VA - America's Greatest Hits 1948 (2022)

Our American chart hits series now reaches 1948 and includes classic tracks all of which reached the top on the American Hot 100. Rock and Roll was still a couple of years away and American pop music remained as king of the hill. This album presents the very best from a strong year and the track listing speaks for itself.

Track List:

[03:11] 01. Ray Noble & His Orchestra with Buddy Clark - I'll Dance At Your Wedding
[03:11] 02. Jack Smith With The Clark Sisters - Civilization (Bongo, Bongo, Bongo)
[02:58] 03. Peggy Lee - Golden Earrings
[02:56] 04. Bing Crosby and Carmen Cavallaro - How Soon
[03:04] 05. Buddy Clark - Ballerina
[02:28] 06. Doris Day - Papa, Won't You Dance With Me?
[03:08] 07. Vaughn Monroe & His Orchestra - How Soon
[03:00] 08. Margaret Whiting - Pass That Peace Pipe
[02:31] 09. Bing Crosby - Ballerina
[02:55] 10. Francis Craig & His Orchestra - Beg Your Pardon
[03:18] 11. Frank Sinatra - A Fellow Needs A Girl
[02:25] 12. Art Mooney And His Orchestra - I'm Looking Over A Four Leaf Clover
[03:07] 13. Bing Crosby - Now Is The Hour
[02:56] 14. Peggy Lee - Manana
[02:57] 15. His Royal Canadians, Vocals The Lombardo Trio - I'm My Own Grandpaw
[03:24] 16. Buddy Clark & Ray Noble - Two Loves Have I (J'ai Deux Amours)
[03:10] 17. Gracie Fields - Now Is The Hour
[03:17] 18. His Orchestra, voc. Gregg Lawrence - (I'm A-Comin' A-Courtin') Corabelle
[03:16] 19. Ray Noble & His Orchestra with Buddy Clark - (The Treasure Of) Sierra Madre
[03:02] 20. Ray McKinley & Orchestra - Your Red Wagon
[03:17] 21. His Orchestra, voc. Marjorie Hughes - Beg Your Pardon
[02:41] 22. Eddy Howard & His Orchestra - Now Is The Hour
[03:25] 23. Dinah Shore - In A Little Book Shop
[02:32] 24. Russ Morgan & His Orchestra - I'm Looking Over A Four Leaf Clover
[02:27] 25. Uptown String Band - I'm Looking Over A Four Leaf Clover
[02:56] 01. Arthur Godfrey & The Too Fat Trio - Slap 'Er Down Again, Paw
[03:06] 02. Margaret Whiting - Now Is The Hour
[03:27] 03. Perry Como - Pianissimo
[02:53] 04. The Three Suns & Artie Dunn - I'm Looking Over A Four Leaf Clover
[02:37] 05. Larry Green & His Orchestra - Beg Your Pardon
[02:48] 06. Perry Como - Because
[03:11] 07. Frank Sinatra - But Beautiful
[02:11] 08. Vic Damone - Thoughtless
[02:53] 09. Frankie Laine - Shine
[02:43] 10. Arthur Godfrey & The Too Fat Trio - The Thousand Islands Song
[02:19] 11. Art Mooney And His Orchestra - Baby Face
[02:34] 12. Woody Herman & His Orchestra - Sabre Dance
[02:45] 13. Freddy Martin & His Orchestra - Sabre Dance Boogie
[02:34] 14. Ken Griffin at the Organ - You Can't Be True, Dear
[03:12] 15. Dick Haymes - Little White Lies
[02:38] 16. Perry Como - Haunted Heart
[03:34] 17. Tex Beneke & His Orchestra - St. Louis Blues March
[02:39] 18. Nat King Cole - Nature Boy
[03:21] 19. Vaughn Monroe & His Orchestra - Matinee
[02:50] 20. Andrews Sisters - Toolie Oolie Doolie (The Yodel Polka)
[02:33] 21. Peggy Lee - Laroo Laroo Lili Bolero
[03:03] 22. Freddy Martin & His Orchestra - The Dickie Bird Song
[02:35] 23. Vaughn Horton & His Polka Debs - Toolie Oolie Doolie (The Yodel Polka)
[03:04] 24. Jon and Sondra Steele - My Happiness
[03:05] 25. Swing & Sway With Sammy Kaye - Tell Me A Story
