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Songs from the Year 1950
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This page lists the top songs of 1950 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. A list of the hit albums of 1950 can be found here. This list is compared to the results for North America and Europe here.
| # | Artist | Song Title | Year | Chart Entries |
| 1 | Nat King Cole | Mona Lisa | 1950 | US Billboard 1 - Jun 1950 (27 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Jun 1950 (26 weeks), US 1 for 5 weeks - Jul 1950, US CashBox 1 - Jun 1950 (33 weeks), Australia 1 for 5 weeks - Nov 1950, Oscar in 1950 (film 'Captain Carey, U.S.A.'), Grammy Hall of Fame in 1992 (1950), US BB 2 of 1950, RYM 2 of 1950, POP 2 of 1950, DDD 4 of 1950, France (50s) 13 of 1950, Brazil 15 of 1952, Italy 48 of 1951, DMDB 51 (1950), RIAA 109, Acclaimed 1292 (1950) |
| 2 | Patti Page | Tennessee Waltz | 1950 | US Billboard 1 - Nov 1950 (26 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Nov 1950 (23 weeks), US 1 for 9 weeks - Dec 1950, US CashBox 1 - Nov 1950 (27 weeks), Australia 1 for 3 weeks - May 1951, Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998 (1950), US BB 4 of 1950, DDD 5 of 1950, Global 7 (10 M sold) - 1950, POP 7 of 1950, DMDB 41 (1950), Brazil 51 of 1951, RYM 77 of 1951, RIAA 198, Acclaimed 1447 (1950) |
| 3 | Gordon Jenkins & The Weavers | Goodnight, Irene | 1950 | US Billboard 1 - Jul 1950 (25 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Jul 1950 (23 weeks), US 1 for 13 weeks - Aug 1950, US CashBox 1 - Jul 1950 (27 weeks), Australia 1 for 6 weeks - Dec 1950, Grammy Hall of Fame in 2006 (1950), US BB 9 of 1950, POP 11 of 1950, DDD 16 of 1950, RYM 28 of 1948, Acclaimed 1713 (1950) |
| 4 | Anton Karas | Third Man Theme | 1950 | US Billboard 1 - Feb 1950 (27 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Mar 1950 (25 weeks), US 1 for 11 weeks - Apr 1950, US CashBox 1 - Mar 1950 (33 weeks), Grammy Hall of Fame in 2006 (1950), Italy 2 of 1950, Peel list 4 of 1950, RYM 6 of 1950, Brazil 23 of 1952, POP 24 of 1950 |
| 5 | Phil Harris | The Thing | 1950 | US Billboard 1 - Nov 1950 (15 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Nov 1950 (14 weeks), US 1 for 4 weeks - Dec 1950, US CashBox 1 - Dec 1950 (17 weeks), Australia 1 for 3 weeks - Mar 1951, Peel list 1 of 1950, US BB 12 of 1950, POP 12 of 1950, RYM 108 of 1950 |
| 6 | Teresa Brewer | (Put Another Nickel In) Music! Music! Music! | 1950 | US Billboard 1 - Feb 1950 (17 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Feb 1950 (16 weeks), US 1 for 4 weeks - Mar 1950, US CashBox 1 - Feb 1950 (18 weeks), Australia 1 for 7 weeks - Jun 1950, US BB 3 of 1950, POP 3 of 1950, Brazil 64 of 1950 |
| 7 | The Andrews Sisters | I Can Dream, Can't I? | 1950 | US Billboard 1 - Sep 1949 (25 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Oct 1949 (23 weeks), US 1 for 4 weeks - Jan 1950, US CashBox 1 - Jan 1950 (13 weeks), Europe 4 of the 1940s (1949), US BB 11 of 1950, POP 23 of 1950, Brazil 41 of 1950, RYM 69 of 1949 |
