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Songs from the Year 1949 |
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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. There is also a set of monthly tables showing the various number ones on any date during 1949.
Between 1920 and 1940 there are few available charts (at least that we can find). These results should be treated with some caution since, with few exceptions, they are based on fairly subjective charts and biased towards the USA.
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.
The top ten song artists of 1949 were: | ||||
| 1:Vaughn Monroe | 3:Perry Como | 5:Russ Morgan | 7:Gene Autry | 9:Evelyn Knight |
| 2:Frankie Laine | 4:Bing Crosby | 6:Hank Williams | 8:Vic Damone | 10:Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae |
| # | Artist | Song Title | Year | Chart Entries |
| 1 | Vaughn Monroe | (Ghost) Riders in the Sky | 1949 | US Billboard 1 - Apr 1949 (22 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Apr 1949 (20 weeks), US 1 for 11 weeks - May 1949, UK Sheet Music 1 for 9 weeks - Aug 1949, UK 40s Sheet Music 1 - Jun 1949 (23 weeks), Australia 1 for 5 weeks - Nov 1949, US invalid BB 1 of 1949, Peel list 1 of 1949, POP 1 of 1949, DZE 1 of 1949, DDD 6 of 1949, Your Hit Parade 12 of 1949, Brazil 12 of 1950, nuTsie 15 of 1940s, Australian Nostalgia 17 of 1940-1949, Music Imprint 20 of 1940s, Europe 33 of the 1940s (1949), RIAA 297, Acclaimed 1303 (1949) |
| 2 | Gene Autry | Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer | 1949 | US Billboard 1 - Dec 1949 (6 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Dec 1949 (13 weeks), US 1 for 1 week - Jan 1949, Radio Luxembourg sheet music 1 for 6 weeks - Nov 1950, Grammy Hall of Fame in 1985 (1949), ASCAP song of 1949, US CashBox 3 - Jan 1950 (7 weeks), US Gold (certified by RIAA in Nov 1969), Music Imprint 9 of 1940s, nuTsie 11 of 1940s, DMDB 22 (1949), DDD 29 of 1949, RIAA 31, Australian Nostalgia 56 of 1940-1949, Acclaimed 1051 (1949), RYM 4 of 1949, Global 33 (5 M sold) - 1949 |
| 3 | Frankie Laine | Mule Train | 1949 | US Billboard 1 - Nov 1949 (13 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Nov 1949 (13 weeks), US 1 for 6 weeks - Nov 1949, Your Hit Parade 1 of 1949, US CashBox 2 - Jan 1950 (8 weeks), Oscar in 1950 (film 'Singing Guns') (Nominated), DZE 5 of 1949, US invalid BB 7 of 1949, DDD 7 of 1949, POP 12 of 1949, Europe 51 of the 1940s (1949), Italy 73 of 1955, nuTsie 96 of 1940s, RYM 38 of 1949 |
| 4 | Evelyn Knight | A Little Bird Told Me | 1949 | US Billboard 1 - Nov 1948 (21 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Nov 1948 (20 weeks), US 1 for 7 weeks - Jan 1949, Australia 1 for 2 weeks - Dec 1949, DZE 4 of 1949, Your Hit Parade 7 of 1949, DDD 7 of 1948, US invalid BB 8 of 1949, Brazil 54 of 1949, Europe 72 of the 1940s (1949) |
