Roger Ford’s
Singles Battles
No Battle

Singles Ranking for the 1948 Battle

The singles of this year's battle have been ranked based on, first, the number of rounds won and, second, on the percentage of votes received over all rounds in the battle. Statistics for singles that made it past the first round do not contain results of the preliminary round.

Singles in italics (if any) contended in the preliminary round.


RankRounds
Won
Votes
For
Votes
Against
% Votes
For
Song
19164497.62Wynonie Harris - Good Rockin' Tonight - King 4210
281245170.86Hank Williams - Honky Tonkin' - M-G-M 10171
381194771.69Amos Milburn - Chicken Shack Boogie - Aladdin 3014
471085367.08John Lee Hooker - Boogie Chillen' - Modern 627
56943572.87The Orioles - It's Too Soon To Know - Natural 5000
66844067.74Lonnie Johnson - Tomorrow Night - King 4201
76774364.17Roy Milton - Hop Skip And Jump - Specialty 314
86795558.96King Cole Trio - Nature Boy - Capitol 15054
95822477.36Hank Williams - I'm A Long Gone Daddy - M-G-M 10212
105752872.82Jimmy Liggins - Cadillac Boogie - Specialty 521
115772972.64Muddy Waters - I Can't Be Satisfied - Aristocrat 1305
125793469.91Hank Williams - I Saw The Light - M-G-M 10271
135693466.99The Trumpeteers - Milky White Way - Score 5001
145643664.00Wild Bill Moore - We're Gonna Rock - Savoy 666
155654559.09Tampa Red - Don't You Lie To Me - RCA 20-2791
165604258.82Jimmy Witherspoon - Ain't Nobody's Business - Supreme 1506
174652770.65Louis Jordan - Reet Petite And Gone - Decca 24300
184622670.45Ivory Joe Hunter - Pretty Mama Blues - Pacific 637
194592867.82The Ravens - White Christmas - National 9062
204582966.67Bull Moose Jackson - I Want A Bow Legged Woman - King 4189
214623265.96Nellie Lutcher - Fine Brown Frame - Capitol 15032
224563065.12Muddy Waters - I Feel Like Going Home - Aristocrat 1305
234543064.29The Orioles - (It's Gonna Be A) Lonely Christmas - Jubilee 5001
244553263.22Muddy Waters - Gypsy Woman - Aristocrat 1302
254563561.54Peggy Lee - Why Don't You Do Right - Capitol 15118
264513261.45The Orioles - Barbara Lee - Natural 5000
274543461.36K.C Douglas Trio - Mercury Boogie - Down Town 2004
284513658.62Sonny Thompson - Long Gone - Miracle 126
294543958.06Sister Rosetta Tharpe & Marie Knight - Up Above My Head I Hear Music In The Air - Decca 48090
304453754.88Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup - Hey Mama-Everything's All Right - RCA 20-3261
314444251.16Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson - Some Women Do - Mercury 8076
324404348.19Dinah Washington - West Side Baby - Mercury 8079
333492269.01Hank Williams - The Blues Come Around - M-G-M 10212
343492368.06Brother Bones & His Shadows - Sweet Georgia Brown - Tempo 652
353472367.14Wynonie Harris - Lollipop Mama - King 4226
363482466.67Louis Jordan - Run Joe - Decca 24448
373462465.71T-Bone Walker - West Side Baby - Comet 50
383442365.674 Steps Of Jive - Brown Gal - Chord 656
393452465.22Hal Singer - Corn Bread - Savoy 671
403432365.15The Basin Street Boys - I Sold My Heart To The Junkman - Exclusive 225
413442464.71Jimmie Gordon - Jumpin' At The Club Blue Flame - King 4191
423432464.18Amos Milburn - Bewildered - Aladdin 3018
423432464.18Buddy Johnson - You Better Change Your Ways - Decca 48076
443402363.49Roy Milton - New Years Resolution - Specialty 317
453442761.97Sonny Boy Williamson - Better Cut That Out - RCA 20-3218
463422661.76Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson - Alimony Blues - Mercury 8076
473402561.54Roy Milton - Keep A Dollar In Your Pocket - Specialty 522
483442861.11Pee Wee Crayton - Blues After Hours - Modern 624
493402759.70Pee Wee Crayton - Texas Hop - Modern 643
503402858.82Muddy Waters - Little Anna Mae - Aristocrat 1302
503402858.82Julia Lee & Her Boyfriends - That's What I Like - Capitol 15060
523372658.73Wynonie Harris - Hard Ridin' Mama - Aladdin 208
533412958.57Julia Lee & Her Boyfriends - King Size Papa - Capitol Americana 40082
543382758.46Lonnie Johnson - Bewildered - King 4261
553392957.35Smiley Lewis - Turn On Your Volume Baby - DeLuxe 1099
563413156.94Pee Wee King - Tennessee Waltz - RCA 20-2680
573352855.56Jimmie McCracklin - I Can't Understand Love - Marvel 701
583373055.22Jon & Sondra Steele - My Happiness - Damon 11133
593363054.55Roy Brown - Long About Midnight - DeLuxe1154
603373253.62Joe Turner - So Many Woman Blues - M-G-M 10321
613353153.03Joe Turner - Low Down Dog - Aladdin 3013
623333151.56Chubby Newsom - Hip Shakin' Mama - DeLuxe 3199
633383651.35Red Foley - Tennessee Saturday Night - Decca 46136
