Billboard Top Folk Records of 1949

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The Billboard Top Folk Records of 1949 is made up of two year-end charts compiled by Billboard magazine ranking the year's top folk records based on record sales and juke box plays. [1] In 1949, country music records were included on, and dominated, the Billboard folk records chart.

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Both charts were topped by Hank Williams' "Lovesick Blues"; the song posted 4,182 points on the retail sales chart and 1,716 points on the juke box chart -- nearly doubling the point total of any other song. Williams also posted the No. 5 hit on the year-end charts with "Wedding Bells". [1]

Eddy Arnold led all other artists with nine records on the year-end charts. Arnold's "Don't Rob Another Man's Castle" ranked No. 2 on both year-end charts with 2,270 retail points and 981 juke box points. [1]

Four versions of the song "Candy Kisses" made the year-end charts. George Morgan's version was a No. 1 hit while the song also led to hits for Red Foley (No. 4), Elton Britt (No. 4), and Cowboy Copas (No. 5). [1]

On the strength of Eddy Arnold's performance, RCA Victor led all other labels with ten records on the year-end charts. Decca ranked second with eight records followed by Columbia with five and Capitol with four. [1]

Sales
year-end [1]
Juke box
year-end [1]
Peak [note 1] [2] TitleArtist(s)Label
111"Lovesick Blues" Hank Williams M-G-M
221"Don't Rob Another Man's Castle" Eddy Arnold RCA Victor
341"I'm Throwing Rice (At The Girl That I Love)"Eddy ArnoldRCA Victor
431"Slipping Around" Margaret Whiting-Jimmy Wakely Capitol
552"Wedding Bells"Hank WilliamsM-G-M
6131"Candy Kisses" George Morgan Columbia
761"Why Don't You Haul Off and Love Me" Wayne Raney King
8NR1"Bouquet of Roses"Eddy ArnoldRCA Victor
991"I Love You So Much It Hurts" Jimmy Wakely Capitol
1071"Tennessee Saturday Night" Red Foley Decca
11142"The Echo of Your Footsteps"Eddy ArnoldRCA Victor
12101"One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart)"Jimmy WakelyCapitol
1381"One Kiss Too Many"Eddy ArnoldRCA Victor
14111"Slipping Around" Ernest Tubb Decca
15163"Tennessee Border" Red Foley Decca
16121"A Heart Full of Love (For a Handful of Kisses)"Eddy ArnoldRCA Victor
17211"Blues, Stay Away From Me" Delmore Brothers King
18182"I'm Bitin' My Fingernails and Thinking of You"Ernest Tubb-Andrews SistersDecca
19234"Please Don't Let Me Love You"George MorganColumbia
20255"Let's Say Goodbye Like We Said Hello"Ernest TubbDecca
21202"I'll Never Slip Around Again" Jimmy Wakely, Margaret Whiting Capitol
22264"Candy Kisses" Red Foley Decca
23NR4"Candy Kisses" Elton Britt & SkytoppersRCA Victor
24152"Then I Turned and Walked Slowly Away"Eddy ArnoldRCA Victor
25305"Slipping Around" Floyd Tillman Columbia
26NR4"Room Full of Roses" George Morgan Columbia
27191"Just a Little Lovin'"Eddy ArnoldRCA Victor
28294"I Never Saw Maggie Alone" Kenny Roberts Coral
29NR7"Take an Old Cold 'Tater (And Wait)" Little Jimmy Dickens Columbia
30174"Tennessee Polka"Red FoleyDecca
NR222"Have You Ever Been Lonely (Have You Ever Been Blue)"Ernest TubbDecca
NR245"Mind Your Own Business"Hank WilliamsM-G-M
NR273"There's Not a Thing (I Wouldn't Do For You)"Eddy ArnoldRCA Victor
NR285"Candy Kisses" Cowboy Copas King

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Notes

  1. This column recites the record's peak position on Billboard's weekly charts.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "The Year's Top Folk Songs". The Billboard. January 14, 1950. p. 18.
  2. Joel Whitburn (1995). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits. Billboard Books. ISBN   0823076326.