| 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 (19 weeks), US 1 for 8 weeks - Oct 1949, US invalid BB 2 of 1949, DZE 2 of 1949, POP 10 of 1949, US CashBox 13 - Jan 1950 (6 weeks), Your Hit Parade 16 of 1949, DDD 23 of 1949, Brazil 24 of 1950, nuTsie 31 of 1940s, Europe 40 of the 1940s (1949), RYM 57 of 1949 |
| 6 | Vic Damone | You're Breakin' My Heart | 1949 | US Billboard 1 - Jun 1949 (26 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Jun 1949 (25 weeks), US 1 for 4 weeks - Sep 1949, Australia 1 for 3 weeks - May 1950, DZE 7 of 1949, US invalid BB 9 of 1949, POP 11 of 1949, Brazil 26 of 1950, US CashBox 29 - Jan 1950 (2 weeks) |
| 7 | Perry Como | Some Enchanted Evening | 1949 | US Billboard 1 - Apr 1949 (26 weeks), US 1940s 1 - May 1949 (21 weeks), US 1 for 5 weeks - Jul 1949, Your Hit Parade 6 of 1949, US invalid BB 6 of 1949, POP 6 of 1949, DZE 6 of 1949, Europe 36 of the 1940s (1949), Brazil 44 of 1950, nuTsie 88 of 1940s, NY Daily Love list 94 |
| 8 | Edith Piaf | La Vie En Rose | 1949 | Italy 1 of 1948, Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998 (1950), Scrobulate 3 of french, US CashBox 5 - Sep 1950 (19 weeks), Brazil 9 of 1949, France (Historical) 14 of the 1940s (1946), US Billboard 23 - Oct 1950 (3 weeks), Acclaimed 625 (1945), Visconti song of 1946, RYM 48 of 1950 |
| 9 | Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely | Slippin' Around | 1949 | US Billboard 1 - Sep 1949 (23 weeks), US Country 1 for 9 weeks - Oct 1949, US 1940s 2 - Sep 1949 (21 weeks), US CashBox 4 - Jan 1950 (9 weeks), DZE 8 of 1949, US invalid BB 12 of 1949, Your Hit Parade 14 of 1949, POP 25 of 1949, DDD 39 of 1949, Europe 99 of the 1940s (1949) |
| 10 | The Ink Spots | You're Breakin' My Heart | 1949 | UK Sheet Music 1 for 10 weeks - Nov 1949, UK 40s Sheet Music 1 - Oct 1949 (27 weeks), Radio Luxembourg sheet music 1 for 2 weeks - Jan 1950, US Billboard 9 - Aug 1949 (14 weeks), US 1940s 9 - Sep 1949 (9 weeks), US CashBox 29 - Jan 1950 (2 weeks), DDD 94 of 1949, RYM 19 of 1949 |
| 11 | Russ Morgan | Cruising Down the River | 1949 | US Billboard 1 - Feb 1949 (22 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Feb 1949 (21 weeks), US 1 for 7 weeks - Mar 1949, US invalid BB 15 of 1949, POP 23 of 1949, Brazil 55 of 1949, nuTsie 61 of 1940s |
| 12 | 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 invalid BB 3 of 1949, POP 3 of 1949, US 1940s 4 - Apr 1949 (13 weeks), DZE 10 of 1949, Your Hit Parade 22 of 1949 |
| 13 | Hank Williams | Lovesick Blues | 1949 | US Country 1 for 6 weeks - May 1949, Grammy Hall of Fame in 2011 (1949), Library of Congress artifact added 2004 (1949), DDD 2 of 1949, US Billboard 24 - May 1949 (1 week), Scrobulate 85 of country, Acclaimed 706 (1949), RYM 1 of 1949 |
| 14 | Russ Morgan | Forever & Ever | 1949 | US Billboard 1 - Mar 1949 (26 weeks), Australia 1 for 3 weeks - Mar 1950, US 1940s 2 - Mar 1949 (22 weeks), Your Hit Parade 8 of 1949, DZE 9 of 1949, US invalid BB 10 of 1949, POP 13 of 1949 |
| 15 | Blue Barron & Orchestra | Cruising Down the River | 1949 | US Billboard 1 - Jan 1949 (20 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Feb 1949 (16 weeks), US 1 for 2 weeks - Mar 1949, DZE 3 of 1949, Your Hit Parade 23 of 1949, Brazil 57 of 1950 |
