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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, US 1 for 5 weeks Jul 1950, US CashBox 1 - Jun 1950, Australia 1 for 5 weeks Nov 1950, Oscar in 1950, Grammy Hall of Fame in 1992, US BB 2 of 1950, RYM 2 of 1950, POP 2 of 1950, DDD 4 of 1950, Brazil 15 of 1952, Italy 48 of 1951, RIAA 109, Acclaimed 1292
2 Patti Page Tennessee Waltz 1950 US Billboard 1 - Nov 1950 (26 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Nov 1950, US 1 for 9 weeks Dec 1950, US CashBox 1 - Nov 1950, Australia 1 for 3 weeks May 1951, Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998, US BB 4 of 1950, DDD 5 of 1950, Global 7 (10 M sold) - 1950, POP 7 of 1950, Brazil 51 of 1951, RYM 77 of 1951, RIAA 198, Acclaimed 1447
3 Phil Harris The Thing 1950 US Billboard 1 - Nov 1950 (15 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Nov 1950, US 1 for 4 weeks Dec 1950, US CashBox 1 - Dec 1950, 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
4 Gordon Jenkins & The Weavers Goodnight, Irene 1950 US Billboard 1 - Jul 1950 (25 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Jul 1950, US 1 for 13 weeks Aug 1950, US CashBox 1 - Jul 1950, Australia 1 for 6 weeks Dec 1950, US BB 9 of 1950, POP 11 of 1950, DDD 16 of 1950, RYM 28 of 1948, Acclaimed 1713
5 Anton Karas Third Man Theme 1950 US Billboard 1 - Feb 1950 (27 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Mar 1950, US 1 for 11 weeks Apr 1950, US CashBox 1 - Mar 1950, Italy 2 of 1950, Peel list 4 of 1950, RYM 6 of 1950, Brazil 23 of 1952, POP 24 of 1950
6 The Andrews Sisters I Can Dream, Can't I? 1950 US Billboard 1 - Sep 1949 (25 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Oct 1949, US 1 for 4 weeks Jan 1950, US CashBox 1 - Jan 1950, Europe 4 of the 1940s, US BB 11 of 1950, POP 23 of 1950, Brazil 41 of 1950, RYM 69 of 1949
7 Teresa Brewer Music! Music! Music! 1950 US 1940s 1 - Feb 1950, US 1 for 4 weeks Mar 1950, US CashBox 1 - Feb 1950, Australia 1 for 7 weeks Jun 1950, US BB 3 of 1950, POP 3 of 1950, Brazil 64 of 1950
8 Red Foley Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy 1950 US Billboard 1 - Jan 1950 (16 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Jan 1950, US 1 for 4 weeks Feb 1950, US CashBox 1 - Jan 1950, 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, US 1 for 2 weeks Nov 1950, US CashBox 1 - Sep 1950, 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, US 1 for 1 week Feb 1950, US CashBox 2 - Jan 1950, US BB 6 of 1950, POP 6 of 1950, Brazil 49 of 1950
11 Edith Piaf La Vie En Rose 1950 Italy 1 of 1948, Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998, Scrobulate 3 of french, US CashBox 5 - Sep 1950, Brazil 9 of 1949, US Billboard 23 - Oct 1950 (3 weeks), RYM 48 of 1950, Acclaimed 625
12 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, US 1 for 2 weeks Apr 1950, US CashBox 2 - Mar 1950, US BB 7 of 1950, POP 17 of 1950
13 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, US CashBox 2 - Aug 1950, US BB 13 of 1950, POP 13 of 1950, Brazil 26 of 1951
