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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Other • Top 1000

Top Songs of 1949

1949

Video playlist

Cover

Date

Title

Album

US
country
peak

Comment

Video

1949

1.

The Old Master Painter by Phil Harris

137

10
US

as Phil Harris & his Orchestra
written by Beasley Smith & Haven Gillespie

2.

Johnson Rag by Russ Morgan

177

7
US

[Decca 24819]
written by Guy Hall, Jack Lawrence & Henry Kleinkauf

3.

Blue Christmas by Hugo Winterhalter

149

9
US

[Christmas]
[Columbia 38635]
written by Billy Hayes & Jay W. Johnson

4.

Yingle Bells by Yogi Yorgesson

176

7
US

[Capitol 781]
written by James Pierpont & TBC

5.

White Christmas by Bing Crosby

213

5
US

[R]
[Christmas]
[Decca 23778]
written by Irving Berlin

6.

The Old Master Painter by Richard Hayes

295

2
US

[Mercury 5342]
written by Beasley Smith & Haven Gillespie

7.

The Old Master Painter by Dick Haymes

235

4
US

[Decca 24801]
written by Beasley Smith & Haven Gillespie

8.

I Yust Go Nuts at Christmas by Yogi Yorgesson

213

5
US

[Christmas]
[Capitol 781]
written by Harry Stewart

9.

Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer by Gene Autry

378

✫1
US

✫1
country

as Gene Autry & The Pinafores
[Christmas]
[Columbia 38610]
written by Johnny Marks

10.

Dear Hearts and Gentle People by Bing Crosby

296

2
US

[Decca 24798]
written by Sammy Fain & Bob Hilliard

11.

Blues Stay Away from Me by Owen Bradley

145

11
US

7
country

with Jack Shook & Dottie Dillard
[Coral 60107]
written by Rabon Delmore, Wayne Raney, Henry Glover & Alton Delmore

12.

Slipping Around by Ernest Tubb

128

17
US

✫1
country

[Decca 46173]
written by Floyd Tillman

13.

Mule Train by Tennessee Ernie Ford

185

9
US

✫1
country

[Capitol 40258]
written by Johnny Lange, Hy Heath & Fred Glickman

14.

Mule Train by Vaughn Monroe

137

10
US

written by Johnny Lange, Hy Heath & Fred Glickman

15.

Mule Train by Bing Crosby

234

4
US

[Decca 24798]
written by Johnny Lange, Hy Heath & Fred Glickman

16.

I Can Dream, Can't I? by Toni Arden and Hugo Winterhalter and His Orchestra

177

7
US

written by Sammy Fain & Irving Kahal

17.

Dear Hearts and Gentle People by Dinah Shore

296

2
US

[Columbia 38605]
written by Sammy Fain & Bob Hilliard

18.

A Dreamer's Holiday by Ray Anthony and His Orchestra

127

11
US

written by Mabel Wayne & Kim Gannon

19.

There's No Tomorrow by Tony Martin

297

2
US

[RCA 47-3078]
written by Eduardo di Capua, Al Hoffman, Leo Corday & Leon Carr

20.

Mule Train by Frankie Laine

343

✫1
US

as Frankie Laine & the Muleskinners
[Mercury 5345]
written by Johnny Lange, Hy Heath & Fred Glickman

21.

Don't Cry Joe (Let Her Go, Let Her Go, Let Her Go) by Ralph Flanagan and His Orchestra

149

9
US

vocals by Harry Prime
written by Joe Marsala

22.

I'll Never Slip Around Again by Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely

193

8
US

2
country

written by Floyd Tillman

23.

I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts by Freddy Martin and His Orchestra

162

8
US

vocals by Merv Griffin
written by Fred Heatherton

24.

The Last Mile Home by Jo Stafford

149

9
US

[Capitol 57-710]
written by Walter Kent & Walton Farrar

25.

Jealous Heart by Hugo Winterhalter

137

10
US

[Columbia 38593]
written by Jenny Lou Carson

26.

Let Her Go, Let Her Go, Let Her Go by Frank Sinatra

149

9
US

[Columbia 38555]
written by Joe Marsala

27.

Johnson Rag by Jack Teter Trio

196

6
US

written by Guy Hall, Jack Lawrence & Henry Kleinkauf

28.

A Dreamer's Holiday by Perry Como

250

3
US

[RCA 47-3036]
written by Mabel Wayne & Kim Gannon

29.

Jealous Heart by Jack Owens

127

11
US

[Decca 24711]
written by Jenny Lou Carson

30.

Hop-Scotch Polka (Scotch Hot) by Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians

127

11
US

vocals by Kenny Gardner
written by Billy Whitlock, Carl Sigman & Gene Rayburn

31.

That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day) by Vaughn Monroe

196

6
US

written by Beasley Smith & Haven Gillespie

32.