| 16 | Hank Williams | I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry | 1949 | Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999 (1949), DDD 1 of 1949, Music Imprint 15 of 1940s, Scrobulate 18 of country, Acclaimed 92 (1949), Rolling Stone 111, RIAA 114, WXPN 219, Visconti song of 1949, RYM 2 of 1949 |
| 17 | Mel Torme | Careless Hands | 1949 | US Billboard 1 - Mar 1949 (18 weeks), Your Hit Parade 2 of 1949, UK 40s Sheet Music 4 - Jul 1949 (25 weeks), US 1940s 7 - Mar 1949 (12 weeks), US invalid BB 14 of 1949, POP 21 of 1949, Brazil 52 of 1949 |
| 18 | Margaret Whiting | Far Away Places | 1949 | UK Sheet Music 1 for 2 weeks - Mar 1949, UK 40s Sheet Music 1 - Feb 1949 (24 weeks), US Billboard 2 - Dec 1948 (23 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Jan 1949 (11 weeks), Your Hit Parade 24 of 1949 |
| 19 | Vaughn Monroe | Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You) | 1949 | US Billboard 1 - Aug 1949 (18 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Aug 1949 (17 weeks), US invalid BB 11 of 1949, POP 15 of 1949, Your Hit Parade 21 of 1949, US CashBox 32 - Jan 1950 (1 week), DDD 44 of 1949 |
| 20 | Les Brown | I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm | 1949 | US Billboard 1 - Dec 1948 (17 weeks), US invalid BB 4 of 1949, POP 5 of 1948, US 1940s 7 - Jan 1949 (14 weeks), Your Hit Parade 13 of 1949, Brazil 28 of 1949 |
| 21 | Burl Ives | Lavender Blue | 1949 | UK Sheet Music 1 for 4 weeks - May 1949, UK 40s Sheet Music 1 - Apr 1949 (27 weeks), Oscar in 1949 (film 'So Dear to My Heart') (Nominated), US Billboard 16 - Feb 1949 (1 week) |
| 22 | Gordon Jenkins & The Stardusters | I Don't See Me In Your Eyes Anymore | 1949 | UK Sheet Music 1 for 3 weeks - Oct 1949, UK 40s Sheet Music 1 - Aug 1949 (26 weeks), US Billboard 5 - Apr 1949 (21 weeks), US 1940s 6 - Apr 1949 (16 weeks) |
| 23 | 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 (12 weeks), US CashBox 8 - Jan 1950 (11 weeks) |
| 24 | Tennessee Ernie Ford | Mule Train | 1949 | US Country 1 for 1 week - Dec 1949, US CashBox 2 - Jan 1950 (8 weeks), US Billboard 9 - Nov 1949 (9 weeks), US 1940s 10 - Dec 1949 (7 weeks), Europe 68 of the 1940s (1949) |
| 25 | 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 (16 weeks), Australian Nostalgia 16 of 1940-1949 |
| 26 | Tony Martin | There's No Tomorrow | 1949 | US Billboard 2 - Nov 1949 (27 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Nov 1949 (24 weeks), US CashBox 3 - Jan 1950 (22 weeks), Your Hit Parade 10 of 1950, Brazil 40 of 1951, Song of 1949 |
| 27 | Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae | My Darling, My Darling | 1949 | US Billboard 1 - Nov 1948 (17 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Nov 1948 (15 weeks), Your Hit Parade 10 of 1949, US invalid BB 13 of 1949, POP 19 of 1949 |
