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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Other • Top 1000

Top Country Songs of 1947

1947

Video playlist

Cover

Date

Title

Album

US
country
peak

Comment

Video

1.

Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette) by Tex Williams

371

✫1
US

✫1
country

[Capitol Americana 40001]
written by Merle Travis & Tex Williams

2.

Temptation (Tim-Tayshun) by Red Ingle and the Natural Seven

366

✫1
US

2
country

featuring Jo Stafford on vocals
written by Arthur Freed & Nacio Brown (as Nacio Herb Brown)

3.

Feudin' and Fightin' by Dorothy Shay

253

4
US

4
country

[Columbia 37189]
written by Al Dubin & Burton Lane

4.

Feudin' and Fightin' by Jo Stafford

212

6
US

5
country

[Capitol 443]
written by Al Dubin & Burton Lane

5.

Here Comes Santa Claus (Down Santa Claus Lane) by Gene Autry

167

9
US

5
country

[Christmas]
[Columbia 37942]
written by Gene Autry & Oakley Haldeman

6.

(Oh Why, Oh Why, Did I Ever Leave) Wyoming by Dick Jurgens and His Orchestra

129

14
US

4
country

vocals by Jimmy Castle
[Columbia 37210]
written by Morey Amsterdam

7.

Ragtime Cowboy Joe by Eddy Howard

118

16
US

5
country

#1 hit for Bob Roberts in 1912
[Majestic 1155]
written by Lewis F. Muir, Maurice Abrahams & Grant Clarke

8.

New Pretty Blonde (Jole Blon) by Moon Mullican

106

21
US

2
country

[King 578]
written by traditional

9.

I'll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Can Hold You in My Arms) by Eddy Arnold

36

✫1
country

as Eddy Arnold & his Tennessee Plowboys
[RCA Victor 20-2332]
written by Eddy Arnold, Hal Horton & Tommy Dilbeck

10.

It's a Sin by Eddy Arnold

36

✫1
country

as Eddy Arnold & his Tennessee Plowboys
[RCA Victor 20-2241]
written by Zeb Turner & Fred Rose

11.

What Is Life without Love by Eddy Arnold

35

✫1
country

as Eddy Arnold & his Tennessee Plowboys
[RCA Victor 20-2058]
written by Eddy Arnold, Owen Bradley & Vic McAlpin

12.

So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed by Merle Travis

35

✫1
country

[Capitol 349]
written by Merle Travis, Eddie Kirk & Cliffie Stone

13.

New Jolie Blonde (New Pretty Blonde) by Red Foley

35

✫1
country

written by traditional

14.

Sugar Moon by Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys

35

✫1
country

[Columbia 37313]
written by Bob Wills & Cindy Walker

15.

Never Trust a Woman by Red Foley

30

2
country

written by Jenny Lou Carson

16.

To My Sorrow by Eddy Arnold

30

2
country

as Eddy Arnold & his Tennessee Plowboys
[RCA Victor 20-2481]
written by Vic McAlpin (as Vernice J. McAlpin)

17.

Never Trust a Woman by Tex Williams

30

2
country

[Capitol Americana 40054]
written by Jenny Lou Carson

18.

So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed by Johnny Bond

25

3
country

as Johnny Bond and His Red River Valley Boys
[Columbia 37255]
written by Merle Travis, Eddie Kirk & Cliffie Stone

19.

Oakie Boogie by Jack Guthrie

25

3
country

[Capitol 341]
written by Johnny Tyler

20.

You're Not My Darlin' Anymore by Gene Autry

25

3
country

[Columbia 37201]
written by Rosalie Allen, Fred Rose & Sam Martin

21.

That's How Much I Love You by Red Foley

24

4
country

written by Eddy Arnold, Wally Fowler & Graydon Hall

22.

That's What I Like About the West by Tex Williams

24

4
country

[Capitol Americana 40031]
written by Robert MacGimsey (as Bob MacGimsey) & Edyth Bergdahl

23.

Down at the Roadside Inn by Al Dexter

24

4
country

[Columbia 37303]
written by Al Dexter

24.

