Almanac: 1947 Billboard debut

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Best Selling Popular Retail Records - debut in 

Billboard National Top 10 with November 15, 1947 - Top 15

January 11, 1947

9 A Gal In Calico-Tex Beneke with The Miller Orchestra, Vocal refrain - Tex Beneke and The Crew Chiefs

January 18, 1947

7 (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons-Charlie Spivak and his Orchestra, Vocal refrain - Jimmy Saunders

8 (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons-Eddy Howard and His Orchestra, Vocal - Eddy Howard

9 A Gal In Calico-Bing Crosby with The Calico Kids and John Scott Trotter And His Orchestra

10 (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons-Dinah Shore

February 8, 1947

7 Managua, Nicaragua-Freddy Martin and his Orchestra, Vocal refrain - Stuart Wade and Ensemble

10 Open The Door, Richard!-"Dusty" Fletcher with Jimmy Jones and his Band

February 15, 1947

3 Open The Door, Richard!-Count Basie and his Orchestra, Vocal refrain - Harry Edison and Bill Johnson

10 Anniversary Song-Al Jolson

February 22, 1947

6 Anniversary Song-Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians, Vocal Chorus - Kenny Gardner

7 Open The Door, Richard!-The Three Flames, Vocal - "Tiger" Haynes with guitar, bass and piano acc.

8 Managua - Nicaragua-Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians, Vocal Chorus - Don Rodney and The Lombardo Trio

9 Open The Door Richard!-Jack McVea And His All Stars

March 1, 1947

10 Anniversary Song-Tex Beneke with The Miller Orchestra, Vocal refrain - Garry Stevens and The Mello Larks

March 8, 1947

6 Heartaches-Ted Weems and his Orchestra, Whistling - Elmo Tanner

7 Anniversary Song-Dinah Shore

March 15, 1947

7 Open The Door, Richard!-Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five, Vocal Chorus - Louis Jordan

9 Managua, Nicaragua (Manag-wa, Nicarag-wa)-Kay Kyser and his Orchestra, Vocal Chorus - The Campus Kids featuring Gloria Wood

10 Guilty-Margaret Whiting

March 22, 1947

7 Anniversary Song-Andy Russell With Paul Weston And His Orchestra

March 29, 1947

7 Linda-Ray Noble and his Orchestra with Buddy Clark, Vocal [Uncredited] - Anita Gordon

9 How Are Things In Glocca Morra-Dick Haymes and Gordon Jenkins And His Orchestra

April 5, 1947

10 Linda-Charlie Spivak and his Orchestra, Vocal refrain - Tommy Mercer

April 12, 1947

6 My Adobe Hacienda-Eddy Howard And His Orchestra, Vocal - Eddy Howard and Trio

April 19, 1947

9 Mam'Selle-Art Lund

April 26, 1947

7 Peg O' My Heart-The Harmonicats

8 Heartaches-Harry James and his Orchestra, Vocal Chorus - Marion Morgan

May 3, 1947

6 Mam'Selle-Dick Haymes and Gordon Jenkins And His Orchestra

9 Mam'Selle-Dennis Day with Charles Dant and his Orchestra

May 10, 1947

10 Mam'Selle-The Pied Pipers With Paul Weston And His Orchestra

May 17, 1947

7 Mam'Selle-Frank Sinatra

May 24, 1947

9 Across The Alley From The Alamo-Mills Brothers

June 7, 1947

8 I Wonder, I Wonder, I Wonder-Eddy Howard and His Orchestra, Vocal - Eddy Howard and Trio

10 Chi-Baba Chi-Baba (My Bambino Go To Sleep)-Perry Como and The Satisfiers with Lloyd Shaffer and his Orchestra

June 21, 1947

10 That's My Desire-Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye, Vocal refrain - Don Cornell and The Kaydets

June 28, 1947

4 Peg O' My Heart-The Three Suns

7 Peg O' My Heart-Art Lund

8 I Wonder, I Wonder, I Wonder-Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians, Vocal Chorus - Don Rodney and The Lombardo Trio

10 Temptation (Tim-Tayshun)-Red Ingle & The Natural Seven, Vocal - Cinderella G. Stump and Red Ingle [Jo Stafford as Cinderella G. Stump]