| 28 | Bing Crosby | Dear Hearts & Gentle People | 1949 | US CashBox 1 - Jan 1950 (16 weeks), US Billboard 2 - Dec 1949 (17 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Dec 1949 (12 weeks), Your Hit Parade 23 of 1950 |
| 29 | 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 (10 weeks), US CashBox 29 - Jan 1950 (2 weeks) |
| 30 | 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 weeks) |
| 31 | Doris Day | Again | 1949 | US Billboard 2 - May 1949 (19 weeks), Your Hit Parade 3 of 1949, US 1940s 14 - Jun 1949 (4 weeks), Italy 38 of 1950, RYM 102 of 1949, Song of 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 (5 weeks), Australian Nostalgia 31 of 1940-1949 |
| 33 | Guy Lombardo | Hop-scotch Polka (Scotch Hot) | 1949 | Australia 1 for 2 weeks - May 1950, US 1940s 11 - Oct 1949 (6 weeks), US Billboard 16 - Oct 1949 (5 weeks), US CashBox 18 - Jan 1950 (4 weeks) |
| 34 | 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 (4 weeks), US CashBox 18 - Jan 1950 (4 weeks) |
| 35 | 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 (9 weeks), UK 40s Sheet Music 4 - May 1949 (24 weeks) |
| 36 | Sammy Kaye | Room Full Of Roses | 1949 | US Billboard 2 - Jun 1949 (24 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Jun 1949 (21 weeks), Your Hit Parade 4 of 1949, Brazil 55 of 1950 |
| 37 | 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 (14 weeks) |
| 38 | 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 (11 weeks) |
| 39 | Anne Shelton | The Wedding of Lili Marlene | 1949 | UK Sheet Music 1 for 7 weeks - Jun 1949, UK 40s Sheet Music 1 - May 1949 (24 weeks) |
| 40 | 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 (5 weeks) |
| 41 | Vaughn Monroe | Mule Train | 1949 | US CashBox 2 - Jan 1950 (8 weeks), UK 40s Sheet Music 8 - Jan 1950 (11 weeks), US Billboard 10 - Nov 1949 (9 weeks), US 1940s 10 - Nov 1949 (6 weeks) |
| 42 | Dinah Shore | Lavender Blue | 1949 | Australia 1 for 6 weeks - Dec 1949, US Billboard 9 - Dec 1948 (12 weeks), US 1940s 9 - Jan 1949 (7 weeks) |
| 43 | 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 (6 weeks) |
| 44 | Bing Crosby | (Ghost) Riders in the Sky | 1949 | Australia 1 for 5 weeks - Nov 1949, US Billboard 14 - May 1949 (10 weeks), US 1940s 14 - Jun 1949 (2 weeks) |
| 45 | Buddy Clark | It's a Big, Wide, Wonderful World | 1949 | Australia 1 for 4 weeks - Oct 1949, US Billboard 25 - Mar 1949 (4 weeks), Australian Nostalgia 32 of 1940-1949 |
| 46 | Al Morgan | Jealous Heart | 1949 | US Billboard 4 - Jul 1949 (26 weeks), US 1940s 4 - Jul 1949 (22 weeks), US CashBox 10 - Jan 1950 (7 weeks), Brazil 99 of 1950 |
| 47 | Gordon Jenkins | Again | 1949 | US Billboard 2 - Apr 1949 (23 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Apr 1949 (18 weeks), Brazil 93 of 1950 |
| 48 | Margaret Whiting & Johnny Mercer | Baby, It's Cold Outside | 1949 | US Billboard 3 - May 1949 (19 weeks), US 1940s 4 - May 1949 (14 weeks), Your Hit Parade 5 of 1949, nuTsie 55 of 1940s |
| 49 | Dick Haymes | Maybe It's Because | 1949 | US Billboard 5 - Jul 1949 (18 weeks), US 1940s 5 - Aug 1949 (15 weeks), Your Hit Parade 17 of 1949, Brazil 89 of 1950 |