643333250.77Little Son Jackson - Freedom Blues - Gold Star 638
652361472.00Smokey Hogg - Jivin' Little Woman - Modern 596
662341569.39Wynonie Harris - Wynonie's Boogie - King 4202
672311468.89The Pilgrim Travelers - Gospel Boogie - Specialty 306
682351668.63Smiley Lewis - Here Comes Smiley - DeLuxe 1099
692361866.67Louis Jordan - Barnyard Boogie - Decca 24300
702331766.00Little Willie Jackson - Little Willie's Boogie - Modern 587
712321765.31Cecil Gant - Hogan's Alley - King 4231
712321765.31Joe Turner - Messin' Around - M-G-M 10321
712321765.31Joe Turner - That's What Really Hurts - National 4017
742331864.71Percy Mayfield - Two Years Of Torture - Gru-V-Tone 102
742331864.71Wynonie Harris - Good Morning Mr Blues - King 4210
762291763.04Smilin' Smokey Lynn - State Street Boogie - Specialty 323
772321962.75Sonny Boy Williamson - Rub A Dub - RCA 20-3047
782332062.26The Ravens - Until The Real Thing Comes Along - National 9045
792311962.00Bill Monroe - Summertime Is Past And Gone - Columbia 20503
802311962.00Jimmy Liggins - Rough Weather Blues - Specialty 523
812342161.82Thelonius Monk Trio - 'Round About Midnight - Blue Note 543
822322061.54Ella Fitzgerald - How High The Moon - Decca 24387
832322061.54Lowell Fulson - Three O'Clock Blues - Down Beat 167
842301961.22Amos Milburn - It Took A Long,Long Time - Aladdin 3014
852332161.11Hank Williams - Mansion On The Hill - M-G-M 10328
862312060.78Joe Swift - Alligator Meat - Exclusive 85
872342260.71Memphis Minnie - Shout The Boogie - Columbia 38099
882322160.38Floyd Jones & Snooky Pryor - Stockyard Blues - Marvel 702
892322160.38The Velvetones - Roberta Get Out Of That Bed - Super Disc 1055
902302060.00Brownie McGhee - My Fault - Savoy 5551
902302060.00Hank Thompson - Green Light - Capitol 15187
902302060.00Wynonie Harris - Blow Your Brains Out - King 4226
932312159.62Bull Moose Jackson - All My Love Belongs To You - King 4189
942281959.57Little Son Jackson - Ground Hog Blues - Gold Star 642
952292059.18Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson - Have You Ever Missed Your Baby - Mercury 8110
962332358.93Big Maceo - Chicago Breakdown - RCA 20-2910
962332358.93The Mills Brothers - Gloria - Decca 24509
982302158.82Moon Mullican - Columbus Stockade Blues - King 684
992292158.00Doc Pomus - Naggin' Wife Blues - Apollo 401
1002292158.00Jimmy Liggins - Move Out Baby - Specialty 523
1012302257.69Roy Brown - Roy Brown Boogie - DeLuxe 3189
1022272057.45Roy Milton - Train Blues - Specialty 524
1022272057.45Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup - Katie Mae - RCA 20-2989
1042312357.41Louis Jordan - Don't Burn The Candle At Both Ends - Decca 24483
1052282157.14T-Bone Walker - I'm Waiting For Your Call - Black & White 126
1062312456.36Eddy Arnold - Anytime - RCA 20-2700
1072282256.00T-Bone Walker - Midnight Blues - Black & White 127
1082272255.10Camille Howard Trio - X-Temporaneous Boogie - Specialty 307
1092272354.00The Four Gabriels - Gloria - Whirl 2505
1102262353.06The Dixieaires - Go Long - Gotham 63
1112262353.06Jimmy Witherspoon - Wee Baby Blues - Supreme 1505
1122272452.94The Ravens - Once In A While - National 9053
1132292652.73Joe Liggins - The Darktown Strutters Ball - Exclusive 49
1132292652.73Eddy Arnold - Texarkana Baby - RCA 20-2806
1152252352.08Roy Brown - Miss Fanny Brown Returns - DeLuxe 3189
1162272551.92Abbott & Costello - Who's On First? - Enterprise 501
1172232251.11Johnny Moore's Three Blazers - Lonesome Blues - Modern 53
1182272650.94The Ravens - Bye Bye Baby Blues - King 4234
1192242450.00The Big Three Trio - You Sure Look Good To Me - Columbia 38093
1202252649.02Jimmy Liggins - Homecoming Blues - Specialty 319
1212262848.15Ella Fitzgerald - My Happiness - Decca 24446
1222242648.00Champion Jack Dupree - Big Legged Mama - Celebrity 2012
1232232547.92Jimmy Work & The Border Boys - Tennessee Border - Alben 501
1242232646.94Jack McVea - Fightin' Mama Blues - Melodisc 110
1252222645.83Amos Milburn - Pool-Playing Blues - Aladdin 211
1262212842.86Nelson Alexander Trio - Rock That Voot - Specialty 308
1272202940.82John Greer Quintet - Rockin' With Big John - Sittin' In 510
1282203040.00Mabel Scott - Elevator Boogie - Exclusive 35
129120968.97Smokey Hogg - Long Tall Mama - Modern 574
1301221068.75John Lee Hooker - Sally Mae - Modern 627
1311241168.57Lightnin' Hopkins - Sugar Mama - Aladdin 3015
1311241168.57The Ravens - Send For Me If You Need Me - National 9045
1331211067.74The Deep River Boys - Recess In Heaven - RCA 20-3203
1341231167.65The Five Red Caps - Boogie Woogie On A Saturday Night - M-G-M 10285
