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 three 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.
| Issue date | Best Sellers in Stores | Most Played by Jockeys | Most Played in Jukeboxes |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 7 | "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" Gene Autry | "I Can Dream, Can't I?" Andrews Sisters with Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra | "Mule Train" Frankie Laine |
| January 14 | "I Can Dream, Can't I?" Andrews Sisters with Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra | ||
| January 21 | "I Can Dream, Can't I?" Andrews Sisters with Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra | ||
| January 28 | |||
| February 4 | |||
| February 11 | "Rag Mop" Ames Brothers | "Rag Mop" Ames Brothers | "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy" Red Foley |
| February 18 | "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy" Red Foley | ||
| February 25 | "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy" Red Foley | ||
| March 4 | |||
| March 11 | "The Cry of the Wild Goose" Frankie Laine | ||
| March 18 | "Music! Music! Music!" Teresa Brewer with the Dixieland All Stars | ||
| March 25 | "If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked a Cake" Eileen Barton with the New Yorkers | ||
| April 1 | |||
| April 8 | "Music! Music! Music!" Teresa Brewer with the Dixieland All Stars | ||
| April 15 | "If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked a Cake" Eileen Barton with the New Yorkers | "If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked a Cake" Eileen Barton with the New Yorkers | |
| April 22 | |||
| April 29 | "The Third Man Theme" Anton Karas | ||
| May 6 | "The Third Man Theme" Guy Lombardo and His Orchestra | ||
| May 13 | |||
| May 20 | |||
| May 27 | |||
| June 3 | "Hoop-Dee-Doo" Perry Como | ||
| June 10 | "Sentimental Me" Ames Brothers | ||
| June 17 | "Hoop-Dee-Doo" Perry Como | ||
| June 24 | "I Wanna Be Loved" The Andrews Sisters | ||
| July 1 | |||
| July 8 | "Mona Lisa" Nat King Cole | ||
| July 15 | "Mona Lisa" Nat King Cole | ||
| July 22 | "Mona Lisa" Nat King Cole | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| November 4 | |||
| November 11 | |||
| November 18 | "Harbor Lights" Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye, Tony Alamo and the Kaydets | "Harbor Lights" Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye, Tony Alamo and the Kaydets | |
| November 25 | |||
| December 2 | "The Thing" Phil Harris | "The Thing" Phil Harris | |
| December 9 | |||
| December 16 | "The Tennessee Waltz" Patti Page | ||
| December 23 | "The Thing" Phil Harris | ||
| December 30 | "The Tennessee Waltz" Patti Page | ||
See also
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