| 50 | Gordon Jenkins | Don't Cry, Joe (Let Her Go) | 1949 | US Billboard 3 - Sep 1949 (19 weeks), US CashBox 5 - Jan 1950 (8 weeks), US 1940s 8 - Jan 1950 (4 weeks), Your Hit Parade 11 of 1949 |
| 51 | Sticks McGhee | Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee | 1949 | DDD 3 of 1949, Peel list 4 of 1949, US Billboard 26 - Aug 1949 (1 week), RYM 6 of 1949 |
| 52 | Wayne Raney | Why Don't You Haul Off & Love Me | 1949 | US Country 1 for 2 weeks - Sep 1949, US Billboard 22 - Oct 1949 (4 weeks), DDD 26 of 1949 |
| 53 | Louis Jordan | Saturday Night Fish Fry | 1949 | DDD 4 of 1949, POP 18 of 1949, US Billboard 21 - Oct 1949 (5 weeks), Visconti song of 1949, RYM 3 of 1949, one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 500 |
| 54 | Guy Lombardo | Red Roses For a Blue Lady | 1949 | UK 40s Sheet Music 2 - May 1949 (23 weeks), US Billboard 8 - Feb 1949 (19 weeks), US 1940s 10 - Mar 1949 (7 weeks) |
| 55 | Richard Hayes | The Old Master Painter | 1949 | US Billboard 2 - Dec 1949 (12 weeks), US CashBox 3 - Jan 1950 (12 weeks), US 1940s 7 - Dec 1949 (8 weeks) |
| 56 | Bing Crosby | Mule Train | 1949 | US CashBox 2 - Jan 1950 (8 weeks), US Billboard 4 - Nov 1949 (12 weeks), US 1940s 5 - Nov 1949 (10 weeks) |
| 57 | Jack Owens | Jealous Heart | 1949 | UK 40s Sheet Music 2 - Jan 1950 (35 weeks), US Billboard 11 - Oct 1949 (12 weeks), US 1940s 19 - Nov 1949 (1 week) |
| 58 | Tony Pastor & his Orchestra | 'A' You're Adorable (the Alphabet Song) | 1949 | Australia 1 for 4 weeks - Feb 1950, US Billboard 12 - May 1949 (8 weeks) |
| 59 | The Mills Brothers | Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You) | 1949 | US Billboard 5 - Aug 1949 (15 weeks), US 1940s 8 - Sep 1949 (7 weeks), US CashBox 32 - Jan 1950 (1 week), DDD 44 of 1949 |
| 60 | Perry Como & The Fontane Sisters | A Dreamers Holiday | 1949 | US Billboard 3 - Oct 1949 (19 weeks), US 1940s 4 - Nov 1949 (15 weeks), US CashBox 4 - Jan 1950 (11 weeks) |
| 61 | Dick Haymes | The Old Master Painter | 1949 | US CashBox 3 - Jan 1950 (12 weeks), US Billboard 4 - Dec 1949 (13 weeks), US 1940s 5 - Dec 1949 (8 weeks) |
| 62 | Bing Crosby | Galway Bay | 1949 | US Billboard 3 - Jan 1949 (17 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Jan 1949 (14 weeks), Your Hit Parade 9 of 1949 |
| 63 | Eddy Arnold | Don't Rob Another Man's Castle | 1949 | US Country 1 for 2 weeks - Mar 1949, US Billboard 23 - Mar 1949 (2 weeks), RYM 66 of 1949 |
| 64 | Bing Crosby | Four Winds & The Seven Seas | 1949 | Australia 1 for 3 weeks - Mar 1950, UK 40s Sheet Music 22 - Oct 1949 (3 weeks) |
| 65 | Jack Teter Trio | Johnson Rag | 1949 | US CashBox 3 - Jan 1950 (16 weeks), US Billboard 6 - Oct 1949 (23 weeks), US 1940s 6 - Oct 1949 (17 weeks) |
| 66 | The Delmore Brothers | Blues Stay Away From Me | 1949 | Grammy Hall of Fame in 2007 (1949), DDD 8 of 1949 |
| 67 | Dinah Shore & Buddy Clark | Baby, It's Cold Outside | 1949 | US Billboard 3 - May 1949 (19 weeks), US 1940s 4 - May 1949 (15 weeks), DDD 35 of 1949 |
