This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1947.

Specific locations 1947 in British music 1947 in Norwegian music

Specific genres 1947 in country music 1947 in jazz

Events June 11 – 15 – First Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod is held in Wales. August 7 – Carlo Bergonzi makes his professional debut as Schaunard in La bohème at the Arena Argentina in Catania. October – Enrico De Angelis leaves Quartetto Cetra to join the army. Lucia Mannucci replaces him. Jack Brymer becomes principal clarinettist of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Patti Page signs with Mercury. Frankie Laine earns the first of his 21 gold records. Kay Starr signs with Capitol. George Jones begins performing. Ernesto Bonino embarks on his Latin American tour. The Amadeus Quartet is founded, as the Brainin Quartet. Bernard Greenhouse and John Serry Sr. appear in Studio One on the CBS network.

Albums released Glenn Miller Masterpieces, Vol. 2 – Glenn Miller Music Out of the Moon – Les Baxter The Jolson Album Vol. 1 – Al Jolson St. Patrick's Day – Bing Crosby Accordion Capers – The Biviano Rhythm Sexteete with John Serry Sr. & Tony MottolaThe Billboard 27 April 1946 P. 124

Top popular records of 1947

Before the Hot100 was implemented in 1958, Billboard magazine measured a record's performance in the United States with three charts, 'Best-Selling Popular Retail Records', 'Records Most-Played On the Air' or 'Records Most Played By Disk Jockeys' and 'Most-Played Juke Box Records'. The following rankings are supplemented with reliable data from the "Discography of American Historical Recordings" website, Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954 and other sources as specified. Rank Artist Title Label Recorded Released Chart positions 1 Francis Craig and His Orchestra "Near You" Bullet 1001 US Billboard 1947 no. 1, US no. 1 for 17 weeks, 25 total weeks, 657 points, sold 2.5 million 2 Ted Weems and His Orchestra "Heartaches" Decca 25017 US Billboard 1947 no. 2, US no. 1 for 13 weeks, 20 total weeks, 643 points 3 Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra "Ballerina" RCA Victor 20-2433 US Billboard 1947 no. 3, US no. 1 for 10 weeks, 22 total weeks, 589 points 4 The Harmonicats "Peg o' My Heart" Vitacoustic 1 US Billboard 1947 no. 4, US no. 1 for 8 weeks, 26 total weeks, 452 points 5 Buddy Clark (Ray Noble Orchestra) "Linda" Columbia 37215 US Billboard 1947 no. 5, US no. 1 for 2 weeks, 23 total weeks, 381 points, CashBox no. 4 6 Tex Williams and The Western Caravan "Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)" Capitol 40001 US Billboard 1947 no. 6, US no. 1 for 6 weeks, 23 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1947 no. 3, USHB no. 1 for 16 weeks, 23 total weeks, 358 points 7 The Three Suns "Peg O' My Heart" RCA Victor 20-2272 US Billboard 1947 no. 7, US no. 1 for 4 weeks, 19 total weeks, 326 points 8 Arthur Godfrey "Too Fat Polka (I Don't Want Her-You Can Have Her-She's Too Fat For Me)" Columbia 37921 US Billboard 1947 no. 8, US no. 2 for 8 weeks, 18 total weeks, 320 points 9 Perry Como (Ted Weems Orchestra) "I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now" Decca 25078 US Billboard 1947 no. 9, US no. 1 for 1 weeks, 17 total weeks, 283 points 10 Freddy Martin and His Orchestra "Managua, Nicaragua" RCA Victor 20-2026 US Billboard 1947 no. 10, US no. 1 for 3 weeks, 13 total weeks, 239 points, CashBox no. 4 11 Eddy Howard and His Orchestra "I Wonder, I Wonder, I Wonder" Majestic 1124 US Billboard 1947 no. 11, US no. 2 for 4 weeks, 19 total weeks, 237 points, CashBox no. 4 12 Hoagy Carmichael "Huggin' and Chalkin'" Decca 23675 US Billboard 1947 no. 12, US no. 1 for 2 weeks, 15 total weeks, 218 points, CashBox no. 3, Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998, 1,000,000 sales 13 Art Lund "Mam'selle" MGM 10011 US Billboard 1947 no. 13, US no. 1 for 2 weeks, 13 total weeks, 216 points 14 Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra "I Wish I Didn't Love You So" RCA Victor 20-2294 US Billboard 1947 no. 14, US no. 2 for 5 weeks, 15 total weeks, 202 points 15 Jack Owens "How Soon (Will I Be Seeing You)" Tower 1258 US Billboard 1947 no. 15, US no. 2 for 1 weeks, 20 total weeks, 201 points 16 Eddy Howard and His Orchestra "My Adobe Hacienda" Majestic 1117 US Billboard 1947 no. 16, US no. 2 for 5 weeks, 15 total weeks, 193 points, CashBox no. 4 17 Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra (Vocal Don Cornell) "That's My Desire" RCA Victor 20-2251 US Billboard 1947 no. 17, US no. 2 for 1 weeks, 22 total weeks, 193 points 18 Red Ingle and The Natural Seven vocal by Cinderella G Stump "Temptation (Tim-Tayshun)" Capitol 412 US Billboard 1947 no. 18, US no. 1 for 1 week, 15 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1947 no. 7, USHB no. 2 for 11 weeks, 18 total weeks, 190 points 19 Perry Como "When You Were Sweet Sixteen" RCA Victor 20-2259 US Billboard 1947 no. 19, US no. 2 for 1 weeks, 19 total weeks, 183 points 20 Buddy Clark (Mitchell Ayres Orchestra) "Peg O' My Heart" Columbia 37392 US Billboard 1947 no. 20, US no. 1 for 6 weeks, 15 total weeks, 165 points 21 Perry Como "Chi-Baba, Chi-Baba (My Bambino Go to Sleep)" RCA Victor 20-2259 US Billboard 1947 no. 21, US no. 1 for 3 weeks, 13 total weeks, 160 points 22 Dinah Shore "Anniversary Song" Columbia 37234 US Billboard 1947 no. 22, US no. 1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 158 points