I Can Dream, Can't I by The Andrews Sisters

344

✫1
US

hit for Tommy Dorsey in 1938
[Decca 24705]
written by Sammy Fain & Irving Kahal

33.

Don't Cry Joe (Let Her Go, Let Her Go, Let Her Go) by Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra

250

3
US

vocals by Betty Brewer
[Decca 24720]
written by Joe Marsala

34.

Ragtime Cowboy Joe by Jo Stafford

137

10
US

[Capitol 710]
written by Lewis F. Muir, Maurice Abrahams & Grant Clarke

35.

Some Enchanted Evening by Ezio Pinza

177

7
US

[Columbia 4578]
written by Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II

36.

Slipping Around by Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely

380

✫1
US

✫1
country

written by Floyd Tillman

37.

I Never See Maggie Alone by Kenny Roberts

174

9
US

4
country

[Coral 64012]
written by Everett Lynton & Harry Tilsley

38.

That Lucky Old Sun by Frankie Laine

343

✫1
US

[Mercury 5316]
written by Beasley Smith & Haven Gillespie

39.

Room Full of Roses by Jerry Wayne

195

6
US

[Columbia 38525]
written by Tim Spencer

40.

My Bolero by Vic Damone

137

10
US

[Mercury 5313]
written by Jimmy Kennedy & Nat Simon

41.

Maybe It's Because by Eddy Howard

150

9
US

[Mercury 5314]
written by Harry Ruby & Johnnie Scott

42.

You're Breaking My Heart by The Ink Spots

195

6
US

[Decca 24693]
written by Pat Genaro, Sunny Skylar & Ruggero Leoncavallo

43.

You're Breaking My Heart by Buddy Clark

235

4
US

[Columbia 38546]
written by Pat Genaro, Sunny Skylar & Ruggero Leoncavallo

44.

Whispering Hope by Jo Stafford and Gordon MacRae

236

4
US

written by Septimus Winner (as Alice Hawthorne)

45.

Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You) by The Mills Brothers

214

5
US

written by Jimmie Hodges

46.

Someday by Vaughn Monroe

343

✫1
US

written by Jimmie Hodges

47.

Jealous Heart by Al Morgan

252

4
US

8
country

[London 30001]
written by Jenny Lou Carson

48.

Some Enchanted Evening by Paul Weston and His Orchestra

149

9
US

vocals by The Norman Luboff Choir
written by Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II

49.

Maybe It's Because by Dick Haymes

214

5
US

[Decca 24650]
written by Harry Ruby & Johnnie Scott

50.

Room Full of Roses by Eddy Howard

236

4
US

[Mercury 5296]
written by Tim Spencer

51.

The Four Winds and the Seven Seas by Mel Tormé

137

10
US

[Caplitol 57-671]
written by Hal David & Don Rodney

52.

Room Full of Roses by Dick Haymes

196

6
US

[Decca 24632]
written by Tim Spencer

53.

You're Breaking My Heart by Vic Damone

344

✫1
US

[Mercury 5271]
written by Pat Genaro, Sunny Skylar & Ruggero Leoncavallo

54.

The Four Winds and the Seven Seas by Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye

250

3
US

vocals by Tony Alamo
written by Hal David & Don Rodney

55.

Bali Ha'i by Paul Weston and His Orchestra

136

10
US

vocals by The Norman Luboff Choir
written by Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II

56.

The Huckle Buck by Frank Sinatra

137

10
US

written by Andy Gibson

57.

Some Enchanted Evening by Frank Sinatra

195

6
US

[Columbia 38446]
written by Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II

58.

Room Full of Roses by Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye

296

2
US

vocals by Don Cornell
written by Tim Spencer

59.

The Huckle-Buck by Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra

214

5
US

charlie savers, vocals & trumpet
written by Andy Gibson

60.

Again by Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra

195

6
US

vocals by Marcy Lutes
written by Lionel Newman & Dorcas Cochran

61.

Some Enchanted Evening by Bing Crosby

250

3
US

[Decca 24609]
written by Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II

62.

Riders in the Sky (A Cowboy Legend) by Peggy Lee

295

2
US

[Capitol 608]
written by Stan Jones

63.

Again by Doris Day

296

2
US

[Columbia 38467]
written by Lionel Newman & Dorcas Cochran

64.

Some Enchanted Evening by Jo Stafford

235

4
US

[Capitol 544 78]
written by Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II

65.

I Don't See Me in Your Eyes Anymore by Perry Como

127

11
US

[RCA 47-2892]
written by Bennie Benjamin & George David Weiss

66.

Baby, It's Cold Outside by Margaret Whiting and Johnny Mercer

250

3
US

written by Frank Loesser

67.

Baby, It's Cold Outside by Dinah Shore and Buddy Clark

250

3
US

[Academy Award for Best Original Song 1949]
written by Frank Loesser

68.

