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 is also available.. This list has also been compared to the results for North America and Europe. There is also a set of monthly tables showing the various number ones on any date during 1950.

The top ten song artists of 1950 were:
1:Patti Page	3:Bing Crosby	5:Anton Karas	7:Sammy Kaye	9:Teresa Brewer
2:Nat King Cole	4:Guy Lombardo	6:The Andrews Sisters	8:The Ames Brothers	10:Gordon Jenkins & The Weavers

#	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), ASCAP song of 1950, US invalid BB 2 of 1950, POP 2 of 1950, DDD 4 of 1950, DZE 6 of 1950, France (50s) 13 of 1950, Your Hit Parade 15 of 1950, Brazil 15 of 1952, Italy 48 of 1951, DMDB 51 (1950), RIAA 109, Acclaimed 1292 (1950), RYM 2 of 1950
2	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, UK Sheet Music 1 for 5 weeks - Dec 1949, UK 40s Sheet Music 1 - Nov 1949 (27 weeks), US CashBox 1 - Mar 1950 (33 weeks), Radio Luxembourg sheet music 1 for 4 weeks - Jan 1950, Grammy Hall of Fame in 2006 (1950), Italy 2 of 1950, DZE 3 of 1950, Peel list 4 of 1950, France (50s) 11 of 1950, Brazil 23 of 1952, POP 24 of 1950, RYM 6 of 1950
3	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), Radio Luxembourg sheet music 1 for 9 weeks - Feb 1951, Australia 1 for 3 weeks - May 1951, Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998 (1950), DZE 1 of 1950, US invalid BB 4 of 1950, DDD 5 of 1950, POP 7 of 1950, US BB 10 of 1951, Your Hit Parade 22 of 1950, DMDB 41 (1950), Brazil 51 of 1951, RIAA 198, Acclaimed 1447 (1950), RYM 77 of 1951, Global 7 (10 M sold) - 1950
4	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, UK Sheet Music 1 for 6 weeks - Mar 1950, UK 40s Sheet Music 1 - Mar 1950 (14 weeks), US CashBox 1 - Feb 1950 (18 weeks), Your Hit Parade 1 of 1950, Radio Luxembourg sheet music 1 for 6 weeks - Mar 1950, Australia 1 for 7 weeks - Jun 1950, US invalid BB 3 of 1950, POP 3 of 1950, Brazil 64 of 1950
5	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, UK Sheet Music 1 for 4 weeks - Oct 1950, UK 40s Sheet Music 1 - Sep 1950 (21 weeks), US CashBox 1 - Jul 1950 (27 weeks), Australia 1 for 6 weeks - Dec 1950, Grammy Hall of Fame in 2006 (1950), DZE 2 of 1950, US invalid BB 9 of 1950, POP 11 of 1950, DDD 16 of 1950, Your Hit Parade 17 of 1950, Acclaimed 1713 (1950), RYM 28 of 1948, Guardian Folk/ World 20, one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 500
6	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, UK 40s Sheet Music 2 - Dec 1950 (11 weeks), DZE 9 of 1950, US invalid BB 12 of 1950, POP 12 of 1950, US BB 29 of 1951, RYM 108 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), DZE 8 of 1950, US invalid BB 11 of 1950, Your Hit Parade 14 of 1950, POP 23 of 1950, DDD 36 of 1949, Brazil 41 of 1950, nuTsie 65 of 1940s, RYM 69 of 1949
8	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 invalid BB 6 of 1950, POP 6 of 1950, Flanders 16 - Feb 1960 (1 month), Your Hit Parade 19 of 1950, DDD 24 of 1949, Brazil 49 of 1950, nuTsie 89 of 1940s
9	Doris Day	Bewitched (bothered & bewildered)	1950	UK Sheet Music 1 for 8 weeks - Jul 1950, UK 40s Sheet Music 1 - Jun 1950 (27 weeks), US CashBox 1 - May 1950 (21 weeks), Radio Luxembourg sheet music 1 for 8 weeks - Jul 1950, Australia 1 for 5 weeks - Jan 1951, US Billboard 9 - May 1950 (15 weeks), US 1940s 10 - May 1950 (11 weeks), Your Hit Parade 18 of 1950, RYM 65 of 1950
10	Billy Eckstine	My Foolish Heart	1950	UK Sheet Music 1 for 11 weeks - Apr 1950, UK 40s Sheet Music 1 - Apr 1950 (31 weeks), Radio Luxembourg sheet music 1 for 11 weeks - Apr 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
11	Patti Page	All My Love	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), DZE 7 of 1950, Your Hit Parade 8 of 1950, US invalid BB 13 of 1950, POP 13 of 1950, Brazil 26 of 1951