1351221166.67Sonny Terry - Custard Pie Blues - Capitol 40122
1361231265.71Ivory Joe Hunter - No Money No Luck Blues - King 4255
1361231265.71Jimmy Liggins - Teardrop Blues - Specialty 521
1381241364.86Lightnin' Hopkins - Lightnin's Boogie - Score 4002
1391201164.52Johnny Moore's Three Blazers - Groovy Movie Blues - Exclusive 265
1391201164.52Lonnie Johnson - I Want My Baby - King 4225
1411231363.89Louis Jordan & Martha Davis - Daddy-O - Decca 24502
1421211263.64Mabel Scott - Boogie Woogie Santa Claus - Excusive 75
1431221362.86Frank Sinatra - I've Got A Crush On You - Columbia 38151
1431221362.86Joe Liggins - Drippers Blues - Exclusive 271
1451221362.86Lena Horne - 'Deed I Do - M-G-M 10165
1461211361.76The Maddox Brothers & Rose - Mean And Wicked Boogie - 4 Star 1210
1471211361.76Ivory Joe Hunter - Don't Fall In Love With Me - King 4220
1471211361.76Joe Turner - Mardi Gras Boogie - M-G-M 10274
1471211361.76Leadbelly - Diggin' My Potatoes - Disc 5085
1501221461.11Brownie McGhee - Robbie-Doby Boogie - Savoy 5550
1501221461.11King Cole Trio - Don't Blame Me - Capitol 15080
1521201360.61Doc Pomus - Doc's Boogie - Savoy 5545
1521201360.61Dr Clayton's Buddy - Walking With The Blues - RCA 20-3235
1521201360.61Nellie Lutcher - Lake Charles Boogie - Capitol 15148
1521201360.61Tampa Red - You Better Woo Your Baby - RCA 20-2849
1521201360.61The Ink Spots - You Were Only Fooling - Decca 24507
1571211460.00The Ravens - It's Too Soon To Know - National 9056
1581181260.00Dr Clayton's Buddy - Sweet Lucy Blues - RCA 20-2733
1591221559.46Savannah Churchill - How Could I Know - Manor 1152
1601191359.38Percy Mayfield - Jack You Ain't Nowhere - Gru-V-Tone 101
1601191359.38The Ravens - September Song - National 9053
1601191359.38The Velvetones - Find My Baby Blues - Super Disc 1055
1631201458.82Joe Liggins - Roll 'Em - Exclusive 41
1631201458.82Roosevelt Sykes - Time Wasted On You - RCA 20-3014
1631201458.82The Ravens - Always - National 9064
1661201458.82King Cole Trio - Lillette - Capitol 15224
1671211558.33Ella Mae Morse - A Little Further Down The Road Apiece - Capitol 15097
1671211558.33Joe Lutcher - Shuffle Woogie - Capitol 40071
1671211558.33Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Everybody's Gonna Have A Wonderful Time Up There - Decca 48071
1701181358.06The Delmore Brothers - Peach Tree Street Boogie - King 718
1711181358.06Evelyn Knight & Stardusters - A Little Bird Told Me - Decca 24514
1721181358.06Andrew Tibbs - Toothless Woman Blues - Aristocrat 1102
1731221657.89The Ray-O-Vacs - I'll Always Be In Love With You - Coleman 100
1741191457.58Joe Turner - My Heart Belongs To You - M-G-M 10274
1741191457.58King Cole Trio - Lost April - Capitol 15054
1761161257.14Lil Padmore - I Believe I'll Go Back Home - Sittin' In 18000
1771211656.76Sonny Thompson - Late Freight - Miracle 128
1781181456.25Buddy Johnson - You'll Get Them Blues - Decca 48040
1781181456.25Leadbelly - Defense Blues - Disc 5085
1781181456.25Tampa Red - I Know My Baby Loves Me - RCA 20-3008
1811191555.88The Delta Rhythm Boys - I Can't Tell A Lie To Myself - RCA 20-3007
1821191555.88Les Brown - I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm - Columbia 38324
1821191555.88Roosevelt Sykes - I'm Her Honey Dripper - RCA 20-2658
1821191555.88Roy Brown - Rainy Weather Blues - DeLuxe 3198
1821191555.88Savannah Churchill - Tell Me So - Manor 1123
1821191555.88Sister Rosetta Tharpe & Marie Knight - Precious Memories - Decca 48070
1821191555.88The Beale Street Boys - Teach Me Teach Me Baby - M-G-M 10141
1821191555.88Wynonie Harris - Blowin' To California - King 4252
1891201655.56Nellie Lutcher - Come And Get It Honey - Capitol 15064
1891201655.56Roosevelt Sykes - Sneakin' And Dodgin' - RCA 20-3176
1911171454.84Little Eddie Boyd - Playmate Shuffle - RCA 20-2920
1911171454.84Little Willie Jackson - Jackson's Boogie - Modern 566
1911171454.84The Four Blues - The Blues Can Jump - DeLuxe 3195
1941181554.55Louis Jordan - We Can't Agree - Decca 24483
1941181554.55Roy Milton - Everything I Do Is Wrong - Specialty 314
1941181554.55The Ravens - I Don't Know Why (I Love You Like I Do) - National 9059
1971191654.29Dinah Washington - It's Too Soon To Know - Mercury 6107
1971191654.29Kay Starr - You Were Only Fooling - Capitol 15226
1971191654.29The Ravens - How Could I Know - National 9059
2001171553.13King Perry - Keep A Dollar In Your Pocket - Excelsior 522
2011171553.13Joe Swift/Johnny Otis - That's Your Last Boogie - Exclusive 51
2021181652.94Dick Lewis & The Harlem Rhythm Boys - Hurricane Boogie - Imperial 5001
2021181652.94Dinah Washington - In The Rain - Mercury 8094
