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List of Billboard number-one singles of 1950

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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. It served as The Billboard's lead chart until the introduction of the Hot 100 in 1958 and would remain in print until 1963.
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"
January 14 "I Can Dream, Can't I?"
Andrews Sisters with Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra		 "I Can Dream, Can't I?"
January 21 "I Can Dream, Can't I?"
Andrews Sisters with Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra
January 28 "Dear Hearts and Gentle People"
February 4
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
February 18 "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy"
Red Foley		 "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy"
February 25 "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy"
Red Foley
March 4
March 11 "The Cry of the Wild Goose"
Frankie Laine with Harry Geller and His Orchestra and Carl Fischer
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)
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!"
April 1
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)
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"
April 22
April 29 "The "Harry Lime" Theme"
Anton Karas
May 6 "The 3rd Man Theme"
Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians with Don Rodney
May 13 "Third Man Theme, The"
May 20
May 27
June 3 "Hoop-Dee-Doo"
Perry Como and The Fontane Sisters with Mitchell Ayres and his Orchestra
June 10 "Sentimental Me"
Ames Brothers with Orchestra directed by Roy Ross
June 17 "Hoop-Dee-Doo"
Perry Como and The Fontane Sisters with Mitchell Ayres and his Orchestra
June 24 "I Wanna Be Loved"
Andrews Sisters with Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra
July 1 "Bewitched"
July 8 "Mona Lisa"
Nat "King" Cole with Orchestra conducted by Les Baxter		 "Third Man Theme, The"
July 15 "Mona Lisa"
Nat "King" Cole with Orchestra conducted by Les Baxter		 "Bewitched"
July 22 "Mona Lisa"
Nat "King" Cole with Orchestra conducted by Les Baxter		 "Mona Lisa"
July 29
August 5
August 12
August 19 "Goodnight Irene"
Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra and The Weavers
August 26 "Goodnight Irene"
Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra and The Weavers		 "Goodnight, Irene"
September 2 "Goodnight Irene"
Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra and The Weavers
September 9
September 16
September 23
September 30
October 7
October 14
October 21
October 28 "All My Love (Bolero)"
Patti Page with Harry Geller & His Orchestra
November 4 "Harbor Lights"
November 11
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
November 25
December 2 "The Thing"
Phil Harris with Orchestra conducted by Walter Scharf		 "The Thing"
Phil Harris with Orchestra conducted by Walter Scharf
December 9
December 16 "The Tennessee Waltz"
Patti Page with Orchestra conducted by Jack Rael		 "The Thing"
December 23 "The Thing"
Phil Harris with Orchestra conducted by Walter Scharf		 "Tennessee Waltz"
December 30 "The Tennessee Waltz"
Patti Page with Orchestra conducted by Jack Rael

See also

References

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Lists of Billboard number-one singles
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