| 68 | Ernest Tubb | Slippin' Around | 1949 | US Country 1 for 2 weeks - Sep 1949, US Billboard 17 - Nov 1949 (3 weeks) |
| 69 | Eddy Arnold | I'm Throwing Rice (At the Girl I Love) | 1949 | US Country 1 for 6 weeks - Jul 1949, US Billboard 19 - Aug 1949 (2 weeks) |
| 70 | Eddy Arnold | One Kiss Too Many | 1949 | US Country 1 for 6 weeks - Jun 1949, US Billboard 23 - Jun 1949 (1 week) |
| 71 | Dick Haymes | Room Full Of Roses | 1949 | US Billboard 6 - Jun 1949 (20 weeks), US 1940s 10 - Jul 1949 (11 weeks), UK 40s Sheet Music 24 - Oct 1949 (1 week) |
| 72 | Woody Herman | Early Autumn | 1949 | Grammy Hall of Fame in 2000 (1949), US Billboard 28 - Nov 1952 (1 week) |
| 73 | George Morgan | Candy Kisses | 1949 | US Country 1 for 5 weeks - Apr 1949, DDD 76 of 1949 |
| 74 | Vic Damone | Again | 1949 | US Billboard 6 - Apr 1949 (21 weeks), US 1940s 11 - Apr 1949 (8 weeks), Brazil 69 of 1950 |
| 75 | Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae | Whispering Hope | 1949 | US Billboard 4 - Aug 1949 (23 weeks), US 1940s 6 - Aug 1949 (19 weeks), US CashBox 19 - Jan 1950 (6 weeks) |
| 76 | Perry Como | Bali Ha'i | 1949 | US Billboard 5 - Apr 1949 (16 weeks), US 1940s 5 - May 1949 (12 weeks), Your Hit Parade 15 of 1949 |
| 77 | Vic Damone | My Bolero | 1949 | US Billboard 10 - Aug 1949 (6 weeks), US 1940s 10 - Aug 1949 (2 weeks), Brazil 50 of 1950 |
| 78 | Buddy Clark | A Dreamers Holiday | 1949 | US CashBox 4 - Jan 1950 (11 weeks), US Billboard 12 - Nov 1949 (11 weeks), US 1940s 15 - Dec 1949 (4 weeks) |
| 79 | Doris Day | Canadian Capers (Cuttin' Capers) | 1949 | US Billboard 15 - Oct 1949 (10 weeks), US 1940s 15 - Nov 1949 (6 weeks), US CashBox 27 - Jan 1950 (2 weeks), RYM 104 of 1949 |
| 80 | Vaughn Monroe | That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day) | 1949 | US Billboard 6 - Sep 1949 (17 weeks), US 1940s 9 - Oct 1949 (10 weeks), US CashBox 13 - Jan 1950 (6 weeks) |
| 81 | Eddie 'Piano' Miller | She Wore a Yellow Ribbon | 1949 | US invalid BB 5 of 1949, US Billboard 14 - Dec 1949 (3 weeks), POP 14 of 1949 |
| 82 | Elton Britt | Candy Kisses | 1949 | Peel list 2 of 1949, UK 40s Sheet Music 5 - May 1949 (19 weeks) |
| 83 | Vera Lynn | Again | 1949 | UK 40s Sheet Music 2 - Jun 1949 (25 weeks), US Billboard 23 - Jan 1949 (3 weeks) |
| 84 | Kenny Roberts | I Never See Maggie Alone | 1949 | US Billboard 9 - Sep 1949 (13 weeks), US 1940s 9 - Sep 1949 (9 weeks), US CashBox 28 - Jan 1950 (3 weeks) |
| 85 | Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely | I'll Never Slip Around Again | 1949 | US Billboard 8 - Nov 1949 (10 weeks), US 1940s 11 - Nov 1949 (5 weeks), US CashBox 31 - Jan 1950 (1 week) |
| 86 | The Andrews Sisters | Charley My Boy | 1949 | US CashBox 12 - Jan 1950 (9 weeks), US Billboard 15 - Dec 1949 (4 weeks), US 1940s 17 - Dec 1949 (2 weeks) |
| 87 | Billie Holiday | Crazy, He Calls Me | 1949 | Grammy Hall of Fame in 2010 (1949), RYM 40 of 1949 |