2021181652.94Johnny Moore's Three Blazers - Don't Get Salty Sugar Exclusive 268
2021181652.94Little Eddie Boyd - Blue Monday Blues - RCA 20-2703
2021181652.94Lowell Fulson - Whiskey Blues - Trilon 193
2071191752.78T-Bone Walker - I Want A Little Girl - Black & White 125
2081201852.63Ella Fitzgerald - It's Too Soon To Know - Decca 24497
2091171651.52Lonnie Johnson - Pleasing You - King 4245
2091171651.52Scat Man Crothers - The Thing - Capitol 15076
2091171651.52The Ravens - Be On Your Merry Way - National 9056
2121181751.43Dinah Washington - Walkin' And Talkin' - Mercury 8079
2121181751.43Hawkshaw Hawkins - Dog House Boogie - King 720
2141171750.00Roosevelt Sykes - Boogie Honky Tonky - RCA 20-2902
2151161650.00Champion Jack Dupree - I'm A Doctor For Women - Celebrity 2012
2161171848.57Cab Calloway - The Calloway Boogie - Columbia 38227
2161171848.57The Beale Street Boys - Baby Don't Be Mad At Me - M-G-M 10197
2181161748.48Bull Moose Jackson - I Can't Go On Without You - King 4230
2181161748.48Bull Moose Jackson - We Can Talk Some Trash - King 4250
2181161748.48Cecil Gant - Another Day Another Dollar - Bullet 280
2181161748.48Johnny Moore's Three Blazers - Jilted Blues - Exclusive 40-X
2181161748.48Paula Watson - A Little Bird Told Me - Supreme 1507
2231151746.88Cecil Gant - Why - King 4231
2231151746.88Rev. Kelsey's Congregation - Little Boy - Super Disc 1057
2251141646.67Dick Dyson & The Musical Texans - Cocaine Blues - Tri-State 11
2261161945.71Ernest Tubb - Waiting For A Train - Decca 46119
2261161945.71Wayne Raney - Lost John Boogie - King 719
2281172144.74Dinah Washington - Ain't Misbehavin' - Mercury 8072
2291162044.44Big Maceo - Broke And Hungry Blues - RCA 20-2687
2291162044.44Frank Sinatra - All Of Me - Columbia 38163
2311151944.12The Pilgrim Travelers - Good News - Specialty 310
2321141843.75Jazz Gillum - Signifyin' Woman - RCA 20-3250
2321141843.75Peggy Lee - Don't Smoke In Bed - Capitol 15151
2321141843.75Savannah Churchill & The Four Tunes - I Want To Cry - Manor 1129
2351141942.42Eddy Arnold - What A Fool I Was - RCA 20-2700
2361152141.67Dinah Washington - Resolution Blues - Mercury 8082
2371142041.18Billy Eckstine - Blue Moon - M-G-M 10311
2371142041.18Savannah Churchill & The Four Tunes - Time Out For Tears - Manor 1116
2371142041.18Woody Herman - Sabre Dance - Columbia 38102
2401131940.63Bull Moose Jackson - Fare Thee Well Deacon Jones - King 4230
2411142140.00Julia Lee & Her Boyfriends - Tell Me Daddy - Capitol 15144
2421132039.39Camille Howard Trio - Bacarolle Boogie - Specialty 309
2431121938.71The Pilgrim Travelers - Mother Bowed - Specialty 315
2441132138.24Esmereldy - Slap Her Down Again Paw - Musicraft 524
2451142337.84Ernest Tubb - You Nearly Lose Your Mind - Decca 46125
2461122037.50Sunnyland Slim - Jivin' Boogie - Hy-Tone 32
2461122037.50The Orioles - Dare To Dream - Jubilee 5001
2481132336.11Jim Wynn & His Groove Masters - Fat Meat - Specialty 312
2491122235.29The Four Tunes - Someday - Manor 1129
2501122334.29Wynonie Harris - Bite Again Bite Again - King 4252
2511112233.33The Caldwells - I Don't Worry Any More - RCA 20-2613
2511112233.33Eddy Arnold - Bouquet Of Roses - RCA 20-2806
2531102330.30Cecil Gant - I'm A Good Man But A Poor Man - Bullet 289
2541102528.57Charlie "Boogie Woogie" Davis - San Quentin Bait - Imperial 5011
255192328.13Pat Flowers - Shoe Shine Shuffle - RCA 20-2930
256143610.00Ken Griffin - You Can't Be True Dear - Rondo 128
257071041.18Merle Travis - Crazy Boogie - Capitol 15143
258061037.50Gene Phillips Rhythm Aces - Hey Lawdy Mama - Modern 572
25905935.71Steve Gibson & The Redcaps - You Made Me Love You - Mercury 8109
260061135.29Mezzrow-Bechet Quintet - Delta Mood - King Jazz 711
261051131.25Helen Humes - Today I Sing The Blues - Mercury 8077
262051327.78Albert Ammons - Twelfth Street Boogie - Mercury 8040
263041126.67Camille Howard Trio - Sundays With You - Specialty 318
264041323.53The Trenier Twins - Convertible Cadillac - Mercury 8089
265041323.53The Pilgrim Travelers - Stretch Out - Specialty 306
266041422.22The Andrews Sisters - More Beer! - Decca 24548
26709950.00Doris Day - It's Magic - Columbia 38188
26808850.00Brownie McGhee - Married Woman Blues - Savoy 5551
26808850.00Buddy Johnson - I Don't Care Who Knows - Decca 48088
26808850.00Johnny Moore's Three Blazers - More Than You Know - Modern 599
271091047.37Floyd Tillman - I Love You So Much It Hurts - Columbia 20430
271091047.37The Four Tunes - Confess - Manor 1131
27308947.06King Cole Trio - Little Girl - Capitol 15165
27308947.06Merle Travis - Nine Pound Hammer - Capitol 15124
