This is a list of number-one songs in the
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ...
during the year 1948 according to ''
Billboard magazine
''Billboard'' (stylized as ''billboard'') is an American music and entertainment magazine published weekly by Penske Media Corporation. The magazine provides music charts, news, video, opinion, reviews, events, and style related to the musi ...
''. Prior to the creation of the
''Billboard'' Hot 100, ''Billboard'' published multiple singles charts each week. In 1948, the following four charts were produced:
* ''Best Sellers in Stores'' – ranked the biggest selling singles in retail stores, as reported by merchants surveyed throughout the country.
* ''Most Played by Jockeys'' – ranked the most played songs on United States radio stations, as reported by radio disc jockeys and radio stations.
* ''Most Played in Jukeboxes'' – ranked the most played songs in
jukebox
A jukebox is a partially automated music-playing device, usually a coin-operated machine, that will play a patron's selection from self-contained media. The classic jukebox has buttons, with letters and numbers on them, which are used to sele ...
es across the United States.
*''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.
Note: In the issue dated January 10, May 1, and October 9, ''The Billboard'' reported a tie for the number-one single on one of its charts.
See also
*
1948 in music
References
{{Number-one singles in the United States
1948
1948 record charts
1948 in American music