Top Country Songs of 1949 Greatest Hits and Chart Singles

1948 <-1949-> 1950
Top songs: #1: Slipping Around by Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely - #2: Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer by Gene Autry - #3: Riders in the Sky (A Cowboy Legend) by Vaughn Monroe - #4: Jealous Heart by Al Morgan - #5: I'll Never Slip Around Again by Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely
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#1
09/1949

Slipping Around
Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely

401 pts
1
US
1
ctry
written by Floyd Tillman
Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer
#2
12/1949

Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Gene Autry

399 pts
1
US
1
ctry
as Gene Autry & The Pinafores
Christmas
[Columbia 38610]
written by Johnny Marks
#3
04/1949

Riders in the Sky (A Cowboy Legend)
Vaughn Monroe

396 pts
1
US
2
ctry
written by Stan Jones
#4
07/1949

Jealous Heart
Al Morgan

267 pts
4
US
8
ctry
[London 30001]
written by Jenny Lou Carson
#5
11/1949

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

203 pts
8
US
2
ctry
written by Floyd Tillman
#6
11/1949

Mule Train
Tennessee Ernie Ford

195 pts
9
US
1
ctry
[Capitol 40258]
written by Johnny Lange, Hy Heath & Fred Glickman
#7
09/1949

I Never See Maggie Alone
Kenny Roberts

184 pts
9
US
4
ctry
[Coral 64012]
written by Everett Lynton & Harry Tilsley
#8
12/1949

Blues Stay Away from Me
Owen Bradley

153 pts
11
US
7
ctry
with Jack Shook & Dottie Dillard
[Coral 60107]
written by Rabon Delmore, Wayne Raney, Henry Glover & Alton Delmore
#9
03/1949

Blue Skirt Waltz
Frankie Yankovic and His Yanks

148 pts
12
US
7
ctry
as Frankie Yankovic & His Yanks & The Marlin Qisters
[Columbia 12394]
written by Mitchell Parish & Václav Bláha
#10
11/1949

Slipping Around
Ernest Tubb

136 pts
17
US
1
ctry
[Decca 46173]
written by Floyd Tillman
I'm Throwing Rice (At the Girl That I Love)
#11
07/1949

I'm Throwing Rice (At the Girl That I Love)
Eddy Arnold

129 pts
19
US
1
ctry
written by Ed Nelson Jr., Eddy Arnold & Steve Nelson
Lavender Blue (Dilly Dilly)
#12
02/1949

Lavender Blue (Dilly Dilly)
Burl Ives and Captain Stubby and The Buccaneers

117 pts
16
US
13
ctry
[Decca 24547]
written by traditional
#13
07/1949

Why Don't You Haul Off and Love Me
Wayne Raney

117 pts
22
US
1
ctry
[King 791]
written by Wayne Raney & Lonnie Glosson
Don't Rob Another Man's Castle
#14
02/1949

Don't Rob Another Man's Castle
Eddy Arnold

113 pts
23
US
1
ctry
US b side to There's Not a Thing (I Wouldn't Do fo You)
[RCA 48-0042]
written by Jenny Lou Carson
#15
05/1949

One Kiss Too Many
Eddy Arnold

113 pts
23
US
1
ctry
[RCA 48-0083]
written by Steve Nelson, Ed Nelson Jr. & Eddy Arnold
Blue Christmas
#16
12/1949

Blue Christmas
Ernest Tubb

113 pts
23
US
1
ctry
Christmas
[Decca 46186]
written by Billy Hayes & Jay W. Johnson
Lovesick Blues
#17
05/1949

Lovesick Blues
Hank Williams

110 pts
24
US
1
ctry
as Hank Williams and His Drifting Cowboys
[MGM 10352]
written by Cliff Friend & Irving Mills
#18
04/1949

Riders in the Sky (Cowboy Legend)
Burl Ives

99 pts
21
US
8
ctry
[Columbia 38485]
written by Stan Jones
#19
10/1949

Room Full of Roses
George Morgan

94 pts
25
US
4
ctry
[Columbia 20594]
written by Tim Spencer
#20
08/1949

Baby, It's Cold Outside
Homer and Jethro

94 pts
22
US
9
ctry
with June Carter
[RCA Victor 48-0075]
written by Frank Loesser
Here Comes Santa Claus (Down Santa Claus Lane)
#21
12/1949