27308947.06Red Miller Trio - Bewildered - Bullet 295
27308947.06The Four Notes - Rockin' Chair - Paradise 115
27308947.06The Orioles - To Be With You - Jubilee 5001
27308947.06The X-Rays - I'll Always Be In Love With You - Savoy 681
27907846.67Brownie McGhee - Baseball Boogie (Jackie Robinson At The Bat) - Alert 413
27907846.67Camille Howard Trio - You Don't Love Me - Specialty 307
27907846.67The Dixieaires - You'll Never Cure The Blues - Continental 6067
282091145.00Roy Brown - 'Fore Day In The Morning - DeLuxe 3198
282091145.00Sarah Vaughan - Nature Boy - Musicraft 567
284081044.44Eddy Arnold - Just A Little Lovin' (Will Go A Long Long Way) - RCA 20-3013
284081044.44Joe Lutcher - No Name Boogie - Capitol 40101
284081044.44Les Paul - Lover - Capitol 15037
284081044.44The Ravens - Silent Night - National 9062
28807943.75Art Mooney - Bluebird Of Happiness - M-G-M 10207
28807943.75Jimmy Preston - Messin' With Preston - Gotham 166
28807943.75Joe Lutcher - Rockin' Boogie -Specialty 303
28807943.75Louis Jordan - Pettin' And Pokin' - Decca 24527
28807943.75Sonny Boy Williamson - Alcohol Blues - RCA 20-2893
28807943.75St. Louis Jimmy - Dog House Blues - RCA 20-2650
28807943.75The Andrews Sisters - Heartbreaker - Decca 24427
28807943.75The Andrews Sisters - You Call Everybody Darlin' - Decca 24490
296071041.18Andrew Tibbs - I Feel Like Crying - Aristocrat 1103
296071041.18Ivory Joe Hunter - What Did You Do To Me - King 4232
296071041.18Johnny Otis Orchestra - Good-Boogdi-Googie - Excelsior 518
296071041.18Les Paul - Brazil - Capitol 15037
296071041.18Perry Como - Rambling Rose - RCA 20-2947
296071041.18The Harlemaires - Rose Of The Rio Grande - Atlantic 856
30206940.00The Four Rockets - Travelin' Light - Aladdin 3007
303071138.89Bing Crosby - Far Away Places - Decca 24532
303071138.89Frank Sinatra - What'll I Do - Columbia 38045
303071138.89Kay Starr - So Tired - Capitol 15314
303071138.89Les Paul - Caravan - Capitol 15313
303071138.89Memphis Slim - Messin' Around - Miracle 125
303071138.89Nellie Lutcher - Cool Water - Capitol 15148
303071138.89Nellie Lutcher - He Sends Me - Capitol 15064
303071138.89Ray McKinley - You Came A Long Way From St Louis - RCA 20-2913
303071138.89Tex Beneke - St Louis Blues March - RCA 20-2722
312061037.50Al Trace - You Call Everybody Darlin' - Regent 117
312061037.50Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup - That's Why I'm Lonesome - RCA 20-3140
312061037.50Frank Sinatra - But Beautiful - Columbia 38053
312061037.50Ivory Joe Hunter - I Like It - King 4255
316071236.84Dinah Shore - Buttons And Bows - Columbia 38284
316071236.84Dinah Shore - Lavender Blue - Columbia 38299
316071236.84Little Miss Cornshucks - Cornshucks Blues - DeLuxe 3178
316071236.84Nellie Lutcher - Alexander's Ragtime Band - Capitol 15180
320061135.29Jay McShann - Hot Biscuits - Down Beat 165
320061135.29Paula Watson - Pretty Papa Blues - Supreme 1507
320061135.29Sunnyland Slim with Muddy Water - Fly Right Little Girl - Aristocrat 1301
323071335.00Spike Jones - William Tell Overture - RCA 20-2861
324071433.33Benny Goodman - Beyond The Sea - Capitol 15030
325061233.33Cowboy Copas - Tennessee Moon - King 714
325061233.33King Odom Four - Who Struck John - Musicraft 575
325061233.33Nellie Lutcher - I Wish I Was In Walla Walla - Capitol 15279
325061233.33The Ravens - Together - National 9042
329061331.58Dinah Washington - I Want To Cry - Mercury 8082
329061331.58Patti Page - So In Love - Mercury 5230
329061331.58The Ink Spots - The Best Things In Life Are Free - Decca 24327
332051131.25Gene Phillips Rhythm Aces - Punkin Head Woman - Modern 559
332051131.25Joe Liggins - Sweet Georgia Brown - Exclusive 271
332051131.25Red Ingle - Cigareetes Whuskey And Wild Wild Women - Capitol 15045
335061430.00Vaughn Monroe & The Sons Of The Pioneers - Cool Water - RCA 20-2923
336051229.41Curtis Jones - Lonesome Bedroom Blues - Columbia 30137
336051229.41Dinah Washington - I Sold My Heart To The Junkman - Mercury 8095
336051229.41Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson - When I Get Drunk - Mercury 8090
336051229.41Jimmy Wakely - One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart) - Capitol 15162
336051229.41Pee Wee Hunt - Twelfth Street Rag - Capitol 15105
341061528.57Peggy Lee - Don't Be So Mean To Baby - Capitol 15159
342041028.57Martha Davis - Little White Lies - Jewel 2002
343051327.78Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys - Thorn In My Heart - M-G-M 10236
343051327.78Cowboy Copas - Tennessee Waltz - King 696