14 The Mills Brothers Daddy's Little Girl 1950 US BB 1 of 1950, POP 1 of 1950, US CashBox 4 - Jan 1950, US Billboard 5 - Feb 1950 (14 weeks), US 1940s 9 - Mar 1950, DDD 74 of 1950
15 Guy Mitchell My Heart Cries For You 1950 US CashBox 1 - Dec 1950, Australia 1 for 4 weeks Aug 1951, US Billboard 2 - Dec 1950 (21 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Dec 1950, Brazil 39 of 1951
16 Guy Lombardo Third Man Theme 1950 US Billboard 1 - Mar 1950 (27 weeks), US CashBox 1 - Mar 1950, US 1940s 2 - Mar 1950, US BB 17 of 1950, POP 24 of 1950
17 The Andrews Sisters I Wanna Be Loved 1950 US Billboard 1 - May 1950 (21 weeks), US CashBox 2 - May 1950, US 1940s 3 - May 1950, US BB 10 of 1950, POP 10 of 1950, RYM 79 of 1950
18 Doris Day Bewitched 1950 US CashBox 1 - May 1950, Australia 1 for 5 weeks Jan 1951, US Billboard 9 - May 1950 (15 weeks), US 1940s 10 - May 1950, RYM 65 of 1950
19 The Ames Brothers Sentimental Me 1950 US Billboard 1 - Jan 1950 (27 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Mar 1950, US CashBox 4 - Apr 1950, US BB 19 of 1950, POP 19 of 1950, Brazil 74 of 1950
20 Gordon Jenkins Bewitched 1950 US CashBox 1 - Apr 1950, Australia 1 for 5 weeks Jan 1951, US Billboard 4 - Apr 1950 (18 weeks), US 1940s 6 - May 1950
21 Bing Crosby & Gary Crosby Play a Simple Melody 1950 US Billboard 2 - Jul 1950 (19 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Jul 1950, US CashBox 4 - Jul 1950, US BB 14 of 1950, POP 20 of 1950, RYM 29 of 1950
22 Gordon Jenkins My Foolish Heart 1950 Australia 1 for 4 weeks Aug 1950, US CashBox 2 - Mar 1950, US Billboard 3 - Feb 1950 (23 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Mar 1950
23 Frankie Laine Cry of the Wild Goose 1950 US Billboard 1 - Feb 1950 (11 weeks), US 1940s 4 - Feb 1950, US CashBox 4 - Feb 1950, US BB 15 of 1950, POP 15 of 1950
24 Perry Como & The Fontane Sisters Hoop-Dee-Doo 1950 US Billboard 1 - Apr 1950 (17 weeks), US 1940s 4 - May 1950, US CashBox 4 - May 1950, US BB 16 of 1950, POP 22 of 1950
25 Percy Mayfield Please Send Me Someone to Love 1950 Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999, DDD 2 of 1950, RYM 20 of 1950, US Billboard 26 - Nov 1950 (1 weeks), Acclaimed 1722
26 Muddy Waters Rollin' Stone 1950 Grammy Hall of Fame in 2000, RYM 5 of 1950, DDD 9 of 1950, Rolling Stone 459, Acclaimed 865
27 Perry Como & The Fontane Sisters You're Just In Love 1950 Australia 1 for 2 weeks Jul 1953, US CashBox 3 - Dec 1950, US Billboard 5 - Dec 1950 (17 weeks), US 1940s 5 - Jan 1951
28 Bing Crosby All My Love 1950 Australia 1 for 1 week Apr 1951, US CashBox 2 - Sep 1950, US Billboard 11 - Oct 1950 (12 weeks), US 1940s 14 - Oct 1950
29 Perry Como & Betty Hutton Bushel & a Peck 1950 US Billboard 3 - Oct 1950 (18 weeks), US CashBox 4 - Oct 1950, US BB 5 of 1950, POP 5 of 1950, US 1940s 6 - Nov 1950
30 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, US 1940s 11 - Oct 1950
31 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, US CashBox 14 - Feb 1950
