List of Billboard chart songs (1948)

Notes on using the list

This list contains musicians, titles and their composer (s), date of entry into the charts, length of stay in the charts and highest position (abbreviated HP ). The presetting is made alphabetically according to the artist. It can also be sorted by title, chart entry, length of stay, position and label.

The List of Billboard Charts Songs (1948) is a complete list of songs that made it onto the US charts published by Billboard in the 1948 calendar year .

When setting up it should be noted that the A and B sides of a sound carrier could also be placed individually in the Billboard charts; in this case they are listed separately in this list. The information on the number of weeks and the best placement correspond to the timeframe of the respective calendar year and thus only represent partial statistics. This year a total of 163 songs were placed.

Bing Crosby (1942)

That year saw the debut of Redd Stewart and Pee Wee King's amiable hit "Tennesse Waltz," with which Eddie Cochran had a pop hit and Patsy Cline a country chart hit a little over a decade later . The nation's favorite songs that year included Frank Loesser's " On a Slow Boat to China " and "Baby, It 'Cold Outside," Kim Gannon's "I'm Be Home for Christmas," Jay Livingston and Ray Evans ' "Buttons and Bows ”, George Morgan's “ Candy Kisses ”and various hits from the Andrews Sisters and Frank Sinatra .

Thanks to the intermingling of Americans from different ethnic backgrounds and from different parts of the country during World War II, a new kind of music found its way into the radio stations in the rest stops and jukeboxes on the roadside in 1948 . A mix of white and black forms of music from the Mississippi Delta with country music popular across the country. When white pop music found its way in the immediate post-war period, rhythm and blues became rock'n'roll .

One of the most important changes in terms of changing musical tastes was another product from 1948, when the Californian instrument manufacturer Leo Fender released the first mass-produced electric guitar. Another invention from 1948 was the introduction of the 12-inch LP by engineers from Columbia Records . The larger, slower-playing LPs would eventually have more than half an hour of music on each side, enough to allow musicians to evolve beyond the one-hit-wonder formula. The 45 / min single followed soon afterwards, which drove the musical and cultural revolution in music.

The biggest hits of the year included "Manana" in the version by Peggy Lee , "Now Is the Hour" by Bing Crosby , "A Tree in the Meadow" ( Margaret Whiting ), "My Happiness" (in the versions by Jon & Sondra Steele and the Pied Pipers ), "You Can't Be True, Dear" ( Ken Griffin and Jerry Wayne ), "Little White Lies" ( Dick Haymes ) and "You Call Everybody Darlin '" ( Al Trace ). Art Mooney , Doris Day , Gordon Jenkins , Vaughn Monroe , the King Cole Trio , Kay Kyser , Gracie Fields , Francis Craig , the Andrews Sisters , Dinah Shore , Art Mooney, Arthur Godfrey , Ella Fitzgerald , were also successful in the US charts . Perry Como , Sammy Kaye , Tommy Dorsey , Spike Jones , Frankie Carle and Tex Beneke .

See also : List of number one hits in the US (1948)  and List of number one albums in the US (1948)

See also : List of number one hits on the folk charts in the USA (1948)  and List of singles on the Race Records chart in 1948

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Interpreter	Title Author (s)	Chart entry	Weeks	HP	Label number	Remarks
The Andrews Sisters with Billy Ternent & his Orchestra	Underneath The Arches Bud Flanagan	09/04/1948	10	10	Decca 24 940	B-side of You Call Everybody Darling .
The Andrews Sisters with Billy Ternent & his Orchestra	You Call Everybody Darling Sam Martin, Ben Trace, Clem Watts	09/04/1948	9	16	Decca 24 940	The title (as well as the B-side Underneath the Arches ) was written on July 26, 1948 in London, accompanied by Billy Ternent's orchestra.
The Andrews Sisters with Vic Schoen & his Orchestra	Bella Bella Marie (From Monogram-Picture "Music Man") Gerhard Winkler , Don Pelosi, Leo Towers	11/20/1948	2	24	Decca 24 499	Version of the piece from the Monogram production Music Man ; English version of the hit classic Capri-Fischer composed by Gerhard Winkler in 1943 .
The Andrews Sisters with Vic Schoen & his Orchestra	Toolie Oolie Doolie (The Yodel Polka) Artur Beul , Vaughn Horton	04/24/1948	16	4th	Decca 24 380	“Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters recorded several yodel songs, each of which is apparently supposed to be a bit hip. But their English-language version, "Toolie Oolie Doolie (Die Jodel-Polka)", is not yodelling, just a falsetto - vocalese . "
Eddy Arnold & his Tennessee Plowboys	Bouquet of Roses Steve Nelson, Bob Hilliard	September 18, 1948	7th	21st	Victor 20-2806	Eddy Arnold's rendition of Bouquet of Roses , a love song sung by many, was an early country- pop crossover song.
Gene Autry with Vocal Group	Here Comes Santa Claus (Down Santa Claus Lane) Gene Autry, Oakley Haldeman, Harriett Melka	December 27, 1947	5	9	Columbia 37 942
Blue Barron & his Orchestra, Vocal by Clyde Burke	You Were Only Fooling Larry Fotin, Fred Meadows, William E. Faber	07/24/1948	13	9	MGM 10 185	In 1948, Billboard praised: “Clyde Burke's heartfelt voice on this simple melody with an old-fashioned feel is a hit of the ballad. The band accompaniment, underlined by an effective trombone choir, carries the sentimental mood. "
Tex Beneke & his Orchestra	St. Louis Blues March W. C. Cell phone	04/17/1948	17th	5	Victor 20-2722	A recording from December 23, 1947. Soloists such as Pete Candoli and John Graas played in Beneke's orchestra in late 1947 ; The arranger here was Norman Leyden .
Brother Bones & his Shadows	Sweet Georgia Brown Ben Bernie , Maceo Pinkard, Kenneth Casey	11/27/1948	4th	18th	Tempo TR 652	The whistle version of the jazz classic Sweet Georgia Brown with the unusual percussion on cow ribs by Brother Bones & His Shadows (actually Freeman Davis) became the signature tune of the Harlem Globetrotters three years later .
Les Brown & his Orchestra	I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm Irving Berlin	December 25, 1948	1	30th	Columbia 38 324	Version of the song from the musical film Gehn wir stroll ( On the Avenue (1937), directed by Roy Del Ruth ), with Dick Powell and Alice Faye , who also introduce the song. In 1948 the song was also interpreted by Hadda Brooks , the Mills Brothers and Kay Starr (with Buzz Adlam).
Frankie Carle & his Orchestra, Vocal Chorus by Marjorie Hughes	Beg Your Pardon Francis Craig , Beasley Smith	02/07/1948	9	6th	Columbia 38 036	Co-writer Francis Craig and his band had recorded the song back in 1947, followed by versions of the Dinning Sisters and Larry Green. Billboard noted, "Frankie Carle jumbled his keyboard on Beg Your Pardon for Columbia Records and helped that company [Columbia ] to the third strongest sales position among record labels ”.
Buddy Clark with Dick Jones & his Orchestra	Ballerina Bob Russell , Carl Sigman	01/10/1948	4th	10	Columbia 38 040	"Dick Jones' band provides seamless musical support," wrote Radio Daily in 1947 .
