Mom and I finished the 1947 Hits Archive on the78prof's YouTube channel. For your reference, Billboard number one singles 1947; Billboard year-end top singles of 1947.
Highlights:
Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens by Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five. He writes, " Composed by the husband-wife team of Alex Kramer & Joan Whitney, this novelty spent a whopping 17 weeks atop the R&B charts, reaching #6 on the pop juke box listings." I just have to say I LOVE this one so much. I listened to it three or four times in a row!
Almost Like Being In Love -- Frank Sinatra. I'm so used to this being "Frank's" song that I didn't realize it was from a musical--Brigadoon.
There were 4 Anniversary Songs. The first by Al Jolson. "Among 1947’s top ballads, “Anniversary Song” was a new lyrical adaptation of the 1880 composition “Waves Of The Danube” by Ivanovici and was the #1 tune on “Your Hit Parade” for six consecutive weeks. Popularized through its appearance in the box office hit “The Jolson Story,” five different versions of the tune reached the top-5 on Billboard’s weekly best-sellers charts. Jolson’s own studio version led the pack, spending six weeks at #2 (blocked from the top spot by Ted Weems’ “Heartaches”). The other four versions in the collection are by Dinah Shore, Tex Beneke, Guy Lombardo and Andy Russell."
There were two An Apple Blossom Weddings. Eddy Howard. Don Cornell, vocal Sammy Kaye orchestra.
Babalu -- Desi Arnaz
Here Comes Santa Claus Gene Autry
I Believe -- Frank Sinatra
For Sentimental Reasons Nat King Cole. There were four other versions also in 1947. "Not yet including “Nat” in his professional name, King Cole and his jazz trio enjoyed their first #1 ‘pop’ best-seller with this memorable 1946-47 ballad. The song itself spent 7 weeks atop Your Hit Parade and spawned several other successful recorded versions: Dinah Shore, Ella Fitzgerald, Eddy Howard and Charlie Spivak are also posted."
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now -- Perry Como
Open the Door, Richard -- Count Basie; All five posted versions of this short-lived novelty sensation made it into the top-10 on both the pop and R&B Billboard weekly record charts: Count Basie (#1 pop), Dusty Fletcher, Jack McVea, Louis Jordan and The Three Flames.
Ragtime Cowboy Joe -- Eddy Howard
Smoke, Smoke, Smoke (That Cigarette) Phil Harris
That's My Desire -- Frankie Laine
White Christmas -- Bing Crosby
Zip-a-dee-doo-dah JOhnny Mercer
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