| 8 | Red Foley | Chattanoogie Shoe-Shine Boy | 1950 | US Billboard 1 - Jan 1950 (16 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Jan 1950 (15 weeks), US 1 for 4 weeks - Feb 1950, US CashBox 1 - Jan 1950 (18 weeks), DDD 17 of 1950, US BB 18 of 1950, POP 25 of 1950, RYM 117 of 1950 |
| 9 | Sammy Kaye | Harbour Lights | 1950 | US Billboard 1 - Sep 1950 (27 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Sep 1950 (21 weeks), US 1 for 2 weeks - Nov 1950, US CashBox 1 - Sep 1950 (30 weeks), US BB 8 of 1950, POP 8 of 1950, Brazil 21 of 1951 |
| 10 | The Ames Brothers | Rag Mop | 1950 | US Billboard 1 - Jan 1950 (14 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Jan 1950 (13 weeks), US 1 for 1 week - Feb 1950, US CashBox 2 - Jan 1950 (17 weeks), US BB 6 of 1950, POP 6 of 1950, Brazil 49 of 1950 |
| 11 | Eileen Barton | If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd Have Baked a Cake | 1950 | US Billboard 1 - Mar 1950 (16 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Mar 1950 (13 weeks), US 1 for 2 weeks - Apr 1950, US CashBox 2 - Mar 1950 (17 weeks), US BB 7 of 1950, POP 17 of 1950 |
| 12 | Patti Page | All My Love (Bolero) | 1950 | US Billboard 1 - Aug 1950 (23 weeks), Australia 1 for 1 week - Apr 1951, US 1940s 2 - Sep 1950 (17 weeks), US CashBox 2 - Aug 1950 (28 weeks), US BB 13 of 1950, POP 13 of 1950, Brazil 26 of 1951 |
| 13 | The Mills Brothers | Daddy's Little Girl | 1950 | US BB 1 of 1950, POP 1 of 1950, US CashBox 4 - Jan 1950 (27 weeks), US Billboard 5 - Feb 1950 (14 weeks), US 1940s 9 - Mar 1950 (13 weeks), DDD 74 of 1950 |
| 14 | Guy Mitchell | My Heart Cries For You | 1950 | US CashBox 1 - Dec 1950 (22 weeks), Australia 1 for 4 weeks - Aug 1951, US Billboard 2 - Dec 1950 (21 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Dec 1950 (19 weeks), Brazil 39 of 1951 |
| 15 | Guy Lombardo | Third Man Theme | 1950 | US Billboard 1 - Mar 1950 (27 weeks), US CashBox 1 - Mar 1950 (33 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Mar 1950 (23 weeks), US BB 17 of 1950, POP 24 of 1950 |
| 16 | The Andrews Sisters | I Wanna Be Loved | 1950 | US Billboard 1 - May 1950 (21 weeks), US CashBox 2 - May 1950 (25 weeks), US 1940s 3 - May 1950 (18 weeks), US BB 10 of 1950, POP 10 of 1950, RYM 79 of 1950 |
| 17 | Doris Day | Bewitched | 1950 | US CashBox 1 - May 1950 (21 weeks), Australia 1 for 5 weeks - Jan 1951, US Billboard 9 - May 1950 (15 weeks), US 1940s 10 - May 1950 (11 weeks), RYM 65 of 1950 |
| 18 | The Ames Brothers | Sentimental Me | 1950 | US Billboard 1 - Jan 1950 (27 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Mar 1950 (23 weeks), US CashBox 4 - Apr 1950 (29 weeks), US BB 19 of 1950, POP 19 of 1950, Brazil 74 of 1950 |
