Between 1920 and 1940 there are very few available charts (at that
we can find), hence these results should be treated with caution
since they are mostly based on subjective charts.
| # |
Artist |
Song Title |
Year |
Chart Entries |
| 1 |
Vaughn Monroe |
Riders in the Sky |
1949 |
US Bullfrog 1 - Apr 1949 (22 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Apr 1949, US BB 1 of 1949, US 1 for 11 weeks May 1949, POP 1 of 1949, Brazil 12 of 1950, Europe 33 of the 1940s, RIAA 297, Acclaimed 1303 |
| 2 |
Frankie Laine |
Mule Train |
1949 |
US Bullfrog 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 |
| 3 |
Frankie Laine |
That Lucky Old Sun |
1949 |
US Bullfrog 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 |
| 4 |
Gene Autry |
Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer |
1949 |
US Bullfrog 1 - Dec 1949 (6 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Dec 1949, US 1 for 1 weeks Jan 1949, US CashBox 3 - Jan 1950, RYM 4 of 1949, US Gold (cerified by RIAA in Nov 1969), RIAA 31, Global 33 (5 M sold) - 1949, Acclaimed 1051 |
| 5 |
Perry Como |
Some Enchanted Evening |
1949 |
US Bullfrog 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 |
| 6 |
Vic Damone |
You're Breakin' My Heart |
1949 |
US Bullfrog 1 - Jun 1949 (26 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Jun 1949, US 1 for 4 weeks Sep 1949, US BB 9 of 1949, POP 11 of 1949, Brazil 26 of 1950, US CashBox 29 - Jan 1950 |
| 7 |
Evelyn Knight |
A Little Bird Told Me |
1949 |
US Bullfrog 1 - Nov 1948 (21 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Nov 1948, US 1 for 7 weeks Jan 1949, US BB 8 of 1949, Brazil 54 of 1949, Europe 72 of the 1940s |
| 8 |
Russ Morgan |
Cruising Down the River |
1949 |
US Bullfrog 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 |
Edith Piaf |
La Vie En Rose |
1949 |
Italy 1 of 1948, Scrobulate 3 of french, US CashBox 5 - Sep 1950, Brazil 9 of 1949, US Bullfrog 23 - Oct 1950 (3 weeks), RYM 48 of 1950, Acclaimed 625 |
| 10 |
Blue Barron & Orchestra |
Cruising Down the River |
1949 |
US Bullfrog 1 - Jan 1949 (20 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Feb 1949, US 1 for 2 weeks Mar 1949 |
| 11 |
Les Brown |
I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm |
1949 |
US Bullfrog 1 - Dec 1948 (17 weeks), US BB 4 of 1949, POP 5 of 1948, US 1940s 7 - Jan 1949, Brazil 28 of 1949 |
| 12 |
Perry Como & The Fontane Sisters |
'A' You're Adorable (the Alphabet Song) |
1949 |
US Bullfrog 1 - Apr 1949 (15 weeks), US BB 3 of 1949, POP 3 of 1949, US 1940s 4 - Apr 1949 |
| 13 |
Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely |
Slippin' Around |
1949 |
US Bullfrog 1 - Sep 1949 (23 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Sep 1949, US CashBox 4 - Jan 1950, US BB 12 of 1949 |
| 14 |
Mel Torme |
Careless Hands |
1949 |
US Bullfrog 1 - Mar 1949 (18 weeks), US 1940s 7 - Mar 1949, US BB 14 of 1949, POP 21 of 1949, Brazil 52 of 1949 |
| 15 |
Russ Morgan |
Forever & Ever |
1949 |
US Bullfrog 1 - Mar 1949 (26 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Mar 1949, US BB 10 of 1949, POP 13 of 1949 |
| 16 |
Hank Williams |
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry |
1949 |
RYM 2 of 1949, Scrobulate 18 of country, Acclaimed 92, Rolling Stone 111, RIAA 114, WXPN 219 |
| 17 |
Bing Crosby |
Dear Hearts & Gentle People |
1949 |
US CashBox 1 - Jan 1950, US Bullfrog 2 - Dec 1949 (17 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Dec 1949 |
| 18 |
Tony Martin |
There's No Tomorrow |
1949 |
US Bullfrog 2 - Nov 1949 (27 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Nov 1949, US CashBox 3 - Jan 1950, Brazil 40 of 1951 |
| 19 |
Vaughn Monroe |
Someday |
1949 |
US Bullfrog 1 - Aug 1949 (18 weeks), US BB 11 of 1949, POP 15 of 1949, US CashBox 32 - Jan 1950 |
| 20 |
Dinah Shore |
Dear Hearts & Gentle People |
1949 |
US CashBox 1 - Jan 1950, US Bullfrog 2 - Nov 1949 (17 weeks), US 1940s 7 - Dec 1949 |
| 21 |
Hank Williams |
Lovesick Blues |
1949 |
RYM 1 of 1949, US Bullfrog 24 - May 1949 (1 weeks), Scrobulate 85 of country, Acclaimed 706 |
| 22 |
Freddy Martin |
I've Got A Lovely Bunch of Coconuts |
