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1948 HIT PARADE WINNERS
FIRST PLACE SONGS - (TOTAL WEEKS)

  BUTTONS AND BOWS                              (19)
      Jay Livingston and Ray Evans
      Introduced in the non-musical Film: Paleface
      Academy Award winner in 1948
  A LITTLE BIRD TOLD ME                         (16)
      Harvey O. Brooks
  ON A SLOW BOAT TO CHINA                       (16)
      Frank Loesser
      Introduced in the musical film: Neptune's Daughter
  WOODY WOODPECKER                              (09)
      George Tibbles and Ramey Idriss
  NOW IS THE HOUR                               (19)
      Maewa Kaihan, Clement Scott and Dorothy Stewart
      Based on traditional New Zealand song Hearere Ra
  IT'S MAGIC                                    (16)
      Lyrics: Sammy Cahn; Music: Jule Styne
      Introduced in the musical film: Romance on the High Seas
  I'M LOOKING OVER A FOUR LEAF CLOVER           (11)
      Lyrics: Mort Dixon; Music: Harry M. Woods
  YOU CALL EVERYBODY DARLING                    (16)
      Sam Martin, Ben L. Trace, Clem Watts (Albert J. Trace)
  MANANA (IS SOON ENOUGH FOR ME)                (10)
      Introduced in Paramount film: Dancing On A Dime
      Peggy Lee (with hubby Dave Barbour had big hit recording.)
  YOU CAN'T BE TRUE, DEAR                       (15)
      Lyrics: Hal Cotton; Music: Ken Griffen
      Adapted from a German song: Du Kannst Nicht Treu Sein
      Lyrics: Gerhard Ebeler; Music: Hans Otten
  GOLDEN EARRINGS                               (09)
      Jay Livingston and Ray Evans
      Introduced in the non-musical Film: Golden Earrings
  A TREE IN THE MEADOW                          (21)
      Billy Reid
  NATURE BOY                                    (10)
      Eden Ahbez


SECOND PLACE SONGS - (TOTAL WEEKS)

  MY DARLING, MY DARLING                        (13)
      Frank Loesser
      Introduced in the Musical Theatre: Where's Charlie?
  BABY FACE                                     (10)
      Lyrics: Benny Davis; Music: Harry Akst
      Originally written in 1926, revived in 1948
  THE DICKEY BIRD SONG                          (O8)
      Lyrics: Howard Dietz; Music: Sammy Fain
  A TREE IN THE MEADOW                          (21)
      Billy Reid
  HAIR OF GOLD, EYES OF BLUE                    (14)
      Sunny Skylar
      Introduced in the musical film: Riders of the Whistling Pines
  TOOLIE OOLIE DOOLIE                           (09)
      Vaughn Horton, Artur Beul
  I'LL DANCE AT YOUR WEDDING                    (08)
      Lyrics: Herbert Magidson; Music: Ben Oakland
  MY HAPPINESS                                  (18)
      Lyrics: Betty Peterson; Music: Borney Bergantine
  A LITTLE BIRD TOLD ME                         (16)
      Harvey O. Brooks


THIRD PLACE SONGS - (TOTAL WEEKS)

  BEG YOUR PARDON                               (12)
      Francis Craig and Beasley Smith
  BUT BEAUTIFUL                                 (10)
      Lyrics: Johnny Burke; Music: James Van Heusen
      Introduced in the musical film: Road to Rio

(19) Maewa Kaihan, Clement Scott and Dorothy Stewart Based on traditional New Zealand song Hearere Ra IT'S MAGIC (16) Lyrics: Sammy Cahn; Music: Jule Styne Introduced in the musical film: Romance on the High Seas I'M LOOKING OVER A FOUR LEAF CLOVER (11) Lyrics: Mort Dixon; Music: Harry M. Woods YOU CALL EVERYBODY DARLING (16) Sam Martin, Ben L. Trace, Clem Watts (Albert J. Trace) MANANA (IS SOON ENOUGH FOR ME) (10) Introduced in Paramount film: Dancing On A Dime Peggy Lee (with hubby Dave Barbour had big hit recording.) YOU CAN'T BE TRUE, DEAR (15) Lyrics: Hal Cotton; Music: Ken Griffen Adapted from a German song: Du Kannst Nicht Treu Sein Lyrics: Gerhard Ebeler; Music: Hans Otten GOLDEN EARRINGS (09) Jay Livingston and Ray Evans Introduced in the non-musical Film: Golden Earrings A TREE IN THE MEADOW (21) Billy Reid NATURE BOY (10) Eden Ahbez SECOND PLACE SONGS - (TOTAL WEEKS) MY DARLING, MY DARLING (13) Frank Loesser Introduced in the Musical Theatre: Where's Charlie? BABY FACE (10) Lyrics: Benny Davis; Music: Harry Akst Originally written in 1926, revived in 1948 THE DICKEY BIRD SONG (O8) Lyrics: Howard Dietz; Music: Sammy Fain A TREE IN THE MEADOW (21) Billy Reid HAIR OF GOLD, EYES OF BLUE (14) Sunny Skylar Introduced in the musical film: Riders of the Whistling Pines TOOLIE OOLIE DOOLIE (09) Vaughn Horton, Artur Beul I'LL DANCE AT YOUR WEDDING (08) Lyrics: Herbert Magidson; Music: Ben Oakland MY HAPPINESS (18) Lyrics: Betty Peterson; Music: Borney Bergantine A LITTLE BIRD TOLD ME (16) Harvey O. Brooks THIRD PLACE SONGS - (TOTAL WEEKS) BEG YOUR PARDON (12) Francis Craig and Beasley Smith BUT BEAUTIFUL (10) Lyrics: Johnny Burke; Music: James Van Heusen Introduced in the musical film: Road to Rio
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