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List of Billboard Best-Selling Popular Record Albums number ones of 1948

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was the first album to top the chart in the year. It started its run in the issue dated November 15, 1947 and stayed atop for the first week in January. In the issue dated November 15, 1948, the album again ascended to number one for an additional six weeks, for a total of seven weeks at number one
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in 1948 and was based on a "weekly survey among 4,970 dealers In all sections of the country. During the year, eleven albums by fifteen artists topped the chart.
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was the best-selling album of the year and topped the chart for eight consecutive weeks.
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was atop the chart in January, November and December for seven weeks.
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4 weeks in 1945; 8 weeks in 1946; 8 weeks in 1947; 6 weeks in 1948
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in the United States. The chart nowadays known as the
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in 1948 and a total of 27 weeks since December 1945.
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Stan Kenton's A Presentation of Progressive Jazz topped the chart for eight weeks.
Stan Kenton
Bing Crosby was atop the chart for seven weeks.
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Merry Christmas
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Al Jolson
Glenn Miller Masterpieces, Volume II
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
Dorothy Shay
Glenn Miller Masterpieces, Volume II
Perry Como
St. Patrick's Day
Vaughn Monroe
The Three Suns
Carmen Cavallaro
A Presentation of Progressive Jazz
Stan Kenton
Tommy Dorsey
Sammy Kaye
Freddy Martin
Wayne King

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