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Songs from the Year 1949

Other Years: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s

This page lists the top songs of 1949 in the source charts. The way that the various charts are combined to reach this final list is described on the in the site generation page.

Between 1920 and 1940 there are few available charts (at least that we can find), hence these results should be treated with caution since, with few exceptions, they are based on fairly subjective charts.

During this era music was dominated by a number of "Big Bands" and songs could be attributed to the band leader, the band name, the lead singer or a combination of the them. It is common, for example, to see the same song listed with three different artists. And, just to stop us from getting bored, the success of a song was tied to the sales of sheet music, so a popular song would often be perfomed by many different combinations of singers and bands and the contemporary charts would list the song, without clarifying whose version was the major hit. Where we have found such issues we have attempted to consolidate the entries using the most widely accepted value for the artist in each case.

# Artist Song Title Year Chart Entries
1 Vaughn Monroe Riders in the Sky 1949 US Billboard 1 - Apr 1949 (22 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Apr 1949, US BB 1 of 1949, US 1 for 11 weeks May 1949, Australia 1 for 5 weeks Nov 1949, POP 1 of 1949, Brazil 12 of 1950, Europe 33 of the 1940s, RIAA 297, Acclaimed 1303
2 Gene Autry Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer 1949 US Billboard 1 - Dec 1949 (6 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Dec 1949, US 1 for 1 week Jan 1949, Grammy Hall of Fame in 1985, US CashBox 3 - Jan 1950, RYM 4 of 1949, US Gold (certified by RIAA in Nov 1969), RIAA 31, Global 33 (5 M sold) - 1949, Acclaimed 1051
3 Frankie Laine Mule Train 1949 US Billboard 1 - Nov 1949 (13 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Nov 1949, US 1 for 6 weeks Nov 1949, US CashBox 2 - Jan 1950, US BB 7 of 1949, POP 12 of 1949, RYM 38 of 1949, Europe 51 of the 1940s, Italy 73 of 1955
4 Vic Damone You're Breakin' My Heart 1949 US Billboard 1 - Jun 1949 (26 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Jun 1949, US 1 for 4 weeks Sep 1949, Australia 1 for 3 weeks May 1950, US BB 9 of 1949, POP 11 of 1949, Brazil 26 of 1950, US CashBox 29 - Jan 1950
5 Frankie Laine That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day) 1949 US Billboard 1 - Aug 1949 (22 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Sep 1949, US 1 for 8 weeks Oct 1949, US BB 2 of 1949, POP 10 of 1949, US CashBox 13 - Jan 1950, Brazil 24 of 1950, Europe 40 of the 1940s, RYM 57 of 1949
6 Evelyn Knight A Little Bird Told Me 1949 US Billboard 1 - Nov 1948 (21 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Nov 1948, US 1 for 7 weeks Jan 1949, Australia 1 for 2 weeks Dec 1949, US BB 8 of 1949, Brazil 54 of 1949, Europe 72 of the 1940s
7 Perry Como Some Enchanted Evening 1949 US Billboard 1 - Apr 1949 (26 weeks), US 1940s 1 - May 1949, US 1 for 5 weeks Jul 1949, US BB 6 of 1949, POP 6 of 1949, Europe 36 of the 1940s, Brazil 44 of 1950
