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In 1950, 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.
Bing Crosby had three songs on the year-end top 30. The Ames Brothers had three songs on the year-end top 30. This is a list of Billboard magazine's top popular songs of 1950 according to retail sales.
Throughout most of the 1950s, the magazine published the following charts to measure a song's popularity: Most Played by Jockeys – ranked the most played songs on United States radio stations, as reported by radio disc jockeys and radio stations. Most Played in Jukeboxes – ranked the most played songs in jukeboxes across the United States.
The song was first performed in 1930, but Nina Simone’s version featuring her sultry voice made it a 1950s hit. The jazz song also had a resurgence in 1987 due to a Chanel No. 5 commercial. JP ...
I'll Never Be Free; I'll Sail My Ship Alone; I'm Moving On (Hank Snow song) I've Never Been in Love Before; If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked a Cake; If I Were a Bell; If You've Got the Money I've Got the Time; It's a Lovely Day Today
US 1940s 1 – Jun 1950, US 1 for 5 weeks Jul 1950, Oscar in 1950, US BB 2 of 1950, POP 2 of 1950, DDD 4 of 1950, Italy 48 of 1951, RIAA 109, Acclaimed 1292 2: Patti Page: Tennessee Waltz: 1950: US: US 1940s 1 – Nov 1950, US 1 for 9 weeks Dec 1950, US BB 4 of 1950, 6,000,000 sold by 1967 [7] 3: Phil Harris: The Thing: 1950: US
Your Hit Parade was an American radio and television music program that was broadcast from 1935 to 1953 on radio, and seen from 1950 to 1959 on television. In 1935, they began publishing the earliest weekly music chart, preceding the Billboard singles chart, which was updated weekly by the Billboard magazine beginning on July 27, 1940.
Hank Snow had lengthy runs at the top of all three charts with "I'm Movin' On".. In 1950, Billboard magazine published three charts covering the best-performing country music songs in the United States: Most-Played Juke Box (Country & Western) Records, Best-Selling Retail Folk (Country & Western) Records and Country & Western Records Most Played By Folk Disk Jockeys.