Larry Clinton & his Orchestra, Vocal Chorus by Helen Lee & The Dipsy Doodlers	The Dickey-Bird Song (From MGM-Picture "Three Daring Daughters") Sammy Fain , Howard Dietz	06/05/1948	2	25th	Decca 24 301	Version of the piece from the MGM production Drei kleine Biester , in which the song is presented by Jeanette MacDonald and Jane Powell as well as by Elinor Donahue (vocal double Jean Garbo ) and Ann E. Todd (vocal double Patt Hyatt).
Larry Clinton & his Orchestra, Vocal Chorus by Helen Lee & The Dipsy Doodlers	On a Slow Boat to China Frank Loesser	December 04, 1948	1	27	Decca 24 482	Released in 1948, the song is a well-known pop and jazz standard that has been recorded by many artists, including a duet between Rosemary Clooney and Bing Crosby, Ella Fitzgerald , Charlie Parker , Jimmy Buffett , Fats Domino and Liza Minnelli .
Nat King Cole with Frank De Vol & his Orchestra	Nature Boy Eden Ahbez	04/24/1948	15th	1	Capitol 15 054
Perry Como with Russ Case & his Orchestra	Because Edward Teschemacher , Guy d'Hardelot	March 13, 1948	18th	4th	Victor 20-2653	Because was the English language version of a French song from 1902 that Enrico Caruso was successful with in 1913. In the following years well-known tenors such as Mario Lanza and Jan Peerce recorded it, and in 1948 the Russ Morgen Orchestra with the singer Felix Knight also recorded it .
Perry Como with Russ Case & his Orchestra	Haunted Heart (From Musical Production "Inside USA") Howard Dietz , Arthur Schwartz	06/05/1948	2	23	Victor 20-2713	The musical song was also interpreted in 1948 by Bing Crosby , Frances Langford , Gordon MacRae , Betty Jane Rhodes , Jo Stafford , Margaret Whiting and Margaret Whiting .
Perry Como & the Satisfiers with Russ Case & his Orchestra	Rambling Rose Joseph McCarthy , Joe Burke	07/31/1948	14th	18th	Victor 20-2947	Also popular in 1948 in versions by Dick Merrick & George Paxton , Gordon MacRae, The Four Knights, Bob Eberly & Russ Morgen .
Francis Craig & his Orchestra, Vocal by Bob Lamm	Beg Your Pardon Francis Craig, Beasley Smith	January 17, 1948	16	4th	Bullet 1012	Francis Craig's song was a hit with Frankie Carle in 1948 ; the versions of Dick Farney , Marjorie Hughes , Larry Green and The Dinning Sisters also made him popular,
Francis Craig & his Orchestra, Vocal by Bob Lamm	Near You Francis Craig, Kermit Goell	December 27, 1947	5	3	Bullet 1001	Ranked # 1 on the Billboard list in December 1947 and the B-side of Red Rose . Bob Lamm did the singing. Although this was a huge hit, Francis Craig only had one more national hit single with his orchestra, Beg Your Pardon , a few months after Near You .
Bing Crosby with Ken Darby Singers & John Scott Trotter & his Orchestra	White Christmas (1946) Irving Berlin	December 27, 1947	5	3	Decca 23 778	The poet Carl Sandburg wrote: "When we sing ['White Christmas'], we don't hate anyone".
Bing Crosby & Carmen Cavallaro at the Piano	How Soon (Will I Be Seeing You?) Carroll Lucas, Jack Owens	December 27, 1947	6th	8th	Decca 24 101	B-side of You Do . How Soon (Will I Be Seeing You?) Was also popular in the 1948 version by Vaughn Monroe ( RCA-Victor ).
Bing Crosby & Carmen Cavallaro at the Piano	You Do (From 20th Century Fox Picture "Mother Wore Tights") Mack Gordon , Josef Myrow	December 27, 1947	2	12	Decca 24 101	Version of the piece from the 20th Century Fox production It began in Schneider's opera house .
Bing Crosby with Fred Waring & the Glee Club	Whiffenpoof Song Meade Minnigerode, George S. Pomeroy, Tod B. Galloway	December 27, 1947	2	11	Decca 23 990	The singer Rudy Vallee had The Whiffenpoof Song met when he attended the Yale University was. He revised the song and wrote a new piano arrangement for him. Still, Yale University management were unhappy with the song and rejected its offer to pay royalties.
Bing Crosby with The Rhythmaires & John Scott Trotter & his Orchestra	Ballerina Carl Sigman, Bob Russell	January 17, 1948	6th	10	Decca 24 278	Ballerina , a number one hit for Vaughn Monroe in 1948, was covered by Crosby, Dennis Day & Mahlon Merrick , Buddy Clark / Dick Jones (Columbia), Larry Carr / Ray Bloch and Johnny Mercer & Harry James .
Bing Crosby with Ken Darby Choir	Now Is the Hour (Maori Farewell Song) Maewa Kaihau, Clement Scott, Dorothy Stewart	January 31, 1948	23	2	Decca 24 279	Now Is the Hour became a popular New Zealand song performed by the Maoris as a farewell song for visitors under the original title Haere Ra .
Doris Day with George Siravo & his Orchestra	It's Magic (From "Romance on the High Seas") Sammy Cahn , Jule Styne	07/17/1948	21st	2	Columbia 38 188	Version of the piece from the Warner Bros. production Zaubernächte in Rio ; the film version, also sung by Doris Day, received an Oscar nomination for best song in 1949 .
Doris Day & Buddy Clark with Orchestra Accompaniment	My Darling, My Darling (From "Where's Charley?") Frank Loesser	11/20/1948	6th	7th	Columbia 38 353	Version of the piece from the Broadway musical Where's Charley? (1948).
Doris Day & Buddy Clark with George Siravo & his Orchestra	Confess Bennie Benjamin , George David Weiss	06/26/1948	11	16	Columbia 38 174	B-side of Love Somebody . The song was also introduced in 1948 by Patti Page (Mercury) and Jimmie Valentine & Barbara Brown (Varsity).
Doris Day & Buddy Clark with George Siravo & his Orchestra	Love Somebody Joan Whitney, Alex Kramer	06/05/1948	24	6th	Columbia 38 174	Love Somebody was also covered by Dennis Day on his radio show, Jane Froman (with André Kostelanetz ) and Eileen Wilson (in Your Hit Parade ) from 1948 .
The Dinning Sisters with the Art Van Damme Quintet	Buttons and Bows (From the Paramount-Picture "Paleface") Jay Livingston , Ray Evans	10/30/1948	9	7th	Capitol 15 184	Version of the piece from the Paramount production His angel with the two pistols ; the film version sung by Bob Hope won an Oscar for best song in 1949.
Tommy Dorsey & his Orchestra, Vocal Refrain by Harry Prime , the Clark Sisters & the Town Criers	Until Jack Fulton, Hunter Kahler, Bob Crosby	09/11/1948	16	6th	Victor 20-3061	Harry Prime (1920-2017) was a big band singer who performed from the late 1940s to the mid 1950s. Prime was a singer in the orchestras of Randy Brooks , Tommy Dorsey, Jack Fina and Ralph Flanagan .
Jack Emerson with Chet Howard & his Orchestra & Trio	Hair of Gold (From Columbia's "Singin 'Spurs") Sunny Skylar	09/11/1948	5	24	Metrotone 2018	Version of the piece from the Columbia production Singin 'Spurs (1948, directed by Ray Nazarro ).
The Emile Coté Serenaders , Directed by Bob Evans	Tea Leaves Morty Berk, Frank Capano, Max C. Freedman	07/17/1948	1	23	Columbia 38 230	The Emile Coté Serenaders were an a capella vocal group led by Bob Evans.
