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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
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- Disc 1 -
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
- Disc 2 -
1 Ted Weems Orchestra - Heartaches
2 Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five - Open the Door, Richard
3 Andy Russell - Anniversary Song
4 Dick Haymes - How Are Things in Glocca Morra
5 Harry James and His Orchestra - Heartaches
6 Kay Kyser & His Orchestra - Managua, Nicaragua
7 Sam Donahue & His Orchestra - a Rainy Night in Rio
8 Margaret Whiting - Guilty
9 Eddy Howard & His Orchestra - My Adobe Hacienda
10 Charlie Spivak & His Orch. - Linda
11 Sam Donahue & His Orchestra - My Melancholy Baby
12 Ray Dorey - Mam'selle
13 Ray Noble & His Orchestra with Buddy Clark & Anita Gordon - Linda
14 Count Basie & His Orch. - Free Eats
15 Dennis Day - Mam'selle
16 Frank Sinatra - Mam'selle
17 Dick Haymes - Mam'selle
18 Frank Sinatra - I Believe
19 Art Lund - Mam'selle
20 The Pied Pipers - Mam'selle
21 The Harmonicats - Peg O' My Heart
22 Eddy Howard & His Orchestra - I Wonder, I Wonder, I Wonder
23 Red Ingle & the Natural Seven - Temptation (Tim-Tay-Shun)
24 Mills Brothers - Across the Alley from the Alamo
25 Perry Como and the Satisfiers - Chi Baba Chi Baba (My Bambino Go to Sleep)
- Disc 3 -
1 Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians, Vocals Don Rodney & the Lombardo Trio - I Wonder, I Wonder, I Wonder
2 Buddy Clark - Peg O' My Heart
3 Clark Dennis - Peg O' My Heart
4 Art Lund - Peg O' My Heart
5 Ted Weems & His Orchestra - Peg O' My Heart
6 Sam Donahue & His Orchestra - I Never Knew
7 Tex Williams & His Western Caravan - Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)
8 The Three Suns - Peg O' My Heart
9 Francis Craig & His Orchestra - Near You
10 Count Basie & His Orch. - I Ain't Mad at You (You Ain't Mad at Me)
11 Jo Stafford - Feudin' and Fightin'
12 Ted Weems & His Orch. - I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
13 Sammy Kaye Orch. with Don Cornell - That's My Desire
14 Dorothy Shay - Feudin' and Fightin'
15 Phil Harris & His Orchestra - Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)
16 Freddy Martin and His Orch. - the Lady from 29 Palms
17 Frankie Laine & Mannie Kelin's All Stars - That's My Desire
18 Perry Como and the Satisfiers - When You Were Sweet Sixteen
19 Alvino Rey & His Orch. - Near You
- Disc 4 -
1 Vaughn Monroe & His Orchestra - I Wish I Didn't Love You So
2 Perry Como - I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
3 Betty Hutton - I Wish I Didn't Love You So
4 Andrews Sisters - Near You
5 Vic Damone - I Have But One Heart (O Marinello)
6 Larry Green & His Orch. - Near You
7 Vaughn Monroe & His Orchestra - Kokomo, Indiana
8 Johnny Mercer - Sugar Blues
9 Eddy Howard & His Orchestra - Kate (Have I Come Too Early, Too Late)
10 Elliot Lawrence & His Orchestra - Near You
11 Andrews Sisters - the Lady from 29 Palms
12 Sammy Kaye Orch. with Don Cornell - An Apple Blossom Wedding
13 Dinah Shore - I Wish I Didn't Love You So
14 Sam Donahue Orch. - the Whistler
15 Dinah Shore - You Do
16 Vaughn Monroe & His Orchestra - You Do
17 Ted Weems & His Orchestra - Mickey
18 Margaret Whiting - You Do
19 Bing Crosby - You Do
20 Jack Owens - How Soon (Will I Be Seeing You)
21 Vic Damone - You Do
22 Bing Crosby - Whiffenpoof Song
23 Vaughn Monroe & His Orchestra - Ballerina
24 Arthur Godfrey - Too Fat Polka (I Don't Want Her) (You Can Have Her) (She's Too Fat for Me)
25 Jo Stafford - Serenade of the Bells
26 Bing Crosby - White Christmas
27 Louis Prima & His Orch. - Civilisation (Bongo, Bongo, Bongo)
28 Gene Autry - Here Comes Santa Claus (Down Santa Claus Lane)
29 Sammy Kaye Orch. - Serenade of the Bells
30 Danny Kaye & the Andrews Sisters - Civilisation (Bongo, Bongo, Bongo)
