List of number one hits in the US (1950)

This is a list of the number one hits on Billboard's Best Sellers in Stores chart in the United States in 1950. There were twelve number one singles and five number one singles that year Albums.

See also : List of Billboard Charts Songs (1950)  and List of Albums in the Billboard Charts (1950)

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Singles

← 1949 ←	List of number one hits in the US			1951 →
Period Where. total Interpreter Title Author (s) Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , author [s], additional information) November 26, 1949 - January 6, 1950 6 weeks (6 in total) 6th Frankie Laine & The Muleskinners Mule Train Johnny Lange, Hy Heath, Fred Glickman - January 7, 1950 - January 13, 1950 1 week (total 1) 1 Gene Autry & The Pinafores Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer Johnny Marks - January 14, 1950 - February 10, 1950 4 weeks (4 in total) 4th The Andrews Sisters with Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra I Can Dream, Can't I? Sammy Fain , Irving Kahal - February 11, 1950 - February 17, 1950 1 week (total 1) 1 The Ames Brothers Rag Mop Deacon Anderson, Johnnie Lee Wills - February 18, 1950 - March 17, 1950 4 weeks (4 in total) 4th Red Foley Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy Harry Stone, Jack Stapp - March 18, 1950 - April 14, 1950 4 weeks (4 in total) 4th Teresa Brewer & The Dixieland All Stars Music! Music! Music! Stephen Weiss, Bernie Baum - April 15, 1950 - April 28, 1950 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Eileen Barton & The New Yorkers If I Knew You Were Comin 'I'd've Baked a Cake Al Hoffman, Bob Merrill, Clem Watts - April 29, 1950 - July 14, 1950 11 weeks (total 11) 11 Anton Karas The Third Man Theme Anton Karas - July 15, 1950 - August 18, 1950 5 weeks (total 5) 5 Nat King Cole with Les Baxter & His Orchestra Mona Lisa Jay Livingston , Ray Evans - August 19, 1950 - November 17, 1950 13 weeks (total of 13) 13 Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra with The Weavers Goodnight, Irene Leadbelly , Alan Lomax - November 18, 1950 - December 1, 1950 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye Harbor Lights Wilhelm Grosz , Jimmy Kennedy - December 2, 1950 - December 29, 1950 4 weeks (4 in total) 4th Phil Harris with Walter Scharf & His Orchestra The Thing Charles Randolph Grean - December 30, 1950 - March 2, 1951 9 weeks (9 in total) 9 Patti Page with Jack Rael & His Orchestra Tennessee Waltz Pee Wee King , Redd Stewart -
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Albums

← 1949 ←	List of number one albums in the US			1951 →
Period Where. total Interpreter title Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , additional information) December 24, 1949 - January 13, 1950 3 weeks (35 in total) 35 Bing Crosby Merry Christmas - January 14, 1950 - May 5, 1950 16 weeks (total 69) 69 Mary Martin & Ezio Pinza with The Original Broadway Cast South Pacific - May 6, 1950 - May 12, 1950 1 week (total 2) 2 Original motion picture soundtrack Walt Disney's Cinderella - May 13, 1950 - May 19, 1950 1 week (total of 12) 12 Doris Day & Harry James Young Man with a Horn - May 20, 1950 - May 26, 1950 1 week (total 2/12) 2/12 Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Doris Day & Harry James Walt Disney's Cinderella Young Man with a Horn - May 27, 1950 - June 2, 1950 1 week (total of 12) 12 Doris Day & Harry James Young Man with a Horn - June 3, 1950 - July 14, 1950 6 weeks (total 69) 69 Mary Martin & Ezio Pinza with The Original Broadway Cast South Pacific - July 15, 1950 - July 22, 1950 1 week (total of 12) 12 Doris Day & Harry James Young Man with a Horn -
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From July 22, 1950, the album charts were divided into 33 ⅓ and 45 min ⁻¹ according to playback speed . This separation remained in force until the temporary suspension of the weekly album charts in September 1953.

