Number 1 Songs in 1948 — UK and US Charts
UK #1
"Buttons and Bows"
Dinah Shore
Originally from the Bob Hope film The Paleface, this cheerful novelty song was a major hit on both sides of the Atlantic.
US #1
"Twelfth Street Rag"
Pee Wee Hunt
A raucous Dixieland jazz reworking of the 1914 classic that spent eight weeks at number one on the Billboard chart.
Biggest Films of 1948 — Box Office Hits
The Red Shoes
Box Office: $5 million
Powell and Pressburger's visually stunning ballet drama starring Moira Shearer became an international sensation and is regarded as one of the greatest British films ever made.
Fashion and Style of 1948
Fashion, clothing and visual culture from the era
Architecture and Buildings of 1948
Buildings completed and structures opened in 1948