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Songs from the Year 1950. Counting down, with a few honorable mentions, to the top hit of the year.
40 Gene Krupa Bonaparte’s Retreat 1950
39 Gordon Jenkins & The Weavers Tzena Tzena 1950
38 Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters Quicksilver 1950
37 Sammy Kaye It Isn’t Fair 1950
36 Perez Prado Mambo Number 5 1950
Honorable mention:
41 Guy Lombardo Enjoy Yourself (It’s Later Than You Think) 1950
34 Perry Como & Betty Hutton Bushel & a Peck 1950
33 Bing Crosby & Gary Crosby Play a Simple Melody 1950
32 Perry Como & The Fontane Sisters Hoop-Dee-Doo 1950
31 Frankie Laine The Cry of the Wild Goose 1950
30 Nat King Cole Orange Colored Sky 1950
Honorable Mention:
51 Tony Martin & Fran Warren I Said my Pajamas (and Put On My Pray’rs) 1950
28 Russ Morgan Beloved, Be Faithful 1950
Honorable Mention:
57 Percy Faith All My Love 1950
59 Russ Morgan Sentimental Me 1950
Spike Jones 1950 Chinese Mule Train (Freddy Morgan, vocal)
24 Billy Whitlock Hop Scotch Polka 1950
23 Paul Weston Nevertheless (I’m in Love With You) 1950
22 The Andrews Sisters I Wanna Be Loved 1950
21 Gordon Jenkins My Foolish Heart 1950
20 The Ames Brothers Sentimental Me 1950
19 Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs Foggy Mountain Breakdown 1950
18 Eve Young One Silver Dollar 1950
17 The Mills Brothers Daddy’s Little Girl 1950
16 Eileen Barton If I Knew You Were Comin’ I’d Have Baked a Cake 1950
15 Bing Crosby Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer 1950
14 Red Foley Chattanoogie Shoe-Shine Boy 1950
13 Dinah Shore Dear Hearts & Gentle People 1950
12 Sammy Kaye Harbour Lights 1950
11 Patti Page All My Love 1950
10 Billy Eckstine My Foolish Heart 1950
9 Doris Day Bewitched (bothered & bewildered)1950
8 The Ames Brothers Rag Mop 1950
7 The Andrews Sisters I Can Dream, Can’t I? 1950
6 Phil Harris The Thing 1950
5 Gordon Jenkins & The Weavers Goodnight, Irene 1950
4 Teresa Brewer (Put Another Nickel In) Music! Music! Music! 1950
3 Patti Page Tennessee Waltz 1950
2 Anton Karas Third Man Theme 1950
1 Nat King Cole Mona Lisa 1950