| 19 | Gordon Jenkins | Bewitched | 1950 | US CashBox 1 - Apr 1950 (26 weeks), Australia 1 for 5 weeks - Jan 1951, US Billboard 4 - Apr 1950 (18 weeks), US 1940s 6 - May 1950 (16 weeks) |
| 20 | Bing Crosby & Gary Crosby | Play a Simple Melody | 1950 | US Billboard 2 - Jul 1950 (19 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Jul 1950 (17 weeks), US CashBox 4 - Jul 1950 (22 weeks), US BB 14 of 1950, POP 20 of 1950, RYM 29 of 1950 |
| 21 | Gordon Jenkins | My Foolish Heart | 1950 | Australia 1 for 4 weeks - Aug 1950, US CashBox 2 - Mar 1950 (29 weeks), US Billboard 3 - Feb 1950 (23 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Mar 1950 (21 weeks) |
| 22 | Frankie Laine | Cry of the Wild Goose | 1950 | US Billboard 1 - Feb 1950 (11 weeks), US 1940s 4 - Feb 1950 (9 weeks), US CashBox 4 - Feb 1950 (12 weeks), US BB 15 of 1950, POP 15 of 1950 |
| 23 | Perry Como & The Fontane Sisters | Hoop-Dee-Doo | 1950 | US Billboard 1 - Apr 1950 (17 weeks), US 1940s 4 - May 1950 (15 weeks), US CashBox 4 - May 1950 (22 weeks), US BB 16 of 1950, POP 22 of 1950 |
| 24 | Percy Mayfield | Please Send Me Someone to Love | 1950 | Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999 (1950), DDD 2 of 1950, RYM 20 of 1950, US Billboard 26 - Nov 1950 (1 week), Acclaimed 1722 (1950) |
| 25 | Muddy Waters | Rollin' Stone | 1950 | Grammy Hall of Fame in 2000 (1950), RYM 5 of 1950, DDD 9 of 1950, Rolling Stone 459, Acclaimed 865 (1950) |
| 26 | Perry Como & The Fontane Sisters | You're Just In Love | 1950 | Australia 1 for 2 weeks - Jul 1953, US CashBox 3 - Dec 1950 (24 weeks), US Billboard 5 - Dec 1950 (17 weeks), US 1940s 5 - Jan 1951 (15 weeks) |
| 27 | Hank Snow | I'm Movin' On | 1950 | Grammy Hall of Fame in 2000 (1950), DDD 8 of 1950, US Billboard 27 - Jul 1950 (1 week), US CashBox 38 - Oct 1950 (1 week), Acclaimed 930 (1950) |
| 28 | Bing Crosby | All My Love | 1950 | Australia 1 for 1 week - Apr 1951, US CashBox 2 - Sep 1950 (23 weeks), US Billboard 11 - Oct 1950 (12 weeks), US 1940s 14 - Oct 1950 (4 weeks) |
| 29 | Perry Como & Betty Hutton | Bushel & a Peck | 1950 | US Billboard 3 - Oct 1950 (18 weeks), US CashBox 4 - Oct 1950 (23 weeks), US BB 5 of 1950, POP 5 of 1950, US 1940s 6 - Nov 1950 (14 weeks) |
| 30 | Bing Crosby | Chattanoogie Shoe-Shine Boy | 1950 | US CashBox 1 - Jan 1950 (18 weeks), US Billboard 4 - Feb 1950 (13 weeks), US 1940s 9 - Feb 1950 (8 weeks), France (50s) 17 of 1950 |
| 31 | Nat King Cole | Orange Colored Sky | 1950 | Australia 1 for 1 week - Jun 1951, US Billboard 5 - Sep 1950 (14 weeks), US CashBox 9 - Oct 1950 (18 weeks), US 1940s 11 - Oct 1950 (7 weeks) |
| 32 | Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters | Quicksilver | 1950 | Australia 1 for 8 weeks - Sep 1950, US Billboard 6 - Jan 1950 (17 weeks), US 1940s 8 - Feb 1950 (9 weeks), US CashBox 14 - Feb 1950 (16 weeks) |
| 33 | Billy Eckstine | My Foolish Heart | 1950 | US CashBox 2 - Mar 1950 (29 weeks), US Billboard 6 - Mar 1950 (19 weeks), US 1940s 6 - Apr 1950 (15 weeks), DDD 81 of 1950, Brazil 97 of 1950 |