12	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 invalid BB 8 of 1950, POP 8 of 1950, DZE 10 of 1950, Your Hit Parade 12 of 1950, Brazil 21 of 1951
13	Dinah Shore	Dear Hearts & Gentle People	1950	UK Sheet Music 1 for 2 weeks - Feb 1950, UK 40s Sheet Music 1 - Jan 1950 (23 weeks), US CashBox 1 - Jan 1950 (16 weeks), Radio Luxembourg sheet music 1 for 2 weeks - Feb 1950, US Billboard 2 - Nov 1949 (17 weeks), US 1940s 7 - Dec 1949 (12 weeks), Song of 1949
14	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), DZE 5 of 1950, DDD 12 of 1949, US invalid BB 18 of 1950, POP 25 of 1950, nuTsie 87 of 1940s, RYM 117 of 1950
15	Bing Crosby	Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer	1950	UK Sheet Music 1 for 6 weeks - Nov 1950, UK 40s Sheet Music 1 - Oct 1950 (28 weeks), Radio Luxembourg sheet music 1 for 6 weeks - Nov 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
16	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 (18 weeks), DZE 4 of 1950, US invalid BB 7 of 1950, POP 17 of 1950
17	The Mills Brothers	Daddy's Little Girl	1950	US invalid BB 1 of 1950, POP 1 of 1950, US CashBox 4 - Jan 1950 (27 weeks), US Billboard 5 - Feb 1950 (14 weeks), UK 40s Sheet Music 5 - May 1950 (29 weeks), US 1940s 9 - Mar 1950 (13 weeks), DDD 74 of 1950
18	Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs	Foggy Mountain Breakdown	1950	Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001 (1950), Library of Congress artifact added 2004 (1949), US invalid BB 36 of 1968, POP 38 of 1968, UK 39 - Nov 1967 (6 weeks), US Billboard 55 - Mar 1968 (12 weeks), Acclaimed 627 (1949), RYM 12 of 1949
19	Eve Young	One Silver Dollar	1950	UK Sheet Music 1 for 7 weeks - Sep 1950, UK 40s Sheet Music 1 - Jul 1950 (25 weeks), Radio Luxembourg sheet music 1 for 7 weeks - Sep 1950, Peel list 2 of 1950
20	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), Your Hit Parade 9 of 1950, US invalid BB 19 of 1950, POP 19 of 1950, Brazil 74 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), Your Hit Parade 5 of 1950
22	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), Your Hit Parade 3 of 1950, US invalid BB 10 of 1950, POP 10 of 1950, RYM 79 of 1950
23	Paul Weston	Nevertheless (I'm in Love With You)	1950	Australia 1 for 3 weeks - Apr 1951, US Billboard 2 - Oct 1950 (18 weeks), US CashBox 3 - Oct 1950 (24 weeks), US 1940s 9 - Oct 1950 (10 weeks), UK 40s Sheet Music 9 - Jan 1951 (15 weeks)
24	Billy Whitlock	Hop Scotch Polka	1950	UK Sheet Music 1 for 1 week - Jan 1950, UK 40s Sheet Music 1 - Nov 1949 (26 weeks), Radio Luxembourg sheet music 1 for 1 week - Jan 1950
25	Eve Young	If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd Have Baked a Cake	1950	UK Sheet Music 1 for 1 week - Apr 1950, UK 40s Sheet Music 1 - Apr 1950 (13 weeks), Radio Luxembourg sheet music 1 for 1 week - Apr 1950
26	Frank Sinatra	Goodnight, Irene	1950	US CashBox 1 - Jul 1950 (26 weeks), Radio Luxembourg sheet music 1 for 4 weeks - Oct 1950, US Billboard 5 - Aug 1950 (12 weeks), US 1940s 12 - Aug 1950 (5 weeks), RYM 33 of 1950
27	Gordon Jenkins	Bewitched (bothered & bewildered)	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)
28	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 invalid BB 17 of 1950, POP 24 of 1950
29	Russ Morgan	Beloved, Be Faithful	1950	UK Sheet Music 1 for 1 week - Jan 1951, UK 40s Sheet Music 1 - Nov 1950 (22 weeks), US CashBox 25 - Oct 1950 (8 weeks), US Billboard 28 - Oct 1950 (1 week)
30	Frankie Laine	The 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), Your Hit Parade 7 of 1950, US invalid BB 15 of 1950, POP 15 of 1950
31	Nat King Cole	Orange Colored Sky	1950	Australia 1 for 1 week - Jun 1951, US Billboard 5 - Sep 1950 (14 weeks), UK 40s Sheet Music 9 - Nov 1950 (14 weeks), US CashBox 9 - Oct 1950 (18 weeks), US 1940s 11 - Oct 1950 (7 weeks)
