, Ray Bloch Orchestra-April 30 156 Time After Time-Frank Sinatra, Axel Stordahl Orchestra-May 30 157 It's A Good Day-Peggy Lee, Dave Barbour Orchestra-January 30 158 The Egg And I-Sammy Kaye Orchestra, Mary Marlow-May 30
159 I Wonder,I Wonder,I Wonder-Guy Lombardo Orchestra,Don Rodney-July 30
160 Come To The Mardi Gras-Freddy Martin Orchestra, Stuart Wade-September 30
161 When You Were Sweet Sixteen-Dick Jurgens Orchestra, Jimmy Castle-October 28
162 Cu-tu-gu-ru (Jack, Jack, Jack)-Jack Smith, Clark Sisters, Earl Sheldon Orchestra-May 26