1947 in country music
This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in 1947.
Events
Top hits of the year
Number one hits
''| US | Single | Artist |
| January 18 | "Rainbow at Midnight" | Ernest Tubb |
| February 8 | "So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed" | Merle Travis |
| May 17 | "New Jolie Blonde " | Red Foley and the Cumberland Valley Boys |
| May 24 | "What is Life Without Love | Eddy Arnold |
| June 7 | "Sugar Moon" | Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys |
| June 1 | "It's a Sin" | Eddy Arnold |
| July 19 | "Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! " | Tex Williams |
| November 1 | "I'll Hold You in My Heart " | Eddy Arnold |
Other major hits
Births
- April 2 — Emmylou Harris, country-rock and alternative country-styled singer who enjoyed mainstream success during the 1970s and 1980s.
- May 24 — Mike Reid, football player-turned-singer-songwriter during the 1980s.
- July 22 — Don Henley, member of the country-rock group Eagles.
- September 16 - Sonny LeMaire, member of the 1980s group Exile.
- September 26 — Lynn Anderson, top female country singer of the 1970s; best-remembered for her crossover pop smash, " Rose Garden".
- November 10 — Dave Loggins, singer-songwriter who wrote a number of successful country songs during the 1980s.
- December 19 — Janie Fricke, 1970s session/backup singer who grew to individual stardom during the early and mid-1980s.
Deaths