Gracie Fields with Phil Green & his Orchestra	Now Is the Hour ( Haere Ra ) Clement Scott, Maewa Kaihau	January 31, 1948	15th	4th	London 110	In 1945, the singer Gracie Fields visited New Zealand as part of the troop support and heard the song at a concert in Rotorua.
Ella Fitzgerald with The Song Spinners	My Happiness Borney Bergantine, Betty Peterson	06/19/1948	21st	8th	Decca 24 446	My Happiness was also popular in the vocal versions of Bing Crosby ( Philco Radio Time ), Beryl Davis ( Your Hit Parade , with Axel Stordahl ), Jon & Sondra Steele (Damon) and The Pied Pipers in 1948 due to the strike .
Betty Garrett with Harold Mooney & his Orchestra	Buttons and Bows (From the Film "Paleface") Jay Livingston, Ray Evans	11/13/1948	2	27	MGM 10 244	Version of the piece from the Paramount production His Angel with Two Pistols (1948, directed by Norman Z. McLeod ), in which the song is introduced by Bob Hope .
Joseph Giardino & the Uptown String Band	I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover Mort Dixon , Harry MacGregor Woods	02/21/1948	2	11	Mercury 5100	The old-fashioned song I'm Looking over a Four Leaf Clover from 1927 made a comeback in 1948.
Arthur Godfrey with Archie Bleyer & his Orchestra	Too Fat Polka (I Don't Want Her, You Can Have Her, She's Too Fat For Me) Ross MacLean, Arthur Richardson	December 27, 1947	9	2	Columbia 37 921	"He couldn't sing, but his recording of Too Fat Polka ('I don't want it, you can have it, it's too fat for me') hit the pop charts in November 1947."
Arthur Godfrey with Archie Bleyer & The Too Fat Trio Orchestra	Slap 'er Down, Agin, Paw Polly Arnold, Alice Cornett, Eddie Asherman	02/21/1948	7th	8th	Capitol 15 208
Benny Goodman & his Orchestra, Vocal by Al Hendrickson	On a Slow Boat to China Frank Loesser	11/20/1948	6th	12	Columbia 38 066	On a Slow Boat to China , recorded by Jo Stafford , Peggy Lee & Bing Crosby, Kurt Edelhagen , Mel Tormé , Buddy Rich , Art Lund , Kay Kyser and Charlie Parker in 1947/48 , soon became a popular pop and jazz standard .
Larry Green & his Orchestra, Vocal Refrain by Male Quartet	Bella Bella Marie Don Pelosi, Leo Towers, Gerhard Winkler	11/13/1948	2	21st	Victor 20-3072	English-language version of the hit classic Capri-Fischer composed by Gerhard Winkler in 1943 .
Larry Green & his Orchestra, Vocal Refrain by Trio	Beg Your Pardon Francis Craig, Beasley Smith	03/06/1948	5	8th	Victor 20-2647
Larry Green & his Orchestra, Vocal Refrain by Trio	Near You Kermit Goell, Francis Craig	December 27, 1947	3	12	Victor 20-2421	Near You was one of the big hits of 1947, featured in the charts in versions by the Andrews Sisters, Francis Craig and Alvino Rey .
Ken Griffin at the Organ	You Can't Be True, Dear Ken Griffin, Hans Otten	07/10/1948	15th	2	Rondo R-128	Ken Griffin (1909–1956), was an organist who had his biggest hit with You Can't Be True, Dear . The original instrumental version was soon followed by a vocal version with Jerry Wayne.
Ken Griffin at the Organ, Vocal by Jerry Wayne	You Can't Be True, Dear Ken Griffin, Hal Cotton, Hans Otten	04/10/1948	22nd	2	Rondo R-228
Dick Haymes & the Song Spinners	Nature Boy Eden Ahbez	06/12/1948	4th	16	Decca 24 439	B-side of You Can't Be True, Dear .
Dick Haymes & the Song Spinners	You Can't Be True, Dear Hans Otten, Ken Griffin, Hal Cotton	06/05/1948	13	9	Decca 24 439
Dick Haymes with Gordon Jenkins & his Orchestra	It's Magic (From Warner Bros.-Picture "Romance on the High Seas") Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn	07/24/1948	14th	13	Decca 23 826	Version of the piece from the Warner Bros. production Zaubernächte in Rio (1948, directed by Michael Curtiz , Busby Berkeley ), in which the song was introduced by Doris Day .
Dick Haymes with Vic Schoen & his Orchestra	Every Day I Love You (Just a Little Bit More) (From Warner Bros.-Picture "Two Guys from Texas") Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn	09/25/1948	2	24	Decca 24 457	Version of the piece from the Warner Bros. production Two Guys from Texas (1948, directed by David Butler ), in which the song was introduced by Dennis Morgan and Jack Carson .
Dick Haymes & Four Hits and a Miss with Gordon Jenkins & his Orchestra	Little White Read Walter Donaldson	04/10/1948	23	3	Decca 24 280	The song was also released by Martha Davis (Jewel), Betty Jane Rhodes , Dinah Shore , Frank Sinatra and Mel Tormé in 1948/49 .
Woody Herman & his Orchestra	Civilization (Bongo, Bongo, Bongo) Bob Hilliard, Carl Sigman	03/01/1948	1	15th	Columbia 37 855	Yet another version of Civilization, the great 1947/48 hit by Ray McKinley (Majestic), Louis Prima) RCA Victor), Gordon MacRae, Frank Sinatra, Phil Harris and The Sportsmen Quartet, Smilin 'Jack Smith and the Andrews Sisters & Danny Kaye (Decca).
Woody Herman & his Orchestra	Saber Dance (From "Gayne Ballet Suite") Aram Chatschaturjan	04/03/1948	10	7th	Columbia 38 102	With Woody Herman and His Orchestra , soloists such as Bernie Glow , Marky Markowitz , Ernie Royal , Shorty Rogers , Earl Swope , Stan Getz , Zoot Sims and Serge Chaloff played on this recording ; The arranger was Ralph Burns .
Vaughn Horton & his Polka Debs	Toolie Oolie Doolie (The Yodel Polka) Vaughn Horton, Artur Beul	05/08/1948	3	11	Continental C-1223	The song Toolie Oolie Doolie , also called The Yodel Polka , was brought to America by Emery Rozsa; Vaughn Horton, then musical director at Continental, wrote an English text and recorded it with the Polka Debs .
Eddy Howard & his Orchestra	Now Is The Hour (Maori Farewell Song) Maewa Kaihau, Clement Scott, Dorothy Stewart	02/14/1948	9	8th	Majestic 1191
Eddy Howard & his Orchestra	(I'd Love to Get You) On a Slow Boat to China Frank Loesser	11/27/1948	5	13	Mercury 5210
Pee Wee Hunt & his Orchestra	Twelfth Street Rag Euday L. Bowman	06/26/1948	27	1	Capitol 15 105	12 Street Rag was a classic ragtime and later jazz track , also known in versions by Sidney Bechet and Louis Armstrong since the 1920s . In the course of the beginning of the revival jazz around three million copies of Hunt's version were sold.
The Ink Spots	You Were Only Fooling (While I Was Falling In Love) Larry Fotine, Billy Faber, Fred Meadows	December 04, 1948	4th	18th	Decca 24 507	You Were Only Fooling (While I Was Falling In Love) was also published by Blue Barron and Kay Starr in 1948, and later by Vic Damone and Connee Francis .
