List of Billboard number-one singles of 1950
This is a list of number-one songs in the United States during the year 1950 according to Billboard magazine. Prior to the creation of the Billboard Hot 100 , Billboard published multiple singles charts each week. In 1950, the following four charts were produced:
Best Sellers in Stores – ranked the biggest selling singles in retail stores, as reported by merchants surveyed throughout the country.
Most Played by Jockeys – ranked the most played songs on United States radio stations, as reported by radio disc jockeys and radio stations.
Most Played in Jukeboxes – ranked the most played songs in jukeboxes across the United States.
Honor Roll of Hits – a composite ten-position song chart which combined data from the three charts above along with three other component charts.[ 1] [ 2] It served as The Billboard ' s lead chart until the introduction of the Hot 100 in 1958 and would remain in print until 1963.[ 3]
Issue date
Best Sellers in Stores
Most Played by Jockeys
Most Played in Jukeboxes
Honor Roll of Hits
Ref.
January 7
"Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer "Gene Autry and The Pinafores
"I Can Dream, Can't I? "Andrews Sisters with Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra
"Mule Train "Frankie Laine and the Muleskinners
"Mule Train"
[ 4]
January 14
"I Can Dream, Can't I?"Andrews Sisters with Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra
"I Can Dream, Can't I?"
[ 5]
January 21
"I Can Dream, Can't I?"Andrews Sisters with Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra
[ 6]
January 28
"Dear Hearts and Gentle People "
[ 7]
February 4
[ 8]
February 11
"Rag Mop "Ames Brothers with Orchestra directed by Roy Ross
"Rag Mop"Ames Brothers with Orchestra directed by Roy Ross
"Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy "Red Foley
[ 9]
February 18
"Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy"Red Foley
"Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy"
[ 10]
February 25
"Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy"Red Foley
[ 11]
March 4
[ 12]
March 11
"The Cry of the Wild Goose "Frankie Laine with Harry Geller and His Orchestra and Carl Fischer
[ 13]
March 18
"Music! Music! Music! "Teresa Brewer with the Dixieland All Stars (Jack Pleis , Ernie Caceres , Max Kaminsky , Cutty Cutshall , George Wettling , Eddie Safranski , and Danny Perri)
[ 14]
March 25
"If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked a Cake "Eileen Barton with Orchestra and Chorus under the direction of Morty Craft
"Music! Music! Music!"
[ 15]
April 1
[ 16]
April 8
"Music! Music! Music!"Teresa Brewer with the Dixieland All Stars (Jack Pleis, Ernie Caceres, Max Kaminsky, Cutty Cutshall, George Wettling, Eddie Safranski, and Danny Perri)
[ 17]
April 15
"If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked a Cake"Eileen Barton with Orchestra and Chorus under the direction of Morty Craft
"If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked a Cake"Eileen Barton with Orchestra and Chorus under the direction of Morty Craft
"If I Knew You Were Coming I'd've Baked a Cake"
[ 18]
April 22
[ 19]
April 29
"The "Harry Lime" Theme "Anton Karas
[ 20]
May 6
"The 3rd Man Theme"Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians with Don Rodney
[ 21]
May 13
"Third Man Theme, The"
[ 22]
May 20
[ 23]
May 27
[ 24]
June 3
"Hoop-Dee-Doo "Perry Como and The Fontane Sisters with Mitchell Ayres and his Orchestra
[ 25]
June 10
"Sentimental Me "Ames Brothers with Orchestra directed by Roy Ross
[ 26]
June 17
"Hoop-Dee-Doo"Perry Como and The Fontane Sisters with Mitchell Ayres and his Orchestra
[ 27]
June 24
"I Wanna Be Loved "Andrews Sisters with Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra
[ 28]
July 1
"Bewitched "
[ 29]
July 8
"Mona Lisa "Nat "King" Cole with Orchestra conducted by Les Baxter
"Third Man Theme, The"
[ 30]
July 15
"Mona Lisa"Nat "King" Cole with Orchestra conducted by Les Baxter
"Bewitched"
[ 31]
July 22
"Mona Lisa"Nat "King" Cole with Orchestra conducted by Les Baxter
"Mona Lisa"
[ 32]
July 29
[ 33]
August 5
[ 34]
August 12
[ 35]
August 19
"Goodnight Irene "Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra and The Weavers
[ 36]
August 26
"Goodnight Irene"Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra and The Weavers
"Goodnight, Irene"
[ 37]
September 2
"Goodnight Irene"Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra and The Weavers
[ 38]
September 9
[ 39]
September 16
[ 40]
September 23
[ 41]
September 30
[ 42]
October 7
[ 43]
October 14
[ 44]
October 21
[ 45]
October 28
"All My Love (Bolero) "Patti Page with Harry Geller & His Orchestra
[ 46]
November 4
"Harbor Lights "
[ 47]
November 11
[ 48]
November 18
"Harbor Lights"Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye with Tony Alamo and the Kaydets
"Harbor Lights"Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye with Tony Alamo and the Kaydets
[ 49]
November 25
[ 50]
December 2
"The Thing "Phil Harris with Orchestra conducted by Walter Scharf
"The Thing"Phil Harris with Orchestra conducted by Walter Scharf
[ 51]
December 9
[ 52]
December 16
"The Tennessee Waltz "Patti Page with Orchestra conducted by Jack Rael
"The Thing"
[ 53]
December 23
"The Thing"Phil Harris with Orchestra conducted by Walter Scharf
"Tennessee Waltz"
[ 54]
December 30
"The Tennessee Waltz"Patti Page with Orchestra conducted by Jack Rael
[ 55]
See also
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