| 34 | Guy Lombardo | Harbour Lights | 1950 | US CashBox 1 - Sep 1950 (30 weeks), US Billboard 2 - Oct 1950 (20 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Oct 1950 (17 weeks) |
| 35 | Frank Sinatra | Goodnight, Irene | 1950 | US CashBox 1 - Jul 1950 (26 weeks), US Billboard 5 - Aug 1950 (12 weeks), US 1940s 12 - Aug 1950 (5 weeks), RYM 33 of 1950 |
| 36 | Gene Krupa | Bonaparte's Retreat | 1950 | Australia 1 for 2 weeks - May 1951, US CashBox 8 - Jun 1950 (27 weeks), US Billboard 9 - Jun 1950 (15 weeks), US 1940s 16 - Aug 1950 (5 weeks) |
| 37 | Jo Stafford | Tennessee Waltz | 1950 | US CashBox 1 - Dec 1950 (25 weeks), US Billboard 7 - Dec 1950 (13 weeks), US 1940s 17 - Jan 1951 (1 week), Brazil 97 of 1951 |
| 38 | Jerry Murad's Harmonicats | Bewitched | 1950 | US CashBox 1 - May 1950 (21 weeks), US Billboard 8 - May 1950 (12 weeks), US 1940s 17 - May 1950 (3 weeks), Brazil 79 of 1951 |
| 39 | Sammy Kaye | It Isn't Fair | 1950 | US Billboard 2 - Feb 1950 (24 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Feb 1950 (21 weeks), US CashBox 3 - Feb 1950 (26 weeks), Brazil 65 of 1951 |
| 40 | Bill Snyder | Bewitched | 1950 | US CashBox 1 - Apr 1950 (26 weeks), US Billboard 3 - Apr 1950 (19 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Apr 1950 (15 weeks) |
| 41 | Lefty Frizzell | If You've Got the Money (I've Got the Time) | 1950 | Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999 (1950), DDD 43 of 1950, RYM 45 of 1950, Acclaimed 751 (1950) |
| 42 | Bing Crosby & Gary Crosby | Sam's Song (The Happy Tune) | 1950 | US Billboard 3 - Jul 1950 (19 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Jul 1950 (17 weeks), US CashBox 3 - Jul 1950 (25 weeks), RYM 29 of 1950 |
| 43 | Fats Domino | The Fat Man | 1950 | RYM 1 of 1950, DDD 1 of 1950 |
| 44 | Ralph Flanagan | Rag Mop | 1950 | US CashBox 2 - Jan 1950 (17 weeks), US Billboard 3 - Feb 1950 (10 weeks), US 1940s 10 - Feb 1950 (5 weeks), Brazil 90 of 1950 |
| 45 | Dinah Shore | My Heart Cries For You | 1950 | US CashBox 1 - Dec 1950 (22 weeks), US Billboard 3 - Dec 1950 (19 weeks), US 1940s 11 - Jan 1951 (9 weeks) |
| 46 | Vic Damone | My Heart Cries For You | 1950 | US CashBox 1 - Dec 1950 (22 weeks), US Billboard 4 - Dec 1950 (15 weeks), US 1940s 12 - Jan 1951 (6 weeks) |
| 47 | Guy Lombardo | Tennessee Waltz | 1950 | US CashBox 1 - Dec 1950 (25 weeks), US Billboard 6 - Dec 1950 (16 weeks), US 1940s 6 - Jan 1951 (11 weeks) |
| 48 | Ray Anthony | Harbour Lights | 1950 | US CashBox 1 - Sep 1950 (30 weeks), US Billboard 4 - Sep 1950 (17 weeks), US 1940s 15 - Nov 1950 (7 weeks) |
| 49 | Perez Prado | Mambo Number 5 | 1950 | Latin Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001 (1950), Brazil 4 of 1951, France (50s) 18 of 1950 |
| 50 | Les Paul & Mary Ford | Tennessee Waltz | 1950 | US CashBox 1 - Dec 1950 (23 weeks), US Billboard 6 - Dec 1950 (14 weeks), US 1940s 8 - Dec 1950 (13 weeks) |