Dick James with Instrumental Trio	You Can't Be True, Dear Hal Cotton, Gerhard Ebeler, Ken Griffin, Hans Otten	07/03/1948	2	19th	Victor 20-2944	Born Richard Leon Isaac Vapnick, son of Polish immigrants, began his career in the music business as a singer - and as the first British artist to hit the US charts in 1948 with You Can't Be True, Dear .
Gordon Jenkins & his Orchestra, Vocal Chorus by Charles LaVere & Mixed Chorus	Maybe You'll Be There Rube Bloom , Sammy Gallop	06/19/1948	28	3	Decca 24 403	The song was also interpreted by Louis Armstrong , Count Basie Vic Damone , Billie Holiday , Kay Starr and Mel Tormé in 1948 .
Jerry Murad's Harmonicats with Vocal Ensemble	Hair of Gold Sunny Skylar	08/14/1948	9	22nd	Universal U-121	Jerry Murads Harmonicats were an American harmonica group. The band was formed in 1947.
Spike Jones & his City Slickers, Vocal Refrain by George Rock	All I Want for Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth) Donald Yetter Gardner	11/27/1948	5	2	Victor 20-3177
Spike Jones & his City Slickers, Commentary by Doodles Weaver	William Tell Overture Gioachino Rossini	06/12/1948	15th	6th	Victor 20-2861	One of the typical musical parodies by Spike Jones, this time about the overture from Guillaume Tell by Gioachino Rossini from 1829.
Louis Jordan & his Tympany Five, Vocal Chorus by the Calypso Boys	Run Joe Joe Willoughby, Louis Jordan, Walt Merrick	07/03/1948	1	29	Decca 24 448	Louis Jordan & his Tympany Five also recorded two calypso numbers, Early in the Morning and Run Joe , which also hit the Rhythm & Blues charts.
Danny Kaye & the Andrews Sisters with the Harmonica Gentlemen	The Woody Woodpecker George Tibbles , Ramey Idriss	07/17/1948	3	19th	Decca 24 462	Version of the piece from the Woody Woodpecker cartoon Wet Blanket Policy .
Danny Kaye & the Andrews Sisters with Vic Schoen & his Orchestra	Civilization (Bongo, Bongo, Bongo) Carl Sigman, Bob Hilliard	December 27, 1947	5	3	Decca 23 940	" Civilization (Bongo, Bongo, Bongo), " as recorded by Danny Kaye and (again) the Andrews Sisters, hit the charts in November 1947 and told the story of a local who pokes fun at the uncivilized lifestyles of those who live in this ' civilization '.
Stan Kenton & his Orchestra, Vocal by June Christy	How High the Moon (From the Stage Production "Two for the Show") Morgan Lewis, Nancy Hamilton	07/17/1948	1	27	Capitol 15 117	Version of the piece from the Broadway production Two for the Show from 1940. How High the Moon was a popular jazz standard from the 1940s and was also made by Louis Armstrong , Count Basie , Tex Beneke , Duke Ellington , Lionel Hampton , Louis Jordan in 1948 , Charlie Parker and Lester Young played.
Evelyn Knight with Mannie Klein & his Orchestra	Buttons and Bows (From Paramount-Picture "The Paleface") Jay Livingston, Ray Evans	11/20/1948	2	24	Decca 24 489	Version of the piece from the Paramount production His angel with the two pistols .
Evelyn Knight & the Stardusters	A Little Bird Told Me Harvey O. Brooks	11/20/1948	6th	4th	Decca 24 514	Damon Runyon described Knight in one of his newspaper columns as "a lithe blonde girl with a soft little voice and a face that a mother would have liked to bring home."
Evelyn Knight & the Stardusters	Brush Those Tears From Your Eyes Oakley Haldeman, Clem Watts, Jimmy Lee	December 04, 1948	1	24	Decca 24 514	B-side of A Little Bird Told Me .
Evelyn Knight & the Stardusters	Powder Your Face with Sunshine (Smile! Smile! Smile!) Carmen Lombardo , Stanley Rochinski	December 25, 1948	1	16	Decca 24 530	The song was also popular in the duo version by Doris Day & Buddy Clark in 1948/49, as well as by Perry Como, Jo Stafford, Danny Kaye and Dean Marin .
Kay Kyser & his Orchestra, Vocal Chorus by Gloria Wood	Woody Woodpecker George Tibbles, Ramey Idriss	06/05/1948	15th	1	Columbia 38 197	The Woody Woodpecker Song received an Oscar nomination for Best Song and stayed at number one on the charts for six weeks in 1948 in the version by Kay Kyser and His Orchestra sung by Gloria Wood . The song was adopted as the theme music for the Woody Woodpecker series. The hallmark of the song is the cheeky laugh of Woody Woodpecker.
Kay Kyser & his Orchestra, Vocal Chorus by Harry Babbitt & the Campus Kids	Serenade of the Bells Kay Twomey, Al Goodhart, Al Urbano	03/01/1948	1	13	Columbia 37 956	Serenade of the Bells was also voiced by Gene Autry , Sammy Kaye & (Don Cornell , Tony Martin and Jo Stafford in 1947/48.
Kay Kyser & his Orchestra, Vocal Chorus by Harry Babbitt & Gloria Wood	On a Slow Boat to China Frank Loesser	October 23, 1948	10	2	Columbia 38 301
Frankie Laine with Carl Fischer & his Orchestra	Ah, But It Happens Walter Kent , William Dunham	08/21/1948	1	21st	Mercury 5158	The song was also covered by Carmen Cavallaro & Al Cernik, Denny Dennis and Harry James in 1948 .
Frankie Laine with Carl Fischer & his Orchestra	Shine Les Brown, Fort Dabney, Cecil Mack	03/20/1948	7th	12	Mercury 5091
Frankie Laine with Carl Fischer & his Orchestra	You're All I Want for Christmas Seger Ellis, Glen Moore	December 18, 1948	2	26th	Mercury 5177	Bobby Timmons and Don Patterson reactivated the song in 1964 for their two prestige productions with the same title Holiday Soul .
Jack Lathrop & the Drugstore Cowboys	You Call Everybody Darling Sam Martin, Ben Trace, Clem Watts	09/25/1948	2	27	Victor 20-3109	Lathrop was a former guitarist and occasional singer in the Glenn Miller band. He gave RCA's entry into the fight against Al Trace's number 1 hit during the second recording ban .
John Laurenz with Orchestral Accompaniment	A Tree in the Meadow Billy Reid	09/25/1948	1	28	Mercury 5148	From 1947 to 1949 he had an incredible 23 releases on Mercury including 'Red Roses for a Blue Lady', 'Sweet and Lovely', 'Careless Hands', ' These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You) ' and ' Nature Boy '. John Laurenz starred in eleven films from 1943 to 1950, mostly western films in which he played the side kick of good.
Peggy Lee with Dave Barbour & his Orchestra	Golden Earrings (From the Paramount-Picture "Golden Earrings") Jay Livingston , Ray Evans , Victor Young	December 27, 1947	12	2	Capitol 15 009	Version of the track from the Paramount production Golden Earrings (1947, directed by Mitchell Leisen ), in which the song is introduced by Murvyn Vye .
