Rank
|
Artist
|
Title
|
Label
|
Recorded
|
Released
|
Chart Positions
|
1 |
Sonny Thompson with The Sharps and Flats |
"
Long Gone"
[15] |
Miracle 126 |
April 23, 1947 (1947-04-23) |
August 1947 (1947-08) |
US Billboard 1948 #339, US pop charts #29 for 1 week, 1 total weeks, US Billboard Top Race Records 1948 #1, Race Records charts #1 for 5 weeks, 31 total weeks, 700 points
|
2 |
Lonnie Johnson |
"
Tomorrow Night"
[16] |
King 4201 |
1947 (1947) |
May 1947 (1947-05) |
US Billboard 1948 #149, US pop charts #19 for 1 week, 3 total weeks, US Billboard Top Race Records 1948 #2, Race Records charts #1 for 7 weeks, 18 total weeks, 622 points
|
3 |
Amos Milburn |
"
Chicken Shack Boogie"
[17]
[18] |
Aladdin 3014 |
November 19, 1947 (1947-11-19) |
September 1948 (1948-09) |
US Billboard Top Race Records 1948 #3, Race Records charts #1 for 5 weeks, 23 total weeks, 577 points
|
4 |
Ivory Joe Hunter |
"
Pretty Mama Blues"
[19] |
Pacific 637 |
November 30, 1947 (1947-11-30) |
August 16, 1948 (1948-08-16) |
US Billboard Top Race Records 1948 #4, Race Records charts #1 for 3 weeks, 25 total weeks, 530 points
|
5 |
Wynonie Harris |
"
Good Rockin' Tonight"
[16] |
King 4210 |
December 28, 1947 (1947-12-28) |
June 1948 (1948-06) |
US Billboard Top Race Records 1948 #5, Race Records charts #1 for 1 week, 25 total weeks, 519 points
|
6 |
Red Miller Trio |
"
Bewildered" |
Bullet 295 |
November 25, 1947 (1947-11-25) |
January 1948 (1948-01) |
US Billboard Top Race Records 1948 #6, Race Records charts #1 for 5 weeks, 21 total weeks, 486 points
|
7 |
Hal Singer Sextette |
"
Corn Bread"
[20] |
Savoy 671 |
June 1948 (1948-06) |
March 1949 (1949-03) |
US Billboard Top Race Records 1948 #7, Race Records charts #1 for 4 weeks, 21 total weeks, 482 points
|
8 |
Julia Lee and Her Boy Friends |
"
King Size Papa"
[21] |
Capitol Americana 40082 |
November 11, 1947 (1947-11-11) |
September 1947 (1947-09) |
US Billboard 1948 #128, US pop charts #15 for 1 week, 3 total weeks, US Billboard Top Race Records 1948 #8, Race Records charts #1 for 9 weeks, 28 total weeks, 451 points
|
9 |
Bull Moose Jackson and His Buffalo Bearcats |
"
I Can't Go on Without You"
[16] |
King 4230 |
December 1947 (1947-12) |
February 1949 (1949-02) |
US Billboard Top Race Records 1948 #9, Race Records charts #1 for 8 weeks, 17 total weeks, 418 points
|
10 |
Memphis Slim and His House Rockers |
"
Messin' Around"
[15] |
Miracle 125 |
January 13, 1949 (1949-01-13) |
March 1949 (1949-03) |
US Billboard Top Race Records 1948 #10, Race Records charts #1 for 2 weeks, 25 total weeks, 403 points
|
11 |
Amos Milburn |
"Bewildered"
[17] |
Aladdin 3018 |
October 15, 1948 (1948-10-15) |
March 1949 (1949-03) |
US Billboard Top Race Records 1948 #11, Race Records charts #1 for 3 weeks, 16 total weeks, 384 points
|
12 |
Arbee Stidham |
"
My Heart Belongs to You"
[22] |
RCA Victor 20-2572 |
September 18, 1947 (1947-09-18) |
August 1, 1949 (1949-08-01) |
US Billboard Top Race Records 1948 #12, Race Records charts #1 for 1 week, 24 total weeks, 372 points
|
13 |
Bull Moose Jackson and His Buffalo Bearcats |
"
I Love You Yes I Do"
[16] |
King 4181 |
August 15, 1947 (1947-08-15) |
February 1948 (1948-02) |
US Billboard 1948 #182, US pop charts #21 for 1 week, 3 total weeks, US Billboard Top Race Records 1948 #13, Race Records charts #1 for 3 weeks, 26 total weeks, 352 points
