List of number one hits in the US (1948)

This is a list of the number one hits on Billboard's 1948 US Best Sellers in Stores chart. There were ten number one singles and twelve number one that year Albums.

See also : List of Singles on the Billboard Charts (1948)  and List of Albums on the Billboard Charts (1948)

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Singles

← 1947 ←	List of number one hits in the US			1949 →
Period Where. total Interpreter Title Author (s) Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , author [s], additional information) December 13, 1947 - February 20, 1948 10 weeks (total 10) 10 Vaughn Monroe & His Orchestra Ballerina Bob Russell , Carl Sigman - February 21, 1948 - March 12, 1948 3 weeks (total 3) 3 Art Mooney & His Orchestra I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover Harry MacGregor Woods , Mort Dixon - March 13, 1948 - May 14, 1948 9 weeks (9 in total) 9 Peggy Lee with Dave Barbour & The Brazilians Mañana (Is Soon Enough for Me) Dave Barbour, Peggy Lee - May 15, 1948 - July 2, 1948 7 weeks (total 7) 7th Nat King Cole with Frank De Vol & his Orchestra Nature Boy Eden Ahbez - July 3, 1948 - August 13, 1948 6 weeks (6 in total) 6th Kay Kyser & his Orchestra with Gloria Wood The Woody Woodpecker Song George Tibbles, Ramey Idriss - August 14, 1948 - August 27, 1948 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Al Trace & his New Orchestra You Call Everybody Darlin ' Ben Trace, Clem Watts, Sam Martin - August 28, 1948 - October 8, 1948 6 weeks (8 in total) 8th Pee Wee Hunt & his Orchestra Twelfth Street Rag Euday L. Bowman - October 9, 1948 - October 22, 1948 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Margaret Whiting & Orchestra A Tree in the Meadow Billy Reid - October 23, 1948 - November 5, 1948 2 weeks (8 in total) 8th Pee Wee Hunt & his Orchestra Twelfth Street Rag Euday L. Bowman - November 6, 1948 - January 7, 1949 9 weeks (total 10) 10 Dinah Shore & Her Happy Valley Boys Buttons and Bows Jay Livingston , Ray Evans -
← 1947				→ 1949 →

Albums

← 1947 ←	List of number one albums in the US			1949 →
Period Where. total Interpreter title Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , additional information) December 27, 1947 - January 9, 1948 2 weeks (35 in total) 35 Bing Crosby Merry Christmas - January 10, 1948 - January 16, 1948 1 week (total 10) 10 Al Jolson Souvenir album - January 17, 1948 - January 23, 1948 1 week (6 in total) 6th Glenn Miller & His Orchestra Masterpieces Vol. II - January 24, 1948 - January 30, 1948 1 week (total 1) 1 Dorothy Shay Dorothy Shay Goes to Town - January 31, 1948 - February 27, 1948 4 weeks (6 in total) 6th Glenn Miller & His Orchestra Masterpieces Vol. II - February 28, 1948 - March 19, 1948 3 weeks (total 3) 3 Perry Como A Sentimental Date With Perry - March 20, 1948 - April 2, 1948 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Bing Crosby St. Patrick's Day - March 3, 1948 - May 14, 1948 10 weeks (6 in total) 6th Vaughn Monroe Down memory lane - May 15, 1948 - May 21, 1948 1 week (total 1) 1 The Three Suns Busy fingers - May 22, 1948 - May 28, 1948 1 week (total 1) 1 Carmen Cavallaro Songs of Our Times - 1932 - May 29, 1948 - July 23, 1948 8 weeks (8 in total) 8th Stan Kenton A Presentation of Progressive Jazz - July 24, 1948 - October 15, 1948 12 weeks (total 14) 14th Al Jolson Al Jolson Vol. 3 - October 16, 1948 - October 22, 1948 1 week (total 3) 3 Tommy Dorsey , Sammy Kaye , Tex Beneke , Larry Green , Vaughn Monroe, Freddy Martin , Wayne King , The Three Suns Theme songs - October 23, 1948 - November 5, 1948 2 weeks (total 14) 14th Al Jolson Al Jolson Vol. 3 - November 6, 1948 - November 19, 1948 2 weeks (total 3) 3 Tommy Dorsey, Sammy Kaye, Tex Beneke, Larry Green, Vaughn Monroe, Freddy Martin, Wayne King, The Three Suns Theme songs - November 20, 1948 - January 21, 1949 9 weeks (35 in total) 35 Bing Crosby Merry Christmas -
← 1947				→ 1949 →

Web links

• List of number one hits in the United States (1940-1949)
• Billboard 200
• Billboard Google Books 1940-1964
• Billboard Magazine 1936 to 2014 (Free Archive)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Discogs (Vaughn Monroe & His Orchestra - Ballerina)
2. ↑ Discogs (Art Mooney & His Orchestra - I'm Looking Over Four Leaf Clover)
3. ↑ Discogs (Peggy Lee with Dave Barbour & The Brazilians - Mañana (Is Soon Enough for Me))
4. ↑ Discogs (Nat King Cole with Frank De Vol & his Orchestra - Nature Boy)
5. ↑ Discogs (Kay Kyser & his Orchestra with Gloria Wood - Woody Wood-Pecker)
6. ↑ Discogs (Al Trace & his New Orchestra - You Call Everybody Darlin ')
7. ↑ Discogs (Pee Wee Hunt & his Orchestra - Twelfth Street Rag)
8. ↑ Discogs (Margaret Whiting 6 Orchestra - A Tree In The Meadow)
9. ↑ Discogs (Dinah Shore & Her Happy Valley Boys - Buttons And Bows)
10. ↑ Discogs (Perry Como - A Sentimental Date With Perry)
11. ↑ Discogs (The Three Suns - Busy Fingers)

See also: 1948 number one hits in Australia .