32 Billy Eckstine My Foolish Heart 1950 US CashBox 2 - Mar 1950, US Billboard 6 - Mar 1950 (19 weeks), US 1940s 6 - Apr 1950, DDD 81 of 1950, Brazil 97 of 1950
33 Guy Lombardo Harbour Lights 1950 US CashBox 1 - Sep 1950, US Billboard 2 - Oct 1950 (20 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Oct 1950
34 Frank Sinatra Goodnight, Irene 1950 US CashBox 1 - Jul 1950, US Billboard 5 - Aug 1950 (12 weeks), US 1940s 12 - Aug 1950, RYM 33 of 1950
35 Gene Krupa Bonaparte's Retreat 1950 Australia 1 for 2 weeks May 1951, US CashBox 8 - Jun 1950, US Billboard 9 - Jun 1950 (15 weeks), US 1940s 16 - Aug 1950
36 Jo Stafford Tennessee Waltz 1950 US CashBox 1 - Dec 1950, US Billboard 7 - Dec 1950 (13 weeks), US 1940s 17 - Jan 1951, Brazil 97 of 1951
37 Jerry Murad's Harmonicats Bewitched 1950 US CashBox 1 - May 1950, US Billboard 8 - May 1950 (12 weeks), US 1940s 17 - May 1950, Brazil 79 of 1951
38 Sammy Kaye It Isn't Fair 1950 US Billboard 2 - Feb 1950 (24 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Feb 1950, US CashBox 3 - Feb 1950, Brazil 65 of 1951
39 Bill Snyder Bewitched 1950 US CashBox 1 - Apr 1950, US Billboard 3 - Apr 1950 (19 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Apr 1950
40 Lefty Frizzell If You've Got the Money (I've Got the Time) 1950 Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999, DDD 43 of 1950, RYM 45 of 1950, Acclaimed 751
41 Bing Crosby & Gary Crosby Sam's Song (The Happy Tune) 1950 US Billboard 3 - Jul 1950 (19 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Jul 1950, US CashBox 3 - Jul 1950, RYM 29 of 1950
42 Fats Domino The Fat Man 1950 RYM 1 of 1950, DDD 1 of 1950
43 Ralph Flanagan Rag Mop 1950 US CashBox 2 - Jan 1950, US Billboard 3 - Feb 1950 (10 weeks), US 1940s 10 - Feb 1950, Brazil 90 of 1950
44 Dinah Shore My Heart Cries For You 1950 US CashBox 1 - Dec 1950, US Billboard 3 - Dec 1950 (19 weeks), US 1940s 11 - Jan 1951
45 Bing Crosby Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy 1950 US CashBox 1 - Jan 1950, US Billboard 4 - Feb 1950 (13 weeks), US 1940s 9 - Feb 1950
46 Vic Damone My Heart Cries For You 1950 US CashBox 1 - Dec 1950, US Billboard 4 - Dec 1950 (15 weeks), US 1940s 12 - Jan 1951
47 Guy Lombardo Tennessee Waltz 1950 US CashBox 1 - Dec 1950, US Billboard 6 - Dec 1950 (16 weeks), US 1940s 6 - Jan 1951
48 Ray Anthony Harbour Lights 1950 US CashBox 1 - Sep 1950, US Billboard 4 - Sep 1950 (17 weeks), US 1940s 15 - Nov 1950
49 Les Paul & Mary Ford Tennessee Waltz 1950 US CashBox 1 - Dec 1950, US Billboard 6 - Dec 1950 (14 weeks), US 1940s 8 - Dec 1950
50 Freddy Martin Music! Music! Music! 1950 Australia 1 for 7 weeks Jun 1950, US Billboard 5 - Mar 1950 (10 weeks), US 1940s 13 - Mar 1950
51 Victor Young Mona Lisa 1950 US CashBox 1 - Jun 1950, US Billboard 7 - Jul 1950 (15 weeks), US 1940s 10 - Jul 1950
52 Bing Crosby Harbour Lights 1950 US CashBox 1 - Nov 1950, US Billboard 8 - Nov 1950 (13 weeks), US 1940s 10 - Dec 1950
53 Percy Faith All My Love 1950 US CashBox 2 - Aug 1950, US Billboard 7 - Sep 1950 (11 weeks), US 1940s 18 - Oct 1950, Brazil 61 of 1951
