See also: 1946 in music, other events of 1947, 1948 in music and the list of 'years in music'.

Table of contents
1 Events
2 Albums released
3 Top hit records
4 Published popular music
5 Musical theater
6 Musical films
7 Births
8 Deaths

Events

Albums released

Top hit records

Published popular music

  • "Across The Alley From The Alamo"     w.m. Joe Green
  • "Ah, But It Happens"     w. William Dunham m. Walter Kent
  • "Almost Like Being In Love"     w. Alan Jay Lerner m. Frederick Loewe
  • "And Mimi"     w.m. Jimmy Kennedy & Nat Simon
  • "Apalachicola F.L.A."     w. Johnny Burke m. James Van Heusen
  • "An Apple Blossom Wedding"     w.m. Jimmy Kennedy & Nat Simon
  • "April In Portugal"     w. Jose Galhardo (Port) Jimmy Kennedy (Eng) m. Raul Ferrao Portuguese
  • "Autumn Leaves" ("Les Feuilles Mortes")      w.(Eng) Johnny Mercer (Fr) Jacques Prevert m. Joseph Kosma
  • "Ballerina"     w.m. Bob Russell & Carl Sigman
  • "Beg Your Pardon"     w.m. Francis Craig & Beasley Smith
  • "Big Brass Band From Brazil"     w.m. Bob Hilliard & Carl Sigman
  • "Bloop Bleep"     w.m. Frank Loesser
  • "Blue Shadows On The Trail"     w. Johnny Lange m. Elliot Daniel
  • "Bouquet Of Roses"     w.m. Steve Nelson & Bob Hilliard
  • "Busy Doing Nothing"     w. Johnny Burke m. James Van Heusen
  • "But Beautiful"     w. Johnny Burke m. James Van Heusen
  • "Buttons And Bows"     w.m. Jay Livingston & Ray Evans
  • "Chi-Baba, Chi-Baba"     w.m. Mack David, Jerry Livingston & Al Hoffman
  • "Cigarettes, Whisky, And Wild, Wild Women"     w.m. Tim Spencer
  • "Civilization"     w.m. Bob Hilliard & Carl Sigman
  • "Clancy Lowered The Boom"     w.m. Hy Heath & Johnny Lange
  • "Come To Me, Bend To Me"     w. Alan Jay Lerner m. Frederick Loewe
  • "Come To The Mardi Gras"     w. (Eng) Ervin Drake & Jimmy Shirl (Port) Max Bulhoes & Milton De Oliviera m. Max Bulhoes & Milton De Oliviera
  • "Confess"     w.m. Bennie Benjamin & George David Weiss
  • "Cuanto Le Gusta"     w. Ray Gilbert m. Gabriel Ruiz
  • "Don't Smoke In Bed"     w.m. Willard Robison
  • "Don't Telephone, Don't Telegraph, Tell A Woman"     w.m. Al Stewart & Tex Williams
  • "Down By The Station"     adapted from a children's song by Lee Ricks & Slim Gaillard
  • "Down The Old Spanish Trail"     Kenneth Leslie-Smith & Jimmy Kennedy
  • "The Dream Of Olwen"     w. Winifred May m. Charles Williams
  • "Everybody Loves Somebody"     w. Irving Taylor m. Ken Lane
  • "Everybody's Gonna Have A Wonderful Time Up There"     Lee Roy Abernathy
  • "Ev'ry Day I Love You"     w. Sammy Cahn m. Jule Styne
  • "A Fella With An Umbrella"     w.m. Irving Berlin
  • "Fun And Fancy Free"     w.m. Bennie Benjamin & George Weiss
  • "Galway Bay"     w.m. Dr Arthur Colahan
  • "The Gentleman Is A Dope"     w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Richard Rodgers
  • "Good Rockin' Tonight"     w.m. Roy Brown
  • "Haunted Heart"     w. Howard Dietz m. Arthur Schwartz
  • "The Heather On The Hill"     w. Alan Jay Lerner m. Frederick Loewe
  • "Here Comes Santa Claus"     w.m. Gene Autry & Oakley Haldeman
  • "Here I'll Stay"     w. Alan Jay Lerner m. Kurt Weill
  • "A Hundred And Sixty Acres"     w.m. David Kapp
  • "Hurry On Down"     w.m. Nellie Lutcher
  • "I Still Get Jealous"     w. Sammy Cahn m. Jule Styne
  • "I Tipped My Hat And Slowly Rode Away"     w.m. Larry Marks & Dick Charles
  • "I Wish I Didn't Love You So"     w.m. Frank Loesser
  • "Ichabod"     Don Raye & Gene De Paul
  • "If You Stub Your Toe On The Moon"     w. Johnny Burke m. James Van Heusen
  • "I'll Dance At Your Wedding"     w. Herb Magidson m. Ben Oakland
  • "I'll Go Home With Bonnie Jean"     w. Alan Jay Lerner m. Frederick Loewe
  • "I'm My Own Grandpaw"     w.m. Dwight Latham & Moe Jaffe
  • "It Only Happens When I Dance With You"     w.m. Irving Berlin
  • "It Takes A Long, Long Train With A Red Caboose"     w.m. Larry Markes & Dick Charles
  • "It Was Written In The Stars"     w. Leo Robin m. Harold Arlen
  • "It's A Most Unusual Day"     w. Harold Adamson m. Jimmy McHugh
  • "It's Magic"     w. Sammy Cahn m. Jule Styne
  • "Ivy"     w.m. Hoagy Carmichael
  • "Kokomo, Indiana"     w. Mack Gordon m. Josef Myrow
  • "Laroo Laroo Lilli Bolero"     w. Sylvia Dee & Elizabeth Moore m. Sidney Lippman
  • "Lazy Countryside"     w.m. Bobby Worth
  • "Life Gets Tee-jus, Don't It"     w.m. Carson Robison
  • "A Little Bird Told Me"     w.m. Harvey O. Brooks
  • "Look To The Rainbow"     w. E.Y. Harburg m. Burton Lane
  • "Love Is Where You Find It"     w. Earl K. Brent m. Nacio Herb Brown
  • "Love Somebody"     w.m. Joan Whitney & Alex Kramer
  • "The Maharajah Of Magador"     w.m. Lewis Harris & John Jacob Loeb
  • "Mam'selle"     w. Mack Gordon m. Edmund Goulding
  • "Manana"     w.m. Peggy Lee & Dave Barbour
  • "Maybe It's Because I'm A Londoner"     w.m. Hubert Gregg
  • "Maybe You'll Be There"     w. Sammy Gallop m. Rube Bloom
  • "Nature Boy"     w.m. Eden Ahbez
  • "Near You"     w. Kermit Goell m. Francis Craig
  • "The Night Has A Thousand Eyes"     w. Buddy Bernier m. Jerry Brainin
  • "Now Is The Hour"     w.m. Maewa Kaihan, Clement Scott & Dorothy Stewart
  • "On A Slow Boat To China"     w.m. Frank Loesser
  • "Once And For Always"     w. Johnny Burke m. James Van Heusen
  • "Papa Won't You Dance With Me?"     w. Sammy Cahn m. Jule Styne
  • "Pass That Peace Pipe"     w. Ralph Blane m. Hugh Martin
  • "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps"     w.(Eng) Joe Davis (Span.) Osvaldo Farres m. Osvaldo Farres Quizas, Quizas, Quizas
  • "Put 'Em In A Box, Tie 'Em With A Ribbon, And Throw 'Em In The Deep Blue Sea"     w. Sammy Cahn m. Jule Styne
  • "Rhode Island Is Famous For You"     w. Howard Dietz m. Arthur Schwartz
  • "Save The Bones For Henry Jones"     w.m. Danny Barker & Michael H. Goldsen
  • "Serenade Of The Bells"     w.m. Kay Twomey, Al Goodhart & Al Urbano
  • "Sixteen Tons"     w.m. Merle Travis
  • "Smoke! Smoke! Smoke!"     w.m. Merle Travis & Tex Williams
  • "Steppin' Out With My Baby"     w.m. Irving Berlin
  • "Tallahassee"     w.m. Frank Loesser
  • "There But For You Go I"     w. Alan Jay Lerner m. Frederick Loewe
  • "Too Fat Polka"     w.m. Ross MacLean & Arthur Richardson
  • "Toolie Oolie Doolie"     w.(Eng) Vaughn Horton (Ger) Arthur Beul m. Arthur Beul
  • "The Turntable Song"     w. Leo Robin m. John Green
  • "Waitin' For My Dearie"     w. Alan Jay Lerner m. Frederick Loewe
  • "The Wedding Samba"     w.m. Abraham Ellstein, Allan Small & Joseph Liebowitz
  • "We're Gonna Rock, We're Gonna Roll"     Teddy Reig, William Moore
  • "Woody Woodpecker"     w.m. George Tibbles & Ramez Idriss
  • "You Do"     w. Mack Gordon m. Josef Myrow
  • "You Don't Have To Know The Language"     w. Johnny Burke m. James Van Heusen
  • "You Were Only Fooling"     w. William E. Faber & Fred Meadows m. Larry Fotine
  • "You, You, You Are The One"     w. Milton Leeds & Fred Wise m. Tetos Demey