July 5, 1947

7 That's My Desire-Frankie Laine And Mannie Klein's All Stars

10 Peg O' My Heart-Buddy Clark

July 12, 1947

10 Peg O' My Heart-Clark Dennis

July 26, 1947

8 Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)-Tex Williams And His Western Caravan, Vocal - Tex Williams And Trio

August 23, 1947

9 Smoke, Smoke, Smoke (That Cigarette)-Phil Harris and his Orchestra, Vocal refrain - Phil Harris and The Sportsmen
10 When You Were Sweet Sixteen-Perry Como and The Satisfiers with Lloyd Shaffer and his Orchestra

August 30, 1947

7 I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now-Ted Weems And His Orchestra, Vocal Chorus - Perry Como and Vocal Ensemble

8 I Have But One Heart (O'Marenariello)-Vic Damone And Jerry Gray's Orchestra, Vocal - Vic Damone

September 6, 1947

4 Near You-Francis Craig and His Orchestra, Francis Craig at the Piano, Vocal - Bob Lamm

9 Feudin' And Fightin'-Dorothy Shay ("The Park Avenue Hillbilly")

September 20, 1947

10 I Wish I Didn't Love You So-Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra, Vocal refrain - Vaughn Monroe and The Moon Maids

October 11, 1947

6 Near You-Andrews Sisters with Vic Schoen And His Orchestra

9 Near You-Elliot Lawrence and his Orchestra, Vocal Chorus - Rosalind Patton

October 18, 1947

4 Near You-Larry Green and his Orchestra, Vocal refrain - Trio

7 I Wish I Didn't Love You So-Betty Hutton with Joe Lilley And His Orchestra

8 An Apple Blossom Wedding-Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye, Vocal refrain - Don Cornell and The Glee Club

10 Feudin' And Fightin'-Jo Stafford With The Starlighters And Paul Weston And His Orchestra

October 25, 1947

9 I Wish I Didn't Love You So-Dinah Shore

9 Near You-Alvino Rey And His Orchestra, Vocal - Jimmy Joyce

10 Kokomo, Indiana-Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra, Vocal refrain - Vaughn Monroe and The Moon Maids

November 1, 1947

9 You Do-Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra, Vocal refrain - Vaughn Monroe and The Moon Maids

10 You Do-Bing Crosby and Carmen Cavallaro, At The Piano

10 You Do-Margaret Whiting With Frank De Vol And His Orchestra

November 8, 1947

4 Ballerina-Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra, Vocal refrain - Vaughn Monroe

7 How Soon (Will I Be Seeing You)-Jack Owens, Eddie Ballantine and his Orchestra

8 Too Fat Polka (I Don't Want Her) (You Can Have Her) (She's Too Fat For Me)-Arthur Godfrey

9 I Wish I Didn't Love You So-Dick Haymes

Billboard National Top 15

November 15, 1947

8 I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now-Perry Como with Lloyd Shaffer and his Orchestra

10 Mickey-Ted Weems And His Orchestra, Vocal - Bob Edwards

13 Serenade Of The Bells-Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye, Vocal refrain - Don Cornell, The Kaydets and Choir

14 An Apple Blossom Wedding-Eddy Howard and His Orchestra, Vocal - Eddy Howard and Trio

14 The Whiffenpoof Song-Bing Crosby with Fred Waring and the Glee Club

14 You Do-Dinah Shore

15 Civilization-Louis Prima and his Orchestra, Vocal - Louis Prima and Chorus

November 22, 1947

11 How Soon?-Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra, Vocal refrain - Vaughn Monroe and The Moon Maids

12 Civilization (Bongo, Bongo, Bongo)-Danny Kaye - Andrews Sisters with Vic Schoen And His Orchesrtra

14 And Mimi-Art Lund

15 Sugar Blues-Johnny Mercer With Paul Weston And His Orchestra

November 29, 1947

11 Golden Earrings-Peggy Lee With Dave Barbour And His Orchestra

December 6, 1947

11 How Soon (Will I Be Seeing You)-Bing Crosby and Carmen Cavallaro, At The Piano

December 20, 1947

12 I'll Dance At Your Wedding-Ray Noble and his Orchestra with Buddy Clark, Vocals [Uncredited] - Anita Gordon

12 Serenade Of The Bells-Jo Stafford And Chorus With Paul Weston And His Orchestra

December 27, 1947

9 Here Comes Santa Claus (Down Santa Claus Lane)-Gene Autry with Vocal Group