Here Comes Santa Claus (Down Santa Claus Lane)
Gene Autry

89 pts
24
US
8
ctry
R Christmas
written by Gene Autry & Oakley Haldeman
#22
04/1949

I'm Bitin' My Fingernails and Thinking of You
The Andrews Sisters and Ernest Tubb and the Texas Troubadors

85 pts
30
US
2
ctry
written by Ernest Tubb, Ernest Benedict, Roy West & Lenny Sanders
#23
08/1949

Room Full of Roses
Sons of the Pioneers

80 pts
26
US
10
ctry
[RCA Victor 48-0060]
written by Tim Spencer
#24
09/1949

Wedding Bells
Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely

73 pts
30
US
6
ctry
[Capitol 57-40224]
written by Claude Bonne
#25
04/1949

Money, Marbles and Chalk
Patti Page

73 pts
27
US
15
ctry
[Mercury 5251]
written by Garner Eckler
#26
11/1949

I Love You Because
Leon Payne

38 pts


1
ctry
[Capitol 40238]
written by Leon Payne
#27
09/1949

Blues Stay Away from Me
The Delmore Brothers

38 pts


1
ctry
[King 803]
written by Alton Delmore, Rabon Delmore, Wayne Raney & Henry Glover
Tennessee Saturday Night
#28
1949

Tennessee Saturday Night
Red Foley

38 pts


1
ctry
written by Billy Hughes
Candy Kisses
#29
1949

Candy Kisses
George Morgan

38 pts


1
ctry
[Columbia 20547]
written by George Morgan
The Echo of Your Footsteps
#30
05/1949

The Echo of Your Footsteps
Eddy Arnold

33 pts


2
ctry
[RCA 48-0083]
written by Jenny Lou Carson
#31
1949

Wedding Bells
Hank Williams

33 pts


2
ctry
[MGM 10401]
written by Claude Boone
#32
1949

My Bucket's Got a Hole in it
Hank Williams

from Honky Tonkin'   
33 pts


2
ctry
[MGM 10560]
written by Clarence Williams
#33
1949

Have You Ever Been Lonely? (Have You Ever Been Blue)
Ernest Tubb

33 pts


2
ctry
written by Peter DeRose & Billy Hill
#34
04/1949

Tennessee Border
Red Foley

28 pts


3
ctry
[Decca 46151]
written by Jimmy Work
#35
12/1949

Anticipation Blues
Tennessee Ernie Ford

28 pts


3
ctry
[Capitol 40258]
written by Tennessee Ernie Ford
#36
02/1949

There's Not a Thing (I Wouldn't Do for You)
Eddy Arnold

28 pts


3
ctry
written by Billy Hughes
#37
11/1949

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

28 pts


3
ctry
written by Stuart Hamblen
#38
09/1949

Tennessee Polka
Pee Wee King

28 pts


3
ctry
as Pee Wee King & His Golden West Cowboys
vocals by Redd Stewart
[RCA Victor 48-0086]
written by Erwin King
Candy Kisses
#39
03/1949

Candy Kisses
Red Foley

26 pts


4
ctry
[Decca 46151]
written by George Morgan
#40
1949

You're Gonna Change (Or I'm Gonna Leave)
Hank Williams

26 pts


4
ctry
written by Hank Williams
#41
1949

Till the End of the World
Ernest Tubb

26 pts


4
ctry
written by Vaughn Horton
#42
1949

Tennessee Polka
Red Foley

26 pts


4
ctry
[Decca 46170]
written by Irwin King & Red Foley
#43
1949

Please Don't Let Me Love You
George Morgan

26 pts


4
ctry
[Columbia 20547]
written by Ralph Jones
#44
1949

I Wish I Had a Nickel
Jimmy Wakely

26 pts


4
ctry
[Capitol 40153]
written by W.S. Barnhart & Tommy Sutton
#45
1949

I Love Everything About You
George Morgan

26 pts


4
ctry
[Columbia 20627]
written by Cindy Walker
Candy Kisses
#46
03/1949

Candy Kisses
Elton Britt

26 pts


4
ctry
as Elton Britt and the Skytoppers
[RCA Victor 21-0006]
written by George Morgan
#47
11/1949