32	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), Your Hit Parade 13 of 1950, US invalid BB 16 of 1950, POP 22 of 1950
33	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), Your Hit Parade 6 of 1950, US invalid BB 14 of 1950, POP 20 of 1950, RYM 29 of 1950
34	Perry Como & Betty Hutton	Bushel & a Peck	1950	US Billboard 3 - Oct 1950 (18 weeks), US CashBox 4 - Oct 1950 (23 weeks), Your Hit Parade 4 of 1950, US invalid BB 5 of 1950, POP 5 of 1950, US 1940s 6 - Nov 1950 (14 weeks)
35	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)
36	Perez Prado	Mambo Number 5	1950	Latin Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001 (1950), Brazil 4 of 1951, France (50s) 18 of 1950, Guardian Folk/ World 19
37	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), Your Hit Parade 24 of 1950, Brazil 65 of 1951
38	Gordon Jenkins & The Weavers	Tzena Tzena	1950	US Billboard 2 - Jul 1950 (17 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Jul 1950 (15 weeks), US CashBox 2 - Jul 1950 (20 weeks), Brazil 68 of 1950
39	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)
40	Guy Lombardo	Enjoy Yourself (It's Later Than You Think)	1950	Your Hit Parade 2 of 1950, UK 40s Sheet Music 7 - Apr 1950 (15 weeks), US CashBox 8 - Feb 1950 (17 weeks), US Billboard 10 - Jan 1950 (19 weeks), US 1940s 10 - Feb 1950 (9 weeks)
41	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
42	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)
43	Percy Mayfield	Please Send Me Someone to Love	1950	Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999 (1950), DDD 2 of 1950, US Billboard 26 - Nov 1950 (1 week), Acclaimed 1722 (1950), RYM 20 of 1950
44	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)
45	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
46	Jerry Murad's Harmonicats	Bewitched (bothered & bewildered)	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
47	Mitch Miller	Tzena Tzena	1950	US CashBox 2 - Jul 1950 (20 weeks), US Billboard 3 - Jul 1950 (12 weeks), UK 40s Sheet Music 7 - Aug 1950 (16 weeks), US 1940s 10 - Jul 1950 (7 weeks)
48	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
49	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)
50	Muddy Waters	Rollin' Stone	1950	Grammy Hall of Fame in 2000 (1950), DDD 9 of 1950, Rolling Stone 459, Acclaimed 865 (1950), RYM 5 of 1950, one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 500
51	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), UK 40s Sheet Music 16 - Apr 1950 (8 weeks)
52	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)
53	Yves Montand	Autumn Leaves (Les Feuilles Mortes)	1950	France (50s) 2 of 1950, Italy 2 of 1952, Jazz Standard 11
54	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), Your Hit Parade 16 of 1950, DDD 52 of 1950
55	Fats Domino	The Fat Man	1950	Grammy Hall of Fame in 2016 (1949), DDD 1 of 1950, RYM 1 of 1950
56	Bill Snyder	Bewitched (bothered & bewildered)	1950	US CashBox 1 - Apr 1950 (26 weeks), US Billboard 3 - Apr 1950 (19 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Apr 1950 (15 weeks)
57	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
58	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
59	Russ Morgan	Sentimental Me	1950	US CashBox 4 - Apr 1950 (27 weeks), UK 40s Sheet Music 6 - Aug 1950 (17 weeks), US Billboard 7 - Apr 1950 (17 weeks), US 1940s 10 - May 1950 (13 weeks)
60	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)
61	Ray Anthony	Count Every Star	1950	US Billboard 4 - May 1950 (21 weeks), US CashBox 6 - Jun 1950 (23 weeks), UK 40s Sheet Music 12 - Sep 1950 (9 weeks), US 1940s 17 - Aug 1950 (4 weeks)
