List of number-one R&B singles of 1947 (U.S.)

This list of R&B #1 hits of 1947 in the United States is part of the List of #1 R&B hits (USA).


Issue DateSongArtistWeeks at #1
17 January"Ain't Nobody Here but Us Chickens"Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five17 weeks*
26 April"Texas and Pacific"Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five2 weeks*
17 May"I Want to Be Loved"Savannah Churchill and the Sentimentalists8 weeks*
24 May"Old Maid Boogie"Eddie Vinson and His Orchestra2 weeks*
28 June"Jack You’re Dead"Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five7 weeks*
30 August"Boogie Woogie Blue Plate"Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five14 weeks*
22 November"Snatch and Grab It"Julia Lee and Her Boy Friends12 weeks*

An asterisk (*) after a song title means that the song lost and then regained the number-one spot.

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