| 51 | Freddy Martin | (Put Another Nickel In) Music! Music! Music! | 1950 | Australia 1 for 7 weeks - Jun 1950, US Billboard 5 - Mar 1950 (10 weeks), US 1940s 13 - Mar 1950 (2 weeks) |
| 52 | Victor Young | Mona Lisa | 1950 | US CashBox 1 - Jun 1950 (32 weeks), US Billboard 7 - Jul 1950 (15 weeks), US 1940s 10 - Jul 1950 (8 weeks) |
| 53 | Frankie Laine | Music, Maestro, Please | 1950 | US Billboard 13 - Aug 1950 (9 weeks), US 1940s 14 - Sep 1950 (6 weeks), US CashBox 14 - Aug 1950 (16 weeks), Italy 82 of 1954, RYM 121 of 1950 |
| 54 | Bing Crosby | Harbour Lights | 1950 | US CashBox 1 - Nov 1950 (24 weeks), US Billboard 8 - Nov 1950 (13 weeks), US 1940s 10 - Dec 1950 (3 weeks) |
| 55 | Percy Faith | All My Love | 1950 | US CashBox 2 - Aug 1950 (28 weeks), US Billboard 7 - Sep 1950 (11 weeks), US 1940s 18 - Oct 1950 (5 weeks), Brazil 61 of 1951 |
| 56 | The Mills Brothers | Nevertheless (I'm in Love With You) | 1950 | US CashBox 3 - Nov 1950 (22 weeks), US Billboard 4 - Nov 1950 (17 weeks), US 1940s 9 - Nov 1950 (13 weeks), DDD 52 of 1950 |
| 57 | Guy Mitchell | The Roving Kind | 1950 | US Billboard 4 - Dec 1950 (17 weeks), US 1940s 4 - Dec 1950 (16 weeks), US CashBox 6 - Dec 1950 (21 weeks), Brazil 88 of 1951 |
| 58 | Larry Green & His Orchestra | Bewitched | 1950 | US CashBox 1 - May 1950 (21 weeks), US Billboard 13 - Jun 1950 (9 weeks), US 1940s 15 - Jun 1950 (4 weeks) |
| 59 | Art Lund | Mona Lisa | 1950 | US CashBox 1 - Jul 1950 (14 weeks), US Billboard 14 - Jul 1950 (7 weeks), US 1940s 14 - Jul 1950 (1 week) |
| 60 | Don Cherry | Thinking of You | 1950 | US CashBox 2 - Oct 1950 (22 weeks), US Billboard 4 - Sep 1950 (21 weeks), US 1940s 4 - Oct 1950 (18 weeks) |
| 61 | Paul Weston | Nevertheless (I'm in Love With You) | 1950 | US Billboard 2 - Oct 1950 (18 weeks), US CashBox 3 - Oct 1950 (24 weeks), US 1940s 9 - Oct 1950 (10 weeks) |
| 62 | Mitch Miller | Tzena Tzena | 1950 | US CashBox 2 - Jul 1950 (20 weeks), US Billboard 3 - Jul 1950 (12 weeks), US 1940s 10 - Jul 1950 (7 weeks) |
| 63 | Gene Autry | Frosty the Snowman | 1950 | US Billboard 7 - Dec 1950 (6 weeks), US 1940s 7 - Dec 1950 (4 weeks), US CashBox 11 - Dec 1950 (6 weeks), RYM 77 of 1950 |
| 64 | Doris Day | Hoop-Dee-Doo | 1950 | US CashBox 4 - May 1950 (22 weeks), US Billboard 17 - May 1950 (12 weeks), US 1940s 18 - Jun 1950 (1 week), RYM 114 of 1950 |
| 65 | Tony Martin & Fran Warren | I Said my Pajamas (and Put On My Pray'rs) | 1950 | US Billboard 3 - Jan 1950 (13 weeks), US CashBox 3 - Feb 1950 (13 weeks), US 1940s 5 - Feb 1950 (12 weeks) |
| 66 | Louis Prima & Keely Smith | Oh Babe | 1950 | US CashBox 8 - Nov 1950 (15 weeks), US Billboard 12 - Nov 1950 (7 weeks), US 1940s 16 - Nov 1950 (2 weeks), DDD 18 of 1950 |
| 67 | Eddie Fisher | Thinking of You | 1950 | US CashBox 2 - Oct 1950 (22 weeks), US Billboard 5 - Oct 1950 (18 weeks), US 1940s 8 - Oct 1950 (12 weeks) |
