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1947 in music

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This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1947.

Musicians including Thelonious Monk and Roy Eldridge in New York City in 1947

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Top popular records of 1947

Before the Hot100 was implemented in 1958, Billboard magazine measured a record's performance in the United States with three charts, 'Best-Selling Popular Retail Records', 'Records Most-Played On the Air' or 'Records Most Played By Disk Jockeys' and 'Most-Played Juke Box Records'. The following rankings are supplemented with reliable data from the "Discography of American Historical Recordings" website, Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954[4] and other sources as specified.

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Rank Artist Title Label Recorded Released Chart positions
1Francis Craig and His Orchestra"Near You"[5]Bullet 1001February 1947 (1947-02)March 1947 (1947-03)US Billboard 1947 no. 1, US no. 1 for 17 weeks, 25 total weeks, 657 points, sold 2.5 million
2Ted Weems and His Orchestra"Heartaches"[6]Decca 25017August 23, 1938 (1938-08-23)December 1946 (1946-12)US Billboard 1947 no. 2, US no. 1 for 13 weeks, 20 total weeks, 643 points
3Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra"Ballerina"[7]RCA Victor 20-2433August 12, 1947 (1947-08-12)October 1947 (1947-10)US Billboard 1947 no. 3, US no. 1 for 10 weeks, 22 total weeks, 589 points
4The Harmonicats"Peg o' My Heart"[8][9]Vitacoustic 1March 1947 (1947-03)April 1947 (1947-04)US Billboard 1947 no. 4, US no. 1 for 8 weeks, 26 total weeks, 452 points
5Buddy Clark (Ray Noble Orchestra)"Linda"[10]Columbia 37215November 15, 1946 (1946-11-15)February 1947 (1947-02)US Billboard 1947 no. 5, US no. 1 for 2 weeks, 23 total weeks, 381 points, CashBox no. 4
6Tex Williams and The Western Caravan"Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)"[11]Capitol 40001March 27, 1947 (1947-03-27)May 10, 1947 (1947-05-10)US Billboard 1947 no. 6, US no. 1 for 6 weeks, 23 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1947 no. 3, USHB no. 1 for 16 weeks, 23 total weeks, 358 points
7The Three Suns"Peg O' My Heart"[12]RCA Victor 20-2272April 25, 1947 (1947-04-25)May 15, 1947 (1947-05-15)US Billboard 1947 no. 7, US no. 1 for 4 weeks, 19 total weeks, 326 points
8Arthur Godfrey"Too Fat Polka (I Don't Want Her-You Can Have Her-She's Too Fat For Me)"[13]Columbia 37921August 1947 (1947-08)September 29, 1947 (1947-09-29)US Billboard 1947 no. 8, US no. 2 for 8 weeks, 18 total weeks, 320 points
9Perry Como (Ted Weems Orchestra)"I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now"[14]Decca 25078October 5, 1939 (1939-10-05)June 1947 (1947-06)US Billboard 1947 no. 9, US no. 1 for 1 weeks, 17 total weeks, 283 points
10Freddy Martin and His Orchestra"Managua, Nicaragua"[7]RCA Victor 20-20261946 (1946)November 1946 (1946-11)US Billboard 1947 no. 10, US no. 1 for 3 weeks, 13 total weeks, 239 points, CashBox no. 4
11Eddy Howard and His Orchestra"I Wonder, I Wonder, I Wonder"[15]Majestic 1124April 1947 (1947-04)May 1947 (1947-05)US Billboard 1947 no. 11, US no. 2 for 4 weeks, 19 total weeks, 237 points, CashBox no. 4
12Hoagy Carmichael"Huggin' and Chalkin'"[16]Decca 23675August 19, 1946 (1946-08-19)October 1946 (1946-10)US Billboard 1947 no. 12, US no. 1 for 2 weeks, 15 total weeks, 218 points, CashBox no. 3, Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998, 1,000,000 sales[4]
13Art Lund"Mam'selle"[17]MGM 10011February 20, 1947 (1947-02-20)April 1947 (1947-04)US Billboard 1947 no. 13, US no. 1 for 2 weeks, 13 total weeks, 216 points
14Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra"I Wish I Didn't Love You So"[7]RCA Victor 20-2294November 8, 1946 (1946-11-08)May 1947 (1947-05)US Billboard 1947 no. 14, US no. 2 for 5 weeks, 15 total weeks, 202 points
15Jack Owens"How Soon (Will I Be Seeing You)"[18]Tower 12581947 (1947)October 1947 (1947-10)US Billboard 1947 no. 15, US no. 2 for 1 weeks, 20 total weeks, 201 points
16Eddy Howard and His Orchestra"My Adobe Hacienda"[15]Majestic 1117January 1947 (1947-01)April 1947 (1947-04)US Billboard 1947 no. 16, US no. 2 for 5 weeks, 15 total weeks, 193 points, CashBox no. 4
17Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra (Vocal Don Cornell)"That's My Desire"[7]RCA Victor 20-2251April 1947 (1947-04)May 1947 (1947-05)US Billboard 1947 no. 17, US no. 2 for 1 weeks, 22 total weeks, 193 points
18Red Ingle and The Natural Seven vocal by Cinderella G Stump"Temptation (Tim-Tayshun)"[19]Capitol 412March 14, 1947 (1947-03-14)May 1947 (1947-05)US Billboard 1947 no. 18, US no. 1 for 1 week, 15 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1947 no. 7, USHB no. 2 for 11 weeks, 18 total weeks, 190 points
19Perry Como"When You Were Sweet Sixteen"[7]RCA Victor 20-2259April 10, 1947 (1947-04-10)May 1947 (1947-05)US Billboard 1947 no. 19, US no. 2 for 1 weeks, 19 total weeks, 183 points
20Buddy Clark (Mitchell Ayres Orchestra)"Peg O' My Heart"[10]Columbia 37392April 25, 1947 (1947-04-25)July 5, 1947 (1947-07-05)US Billboard 1947 no. 20, US no. 1 for 6 weeks, 15 total weeks, 165 points
21Perry Como"Chi-Baba, Chi-Baba (My Bambino Go to Sleep)"[7]RCA Victor 20-2259April 10, 1947 (1947-04-10)May 1947 (1947-05)US Billboard 1947 no. 21, US no. 1 for 3 weeks, 13 total weeks, 160 points
22Dinah Shore"Anniversary Song"[10]Columbia 37234February 12, 1947 (1947-02-12)March 25, 1947 (1947-03-25)US Billboard 1947 no. 22, US no. 1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 158 points
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Billboard Most-Played Juke Box Race Records

The following songs appeared in The Billboard's Most-Played Juke Box Race Records chart, starting November 1946 through November 1947. Each week ten points were awarded to the number one record, then four points for number two, three points for number three, and so on. This system rewards songs that reach the highest positions, as well as those that had the longest chart runs. Also see Billboard Most-Played Race Records of 1947.

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Rank Artist Title Label Recorded Released Chart positions
1Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five"Ain't Nobody Here but Us Chickens"[20]Decca 23741June 26, 1946 (1946-06-26)November 1946 (1946-11)US Billboard 1947 no. 88, US pop charts no. 6 for 1 week, 6 total weeks, US Billboard Most-Played Juke Box Race Records 1947 no. 1, Race Records chart no. 1 for 17 weeks, 27 total weeks, 199 points
2Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five"Boogie Woogie Blue Plate"[21]Decca 24104April 23, 1947 (1947-04-23)August 1947 (1947-08)US Billboard 1947 no. 205, US pop charts no. 21 for 1 week, 1 total weeks, US Billboard Most-Played Juke Box Race Records 1947 no. 2, Race Records chart no. 1 for 14 weeks, 25 total weeks, 168 points
3Julia Lee and Her Boy Friends"(Opportunity Knocks But Once) Snatch and Grab It"[11]Capitol Americano 40028June 11, 1947 (1947-06-11)September 1947 (1947-09)US Billboard 1947 no. 287, US pop charts no. 24 for 1 week, 1 total weeks, US Billboard Most-Played Juke Box Race Records 1947 no. 3, Race Records chart no. 1 for 12 weeks, 28 total weeks, 168 pointsselling over 500,000 copies
