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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 Country Songs of 1950

1950

Video playlist

Cover

Date

Title

Album

US
country
peak

Comment

Video

1950

1.

Hot Rod Race by Arkie Shibley

22

5
country

[Gilt-Edge 5021]
written by George Wilson

2.

Blue Christmas by Ernest Tubb

15

9
country

[R]
[Christmas]
[Decca 46186]
written by Billy Hayes & Jay W. Johnson

3.

The Shot Gun Boogie by Tennessee Ernie Ford

142

14
US

✫1
country

[Capitol 1295]
written by Tennessee Ernie Ford

4.

Frosty the Snow Man by Gene Autry

197

7
US

4
country

as Gene Autry and the Cass County Boys
[Christmas]
[Columbia 38907]
written by Jack Rollins & Steve Nelson

5.

Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer by Gene Autry

266

3
US

5
country

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

6.

The Tennessee Waltz by Patti Page

367

✫1
US

2
country

[Mercury 5534]
written by Redd Stewart & Pee Wee King

7.

Nobody's Lonesome for Me by Hank Williams

15

9
country

US B Side to Moanin' the Blues
[MGM 10832]
written by Hank Williams

8.

Daddy's Last Letter by Tex Ritter

20

6
country

[Capitol 1267]
written by John H. McCormick (as Private First Class John H. McCormick)

9.

Faded Love by Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys

16

8
country

[MGM K10786]
written by Bob Wills, John Wills & Billy Jack Wills

10.

You Don't Have to Be a Baby to Cry by Ernest Tubb

14

10
country

[Decca 46257]
written by Bob Merrill & Terry Shand

11.

If You've Got the Money I've Got the Time by Lefty Frizzell

from Listen to Lefty

35

✫1
country

[Columbia 20739]
written by Lefty Frizzell & Jim Beck

12.

A Bushel and a Peck by Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely

211

6
US

6
country

written by Frank Loesser

13.

Why Should We Try Anymore by Hank Williams

from Sing Me a Blue Song

15

9
country

[MGM 10760]
written by Hank Williams

14.

They'll Never Take Her Love from Me by Hank Williams

22

5
country

US B Side to Why Should We Try Anymore
[MGM K10760]
written by Leon Payne

15.

God Please Protect America by Jimmie Osborne

15

9
country

[King 893]
written by Jimmie Osborne

16.

Mona Lisa by Jimmy Wakely

14

10
country

[Capitol 1151]
written by Ray Evans & Jay Livingston

17.

Our Lady of Fatima by Red Foley

113

16
US

8
country

[Decca Faith 14526]
written by Gladys Gollahon

18.

Hillbilly Fever No. 2 by Ernest Tubb & Red Foley

15

9
country

[Decca 9-46255]
written by Vaughn Horton (as George Vaughn)

19.

Cincinnati Dancing Pig by Red Foley

204

7
US

2
country

[Decca 46261]
written by Al Lewis & Guy Wood

20.

I'll Never Be Free by Kay Starr & Tennessee Ernie Ford

276

3
US

2
country

as Kay Starr & Tennessee Ernie
[Capitol 1124]
written by Bennie Benjamin & George David Weiss (as George Weiss)

21.

Ain't Nobody's Business But My Own by Kay Starr & Tennessee Ernie Ford

94

22
US

5
country

as Kay Starr & Tennessee Ernie
[Capitol 1124]
written by Irving Taylor

22.

Goodnight Irene by Ernest Tubb & Red Foley

170

10
US

✫1
country

as Red Foley & Ernest Tubb
written by Gussie Davis & Leadbelly (as Lead Belly)

23.

Give Me a Little Old Fashioned Love by Ernest Tubb

15

9
country

[Decca 9-46243]
written by Ernest Tubb

24.

Lose Your Blues by Red Kirk

18

7
country

[Mercury 6257-X45]
written by Hal Miller

25.

M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I by Red Foley

108

22
US

✫1
country

[Decca 46241]
written by Billy Simmons & Curley Williams

26.

Cry of the Dying Duck in a Thunderstorm by Cactus Pryor

18

7
country

[4 Star 1459]
written by Barbara Rongo & Cactus Pryor

27.