Peggy Lee with Dave Barbour & The Brazilians	Mañana (Is Soon Enough for Me) Dave Barbour, Peggy Lee	January 31, 1948	21st	1	Capitol 15 022	The Brazilians were a group of musicians led by Dave Barbour who came from the backing band of Carmen Miranda . Peggy Lee sings "[...] a politically incorrect parody that was performed with a vague Mexican accent."
Monica Lewis & the Ames Brothers with the Mary Osborne Trio	A Tree in the Meadow Billy Reid	08/21/1948	1	22nd	Decca 24 411
Guy Lombardo & his Royal Canadians, Vocal Chorus by the Lombardo Trio	I'm My Own Grandpaw Dwight Latham, Moe Jaffe	January 31, 1948	3	10	Decca 24 288
Joe Loss & his Orchestra, Vocal Refrain by Howard Jones	A Tree in the Meadow Billy Reid	September 18, 1948	1	30th	Victor 20-2965	Another cover version of the song, which was also performed by Bing Crosby , Gordon MacRae , Dinah Shore and Margaret Whiting in 1948 .
Art Lund with Johnny Thompson & his Orchestra	On a Slow Boat to China Frank Loesser	11/13/1948	7th	13	MGM 10 269
Vera Lynn with Male Voice Choir & Bob Farnon & his Orchestra	You Can't Be True, Dear Hal Cotton, Ken Griffin	May 29, 1948	7th	14th	London 202	“You can't be faithful” by Hans Otten and Gerhard Ebeler was recorded by the Metropol vocalists in 1935. this became You Can't Be True, Dear ; the song was presented in 1948 next to Ken Griffin (with Jerry Wayne ), who wrote the English lyrics, also by Dick James , Will Glahé (both RCA-Victor), Dick Haymes (a cappella), The Sportmen (Capitol) and Patti Page .
Gordon MacRae with Carlyle Hall & his Orchestra	It's Magic (From the Warner Bros.-Picture "Romance on the High Seas") Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn	08/07/1948	9	20th	Capitol 15 072	Version of the piece from the Warner Bros. production Zaubernächte in Rio . The Doris Day hit was also covered by Sarah Vaughan in 1948 .
Gordon MacRae & The Starlighters with Vocal Accompaniment	Hair of Gold, Eyes of Blue (From the Columbia-Picture "Singin 'Spurs") Sunny Skylar	08/28/1948	14th	10	Capitol 15 178	Version of the track from the Columbia production Singin 'Spurs .
Gordon MacRae & The Starlighters with Vocal Accompaniment	Rambling Rose Joseph McCarthy, Joe Burke	October 23, 1948	1	27	Capitol 15 178	B-side of Hair of Gold, Eyes of Blue . Rambling Rose of the Wlldwood with the a cappella accompaniment was another song that was composed under the conditions of the second admission strike .
The Marlin Sisters , accompanied by the Columbians	My Happiness Betty Peterson, Borney Bergantine	07/24/1948	3	24	Columbia 38 127	The Markin Sisters came from the Jewish-American Malavsky family, who performed in concerts of cantorial music and Jewish folk music all over the Jewish world. The family's father, Samuel Malavsky (1894–1985), a well-known cantor and composer, was often the soloist, accompanied by his four daughters and two sons.
The Marlin Sisters, accompanied by the Columbians	Toolie Oolie Doolie (The Yodel Polka) Vaughn Horton, Artur Beul	06/26/1948	1	30th	Columbia 38 211	In addition to Lou Preager (Columbia), the Harmony Sisters (Cupol) and Vaughn Harton (Continental) another version of the song, with which the Andrews Sisters were successful in the charts at the same time.
The Marlin Sisters with Eddie Fisher , accompanied by the Columbians	You Can't Be True, Dear Gerhard Ebeler, Hal Cotton, Hans Otten, Ken Griffin	06/12/1948	4th	19th	Columbia 38 211	B-side of Toolie Oolie Doolie (The Yodel Polka) .
Freddy Martin & his Orchestra feat. Barclay Allen, piano	Saber Dance Boogie (From the "Gayne Ballet") Aram Chatschaturjan	04/03/1948	11	6th	Victor 20-2721	Popular version of the saber dance from the ballet Gayaneh by the Soviet- Armenian composer Aram Khachaturian.
Freddy Martin & his Orchestra, Vocal Refrain by Glenn Hughes & The Martin Men	The Dickey-Bird Song (From the MGM film "Three Daring Daughters") Howard Dietz, Sammy Fain	05/08/1948	11	5	Victor 20-2617	Version of the piece from the MGM production Drei kleine Biester (1948, directed by Fred M. Wilcox ), in which the song by Jeanette MacDonald and Jane Powell as well as by Elinor Donahue (through her vocal double Jean Garbo) and Ann E. Todd (vocal double Patt Hyatt) is presented.
Freddy Martin & his Orchestra, Vocal Refrain by Glenn Hughes & The Martin Men	On a Slow Boat to China Frank Loesser	11/06/1948	8th	5	Victor 20-3123
Tony Martin with Earle Hagen & his Orchestra	For Every Man There's a Woman (Featured in Movie "Casbah") Leo Robin, Harold Arlen	06/12/1948	1	30th	Victor 20-2689	From the universal production Casbah - Forbidden Gassen ; the production received an Oscar nomination for best song in 1949.
Tony Martin with Earle Hagen & his Orchestra	It's Magic (From the film "Romance on the High Seas") Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne	08/07/1948	13	12	Victor 20-2862	Version of the piece from the Warner Bros. production Zaubernächte in Rio , with which Doris Day (with George Siravo & his Orchestra) was successful this year.
Ray McKinley & his Orchestra	Civilization (Bongo, Bongo, Bongo) Bob Hilliard, Carl Sigman	03/01/1948	1	14th	Majestic 7274
Ray McKinley & his Orchestra, Vocal Refrain by Marcy Lutes	For Heaven's Sake Donald Meyer, Elise Bratton, Sherman Edwards	11/06/1948	1	25th	Victor 20-2913	B-side of You Came a Long Way (From St. Louis) .
Ray McKinley & Some of the Boys	You Came a Long Way (From St. Louis) Bob Russell , John Benson Brooks	08/07/1948	16	23	Victor 20-2913	With Johnny Gray (guitar), John Potoker (piano), John Chance (bass) and Paul Kashishian (drums). The song was also featured by Bing Crosby & Peggy Lee on Philco Radio Time in 1948 .
The Mills Brothers	Gloria Leon René	December 04, 1948	3	29	Decca 24 509
Carmen Miranda & the Andrews Sisters with Vic Schoen & his Orchestra	Cuanto la gusta (From MGM-Picture "A Date With Judy") Gabriel Ruiz, Ray Gilbert	10/30/1948	9	12	Decca 24 479	Version of the piece from the MGM production Wirbel um Judy ; in the film version Carmen Miranda sang with orchestral accompaniment by Xavier Cugat .
Vaughn Monroe & his Orchestra	Ballerina (dance, ballerina, dance) Bob Russell, Carl Sigman	December 27, 1947	14th	1	Victor 20-2433	The song, a million dollar hit for Monroe, also hit the charts in 1947/48 in versions by Buddy Clark , Bing Crosby and Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra; 1957 Nat King Cole was again successful with ballerina .
Vaughn Monroe & his Orchestra, Vocal Refrain by the Moon Maids	Every Day I Love You (Just a Little Bit More) (From the Warner Bros. movie "Two Guys from Texas") Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne	10/30/1948	1	22nd	Victor 20-2523	Version of the piece from the Warner Bros. production Two Guys from Texas . The song was also covered by Dick Haymes , Johnny Frank (Varsity) and Jo Stafford (with Paul Weston Orchestra, Capitol) in 1948 .