343051327.78Dinah Washington - Am I Asking Too Much - Mercury 8095
343051327.78Eddy Howard - Just Because - Majestic 1231
343051327.78Ernest Tubb - Seaman's Blues - Decca 46119
343051327.78Frankie Yankovic - Just Because - Columbia 12359
343051327.78Gene Autry - Buttons And Bows - Columbia 20469
343051327.78Gordon Jenkins - Maybe You'll Be There - Decca 24403
343051327.78Red Foley - Everybody's Gonna Have A Wonderful Time Up There - Decca 46115
343051327.78Tex Williams - Suspicion - Capitol Americana 40108
343051327.78The Ink Spots - Say Something Sweet To Your Sweetheart - Decca 24507
354041126.67Primo Scala with The Keynotes - Underneath The Arches - UK Decca 9954
354041126.67Yas Yas Girl - Want To Woogie Some More - Columbia 30138
356051426.32Eddy Howard - (I'd Love To Get You) On A Slow Boat To China - Mercury 5210
356051426.32Jimmy Witherspoon - Hey Mr Landlord - Supreme 1508
358051525.00Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae - My Darling My Darling - Capitol 15270
359041225.00Dick Haymes - Little White Lies - Decca 24280
359041225.00Do Ray And Me - Wrapped Up In A Dream - Commodore 7505
359041225.00Paul Williams - The Twister - Savoy 665
359041225.00Toni Harper - Candy Store Blues - Columbia 38229
363051623.81Hadda Brooks - Honey Honey Honey - Modern 157
363051623.81Jimmy Wakely - I Love You So Much It Hurts - Capitol 15243
363051623.81Margaret Whiting - Far Away Places - Capitol 15278
366041323.53Buddy Tate - Good Judge Blues - Supreme 1504
366041323.53Jimmy Witherspoon - Wandering Gal Blues - Supreme 1500
366041323.53Joe Liggins - How Come - Exclusive 262
366041323.53Little Eddie Boyd - Mr Highway Man - RCA 20-3058
366041323.53The Pied Pipers - My Happiness - Capitol 15094
366041323.53Tony Pastor - You Started Something - Columbia 28297
372041422.22Blue Lu Barker - A Little Bird Told Me - Capitol 15308
372041422.22Carmen Miranda & The Andrews Sisters - Cuanto La Gusta - Decca 24479
372041422.22Dan Grissom & The Ebb Tones - Recess In Heaven - Jewel 2004
372041422.22Jack Smith - Lavender Blue -Capitol 15225
372041422.22Sammy Kaye - Baby Face -RCA 47-2879
372041422.22The Andrews Sisters - Underneath The Arches - Decca 24490
372041422.22The Scamps - I'll Never Smile Again - Modern 561
372041422.22Vaughn Monroe - In My Dreams - RCA 20- 3133
380041521.05Eddy Arnold - Then I Turned And Walked Slowly Away - RCA 20-3174
380041521.05Johnny Moore's Three Blazers - Soothe Me - Exclusive 259
380041521.05King Cole Trio - Put 'Em In A Box Tie It With A Ribbon - Capitol 15080
380041521.05Spike Jones - All I Want For Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth) - RCA 20-3177
380041521.05Tex Williams - Who Me? - Capitol Americana 15113
380041521.05The Cleartones - Am I Asking Too Much - Signature 15242
386041620.00Billy Daniels - That Old Black Magic - Apollo 1101
386041620.00Dick Haymes - It's Magic - Decca 23826
386041620.00Helen Humes - Time Out For Tears - Mercury 8088
389031220.00Dr Clayton's Buddy - Broke And Hungry - RCA 20-3085
389031220.00Jazz Gillum - Devil Blues - RCA 20-3118
389031220.00Jerry Murad's Harmonicats - Hair Of Gold - Universal 121
389031220.00Spike Jones - The Man On The Flying Trapeze - RCA 20-2861
389031220.00The Cap-Tans - Yes - DC 8048
394041719.05Doris Day - Put 'Em In A Box Tie It With A Ribbon - Columbia 38188
395031318.75Cecil Gant - Special Delivery - 4 Star 1176
395031318.75Dr Clayton's Buddy - No Whiskey Blues - RCA 20-2954
395031318.75Evelyn Knight & Stardusters - Powder Your Face With Sunshine - Decca 24530
395031318.75Tampa Red - Grieving Blues - RCA 20-3160
395031318.75The Harmonaires - I'll Get Along Somehow - Majestic1242
400041818.18Les Paul - By The Light Of The Silvery Moon - Capitol 15147
401031417.65Arthur Godfrey - Slap 'Er Down Agin Paw - Columbia 38066
401031417.65Carson Robison - Life Gets Tee-Jus Don't It - M-G-M 10224
401031417.65Dinah Washington - Tell Me So - Mercury 8094
401031417.65Freddy Martin - Sabre Dance Boogie - RCA 20-2721
401031417.65Ken Griffin - Cuckoo Waltz - Rondo 128
401031417.65Paul Weston - Clair De Lune - Capitol 15153
401031417.65Sammy Kaye - Powder Your Face With Sunshine -RCA 47-2901
401031417.65Steve Gibson & The Redcaps - Wedding Bells Are Breaking Up That Old Gang Of Mine - Mercury 8069
401031417.65Tex Williams - Talking Boogie - Capitol 15175
401031417.65The Dinning Sisters - Buttons And Bows - Capitol 15184
401031417.65The Ravens - There's No You - National 9042
401031417.65Tommy Dorsey - Until - RCA 20-3061
413031516.67Dizzy Gillespie - Manteca - RCA 20-3028
413031516.67Evelyn Knight & Stardusters - Brush Those Tears From Your Eyes - Decca 24514
