Billboard 1950

Billboard 5th Annual Music-Record Recapitulations 1950

Published: 13th January 1951

Top Popular Records of 1950

* All My Love - Patti Page
   (according to Retail Sales: 21, Jukebox: 20)
* Bewitched - Bill Snyder
   (according to Retail Sales: 24)
* Bewitched - Gordon Jenkins
   (according to Retail Sales: 26, Jukebox: 28)
* Bonaparte’s Retreat - Kay Starr
   (according to Retail Sales: 12, Jukebox: 19)    
* Can Anyone Explain? - Ames Brothers
   (according to Retail Sales: 27, Jukebox: 27)
* Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy - Red Foley
   (according to Retail Sales: 8, Jukebox: 4)
* Cry of the Wild Goose - Frankie Laine
   (according to Retail Sales: 30, Jukebox: 25)
* Dear Hearts & Gentle People - Bing Crosby
   (according to Retail Sales: 29, Jukebox: 10)
* Goodnight, Irene - Gordon Jenkins & Weavers
   (according to Retail Sales: 1, Jukebox: 1)
* Harbor Lights - Sammy Kaye
   (according to Retail Sales: 9, Jukebox: 14)
* Hoop Dee Doo - Perry Como
   (according to Retail Sales: 25, Jukebox: 23)
* I Can Dream, Can’t I? - Andrew Sisters & Gordon Jenkins
   (according to Retail Sales: 19, Jukebox: 7)
* I Wanna Be Loved - Andrew Sisters & Gordon Jenkins
   (according to Retail Sales: 17, Jukebox: 13)
* I’ll Never Be Free - Tennessee Ernie & Gordon Jenkins
   (according to Retail Sales: 20, Jukebox: 30)
* If I Knew You Were Coming I’d’ve Baked a Cake - Eileen Barton
   (according to Retail Sales: 11, Jukebox: 5)
* It Isn’t Fair - Sammy Kaye & Don Cornell
   (according to Retail Sales: 10, Jukebox: 9)
* Mona Lisa - King Cole Trio
   (according to Retail Sales: 2, Jukebox: 2)
* Mule Train - Frankie Laine
   (according to Jukebox: 15)
* Music, Music, Music - Teresa Brewer
   (according to Retail Sales: 6, Jukebox: 6)
* My Foolish Heart - Gordon Jenkins
   (according to Retail Sales: 22)
* My Foolish Heart - Billy Eckstine
   (according to Retail Sales: 28)
* Rag Mop - Ames Brothers
   (according to Retail Sales: 23, Jukebox: 17)
* Sam’s Song - Gary & Bing Crosby
   (according to Retail Sales: 4, Jukebox: 12)
* Sentimental Me - Ames Brothers
   (according to Retail Sales: 16, Jukebox: 11)
* Simple Melody - Gary & Bing Crosby
   (according to Retail Sales: 5, Jukebox: 8)
* Slipping Around - Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely
   (according to Jukebox: 18)
* Tennessee Waltz - Patti Page
   (according to Retail Sales: 18, Jukebox: 24)
* The Old Master Painter - Dick Haymes
   (according to Jukebox: 21)
* The Thing - Phil Harris
   (according to Retail Sales: 15, Jukebox: 26)
* The Third Man Theme - Anton Karas
   (according to Retail Sales: 3, Jukebox: 22)
* The Third Man Theme - Guy Lombardo
   (according to Retail Sales: 7, Jukebox: 3)
* There’s No Tomorrow - Tony Martin
   (according to Retail Sales: 14, Jukebox: 16)
* Tzena, Tzena, Tzena - Gordon Jenkins & Weavers
   (according to Retail Sales: 13, Jukebox: 29)