62	Kay Starr & Tennessee Ernie Ford	I'll Never Be Free	1950	US Billboard 3 - Aug 1950 (20 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Sep 1950 (15 weeks), US CashBox 7 - Aug 1950 (25 weeks), Your Hit Parade 11 of 1950
63	Perry Como	Patricia	1950	US Billboard 7 - Sep 1950 (12 weeks), US 1940s 7 - Oct 1950 (7 weeks), US CashBox 7 - Oct 1950 (16 weeks), UK 40s Sheet Music 12 - Feb 1951 (12 weeks)
64	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)
65	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)
66	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)
67	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)
68	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
69	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), DDD 24 of 1949
70	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)
71	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, Acclaimed 751 (1950), RYM 45 of 1950
72	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)
73	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
74	Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae	Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo	1950	Oscar in 1950 (film 'Cinderella') (Nominated), US CashBox 7 - Jan 1950 (14 weeks), US Billboard 13 - Dec 1949 (7 weeks), US 1940s 19 - Feb 1950 (1 week)
75	Larry Green & his Orchestra	Bewitched (bothered & bewildered)	1950	US CashBox 1 - May 1950 (21 weeks), US Billboard 13 - Jun 1950 (9 weeks), US 1940s 15 - Jun 1950 (4 weeks)
76	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)
77	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), Your Hit Parade 20 of 1950
78	Mel Torme	Bewitched (bothered & bewildered)	1950	Radio Luxembourg sheet music 1 for 8 weeks - Jul 1950, US Billboard 8 - May 1950 (12 weeks)
79	Teresa Brewer	Choo'n Gum	1950	US CashBox 11 - Apr 1950 (7 weeks), US Billboard 17 - Apr 1950 (5 weeks), US 1940s 17 - May 1950 (1 week), UK 40s Sheet Music 18 - May 1950 (5 weeks)
80	Jo Stafford	Goodnight, Irene	1950	Radio Luxembourg sheet music 1 for 4 weeks - Oct 1950, US Billboard 9 - Aug 1950 (7 weeks)
81	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)
82	Dennis Day	Mona Lisa	1950	Australia 1 for 5 weeks - Nov 1950, US Billboard 29 - Aug 1950 (1 week)
83	Tony Martin	La Vie En Rose	1950	US CashBox 5 - Jul 1950 (27 weeks), US Billboard 9 - Jul 1950 (17 weeks), US 1940s 9 - Aug 1950 (9 weeks), Your Hit Parade 21 of 1950
84	Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters	Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?	1950	UK 40s Sheet Music 2 - Aug 1950 (23 weeks), US Billboard 24 - Jan 1950 (4 weeks), US CashBox 28 - Feb 1950 (3 weeks)
85	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
86	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)
87	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)
88	Johnny Desmond	C'est Si Bon (It's So Good)	1950	UK 40s Sheet Music 3 - Apr 1950 (18 weeks), US CashBox 12 - Apr 1950 (14 weeks), US Billboard 25 - Mar 1950 (2 weeks)
89	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)
90	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)
91	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)
92	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)
93	Doris Day	Quicksilver	1950	UK 40s Sheet Music 11 - Apr 1950 (26 weeks), US Billboard 20 - Jan 1950 (3 weeks), US 1940s 20 - Mar 1950 (1 week), RYM 61 of 1949
94	Guy Lombardo	All My Love	1950	US CashBox 2 - Sep 1950 (23 weeks), US Billboard 10 - Oct 1950 (15 weeks), US 1940s 15 - Oct 1950 (9 weeks)
95	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)
96	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
97	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
98	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)
99	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)
100	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)