54 The Mills Brothers Nevertheless (I'm in Love With You) 1950 US CashBox 3 - Nov 1950, US Billboard 4 - Nov 1950 (17 weeks), US 1940s 9 - Nov 1950, DDD 52 of 1950
55 Guy Mitchell The Roving Kind 1950 US Billboard 4 - Dec 1950 (17 weeks), US 1940s 4 - Dec 1950, US CashBox 6 - Dec 1950, Brazil 88 of 1951
56 Larry Green & His Orchestra Bewitched 1950 US CashBox 1 - May 1950, US Billboard 13 - Jun 1950 (9 weeks), US 1940s 15 - Jun 1950
57 Art Lund Mona Lisa 1950 US CashBox 1 - Jul 1950, US Billboard 14 - Jul 1950 (7 weeks), US 1940s 14 - Jul 1950
58 Don Cherry Thinking of You 1950 US CashBox 2 - Oct 1950, US Billboard 4 - Sep 1950 (21 weeks), US 1940s 4 - Oct 1950
59 Paul Weston Nevertheless (I'm in Love With You) 1950 US Billboard 2 - Oct 1950 (18 weeks), US CashBox 3 - Oct 1950, US 1940s 9 - Oct 1950
60 Mitch Miller Tzena Tzena 1950 US CashBox 2 - Jul 1950, US Billboard 3 - Jul 1950 (12 weeks), US 1940s 10 - Jul 1950
61 Gene Autry Frosty the Snowman 1950 US Billboard 7 - Dec 1950 (6 weeks), US 1940s 7 - Dec 1950, US CashBox 11 - Dec 1950, RYM 77 of 1950
62 Doris Day Hoop-Dee-Doo 1950 US CashBox 4 - May 1950, US Billboard 17 - May 1950 (12 weeks), US 1940s 18 - Jun 1950, RYM 114 of 1950
63 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, US 1940s 5 - Feb 1950
64 Louis Prima & Keely Smith Oh Babe 1950 US CashBox 8 - Nov 1950, US Billboard 12 - Nov 1950 (7 weeks), US 1940s 16 - Nov 1950, DDD 18 of 1950
65 Eddie Fisher Thinking of You 1950 US CashBox 2 - Oct 1950, US Billboard 5 - Oct 1950 (18 weeks), US 1940s 8 - Oct 1950
66 Kay Starr Hoop-Dee-Doo 1950 US Billboard 2 - May 1950 (15 weeks), US CashBox 4 - May 1950, US 1940s 14 - Jun 1950
67 Vic Damone Tzena Tzena 1950 US CashBox 2 - Jul 1950, US Billboard 6 - Jul 1950 (11 weeks), US 1940s 8 - Aug 1950
68 Bing Crosby Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer 1950 US CashBox 8 - Dec 1950, US Billboard 14 - Dec 1950 (4 weeks), US 1940s 14 - Dec 1950, RYM 110 of 1950
69 Dean Martin I Will Always Love You 1950 US Billboard 11 - Sep 1950 (16 weeks), US 1940s 11 - Sep 1950, US CashBox 14 - Aug 1950, RYM 59 of 1950
70 Joe Liggins Pink Champagne 1950 POP 9 of 1950, DDD 12 of 1950, RYM 26 of 1950, US Billboard 30 - Jun 1950 (1 weeks)
71 Billy Eckstine I Wanna Be Loved 1950 US CashBox 2 - Jun 1950, US Billboard 7 - Jun 1950 (15 weeks), US 1940s 9 - Jun 1950
72 Mindy Carson My Foolish Heart 1950 US CashBox 2 - Apr 1950, US Billboard 6 - Apr 1950 (11 weeks), US 1940s 13 - May 1950
73 Lionel Hampton Rag Mop 1950 US CashBox 2 - Jan 1950, US Billboard 7 - Feb 1950 (10 weeks), US 1940s 10 - Feb 1950
74 Johnnie Lee Wills Rag Mop 1950 US CashBox 2 - Jan 1950, US Billboard 9 - Feb 1950 (11 weeks), US 1940s 10 - Mar 1950
75 Frankie Laine Stars & Stripes Forever 1950 US CashBox 12 - May 1950, US Billboard 20 - May 1950 (4 weeks), US 1940s 20 - May 1950, RYM 156 of 1950
76 Guy Lombardo All My Love (Bolero) 1950 US CashBox 2 - Sep 1950, US Billboard 10 - Oct 1950 (15 weeks), US 1940s 15 - Oct 1950
