Almanac: 1948 Billboard rnb selling debut

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Best Selling Retail Race Records - debut in 

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May 22, 1948

1 Tomorrow Night-Lonnie Johnson

2 Good Rockin' Tonight-Wynonie Harris

3 Nature Boy-King Cole With Frank DeVol and his Orchestra, Vocal - King Cole

4 Fine Brown Frame-Nellie Lutcher And Her Rhythm

5 Long Gone (Part I & II)-Sonny Thompson with the Sharps and Flats

6 All My Love Belongs To You-Bull Moose Jackson and his Buffalo Bearcats

7 King Size Papa-Julia Lee & Her Boy Friends

8 Messin' Around-Memphis Slim and His House Rockers

9 I Love You Yes I Do-Bull Moose Jackson and his Buffalo Bearcats

10 Thirty-Five Thirty-Paul Williams Sextette

May 29, 1948

10 Write Me A Letter-The Ravens

June 5, 1948

9 Don't Fall In Love With Me-Ivory Joe Hunter

10 Pretty Mama Blues-Ivory Joe Hunter And His Band

June 12, 1948

10 Milky White Way-The Trumpeteers

13 Good Rocking Tonight-Roy Brown with Bob Ogden & Orch.

13 My Heart Belongs To You-Arbee Stidham with accompaniment

13 Temptation-Earl Bostic And His Orchestra

June 19, 1948

13 I Want A Bowlegged Woman-Bull Moose Jackson and his Buffalo Bearcats

June 26, 1948

7 Run Joe-Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five, Vocal Chorus - Louis Jordan and The Calypso Boys

10 West Side Baby-Dinah Washington And Rudy Martin Trio

13 Recess In Heaven-Dan Grissom with Buddy Harper Orch.

15 You Don't Love Me-Camille Howard And Her Trio

July 3, 1948

9 Send For Me If You Need Me-The Ravens

July 10, 1948

13 Walkin' And Talkin' And Crying My Blues Away-Dinah Washington And Rudy Martin Trio

July 17, 1948

9 I Can't Go On Without You-Bull Moose Jackson and his Buffalo Bearcats

11 Lollypop Mama-Wynonie Harris

July 24, 1948

13 I Want To Cry-Dinah Washington And Cootie Williams Orchestra

14 We're Gonna Rock-Bill Moore featuring Paul Williams - Bar. Sax.

August 7, 1948

12 Tell Me, Daddy-Julia Lee and Her Boy Friends

August 21, 1948

10 Cool Water-Nellie Lutcher And Her Rhythm

11 Bye Bye Baby Blues-The Ravens

15 Elevator Boogie-Mabel Scott

August 28, 1948

14 Tear Drop Blues-Jimmy Liggins And His Drops Of Joy

September 4, 1948

10 Don't Burn The Candle On Both Ends-Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five, Vocal Chorus - Louis Jordan

13 My Happiness-Ella Fitzgerald with The Song Spinners

September 11, 1948

8 Late Freight-Sonny Thompson Quintet Featuring Eddie Chamblee on Tenor Sax

14 Am I Asking Too Much?-Dinah Washington

September 18, 1948

8 Everything I Do Is Wrong-Roy Milton And His Solid Senders

11 Waxey Maxie-Paul Williams Sextette

13 Corn Bread-Hal Singer Sextette

September 25, 1948

9 Out Of The Blue-Hadda Brooks Trio

15 Manteca-Dizzy Gillespie and his Orchestra

October 2, 1948

13 Alexander's Ragtime Band-Nellie Lutcher And Her Rhythm

15 Hop, Skip, And Jump-Roy Milton And His Solid Senders

October 9, 1948

8 West Side Baby-T-Bone Walker And His Guitar

12 It's Too Soon To Know-The Orioles, Vocal Quintet with Rhythm

15 My Fault-Brownie McGhee

October 16, 1948

11 Everything I Have Is Yours-Billy Eckstine

October 23, 1948

6 Blues After Hours-Pee Wee Crayton and His Guitar

10 Blues For The Red Boy-Todd Rhodes Orchestra

11 It's Too Soon To Know-Dinah Washington with Quartet and Rhythm

13 Long About Midnight-Roy Brown and his Mighty Mighty Men

14 London Donnie-Don Byas Quartette

15 Pleasing You (As Long As I Live)-Lonnie Johnson

October 30, 1948

10 Daddy-O-Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five and Martha Davis

November 6, 1948

8 A Little Bird Told Me-Paula Watson

15 You Were Only Fooling (While I Was Falling In Love)-Ink Spots

November 13, 1948

6 It's Too Soon To Know-Ella Fitzgerald

November 20, 1948

9 Bewildered-Red Miller Trio

11 It's Too Soon To Know-The Ravens

15 Don't Be So Mean To Baby ('Cause Baby's So Good To You)-Duke Ellington and his Orchestra, Vocal Chorus - Al Hibbler

15 That's Your Last Boogie-Joe Swift with Johnny Otis & His Orchestra

November 27, 1948

12 Chicken-Shack Boogie-Amos Milburn

December 4, 1948

9 It Took A Long, Long Time-Amos Milburn

11 I Feel Like Going Home-Muddy Waters

15 Go Long-The Dixieaires

December 11, 1948

8 Bewildered-Amos Milburn

11 Merry Christmas, Baby-Johnny Moore's Three Blazers, Vocal - Charles Brown

December 18, 1948

11 Trees-Al Hibbler and Orchestra

15 Better Cut That Out-Sonny Boy Williams

December 25, 1948

9 Texas Hop-Pee Wee Crayton and His Guitar

12 Up Above My Head, I Hear Music In The Air-Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Marie Knight with Sam Price Trio

15 I Like It-Ivory Joe Hunter

15 Boogie Woogie Santa Claus-Mabel Scott