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Top R&B Songs of 1948

1947 <-1948-> 1949

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1.
04/1948
380

✫1
US


2
R&B
as King Cole
[Capitol 15054]
written by Eden Ahbez
2.
12/1948
264

4
US


4
R&B
[Capitol 15308]
written by Harvey O. Brooks
3.
11/1948
234

6
US


2
R&B
[Supreme 1507]
written by Harvey O. Brooks
4.
06/1948
216

6
US


8
R&B
5.
12/1948
174

8
US


15
R&B
6.
11/1948
159

13
US


✫1
R&B
[Jubilee 5000]
written by Deborah Chessler
7.
11/1948
156

10
US


9
R&B
[instrumental]
[Tempo 652]
written by Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard & Kenneth Casey
8.
03/1948
150

15
US


✫1
R&B
[Capitol 40082]
written by Johnny Gomez & Paul Vance
9.
01/1948
146

13
US


3
R&B
#1 hit for Cliff Edwards in 1928
[Majestic 1204]
written by Jimmy McHugh & Dorothy Fields
10.
12/1948
139

11
US


15
R&B
[Christmas]
[Mercury 5177]
written by Seger Ellis & Glen Moore
11.
06/1948
131

19
US


✫1
R&B
[King 4201]
written by Lonnie Johnson
12.
07/1948
116

23
US


✫1
R&B
13.
05/1948
113

24
US


✫1
R&B
as Bull Moose Jackson & His Buffalo Bearcats
written by Syd Nathan (as Sally Nix) & Henry Glover
14.
08/1948
91

23
US


8
R&B
[Columbia 37573]
written by Arthur Johnston & Sam Coslow
15.
12/1948
88

24
US


8
R&B
[R]
[Christmas]
[Capitol 15201]
written by Mel Tormé & Robert Wells
16.
05/1948
85

24
US


10
R&B
as Savannah Churchill & the Four Tunes
[Manor 1116]
written by Irving Berman & Abe Schiff
17.
46





✫1
R&B
[Four Star 1254]
written by Ivory Joe Hunter
18.
46





✫1
R&B
[RCA Victor 20-2572]
written by Arbee Stidham
19.
46





✫1
R&B
[Miracle 125]
written by Floyd Hunt
20.
46





✫1
R&B
with the Sharps and Flats
[instrumental]
[Miracle 126]
written by Lewis Simpkins & Sonny Thompson
21.
10/1948
46





✫1
R&B
as Roy Brown and His Mighty-Mighty Men
[Deluxe 3154]
written by Roy Brown
22.
46





✫1
R&B
as Sonny Thompson Quintet featuring Eddie Chamblee
[instrumental]
[Miracle 128]
written by Sonny Thompson
23.
46





✫1
R&B
as Bull Moose Jackson & His Buffalo Bearcats
written by Henry Glover & Syd Nathan (as Sally Nix)
24.
46





✫1
R&B
written by Roy Brown
25.
46





✫1
R&B
[instrumental]
[Savoy 672]
written by Hal Singer
26.
46





✫1
R&B
written by Amos Milburn & Anne Cullum (as Lola Cullum)
27.
10/1948
46





✫1
R&B
[instrumental]
[Modern 624]
written by Pee Wee Crayton
28.
46





✫1
R&B
[Bullet 295]
written by Teddy Powell & Leonard Whitcup
29.
46





✫1
R&B
30.
46





✫1
R&B
31.
12/1948
39





2
R&B
[Commodore 7505]
written by Pat Best (as William Best) & Irving Berman
32.
39





2
R&B
33.
39





2
R&B
[King 4245]
written by Lonnie Johnson
34.
39





2
R&B
[Savoy 5551]
written by Brownie McGhee (as Walter Brown McGhee)
35.
39





2
R&B
written by Deborah Chessler
36.
39





2
R&B
37.
39





2
R&B
38.
12/1948
38



12
country
6
R&B
as Roy Brown and His Orchestra
US B side to Rainy Weather Blues
[Deluxe 3198]
written by Roy Brown
39.
10/1948
33





