YOUR HIT PARADE’S (BARRY KOWAL) TOP SONGS IN THE USA FOR 1948

No. Song-Artist-Peak Month
  1 A TREE IN THE MEADOW-MARGARET WHITING-SEPTEMBER 1288 
   2 NOW IS THE HOUR-BING CROSBY-February 1198
   3 BUTTONS AND BOWS-DINAH SHORE-November 1168
   4 BALLERINA-VAUGHN MONROE ORCHESTRA-January 988
   5 MY HAPPINESS-JON & SANDRA STEELE-August 934
   6 IT'S MAGIC-DORIS DAY-August 918
   7 YOU CALL EVERYBODY DARLIN'-AL TRACE & BOB VINCENT-October 880
   8 YOU CAN'T BE TRUE,DEAR-Ken Griffin Orchestra & Jerry Wayne-July 854
   9 SERENADE OF THE BELLS-Sammy Kaye Orchestra & Dcn Cornell-January 846
 10 I'M LOOKING OVER A FOUR LEAF CLOVER-Art Mooney Orchestra-February 798
 11 Maybe You'll Be There-Gordon Jenkins Orchestra-September 784
 12 Hair Of Gold,eyes Of Blue-Gordon Macrae-November 718
 13 How Soon-Jack Owens-January 704
 14 You Were Only Fooling-Kay Starr-November 668
 15 Nature Boy-Nat King Cole-May 632
 16 Beg Your Pardon-Francis Craig-March 584
 17 Manana-Peggy Lee-April 560
 18 Haunted Heart-Perry Como-July 544
 19 Toolie Oolie Doolie-Andrews Sisters-June 530
 20 Woody Woodpecker Song-Kay Kyser Orchestra,gloria Wood & Campus Kids-July 522
 21 Love Somebody-Doris Day & Buddy Clark-August 506
 22 Baby Face-Art Mooney Orchestra-May 492
 23 Golden Earrings-Peggy Lee-January 484
 24 Until-Tommy Dorsey Orchestra & Harry Prime-November 484
 25 But Beautiful-Frank Sinatra-April 472
 26 Dickey Bird Song-Freddy Martin Orchestra & Glenn Hughes-May 424
 27 I'll Dance At Your Wedding-Buddy Clark & Ray Noble Orchestra-February 420
 28 Cuanta La Gusta-Andrews Sisters & Carmen Miranda-December 366
 29 Little White Lies-Dick Haymes-July 362
 30 Laroo,laroo,lilli Bolero-Peggy Lee-May 248
 31 Sabre Dance-Woody Herman Orch.-June 202
 32 Underneath The Arches-Andrews Sisters-October 146
 33 Bluebird Of Happiness-Art Mooney Orchestra,bud Brees & Galli Sisters-September 106
 34 White Christmas-Bing Crosby-January 98
 35 Every Day I Love You-Vaughn Monroe Orchestra-October 90
 36 It Only Happens When I Dance With You-Frank Sinatra-September 50
 37 Easter Parade-Guy Lombardo-April 48
 38 The Best Things In Life Are Free-Dinah Shore-February 48
 39 Too Fat Polka-Arthur Godfrey-January 48
 40 Twelfth Street Rag-Pee Wee Hunt-November 48
 41 For You-Glen Gray Orchestra & Kenny Sargent-December 44
 42 Say Something Sweet To Your Sweetheart-Jo Stafford & Gordon Macrae-December 42