List of Billboard number-one albums of 1949

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These are the Billboard magazine number-one albums from 1949.

Contents

Chart history

Issue dateAlbumArtist(s)LabelRef.
January 1 Merry Christmas Bing Crosby Decca [1]
January 8 [2]
January 15 [3]
January 22Vaughn Monroe Sings Vaughn Monroe RCA Victor [4]
January 29Roses in Rhythm Frankie Carle Columbia [5]
February 5Vaughn Monroe Sings Vaughn Monroe RCA Victor [6]
February 12 Words and Music Soundtrack MGM [7]
February 19 [8]
February 26 [9]
March 5 [10]
March 12 [11]
March 19 Kiss Me, Kate Original CastColumbia [12]
March 26 Words and Music SoundtrackMGM [13]
April 2 Kiss Me, Kate Original CastColumbia [14]
April 9 [15]
April 16 [16]
April 23 [17]
April 30 [18]
May 7 [19]
May 14 [20]
May 21 [21]
May 28 [22]
June 4 South Pacific Mary Martin and Ezio Pinza Columbia [23]
June 11 [24]
June 18 [25]
June 25 [26]
July 2 [27]
July 9 [28]
July 16 [29]
July 23 [30]
July 30 [31]
August 6 [32]
August 13 [33]
August 20 [34]
August 27 [35]
September 3 [36]
September 10 [37]
September 17 [38]
September 24 [39]
October 1 [40]
October 8 [41]
October 15 [42]
October 22 [43]
October 29 [44]
November 5 [45]
November 12 [46]
November 19 [47]
November 26 [48]
December 3 [49]
December 10 [50]
December 17 [51]
December 24 Merry Christmas Bing Crosby Decca [52]
December 31 [53]

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