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List of Billboard Best-Selling Popular Record Albums number ones of 1948

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Stan Kenton's A Presentation of Progressive Jazz topped the chart for eight weeks.
Stan Kenton's (pictured in 1948; right) A Presentation of Progressive Jazz was the best-selling album of the year and topped the chart for eight consecutive weeks.
Bing Crosby was atop the chart for seven weeks.
Bing Crosby's (pictured in 1951) Merry Christmas was atop the chart in January, November and December for seven weeks.

The Billboard magazine publishes a weekly chart that ranks the best-selling albums in the United States. The chart nowadays known as the Billboard 200 was titled Best-Selling Popular Record Albums in 1948 and was based on a "weekly survey among 4,970 dealers In all sections of the country.[1] During the year, eleven albums by fifteen artists topped the chart.

Like in the previous years, Merry Christmas by Bing Crosby was the first album to top the chart in the year. It started its run in the issue dated November 15, 1947 and stayed atop for the first week in January. In the issue dated November 15, 1948, the album again ascended to number one for an additional six weeks, for a total of seven weeks at number one in 1948 and a total of 27 weeks since December 1945.[note 1]

Chart history

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Key
† Indicates best selling album of 1948[5]
Issue date Album Artist(s) Ref.
January 3 Merry Christmas Bing Crosby [1]
January 10 Al Jolson Souvenir Album Al Jolson [6]
January 17 Glenn Miller Masterpieces, Volume II Glenn Miller & His Orchestra [7]
January 24 Dorothy Shay Goes To Town Dorothy Shay [8]
January 31 Glenn Miller Masterpieces, Volume II Glenn Miller & His Orchestra [9]
February 7 [10]
February 14 [11]
February 21 [12]
February 28 A Sentimental Date with Perry Perry Como [13]
March 6 [14]
March 13 [15]
March 20 St. Patrick's Day Bing Crosby [16]
March 27 [17]
April 3 Down Memory Lane Vaughn Monroe [18]
April 10 [19]
April 17 [20]
April 24 [21]
May 1 [22]
May 8 [23]
May 15 Busy Fingers The Three Suns [24]
May 22 Songs of Our Times – 1932 Carmen Cavallaro [25]
May 29 A Presentation of Progressive Jazz † Stan Kenton [26]
June 5 [27]
June 12 [28]
June 19 [29]
June 26 [30]
July 3 [31]
July 10 [32]
July 17 [33]
July 24 Al Jolson Volume III Al Jolson [34]
July 31 [35]
August 7 [36]
August 14 [37]
August 21 [38]
August 28 [39]
September 4 [40]
September 11 [41]
September 18 [42]
September 25 [43]
October 2 [44]
October 9 [45]
October 16 Theme Songs Tommy Dorsey, Sammy Kaye, Larry Green, Vaughn Monroe,
Freddy Martin, Wayne King & The Three Suns 		[46]
October 23 Al Jolson Volume III Al Jolson [47]
October 30 [48]
November 6 Theme Songs Tommy Dorsey, Sammy Kaye, Larry Green, Vaughn Monroe,
Freddy Martin, Wayne King & The Three Suns 		[49]
November 13 [50]
November 20 Merry Christmas Bing Crosby [51]
November 27 [52]
December 4 [53]
December 11 [54]
December 18 [55]
December 25 [56]

See also

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ 4 weeks in 1945;[2] 8 weeks in 1946;[3] 8 weeks in 1947;[4] 6 weeks in 1948

