America'S Greatest Hits 1947 / Various America'S Greatest Hits 1947 / Various CD

We continue our popular and successful series devoted to the biggest chart records of each calendar year in the early chart era as we focus on 1947, the seventh full calendar year of the Billboard Best Sellers chart - the chart was launched in July 1940 - and the third year to feature both a Most Played in Juke Boxes and Most Played by Disc Jockeys charts as well. This great value 98-track 4-CD set comprises every record which peaked in the Top 10 of the Best Sellers chart or in the Top 7 of the Juke Box or Disc Jockey charts during the year. For reasons of space, it excludes those records were still in the chart at the start of the year, but which peaked in the Top 10 in 1946, and so are included in our existing 194 collection. It was a big year for solo vocalists, who were starting to dominate as the big swing bands declined in the era of post-war austerity, although the "sweet" orchestras with their featured singers continued to hold sway, and the year had it's customary smattering of novelty songs, often in jazzy R&B or country styles. Eighteen different records made No. 1 in the various charts, although only nine of those topped the Best Sellers. As usual, there were also quite a number of highly collectable records by some artists we don't hear too much about these days. It makes for an intriguing and very entertaining musical snapshot of the music scene during a period of creative transition as the world finally settled down after the turbulent years of conflict. It includes a 15,000+ word booklet with a commentary on every record as well as full discographical and chart information

1. Johnny Mercer ; The Pied Pipers - A Gal In Calico 2. Hoagy Carmichael - Ole Buttermilk Sky 3. Charlie Spivak ; His Orch. - (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons 4. Tex Beneke With The Miller Orchestra - A Gal In Calico 5. Benny Goodman ; His Orch. - A Gal In Calico 6. Eddy Howard ; His Orchestra - (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons 7. Hoagy Carmichael - Huggin' And Chalkin' 8. The King Cole Trio - (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons 9. Margaret Whiting - Oh, But I Do 10. Dinah Shore - (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons 11. Jack McVea ; His All Stars - Open The Door, Richard 12. Louis Jordan ; His Tympany Five - Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens 13. Bing Crosby with The Calico Kids - A Gal In Calico 14. Count Basie ; His Orch. - Open The Door, Richard 15. Freddy Martin and His Orchestra - Managua, Nicaragua 16. Dusty Fletcher - Open The Door, Richard 17. The Three Flames - Open The Door, Richard 18. Guy Lombardo ; His Royal Canadians, Vocals Kenny Gardner - Anniversary Song 19. The Charioteers - Open The Door, Richard 20. Dinah Shore - Anniversary Song 21. Al Jolson - Anniversary Song 22. Buddy Clark - How Are Things In Glocca Morra 23. Guy Lombardo ; His Royal Canadians, Vocals Don Rodney ; The Lombardo Trio - Managua, Nicaragua 24. Tex Beneke With The Miller Orchestra - Anniversary Song 25. Ted Weems Orchestra - Heartaches 26. Louis Jordan ; His Tympany Five - Open The Door, Richard 27. Andy Russell - Anniversary Song 28. Dick Haymes - How Are Things In Glocca Morra 29. Harry James and His Orchestra - Heartaches 30. Kay Kyser ; His Orchestra - Managua, Nicaragua 31. Sam Donahue ; His Orchestra - A Rainy Night In Rio 32. Margaret Whiting - Guilty 33. Eddy Howard ; His Orchestra - My Adobe Hacienda 34. Charlie Spivak ; His Orch. - Linda 35. Sam Donahue ; His Orchestra - My Melancholy Baby 36. Ray Dorey - Mam'selle 37. Ray Noble ; His Orchestra with Buddy Clark ; Anita Gordon - Linda 38. Count Basie ; His Orch. - Free Eats 39. Dennis Day - Mam'selle 40. Frank Sinatra - Mam'selle 41. Dick Haymes - Mam'selle 42. Frank Sinatra - I Believe 43. Art Lund - Mam'selle 44. The Pied Pipers - Mam'selle 45. The Harmonicats - Peg O' My Heart 46. Eddy Howard ; His Orchestra - I Wonder, I Wonder, I Wonder 47. Red Ingle ; The Natural Seven - Temptation (Tim-Tay-Shun) 48. Mills Brothers - Across The Alley From The Alamo 49. Perry Como and The Satisfiers - Chi Baba Chi Baba (My Bambino Go To Sleep) 50. Guy Lombardo ; His Royal Canadians, Vocals Don Rodney ; The Lombardo Trio - I Wonder, I Wonder, I Wonder 51. Buddy Clark - Peg O' My Heart 52. Clark Dennis - Peg O' My Heart 53. Art Lund - Peg O' My Heart 54. Ted Weems ; His Orchestra - Peg O' My Heart 55. Sam Donahue ; His Orchestra - I Never Knew 56. Tex Williams ; His Western Caravan - Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette) 57. The Three Suns - Peg O' My Heart 58. Francis Craig ; His Orchestra - Near You 59. Count Basie ; His Orch. - I Ain't Mad At You (You Ain't Mad At Me) 60. Jo Stafford - Feudin' And Fightin' 61. Ted Weems ; His Orch. - I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now 62. Sammy Kaye Orch. with Don Cornell - That's My Desire 63. Dorothy Shay - Feudin' And Fightin' 64. Phil Harris ; His Orchestra - Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette) 65. Freddy Martin and His Orch. - The Lady From 29 Palms 66. Frankie Laine ; Mannie Kelin's All Stars - That's My Desire 67. Perry Como and The Satisfiers - When You Were Sweet Sixteen 68. Alvino Rey ; His Orch. - Near You 69. Vaughn Monroe ; His Orchestra - I Wish I Didn't Love You So 70. Perry Como - I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now 71. Betty Hutton - I Wish I Didn't Love You So 72. Andrews Sisters - Near You 73. Vic Damone - I Have But One Heart (O Marinello) 74. Larry Green ; His Orch. - Near You 75. Vaughn Monroe ; His Orchestra - Kokomo, Indiana 76. Johnny Mercer - Sugar Blues 77. Eddy Howard ; His Orchestra - Kate (Have I Come Too Early, Too Late) 78. Elliot Lawrence ; His Orchestra - Near You 79. Andrews Sisters - The Lady From 29 Palms 80. Sammy Kaye Orch. with Don Cornell - An Apple Blossom Wedding 81. Dinah Shore - I Wish I Didn't Love You So 82. Sam Donahue Orch. - The Whistler 83. Dinah Shore - You Do 84. Vaughn Monroe ; His Orchestra - You Do 85. Ted Weems ; His Orchestra - Mickey 86. Margaret Whiting - You Do 87. Bing Crosby - You Do 88. Jack Owens - How Soon (Will I Be Seeing You) 89. Vic Damone - You Do 90. Bing Crosby - Whiffenpoof Song 91. Vaughn Monroe ; His Orchestra - Ballerina 92. Arthur Godfrey - Too Fat Polka (I Don't Want Her) (You Can Have Her) (She's Too Fat For Me) 93. Jo Stafford - Serenade Of The Bells 94. Bing Crosby - White Christmas 95. Louis Prima ; His Orch. - Civilisation (Bongo, Bongo, Bongo) 96. Gene Autry - Here Comes Santa Claus (Down Santa Claus Lane) 97. Sammy Kaye Orch. - Serenade Of The Bells 98. Danny Kaye ; The Andrews Sisters - Civilisation (Bongo, Bongo, Bongo)