Top Songs of 1950


Rank All Time Rank Artist Song Genres
1
940
Muddy Waters Rollin' Stone Electric Blues
2
1486
Patti Page Tennessee Waltz Traditional Pop
3
1516
The Weavers Goodnight Irene Contemporary Folk
4
1834
Pérez Prado Mambo #5 Mambo
5
1931
Fats Domino The Fat Man New Orleans R&B, Rhythm & Blues
6
2319
Nat King Cole Mona Lisa Traditional Pop
7
2407
Hank Snow I'm Movin' On Traditional Country
8
3187
Percy Mayfield Please Send Me Someone to Love Blues, Rhythm & Blues
9
3823
Lefty Frizzell If You've Got the Money (I've Got the Time) Honky Tonk
10
4000
Édith Piaf Hymne à l'amour Chanson
11
4268
Clara Ward & The Ward Singers How I Got Over Traditional Black Gospel
12
4561
Professor Longhair and His Blues Scholars Mardi Gras in New Orleans New Orleans Blues, New Orleans R&B
13
4946
Stick McGhee Drinking Wine Spo-Dee O-Dee Rhythm & Blues, Rock & Roll
14
5107
Red Foley Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy Country Boogie
15
6375
Henri Salvador Le loup, la biche et le chevalier Chanson
16
6908
Lennie Tristano Intuition Avant-Garde Jazz, Bebop
17
7018
The Soul Stirrers By and By Traditional Black Gospel
18
7370
James Moody I'm in the Mood for Love/Moody's Mood for Love Bebop
19
7564
Sarah Vaughan Summertime Vocal Jazz
20
8326
Juliette Gréco Si tu t'imagines Chanson
21
8536
Five Blind Boys Our Father (Which Art in Heaven) Traditional Black Gospel
22
8620
Charlie Parker Just Friends Cool Jazz
23
9824
The Andrews Sisters I Wanna Be Loved Traditional Pop, Vocal Group
24
9928
Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys Uncle Pen Bluegrass
25
9979
Mario Lanza Be My Love Traditional Pop
26
9980
Teresa Brewer Music! Music! Music! Traditional Pop

Songs "bubbling under" the all-time top 10,000:
Nat King Cole Lush Life Traditional Pop
Roy Byrd and His Blues Jumpers [Professor Longhair] Bald Head New Orleans R&B
Yma Sumac Lure of the Unknown Love (Xtabay) Exotica
Ella Fitzgerald Someone to Watch Over Me Standards, Vocal Jazz
"Tennessee" Ernie Ford Shot Gun Boogie Country Boogie
The Weavers So Long (It's Been Good to Know Yuh American Folk Music, Vocal Group
Phil Harris & His Orchestra The Thing British Dance Band, Novelty
Guy Mitchell My Heart Cries for You Country Pop, Traditional Pop
Bud Powell Tea for Two Bebop
The Ames Brothers Sentimental Me Traditional Pop, Vocal Group
Arkie Shibley Hot Rod Race Western Swing
Charlie Parker Bird of Paradise Cool Jazz
André Claveau Cerisier rose et pommier blanc Chanson
Hank Williams My Son Calls Another Man Daddy Honky Tonk
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys Faded Love Western Swing
Bud Powell Tempus Fugue-It Bebop
Juliette Gréco Rue des Blancs-Manteaux Chanson
Ruth Brown Teardrops from My Eyes Rhythm & Blues
Clarence Garlow Bon Ton Roula New Orleans R&B, Rhythm & Blues
Hank Williams Long Gone Lonesome Blues Traditional Country
Joe Liggins Pink Champagne Jump-Blues, Rhythm & Blues
Bud Powell Indiana Bebop
Lowell Fulson Everyday I Have the Blues Electric Blues
Lightnin' Hopkins Automobile / Automobile Blues Blues
Lowell Fulson Blue Shadows Electric Blues, Rhythm & Blues