References

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  1. ^ a b "Best-Selling Popular Record Albums" (PDF). Billboard. January 3, 1948. p. 26. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via WorldRadioHistory.
  2. ^ Merry Christmas' peaks in 1945:
  3. ^ Merry Christmas' peaks in 1946:
  4. ^ Merry Christmas' peaks in 1947:
  5. ^ "Year's Top Selling Popular Record Albums" (PDF). Billboard. January 1, 1949. p. 15. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via WorldRadioHistory.
  6. ^ "Best-Selling Popular Record Albums" (PDF). Billboard. January 10, 1948. p. 24. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via WorldRadioHistory.
  7. ^ "Best-Selling Popular Record Albums" (PDF). Billboard. January 17, 1948. p. 29. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via WorldRadioHistory.
  8. ^ "Best-Selling Popular Record Albums" (PDF). Billboard. January 24, 1948. p. 54. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via WorldRadioHistory.
  9. ^ "Best-Selling Popular Record Albums" (PDF). Billboard. January 31, 1948. p. 26. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via WorldRadioHistory.
  10. ^ "Best-Selling Popular Record Albums" (PDF). Billboard. February 7, 1948. p. 30. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via WorldRadioHistory.
  11. ^ "Best-Selling Popular Record Albums" (PDF). Billboard. February 14, 1948. p. 28. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via WorldRadioHistory.
  12. ^ "Best-Selling Popular Record Albums" (PDF). Billboard. February 21, 1948. p. 23. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via WorldRadioHistory.
  13. ^ "Best-Selling Popular Record Albums" (PDF). Billboard. February 28, 1948. p. 30. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via WorldRadioHistory.
  14. ^ "Best-Selling Popular Record Albums" (PDF). Billboard. March 6, 1948. p. 28. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via WorldRadioHistory.
  15. ^ "Best-Selling Popular Record Albums" (PDF). Billboard. March 13, 1948. p. 28. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via WorldRadioHistory.
  16. ^ "Best-Selling Popular Record Albums" (PDF). Billboard. March 20, 1948. p. 24. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via WorldRadioHistory.
  17. ^ "Best-Selling Popular Record Albums" (PDF). Billboard. March 27, 1948. p. 26. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via WorldRadioHistory.
  18. ^ "Best-Selling Popular Record Albums" (PDF). Billboard. April 3, 1948. p. 26. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via WorldRadioHistory.
  19. ^ "Best-Selling Popular Record Albums" (PDF). Billboard. April 10, 1948. p. 30. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via WorldRadioHistory.
  20. ^ "Best-Selling Popular Record Albums" (PDF). Billboard. April 17, 1948. p. 24. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via WorldRadioHistory.
  21. ^ "Best-Selling Popular Record Albums" (PDF). Billboard. April 24, 1948. p. 26. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via WorldRadioHistory.
  22. ^ "Best-Selling Popular Record Albums" (PDF). Billboard. May 1, 1948. p. 29. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via WorldRadioHistory.
  23. ^ "Best-Selling Popular Record Albums" (PDF). Billboard. May 8, 1948. p. 34. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via WorldRadioHistory.
  24. ^ "Best-Selling Popular Record Albums" (PDF). Billboard. May 15, 1948. p. 25. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via WorldRadioHistory.
  25. ^ "Best-Selling Popular Record Albums" (PDF). Billboard. May 22, 1948. p. 34. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via WorldRadioHistory.
  26. ^ "Best-Selling Popular Record Albums" (PDF). Billboard. May 29, 1948. p. 30. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via WorldRadioHistory.
  27. ^ "Best-Selling Popular Record Albums" (PDF). Billboard. June 5, 1948. p. 26. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via WorldRadioHistory.
  28. ^ "Best-Selling Popular Record Albums" (PDF). Billboard. June 12, 1948. p. 27. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via WorldRadioHistory.
  29. ^ "Best-Selling Popular Record Albums" (PDF). Billboard. June 19, 1948. p. 39. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via WorldRadioHistory.
  30. ^ "Best-Selling Popular Record Albums" (PDF). Billboard. June 26, 1948. p. 27. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via WorldRadioHistory.
  31. ^ "Best-Selling Popular Record Albums" (PDF). Billboard. July 3, 1948. p. 26. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via WorldRadioHistory.
  32. ^ "Best-Selling Popular Record Albums" (PDF). Billboard. July 10, 1948. p. 25. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via WorldRadioHistory.
  33. ^ "Best-Selling Popular Record Albums" (PDF). Billboard. July 17, 1948. p. 28. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via WorldRadioHistory.
  34. ^ "Best-Selling Popular Record Albums" (PDF). Billboard. July 24, 1948. p. 25. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via WorldRadioHistory.
  35. ^ "Best-Selling Popular Record Albums" (PDF). Billboard. July 31, 1948. p. 30. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via WorldRadioHistory.
  36. ^ "Best-Selling Popular Record Albums" (PDF). Billboard. August 7, 1948. p. 24. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via WorldRadioHistory.
  37. ^ "Best-Selling Popular Record Albums" (PDF). Billboard. August 14, 1948. p. 26. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via WorldRadioHistory.
  38. ^ "Best-Selling Popular Record Albums" (PDF). Billboard. August 21, 1948. p. 26. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via WorldRadioHistory.
  39. ^ "Best-Selling Popular Record Albums" (PDF). Billboard. August 28, 1948. p. 28. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via WorldRadioHistory.
  40. ^ "Best-Selling Popular Record Albums" (PDF). Billboard. September 4, 1948. p. 27. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via WorldRadioHistory.
  41. ^ "Best-Selling Popular Record Albums" (PDF). Billboard. September 11, 1948. p. 28. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via WorldRadioHistory.
  42. ^ "Best-Selling Popular Record Albums" (PDF). Billboard. September 18, 1948. p. 27. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via WorldRadioHistory.
  43. ^ "Best-Selling Popular Record Albums" (PDF). Billboard. September 25, 1948. p. 26. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via WorldRadioHistory.
  44. ^ "Best-Selling Popular Record Albums" (PDF). Billboard. October 2, 1948. p. 57. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via WorldRadioHistory.
  45. ^ "Best-Selling Popular Record Albums" (PDF). Billboard. October 9, 1948. p. 32. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via WorldRadioHistory.
  46. ^ "Best-Selling Popular Record Albums" (PDF). Billboard. October 16, 1948. p. 33. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via WorldRadioHistory.
  47. ^ "Best-Selling Popular Record Albums" (PDF). Billboard. October 23, 1948. p. 30. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via WorldRadioHistory.
  48. ^ "Best-Selling Popular Record Albums" (PDF). Billboard. October 23, 1948. p. 27. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via WorldRadioHistory.
  49. ^ "Best-Selling Popular Record Albums" (PDF). Billboard. November 6, 1948. p. 28. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via WorldRadioHistory.
  50. ^ "Best-Selling Popular Record Albums" (PDF). Billboard. November 13, 1948. p. 34. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via WorldRadioHistory.
  51. ^ "Best-Selling Popular Record Albums" (PDF). Billboard. November 20, 1948. p. 30. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via WorldRadioHistory.
  52. ^ "Best-Selling Popular Record Albums" (PDF). Billboard. November 27, 1948. p. 31. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via WorldRadioHistory.
  53. ^ "Best-Selling Popular Record Albums" (PDF). Billboard. December 4, 1948. p. 30. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via WorldRadioHistory.
  54. ^ "Best-Selling Popular Record Albums" (PDF). Billboard. December 11, 1948. p. 27. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via WorldRadioHistory.
  55. ^ "Best-Selling Popular Record Albums" (PDF). Billboard. December 18, 1948. p. 30. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via WorldRadioHistory.
  56. ^ "Best-Selling Popular Record Albums" (PDF). Billboard. December 25, 1948. p. 29. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via WorldRadioHistory.
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