Don't Look Now (But Your Broken Heart Is Showing) by Ernest Tubb

24

4
country

[Decca 46040]
written by Ernest Tubb

25.

(Our Own) Jole Blon by Roy Acuff

24

4
country

as Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys
[Columbia 37287]
written by Roy Acuff

26.

Three Times Seven by Merle Travis

24

4
country

[Capitol 384]
written by Cliffie Stone & Merle Travis

27.

The Daughter of Jole Blon by Johnny Bond

24

4
country

as Johnny Bond and His Red River Valley Boys
[Columbia 37566]
written by Bart Dawson

28.

Steel Guitar Rag by Merle Travis

24

4
country

[Capitol 384]
written by Leon McAuliffe, Cliffie Stone & Merle Travis

29.

Move It On Over by Hank Williams

24

4
country

[MGM 10033]
written by Hank Williams

30.

Teardrops in My Heart by Sons of the Pioneers

24

4
country

[RCA Victor 20-2276]
written by Vaughn Horton

31.

Jole Blon by Harry Choates

24

4
country

[Modern Mountain 511]
written by Moon Mullican

32.

I Couldn't Believe It Was True by Eddy Arnold

24

4
country

as Eddy Arnold & his Tennessee Plowboys
US b side to It's a Sin
[RCA Victor 20-2241]
written by Eddy Arnold & Wally Fowler (as Wallace Fowler)

33.

Fat Gal by Merle Travis

24

4
country

[Capitol Americana 40026]
written by Merle Travis

34.

Bang Bang by Jimmie Davis

24

4
country

[Decca 46016]
written by Jimmie Davis

35.

Silver Stars, Purple Sage, Eyes of Blue by Cliffie Stone

24

4
country

as Cliffie Stone and His Orchestra
[Capitol 354]
written by Denver Darling

36.

My Chickashay Gal by Roy Rogers

24

4
country

[RCA Victor 20-2124]
written by Roy Rogers & Spade Cooley

37.

Kokomo Island by Al Dexter

24

4
country

[Columbia 37200]
written by Al Dexter & Cindy Walker

38.

Jole Blon's Sister by Moon Mullican

24

4
country

[King 632]
written by Moon Mullican (as Morry Burns) & Syd Nathan (as Lois Mann)

39.

I'll Step Aside by Ernest Tubb

24

4
country

[Decca 46041]
written by Johnny Bond

40.

Divorce Me C.O.D. by Johnny Bond

24

4
country

as Johnny Bond and His Red River Valley Boys
[Columbia 37217]
written by Merle Travis & Cliffie Stone

41.

Crazy 'Cause I Love You by Spade Cooley

24

4
country

with Tex Williams
[Columbia 37058]
written by Spade Cooley

42.

Cool Water by Sons of the Pioneers

24

4
country

[Decca 46027]
written by Bob Nolan

43.

Bob Wills Boogie by Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys

24

4
country

[Columbia 37357]
written by Bob Wills, Millard Kelso & Junior Barnard

44.

Freight Train Boogie by Red Foley

22

5
country

written by Alton Delmore (as Jim Scott) & Rabon Delmore (as Bob Nobar)

45.

Missouri by Merle Travis

22

5
country

US B side to Divorce Me C.O.D.
[Capitol 290]
written by Hank Penny & Harry "Slim" Duncan

46.

So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed by Ernest Tubb

22

5
country

[Decca 46040]
written by Merle Travis, Eddie Kirk & Cliffie Stone

47.

Rainbow at Midnight by Texas Jim Robertson

22

5
country

as Texas Jim Robertson and The Panhandle Punchers
[RCA Victor 20-1975]
written by Lost John Miller

48.

I'm Gonna Be Boss from Now On by Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys

22

5
country

[Columbia 37205]
written by Bob Wills & Jesse Ashlock

49.

Cigareetes, Whusky, and Wild, Wild Women by Sons of the Pioneers

22

5
country

[RCA Victor 20-2199]
written by Tim Spencer

50.

Baby Doll by Sons of the Pioneers

22

5
country

[RCA Victor 20-2086]
written by Bob Newman

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