Vaughn Monroe & his Orchestra, Vocal Refrain by the Moon Maids	How soon? (Will I Be Seeing You) Jack Owens, Carroll Lucas	December 27, 1947	8th	5	Victor 20-2523	Owens' sentimental song How Soon was also covered by Bing Crosby, Larry Clinton , Vaughn Monroe and Dinah Shore in 1947 .
Vaughn Monroe & his Orchestra, Vocal Refrain by the Moon Maids	I Wish I Didn't Love You So (From the Paramount Picture "Perils Of Pauline") Frank Loesser	December 27, 1947	1	13	Victor 20-2294	Version of the piece from the Paramount production Pauline, Stop Kissing (1947, directed by George Marshall ), in which the song is introduced by Betty Hutton .
Vaughn Monroe & his Orchestra, Vocal Refrain by the Moon Maids	You Do (From the 20th Century Fox Picture "Mother Wore Tights") Mack Gordon, Josef Myrow	December 27, 1947	1	11	Victor 20-2361	B-side of Kokomo, Indiana ; Version of the piece from the 20th Century Fox production It began in Schneider's opera house (1947), in which the song by Dan Dailey (with choir), Betty Grable (with quartet) and Mona Freeman (represented by her vocal double Imogene Lynn ) is presented.
Vaughn Monroe & his Orchestra, Vocal Refrain by Ziggy Talent	The Maharajah of Magador Tinker Cunningham, Frank L. Ryerson, Vaughan Moore	06/26/1948	9	19th	Victor 20-2851	The exotic calypso-tempo novelty song was performed by Monroe's saxophonist, who had the unusual Nwmen Ziggy talent.
Vaughn Monroe & his Orchestra, Vocal Refrain by the Sons of the Pioneers	Cool water Bob Nolan	08/14/1948	13	9	Victor 20-2923	Written by Bob Nolan in 1936, this now classic western song was recorded by his group The Sons of the Pioneers for the Decca label in 1941 .
Art Mooney & his Orchestra	Baby Face Benny Davis, Harry Akst	04/03/1948	14th	5	MGM 10 156	Originally a hit in 1926 for Jan Garber , Ben Selvin and for Smilin 'Jack Smith & The Ipana Troubadors. Sammy Kaye and Henry King were also successful with the hit remakes in 1948, and Little Richard in 1958 .
Art Mooney & his Orchestra (Banjo: Mike Pignatore)	I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover Harry MacGregor Woods , Mort Dixon	01/24/1948	16	1	MGM 10 119	Art Mooney's first big hit in 1948, when the 1927 song was a hit for Nick Lucas (# 2), Ben Bernie (# 3) and Jean Goldkette (# 10). The song had a significant resurgence in 1948 when he was featured not only for Art Mooney, but also for Russ Morgan , Alvino Rey , The Three Suns, Uptown String Band and Arthur Godfrey.
Art Mooney & his Orchestra, Vocal by Bud Brees & The Galli Sisters	Bluebird of Happiness Edward Heyman , Harry Parr-Davies, Sandor Harmati	07/03/1948	22nd	9	MGM 10 207	Bluebird of Happiness was interpreted in 1948 by Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae ( with a choir due to the strike ), Gracie Fields , Dennis Day and by the tenor Jan Peerce (with Sylvan Levin ).
Russ Morgan & his Orchestra	So Tired Russ Morgan, Jack Stuart	11/27/1948	4th	18th	Decca 24 449	Russ Morgan, who founded one of those typical “Mickey Mouse” sweet bands, succeeded in making So Tired (with muted trombone and his own vocals), a bestseller for Brunswick.
Russ Morgan with Milt Herth at the Organ, Vocal Chorus by the Ames Brothers & the Ensemble	I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover Harry MacGregor Woods, Mort Dixon	02/21/1948	9	7th	Decca 24 319	One of the big hits of 1948; the 1927 song was also interpreted by Art Mooney , the Billy Mills Orchestra, the Uptown String Band and The Three Suns (with Artie Dunn).
Ray Noble & his Orchestra with Buddy Clark	I'll Dance at Your Wedding Herbert Magidson , Ben Oakland	December 27, 1947	8th	3	Columbia 37 967	I'll Dance at Your Wedding was also recorded by Peggy Lee & Dave Barbour , Bing Crosby and The Rhythmaires, and the Jeanie Leitt & Billy Kyle Quartet in 1947/48 .
Jack Owens with Eddie Ballantine & his Orchestra	How Soon (Will I Be Seeing You) Jack Owens, Carroll Lucas	December 27, 1947	7th	6th	Tower 1258	The singer-songwriter and pianist Jack Owens (1912-1982) was best known in the USA as the star ( The Cruising Crooner ) of the long-running radio show Don McNeil's Breakfast Club .
Patti Page & the George Barnes Trio	Confess Bennie Benjamin, George David Weiss	07/10/1948	6th	20th	Mercury 5129
Jan Peerce with Sylvan Levin & the RCA Victor Orchestra	Bluebird of Happiness Sandor Harmati, Edward Heyman, Harry Parr-Davies	10/02/1948	2	23	Victor 11-9007	The single, released in 1945, hit the charts following the success of other younger versions of Bluebird of Happiness .
The Pied Pipers	My Happiness Betty Peterson, Borney Bergantine	06/05/1948	25th	4th	Capitol 15 094
Louis Prima & his Orchestra	Civilization (Bongo, Bongo, Bongo) Bob Hilliard, Carl Sigman	December 27, 1947	4th	8th	Victor 20-2400	Civilization , a traditional pop song, was best known for the 1947 Broadway musical Angel in the Wings , sung by Elaine Stritch . The song was also known as Bongo, Bongo, Bongo (I Don't Want to Leave the Congo) , the first verse of the chorus. The sheet music's title was Civilization (Bongo, Bongo, Bongo) .
Primo Scala 's Banjo & Accordion Orchestra with the Keynotes	Underneath the Arches Bud Flanagan	08/14/1948	16	6th	London 238	The British band leader and composer Harry Bidgood (1898-1957) hid behind the pseudonym Primo Scala .
Henri René & his Musette Orchestra, Vocal Refrain by the Three-O-Niners	Toolie Oolie Doolie (The Yodel Polka) Vaughn Horton, Artur Beul	06/19/1948	1	30th	Victor 25-1114
Betty Rhodes with Harry Zimmerman & his Orchestra	Buttons and Bows (From the Paramount movie "Paleface") Jay Livingston, Ray Evans	11/20/1948	4th	22nd	Victor 20-3078	Version of the piece from the Paramount production His Angel with Two Pistols (1948, directed by Norman Z. McLeod ), in which the song is introduced by Bob Hope . Betty Jane Rhodes (seen in Sweater Girl 1942 singing "I Said No" and "I Don't Want to Walk Without You") then dropped the middle name for her RCA Victor recordings. Buttons and Bows hit the charts, followed by versions of Dinah Shore and the Dinning Sisters.
Carson Robison with his Pleasant Valley Boys	Life Gits Tea Jus, Don't It Carson Robison	10/02/1948	9	14th	MGM 10 224	From the mid-1920s, Robison's career as a major early country folk artist and composer spanned more than 30 years of recording, radio appearances and touring. The commercially successful high point of his later years was this novelty song , at # 3 on the country charts.
