America'S Greatest Hits 1948 / Various America'S Greatest Hits 1948 / Various CD

We complete our popular and successful series devoted to the biggest chart records of each calendar year in the early chart era as we focus on 1948, the eighth full calendar year of the Billboard Best Sellers chart which was launched in July 1940. Acrobat now boasts a complete series of these collections from 1940 through to 1962. This great value 103-track 4-CD set comprises just about every record which peaked in the Top 15 of the Billboard Best Sellers chart or in the Top 15 of the Cash Box chart 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 1947, and so are included in our existing 1947 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 and the burgeoning medium of television offered new promotional opportunities, 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. Eight different records made No. 1 in the Best Sellers, with some having lengthy chart runs. 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. Ray Noble ; His Orchestra with Buddy Clark - I'll Dance at Your Wedding 2. Jack Smith with the Clark Sisters - Civilization (Bongo, Bongo, Bongo) 3. Peggy Lee - Golden Earrings 4. Bing Crosby and Carmen Cavallaro - How Soon 5. Buddy Clark - Ballerina 6. Doris Day - Papa, Won't You Dance with Me? 7. Vaughn Monroe ; His Orchestra - How Soon 8. Margaret Whiting - Pass That Peace Pipe 9. Bing Crosby - Ballerina 10. Francis Craig ; His Orchestra - Beg Your Pardon 11. Frank Sinatra - a Fellow Needs a Girl 12. Art Mooney and His Orchestra - I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover 13. Bing Crosby - Now Is the Hour 14. Peggy Lee - Manana 15. Guy Lombardo ; His Royal Canadians - I'm My Own Grandpaw 16. Buddy Clark ; Ray Noble - Two Loves Have I (J'ai Deux Amours) 17. Gracie Fields - Now Is the Hour 18. Frankie Carle Orchestra - (I'm A-Comin' A-Courtin') Corabelle 19. Ray Noble ; His Orchestra with Buddy Clark - (The Treasure of) Sierra Madre 20. Ray McKinley ; Orchestra - Your Red Wagon 21. Frankie Carle ; His Orchestra - Beg Your Pardon 22. Eddy Howard ; His Orchestra - Now Is the Hour 23. Dinah Shore - in a Little Book Shop 24. Russ Morgan ; His Orchestra - I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover 25. Uptown String Band - I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover 26. Arthur Godfrey ; the Too Fat Trio - Slap 'Er Down Again, Paw 27. Margaret Whiting - Now Is the Hour 28. Perry Como - Pianissimo 29. The Three Suns ; Artie Dunn - I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover 30. Larry Green ; His Orchestra - Beg Your Pardon 31. Perry Como - Because 32. Frank Sinatra - But Beautiful 33. Vic Damone - Thoughtless 34. Frankie Laine - Shine 35. Arthur Godfrey ; the Too Fat Trio - the Thousand Islands Song 36. Art Mooney and His Orchestra - Baby Face 37. Woody Herman ; His Orchestra - Sabre Dance 38. Freddy Martin ; His Orchestra - Sabre Dance Boogie 39. Ken Griffin at the Organ - You Can't Be True, Dear 40. Dick Haymes - Little White Lies 41. Perry Como - Haunted Heart 42. Tex Beneke ; His Orchestra - St. Louis Blues March 43. Nat King Cole - Nature Boy 44. Vaughn Monroe ; His Orchestra - Matinee 45. Andrews Sisters - Toolie Oolie Doolie (The Yodel Polka) 46. Peggy Lee - Laroo Laroo Lili Bolero 47. Freddy Martin ; His Orchestra - the Dickie Bird Song 48. Vaughn Horton ; His Polka Debs - Toolie Oolie Doolie (The Yodel Polka) 49. Jon and Sondra Steele - My Happiness 50. Swing ; Sway with Sammy Kaye - Tell Me a Story 51. Frankie Yankovic ; His Yanks - Just Because 52. Stan Kenton and His Orchestra - the Peanut Vendor 53. Kay Kyser ; His Orchestra - Woody Woodpecker 54. Buddy Clark ; Doris Day - Love Somebody 55. Dick Haymes ; the Song Spinners - You Can't Be True, Dear 56. "T". Texas Tyler - Deck of Cards 57. Spike Jones ; His City Slickers - William Tell Overture 58. The Sportsmen - You Can't Be True, Dear 59. Pied Pipers - My Happiness 60. Bing Crosby - a Fella with An Umbrella 61. Andrews Sisters - Heartbreaker 62. Al Trace ; His New Orchestra, Vocal Bob Vincent - You Call Everybody Darlin' 63. Pee Wee Hunt - Twelfth Street Rag 64. Ella Fitzgerald with the Song Spinners - My Happiness 65. Ken Griffin at the Organ - You Can't Be True, Dear 66. Jack Smith with the Clark Sisters - Tea Leaves 67. The Sportsmen ; Mel Blanc - Woody Woodpecker 68. Perry Como - Better Luck Next Time 69. Doris Day ; Buddy Clark - Confess 70. Gordon Jenkins ; His Orchestracharles Lavere Chorus - Maybe You'll Be There 71. Vaughn Monroe ; His Orchestra - the Majarajah of Magador 72. Doris Day - It 's Magic 73. Margaret Whiting - a Tree in the Meadow 74. Perry Como - Rambling Rose 75. Primo Scala's Banjo ; Accordion Orchestra - Underneath the Arches 76. Art Mooney and His Orchestra - Bluebird of Happiness 77. Dick Haymes - It's Magic 78. Anne Vincent - You Call Everybody Darlin' 79. Vaughn Monroe ; His Orchestra - Cool Water 80. Jack Smith with the Clark Sisters - You Call Everybody Darlin' 81. Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Until 82. Tony Martin - It's Magic 83. Ray McKinley ; Some of the Boys - You Came a Long Way (From St. Louis) 84. Andrews Sisters - Underneath the Arches 85. Dick Haymes - Every Day I Love You 86. Dinah Shore ; Her Happy Valley Boys - Buttons and Bows 87. Gordon MacRae - Hair of Gold, Eyes of Blue 88. Vic Damone - Lillette 89. The Blue Barron Orchestra - You Were Only Fooling 90. Jo Stafford ; Gordon MacRae (W/The Starlighters) - Say Something Sweet to Your Sweetheart 91. Benny Strong ; His Orchestra - That Certain Party 92. Kay Kyser ; His Orchestra - on a Slow Boat to China 93. The Dinning Sisters - Buttons and Bows 94. Carmen Miranda ; the Andrews Sisters - Cuanto la Gusta 95. Carson Robison ; Pleasant Valley Boys - Life Gits Tee-Jus Don't It 96. Freddy Martin ; His Orchestra - on a Slow Boat to China 97. Jo Stafford ; Gordon MacRae - My Darling, My Darling 98. Benny Goodman ; His Orchestra - on a Slow Boat to China 99. Eddy Howard ; His Orchestra - (I'd Love to Get You) on a Slow Boat to China 100. Doris Day ; Buiddy Clark - My Darling, My Darling 101. Spike Jones ; His City Slickers - All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth 102. Paula Watson - a Little Bird Told Me 103. Swing ; Sway with Sammy Kaye - Down Among the Sheltering Palms