4Savannah Churchill and the Sentimentalists (aka The Four Tunes)"I Want to Be Loved (But Only by You)"[22]Manor 1046November 1946 (1946-11)December 1946 (1946-12)US Billboard 1947 no. 236, US pop charts no. 21 for 1 week, 1 total weeks, US Billboard Most-Played Juke Box Race Records 1947 no. 4, Race Records chart no. 1 for 8 weeks, 25 total weeks, 127 points
5Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five"Jack, You're Dead"[23]Decca 23901October 10, 1946 (1946-10-10)May 1947 (1947-05)US Billboard 1947 no. 200, US pop charts no. 21 for 1 week, 1 total weeks, US Billboard Most-Played Juke Box Race Records 1947 no. 5, US no. 1 for 7 weeks, 20 total weeks, 108 points
6Eddie Vinson and His Orchestra"Old Maid Boogie"[24]Mercury 8028November 15, 1946 (1946-11-15)February 1947 (1947-02)US Billboard Most-Played Juke Box Race Records 1947 no. 6, US no. 1 for 2 weeks, 23 total weeks, 79 points
7Nellie Lutcher and Her Rhythm"He's a Real Gone Guy"[11]Capitol Americano 40017April 30, 1947 (1947-04-30)September 1947 (1947-09)US Billboard 1947 no. 160, US pop charts no. 15 for 1 week, 1 total weeks, US Billboard Most-Played Juke Box Race Records 1947 no. 7, Race Records chart no. 2 for 3 weeks, 23 total weeks, 53 points
8Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five"Let The Good Times Roll"[25]Decca 23741June 26, 1946 (1946-06-26)November 1946 (1946-11)US Billboard 1947 no. 88, US pop charts no. 6 for 1 week, 12 total weeks, US Billboard Most-Played Juke Box Race Records 1947 no. 8, US no. 2 for 4 weeks, 23 total weeks, 52 points
9Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five"Texas and Pacific"[26]Decca 23810October 10, 1946 (1946-10-10)December 1946 (1946-12)US Billboard 1947 no. 197, US pop charts no. 20 for 1 week, 3 total weeks, US Billboard Most-Played Juke Box Race Records 1947 no. 9, US no. 1 for 2 weeks, 15 total weeks, 49 points
10Nellie Lutcher and Her Rhythm"Hurry on Down"[11]Capitol Americano 40002April 10, 1947 (1947-04-10)July 1947 (1947-07)US Billboard 1947 no. 196, US pop charts no. 20 for 1 week, 5 total weeks, US Billboard Most-Played Juke Box Race Records 1947 no. 10, Race Records chart no. 2 for 3 weeks, 18 total weeks, 39 points
11Johnny Moore's Three Blazers (vocal Charles Brown)"New Orleans Blues"[27]Exclusive 2401947 (1947)May 1947 (1947-05)US Billboard Most-Played Juke Box Race Records 1947 no. 11, US no. 2 for 2 weeks, 13 total weeks, 32 points
12Lionel Hampton and His Hamptonians"I Want to Be Loved (But Only by You)"[28]Decca 23879April 2, 1947 (1947-04-02)April 1947 (1947-04)US Billboard Most-Played Juke Box Race Records 1947 no. 12, US no. 2 for 1 weeks, 11 total weeks, 25 points
13Mills Brothers"Across the Alley from the Alamo"[29]Decca 23863March 3, 1947 (1947-03-03)May 1947 (1947-05)US Billboard 1947 no. 30, US pop charts no. 2 for 2 weeks, 15 total weeks, US Billboard Most-Played Juke Box Race Records 1947 no. 13, Race Records chart no. 2 for 1 week, 12 total weeks, 24 points
14Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five"Open the Door, Richard!"[30]Decca 23841January 23, 1947 (1947-01-23)March 25, 1947 (1947-03-25)US Billboard 1947 no. 66, US pop charts no. 6 for 1 week, 4 total weeks, US Billboard Most-Played Juke Box Race Records 1947 no. 14, Race Records chart no. 2 for 4 weeks, 6 total weeks, 21 points
15Frankie Laine and Mannie Klein's All Stars"That's My Desire"[24]Mercury 5007August 27, 1946 (1946-08-27)December 12, 1946 (1946-12-12)US Billboard 1947 no. 44, US pop charts no. 4 for 1 week, 26 total weeks, US Billboard Most-Played Juke Box Race Records 1947 no. 15, Race Records chart no. 3 for 2 weeks, 11 total weeks, 20 points
16Jack McVea and His All-Stars"Open The Door, Richard!"[31]Black & White 792September 15, 1946 (1946-09-15)January 1947 (1947-01)US Billboard 1947 no. 64, US pop charts no. 3 for 1 week, 9 total weeks, US Billboard Most-Played Juke Box Race Records 1947 no. 16, Race Records chart no. 2 for 2 weeks, 7 total weeks, 19 points