Billboard Most-Played Juke Box Race Records

The following songs appeared in The Billboard's Most-Played Juke Box Race Records chart, starting November 1946 through November 1947. Each week ten points were awarded to the number one record, then four points for number two, three points for number three, and so on. This system rewards songs that reach the highest positions, as well as those that had the longest chart runs. Also see Billboard Most-Played Race Records of 1947. Rank Artist Title Label Recorded Released Chart positions 1 Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five "Ain't Nobody Here but Us Chickens" Decca 23741 US Billboard 1947 no. 88, US pop charts no. 6 for 1 week, 6 total weeks, US Billboard Most-Played Juke Box Race Records 1947 no. 1, Race Records chart no. 1 for 17 weeks, 27 total weeks, 199 points 2 Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five "Boogie Woogie Blue Plate" Decca 24104 US Billboard 1947 no. 205, US pop charts no. 21 for 1 week, 1 total weeks, US Billboard Most-Played Juke Box Race Records 1947 no. 2, Race Records chart no. 1 for 14 weeks, 25 total weeks, 168 points 3 Julia Lee and Her Boy Friends "(Opportunity Knocks But Once) Snatch and Grab It" Capitol Americano 40028 US Billboard 1947 no. 287, US pop charts no. 24 for 1 week, 1 total weeks, US Billboard Most-Played Juke Box Race Records 1947 no. 3, Race Records chart no. 1 for 12 weeks, 28 total weeks, 168 pointsselling over 500,000 copies 4 Savannah Churchill and the Sentimentalists (aka The Four Tunes) "I Want to Be Loved (But Only by You)" Manor 1046 US Billboard 1947 no. 236, US pop charts no. 21 for 1 week, 1 total weeks, US Billboard Most-Played Juke Box Race Records 1947 no. 4, Race Records chart no. 1 for 8 weeks, 25 total weeks, 127 points 5 Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five "Jack, You're Dead" Decca 23901 US Billboard 1947 no. 200, US pop charts no. 21 for 1 week, 1 total weeks, US Billboard Most-Played Juke Box Race Records 1947 no. 5, US no. 1 for 7 weeks, 20 total weeks, 108 points 6 Eddie Vinson and His Orchestra "Old Maid Boogie" Mercury 8028 US Billboard Most-Played Juke Box Race Records 1947 no. 6, US no. 1 for 2 weeks, 23 total weeks, 79 points 7 Nellie Lutcher and Her Rhythm "He's a Real Gone Guy" Capitol Americano 40017 US Billboard 1947 no. 160, US pop charts no. 15 for 1 week, 1 total weeks, US Billboard Most-Played Juke Box Race Records 1947 no. 7, Race Records chart no. 2 for 3 weeks, 23 total weeks, 53 points 8 Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five "Let The Good Times Roll" Decca 23741 US Billboard 1947 no. 88, US pop charts no. 6 for 1 week, 12 total weeks, US Billboard Most-Played Juke Box Race Records 1947 no. 8, US no. 2 for 4 weeks, 23 total weeks, 52 points 9 Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five "Texas and Pacific" Decca 23810 US Billboard 1947 no. 197, US pop charts no. 20 for 1 week, 3 total weeks, US Billboard Most-Played Juke Box Race Records 1947 no. 9, US no. 1 for 2 weeks, 15 total weeks, 49 points 10 Nellie Lutcher and Her Rhythm "Hurry on Down" Capitol Americano 40002 US Billboard 1947 no. 196, US pop charts no. 20 for 1 week, 5 total weeks, US Billboard Most-Played Juke Box Race Records 1947 no. 10, Race Records chart no. 2 for 3 weeks, 18 total weeks, 39 points 11 Johnny Moore's Three Blazers (vocal Charles Brown) "New Orleans Blues" Exclusive 240 US Billboard Most-Played