Choc'late Ice Cream Cone by Kenny Roberts

16

8
country

[Coral 64032]
written by Famous Lashua

28.

Birmingham Bounce by Red Foley

141

14
US

✫1
country

[Decca 46234]
written by Hardrock Gunter

29.

Steal Away by Red Foley

15

9
country

[Decca Faith 14505]
written by traditional, Red Foley & Eddie Brackett

30.

Hillbilly Fever by Little Jimmy Dickens

26

3
country

[Columbia 20677]
written by Vaughn Horton (as George Vaughn)

31.

My Son Calls Another Man Daddy by Hank Williams

15

9
country

US B Side to Long Gone Lonesome Blues
[MGM 10645]
written by Hank Williams

32.

Love Song in 32 Bars by Johnny Bond

16

8
country

[Columbia 20671]
written by Sid Tepper & Roy Bennett (as Roy Brodsky)

33.

Let's Go to Church (Next Sunday Morning) by Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely

142

13
US

2
country

[Capitol 960]
written by Steve Allen

34.

Peter Cottontail by Jimmy Wakely

78

26
US

7
country

[Capitol 929]
written by Steve Nelson & Jack Rollins

35.

Peter Cottontail by Gene Autry

234

5
US

3
country

[Columbia 38750]
written by Steve Nelson & Jack Rollins

36.

Peter Cottontail by Johnnie Lee Wills

18

7
country

as Johnnie Lee Wills & His Boys
[Bullet 700]
written by Steve Nelson & Jack Rollins

37.

Peter Cottontail by Mervin Shiner

178

8
US

6
country

[Decca 9-46221]
written by Steve Nelson & Jack Rollins

38.

Unfaithful One by Ernest Tubb

16

8
country

[Decca 46213]
written by J.M. Lyne

39.

I'll Sail My Ship Alone by Moon Mullican

126

17
US

✫1
country

[King 830]
written by Henry Glover (as Henry Bernard), Moon Mullican (as Morry Burns), Syd Nathan (as Lois Mann) & Henry Thurston

40.

I Love You Because by Clyde Moody

16

8
country

[King 837]
written by Leon Payne

41.

Quicksilver by Elton Britt and Rosalie Allen

26

3
country

with the Skytoppers
[RCA Victor 21-0157 / 48-0168]
written by Eddie Pola, Irving Taylor & George Wyle

42.

I'll Take a Backseat for You by Ernest Tubb

16

8
country

[Decca 46207]
written by Ernest Tubb

43.

Bloodshot Eyes by Hank Penny

24

4
country

[King 828]
written by Hank Penny & Ruth Hall

44.

Pan American Boogie by The Delmore Brothers

18

7
country

[King 826]
written by Alton Delmore & Rabon Delmore

45.

The Gods Were Angry with Me by Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely

116

17
US

3
country

[Capitol 800]
written by Bill Foreman & Roma Foreman

46.

The Cry of the Wild Goose by Tennessee Ernie Ford

133

15
US

2
country

[Capitol 40280]
written by Terry Gilkyson

47.

Broken Down Merry-Go-Round by Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely

148

12
US

2
country

written by Arthur Herbert, Fred Stryker & Jimmy Wakely

48.

Sugarfoot Rag by Red Foley

91

24
US

4
country

[Decca 46205]
written by Hank Garland & Vaughn Horton (as George Vaughn)

49.

Stampede by Roy Rogers

16

8
country

[RCA Victor 21-0154 / 48-0161]
written by Darol Rice & Foy Willing

50.

Beyond the Sunset by The Three Suns

18

7
country

with Rosalie Allen and Elton Britt
[RCA Victor 20-3599 / 47-3105]
written by Virgil Brock & Blanche Brock (as Blanche Kerr Brock)

51.

Rag Mop by Johnnie Lee Wills

177

9
US

2
country

as Johnnie Lee Wills & His Boys
[Bullet 696]
written by Johnnie Lee Wills & Deacon Anderson

52.

Ida Red Likes the Boogie by Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys

14

10
country

[MGM 10570]
written by Dean Moore & Bob Wills

53.

Chattanoogie Shoe-Shine Boy by Red Foley

374

✫1
US

✫1
country

[Decca 64205]
written by Harry Stone & Jack Stapp

54.