|
14 |
Louis Jordan and His
Tympany Five |
"
Run Joe"
[23] |
Decca 24448 |
April 23, 1947 (1947-04-23) |
November 1946 (1946-11) |
US Billboard 1948 #240, US pop charts #23 for 1 week, 3 total weeks, US Billboard Top Race Records 1948 #14, Race Records charts #1 for 2 weeks, 15 total weeks, 324 points
|
15 |
Roy Brown and His Orchestra |
"Long About Midnight" |
DeLuxe 3154 |
January 13, 1949 (1949-01-13) |
March 1949 (1949-03) |
US Billboard Top Race Records 1948 #15, Race Records charts #1 for 1 week, 17 total weeks, 313 points
|
16 |
Bull Moose Jackson and His Buffalo Bearcats |
"All My Love Belongs To You"
[16] |
King 4189 |
January 20, 1949 (1949-01-20) |
February 1949 (1949-02) |
US Billboard Top Race Records 1948 #16, Race Records charts #3 for 2 weeks, 17 total weeks, 273 points
|
17 |
Pee Wee Crayton and His Guitar |
"
Blues After Hours"
[24] |
Modern 624 |
January 13, 1949 (1949-01-13) |
March 1949 (1949-03) |
US Billboard Top Race Records 1948 #17, Race Records charts #1 for 3 weeks, 13 total weeks, 256 points
|
18 |
The Orioles |
"
It's Too Soon to Know" |
It's A Natural 5000 |
January 13, 1949 (1949-01-13) |
March 1949 (1949-03) |
US Billboard 1948 #110, US pop charts #13 for 1 week, 7 total weeks, US Billboard Top Race Records 1948 #18, Race Records charts #1 for 1 weeks, 17 total weeks, 239 points
|
19 |
Nellie Lutcher and Her Rhythm |
"
Fine Brown Frame"
[4] |
Capitol 15032 |
December 27, 1947 (1947-12-27) |
July 1947 (1947-07) |
US Billboard 1948 #195, US pop charts #21 for 1 week, 2 total weeks, US Billboard Top Race Records 1948 #19, Race Records charts #2 for 3 weeks, 17 total weeks, 229 points
|
20 |
Dinah Washington |
"Am I Asking Too Much"
[25] |
Mercury 8095 |
November 1947 (1947-11) |
March 1949 (1949-03) |
US Billboard Top Race Records 1948 #20, Race Records charts #1 for 1 weeks, 14 total weeks, 219 points
|
21 |
Paula Watson |
"
A Little Bird Told Me"
[26] |
Supreme 1507 |
October 12, 1948 (1948-10-12) |
November 1948 (1948-11) |
US Billboard 1949 #44, US pop charts #6 for 1 weeks, 16 total weeks, US Billboard Top Race Records 1948 #21, Race Records charts #2 for 1 weeks, 14 total weeks, 203 points
|
22 |
Sonny Thompson with The Sharps and Flats |
"
Late Freight"
[15] |
Miracle 128 |
April 23, 1947 (1947-04-23) |
August 1947 (1947-08) |
US Billboard 1948 #205, US pop charts #21 for 1 week, 1 total weeks, US Billboard Top Race Records 1948 #22, Race Records charts #1 for 1 week, 11 total weeks, 200 points
|
23 |
King Cole |
"
Nature Boy"
[4] |
Capitol 15054 |
December 18, 1946 (1946-12-18) |
March 29, 1948 (1948-03-29) |
US Billboard 1948 #6, US pop charts #1 for 8 weeks, 18 total weeks, US Billboard Top Race Records 1948 #23, Race Records charts #2 for 1 week, 12 total weeks, 198 points
|
24 |
The Ravens |
"Send for Me if You Need Me" |
National 9045 |
December 22, 1947 (1947-12-22) |
March 1949 (1949-03) |
US Billboard Top Race Records 1948 #24, Race Records charts #4 for 1 week, 11 total weeks, 165 points
|
25 |
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five |
"Barnyard Boogie"
[27] |
Decca 24300 |
April 23, 1947 (1947-04-23) |
November 1946 (1946-11) |
US Billboard Top Race Records 1948 #25, Race Records charts #2 for 4 weeks, 13 total weeks, 152 points
|