| 68 | Kay Starr | Hoop-Dee-Doo | 1950 | US Billboard 2 - May 1950 (15 weeks), US CashBox 4 - May 1950 (22 weeks), US 1940s 14 - Jun 1950 (2 weeks) |
| 69 | Vic Damone | Tzena Tzena | 1950 | US CashBox 2 - Jul 1950 (20 weeks), US Billboard 6 - Jul 1950 (11 weeks), US 1940s 8 - Aug 1950 (5 weeks) |
| 70 | Bing Crosby | Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer | 1950 | US CashBox 8 - Dec 1950 (5 weeks), US Billboard 14 - Dec 1950 (4 weeks), US 1940s 14 - Dec 1950 (2 weeks), RYM 110 of 1950 |
| 71 | Dean Martin | I Will Always Love You | 1950 | US Billboard 11 - Sep 1950 (16 weeks), US 1940s 11 - Sep 1950 (12 weeks), US CashBox 14 - Aug 1950 (25 weeks), RYM 59 of 1950 |
| 72 | Joe Liggins | Pink Champagne | 1950 | POP 9 of 1950, DDD 12 of 1950, RYM 26 of 1950, US Billboard 30 - Jun 1950 (1 week) |
| 73 | Billy Eckstine | I Wanna Be Loved | 1950 | US CashBox 2 - Jun 1950 (22 weeks), US Billboard 7 - Jun 1950 (15 weeks), US 1940s 9 - Jun 1950 (10 weeks) |
| 74 | Mindy Carson | My Foolish Heart | 1950 | US CashBox 2 - Apr 1950 (23 weeks), US Billboard 6 - Apr 1950 (11 weeks), US 1940s 13 - May 1950 (8 weeks) |
| 75 | Lionel Hampton | Rag Mop | 1950 | US CashBox 2 - Jan 1950 (17 weeks), US Billboard 7 - Feb 1950 (10 weeks), US 1940s 10 - Feb 1950 (6 weeks) |
| 76 | Johnnie Lee Wills | Rag Mop | 1950 | US CashBox 2 - Jan 1950 (17 weeks), US Billboard 9 - Feb 1950 (11 weeks), US 1940s 10 - Mar 1950 (2 weeks) |
| 77 | Frankie Laine | Stars & Stripes Forever | 1950 | US CashBox 12 - May 1950 (12 weeks), US Billboard 20 - May 1950 (4 weeks), US 1940s 20 - May 1950 (1 week), RYM 156 of 1950 |
| 78 | Guy Lombardo | All My Love (Bolero) | 1950 | US CashBox 2 - Sep 1950 (23 weeks), US Billboard 10 - Oct 1950 (15 weeks), US 1940s 15 - Oct 1950 (9 weeks) |
| 79 | Gordon Jenkins | Don't Cry, Joe (Let Her Go) | 1950 | US Billboard 3 - Sep 1949 (19 weeks), US CashBox 5 - Jan 1950 (8 weeks), US 1940s 8 - Jan 1950 (4 weeks) |
| 80 | Ruth Brown | Teardrops From My Eyes | 1950 | DDD 3 of 1950, POP 4 of 1950, RYM 19 of 1950 |
| 81 | Joe 'Fingers' Carr | Sam's Song (The Happy Tune) | 1950 | US CashBox 3 - Jul 1950 (27 weeks), US Billboard 7 - Jun 1950 (13 weeks), US 1940s 8 - Jun 1950 (4 weeks) |
| 82 | Kay Starr | Bonaparte's Retreat | 1950 | US Billboard 4 - May 1950 (27 weeks), US 1940s 5 - Jul 1950 (20 weeks), US CashBox 8 - Jun 1950 (27 weeks) |
| 83 | The Ames Brothers | Can Anyone Explain? | 1950 | US Billboard 5 - Aug 1950 (19 weeks), US CashBox 5 - Aug 1950 (23 weeks), US 1940s 7 - Aug 1950 (15 weeks) |
| 84 | Guy Lombardo | Dearie | 1950 | US CashBox 4 - Mar 1950 (18 weeks), US Billboard 5 - Mar 1950 (14 weeks), US 1940s 11 - Apr 1950 (5 weeks) |
| 85 | Russ Morgan | Johnson Rag | 1950 | US CashBox 3 - Jan 1950 (15 weeks), US Billboard 7 - Dec 1949 (10 weeks), US 1940s 16 - Jan 1950 (1 week) |
| 86 | Dennis Day | Mona Lisa | 1950 | Australia 1 for 5 weeks - Nov 1950, US Billboard 29 - Aug 1950 (1 week) |