Juke Box Race Records 1947 no. 11, US no. 2 for 2 weeks, 13 total weeks, 32 points 12 Lionel Hampton and His Hamptonians "I Want to Be Loved (But Only by You)" Decca 23879 US Billboard Most-Played Juke Box Race Records 1947 no. 12, US no. 2 for 1 weeks, 11 total weeks, 25 points 13 Mills Brothers "Across the Alley from the Alamo" Decca 23863 US Billboard 1947 no. 30, US pop charts no. 2 for 2 weeks, 15 total weeks, US Billboard Most-Played Juke Box Race Records 1947 no. 13, Race Records chart no. 2 for 1 week, 12 total weeks, 24 points 14 Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five "Open the Door, Richard!" Decca 23841 US Billboard 1947 no. 66, US pop charts no. 6 for 1 week, 4 total weeks, US Billboard Most-Played Juke Box Race Records 1947 no. 14, Race Records chart no. 2 for 4 weeks, 6 total weeks, 21 points 15 Frankie Laine and Mannie Klein's All Stars "That's My Desire" Mercury 5007 US Billboard 1947 no. 44, US pop charts no. 4 for 1 week, 26 total weeks, US Billboard Most-Played Juke Box Race Records 1947 no. 15, Race Records chart no. 3 for 2 weeks, 11 total weeks, 20 points 16 Jack McVea and His All-Stars "Open The Door, Richard!" Black & White 792 US Billboard 1947 no. 64, US pop charts no. 3 for 1 week, 9 total weeks, US Billboard Most-Played Juke Box Race Records 1947 no. 16, Race Records chart no. 2 for 2 weeks, 7 total weeks, 19 points 17 Dusty Fletcher "Open The Door, Richard (Part 1)" National 4012 US Billboard 1947 no. 50, US pop charts no. 3 for 1 week, 7 total weeks, US Billboard Most-Played Juke Box Race Records 1947 no. 17, Race Records chart no. 2 for 2 weeks, 7 total weeks, 19 points 18 Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five "Early In The Mornin''" Decca 24155 US Billboard Most-Played Juke Box Race Records 1947 no. 18, Race Records chart no. 3 for 3 weeks, 10 total weeks, 19 points 19 Erskine Hawkins "Hawk's Boogie" RCA Victor 20-2169 US Billboard Most-Played Juke Box Race Records 1947 no. 19, Race Records chart no. 2 for 1 week, 8 total weeks, 18 points 20 Annie Laurie with Paul Gayten Trio "Since I Fell for You" DeLuxe 1082 US Billboard 1947 no. 198, US pop charts no. 20 for 1 week, 1 total weeks, US Billboard Most-Played Juke Box Race Records 1947 no. 20, Race Records chart no. 3 for 3 weeks, 10 total weeks, 18 points 21 Count Basie and His Orchestra "Open The Door, Richard!" RCA Victor 20-2127 US Billboard 1947 no. 29, US pop charts no. 1 for 1 week, 9 total weeks, US Billboard Most-Played Juke Box Race Records 1947 no. 21, Race Records chart no. 2 for 1 weeks, 6 total weeks, 15 points

Published popular music "Afraid to Fall in Love" w. Ralph Blane m. Harry Warren. Introduced by Mickey Rooney and Gloria DeHaven in the 1948 film Summer Holiday "Almost Like Being in Love" w. Alan Jay Lerner m. Frederick Loewe. Introduced by David Brooks and Marion Bell in the musical Brigadoon. Performed in the 1954 film version by Gene Kelly. "An Apple Blossom Wedding" w.m. Jimmy Kennedy and Nat Simon "And Mimi" w.m. Jimmy Kennedy and Nat Simon "Apalachicola F.L.A." w. Johnny Burke m. Jimmy Van Heusen. Introduced by Bob Hope and Bing Crosby in the film Road to Rio "An Apple Blossom Wedding" w.m. Jimmy Kennedy and Nat Simon "April in Portugal" w. Jose Galhardo (Port) Jimmy Kennedy (Eng) m. Raul Ferrão "Autumn Leaves" ("Les Feuilles Mortes") w.(Eng) Johnny Mercer (Fr) Jacques Prévert m. Joseph Kosma "Ballerina" w.m. Bob Russell and Carl Sigman