Prior to the introduction of the
Hot 100
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The Billboard'' compiled multiple weekly record charts ranking the performance of singles in the United States. In 1947, the magazine published the following four all-genre national singles charts:
*''Best-Selling Popular Retail Records'' – ranked the most-sold singles in retail stores, as reported by merchants surveyed throughout the country. In the 21st century, ''Billboard'' designates ''Retail Records'', in all its incarnations, as the magazine's canonical U.S. singles chart prior to August 1958.
*''Records Most-Played on the Air'' – ranked the most-played songs on American radio stations, as reported by radio disc jockeys and radio stations.
*''Most-Played Juke Box Records'' – ranked the most-played songs in
jukeboxes across the United States, as reported by machine operators.
*''Honor Roll of Hits'' – a composite ten-position song chart which combined data from the three charts above along with three other component charts. It served as ''The Billboard''s lead chart until the introduction of the Hot 100 in 1958 and would remain in print until 1963.
See also
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1947 in music
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 Llangol ...
References
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1947
It was the first year of the Cold War, which would last until 1991, ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
Events
January
* January–February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: The worst snowfall in the country in ...
1947 record charts
1947 in American music