Andy Russell & the Pied Pipers with Vocal Accompaniment	Underneath the Arches Bud Flanagan, Joseph McCarthy	10/09/1948	5	21st	Capitol 15 183	Production under the tecotrding ban of “Underneath The Arches”, a 1933 hit song by Jack Payne , was revived in the US in 1948 with the inclusion of Primo Scala, which was also presented by the Andrews Sisters.
Dinah Shore with Harry Zimmerman & his Orchestra	Lavender Blue (Dilly Dilly) (From Walt Disney's "So Dear to My Heart") Larry Morey , Eliot Daniel	December 18, 1948	1	30th	Capitol 38 299	Version of the piece from the Walt Disney production So Dear to My Heart ; the song is based on an English folk song, the earliest version of which was first printed between 1672 and 1685.
Dinah Shore with Sonny Burke & his Orchestra	How Soon (Will I Be Seeing You) Jack Owens, Carroll Lucas	03/01/1948	1	14th	Capitol 37 952
Dinah Shore with Rhythm Accompaniment	Little White Read Walter Donaldson	07/03/1948	1	28	Capitol 38 114
Dinah Shore & her Happy Valley Boys	Buttons and Bows (From "Paleface") Jay Livingston, Ray Evans	09/25/1948	14th	1	Capitol 38 284	Version of the piece from the Paramount production His angel with the two pistols .
Frank Sinatra with the Jeff Alexander Choir	Nature Boy Eden Ahbez	06/05/1948	4th	18th	Capitol 38 210
Jack Smith with the Clark Sisters & Frank De Vol & his Orchestra	Civilization (Bongo, Bongo, Bongo) Bob Hilliard, Carl Sigman	03/01/1948	2	14th	Capitol 465
Jack Smith & the Clark Sisters with Vocal Accompaniment	Baby Face Benny Davis, Harry Akst	06/12/1948	3	19th	Capitol 15 078	Baby Face was also popular in 1948 versions of Joseph Giardino's Uptown String Band, Sammy Kaye , Butch Stone, and Art Mooney .
Jack Smith & the Clark Sisters with Vocal Accompaniment	Cuanto le gusta (La Parranda) Gabriel Ruiz, Ray Gilbert	December 25, 1948	1	25th	Capitol 15 280
Jack Smith & the Clark Sisters with Vocal Accompaniment	Tea Leaves Morty Berk, Frank Capano, Max C. Freedman	06/19/1948	1	26th	Capitol 15 102	Ella Fitzgerald, accompanied by The Song Spinners, also recorded the song for Decca.
Jack Smith & the Clark Sisters with Vocal Accompaniment	You Call Everybody Darling Sam Martin, Ben Trace, Clem Watts	08/21/1948	9	13	Capitol 15 156	Another song in the year the recording was banned using only union-approved musical instruments such as the harmonica.
Charlie Spivak & his Orchestra, Vocal Refrain by Tommy Mercer	Now Is the Hour (Maori Farewell Song) Maewa Kaihau, Clement Scott, Dorothy Stewart	March 27, 1948	1	14th	Victor 20-2704
The Sportsmen	Toolie Oolie Doolie (the Yodel Polka) Artur Beul, Vaughn Horton	06/12/1948	6th	20th	Capitol 15 077
The Sportsmen	You Can't Be True, Dear Ken Griffin, Hans Otten, Gerhard Ebeler, Hal Cotton	06/05/1948	13	11	Capitol 15 077	B-side of Toolie Oolie Doolie (the Yodel Polka) .
The Sportsmen & Mel Blanc & his Original Woody Woodpecker Voice	Woody Woodpecker (From the Walter Lantz Cartoons) George Tibbles, Ramey Idriss	07/17/1948	9	2	Capitol 15 145	Mel Blanc was the voice of Woody Woodpecker in the cartoon films of the same name in 1940/41 .
Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae with Male Choir	Bluebird of Happiness Sandor Harmati, Edward Heyman, Harry Parr-Davies	10/30/1948	3	16	Capitol 15 207	B-side of Say Something Sweet to Your Sweetheart .
Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae with the Starlighters	Say Something Sweet to Your Sweetheart Sid Tepper, Roy Brodsky	October 23, 1948	6th	20th	Capitol 15 207	This strike-related a cappella recording led to little jokes about the musicians' strike, which were cleverly inserted into this playful arrangement , the commentary at 1:18, and the four-tone ukulele game at the end.
Jo Stafford, Gordon MacRae & the Starlighters with Orchestra	My Darling, My Darling (From the New York Musical "Where's Charley?") Frank Loesser	11/13/1948	7th	3	Capitol 15 270	Version of the piece from the Broadway musical Where's Charley? (1948).
Jo Stafford with Paul Weston & his Orchestra	Ev'ry Day I Love You (Just A Little Bit More) (From the Warner Bros.-Picture "Two Guys From Texas") Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn	11/06/1948	1	29	Capitol 15 139	Version of the piece from the Warner Bros. production Two Guys from Texas (1948, directed by David Butler , in which the song is introduced by both Dennis Morgan and Jack Carson .
Jo Stafford & Chorus with Paul Weston & his Orchestra	Serenade of the Bells Kay Twomey, Al Goodhart, Alfred Urbano	December 27, 1947	8th	6th	Capitol 15 007	The sentimental ballad was recorded by Gene Autry , Tony Martin, Frank Sinatra and Sammy Kaye & Don Cornell in addition to Stafford .
Kay Starr with Orchestra	You Were Only Fooling (While I Was Falling In Love) Larry Fotine, Billy Faber, Fred Meadows	December 18, 1948	1	25th	Capitol 15 226	You Were Only Fooling was also recorded by Blue Barron & His Orchestra and The Ink Spots in 1948, and later by Connie Francis and Vic Damone .
Jon & Sondra Steele	My Happiness Betty Peterson, Borney Bergantine	05/15/1948	27	3	Damon D-11 133	The couple Jon and Sondra Steele were a Hollywood club act whose independent label recording, "My Happiness," a 1933 song, became one of 1948's most memorable hits. It was on the Billboard singles chart for 30 weeks, reached number 2 (jukebox) and caused a slight dilemma for the major record companies this year of the Musicians' Union strike.
Benny Strong & his Orchestra	That Certain Party Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn	09/11/1948	14th	12	Tower 1271	The only national top 10 record for singer and bandleader Strong was this revival of the Roaring 20s hit. The song was popular in this era in the version of the Russo-FioRito Oriole Orchestra (Victor).
Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye , Vocal Refrain by Don Cornell, The Kaydets & Choir	Serenade of the Bells Kay Twomey, Al Goodhart, Alfred Urbano	December 27, 1947	11	3	Victor 20-2372	Gene Autry, Kay Kyser (with Harry Babbitt & the Campus Kids), Tony Martin, Bob Houston and Jo Stafford also recorded the song in 1947.
Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye, Vocal Refrain by Don Cornell & the Three Kaydets	Tell Me a Story Maurice Seigler, Larry Stock	05/15/1948	9	11	Victor 20-2761
Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye, Vocal Refrain by the Three Kaydets	Baby Face Benny Davis, Harry Akst	06/05/1948	4th	17th	Victor 20-2879
Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye, Vocal Refrain by the Three Kaydets	Lavender Blue (Dilly Dilly) (From Walt Disney's "So Dear to My Heart") Larry Morey, Eliot Daniel	December 11, 1948	3	12	Victor 20-3100	Version of the piece from the Walt Disney production So Dear to My Heart .