8 Russ Morgan Cruising Down the River 1949 US Billboard 1 - Feb 1949 (22 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Feb 1949, US 1 for 7 weeks Mar 1949, US BB 15 of 1949, POP 23 of 1949, Brazil 55 of 1949
9 Perry Como & The Fontane Sisters 'A' You're Adorable (the Alphabet Song) 1949 US Billboard 1 - Apr 1949 (15 weeks), Australia 1 for 4 weeks Feb 1950, US BB 3 of 1949, POP 3 of 1949, US 1940s 4 - Apr 1949
10 Russ Morgan Forever & Ever 1949 US Billboard 1 - Mar 1949 (26 weeks), Australia 1 for 3 weeks Mar 1950, US 1940s 2 - Mar 1949, US BB 10 of 1949, POP 13 of 1949
11 Hank Williams I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry 1949 Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999, RYM 2 of 1949, Scrobulate 18 of country, Acclaimed 92, Rolling Stone 111, RIAA 114, WXPN 219
12 Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely Slippin' Around 1949 US Billboard 1 - Sep 1949 (23 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Sep 1949, US CashBox 4 - Jan 1950, US BB 12 of 1949, POP 25 of 1949, Europe 99 of the 1940s
13 Blue Barron & Orchestra Cruising Down the River 1949 US Billboard 1 - Jan 1949 (20 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Feb 1949, US 1 for 2 weeks Mar 1949
14 Freddy Martin I've Got A Lovely Bunch of Coconuts 1949 Australia 1 for 3 weeks Apr 1950, POP 2 of 1949, US Billboard 8 - Oct 1949 (17 weeks), US 1940s 8 - Nov 1949, US CashBox 8 - Jan 1950
15 Les Brown I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm 1949 US Billboard 1 - Dec 1948 (17 weeks), US BB 4 of 1949, POP 5 of 1948, US 1940s 7 - Jan 1949, Brazil 28 of 1949
16 Mel Torme Careless Hands 1949 US Billboard 1 - Mar 1949 (18 weeks), US 1940s 7 - Mar 1949, US BB 14 of 1949, POP 21 of 1949, Brazil 52 of 1949
17 Bing Crosby Dear Hearts & Gentle People 1949 US CashBox 1 - Jan 1950, US Billboard 2 - Dec 1949 (17 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Dec 1949
18 Bing Crosby Far Away Places 1949 Australia 1 for 5 weeks Aug 1949, US Billboard 2 - Jan 1949 (19 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Jan 1949
19 Buddy Clark You're Breakin' My Heart 1949 Australia 1 for 3 weeks May 1950, US Billboard 4 - Aug 1949 (16 weeks), US 1940s 9 - Oct 1949, US CashBox 29 - Jan 1950
20 Tony Martin There's No Tomorrow 1949 US Billboard 2 - Nov 1949 (27 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Nov 1949, US CashBox 3 - Jan 1950, Brazil 40 of 1951
21 Perry Como Forever & Ever 1949 Australia 1 for 3 weeks Mar 1950, US Billboard 2 - Mar 1949 (25 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Mar 1949
22 Guy Lombardo Hop-scotch Polka (Scotch Hot) 1949 Australia 1 for 2 weeks May 1950, US 1940s 11 - Oct 1949, US Billboard 16 - Oct 1949 (5 weeks), US CashBox 18 - Jan 1950
23 Vaughn Monroe Someday 1949 US Billboard 1 - Aug 1949 (18 weeks), US BB 11 of 1949, POP 15 of 1949, US CashBox 32 - Jan 1950
24 Art Mooney Hop-scotch Polka (Scotch Hot) 1949 Australia 1 for 2 weeks May 1950, US Billboard 16 - Sep 1949 (11 weeks), US 1940s 17 - Oct 1949, US CashBox 18 - Jan 1950
25 Dinah Shore Dear Hearts & Gentle People 1949 US CashBox 1 - Jan 1950, US Billboard 2 - Nov 1949 (17 weeks), US 1940s 7 - Dec 1949
26 Hank Williams Lovesick Blues 1949 RYM 1 of 1949, US Billboard 24 - May 1949 (1 weeks), Scrobulate 85 of country, Acclaimed 706