[02:45] 26. Frankie Yankovic & His Yanks - Just Because
[02:42] 01. Stan Kenton and His Orchestra - The Peanut Vendor
[03:03] 02. Kay Kyser & His Orchestra - Woody Woodpecker
[03:01] 03. Buddy Clark & Doris Day - Love Somebody
[02:56] 04. Dick Haymes & The Song Spinners - You Can't Be True, Dear
[03:15] 05. "T". Texas Tyler - Deck Of Cards
[03:15] 06. Spike Jones & His City Slickers - William Tell Overture
[02:41] 07. The Sportsmen - You Can't Be True, Dear
[02:47] 08. Pied Pipers - My Happiness
[02:50] 09. Bing Crosby - A Fella With An Umbrella
[02:35] 10. Andrews Sisters - Heartbreaker
[02:50] 11. Al Trace & His New Orchestra, vocal Bob Vincent - You Call Everybody Darlin'
[02:50] 12. Pee Wee Hunt - Twelfth Street Rag
[03:17] 13. Ella Fitzgerald with The Song Spinners - My Happiness
[02:43] 14. Ken Griffin at the Organ - You Can't Be True, Dear
[02:29] 15. Jack Smith With The Clark Sisters - Tea Leaves
[02:16] 16. The Sportsmen & Mel Blanc - Woody Woodpecker
[02:30] 17. Perry Como - Better Luck Next Time
[02:58] 18. Doris Day & Buddy Clark - Confess
[03:13] 19. Gordon Jenkins & His OrchestraCharles LaVere Chorus - Maybe You'll Be There
[03:06] 20. Vaughn Monroe & His Orchestra - The Majarajah Of Magador
[03:23] 21. Doris Day - It 's Magic
[02:40] 22. Margaret Whiting - A Tree In The Meadow
[02:36] 23. Perry Como - Rambling Rose
[02:50] 24. Primo Scala's Banjo & Accordion Orchestra - Underneath The Arches
[03:19] 25. Art Mooney And His Orchestra - Bluebird Of Happiness
[02:29] 26. Dick Haymes - It's Magic
[03:03] 01. Anne Vincent - You Call Everybody Darlin'
[03:05] 02. Vaughn Monroe & His Orchestra - Cool Water
[02:54] 03. Jack Smith With The Clark Sisters - You Call Everybody Darlin'
[03:04] 04. His Orchestra - Until
[02:59] 05. Tony Martin - It's Magic
[03:03] 06. Ray McKinley & Some Of The Boys - You Came A Long Way (From St. Louis)
[02:50] 07. Andrews Sisters - Underneath The Arches
[02:34] 08. Dick Haymes - Every Day I Love You
[02:02] 09. Dinah Shore & Her Happy Valley Boys - Buttons And Bows
[02:20] 10. Gordon Macrae - Hair Of Gold, Eyes Of Blue
[02:40] 11. Vic Damone - Lillette
[03:00] 12. The Blue Barron Orchestra - You Were Only Fooling
[02:10] 13. The Starlighters) - Say Something Sweet To Your Sweetheart
[02:43] 14. Benny Strong & His Orchestra - That Certain Party
[03:18] 15. Kay Kyser & His Orchestra - On A Slow Boat To China
[02:57] 16. The Dinning Sisters - Buttons And Bows
[03:02] 17. Carmen Miranda & The Andrews Sisters - Cuanto La Gusta
[02:51] 18. Carson Robison & Pleasant Valley Boys - Life Gits Tee-Jus Don't It
[03:02] 19. Freddy Martin & His Orchestra - On A Slow Boat To China
[02:33] 20. Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae - My Darling, My Darling
[03:06] 21. Benny Goodman & His Orchestra - On A Slow Boat To China
[02:47] 22. Eddy Howard & His Orchestra - (I'd Love To Get You) On A Slow Boat To China
[02:32] 23. Doris Day & Buiddy Clark - My Darling, My Darling
[03:07] 24. Spike Jones & His City Slickers - All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth
[02:35] 25. Paula Watson - A Little Bird Told Me
[02:06] 26. Swing & Sway With Sammy Kaye - Down Among The Sheltering Palms