1947 in country music

This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1947.

Events

Top hits of the year

Number one hits

(As certified by Billboard magazine)

• January 18 - "Rainbow at Midnight" - Ernest Tubb
• February 8 - "So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed" - Merle Travis
• May 17 - "New Jolie Blonde " - Red Foley and the Cumberland Valley Boys
• May 24 - "What is Life Without Love" - Eddy Arnold
• June 7 - "Sugar Moon" - Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
• June 1 - "It's a Sin" - Eddy Arnold
• July 19 - "Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! " - Tex Williams
• November 1 - "I'll Hold You in My Heart " - Eddy Arnold

Other major hits

• "Baby Doll" — Sons of the Pioneers
• "Bang Bang" — Jimmie Davis
• "Cigarettes Whiskey And Wild Wild Women" — Sons of the Pioneers
• "Don't Look Now" — Ernest Tubb
• "Fat Gal" — Merle Travis
• "Feudin' And Fightin'" — Dorothy Shay
• "Filipino Baby" — Ernest Tubb
• "Freight Train Boogie" — Red Foley and the Cumberland Valley Boys
• "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?" —......
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