Top Country & Western Records of 1950

* Birmingham Bounce - Red Foley
   (according to Retail Sales: 9, Jukebox: 6)
* Bloodshot Eyes - Hank Penny
   (according to Jukebox: 18)
* Blues Stay Away From Me - Delmore Brothers
   (according to Jukebox: 22)
* Bonaparte’s Retreat - Pee Wee King
   (according to Retail Sales: 29)
* Broken Down Merry-Go-Round - Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely
   (according to Retail Sales: 22)
* Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy - Red Foley
   (according to Retail Sales: 2, Jukebox: 1)
* Cincinnati Dancing Pig - Red Foley
   (according to Retail Sales: 14, Jukebox: 26)
* Cuddle Buggin’ Baby - Eddy Arnold
   (according to Retail Sales: 7, Jukebox: 13)
* Enclosed One Broken Heart - Eddy Arnold
   (according to Retail Sales: 17, Jukebox: 23)
* Goodnight, Irene - Red Foley & Ernest Tubb
   (according to Retail Sales: 6, Jukebox: 10)
* Hillbilly Fever - Little Jimmy Dickens
   (according to Retail Sales: 24)
* I Love You Because - Ernest Tubb
   (according to Retail Sales: 13, Jukebox: 8)
* I Love You Because - Leon Payne
   (according to Retail Sales: 21)
* I’ll Never Be Free - Tennessee Ernie & Kay Starr
   (according to Retail Sales: 15, Jukebox: 21)
* I’ll Sail My Ship Alone - Moon Mullican
   (according to Retail Sales: 3, Jukebox: 2)
* I’m Movin’ On - Hank Snow
   (according to Retail Sales: 1, Jukebox: 4)
* If You’ve Got the Money I’ve Got the Time - Lefty Frizzell
   (according to Retail Sales: 27)
* Just a Closer Walk With Thee - Red Foley
   (according to Retail Sales: 25)
* Let’s Go To Church (Next Sunday Morning) - Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely
   (according to Retail Sales: 16, Jukebox: 28)
* Letters Have No Arms - Ernest Tubb
   (according to Retail Sales: 23, Jukebox: 20)
* Little Angel With the Dirty Face - Eddy Arnold
   (according to Retail Sales: 18)
* Long Gone Lonesome Blues - Hank Williams
   (according to Retail Sales: 5, Jukebox: 5)
* Lovebug Itch - Eddy Arnold
   (according to Retail Sales: 18, Jukebox: 17)
* Mama and Daddy Broke My Heart - Eddy Arnold
   (according to Jukebox: 30)
* Mississippi - Red Foley
   (according to Retail Sales: 11, Jukebox: 9)
* Moaning the Blues - Hank Williams
   (according to Retail Sales: 30)
* Mona Lisa - Moon Mullican
   (according to Retail Sales: 28, Jukebox: 27)
* My Bucket’s Got a Hole in It - Hank Williams
   (according to Jukebox: 25)
* Rag Mop - Johnny Lee Wills
   (according to Jukebox: 11)
* Remember Me I’m the One Who Loves You - Stuart Hamblen
   (according to Retail Sales: 8, Jukebox: 24)
* Slipping Around - Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely
   (according to Retail Sales: 20, Jukebox: 19)
* Sugarfoot Rag - Red Foley
   (according to Jukebox: 15)
* Take Me in Your Arms - Eddy Arnold
   (according to Jukebox: 7)
* Tennessee Border #2 - Red Foley & Ernest Tubb
   (according to Retail Sales: 26, Jukebox: 14)
* The Gods Were Angry With Me - Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely
   (according to Jukebox: 29)
* Throw Your Love My Way - Ernest Tubb
   (according to Retail Sales: 12, Jukebox: 12)
* Why Don’t You Love Me? - Hank Williams
   (according to Retail Sales: 4, Jukebox: 3)
* Why Should I Cry Over You - Eddy Arnold
   (according to Retail Sales: 19, Jukebox: 16)