| 88 | Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Jordan | Baby, It's Cold Outside | 1949 | US Billboard 9 - Jun 1949 (13 weeks), US 1940s 17 - Jun 1949 (3 weeks), DDD 35 of 1949 |
| 89 | Flo Sandon's | Verde luna | 1949 | Italy 1 of 1949 |
| 90 | Waldir Azevedo | Brasileirinho | 1949 | Brazil 1 of 1949 |
| 91 | Art Mooney | Toot Toot Tootsie (Goodbye) | 1949 | US Billboard 19 - Oct 1949 (4 weeks), US 1940s 20 - Nov 1949 (1 week), US CashBox 31 - Jan 1950 (3 weeks) |
| 92 | Joe Loss Orchestra | Say Something Sweet To Your Sweetheart | 1949 | Australia 1 for 2 weeks - Aug 1949 |
| 93 | Ray McKinley & his Orchestra | Put 'em in a Box, Tie 'em With a Ribbon | 1949 | Australia 1 for 2 weeks - May 1949 |
| 94 | Joe Loss Orchestra | A Little Bird Told Me | 1949 | Australia 1 for 2 weeks - Dec 1949 |
| 95 | Tony Pastor & his Orchestra | Ramblin' Rose | 1949 | Australia 1 for 5 weeks - Apr 1949 |
| 96 | Larry Green | It's a Big, Wide, Wonderful World | 1949 | Australia 1 for 4 weeks - Oct 1949 |
| 97 | The Franz Winkler Quartet | Forever & Ever | 1949 | UK 40s Sheet Music 1 - May 1949 (44 weeks) |
| 98 | Joe Loss Orchestra | Far Away Places | 1949 | Australia 1 for 5 weeks - Aug 1949 |
| 99 | The Andrews Sisters & Danny Kaye | Put 'em in a Box, Tie 'em With a Ribbon | 1949 | Australia 1 for 2 weeks - May 1949 |
| 100 | Tommy Dorsey | The Hucklebuck | 1949 | US Billboard 5 - Jun 1949 (21 weeks), US 1940s 5 - Jun 1949 (17 weeks), RYM 54 of 1949 |
Previous Comments (newest first)
3 Aug 2021
The love You Left Behind was written by Mrs. William John Deion, but I don'tknow who the name of the male singer is on it other than his first name is Jim. A record from Camdon Mucic Co. recorded the song in 1949. Any help would greatly be appreciated. Thanks
4 Oct 2019
Always
Did Alice Faye ever sing Always in a movie?
26 Feb 2019
Don't cry + Joe
who recorded a song called +don,t cry joe in late 1940's
The song is called "Don't Cry, Joe (Let Her Go)" and was a hit in 1949 for Frank Sinatra, Gordon Jenkins, Johnny Desmond, Ralph Flanagan, Juanita Hall and Oscar Rabin & his band.
7 Jun 2017
Andrews Sisters 1949 More Beer not listed
I am hoping and trying to get the sheet music for their song. I know thelyrics and melody but not the notation. I would like it for the guitar chords but I would like to see the musical notation. Is it possible to look at a free copy? It could be downloaded to my email.(meinrad@spencerabbey.org +Much appreciated.
29 Jan 2016
#22 - I Don't See Me In Your Eyes Anymore
Per Joel Whitburn this should actually be Gordon Jenkins & The Stardusters (rather than just The Stardusters).
Data fixed, thanks
13 Jan 2016
I'm looking for a singer who recorded "If I had the heart of a clown" in either 1948 or 1949 - any help?
The only song we have with that title was by Bobby Wayne and was a minor US hit in 1952
12 Feb 2015
Possibly "Dad's Song"
I wonder if Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo is the song remembered by the brothers.
30 Aug 2014
Vaughn Monroe
Riders In the Sky (#1) was also on Peel List #1.
