Biggest Hit Singles
The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the limited set of charts available for 1950.
# | Artist | Title | Year | Country | Chart entries |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Nat King Cole | Mona Lisa | 1950 | US 1940s 1 – Jun 1950, US 1 for 5 weeks Jul 1950, Oscar in 1950, US BB 2 of 1950, RYM 2 of 1950, POP 2 of 1950, DDD 4 of 1950, Italy 48 of 1951, RIAA 109, Acclaimed 1292 | |
2 | Patti Page | Tennessee Waltz | 1950 | US 1940s 1 – Nov 1950, US 1 for 9 weeks Dec 1950, US BB 4 of 1950, DDD 5 of 1950, Global 7 (10 M sold) – 1950, POP 7 of 1950, RYM 77 of 1951, RIAA 198, Acclaimed 1447 | |
3 | Phil Harris | The Thing | 1950 | US 1940s 1 – Nov 1950, US 1 for 4 weeks Dec 1950, Peel list 1 of 1950, US BB 12 of 1950, POP 12 of 1950, RYM 108 of 1950 | |
4 | Red Foley | Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy | 1950 | US 1940s 1 – Jan 1950, US 1 for 4 weeks Feb 1950, DDD 17 of 1950, US BB 18 of 1950, POP 25 of 1950, RYM 117 of 1950 | |
5 | Teresa Brewer | Music! Music! Music! | 1950 | US 1940s 1 – Feb 1950, US 1 for 4 weeks Mar 1950, US BB 3 of 1950, POP 3 of 1950 |
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