Top Rhythm & Blues Records of 1950

* Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere - Joe Morris
   (according to Retail Sales: 13, Jukebox: 13)
* Bad, Bad Whiskey - Amos Milburn
   (according to Retail Sales: 29)
* Blue Light Boogie - Louis Jordan
   (according to Retail Sales: 8, Jukebox: 9)
* Blue Shadows - Lowell Fulson
   (according to Retail Sales: 12, Jukebox: 6)
* Cry, Cry, Baby - Ed Wiley
   (according to Retail Sales: 20)
* Cupid’s Boogie - Little Esther, Johnny Otis Mel Walker
   (according to Retail Sales: 5, Jukebox: 8)
* Deceivin’ Blues - Johnny Otis, Little Esther, Mel Walker
   (according to Retail Sales: 30)
* Double Crossing Blues - Johnny Otis, Little Esther, Mel Walker
   (according to Retail Sales: 2, Jukebox: 4)
* Every day I have Blues - Lowell Fulson
   (according to Retail Sales: 11, Jukebox: 5)
* For You My Love - Larry Darnell
   (according to Retail Sales: 9, Jukebox: 3)
* Hard Luck Blues - Roy Brown
   (according to Retail Sales: 4, Jukebox: 20)
* I Almost Lost My Mind - Ivory Joe Hunter
   (according to Retail Sales: 6, Jukebox: 1)
* I Love My Baby - Larry Darnell
   (according to Retail Sales: 18)
* I Need You So - Ivory Joe Hunter
   (according to Retail Sales: 3, Jukebox: 10)
* I Quit My Pretty Mama - Ivory Joe Hunter
   (according to Jukebox: 26)
* I Wanna Be Loved - Dinah Washington
   (according to Retail Sales: 16)
* I’ll Get Along Somehow - Larry Darnell
   (according to Retail Sales: 28, Jukebox: 22)
* I’ll Never Be Free - Paul Gayten and Annie Laurie
   (according to Jukebox: 19)
* I’m Yours To Keep - Herb Fisher
   (according to Retail Sales: 26)
* Information Blues - Roy Milton
   (according to Retail Sales: 25, Jukebox: 18)
* It isn’t Fair - Dinah Washington
   (according to Retail Sales: 27, Jukebox: 29)
* Love Don’t Love Nobody - Roy Brown
   (according to Retail Sales: 22, Jukebox: 25)
* Mistrustin’ Blues - Johnny Otis, Little Esther, Mel Walker
   (according to Retail Sales: 10, Jukebox: 15)
* Mona Lisa - King Cole Trio
   (according to Retail Sales: 15, Jukebox: 7)
* My Baby’s Gone - Charles Brown
   (according to Retail Sales: 24)
* Pink Champagne - Joe Liggins
   (according to Retail Sales: 1, Jukebox: 2)
* Please Send Me Someone To Love - Percy Mayfield
   (according to Retail Sales: 17, Jukebox: 12)
* Rag Mop - Doc Sausage
   (according to Jukebox: 27)
* Saturday Night Fish Fry - Louis Jordan
   (according to Retail Sales: 19, Jukebox: 23)
* School Days - Louis Jordan
   (according to Jukebox: 28)
* Sittin’ On It All the Time - Wynonie Harris
   (according to Jukebox: 30)
* Teardrops From My Eyes - Ruth Brown
   (according to Retail Sales: 21, Jukebox: 24)
* The Fat Man - Fats Domino
   (according to Retail Sales: 23, Jukebox: 16)
* Three Times Seven - Jewel King
   (according to Jukebox: 21)
* Well, Oh, Well - Tiny Bradshaw
   (according to Retail Sales: 7, Jukebox: 11)
* Why Do Things Happen to Me? - Roy Hawkins
   (according to Retail Sales: 14, Jukebox: 14)



Top Tunes of 1950
1. Goodnight, Irene 2. Mona Lisa 3. Third Man Theme 4. It Isn’t Fair 5. Harbor Lights 6. Sam’s Song 7. Simple Melody 8. Bewitched 9. Music, Music, Music 10. Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy 11. My Foolish Heart 12. All My Love 13. Tzena, Tzena, Tzena 14. If I Knew You Were Coming I’d’ve Baked a Cake 15. I Wanna Be Loved 16. Sentimental Me 17. Bonaparte’s Retreat 18. Rag Mop 19. There’s No Tomorrow 20. Dear Hearts and Gentle People 21. Hoop Dee Doo 22. The Thing 23. Nevertheless 24. Tennessee Waltz 25. I Can Dream, Can’t I? 26. I’ll Never Be Free 27. Can Anyone Explain? 28. La Vie En Rose 29. Thinking of You 30. Our Lady of Fatima

Top Popular Artists of 1950
Retail Sales: 1. Gordon Jenkins 2. Bing Crosby 3. The Weavers 4. Gary Crosby 5. King Cole Trio 6. Samy Kaye 7. Guy Lombardo 8. Ames Brothers 9. Andrew Sisters 10. Kay Starr
Jukebox Plays: 1. Gordon Jenkins 2. Bing Crosby 3.Guy Lombardo 4. The Weavers 5. Andrew Sisters 6. King Cole Trio 7. Ames Brothers 8. Samy Kaye 9. Red Foley 10. Gary Crosby

Top Country & Western Artists of 1950
Retail Sales: 1. Red Foley 2. Ernest Tubb 3. Hank Williams 4. Eddy Arnold 5. Hank Snow 6. Moon Mullican 7. Jimmy Wakely 8. Margaret Whiting 9. Tennessee Ernie 10. Stuart Hamblen
Jukebox Plays: 1. Red Foley 2. Ernest Tubb 3. Hank Williams 4. Eddy Arnold 5. Moon Mullican 6. Jimmy Wakely 7. Margaret Whiting 8. Hank Snow 9. Tennessee Ernie 10.Johnnie Lee Wills

Top Rhythm & Blues Artists of 1950
Retail Sales: 1. Johnny Otis 2. Mel Walker 3. Little Esther 4. Ivory Joe Hunter 5. Joe Liggins 6. Larry Darnell 7. Louis Jordan 8. Roy Brown 9. Tiny Bradshaw 10. Lowell Fulson
Jukebox Plays: 1. Johnny Otis 2. Mel Walker 3. Ivory Joe Hunter 4. Little Esther 5. Larry Darnell 6. Lowell Fulson 7. Joe Liggins 8. Louis Jordan 9. Tiny Bradshaw 10. Roy Brown

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