List of number-one country singles of 1950 (U.S.)
These are the U.S. number-one country songs of 1950, per the Billboard Most-Played Juke Box Folk (Country & Western) Records, Best Selling Folk Retail Records & Country & Western Records Most Played By Folk Disk Jockeys charts.
| Issue date | Juke Box | Retail | Disk Jockeys | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 7 | "Blue Christmas" Ernest Tubb |
"Slipping Around" Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely |
"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" Gene Autry |
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| Jan. 14 | "Blues, Stay Away From Me" The Delmore Brothers |
"I Love You Because" Leon Payne | ||
| Jan. 21 | "Slipping Around" Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely |
"Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy" Red Foley | ||
| Jan. 28 | "Take Me in Your Arms and Hold Me" Eddy Arnold |
"I Love You Because" Leon Payne | ||
| Feb. 4 | "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy" Red Foley |
"Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy" Red Foley |
"Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy" Red Foley | |
| Feb. 11 | ||||
| Feb. 18 | ||||
| Feb. 25 | ||||
| March 4 | ||||
| March 11 | ||||
| March 18 | ||||
| March 25 | ||||
| April 1 | ||||
| April 8 | ||||
| April 15 | ||||
| April 22 | "Long Gone Lonesome Blues" Hank Williams | |||
| April 29 | "Long Gone Lonesome Blues" Hank Williams |
"Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy" Red Foley | ||
| May 6 | "Long Gone Lonesome Blues" Hank Williams |
"Long Gone Lonesome Blues" Hank Williams | ||
| May 13 | ||||
| May 20 | ||||
| May 27 | "Birmingham Bounce" Red Foley | |||
| June 3 | "Birmingham Bounce" Red Foley |
"Long Gone Lonesome Blues" Hank Williams | ||
| June 10 | "Birmingham Bounce" Red Foley | |||
| June 17 | "I'll Sail My Ship Alone" Moon Mullican |
"Why Don't You Love Me" Hank Williams | ||
| June 24 | "Birmingham Bounce" Red Foley |
"Why Don't You Love Me" Hank Williams | ||
| July 1 | ||||
| July 8 | "Why Don't You Love Me" Hank Williams | |||
| July 15 | "M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I" Red Foley | |||
| July 22 | "Why Don't You Love Me" Hank Williams |
"I'll Sail My Ship Alone Moon Mullican | ||
| July 29 | "Why Don't You Love Me" Hank Williams | |||
| Aug. 5 | ||||
| Aug. 12 | ||||
| Aug. 19 | "I'm Movin' On" Hank Snow | |||
| Aug. 26 | "Goodnight, Irene" Red Foley and Ernest Tubb |
"Goodnight, Irene" Red Foley and Ernest Tubb | ||
| Sep. 2 | "I'm Movin' On" Hank Snow | |||
| Sep. 9 | "I'm Movin' On" Hank Snow | |||
| Sep. 16 | "I'm Movin' On" Hank Snow | |||
| Sep. 23 | ||||
| Sep. 30 | ||||
| Oct. 7 | ||||
| Oct. 14 | ||||
| Oct. 21 | ||||
| Oct. 28 | ||||
| Nov. 4 | ||||
| Nov. 11 | ||||
| Nov. 18 | ||||
| Nov. 25 | ||||
| Dec. 2 | ||||
| Dec. 9 | ||||
| Dec. 16 | ||||
| Dec. 23 | "If You've Got the Money I've Got the Time" Lefty Frizzell | |||
| Dec. 30 | "Moanin' The Blues" Hank Williams |
See also
- 1950 in music
- 1950 in country music
- List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. country chart
References
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