413031516.67Frank Sinatra - Nature Boy - Columbia 38210
413031516.67Frankie Carle - Twelfth Street Rag - Columbia 35572
413031516.67Hadda Brooks - Out Of The Blue - Modern 600
413031516.67Hank Thompson - Humpty Dumpty Heart - Capitol 40065
413031516.67Kay Starr - You've Got To See Mama Ev'ry Night - Capitol 497
413031516.67Paul Williams - 35-30 - Savoy 661
413031516.67Russ Morgan - So Tired - Decca 24521
413031516.67Sammy Kaye - Lavender Blue - RCA 20-3100
413031516.67Sonny Boy Williamson - Sugar Gal - RCA 20-2623
413031516.67Steve Gibson & The Redcaps - Danny Boy - Mercury 8091
413031516.67Tex Ritter - Deck Of Cards - Capitol 40114
413031516.67Tex Ritter - Rock And Rye - Capitol 15119
413031516.67Tex Williams - Don't Telephone Don't Telegraph Tell A Woman - Capitol Americana 40081
413031516.67Vaughn Monroe - The Maharajah Of Magador - RCA 20- 2851
429031615.79Blue Barron - You Were Only Fooling - M-G-M 10185
429031615.79Buddy Tate - Tate's A-Jumpin' - Supreme 1502
429031615.79Dinah Shore - Little White Lies - Columbia 38114
429031615.79Doris Day & Buddy Clark - Love Somebody - Columbia 38174
429031615.79Frank Sinatra - Sunflower - Columbia 38391
429031615.79Russ Morgan - I'm Looking Over A Four Leaf Clover - Decca 24319
429031615.79T. Texas Tyler - Deck Of Cards - 4 Star 1228
429031615.79Tommy Dorsey - Down By The Station - RCA 20-3317
437031715.00Cliffie Stone - Peepin' Thru The Keyhole - Capitol Americana 40083
437031715.00Eddy Arnold - My Daddy Is Only A Picture - RCA 20-3013
437031715.00Jack Smith & The Clark Sisters - Baby Face - Capitol 15078
437031715.00Kay Kyser - On A Slow Boat To China - Columbia 38301
437031715.00Patty Andrews & Bob Crosby - The Pussy Cat Song - Decca 24533
437031715.00The Andrews Sisters - Toolie Oolie Doolie (The Yodel Polka) - Decca 24380
437031715.00Vaughn Monroe - Red Roses For A Blue Lady - RCA 47-2889
444021214.29Peggy Lee - Laroo Laroo Lili Bolero - Capitol 15048
444021214.29The Unnatural Seven - Serutan Yob (A Song For Backward Boys And Girls Under 40) - Capitol 15210
446021313.33Gordon MacRae - It's Magic - Capitol 15072
447021412.50Arthur Godfrey - I'm Looking Over A Four Leaf Clover - Columbia 38081
447021412.50Buddy Johnson - Far Cry - Decca 48076
447021412.50Danny Kaye & The Andrews Sisters - The Woody Woodpecker - Decca 24462
447021412.50Jack Emerson - Hair Of Gold - Metrotone 2018
447021412.50Perry Como - Nyot N'Yow (The Pussy Cat Song) - RCA 20-3288
447021412.50The Ray-O-Vacs - Lillette - Coleman 100
447021412.50Willie "Long Time" Smith - Dirty Deal Boogie - Columbia 30140
454021511.76Barry Green - Brush Those Tears From Your Eyes - Rainbow 10090
454021511.76Bing Crosby - Galway Bay - Decca 24295
454021511.76Brownie McGhee - Mabelle - Savoy 5543
454021511.76Charlie Spivak - Now Is The Hour - RCA 20-2704
454021511.76Doris Day & Buddy Clark - Confess - Columbia 38174
454021511.76Freddy Martin - On A Slow Boat To China - RCA 20-3123
454021511.76Jack Smith & The Clark Sisters - Tea Leaves - Capitol 15102
454021511.76Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae - Say Something Sweet To Your Sweetheart - Capitol 15207
454021511.76Joe Loss - A Tree In The Meadow - UK HMV 5997
454021511.76King Cole Trio - Kee-Mo Ky-Mo (The Magic Song) - Capitol 15270
454021511.76The Beale Street Boys - Wedding Bells (Are Breaking Up That Old Gang Of Mine) - M-G-M 10197
465021611.11Andy Russell & The Pied Pipers - Underneath The Arches - Capitol 15183
465021611.11Art Mooney - Baby Face - M-G-M 10156
465021611.11Betty Garrett - Buttons And Bows - M-G-M 10244
465021611.11Gene Phillips Rhythm Aces - Stinkin' Drunk - Modern 586
465021611.11Gordon MacRae - So In Love - Capitol 15357
465021611.11Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae - Bluebird Of Happiness - Capitol 15207
465021611.11Margaret Whiting - A Tree In The Meadow - Capitol 15122
465021611.11Perry Como - Because - RCA 20-2653
465021611.11Ralph Wilson Quintette - Roy's Boogie - Lucky 7-11-3
465021611.11Robert Merrill - The Brooklyn Baseball Cantata - RCA Red Seal DC-42
465021611.11Sammy Kaye - Tell Me A Story - RCA 20-2761
465021611.11The Andrews Sisters - I Hate To Lose You - Decca 24380
465021611.11The Sportsmen - Toolie Oolie Doolie (The Yodel Polka) - Capitol 15077
478021710.53Anne Vincent - You Call Everybody Darlin' - Mercury 5155
478021710.53Buddy Clark & The Charioteers - Now Is The Hour - Columbia 38115
478021710.53Frankie Laine - You're All I Want For Christmas - Mercury 5177
478021710.53Joe Swift - Chicken Leg Chick - Exclusive 264
