CASH BOX (USA) MAGAZINE'S (Harlem) R&B TOP JUKE BOX PLAYS FOR 1947
No. Song-Artist-Peak Month 1 OLD MAID BOOGIE-EDDIE VINSON & ORCHESTRA-MAY 944 2 I WANT TO BE LOVED (ONLY BY YOU)-SAVANNAH CHURCHILL & SENTIMENTALISTS-March 920 3 DON'T YOU THINK I OUGHTA KNOW-BILL JOHNSON & MUSICAL NOTES-July 904 4 THEM THERE EYES-ROY MILTON & SOLID SENDERS-June 880 5 THAT'S MY DESIRE-FRANKIE LAINE & MANNIE KLEIN'S ALL STARS-March 862 6 845 STOMP-EARL BOSTIC QUARTETTE-December 774 7 OL' MAN RIVER-RAVENS-August 728 8 TRUST IN ME-Hadda Brooks Trio-September 724 9 TANYA-Joe Liggins & Honeydrippers-January 698 10 FOOL THAT I AM-Dinah Washington & Dave Young's Orchestra-October 698 11 He's A Real Gone Guy-Nellie Lutcher & Her Rhythm-September 694 12 Breaking My Heart-Joe Liggins & Honeydrippers-January 664 13 When I Write My Song-Herb Jeffries With Buddy Baker Orchestra-June 662 14 Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens-Louis Jordan & The Tympany Five-January 648 15 The Lady's In Love With You-Nellie Lutcher & Her Rhythm-August 574 16 True Blues-Roy Milton-October 538 17 Early In The Mornin'-Louis Jordan & The Tympany Five-October 534 18 I'm Yours-Al (Stomp) Russell Trio-February 528 19 Hurry On Down-Nellie Lutcher & Her Rhythm-September 500 20 You Won't Let Me Go-Johnny Moore's Three Blazers-January 500 21 East Side West Side (Sidewalks Of New York)-Charlie Barnet & Orchestra-December 468 22 It Shouldn't Happen In A Dream-Duke Ellington & Orchestra-June 464 23 A Sunday Kind Of Love-Frankie Laine & Carl Fischer's Orchestra-April 464 24 Peg O' My Heart-Harmonicats-June 458 25 Jelly-Jelly-Billy Eckstine & Orchestra-January 438 26 Kidney Stew Blues-Eddie Vinson Orchestra-June 418 27 Foolishly Yours-Savannah Churchill & Sentimentalists-March 396 28 Mam'selle-Frankie Laine & Harry Geller's Orchestra-May 374 29 My Mother's Eyes-Nellie Lutcher & Her Rhythm-November 364 30 Summertime-Ravens-December 350 31 Write Me A Letter-Ravens-December 340 32 Oh,Lady Be Good!-Ella Fitzgerald & Bob Haggart Orchestra-July 318 33 D.b. Blues-Lester Young & Band-March 316 34 Walkin' With Sid-Arnett Cobb & Orchestra-November 314 35 Everything I Have Is Yours-Sarah Vaughan & George Treadwell's Orchestra-September 300 36 Robbins' Nest-Illinois Jacquet & All Stars-July 294 37 Big Legs-Gene Phillips & Rhythm Aces-September 294 38 You Don't Learn That In School-King Cole Trio-May 274 39 Postman Blues-Dinah Washington-May 270 40 Red Top-Gene Ammons Sextet-November 264 41 Blues,Pt. 1-Illinois Jacquet-March 254 42 Summertime-Albert Hibbler & Mercer Ellington Orchestra-July 238 43 September Song-Sarah Vaughan & Teddy Wilson Quartet-March 236 44 Blow,Mr.jackson-Joe Liggins & Honeydrippers-August 234 45 All The Things You Are-Luis Russell & Orchestra-February 216 46 My Silent Love-Luis Russell & Orchestra-March 216 47 Open The Door,Richard!-Dusty Fletcher & Jimmy Jones Band-February 210 48 Open The Door,Richard!-Jack Mcvea & The All Stars-February 210 49 Would You Believe Me-Ravens-September 210 50 Walkin'-Joe Liggins & Honeydrippers-June 208 51 When I Grow Too Old To Dream-Roy Milton & Solid Sender-June 200 52 Baby,I Don't Cry Over You-Billie Holiday & Bill Kyle Trio-July 190 53 Jack,you're Dead-Louis Jordan & The Tympany Five-June 160 54 Near You-Francis Craig & Orchestra-October 152 55 So Long-Johnny Moore's Three Blazers-February 150 56 Jumping With Symphony Sid-Lester Young & Sextet-March 148 57 That's Good Enough For Me-Pearl Bailey-April 138 58 This Is The Inside Story-Billy Eckstine-July 136 59 Blow Illinois Blow-Illinois Jacquet & All Stars-September 134 60 Blow Top Blues-Lionel Hampton Orchestra-January 130 61 Gloria-Johnny Moore's Three Blazers-March 126 62 Shuffle Boogie-Will Rowland & Orchestra-March 96 63 Love That Man Of Mine-Annie Laurie & Paul Gayten & Trio-October 94 64 The Christmas Song-Nat "King" Cole-December 92 65 Thrill Me-Roy Milton & Solid Senders-October 86 66 Time On My Hands-Billy Eckstine & Orchestra-May 86 67 Meet Me At No Special Place (And I'll Be There At No Particular Time)-King Cole-May 84 68 Don't Be Late-Warren Evans & Sam Price & Orchestra-March 52 69 Hawk's Boogie-Erskine Hawkins & Orchestra-April 52 70 There Is No Greater Love-Billie Holiday-May 48 71 Some Of These Days-Joe Liggins & Honeydrippers-June 48 72 Someday Sweetheart-Joe Liggins & Honeydrippers-April 46 73 His Feet Too Big For De Bed (Cuban Calypso)-Stan Kenton & Orchestra-March 46 74 I Miss You So-King Cole Trio-August 44 75 Do As I Say-Jimmy Grissom/Solid Senders-June 42 76 Jumpin' At Apollo-Illinois Jacquet & All Stars-May 42 77 (Opportunity Knocks But Once) Snatch And Grab It-Julia Lee & Boy Friends-September 42 78 Solitude-Billie Holiday-June 42