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:

Issue dateBest Sellers in StoresMost Played by JockeysMost Played in JukeboxesHonor Roll of HitsRef.
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" [4]
January 14"I Can Dream, Can't I?"
Andrews Sisters with Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra		"I Can Dream, Can't I?" [5]
January 21"I Can Dream, Can't I?"
Andrews Sisters with Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra		 [6]
January 28"Dear Hearts and Gentle People" [7]
February 4 [8]
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 		[9]
February 18"Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy"
Red Foley		"Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy" [10]
February 25"Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy"
Red Foley		 [11]
March 4 [12]
March 11"The Cry of the Wild Goose"
Frankie Laine with Harry Geller and His Orchestra and Carl Fischer 		[13]
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)		 [14]
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!" [15]
April 1 [16]
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)		 [17]
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" [18]
April 22 [19]
April 29"The "Harry Lime" Theme"
Anton Karas 		[20]
May 6"The 3rd Man Theme"
Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians with Don Rodney		 [21]
May 13"Third Man Theme, The" [22]
May 20 [23]
May 27 [24]
June 3"Hoop-Dee-Doo"
Perry Como and The Fontane Sisters with Mitchell Ayres and his Orchestra		 [25]
June 10"Sentimental Me"
Ames Brothers with Orchestra directed by Roy Ross		 [26]
June 17"Hoop-Dee-Doo"
Perry Como and The Fontane Sisters with Mitchell Ayres and his Orchestra		 [27]
June 24"I Wanna Be Loved"
Andrews Sisters with Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra		 [28]
July 1"Bewitched" [29]
July 8"Mona Lisa"
Nat "King" Cole with Orchestra conducted by Les Baxter 		"Third Man Theme, The" [30]
July 15"Mona Lisa"
Nat "King" Cole with Orchestra conducted by Les Baxter		"Bewitched" [31]
July 22"Mona Lisa"
Nat "King" Cole with Orchestra conducted by Les Baxter		"Mona Lisa" [32]
July 29 [33]
August 5 [34]
August 12 [35]
August 19"Goodnight Irene"
Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra and The Weavers 		[36]
August 26"Goodnight Irene"
Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra and The Weavers		"Goodnight, Irene" [37]
September 2"Goodnight Irene"
Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra and The Weavers		 [38]
September 9 [39]
September 16 [40]
September 23 [41]
September 30 [42]
October 7 [43]
October 14 [44]
October 21 [45]
October 28"All My Love (Bolero)"
Patti Page with Harry Geller & His Orchestra		 [46]
November 4"Harbor Lights" [47]
November 11 [48]
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		 [49]
November 25 [50]
December 2"The Thing"
Phil Harris with Orchestra conducted by Walter Scharf 		"The Thing"
Phil Harris with Orchestra conducted by Walter Scharf		 [51]
December 9 [52]
December 16"The Tennessee Waltz"
Patti Page with Orchestra conducted by Jack Rael		"The Thing" [53]
December 23"The Thing"
Phil Harris with Orchestra conducted by Walter Scharf		"Tennessee Waltz" [54]
December 30"The Tennessee Waltz"
Patti Page with Orchestra conducted by Jack Rael		 [55]

See also

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The Billboard charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs and albums in the United States and elsewhere. The results are published in Billboard magazine. Billboard biz, the online extension of the Billboard charts, provides additional weekly charts, as well as year-end charts. The two most important charts are the Billboard Hot 100 for songs and Billboard 200 for albums, and other charts may be dedicated to a specific genre such as R&B, country, or rock, or they may cover all genres. The charts can be ranked according to sales, streams, or airplay, and for main song charts such as the Hot 100 song chart, all three data are used to compile the charts. For the Billboard 200 album chart, streams and track sales are included in addition to album sales.

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