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These are lists of Billboard magazine's "Top Country & Western Records" and "Top Country & Western Artists" for 1950, ranked by retail sales and juke box plays.
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References
- ↑ "The Rhumba Boogie lyrics chords | Hank Snow". Classic-country-song-lyrics.com. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 322.
- ↑ Billboard, April 28, 1951, p. 84
- ↑ "DECCA (USA) 78rpm numerical listing discography: 46000 series". 78discography.com. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ↑ Billboard, March 31, 1951, p. 19 Decca "New Releases Available for Immediate Shipment"
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