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
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