478021710.53Kay Kyser - Woody Wood-Pecker - Columbia 38197
478021710.53Patti Page - Confess - Mercury 5129
478021710.53Perry Como - Far Away Places - RCA 20-3316
478021710.53The Sportsmen & Mel Blanc - Woody Woodpecker - Capitol 15145
486021909.52Ernest Tubb - Forever Is Ending Today - Decca 46134
487022009.09The Three Suns - I'm Looking Over A Four Leaf Clover - RCA 20-2688
488011406.67Rev. Kelsey's Congregation - Tell Me How Long - M-G-M 10303
488011406.67Sammy Kaye - Down Among The Sheltering Palms - RCA 20-3100
490011605.88Benny Strong - That Certain Party - Tower 1271
490011605.88Blue Barron - A Strawberry Moon (In A Blueberry Sky) - M-G-M 10297
490011605.88Buster Bennett - Three Different Women - Columbia 38173
490011605.88Cootie Williams - Stingy Blues - Capitol 15164
490011605.88John Laurenz - A Tree In The Meadow - Mercury 5148
495011705.56Freddy Martin - The Dickey-Bird Song - RCA 20-2617
495011705.56Gordon MacRae - Hair Of Gold Eyes Of Blue - Capitol 15178
495011705.56Joy Nichols & Benny Lee - The Pussycat Song (Nyot Nyow) - UK Decca 9032
495011705.56The Sportsmen - You Can't Be True Dear - Capitol 15077
499011805.26Peggy Lee - Caramba It's The Samba - Capitol 15090
499011805.26Sammy Kaye - I Love You Yes I Do - RCA 20-2674
501011905.00Al Hibbler - Trees - Miracle 501
501011905.00Doris Day & Buddy Clark - My Darling My Darling - Columbia 38353
501011905.00Eddy Arnold - A Heart Full Of Love - RCA 20-3174
504001600.00The Four Tunes - Don't You Ever Mind - Manor 1141
505001700.00Roosevelt Sykes - Mama Mama - RCA 20-3176
506001800.00Orville Brooks - I've Waited All My Life For You - Coral 65000
507001900.00Sammy Kaye - Careless Hands - RCA 47-2901
507001900.00Vaughn Horton - Toolie Oolie Doolie (The Yodel Polka) - Continental 1223
509091047.37Delta Joe - Roll Tumble And Slip - Opera 8
509091047.37Mezzrow-Bechet Quintet - Funky Butt - King Jazz 3
51108947.06Bill Johnson & His Musical Notes - Elevator Boogie - RCA 20-3108
51108947.06Hank Williams - I'll Be A Bachelor 'Til I Die - M-G-M 10171
51108947.06Tiny Grimes - Midnight Special - Atlantic 865
514091145.00Louis Prima - All Of Me - RCA 20-3034
51507943.75Buddy Tate - Blowin' For Snake - Supreme 1504
51507943.75Charlie Parker - Barbados - Savoy 936
517071041.18Al Jolson - Let Me Sing And I'm Happy - Decca 24296
517071041.18Lillie Mae & The House Rockers - Lovin' Man Blues - Miracle 129
517071041.18Lloyd Glenn - Joymakers Boogie - Imperial 5031
520081240.00Stan Kenton - The Peanut Vendor - Capitol 15052
52106940.00The Rockets - Loch Lomond - Aladdin 3017
522071236.84Billy Eckstine - Everything I Have Is Yours - MG-M 10259
523061233.33The Ink Spots - Where Flamingos Fly - Decca 24461
524061331.58Jo Stafford - Baby Won't You Please Come Home - Capitol 15171
524061331.58Peggy Lee - Everybody Loves Somebody - Capitol 15151
526051131.25Hadda Brooks - What Have I Done - Modern 602
527051229.41Earl Bostic - Temptation - Gotham 160
527051229.41Wally Fowler & The Oak Ridge Quartet - Everybody's Gonna Have A Wonderful Time Up There - Mercury 6077
529051426.32Les Paul - What Is This Thing Called Love - Capitol 15070
530051525.00Roy Rogers - Blue Shadows On The Trail - RCA 20-2780
531041225.00Rosalie Allen - He Taught Me How To Yodel - RCA 20-3028
532041323.53Frank Sinatra - A Fella With An Umbrella - Columbia 38182
532041323.53Jimmie McCracklin - South Side Mood - Marvel 701
534041422.22Paul Robeson - Mah Lindy Lou - Columbia Masterworks 17520-D
534041422.22Slim Gaillard Trio - Down By The Station - M-G-M 10309
536031121.43Eddie Dean - One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart) - Crystal 132
537041521.05Tex Beneke - Beyond The Sea - RCA 20-2691
538031417.65Bill Haley & The Four Aces Of Western Swing - Too Many Parties And Too Many Pals - Cowboy 1700
539031516.67Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis - That Certain Party - Capitol 15249
540031615.79Jan Peerce - Bluebird Of Happiness - RCA 11-9007
541031814.29Lawrence Welk - Bubbles In The Wine - Decca 24442
542021412.50Judy Garland & Gene Kelly - Be A Clown - M-G-M 30097
542021412.50The Milo Twins - Swamp Woman Blues - Capitol Americana 40094
544021511.76Doye O'Dell - Blue Christmas - Exclusive 65
544021511.76The Caldwells - Within Your Heart - RCA 20-3179
544021511.76Tony Martin - Tenement Symphony - UK HMV B9666
547021611.11Bing Crosby - But Beautiful - Decca 24283
548021710.53Rex Allen - Slap Her Down Again Paw - Mercury 6095
548021710.53The Harlemaires - If You Mean What You Say - Atlantic 856
550011705.56Spike Jones - I Kiss Your Hand Madame - RCA 20-2949