List of number one hits in the US (1949)

This is a list of the number one hits on Billboard's 1949 US Best Sellers in Stores chart. There were ten number one singles and six number one that year Albums.

See also : List of Billboard Charts Songs (1949)  and List of Albums in the Billboard Charts (1949)

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Singles

← 1948 ←	List of number one hits in the US			1950 →
Period Where. total Interpreter Title Author (s) Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , author [s], additional information) November 6, 1948 - January 7, 1949 9 weeks (total 10) 10 Dinah Shore & Her Happy Valley Boys Buttons and Bows Jay Livingston , Ray Evans - January 8, 1949 - January 14, 1949 1 week (total 1) 1 Spike Jones & his City Slickers with George Rock All I Want for Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth) Donald Yetter Gardner - January 15, 1949 - January 21, 1949 1 week (total 10) 10 Dinah Shore & Her Happy Valley Boys Buttons and Bows Jay Livingston, Ray Evans - January 22, 1949 - March 11, 1949 7 weeks (total 7) 7th Evelyn Knight & The Stardusters A Little Bird Told Me Harvey Oliver Brooks - March 12, 1949 - March 25, 1949 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Blue Barron & His Orchestra Cruising Down the River Eily Beadell, Neil Tollerton - March 26, 1949 - May 13, 1949 7 weeks (total 7) 7th Russ Morgan & His Orchestra Cruising Down the River Eily Beadell, Neil Tollerton - May 14, 1949 - July 29, 1949 11 weeks (total 11) 11 Vaughn Monroe & His Orchestra Riders in the Sky (A Cowboy Legend) Stan Jones - July 30, 1949 - September 2, 1949 5 weeks (total 5) 5 Perry Como with Mitchell Ayres & His Orchestra Some Enchanted Evening Richard Rodgers , Oscar Hammerstein - September 3, 1949 - September 30, 1949 4 weeks (4 in total) 4th Vic Damone with Glenn Osser & His Orchestra You're Breaking My Heart Pat Genaro, Sunny Skylar - October 1, 1949 - November 25, 1949 8 weeks (8 in total) 8th Frankie Laine & Judd Conlon ’s Rhythmaires with Harry Geller & His Orchestra That Lucky Old Sun Beasley Smith, Haven Gillespie - November 26, 1949 - January 6, 1950 6 weeks (6 in total) 6th Frankie Laine & The Muleskinners Mule Train Johnny Lange, Hy Heath, Fred Glickman -
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Albums

← 1948 ←	List of number one albums in the US			1950 →
Period Where. total Interpreter title Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , additional information) November 20, 1949 - January 21, 1949 10 weeks (35 in total) 35 Bing Crosby Merry Christmas - January 22, 1949 - January 28, 1949 1 week (total 2) 2 Vaughn Monroe Vaughn Monroe Sings - January 29, 1949 - February 4, 1949 1 week (total 1) 1 Frankie Carle Roses in rhythm - February 5, 1949 - February 11, 1949 1 week (total 2) 2 Vaughn Monroe Vaughn Monroe Sings - February 12, 1949 - March 18, 1949 5 weeks (6 in total) 6th Original motion picture soundtrack Words and Music - March 19, 1949 - March 25, 1949 1 week (total 10) 10 Alfred Drake & Patricia Morison with The Original Broadway Cast Kiss Me Kate - March 26, 1949 - April 1, 1949 1 week (6 in total) 6th Original motion picture soundtrack Words and Music - April 2, 1949 - June 3, 1949 9 weeks (total 10) 10 Alfred Drake & Patricia Morison with The Original Broadway Cast Kiss Me Kate - June 4, 1949 - December 23, 1949 29 weeks (total 69) 69 Mary Martin & Ezio Pinza with The Original Broadway Cast South Pacific - December 24, 1949 - January 13, 1950 3 weeks (35 in total) 35 Bing Crosby Merry Christmas -
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Web links

• List of number one hits in the United States (1940-1949)
• Billboard 200
• Billboard Google Books 1940-1964
• Billboard Magazine 1936 to 2014 (Free Archive)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Discogs (Dinah Shore & Her Happy Valley Boys - Buttons and Bows)
2. ↑ Discogs (Spike Jones & his City Slickers with George Rock - All I Want for Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth))
3. ↑ Discogs (Evelyn Knight & The Stardusters - A Little Bird Told Me)
4. ↑ Discogs (Blue Barron & His Orchestra - Cruising Down the River)
5. ↑ Discogs (Russ Morgan & his Orchestra - Cruising Down the River)
6. ↑ Discogs (Vaughn Monroe & his Orchestra - Riders in the Sky (A Cowboy Legend))
7. ↑ Discogs (Perry Como with Mitchell Ayres & His Orchestra - Some Enchanted Evening)
8. ↑ Discogs (Vic Damone with Glenn Osser & His Orchestra - You're Breaking My Heart)
9. ↑ Discogs (Frankie Laine & Judd Conlon's Rhythmaires with Harry Geller & His Orchestra - That Lucky Old Sun)
10. ↑ Discogs (Frankie Laine & & The Muleskinners - Mule Train)
11. ^ Vaughn Monroe Society
12. ↑ Discogs (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - Words And Music)
13. ↑ Discogs (Mary Martin & Ezio Pinza with The Original Broadway Cast - South Pacific)

See also: Number One Hits 1949 in Australia .