| 87 | Fats Domino | Detroit City Blues | 1950 | RYM 1 of 1950, DDD 66 of 1950 |
| 88 | Ray Anthony | Nevertheless (I'm in Love With You) | 1950 | US CashBox 3 - Oct 1950 (24 weeks), US Billboard 9 - Oct 1950 (14 weeks), US 1940s 15 - Nov 1950 (6 weeks) |
| 89 | Phil Harris | The Old Master Painter | 1950 | US CashBox 3 - Jan 1950 (12 weeks), US Billboard 10 - Dec 1949 (8 weeks), US 1940s 14 - Jan 1950 (4 weeks) |
| 90 | The Weavers | Tzena Tzena | 1950 | US Billboard 2 - Jul 1950 (17 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Jul 1950 (15 weeks) |
| 91 | Yves Montand | Les feuilles mortes | 1950 | France (50s) 2 of 1950, Italy 2 of 1952 |
| 92 | Ralph Flanagan | Nevertheless (I'm in Love With You) | 1950 | US CashBox 3 - Oct 1950 (24 weeks), US Billboard 10 - Sep 1950 (14 weeks), US 1940s 16 - Nov 1950 (3 weeks) |
| 93 | Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely | Bushel & a Peck | 1950 | US CashBox 4 - Oct 1950 (23 weeks), US Billboard 6 - Oct 1950 (15 weeks), US 1940s 13 - Dec 1950 (6 weeks) |
| 94 | Russ Morgan | Sentimental Me | 1950 | US CashBox 4 - Apr 1950 (27 weeks), US Billboard 7 - Apr 1950 (17 weeks), US 1940s 10 - May 1950 (13 weeks) |
| 95 | Gene Autry | Peter Cottontail | 1950 | US Billboard 5 - Apr 1950 (5 weeks), US 1940s 5 - Apr 1950 (6 weeks), US CashBox 11 - Mar 1950 (13 weeks) |
| 96 | Jimmy Dorsey | Johnson Rag | 1950 | US CashBox 3 - Jan 1950 (15 weeks), US Billboard 13 - Jan 1950 (11 weeks), US 1940s 14 - Jan 1950 (5 weeks) |
| 97 | Ray Anthony | Count Every Star | 1950 | US Billboard 4 - May 1950 (21 weeks), US CashBox 6 - Jun 1950 (23 weeks), US 1940s 17 - Aug 1950 (4 weeks) |
| 98 | Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae | Dearie | 1950 | US CashBox 4 - Mar 1950 (18 weeks), US Billboard 10 - Mar 1950 (11 weeks), US 1940s 12 - May 1950 (4 weeks) |
| 99 | Dick Todd | Daddy's Little Girl | 1950 | US CashBox 4 - Feb 1950 (25 weeks), US Billboard 11 - Jan 1950 (16 weeks), US 1940s 11 - Feb 1950 (10 weeks) |
| 100 | Hank Williams | Long Gone Lonesome Blues | 1950 | RYM 4 of 1950, DDD 6 of 1950, US Billboard 67 - Feb 1964 (9 weeks) |
Previous Comments
20 Jun 2009
I'd like to believe Gordon Jenkins (13) and The Weavers (20) joined together on Goodnight Irene. Points should be combined. I even think it was the biggest selling single of 1950 worldwide.
Yes, you are correct the song was a joint effort. Thanks for the correction
Personally I suspect that it was the second best selling song of 1950 after Patti Page's version of "Tennessee Waltz" (but of course given the lack of validated worldwide sales figures you could well be right)
16 Nov 2009
Song Name Spelling
The Red Foley hit song for 1950 that you have listed as "Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy" is listed by most other sources as "Chattanoogie Shoe Sine Boy".
You are right. The data has been fixed, thanks for the input.