My Bucket's Got a Hole in It
T. Texas Tyler

26 pts


4
ctry
[Four Star 1383]
written by Clarence Williams
#48
12/1949

I Gotta Have My Baby Back
Floyd Tillman

26 pts


4
ctry
[Columbia 20641]
written by Floyd Tillman
#49
1949

Mind Your Own Business
Hank Williams

24 pts


5
ctry
[MGM 10461]
written by Hank Williams
#50
1949

Let's Say Goodbye Like We Said Hello
Ernest Tubb

24 pts


5
ctry
written by Ernest Tubb & Jimmie Skinner
#51
1949

Cry-Baby Heart
George Morgan

24 pts


5
ctry
written by Leon Payne
Candy Kisses
#52
02/1949

Candy Kisses
Cowboy Copas

24 pts


5
ctry
[King 777]
written by George Morgan
#53
07/1949

Slipping Around
Floyd Tillman

24 pts


5
ctry
[Columbia 20581]
written by Floyd Tillman
#54
10/1949

Why Don't You Haul Off and Love Me
Mervin Shiner

24 pts


5
ctry
[Decca 46178]
written by Wayne Raney & Lonnie Glosson
#55
12/1949

Will Santy Come to Shanty Town
Eddy Arnold

23 pts


5
ctry
US B side to C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S
[RCA 48-0127]
written by Eddy Arnold, Steve Nelson & Ed Nelson Jr.
#56
1949

Whoa Sailor
Hank Thompson

22 pts


6
ctry
written by Hank Thompson
#57
1949

Panhandle Rag
Leon McAuliffe

22 pts


6
ctry
[Columbia 20546]
written by Leon McAuliffe
#58
1949

My Filipino Rose
Ernest Tubb

22 pts


6
ctry
[Decca 46175]
written by Hank Snow
#59
10/1949

I'll Never Slip Around Again
Floyd Tillman

21 pts


6
ctry
[Columbia 20615]
written by Floyd Tillman
Don't Rob Another Man's Castle
#60
04/1949

Don't Rob Another Man's Castle
The Andrews Sisters and Ernest Tubb and the Texas Troubadors

21 pts


6
ctry
as Ernest Tubb and Andrews Sisters with the Texas Troubadors
written by Jenny Lou Carson
#61
05/1949

Mean Mama Blues
Ernest Tubb

21 pts


6
ctry
[Decca 46162]
written by Ernest Tubb
#62
12/1949

There's No Wings on My Angel
Eddy Arnold

21 pts


6
ctry
[RCA 48-0137]
written by Cy Coben, Irving Melsher & Eddy Arnold
#63
07/1949

Never Again (Will I Knock on Your Door)
Hank Williams

21 pts


6
ctry
US B Side to Lovesick Blues
[MGM 10352]
written by Hank Williams
#64
1949

Take an Old Cold 'Tater (And Wait)
Little Jimmy Dickens

20 pts


7
ctry
as Jimmie Dickens
written by Eugene Bartlett
#65
06/1949

Country Boy
Little Jimmy Dickens

19 pts


7
ctry
[Columbia 20585]
written by Felice Bryant & Boudleaux Bryant
#66
11/1949

C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S
Eddy Arnold

19 pts


7
ctry
[RCA 48-0127]
written by Jenny Lou Carson & Eddy Arnold
#67
06/1949

The Death of Little Kathy Fiscus
Jimmie Osborne

19 pts


7
ctry
[King 788]
written by Jimmie Osborne
#68
07/1949

Show Me the Way Back to Your Heart
Eddy Arnold

19 pts


7
ctry
[RCA 48-0080]
written by Steve Nelson, Eddy Arnold, Zel Soehnel & Ed Nelson Jr.
#69
12/1949

Blues Stay Away from Me
Eddie Crosby

19 pts


7
ctry
[Decca 46180]
written by Alton Delmore, Wayne Raney, Rabon Delmore & Henry Glover
White Christmas
#70
12/1949