1949 |
POP 2 of 1949, US Bullfrog 8 - Oct 1949 (17 weeks), US 1940s 8 - Nov 1949, US CashBox 8 - Jan 1950 |
| 23 |
Tennessee Ernie Ford |
Mule Train |
1949 |
US CashBox 2 - Jan 1950, US Bullfrog 9 - Nov 1949 (9 weeks), US 1940s 10 - Dec 1949, Europe 68 of the 1940s |
| 24 |
Al Morgan |
Jealous Heart |
1949 |
US Bullfrog 4 - Jul 1949 (26 weeks), US 1940s 4 - Jul 1949, US CashBox 10 - Jan 1950, Brazil 99 of 1950 |
| 25 |
Doris Day |
Again |
1949 |
US Bullfrog 2 - May 1949 (19 weeks), US 1940s 14 - Jun 1949, Italy 38 of 1950, RYM 102 of 1949 |
| 26 |
Gordon Jenkins |
Again |
1949 |
US Bullfrog 2 - Apr 1949 (23 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Apr 1949, Brazil 93 of 1950 |
| 27 |
Richard Hayes |
The Old Master Painter |
1949 |
US Bullfrog 2 - Dec 1949 (12 weeks), US CashBox 3 - Jan 1950, US 1940s 7 - Dec 1949 |
| 28 |
Bing Crosby |
Mule Train |
1949 |
US CashBox 2 - Jan 1950, US Bullfrog 4 - Nov 1949 (12 weeks), US 1940s 5 - Nov 1949 |
| 29 |
Sammy Kaye |
Room Full Of Roses |
1949 |
US Bullfrog 2 - Jun 1949 (24 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Jun 1949, Brazil 55 of 1950 |
| 30 |
Perry Como & The Fontane Sisters |
A Dreamers Holiday |
1949 |
US Bullfrog 3 - Oct 1949 (19 weeks), US 1940s 4 - Nov 1949, US CashBox 4 - Jan 1950 |
| 31 |
Jo Stafford & Gordon McRae |
'A' You're Adorable (the Alphabet Song) |
1949 |
Peel list 3 of 1949, US Bullfrog 4 - Mar 1949 (15 weeks), US 1940s 4 - Apr 1949 |
| 32 |
The Ink Spots |
You're Breakin' My Heart |
1949 |
US Bullfrog 9 - Aug 1949 (14 weeks), US 1940s 9 - Sep 1949, RYM 19 of 1949, US CashBox 29 - Jan 1950 |
| 33 |
Dick Haymes |
The Old Master Painter |
1949 |
US CashBox 3 - Jan 1950, US Bullfrog 4 - Dec 1949 (13 weeks), US 1940s 5 - Dec 1949 |
| 34 |
Vaughn Monroe |
Mule Train |
1949 |
US CashBox 2 - Jan 1950, US Bullfrog 10 - Nov 1949 (9 weeks), US 1940s 10 - Nov 1949 |
| 35 |
Jack Teter Trio |
Johnson Rag |
1949 |
US CashBox 3 - Jan 1950, US Bullfrog 6 - Oct 1949 (23 weeks), US 1940s 6 - Oct 1949 |
| 36 |
Bing Crosby |
Far Away Places |
1949 |
US Bullfrog 2 - Jan 1949 (19 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Jan 1949 |
| 37 |
Jo Stafford & Gordon McRae |
Whispering Hope |
1949 |
US Bullfrog 4 - Aug 1949 (23 weeks), US 1940s 6 - Aug 1949, US CashBox 19 - Jan 1950 |
| 38 |
Louis Jordan |
Saturday Night Fish Fry |
1949 |
RYM 3 of 1949, POP 18 of 1949, US Bullfrog 21 - Oct 1949 (5 weeks) |
| 39 |
Dick Haymes |
Maybe It's Because |
1949 |
US Bullfrog 5 - Jul 1949 (18 weeks), US 1940s 5 - Aug 1949, Brazil 89 of 1950 |
| 40 |
Buddy Clark |
A Dreamers Holiday |
1949 |
US CashBox 4 - Jan 1950, US Bullfrog 12 - Nov 1949 (11 weeks), US 1940s 15 - Dec 1949 |
| 41 |
Buddy Clark |
You're Breakin' My Heart |
1949 |
US Bullfrog 4 - Aug 1949 (16 weeks), US 1940s 9 - Oct 1949, US CashBox 29 - Jan 1950 |
| 42 |
Eddie 'Piano' Miller |
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon |
1949 |
US BB 5 of 1949, US Bullfrog 14 - Dec 1949 (3 weeks), POP 14 of 1949 |
| 43 |
Perry Como |
Forever & Ever |
1949 |
US Bullfrog 2 - Mar 1949 (25 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Mar 1949 |
| 44 |
Vic Damone |
Again |
1949 |
US Bullfrog 6 - Apr 1949 (21 weeks), US 1940s 11 - Apr 1949, Brazil 69 of 1950 |
| 45 |
Kenny Roberts |
I Never See Maggie Alone |
1949 |
US Bullfrog 9 - Sep 1949 (13 weeks), US 1940s 9 - Sep 1949, US CashBox 28 - Jan 1950 |
| 46 |
Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely |
I'll Never Slip Around Again |
1949 |
US Bullfrog 8 - Nov 1949 (10 weeks), US 1940s 11 - Nov 1949, US CashBox 31 - Jan 1950 |
| 47 |
Vic Damone |
My Bolero |
1949 |
US Bullfrog 10 - Aug 1949 (6 weeks), US 1940s 10 - Aug 1949, Brazil 50 of 1950 |
| 48 |
Frank Sinatra |
Some Enchanted Evening |
1949 |
US Bullfrog 6 - Jun 1949 (13 weeks), RYM 32 of 1949, Brazil 67 of 1950 |
| 49 |
Guy Lombardo |
Hop-scotch Polka (Scotch Hot) |
1949 |
US 1940s 11 - Oct 1949, US Bullfrog 16 - Oct 1949 (5 weeks), US CashBox 18 - Jan 1950 |
| 50 |
The Andrews Sisters |
Charley My Boy |
1949 |
US CashBox 12 - Jan 1950, US Bullfrog 15 - Dec 1949 (4 weeks), US 1940s 17 - Dec 1949 |