List of number one hits on the jukebox folk charts in the USA (1947)

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The list of the number one hits in the jukebox folk charts in the USA (1947) is based on the most played titles in certain US locations as determined by Billboard every week in 1945. The data was collected on a weekly basis “from a selected group of jukebox operators whose locations require Folk Records ”. There were nine number one singles in 1947.

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Info icon 001.svgIn the Total column, the list shows the total number of weeks that the title was in this hit parade.

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United StatesUnited States List of number one hits on the jukebox folk charts in the USA 1948
Period Where.
total
Interpreter Title
Author (s)
Additional Information
(Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , author [s], additional information)
October 26, 1946 - January 17, 1947
12 weeks (total of 21)
21st Merle Travis Divorce Me COD
Travis - Stone
-
January 17, 1947 - January 23, 1947
1 week (total of 18)
18th Ernest Tubb Rainbow at Midnight
Lost John Miller
-
January 24, 1947 - January 31, 1947
1 week (total of 24)
24 Merle Travis Divorce Me COD
Travis - Stone
-
February 1, 1947 - February 7, 1947
1 week (total of 20)
20th Ernest Tubb Rainbow at Midnight
Lost John Miller
-


February 8, 1947 - May 16, 1947
14 weeks (total 22)
22nd Merle Travis So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed
Cliffie Stone , Eddie Kirk , Merle Travis
-
May 17, 1947 - May 23, 1947
1 week (total of 15)
15th Red Foley and The Cumberland Valley Boys New Jolie Blonde
Sidney Natha, Al Miller
-
May 24, 1947 - May 30, 1947
1 week (total 22)
22nd Eddy Arnold and His Tennessee Plowboys What Is Life Without Love
Eddy Arnold, Owen Bradley, Vic McAlpin
-
May 31, 1947 - June 6, 1947
1 week (total of 15)
15th Red Foley and The Cumberland Valley Boys New Jolie Blonde
Sidney Natha, Al Miller
-
June 7, 1947 - June 14, 1947
1 week (6 in total)
6th Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys Sugar moon -
June 15, 1947 - July 18, 1947
5 weeks (38 in total)
38 Eddy Arnold & His Tennessee Playboys It's a sin -
July 19, 1947 - October 31, 1947
15 weeks (total of 24)
24 Tex Williams and His Western Caravan Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)
Merle Travis, Tex Williams
-
November 1, 1947 - November 7, 1947
1 week (41 in total)
41 Eddy Arnold and His Tennessee Plowboys I'll Hold You In My Heart (Till I Can Hold You In My Arms)
Eddy Arnold, Hall Horton, Thomas C. Dilbeck
B-side of "I Couldn't Believe It Was True"
November 8, 1947 - November 14, 1947
1 week (total of 24)
24 Tex Williams and His Western Caravan Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)
Merle Travis, Tex Williams
-
November 15, 1947 - April 2, 1948
20 weeks (41 in total)
41 Eddy Arnold and His Tennessee Plowboys I'll Hold You In My Heart (Till I Can Hold You In My Arms)
Eddy Arnold, Hall Horton, Thomas C. Dilbeck
-

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Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Billboard January 22, 1949, p. 40
  2. Eddy Arnold - I Couldn't Believe It Was True / It's A Sin at Discogs