17Dusty Fletcher"Open The Door, Richard (Part 1)"[32]National 4012January 4, 1947 (1947-01-04)January 1947 (1947-01)US Billboard 1947 no. 50, US pop charts no. 3 for 1 week, 7 total weeks, US Billboard Most-Played Juke Box Race Records 1947 no. 17, Race Records chart no. 2 for 2 weeks, 7 total weeks, 19 points
18Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five"Early In The Mornin''"[33]Decca 24155April 23, 1947 (1947-04-23)October 1947 (1947-10)US Billboard Most-Played Juke Box Race Records 1947 no. 18, Race Records chart no. 3 for 3 weeks, 10 total weeks, 19 points
19Erskine Hawkins"Hawk's Boogie"[7]RCA Victor 20-2169October 7, 1946 (1946-10-07)March 1947 (1947-03)US Billboard Most-Played Juke Box Race Records 1947 no. 19, Race Records chart no. 2 for 1 week, 8 total weeks, 18 points
20Annie Laurie with Paul Gayten Trio"Since I Fell for You"DeLuxe 1082April 23, 1947 (1947-04-23)July 1947 (1947-07)US Billboard 1947 no. 198, US pop charts no. 20 for 1 week, 1 total weeks, US Billboard Most-Played Juke Box Race Records 1947 no. 20, Race Records chart no. 3 for 3 weeks, 10 total weeks, 18 points
21Count Basie and His Orchestra"Open The Door, Richard!"[7]RCA Victor 20-2127January 3, 1947 (1947-01-03)January 1947 (1947-01)US Billboard 1947 no. 29, US pop charts no. 1 for 1 week, 9 total weeks, US Billboard Most-Played Juke Box Race Records 1947 no. 21, Race Records chart no. 2 for 1 weeks, 6 total weeks, 15 points
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ComposerCompositionDateLocationPerformers
Arnold, MalcolmSymphony for Strings1947-04-29LondonRiddick String Orchestra – Kathleen Riddick[34]
Barber, SamuelSuite from Medea1947-12-05PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Orchestra – Ormandy[35]
Boulez, PierreFlute Sonatina1947-02-28BrusselsVan Boterdael, Mercenier[36]
Britten, BenjaminCanticle I: My Beloved is Mine and I am His1947-11-01LondonPears, Britten[37]
Carter, ElliottPiano Sonata1947-03-05[a]New York CitySykes[38]
Cerha, FriedrichMärchenland, pieces for piano1947-02-25ViennaSchnürl[39]
Chagrin, FrancisPrelude and Fugue for Orchestra1947-09-02London (Proms)London Philharmonic – Cameron[40]
Copland, AaronIn the Beginning1947-05-02Cambridge, MassachusettsTangeman / Harvard University Choir – Shaw[41]
Dallapiccola, LuigiLiriche Greche I: Cinque Frammenti di Saffo (1942)1947-07-07TurinLászló / [unknown ensemble] – Caracciolo[42]
Dallapiccola, LuigiTwo Etudes for Violin and Piano1947-04-28BaselMaterassi, Dallapiccola[43]
Dallapiccola, LuigiTwo Pieces for Orchestra1947-11-03LondonTurin Radio Symphony – Rossi[44]
Duruflé, MauriceRequiem1947-11-02ParisBouvier, Mauranne / French National Radio Symphony Orchestra and Choir – Désormière[45]
Enescu, GeorgePiano Quartet No. 21947-10-31Washington, DC (Library of Congress)Albeneri Trio with Katims[46]
Engelmann, Hans UlrichViolin Sonata1947-07-27Darmstädter FerienkurseSeitz, Baer[47]
Englund, EinarWar Symphony (Symphony No. 1)1947-01-17HelsinkiHelsinki Philharmonic – Funtek[48]
Fortner, WolfgangShakespeare-Songs1947-07-25Darmstädter FerienkurseBaum, Roloff[47]
Foss, LukasSong of Songs1947-03-07BostonBoston Symphony – Koussevitzky[49]
Ginastera, AlbertoDuo for Flute and Oboe1947-02-23New York CitySmith, Wann[50]
Ginastera, AlbertoHieremiae Prophetae Lamentationes1947-07-21Buenos AiresLagun Onak Choir – Castro[51]
Ginastera, AlbertoPampeana No. 1, for violin and piano1947-02-23New York CityDe Conte, Tosar[52]
Ginastera, AlbertoSuite de danzas criollas1947-07-26Buenos AiresFirkusny[53]
Hartmann, Karl AmadeusChina Kampft, overture1947-07-27Darmstädter FerienkurseLandestheater Orchestra – Scherchen[47]
