BILLBOARD MAGAZINE’S (USA) R&B TOP SINGLES 1947 Jukebox Plays

No. Song-Artist-Peak Month
  1 AIN'T NOBODY HERE BUT US CHICKENS-LOUIS JORDAN & TYMPANY FIVE-JANUARY 1748 
  2 BOOGIE WOOGIE BLUE PLATE-LOUIS JORDAN-August 1578
  3 I WANT TO BE LOVED (ONLY BY YOU))-SAVANAH CHURCHILL-May 1504
  4 OLD MAID BOOGIE-EDDIE VINSON ORCHESTRA-May 1308
  5 LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL-LOUIS JORDAN-January 1254
  6 HE'S A REAL GONE GUY-NELLIE LUTCHER-October 1234
  7 JACK, YOU'RE DEAD-LOUIS JORDAN-June 1216
  8 HURRY ON DOWN-Nellie Lutcher-September 962
  9 TEXAS AND PACIFIC-Louis Jordan-April 850
 10 NEW ORLEANS BLUES-Johnny Moore's Three Blazers-August 714
 11 Across The Alley From The Alamo-Mills Brothers-August 648
 12 I Want To Be Loved (Only By You))-Lionel Hampton & The Hamptonians-August 600
 13 That's My Desire-Frankie Laine-June 538
 14 Early In The Morning-Louis Jordan-November 528
 15 Hawk's Boogie-Erskine Hawkins-June 436
 16 Since I Fell For You-Paul Gayten Trio-October 434
 17 Open The Door, Richard!-Dusty Fletcher-March 388
 18 Open The Door, Richard!-Jack Mcvea & The All Stars-February 388
 19 Open The Door, Richard!-Louis Jordan & The Tympany Five-March 340
 20 Open The Door, Richard!-Count Basie Orchestra-March 328
 21 Look Out-Louis Jordan-October 312
 22 True Blues-Roy Milton-August 266
 23 I Know What You're Putting Down-Louis Jordan-June 216
 24 That's My Desire-Hadda Brooks-May 160
 25 Don't You Think I Oughta Know-Bill Johnson-September 112
 26 Blow, Mr.jackson-Joe Liggins, Honeydrippers-August 110
 27 Bobby Sox Blues-T-bone Walker-February 110
 28 Meet Me At No Special Place-King Cole Trio-May 110
 29 Blow Top Blues-Lionel Hampton Orchestra-May 104
 30 Open The Door, Richard!-Three Flames, Tiger Haynes-March 56
 31 Fool That I Am-Gladys Palmer-September 56
 32 That's My Desire-Ella Fitzgerald-June 56
 33 Red Top-Gene Ammons Sextet-September 56
 34 Shake The Boogie-Sonny Boy Williamson-February 54
 35 I Like 'em Fat Like That-Louis Jordan-June 52
 36 I'll Get Along Somehow-Julia Lee & Her Boy Friends-May 52
 37 Changeable Woman Blues-Johnny Moore's Three Blazers-November 52
 38 Thrill Me-Roy Milton-November 52
 39 Kidney Stew Blues-Eddie Vinson Orchestra-May 52
 40 Swanee River Boogie-Albert Ammons-February 52
 41 Ask Anyone Who Knows-Ink Spots-August 52
 42 True-Paul Gayten-October 52
 43 Dream Dream Dream-Mills Brothers-June 52