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
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