3
R&B
[instrumental]
[Modern 602]
written by Hadda Brooks
40.
33





3
R&B
41.
33





3
R&B
written by Roy Milton
42.
33





3
R&B
as Bull Moose Jackson & His Buffalo Bearcats
written by Henry Glover & Syd Nathan (as Sally Nix)
43.
31





4
R&B
written by Lora Lee & Louis Jordan
44.
31





4
R&B
45.
31





4
R&B
46.
31





4
R&B
[instrumental]
[King 4240]
written by Todd Rhodes
47.
28





5
R&B
written by Howard Biggs
48.
12/1948
28





5
R&B
[instrumental]
[Modern 643]
written by Pee Wee Crayton (as Connie Crayton) & Jules Taub
49.
28





5
R&B
[National 9045]
written by Jimmy Ricks & Howard Biggs
50.
28





5
R&B
written by Louis Jordan
51.
28





5
R&B
as Bull Moose Jackson & His Buffalo Bearcats
B side to All My Love Belongs to You
written by Syd Nathan (as Sally Nix) & Henry Glover
52.
28





5
R&B
B side to Hop, Skip, and Jump
written by Roy Milton
53.
28





5
R&B
[Black & White 122]
written by T-Bone Walker
54.
26





6
R&B
55.
26





6
R&B
written by Lowell Fulson
56.
26





6
R&B
written by Julia Lee
57.
26





6
R&B
written by Deborah Chessler
58.
26





6
R&B
B side to Chicken-Shack Boogie
written by Jesse Cryor
59.
26





6
R&B
[Exclusive 35x]
written by Benny Ray
60.
26





6
R&B
[Capitol 15064]
written by Richard Larkin
61.
26





6
R&B
as Cecil Gant Trio
[Bullet 280]
written by Fowler, Curly Kinsey & Stout
62.
26





6
R&B
63.
23





7
R&B
[instrumental]
[Speciality 307]
written by Camille Howard
64.
23





7
R&B
65.
23





7
R&B
written by Shelton Brooks
66.
23





7
R&B
as Jimmy Liggins and His Drops of Joy
[Specialty 521]
written by Jimmy Liggins
67.
23





7
R&B
68.
23





7
R&B
[Gold Star 638]
written by Little Son Jackson (as Melvin "Lil' Son" Jackson)
69.
10/1948
23





7
R&B
with Martha Davis [pianist]
[Decca 24502]
written by Don Raye & Gene De Paul (as Gene DePaul)
70.
23





7
R&B
written by Bob Nolan
71.
02/1948
21





8
R&B
[Capitol 15019]
written by Irving Berlin
72.
21





8
R&B
[Cornet 50]
written by Dallas Bartley & Johnny Cameron
73.
21





8
R&B
as Paul Williams Sextette
[instrumental]
written by Paul Williams [saxophonist]
74.
21





8
R&B
75.
21





8
R&B
with Buddy Harper Orchestra
[Jewel 2004]
written by John Getz
76.
21





8
R&B
[Score 5001]
written by Landers Coleman
77.
21





8
R&B
[R]
written by Lou Baxter & Johnny Moore
78.
21





8
R&B
written by Roy Brown
79.
21





8
R&B
written by King Perry
80.
21





8
R&B
[Black & White 126]
written by Oscar McLollie (as Oscar Lollie)
81.
21





8
R&B
written by Ivory Joe Hunter
82.
21





8
R&B
written by Howard Biggs
83.
21





8
R&B
written by Phil Rose & Sid Sprung
84.
19





9
R&B
written by Ivory Joe Hunter
85.
01/1948
19





9
R&B
[Capitol 15011]
written by Al Goodhart & Ruth Poll
86.
19





9
R&B
written by Bobby Black
87.
19





9
R&B
[instrumental]
written by Joe Liggins
88.
09/1948
19





9
R&B
[instrumental]
[Modern 600]
written by Henry Nemo & Will Jason
89.
19





9
R&B
[Modern 574]
written by Smokey Hogg
90.
19





9
R&B
91.
11/1948
19





9
R&B
[Gotham 163]
written by Rudy Toombs
92.
19





9
R&B
B side to Sweet Georgia Brown
written by Joe Liggins
93.
19





9
R&B
B side to The Song Is Ended (But the Melody Lingers On)
written by Nellie Lutcher
94.
18





10
R&B
B side to I Can't Give You Anything but Love
[Majestic 1204]
written by Sigmund Romberg & Oscar Hammerstein II
95.
18





10
R&B
[from the movie Good News]
written by Lew Brown, Buddy DeSylva & Ray Henderson
96.
18





10
R&B
97.
18





10
R&B
98.
18





10
R&B
written by Peggy Lee & Dave Barbour
99.
18





10
R&B
[Black & White 123]
written by John Henry
100.
18





10
R&B
[novelty]
[Majestic 1213]
written by Dave Dreyer & Harry Ruby

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