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1 Jun 2023

tryptin3

+ Hey, I think your website might be having browser compatibility issues. When I look at your blog site in Opera, it looks fine but when opening in Internet Explorer, it has some overlapping. I just wanted to give you a quick heads up! Other then that, great blog!

"Internet Explorer"!!

19 May 2017

Les Paul and Mary Ford

In 1950 Paul/Ford had a religious song on the hit parade about the VirginMary. +No one remembers it and I can't find it anywhere. +I'm beginning to think that I imagined this. +Does anyone know????

In 1950 most of the songs were credited to the "Les Paul Trio", Maybe try that?

19 Feb 2016

#11 - Patti Page - All My Love (Bolero)

Per my e-mail dated 5 Dec 2015; I feel the "Bolero" part of this title shouldbe removed. You had removed it; then added it on again.

This is a tricky one. The most reliable input we have includes the "(Bolero)" in addition it clearly was there on the record label (see http://www.45cat.com/record/5455x45 ) but you are right we should link it to other versions of the same song. We re-fixed the data thanks

5 Dec 2015

#13 - Patti Page - All My Love (Bolero)

I feel the "Bolero" part of this Title should be removed. Per Wikipedia & JoelWhitburn this is the same song as Bing Crosby's version (#32) & Percy Faith's version (#56) as well as Guy Lombardo & Dennis Day. That should move this song back into the Top 1000 Song Titles.

Data fixed, thanks

29 Nov 2015

(2) Double Listings - Eve Young

#17 - (One Silver Dollar) & #68 (Silver Dollar) are the same. Also #23 & #65 (If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd Have Baked A Cake).

Data fixed, thanks

26 Sep 2015

The Rovin Kind

Is there a karaoke version for, "The Rovin Kind"

17 May 2015

1950 song lyrics

Hi,

There was a song called "Trois fois Merci" (music by Paul Durand) +that was a big hit in France in 1950. +A version with English words (other than the title !) called "Merci Cherie Merci" had some mild success. +Do you have any idea where I can find the sheet music or the words to the English version ? +Many thanks.

At this site we just have chart data, we can tell you that "Trois Fois Merci" was a hit for Jacqueline Francois in France in 1950. We have nothing called "Merci Cherie Merci" but (probably a different song) "Merci Cherie" by Udo Jurgens won the EuroVision Song Contest in 1966 and that Vince Hill and Ronny Temmer had minor hits with it the same year (in the UK and Flanders).

4 Oct 2014

Perry Como & Betty Hutton

#56 - A Bushel and A Peck also made Your Hit Parade #4.

The entry has been fixed, thanks

4 Oct 2014

Perry Como & Fontane Sisters

#50- Hoop-Dee-Doo also made Your Hit Parade #13.

Thanks, the entry has been fixed

19 Sep 2014

#51-Bing & Gary Crosby

Play A Simple Melody was also on Your Hit Parade #6.

18 Sep 2014

#51-Bing & Gary Crosby

Play A Simple Melody was also on Your Hit Parade #6.

Data fixed, thanks for the suggestion

18 Sep 2014

#6- Goodnight Irene-Jenkins & Weavers

This recording was also on Your Hit Parade #17.

13 Jul 2014

Solomon linda

Do you mean "Solomon Linda & The Evening Birds" who sang "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" (which was copied by The Weavers and called "Wimoweh" because they misheard the lyrics)

Because that was 1939 not 1950

5 Jun 2014

Hop Scotch Polka

I also think that the hit version of this song was recorded by Guy Lombardo, although Whitlock did write it. +

The original source says Billy Whitlock

5 Jun 2014

I've Got A Lovely Bunch Of Coconuts

I believe this track is recorded by Danny Kaye, not Sammy

We suspect that you are right, but the original source says "Sammy" and we have no solid proof that's wrong so we have to keep it as it is.

4 Apr 2014

little richard

ever heard of little richard

Little Richard's firstb hit was 1951

15 Jan 2014

secret love

"secret love" by kathy kirby

The Kathy Kirby version was a hit only in the 1960s

14 Dec 2013

celine borse

"While we deeply appreciate everything that Jerry Lewis has done and his enduring legacy for MDA, our show will go on," MDA spokesman Jim Brown told The Associated Press from Tucson.

celine borse

20 Jun 2013

Songs by Hank Snow

I wonder where you are tonight

2 Apr 2013

@ 87 Tzena Tzenz

This was a joint recording with the Weavers. It was also a #2 Billboard Hit.

