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

The Billboard magazine publishes a weekly chart that ranks the best-selling albums in the United States. The chart nowadays known as the Billboard 200 was titled Best-Selling Popular Record Albums 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.
Like in the previous years, Merry Christmas by Bing Crosby 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 in 1948 and a total of 27 weeks since December 1945.

## Chart history

Key :
| † | Indicates best selling album of 1948 |
| Issue date | Album | Artist(s) |
| January 3 | Merry Christmas | Bing Crosby |
| January 10 | Al Jolson Souvenir Album | Al Jolson |
| January 17 | Glenn Miller Masterpieces, Volume II | Glenn Miller & His Orchestra |
| January 24 | Dorothy Shay Goes To Town | Dorothy Shay |
| January 31 | Glenn Miller Masterpieces, Volume II | Glenn Miller & His Orchestra |
| February 7 | Glenn Miller Masterpieces, Volume II | Glenn Miller & His Orchestra |
| February 14 | Glenn Miller Masterpieces, Volume II | Glenn Miller & His Orchestra |
| February 21 | Glenn Miller Masterpieces, Volume II | Glenn Miller & His Orchestra |
| February 28 | A Sentimental Date with Perry | Perry Como |
| March 6 | A Sentimental Date with Perry | Perry Como |
| March 13 | A Sentimental Date with Perry | Perry Como |
| March 20 | St. Patrick's Day | Bing Crosby |
| March 27 | St. Patrick's Day | Bing Crosby |
| April 3 | Down Memory Lane | Vaughn Monroe |
| April 10 | Down Memory Lane | Vaughn Monroe |
| April 17 | Down Memory Lane | Vaughn Monroe |
| April 24 | Down Memory Lane | Vaughn Monroe |
| May 1 | Down Memory Lane | Vaughn Monroe |
| May 8 | Down Memory Lane | Vaughn Monroe |
| May 15 | Busy Fingers | The Three Suns |
| May 22 | Songs of Our Times – 1932 | Carmen Cavallaro |
| May 29 | A Presentation of Progressive Jazz † | Stan Kenton |
| June 5 | A Presentation of Progressive Jazz † | Stan Kenton |
| June 12 | A Presentation of Progressive Jazz † | Stan Kenton |
| June 19 | A Presentation of Progressive Jazz † | Stan Kenton |
| June 26 | A Presentation of Progressive Jazz † | Stan Kenton |
| July 3 | A Presentation of Progressive Jazz † | Stan Kenton |
| July 10 | A Presentation of Progressive Jazz † | Stan Kenton |
| July 17 | A Presentation of Progressive Jazz † | Stan Kenton |
| July 24 | Al Jolson Volume III | Al Jolson |
| July 31 | Al Jolson Volume III | Al Jolson |
| August 7 | Al Jolson Volume III | Al Jolson |
| August 14 | Al Jolson Volume III | Al Jolson |
| August 21 | Al Jolson Volume III | Al Jolson |
| August 28 | Al Jolson Volume III | Al Jolson |
| September 4 | Al Jolson Volume III | Al Jolson |
| September 11 | Al Jolson Volume III | Al Jolson |
| September 18 | Al Jolson Volume III | Al Jolson |
| September 25 | Al Jolson Volume III | Al Jolson |
| October 2 | Al Jolson Volume III | Al Jolson |
| October 9 | Al Jolson Volume III | Al Jolson |
| October 16 | Theme Songs | Tommy Dorsey, Sammy Kaye, Larry Green, Vaughn Monroe, Freddy Martin, Wayne King & The Three Suns |
| October 23 | Al Jolson Volume III | Al Jolson |
| October 30 | Al Jolson Volume III | Al Jolson |
| November 6 | Theme Songs | Tommy Dorsey, Sammy Kaye, Larry Green, Vaughn Monroe, Freddy Martin, Wayne King & The Three Suns |
| November 13 | Theme Songs | Tommy Dorsey, Sammy Kaye, Larry Green, Vaughn Monroe, Freddy Martin, Wayne King & The Three Suns |
| November 20 | Merry Christmas | Bing Crosby |
| November 27 | Merry Christmas | Bing Crosby |
| December 4 | Merry Christmas | Bing Crosby |
| December 11 | Merry Christmas | Bing Crosby |
| December 18 | Merry Christmas | Bing Crosby |
| December 25 | Merry Christmas | Bing Crosby |