Heiss, HermannInventions for Violin and Cello1947-07-12Darmstädter FerienkurseMüller-Gündner, Day[47]
Heiss, HermannLieder der Liebe1947-07-13Darmstädter FerienkurseU. Heiss, H. Heiss[47]
Henze, Hans WenerFlute Sonatina1947-07-27Darmstädter FerienkurseRedel, Roloff[54]
Henze, Hans WernerConcertino for Piano, Winds and Percussion1947-10-15Baden-Baden, GermanySWF Symphony – Egk[55]
Henze, Hans WernerString Quartet No. 11947-04-??HeidelbergFreund Quartet[56]
Honegger, ArthurDeliciae basiliensis (Symphony No. 4)1947-01-21BaselBasel Chamber Orchestra – Sacher[57]
Jacob, GordonBassoon Concerto1947-08-20London (Proms)Camden / BBC Symphony – Boult[40]
Jolivet, AndréPiano Sonata No. 11947-01-27ParisGrimaud[58]
Jolivet, AndréPsyché, symphonic mouvement1947-03-05Brussels[unknown orchestra] – André[59]
Khachaturian, AramSymphony-Poem (Symphony No. 3)1947-12-13LeningradLeningrad Philharmonic – Mravinsky[60]
Korngold, Erich WolfgangViolin Concerto1947-02-15St. LouisHeifetz / St. Louis Symphony – Golschmann[61]
Krenek, ErnstSymphony No. 41947-11-27New York CityNew York Philharmonic – Mitropoulos[62]
Lewis, AnthonyElegy and Capriccio for Trumpet and Orchestra1947-08-01London (Proms)Eskdale / London Symphony – Sargent[40]
Liebermann, RolfFurioso1947-07-27Darmstädter FerienkurseLandestheater Orchestra – Scherchen[47]
Maderna, BrunoIntroduzione e Passacaglia "Lauda Sion Salvatorem"1947-04-03FlorenceFlorence Communal Theatre Symphony – Maderna[63]
Malipiero, Gian FrancescoSinfonia concertante in eco (Symphony No. 5)1947-11-03London[unknown performers][64]
Martinů, BohuslavSymphony No. 51947-05-28Prague Spring International Music FestivalCzech Philharmonic – Kubelik[65]
Martinů, BohuslavToccata e due canzoni1947-01-21BaselBasel Chamber Orchestra – Sacher[66]
Myaskovsky, NikolaiPathetic Overture1947-10-19MoscowUSSR State Symphony – Gauk[67]
Myaskovsky, NikolaiString Quartet No. 121947-11-30MoscowBeethoven Quartet[68]
Myaskovsky, NikolaiThe Kremlin at Night, cantata-nocturne1947-11-15MoscowMoscow Conservatory Symphony Orchestra and Choir – Anosov[68]
Persichetti, VincentSymphony No. 31947-11-21PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Orchestra – Ormandy[35]
Prokofiev, SergeiSymphony No. 61947-10-11LeningradLeningrad Philharmonic – Mravinsky[69]
Schoenberg, ArnoldString Trio1947-05-01Cambridge, MassachusettsMembers of the Walden Quartet[70]
Sessions, RogerSymphony No. 21947-01-09San FranciscoSan Francisco Symphony – Monteux[71]
Sessions, RogerViolin Concerto (1935)1947-11-14MinneapolisKrasner / Minneapolis Symphony – Mitropoulos[72]
Stravinsky, IgorConcerto in D for strings1947-01-27BaselBasel Chamber Orchestra – Sacher[73]
Tubin, EduardSymphony No. 51947-11-16StockholmStockholm Philharmonic – Carl Garaguly[74]
Villa-Lobos, HeitorBachianas brasileiras No. 3 (1938)1947-02-19New YorkJosé Vieira Brandão (piano), CBS Orchestra) – Villa-Lobos[75]
Villa-Lobos, HeitorBachianas brasileiras No. 8 (1944)1947-08-06RomeSanta Cecilia Academy Orchestra – Villa-Lobos[75]
Walton, WilliamString Quartet in A minor1947-05-04LondonBlech Quartet[76]
Webern, AntonFive Canons on Latin Texts for soprano and two clarinets1947-06-18ViennaSetingruber, Wildgans, Bartosek[77]
Zimbalist, EfremViolin Concerto1947-11-28PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Orchestra – Ormandy[35]
Zimmermann, Bernd AloisConcerto for Orchestra1947-09-22CologneGürzenich Orchestra – Wand[78]
Zimmermann, Bernd AloisSinfonia prosodica1947-09-09Mönchengladbach, GermanyVestisches Sinfonie – Decker[79]
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    Concert premiere. The Sonata was recorded by Webster Aiken for a radio broadcast one month earlier, on February 7.[38]

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