You are correct, but this is one of those hard ones. The credit for Decca 27077 in the Billboard chart is to "Weavers (Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra)", so our decision is to credit all versions to "Gordon Jenkins & The Weavers" rather than either "Gordon Jenkins" or "The Weavers".

Thanks for pointing out the issue

5 Feb 2013

chanson latino

je cherche une chanson latino hot, annes 50, j'ai rien comme réf. sauf lavoix d'une chanteuse qui dit approximativement si si si si "altouego" si si si si altouego...etc. vraiment, si vous pouvez me trouver l'interprète ou le groupe, à genoux je me mets!

Nous ne savons pas de n'importe quelle chanson qui parle de "altouego", mais la majorit� des chansons r�pertori�es ici sont en anglais. Nous publierons votre question et voir si un autre lecteur conna�t la chanson

25 Dec 2012

This website is great. I like it.

23 Dec 2012

1050ish

could be Terry Scott

31 Aug 2012

unknown song/don cherry or don cornell?

I'm going nuts trying to find a song title with some of these lyrics:

I will never change,I'll always love you..while the stars above you, shine down from up above..and as the years go by your kiss will still be, all I need to thrill me...(I'm at your beckoned call?)*

not sure....I am 78 years old and still looking for this one

A quick Google search suggests Don Cherry's "Band of Gold" from 1956.

21 Aug 2012

Trying to find chew tobacco/soda cracker

I think you're looking for the tune "Hooka Tooka" by Chubby Checker, which you can buy on Amazon.

13 Aug 2012

trying to find a song

i heard a song the other night on satilite radio and didnt catch the name,it had some words that made me chuckle.would like to know the name of the song and title.some of the words were, does your mother chew tobacco, if so you can be my soda cracker

27 May 2012

The song "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"

The original song was on a 78, composed by Solomon Linda and called Mbube performed by the The Evening Birds. You can hear it at http://archive.org/details/TheLionSleepsTonight1939

3 Apr 2012

ka viva +viva vit 7-1 11

This song is ...The Loins Sleep Tonight

The song "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" had a chorus like:

"Wee dee dee dee, dee dee dee dee dee, dee wee dum um away, A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh, a-wimoweh, a-wimoweh"

Which was based on a mishearing of the original Zulu lyrics.

We can't see any way that "Ka viva viva vit" could map to that song (but you may be right of course).

So, thanks for contributing but we think you are not right on this occasion.

23 Sep 2011

1050ish

When I was little i used to sing along to a record called My Kid Brother.I don't know who sang it but would love to hear it again.

Please can you help..

20 Sep 2011

Duplicate Entry

You have Teresa Brewer "Music! Music! Music!" twice--as #7 and #47. Is this a case of the #47 version being a different artist? It was such a big hit, I cannot believe that the Teresa Brewer version would not be in the top 10.

You are correct, the data has been updated, thanks for the suggestion

12 Sep 2011

+reply to ...maybe you can +help+

hi,

The song could be "tzena tzena tzena" by the weavers, try you tube retromine

9 Jul 2011

Probable Duplicate

#21 Doris Day "Bewitched" and #89 Doris Day "Bewitched (bothered & bewildered)" I think are the same song. At least I don't remember a second version.

You are correct. The data has been fixed thanks for the input.

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?

7 Oct 2010

1950 Song in Italy

This is great, but, I was wondering if you knew what songs were out in Italy in 1950? Thank you.

The web site http://www.hitparadeitalia.it/hp_yends/index.html has a list of the top 100 songs in Italy for each year from 1947 to 2009.

That is the only source we have for Italian music in the 1950s

14 Sep 2010

Songs from year 1950

Is there a cd around with this music on? Wanted for a special b

There is no CD with exactly these tracks on (as far as we know). However there are many great 1950s compilation CDs which have some of them. And you can always download individual tracks from an Australian music download site like bigpondmusic.com or iTunes Australia or amazon.com's international pages.

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 Shine Boy".

You are right. The data has been fixed, thanks for the input.

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)