Again by Art Mooney

177

7
US

vocals by johnny martin & madelyn russell
[MGM 10398]
written by Lionel Newman & Dorcas Cochran

69.

Some Enchanted Evening by Perry Como

344

✫1
US

[RCA 47-2896]
written by Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II

70.

Bali Ha'i by Perry Como

214

5
US

[RCA 47-2896]
written by Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II

71.

Riders in the Sky (A Cowboy Legend) by Vaughn Monroe

375

✫1
US

2
country

written by Stan Jones

72.

Again by Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra

296

2
US

vocals by Joe Graydon
[Decca 24602]
written by Lionel Newman & Dorcas Cochran

73.

Forever and Ever by Margaret Whiting

214

5
US

[Capitol 15386]
written by Franz Winkler & Malia Rosa

74.

Again by Vic Damone

196

6
US

[Mercury 5261]
written by Lionel Newman & Dorcas Cochran

75.

A-You're Adorable by Perry Como

343

✫1
US

written by Sidney Lippman (as Sid Lippman), Buddy Kaye & Fred Wise

76.

Need You by Jo Stafford and Gordon MacRae

177

7
US

written by Johnny Blackburn, Teepee Mitchell & Lew Porter

77.

I Don't See Me in Your Eyes Anymore by Stardusters

214

5
US

written by Bennie Benjamin & George David Weiss

78.

Again by Mel Tormé

250

3
US

[Capitol 15428]
written by Lionel Newman & Dorcas Cochran

79.

Forever and Ever by Perry Como

296

2
US

[RCA 47-2892]
written by Franz Winkler & Malia Rosa

80.

Forever and Ever by Russ Morgan

344

✫1
US

[Decca 24569]
written by Franz Winkler & Malia Rosa

81.

Cruising Down the River (On a Sunday Afternoon) by Frankie Carle and His Orchestra

162

8
US

vocals by Marjorie Hughes
written by Eily Beadell & Nell Tollerton

82.

A You're Adorable by Jo Stafford and Gordon MacRae

235

4
US

written by Sidney Lippman (as Sid Lippman), Buddy Kaye & Fred Wise

83.

Careless Hands by Mel Tormé

342

✫1
US

[Capitol 15379]
written by Bob Hilliard & Carl Sigman

84.

Blue Skirt Waltz by Frankie Yankovic and His Yanks

140

12
US

7
country

as Frankie Yankovic & His Yanks & the Marlin Qisters
[Columbia 12394]
written by Mitchell Parish & Václav Bláha

85.

Sunflower by Russ Morgan

214

5
US

[Decca 24568]
written by Mack David

86.

Cruising Down the River by Russ Morgan

343

✫1
US

[Decca 24568]
written by Eily Beadell & Nell Tollerton

87.

Cruising Down the River by Jack Smith

250

3
US

as Jack Smith & the Clark Sisters
[Capitol 15372]
written by Eily Beadell & Nell Tollerton

88.

Powder Your Face with Sunshine (Smile! Smile! Smile!) by Dean Martin

137

10
US

[Capitol 15351]
written by Carmen Lombardo & Stanley Rochinski

89.

I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm by The Mills Brothers

149

9
US

[Decca 24550]
written by Irving Berlin

90.

Red Roses for a Blue Lady by Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians

162

8
US

vocals by Don Rodney
written by Sid Tepper & Roy Bennett (as Roy C. Bennett)

91.

I Love You So Much It Hurts by The Mills Brothers

183

8
US

8
R&B

[Decca 24550]
written by Floyd Tillman

92.

Careless Hands by Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye

251

3
US

vocals by Don Cornell & the Three Kaydets
written by Bob Hilliard & Carl Sigman

93.

Cruising Down the River by Blue Barron and His Orchestra

343

✫1
US

written by Eily Beadell & Nell Tollerton

94.

Galway Bay by Bing Crosby

250

3
US

[Decca 24295]
written by Arthur Colahan

95.

Down by the Station by Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra

127

11
US

written by Lee Ricks & Slim Gaillard

96.

So Tired by Kay Starr

177

7
US

[Capitol 15314]
written by Russ Morgan & Jack Stuart

97.

Red Roses for a Blue Lady by Vaughn Monroe

251

3
US

[RCA 47-2889]
written by Sid Tepper & Roy Bennett (as Roy C. Bennett)

98.

Far Away Places by Perry Como

235

4
US

[RCA Victor 3316]
written by Joan Whitney & Alex Kramer

99.

Far Away Places by Bing Crosby

296

2
US

[Decca 24532]
written by Joan Whitney & Alex Kramer

100.

Baby, It's Cold Outside by Louis Jordan and Ella Fitzgerald

175

9
US

6
R&B

written by Frank Loesser

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