33 ⅓

← 1949 ←	List of number one albums in the US			1951 →
Period Where. total Interpreter title Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , additional information) July 22, 1950 - July 28, 1950 1 week (total 52) 52 Mary Martin & Ezio Pinza with The Original Broadway Cast South Pacific - July 29, 1950 - August 11, 1950 2 weeks (6 in total) 6th Doris Day & Harry James Young Man with a Horn - August 12, 1950 - August 25, 1950 2 weeks (54 in total) 54 Mary Martin & Ezio Pinza with The Original Broadway Cast South Pacific - August 26, 1950 - October 6, 1950 6 weeks (total of 12) 12 Doris Day & Harry James Young Man with a Horn - October 7, 1950 - December 22, 1950 11 weeks (total 11) 11 Original motion picture soundtrack Three Little Words - December 23, 1950 - December 29, 1950 1 week (55 in total) 55 Mary Martin & Ezio Pinza with The Original Broadway Cast South Pacific -
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45

← 1949 ←	List of number one albums in the US			1951 →
Period Where. total Interpreter title Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , additional information) July 22, 1950 - August 11, 1950 3 weeks (total 2) 2 Ralph Flanagan & his Orchestra Ralph Flanagan Plays Rodgers and Hammerstein II for Dancing - August 12, 1950 - September 29, 1950 7 weeks (total 10) 10 Betty Hutton , Howard Keel & the MGM Studio Orchestra Annie Get Your Gun - September 30, 1950 - November 10, 1950 6 weeks (6 in total) 6th Original motion picture soundtrack Three Little Words - November 11, 1950 - November 17, 1950 1 week (total 11) 11 Betty Hutton, Howard Keel & the MGM Studio Orchestra Annie Get Your Gun - November 18, 1950 - December 15, 1950 4 weeks (total 10) 10 Original motion picture soundtrack Three Little Words - December 16, 1950 - January 12, 1950 4 weeks (4 in total) 4th Bing Crosby Merry Christmas -
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Web links

• List of number one hits in the US (1950-1959)
• Annual single charts USA (1950 - 1959) top
• Billboard Google Books 1940-1964
• Billboard Magazine 1936 to 2014 (Free Archive)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Discogs (Frankie Laine & & The Muleskinners - Mule Train)
2. ↑ Discogs (Gene Autry & The Pinafores - Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer)
3. ↑ Discogs (The Andrews Sisters with Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra - I Can Dream, Can't I?)
4. ↑ Discogs (The Ames Brothers - Rag Mop)
5. ↑ Discogs (Red Foley - Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy)
6. ↑ Discogs (Teresa Brewer & The Dixieland All Stars - Music! Music! Music!)
7. ↑ Discogs (Eileen Barton & The New Yorkers - If I Knew You Were Coming I'd've Baked a Cake)
8. ↑ Discogs (Anton Karas - The Third Man Theme)
9. ↑ Discogs (Nat King Cole with Les Baxter & His Orchestra - Mona Lisa)
10. ↑ Discogs (Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra with The Weavers - Goodnight, Irene)
11. ↑ Discogs (Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye - Harbor Lights)
12. ↑ Discogs (Phil Harris with Walter Scharf & His Orchestra - The Thing)
13. ↑ Discogs (Patti Page with Jack Rael & His Orchestra - Tennessee Waltz)
14. ↑ Discogs (Mary Martin & Ezio Pinza With The Original Broadway Cast - South Pacific)
15. ↑ Discogs (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - Walt Disney's Cinderella)
16. ↑ Discogs (Doris Day & Henry James - Young Man with a Horn)
17. ↑ The Billboard, July 22nd 1950, p. 26 (available in the American Radio History Archives )
18. ↑ Discogs (Ralph Flanagan & his Orchestra - Ralph Flanagan Plays Rodgers and Hammerstein II for Dancing)
19. ↑ Discogs (Betty Hutton, Howardf Keel & the MGM Studio Orchestra - Annie Get Your Gun)

See also: Number one hits in 1950 in Australia .