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These are the songs that reached number one on the Top 40 Best Sellers chart in 1950 as published by Cash Box magazine. Artists were not specified in the charts of this time period so songs may represent more than one version. The artist who most popularized each song is listed.
Issue date | Song | Artist |
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January 7 | "I Can Dream, Can't I?" | The Andrews Sisters |
January 14 | ||
January 21 | ||
January 28 | ||
February 4 | ||
February 11 | ||
February 18 | "Dear Hearts and Gentle People" | Bing Crosby |
February 25 | "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy" | Red Foley |
March 4 | ||
March 11 | ||
March 18 | ||
March 25 | "Music! Music! Music!" | Teresa Brewer |
April 1 | ||
April 8 | ||
April 15 | ||
April 22 | "The Third Man Theme" | Anton Karas |
April 29 | ||
May 6 | ||
May 13 | ||
May 20 | ||
May 27 | ||
June 3 | ||
June 10 | ||
June 17 | ||
June 24 | ||
July 1 | ||
July 8 | "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" | Vivienne Segal |
July 15 | ||
July 22 | ||
July 29 | ||
August 5 | "Mona Lisa" | Nat King Cole |
August 12 | ||
August 19 | ||
August 26 | ||
September 2 | "Goodnight, Irene" | Gordon Jenkins and The Weavers |
September 9 | ||
September 16 | ||
September 23 | ||
September 30 | ||
October 7 | ||
October 14 | ||
October 21 | ||
October 28 | ||
November 4 | ||
November 11 | "Harbor Lights" | Sammy Kaye |
November 18 | ||
November 25 | ||
December 2 | ||
December 9 | ||
December 16 | "The Thing" | Phil Harris |
December 23 | "Harbor Lights" | Sammy Kaye |
December 30 | "Tennessee Waltz" | Patti Page |
Clara Ann Fowler, known professionally as Patti Page, was an American singer and actress. Primarily known for pop and country music, she was the top-charting female vocalist and best-selling female artist of the 1950s, selling over 100 million records during a six-decade-long career. She was often introduced as "the Singin' Rage, Miss Patti Page". New York WNEW disc-jockey William B. Williams introduced her as "A Page in my life called Patti".
Elvis Presley is the debut studio album by American rock and roll singer Elvis Presley. It was released by RCA Victor, on March 13, 1956, catalog number LPM-1254. The recording sessions took place on January 10 and January 11 at the RCA Victor Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, and on January 30 and January 31 at the RCA Victor studios in New York. Additional material originated from sessions at Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, on July 5, August 19 and September 10, 1954, and on July 11, 1955.
"Candle in the Wind 1997", also known as "Goodbye England's Rose" and "Candle in the Wind '97", is a song by English musician Elton John and songwriter Bernie Taupin, a re-written and re-recorded version of their 1973 song "Candle in the Wind". It was released on 13 September 1997 as a tribute single to Diana, Princess of Wales, with the global proceeds from the song going towards Diana's charities. In many countries, it was pressed as a double A-side with "Something About the Way You Look Tonight". It was produced by Sir George Martin.
"Here in My Heart" is a popular song written by Pat Genaro, Lou Levinson, and Bill Borrelli, first published in 1952.
"It's April Again" is a popular song that first appeared in the 1952 film Moulin Rouge. It became a No. 1 hit in the UK Singles Chart when recorded by Mantovani. The music for the film was written by Georges Auric; the original French lyrics were by Jacques Larue, with the English words by William Engvick. The Auric-Engvick song was published in 1953.
"Buttons and Bows" is a popular song with music written by Jay Livingston and lyrics by Ray Evans. The song was published on February 25, 1948 by Famous Music Corp., New York. The song was written for and appeared in the Bob Hope and Jane Russell film The Paleface and won the Academy Award for Best Original Song. It was originally written with an Indian theme, but was changed when the director said that would not work in the movie. It was a vocal selection on many radio programs in late 1948. It was reprised in the sequel, Son of Paleface, by Roy Rogers, Jane Russell and Bob Hope. In 2004 it finished #87 in AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs survey of the top tunes in American cinema.
"Shake It" is a song recorded by Greek singer Sakis Rouvas, written by Nikos Terzis and Nektarios Tirakis. It is best known as the Greek entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, in Istanbul.
"Shine" is the second single taken from English pop group Take That's comeback album, Beautiful World (2006). It became Take That's sixth consecutive number one single and their tenth number-one overall, making them one of only seven acts in the history of the UK charts to have more than nine number one hits. The song is about former Take That member Robbie Williams' battle with depression.
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Christian R&B is a subgenre of rhythm and blues music consisting of tracks with Christian-based lyrics or by musicians typically known for writing such songs. Music in this genre intends to uplift, entertain, or to give a Christian perspective on a topic. Christian R&B could be considered a subgenre of gospel music, or a cross-genre under both gospel and R&B.
Prior to 1963, Billboard magazine only charted Christmas singles and albums along with other popular non-holiday records at the time. This page examines the various specialty sections they published during the holiday season that surveys only Christmas music.