Musical theater

  • Allegro     Broadway production
  • Angel In The Wings     Broadway production
  • Annie Get Your Gun     London production
  • Barefoot Boy With Cheek     Broadway production
  • Bless The Bride     London production
  • Bonanza Bound     Philadelphia production
  • Brigadoon     Broadway production
  • Finian's Rainbow     Broadway production
  • Finian's Rainbow     London production
  • High Button Shoes     Broadway production
  • Oklahoma     London production
  • The Red Mill     London revival
  • The Shape Of Things     East Hampton production
  • Street Scene     Broadway production
  • Tuppence Coloured     London production

Musical films

  • Carnival In Costa Rica
  • Copacabana
  • The Dancing Years
  • Down To Earth
  • Easy Money
  • Etoile Sans Lumiere (Star Without Light)
  • The Fabulous Dorseys
  • Fiesta
  • Fun And Fancy Free animated film includes Bongo and Mickey And The Beanstalk
  • Golden Earrings
  • Good News
  • I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
  • I'll Be Yours
  • It Happened In Brooklyn
  • Ladies' Man
  • Living In A Big Way
  • Mother Wore Tights
  • My Favorite Brunette
  • My Wild Irish Rose
  • New Orleans
  • Night Song
  • Nora Prestiss
  • Northwest Outpost
  • The Perils Of Pauline
  • The Road To Rio
  • The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty
  • The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
  • Something In The Wind
  • Song Of Scheherazade
  • Star Without Light
  • This Time For Keeps
  • The Trouble With Women
  • The Unfinished Dance
  • Variety Girl
  • Welcome, Stranger

Births

Deaths