You are correct, there was a mistake in our listing, thanks for telling us
9 May 2014
Steve Lawrence
Steve Lawrence certainly wasn't English and neither is he dead (sadly, his long time partner, Eydie Gorme is), so perhaps you may be thinking of Steve Conway, a fairly popular English singer in our pre-chart days, who died after heart surgery in 1952.
1 Feb 2013
Hut-Sut Song
This may be the song that the questioner from August 31, 2012 was asking about: The Hut-Sut Song (A Swedish Serenade) (5-2-41) - King Sisters. it is a fun song.
50's Kid
31 Aug 2012
song lyrics
I think it was somting like... hutsal roston sitting on a riddelotn & a suite suite.. .I know the attempt at the spelling is way off
4 Mar 2012
Rare Recording
I have what I think is a rare recording of a song recorded by Julie Conway and Dick Byron and Joe Crichio Orchestra. This song was released on the charts in 1949. It is a 78 on Dana Records, Manufactured by Dana Music Company New York City U.S.A.
What is rare about this copy is: it is recorded on mauve colored plastic or vinyl. The label is white with blue text. Besides the info on the label listed above, it states just below the Dana name, Disc Jockey Use Only. It has some scratches by still plays good for it's age.
I was wondering if you have any idea what this would be valued at?
If not, where could I find out?
We don't have any idea of vinyl prices. The site to look at would be http://www.discogs.com/ (to see how rare it is) and eBay to see what people would pay for it.
12 Nov 2011
Anyone remember Steve Lawrence and English singer from the 40's 50's? Ibelieve he died in a car crash, perhaps 50's or 60's.
He had 33 hits (five of which were with Eydie Gorme) between 1952 and 1964. His three biggest hits were:
"Go Away Little Girl" (1963) - US Billboard 1 - Nov 1962 (17 weeks), NZ Lever 1 - Jan 1963 (5 weeks), US CashBox 2 of 1963, WABC NY 10 of 1963, US Radio 14 of 1963 (peak 1 11 weeks), Canada 18 - Oct 1962 (9 weeks), Brazil 36 of 1963, RYM 196 of 1962
"Footsteps" (1960) - Canada 3 - Mar 1960 (11 weeks), UK 4 - Apr 1960 (13 weeks), US Billboard 7 - Mar 1960 (13 weeks), Norway 9 - Jun 1960 (4 weeks), US Radio 88 of 1960 (peak 7 6 weeks)
"Portrait of My Love" (1961) - US Billboard 9 - Mar 1961 (16 weeks), Canada 9 - Mar 1961 (14 weeks), WABC NY 55 of 1961, US CashBox 81 of 1961, US Radio 90 of 1961 (peak 9 6 weeks)
He didn't do well enough to have his own page on this site.
31 Oct 2011
Maybe you can help
It might have been a record by Red Ingle and the Hot Seven I have one which featured Jo Stafford (as Cinderella).
The main side is Timtayshun (Temptation) The flip side was "I Love You For Seventy Mental Reasons." There is an accordion featured on this record
F.M
29 Sep 2011
Buddy Clark was my favourite. Eric
1 Jul 2011
Maybe you can help
My brothers and I remember a record Dad used to play that had a chorus that sounded like they were singing "Ka viva viva vit". We're all in our early 60's so the song was probably written or being played about the period of 5 years either side of 1950.
It was sung by a group, male and female in close harmony and had a bit of accordian in there and sounded a bit "Jo Stafford-ish". I can sing the tune all the way through but don't know the words and don't know the title. Do you have any idea what it could be called?
Here at the Turret we have no idea, maybe one of our users can help?
2 Nov 2009
You're Breaking My Heart by Buddy Clark
Would like to find where I can procure a CD with subject song on same?
Jack Bullard
Since you are in the US the obvious source would be Amazon.com, searching on their site I see they have a CD called "16 Most Requested Songs" by Buddy Clark that has the track on. It is also avaialble as an mp3 download at:
http://www.amazon.com/16-Most-Requested-Songs/dp/B0013AYTH6/ref=dm_cd_album_lnk?ie=UTF8&qid=1257240652&sr=8-2