77 Frankie Laine Music, Maestro, Please 1950 US 1940s 14 - Sep 1950, US CashBox 14 - Aug 1950, Italy 82 of 1954, RYM 121 of 1950
78 Gordon Jenkins Don't Cry, Joe (Let Her Go) 1950 US Billboard 3 - Sep 1949 (19 weeks), US CashBox 5 - Jan 1950, US 1940s 8 - Jan 1950
79 Ruth Brown Teardrops From My Eyes 1950 DDD 3 of 1950, POP 4 of 1950, RYM 19 of 1950
80 Hank Snow I'm Movin' On 1950 Grammy Hall of Fame in 2000, DDD 8 of 1950
81 Joe 'Fingers' Carr Sam's Song (The Happy Tune) 1950 US CashBox 3 - Jul 1950, US Billboard 7 - Jun 1950 (13 weeks), US 1940s 8 - Jun 1950
82 Kay Starr Bonaparte's Retreat 1950 US Billboard 4 - May 1950 (27 weeks), US 1940s 5 - Jul 1950, US CashBox 8 - Jun 1950
83 The Ames Brothers Can Anyone Explain? 1950 US Billboard 5 - Aug 1950 (19 weeks), US CashBox 5 - Aug 1950, US 1940s 7 - Aug 1950
84 Guy Lombardo Dearie 1950 US CashBox 4 - Mar 1950, US Billboard 5 - Mar 1950 (14 weeks), US 1940s 11 - Apr 1950
85 Russ Morgan Johnson Rag 1950 US CashBox 3 - Jan 1950, US Billboard 7 - Dec 1949 (10 weeks), US 1940s 16 - Jan 1950
86 Dennis Day Mona Lisa 1950 Australia 1 for 5 weeks Nov 1950, US Billboard 29 - Aug 1950 (1 weeks)
87 Fats Domino Detroit City Blues 1950 RYM 1 of 1950, DDD 66 of 1950
88 Phil Harris The Old Master Painter 1950 US CashBox 3 - Jan 1950, US Billboard 10 - Dec 1949 (8 weeks), US 1940s 14 - Jan 1950
89 The Weavers Tzena Tzena 1950 US Billboard 2 - Jul 1950 (17 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Jul 1950
90 Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely Bushel & a Peck 1950 US CashBox 4 - Oct 1950, US Billboard 6 - Oct 1950 (15 weeks), US 1940s 13 - Dec 1950
91 Russ Morgan Sentimental Me 1950 US CashBox 4 - Apr 1950, US Billboard 7 - Apr 1950 (17 weeks), US 1940s 10 - May 1950
92 Gene Autry Peter Cottontail 1950 US Billboard 5 - Apr 1950 (5 weeks), US 1940s 5 - Apr 1950, US CashBox 11 - Mar 1950
93 Jimmy Dorsey Johnson Rag 1950 US CashBox 3 - Jan 1950, US Billboard 13 - Jan 1950 (11 weeks), US 1940s 14 - Jan 1950
94 Ray Anthony Count Every Star 1950 US Billboard 4 - May 1950 (21 weeks), US CashBox 6 - Jun 1950, US 1940s 17 - Aug 1950
95 Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae Dearie 1950 US CashBox 4 - Mar 1950, US Billboard 10 - Mar 1950 (11 weeks), US 1940s 12 - May 1950
96 Dick Todd Daddy's Little Girl 1950 US CashBox 4 - Feb 1950, US Billboard 11 - Jan 1950 (16 weeks), US 1940s 11 - Feb 1950
97 Hank Williams Long Gone Lonesome Blues 1950 RYM 4 of 1950, DDD 6 of 1950, US Billboard 67 - Feb 1964 (9 weeks)
98 Perry Como Patricia 1950 US Billboard 7 - Sep 1950 (12 weeks), US 1940s 7 - Oct 1950, US CashBox 7 - Oct 1950
99 Tony Martin La Vie En Rose 1950 US CashBox 5 - Jul 1950, US Billboard 9 - Jul 1950 (17 weeks), US 1940s 9 - Aug 1950
100 Vaughn Monroe Bamboo 1950 US Billboard 4 - Jan 1950 (7 weeks), US CashBox 10 - Feb 1950, US 1940s 16 - Feb 1950

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 charts you could well be right)

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