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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.
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.
The two charts are considered to be part of the lineage of the magazine's multimetric R&B chart, [2] which since 2005 has been published under the title Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs. [3] In the issue of Billboard dated January 1, 1949, different versions of the song "Bewildered" topped the two charts: Amos Milburn's rendition was at number one on the ...
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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
Arnold's song spent a total of twelve non-consecutive weeks at number one on the juke box chart, the highest cumulative total for any one song. On the retail chart, "Lovesick Blues" by Hank Williams and his Drifting Cowboys spent the most total weeks in the top spot, with sixteen non-consecutive weeks at number one. Wakely and Arnold were the ...
This is a list of songs that have peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and the magazine's national singles charts that preceded it. Introduced in 1958, the Hot 100 is the pre-eminent singles chart in the United States, currently monitoring the most popular singles in terms of popular radio play, single purchases and online streaming.
Unlike other awards, such as the Grammy Award, which determine nominations as a result of the highest votes received by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, the Billboard Music Awards finalists are based on album and digital songs sales, streaming, radio airplay, touring, and social engagement.