1947 in country music

Events

• The WFIL Hayloft Hoedown goes in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for the first time on the air
• The WTOD Maumee Valley Jamboree is in Toledo, Ohio, for the first time on the air
• The WVOK Dixie Jamboree is in Birmingham, Alabama, for the first time on the air

Top hits of the year

Number One Hits

More Hits

• "Baby Doll" - Sons Of The Pioneers
• " Bang Bang " - Jimmie Davis
• "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" - Roy Acuff
• " Cigarettes Whiskey And Wild Wild Women " - Sons Of The Pioneers
• " Do not Look Now " - Ernest Tubb
• " Fat Gal " - Merle Travis
• " Feudin ' And Fightin' " - Dorothy Shay
• "Filipino Baby" - Ernest Tubb
• "Here Comes Santa Claus " - Gene Autry
• " I couldn ' Believe It Was True" - Eddy Arnold
• "I'll Step Aside " - Ernest Tubb
• "Lil ' Liza Jane " - Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys
• " Move It On Over " - Hank Williams
• "Never Trust A Woman" - Red Foley and his Cumberland Valley Boys
• "Never Trust A Woman" - Tex Williams
• " Our Own Jolie Blon " - Roy Acuff
• "Pretty Blond" - Moon Mullican
• " Remember Me ( When The candlelights Are Gleaming ) " - T. Texas Tyler
• "Steel Guitar Rag " - Merle Travis
• " Teardrops From My Eyes" - Sons Of The Pioneers
• "Temptation" - Red Engles & Jo Stafford
• " That's What I Like About The West " - Tex Williams
• " To My Sorrow" - Eddy Arnold

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