Bonaparte's Retreat by Pee Wee King

14

10
country

as Pee Wee King & His Golden West Cowboys
vocals by Redd Stewart
[RCA Victor 21-0111 / 48-0114]
written by Pee Wee King

55.

Careless Kisses by Red Foley

16

8
country

[Decca 46201]
written by Tim Spencer

56.

A-Sleeping at the Foot of the Bed by Little Jimmy Dickens

20

6
country

[Columbia 20644]
written by Happy Wilson & Luther Patrick

57.

Sunday Down in Tennessee by Red Foley

25

3
country

[Decca 46197]
written by Beasley Smith

58.

Slipping Around by Texas Jim Robertson

12

13
country

as Texas Jim Robertson and The Panhandle Punchers
[RCA Victor 48-0071]
written by Floyd Tillman

59.

I Gotta Have My Baby Back by Red Foley

14

10
country

[Decca 46201]
written by Floyd Tillman

60.

Why Should I Cry? by Eddy Arnold

26

3
country

written by Zeke Clements

61.

Why Don't You Love Me by Hank Williams

35

✫1
country

[MGM 10696]
written by Hank Williams

62.

Throw Your Love My Way by Ernest Tubb

26

3
country

[Decca 46243]
written by Ernest Tubb & Loys Southerland

63.

The Lovebug Itch by Eddy Arnold

31

2
country

written by Jenny Lou Carson & Roy Botkin

64.

Tennessee Border No. 2 by Ernest Tubb & Red Foley

31

2
country

as Red Foley & Ernest Tubb
written by Jimmy Work

65.

Take Me in Your Arms and Hold Me by Eddy Arnold

35

✫1
country

[RCA 48-0150]
written by Cindy Walker

66.

Slippin' Around with Jole Blon by Bud Messner

18

7
country

written by Bill Franklin & Floyd Tillman

67.

Mona Lisa by Moon Mullican

24

4
country

[King 886]
written by Ray Evans & Jay Livingston

68.

Moanin' the Blues by Hank Williams

35

✫1
country

[MGM 10832]
written by Hank Williams

69.

Mama and Daddy Broke My Heart by Eddy Arnold

20

6
country

[RCA 48-0150]
written by Spade Cooley

70.

Long Gone Lonesome Blues by Hank Williams

35

✫1
country

[MGM 10645]
written by Hank Williams

71.

Little Angel with the Dirty Face by Eddy Arnold

26

3
country

[RCA 48-0300]
written by Dale Parker

72.

Letters Have No Arms by Ernest Tubb

31

2
country

[Decca 46207]
written by Ernest Tubb & Arbie Gibson

73.

Just a Closer Walk with Thee by Red Foley

15

9
country

written by traditional

74.

I'm Moving On by Hank Snow

35

✫1
country

written by Hank Snow (as Clarence E. Snow)

75.

I Love You Because by Ernest Tubb

31

2
country

[Decca 46213]
written by Leon Payne

76.

I Just Don't Like This Kind of Living by Hank Williams

22

5
country

written by Hank Williams

77.

Goodnight Irene by Moon Mullican

22

5
country

[King 886]
written by Gussie Davis & Leadbelly (as Lead Belly)

78.

Enclosed, One Broken Heart by Eddy Arnold

20

6
country

[RCA 48-0342]
written by Sadie Nordin & Eddy Arnold

79.

Don't Be Ashamed of Your Age by Ernest Tubb & Red Foley

18

7
country

written by Bob Wills & Cindy Walker

80.

Cuddle Buggin' Baby by Eddy Arnold

31

2
country

[RCA 48-0342]
written by Red Rowe

81.

Choc'late Ice Cream Cone by Red Foley

22

5
country

written by Famous Lashua

82.

A Prison Without Walls by Eddy Arnold

14

10
country

[RCA 48-0382]
written by Jack Rollins & Steve Nelson

83.

(Remember Me) I'm The One Who Loves You by Ernest Tubb

22

5
country

written by Stuart Hamblen

84.

(Remember Me) I'm The One Who Loves You by Stuart Hamblen

31

2
country

written by Stuart Hamblen

85.

(I Won't Go Huntin' Jake) But I'll Go Chasing Women by Stuart Hamblen

26

3
country

written by Stuart Hamblen

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