White Christmas
Ernest Tubb

19 pts


7
ctry
Christmas
[Decca 46186]
written by Irving Berlin
#71
1949

Warm Red Wine
Ernest Tubb

18 pts


8
ctry
[Decca 46175]
written by Cindy Walker
The Same Sweet Girl
#72
1949

The Same Sweet Girl
Hank Locklin

18 pts


8
ctry
[Four Star 1313]
written by Hank Locklin
#73
1949

Tennessee Border
Tennessee Ernie Ford

18 pts


8
ctry
[Capitol 15400]
written by Jimmy Work
#74
1949

Smokey Mountain Boogie
Tennessee Ernie Ford

18 pts


8
ctry
[Capitol 40212]
written by Cliffie Stone & Tennessee Ernie Ford
#75
1949

Rainbow in My Heart
George Morgan

18 pts


8
ctry
[Columbia 20563]
written by George Morgan
#76
1949

One Has My Name the Other Has My Heart
Bob Eberly

18 pts


8
ctry
written by Eddie Dean, Dearest Dean & Hal Blair
#77
08/1949

Two Cents, Three Eggs and a Postcard
Red Foley

18 pts


8
ctry
[Decca 46165]
written by Mickey Barner, Doris Barner & Larry Vincent
#78
01/1949

Boomerang
Arthur Guitar Boogie Smith

18 pts


8
ctry
written by Arthur Guitar Boogie Smith
#79
01/1949

A Little Bird Told Me
Smokey Rogers

18 pts


8
ctry
[Capitol 15326]
written by Harvey O. Brooks
#80
08/1949

Gamblin' Polka Dot Blues
Tommy Duncan

18 pts


8
ctry
[Capitol 57-40178]
written by Jimmie Rodgers [country singer]
#81
02/1949

I'll Still Write Your Name in the Sand
Buddy Starcher

18 pts


8
ctry
[4 Star 1145]
written by Buddy Starcher
#82
12/1949

I Wish I Knew
Dolph Hewitt

18 pts


8
ctry
[RCA Victor 21-0104 / 48-0107]
written by Sandy Oakton
#83
1949

Till the End of the World
Jimmy Wakely

16 pts


9
ctry
[Capitol 15368]
written by Vaughn Horton
Candy Kisses
#84
1949

Candy Kisses
Eddie Kirk

16 pts


9
ctry
[Capitol 15391]
written by George Morgan
#85
06/1949

Hadacol Boogie
Bill Nettles

16 pts


9
ctry
[Mercury 6190]
written by Bill Nettles
#86
10/1949

Why Don't You Haul Off and Love Me
Bob Atcher

16 pts


9
ctry
[Columbia 20611]
written by Wayne Raney & Lonnie Glosson
#87
05/1949

Steel Guitar Ramble
Cecil Campbell's Tennessee Ramblers

16 pts


9
ctry
[RCA Victor 21-0014]
written by Cecil Campbell
#88
1949

Someday You'll Call My Name
Jimmy Wakely

15 pts


10
ctry
[Capitol 40153]
written by Jean Branch & Eddie Hill
#89
07/1949

Before You Call
Dave Landers

15 pts


10
ctry
[MGM 10427]
written by Fred Rose
#90
09/1949

My Tennessee Baby
Ernest Tubb

15 pts


10
ctry
[Decca 46173]
written by Ernest Tubb
#91
02/1949

What Are We Gonna Do About the Moonlight
Hank Thompson

15 pts


10
ctry
[Capitol 15132]
written by Hank Thompson
#92
10/1949

Soft Lips
Hank Thompson

15 pts


10
ctry
[Capitol 40211]
written by Walt McCoy
#93
09/1949

My Heart's Bouquet
Little Jimmy Dickens

15 pts


10
ctry
[Columbia 20598]
written by J. Gordon Hall & Little Jimmy Dickens
#94
12/1949

Marriage Vow
Hank Snow

15 pts


10
ctry
[RCA 48-0056]
written by Jenny Lou Carson
#95
02/1949

Many Tears Ago
Eddy Arnold

15 pts


10
ctry
as Eddy Arnold, The Tennessee Plowboy and His Guitar
[RCA Victor 20-1871]
written by Jenny Lou Carson
#96
02/1949

Many Tears Ago
Eddy Arnold

15 pts


10
ctry
as Eddy Arnold & his Tennessee Plowboys
written by Jenny Lou Carson
#97
02/1949

Forever More
Jimmy Wakely

15 pts


10
ctry
[Capitol 15333]
written by Jimmy Wakely
#98
1949

I'm Throwing Rice (At the Girl I Love)
Red Foley

14 pts


11
ctry
written by Ed Nelson Jr., Eddy Arnold & Steve Nelson
#99
1949

(There's a) Bluebird on Your Window Sill
Tex Williams

14 pts


11
ctry
written by Elizabeth Clarke
#100
09/1949

Tennessee Boogie
Zeb Turner

14 pts


11
ctry
[King 790]
written by Zeb Turner

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