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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.
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.
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).
English. Read; Edit; View history; Tools. ... This category is for songs issued as singles in the year 1949 ... (1949 song) Ain't Nobody's Business;
US Billboard 1949 #10, US #1 for 3 weeks, 23 total weeks, US Country 1949 #2, USHB #1 for 16 weeks, 32 total weeks, 428 points 8: Blue Barron and His Orchestra "Cruising Down the River" [12] MGM 10346: December 15, 1948 () January 1949 () US Billboard 1949 #8, US #1 for 7 weeks, 20 total weeks, 409 points, CashBox #5 9: Frankie Laine
"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.
Many musical artists have covered the song: Johnny Cash covered the song on his 1960 album Now, There Was a Song! Johnny Tillotson reached number 89 on the American Billboard charts in 1962. Among the most notable is a version by B. J. Thomas and the Triumphs, who took the song to number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1966 and number 2 in Canada ...
English. Read; Edit; View history; Tools. ... Billboard year-end top 30 singles of 1949; L. List of Billboard number-one R&B songs of 1949;