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This is a list of Billboard magazine's top popular songs of 1949 according to retail sales. [1]Vaughn Monroe's rendition of "Riders in the Sky" topped the year-end list, while his renditions of "Someday" and "Red Roses for a Blue Lady" also appeared at number 12 and number 21, respectively.
"Mercury Blues" is a song written by rural blues musician K. C. Douglas and Robert Geddins, and first recorded by Douglas in 1948. [1] The song, originally titled "Mercury Boogie," pays homage to the American automobile marque, which ended production in 2010.
In 1949, the following four charts were produced: Best Sellers in Stores – ranked the biggest selling singles in retail stores, as reported by merchants surveyed throughout the country. Most Played by Jockeys – ranked the most played songs on United States radio stations, as reported by radio disc jockeys and radio stations.
"Hot Rod Race" is a Western swing song about a fictional automobile race in San Pedro, California, between a Ford and a Mercury. First recorded by Arkie Shibley, and released in November 1950, it broke the ground for a series of hot rod songs recorded for the car culture of the 1950s and 1960s. [1]
Billboard year-end top 30 singles of 1949; L. List of Billboard number-one R&B songs of 1949; List of Billboard number-one singles of 1949; M.
A version of the song with the candidate's name changed became a 1959 hit when recorded and released by The Kingston Trio, an American folk singing group. [1] The song has become so entrenched in Boston lore that the Boston-area transit authority named its electronic card-based fare collection system the "CharlieCard" as a tribute to this song. [2]
The song first debuted in 1988 on Chapman's self-titled album and peaked at No. 6 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart that same year. Chapman's "Fast Car" also notched a Grammy win for best female pop ...
Dinah Shore singing "See the U.S.A. in Your Chevrolet" in a television advertisement for the 1959 Chevrolet Impala. "See The USA In Your Chevrolet" is a commercial jingle from c. 1949, with lyrics and music by Leo Corday [1] and Leon Carr [2] of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP).