The Number One Hits Of:
1950:
November 26, 1949 – January 6, 1950:
Frankie Laine – Mule Train
January 7, 1950 – January 13, 1950:
Gene Autry – Rudolph, The Red-nosed Reindeer
January 14, 1950 – February 10, 1950:
The Andrews Sisters – I Can Dream, Can’t I
February 11, 1950 – February 17, 1950:
Ames Brothers – Rag Mop
February 18, 1950 – March 17, 1950:
Red Foley – Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy
March 18, 1950 – April 14, 1950:
Teresa Brewer – Music! Music! Music!
April 15, 1950 – April 28, 1950:
Eileen Barton – If I Knew You Were Comin’ I’d’ve Baked a Cake
April 29, 1950 – July 14, 1950:
Anton Karas – The Third Man Theme
July 15, 1950 – August 18, 1950:
Nat King Cole – Mona Lisa (Nat King Cole song)
August 19, 1950 – November 17, 1950:
Gordon Jenkins and The Weavers – Goodnight Irene
November 18, 1950 – December 1, 1950:
Sammy Kaye – Harbor Lights
December 2, 1950 – December 29, 1950:
Phil Harris – The Thing
December 30, 1950 – March 2, 1951:
Patti Page – The Tennessee Waltz
The biggest Pop Artists of 1950 include:
Ames Brothers, Andrews Sisters, Anton Karas, Bing Crosby, Eileen Barton, Esther Phillips, Frank Sinatra, Frankie Laine, Guy Lombardo, Ivory Joe Hunter, Jimmy Wakely, Jo Stafford, Johnny Otis, Lloyd Glenn, Louise Jordan, Lowell Fulson, Margaret Whiting, Nat ‘King’ Cole, Patti Page, Perry Como, Phil Harris, Red Foley, The Robins, Roy Brown, Sammy Kaye, Teresa Brewer, Roy Brown, Dinah Washington, Weavers with Gordon Jenkins
(Data is complied from various charts including: Billboard’s Pop, Rock, Airplay, R&B/Dance and Singles Charts. The Hot 100 is the primary chart used for this list.)