The Three Suns , Vocal Refrain by Male Quartet & Artie Dunn	I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover Mort Dixon, Harry Woods	03/06/1948	4th	13	Victor 20-2688	Although the Three Suns organist Artie Dunn is best remembered for his instrumental recordings, he was represented with one voice on several hits, here accompanied by a male quartet. The song also appeared in versions by Art Mooney, Russ Morgan, and the Uptown String Band.
Al Trace & his Orchestra, Vocal by Bob Vincent	You Call Everybody Darlin ' Ben Trace, Sam Martin, Clem Watts	06/26/1948	22nd	1	Regent 117
The Unnatural Seven , Vocal by Karen Tedder & Enrohtwah	Serutan Yob (A Song for Backward Boys and Girls Under 40) Eden Ahbez	10/09/1948	4th	24	Capitol 15 210	Due to the 1948 admission ban, Karen Tedder, the singer, is the only member of the Natural Seven . Most of the rest (including the sound effects) is provided by disc jockey Jim Hawthorne. The song has many of its in-jokes and trademarks (Hogan, Skippy, Peachy Keen etc.). Only toys or crazy instruments like kazoo, ukulele, cardboard box are used.
Sarah Vaughan with Richard Maltby & his Orchestra	It's Magic (From the Warner Bros.-Picture "Romance on the High Seas") Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn	08/14/1948	2	28	Musicraft 557	Version of the piece from the Warner Bros. production Zaubernächte in Rio (1948, directed by Michael Curtiz, Busby Berkeley ), in which the song by Doris Day is introduced.
Anne Vincent with Orchestral Accompaniment	You Call Everybody Darlin ' Ben Trace, Sam Martin, Clem Watts	07/31/1948	12	13	Mercury 5155
Paula Watson	A Little Bird Told Me Harvey O. Brooks	December 04, 1948	4th	14th	Supreme 1507
Jerry Wayne with Rhythm Accompaniment	You Call Everybody Darling Sam Martin, Ben Trace, Clem Watts	September 18, 1948	2	25th	Columbia 38 286	"You Call Everybody Darlin '" was a hit in 1948 for The Andrews Sisters, Al Trace, and Jack Smith & the Clark Sisters
Margaret Whiting with Orchestra	A Tree in the Meadow Billy Reid	07/17/1948	23	1	Capitol 15 122
Margaret Whiting & the Crew Chiefs with Orchestral Accompaniment	Far Away Places Joan Whitney, Alex Kramer	December 25, 1948	1	27	Capitol 15 278	Far Away Places was featured in popular recordings by Bing Crosby with the Ken Darby Choir, Margaret Whiting with the Crew Chiefs, Perry Como and Dinah Shore.
Margaret Whiting with Frank De Vol & his Orchestra	Now Is the Hour (Maori Farewell Song) Maewa Kaihau, Clement Scott, Dorothy Stewart	02/21/1948	8th	8th	Capitol 15 024
Tex Williams with Orchestra	Life Gits Tea Jus, Don't It? Carson Robison	December 04, 1948	1	27	Capitol 15 271
Frankie Yankovic & his Yanks, Vocal Chorus by Johnny Pecon	Just Because Bob Shelton, Joe Shelton	May 22, 1948	6th	14th	Capitol 38 072

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Individual evidence

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2. ↑ Top 39 Songs of 1948 - Billboard Year End Charts
3. ↑ John Sforza Swing It !: The Andrews Sisters Story . University Press of Kentucky 2000. p. 235.
4. ↑ Timothy E. Wise: Yodeling and Meaning in American Music . University Press of Mississippi 2016
5. ↑ Country Music Hall of Fame songbook series: piano, vocal, guitar, Volume 4 . Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum (Nashville, Tenn.) Hal Leonard Pub. Corp., 1998
6. ^ Billboard June 5, 1948, p. 33
7. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k} Tom Lord The Jazz Discography (online, accessed June 8, 2019)
8. ^ Ted Gioia : The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire . Oxford University Press 2012, p. 413.
9. ↑ Let's go strolling in the Internet Movie Database (English)
10. ^ Billboard Jan. 17, 1948, p. 31
11. ^ Billboard Apr. 10, 1948, p. 19
12. ^ Billboard Jan. 22, 1949, p. 55
13. ^ Radio Daily, Volume 41. Radio Daily Corporation, 1947, p. 19
14. ↑ Three little beasts in the Internet Movie Database (English)
15. ^ Gary Giddins : Bing Crosby: Swinging on a Star: The War Years, 1940-1946 . Little, Brown, 2018
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18. ↑ Sometime in the early 1940s, a Jimmie Valentine is said to have sung briefly with the Will Bradley Orchestra and was from Texas. He was extremely popular in Texas and known for his vocalization of the popular Hoagy Carmichael song Stardust. Unfortunately, he never felt comfortable on stage and almost ran away every time he finished singing. This may be the same Jimmie Valentine.
19. ^ Obituary at All About Jazz
20. ↑ Singin 'Spurs in the Internet Movie Database (English)
21. ^ Joel Whitburn's Pop Hits, 1940-1954: Compiled from Billboard's Pop Singles Charts 1940-1954. Record Research, 1994
22. ↑ Stephen Barnett, John McCrystal The Curious New Zealand Book: What Travel Guides Conceal 2012.
23. ↑ His angel with the two pistols in the Internet Movie Database (English)
24. ^ John Dunning: On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio . New York: Oxford University Press 1998, p. 45.
25. ^ ^{A b} Don Tyler: Hit Songs, 1900-1955: American Popular Music of the Pre-Rock Era . Jefferson (NC) & London: McFarland & Co. 2007
26. ↑ Ken Griffin in Find a Grave
27. ↑ Magic Nights in Rio in the Internet Movie Database (English)
28. ↑ Two Guys from Texas in the Internet Movie Database (English)
29. ^ Billboard Feb. 21, 1948
30. ^ Brian Southall, Pop Goes to Court: Rock 'N' Pop's Greatest Court Battles . London: Omnibus Press 2009.
31. ^ David Brackett: Categorizing Sound: Genre and Twentieth-Century Popular Music . University of California Press 2016. p. 224.
32. ^ Runyon, Damon (January 8, 1946). "The Brighter Side". The Indiana Gazette. Indiana, Pennsylvania. p. 14th
33. ↑ 1948 Number One Songs. Retrieved January 2, 2014 . 
34. ↑ John Laurenz at 45.cat
35. ↑ Golden Earrings in the Internet Movie Database (English)
36. ↑ James Gavin: Is That All There Is ?: The Strange Life of Peggy Lee . Atria Books 2014, p. 101.
37. ↑ Three little beasts in the Internet Movie Database (English)
38. ↑ Note on the original plate label
39. ↑ Pauline, let kissing be in the Internet Movie Database (English)
40. ↑ The loveliest parents in the world in the Internet Movie Database (English)
41. ^ Peter Cliffe: Fascinating Rhythm . Egon Publishers Limited, 1990, p. 232
42. ↑ Jack Owens at Discogs (English)
43. ^ Eddie Shapiro, Nothing Like a Dame: Conversations with the Great Women of Musical Theate . Oxford University Press 2014
44. ↑ His angel with the two pistols in the Internet Movie Database (English)
45. ↑ Sweater Girl in the Internet Movie Database (English)
46. ↑ Two Guys from Texas in the Internet Movie Database (English)
47. ↑ Magic Nights in Rio in the Internet Movie Database (English)