27 Bing Crosby Some Enchanted Evening 1949 Australia 1 for 3 weeks Nov 1952, US Billboard 3 - May 1949 (20 weeks), US 1940s 5 - Jun 1949
28 Sammy Kaye Four Winds & The Seven Seas 1949 Australia 1 for 3 weeks Mar 1950, US Billboard 3 - Jun 1949 (11 weeks), US 1940s 7 - Jun 1949
29 Ezio Pinza Some Enchanted Evening 1949 Australia 1 for 3 weeks Nov 1952, US Billboard 7 - Sep 1949 (9 weeks), US 1940s 7 - Sep 1949
30 Tennessee Ernie Ford Mule Train 1949 US CashBox 2 - Jan 1950, US Billboard 9 - Nov 1949 (9 weeks), US 1940s 10 - Dec 1949, Europe 68 of the 1940s
31 Dinah Shore Lavender Blue 1949 Australia 1 for 6 weeks Dec 1949, US Billboard 9 - Dec 1948 (12 weeks), US 1940s 9 - Jan 1949
32 Patty Andrews & Bob Crosby The Pussy Cat Song (Nyot Nyow!) 1949 Australia 1 for 4 weeks Jul 1949, US Billboard 12 - Jan 1949 (6 weeks), US 1940s 12 - Jan 1949
33 Sammy Kaye Powder Your Face With Sunshine 1949 Australia 1 for 2 weeks Sep 1949, US Billboard 13 - Feb 1949 (10 weeks), US 1940s 14 - Feb 1949
34 Bing Crosby Riders in the Sky 1949 Australia 1 for 5 weeks Nov 1949, US Billboard 14 - May 1949 (10 weeks), US 1940s 14 - Jun 1949
35 Al Morgan Jealous Heart 1949 US Billboard 4 - Jul 1949 (26 weeks), US 1940s 4 - Jul 1949, US CashBox 10 - Jan 1950, Brazil 99 of 1950
36 Doris Day Again 1949 US Billboard 2 - May 1949 (19 weeks), US 1940s 14 - Jun 1949, Italy 38 of 1950, RYM 102 of 1949
37 Gordon Jenkins Again 1949 US Billboard 2 - Apr 1949 (23 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Apr 1949, Brazil 93 of 1950
38 Richard Hayes The Old Master Painter 1949 US Billboard 2 - Dec 1949 (12 weeks), US CashBox 3 - Jan 1950, US 1940s 7 - Dec 1949
39 Bing Crosby Mule Train 1949 US CashBox 2 - Jan 1950, US Billboard 4 - Nov 1949 (12 weeks), US 1940s 5 - Nov 1949
40 Sammy Kaye Room Full Of Roses 1949 US Billboard 2 - Jun 1949 (24 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Jun 1949, Brazil 55 of 1950
41 Perry Como & The Fontane Sisters A Dreamers Holiday 1949 US Billboard 3 - Oct 1949 (19 weeks), US 1940s 4 - Nov 1949, US CashBox 4 - Jan 1950
42 Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae 'A' You're Adorable (the Alphabet Song) 1949 Peel list 3 of 1949, US Billboard 4 - Mar 1949 (15 weeks), US 1940s 4 - Apr 1949
43 The Ink Spots You're Breakin' My Heart 1949 US Billboard 9 - Aug 1949 (14 weeks), US 1940s 9 - Sep 1949, RYM 19 of 1949, US CashBox 29 - Jan 1950
44 Dick Haymes The Old Master Painter 1949 US CashBox 3 - Jan 1950, US Billboard 4 - Dec 1949 (13 weeks), US 1940s 5 - Dec 1949
45 Vaughn Monroe Mule Train 1949 US CashBox 2 - Jan 1950, US Billboard 10 - Nov 1949 (9 weeks), US 1940s 10 - Nov 1949
46 Doris Day Canadian Capers (Cuttin' Capers) 1949 US Billboard 15 - Oct 1949 (10 weeks), US 1940s 15 - Nov 1949, US CashBox 27 - Jan 1950, RYM 104 of 1949
47 Jack Teter Trio Johnson Rag 1949 US CashBox 3 - Jan 1950, US Billboard 6 - Oct 1949 (23 weeks), US 1940s 6 - Oct 1949
48 Buddy Clark It's a Big, Wide, Wonderful World 1949 Australia 1 for 4 weeks Oct 1949, US Billboard 25 - Mar 1949 (4 weeks)
49 Woody Herman Early Autumn 1949 Grammy Hall of Fame in 2000, US Billboard 28 - Nov 1952 (1 weeks)
50 Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae Whispering Hope 1949 US Billboard 4 - Aug 1949 (23 weeks), US 1940s 6 - Aug 1949, US CashBox 19 - Jan 1950
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