R&B number-one hits of 1947 (USA)
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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 Date | Song Title | Artist | Weeks at #1 |
| 17 January | Ain’t Nobody Here But Us Chickens | Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five | 17 weeks* |
| 26 April | Texas and Pacific | Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five | 2 weeks* |
| 17 May | I Want to Be Loved | Savannah Churchill and the Sentimentalists | 8 weeks* |
| 24 May | Old Maid Boogie | Eddie Vinson and His Orchestra | 2 weeks* |
| 28 June | Jack You’re Dead | Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five | 7 weeks* |
| 30 August | Boogie Woogie Blue Plate | Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five | 14 weeks* |
| 22 November | Snatch and Grab It | Julia Lee and Her Boy Friends | 12 weeks* |
An asterisk (*) after a song title means that the song lost and then regained the number-one spot.
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