Top Country Songs of 1950 Greatest Hits and Chart Singles

1949 <-1950-> 1951
Top songs: #1: Chattanoogie Shoe-Shine Boy by Red Foley - #2: The Tennessee Waltz by Patti Page - #3: I'll Never Be Free by Kay Starr & Tennessee Ernie Ford - #4: Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer by Gene Autry - #5: Peter Cottontail by Gene Autry
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#1
01/1950

Chattanoogie Shoe-Shine Boy
Red Foley

398 pts
1
US
1
ctry
[Decca 64205]
written by Harry Stone & Jack Stapp
#2
11/1950

The Tennessee Waltz
Patti Page

391 pts
1
US
2
ctry
[Mercury 5534]
written by Redd Stewart & Pee Wee King
#3
08/1950

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

294 pts
3
US
2
ctry
as Kay Starr & Tennessee Ernie
[Capitol 1124]
written by Bennie Benjamin & George Weiss
Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer
#4
12/1950

Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Gene Autry

283 pts
3
US
5
ctry
as Gene Autry & The Pinafores
R Christmas
[Columbia 38610]
written by Johnny Marks
#5
04/1950

Peter Cottontail
Gene Autry

249 pts
5
US
3
ctry
[Columbia 38750]
written by Steve Nelson & Jack Rollins
#6
10/1950

A Bushel and a Peck
Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely

225 pts
6
US
6
ctry
written by Frank Loesser
#7
09/1950

Cincinnati Dancing Pig
Red Foley

217 pts
7
US
2
ctry
[Decca 46261]
written by Al Lewis & Guy Wood
Frosty the Snow Man
#8
12/1950

Frosty the Snow Man
Gene Autry

209 pts
7
US
4
ctry
as Gene Autry and the Cass County Boys
Christmas
[Columbia 38907]
written by Jack Rollins & Steve Nelson
#9
03/1950

Peter Cottontail
Mervin Shiner

189 pts
8
US
6
ctry
[Decca 9-46221]
written by Steve Nelson & Jack Rollins
Rag Mop
#10
01/1950

Rag Mop
Johnnie Lee Wills

188 pts
9
US
2
ctry
as Johnnie Lee Wills & His Boys
[Bullet 696]
written by Johnnie Lee Wills & Deacon Anderson
Goodnight Irene
#11
08/1950

Goodnight Irene
Ernest Tubb & Red Foley

181 pts
10
US
1
ctry
as Red Foley & Ernest Tubb
written by Gussie Davis & Lead Belly
#12
12/1950

Mockin' Bird Hill
The Pinetoppers

171 pts
10
US
3
ctry
vocals by the Beaver Valley Sweethearts
[Coral 64061]
written by Vaughn Horton
#13
02/1950

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

158 pts
12
US
2
ctry
written by Arthur Herbert, Fred Stryker & Jimmy Wakely
#14
04/1950

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

152 pts
13
US
2
ctry
[Capitol 960]
written by Steve Allen [composer]
#15
12/1950

The Shot Gun Boogie
Tennessee Ernie Ford

151 pts
14
US
1
ctry
[Capitol 1295]
written by Tennessee Ernie Ford
#16
05/1950

Birmingham Bounce
Red Foley

150 pts
14
US
1
ctry
[Decca 46234]
written by Hardrock Gunter
#17
02/1950

The Cry of the Wild Goose
Tennessee Ernie Ford

142 pts
15
US
2
ctry
[Capitol 40280]
written by Terry Gilkyson
#18
03/1950

I'll Sail My Ship Alone
Moon Mullican

135 pts
17
US
1
ctry
[King 830]
written by Henry Bernard, Morry Burns, Lois Mann & Henry Thurston
#19
02/1950

The Gods Were Angry with Me
Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely

124 pts
17
US
3
ctry
[Capitol 800]
written by Bill Foreman & Roma Foreman
#20
09/1950

Our Lady of Fatima
Red Foley

121 pts
16
US
8
ctry
[Decca Faith 14526]
written by Gladys Gollahon
#21
06/1950

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

115 pts
22
US
1
ctry
[Decca 46241]
written by Billy Simmons & Curley Williams
#22
08/1950

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

100 pts
22
US
5
ctry
as Kay Starr & Tennessee Ernie
[Capitol 1124]
written by Irving Taylor
#23
02/1950

Sugarfoot Rag
Red Foley

96 pts
24
US
4
ctry
[Decca 46205]
written by Hank Garland & George Vaughn
#24
04/1950

Peter Cottontail
Jimmy Wakely

83 pts
26
US
7
ctry
[Capitol 929]
written by Steve Nelson & Jack Rollins
#25
10/1950

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

from Listen to Lefty   
38 pts


1
ctry
[Columbia 20739]
written by Lefty Frizzell & Jim Beck
#26
1950

Why Don't You Love Me
Hank Williams

38 pts


1
ctry
[MGM 10696]
written by Hank Williams
Take Me in Your Arms and Hold Me
#27
1950

Take Me in Your Arms and Hold Me
Eddy Arnold

38 pts


1
ctry
[RCA 48-0150]
written by Cindy Walker
#28
1950

Moanin' the Blues
Hank Williams

38 pts


1
ctry
[MGM 10832]
written by Hank Williams
#29
1950

Long Gone Lonesome Blues
Hank Williams

38 pts


1
ctry
[MGM 10645]
written by Hank Williams
I'm Moving On
#30
1950

I'm Moving On
Hank Snow

38 pts


1
ctry
written by Clarence E. Snow
#31
08/1950

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

33 pts


2
ctry
written by Stuart Hamblen
#32
1950

The Lovebug Itch
Eddy Arnold

33 pts


2
ctry
written by Jenny Lou Carson & Roy Botkin
#33
1950

Tennessee Border No. 2
Ernest Tubb & Red Foley

33 pts


2
ctry
as Red Foley & Ernest Tubb
written by Jimmy Work
#34
1950

Letters Have No Arms
Ernest Tubb

33 pts


2
ctry
[Decca 46207]
written by Ernest Tubb & Arbie Gibson
#35
1950

I Love You Because
Ernest Tubb

33 pts


2
ctry
[Decca 46213]
written by Leon Payne
#36
1950

Cuddle Buggin' Baby
Eddy Arnold

33 pts


2
ctry
[RCA 48-0342]
written by Red Rowe
#37
1950

Why Should I Cry?
Eddy Arnold

27 pts


3
ctry
written by Zeke Clements
#38
1950

Little Angel with the Dirty Face
Eddy Arnold

27 pts


3
ctry
[RCA 48-0300]
written by Dale Parker
#39
06/1950

Throw Your Love My Way
Ernest Tubb

27 pts


3
ctry
[Decca 46243]
written by Ernest Tubb & Loys Southerland
#40
02/1950

Quicksilver
Elton Britt and Rosalie Allen

27 pts


3
ctry
with The Skytoppers
[RCA Victor 21-0157 / 48-0168]
written by Eddie Pola, Irving Taylor & George Wyle
Hillbilly Fever
#41
04/1950

Hillbilly Fever
Little Jimmy Dickens

27 pts


3
ctry
[Columbia 20677]
written by George Vaughn
#42
01/1950

Sunday Down in Tennessee
Red Foley

27 pts


3
ctry
[Decca 46197]
written by Beasley Smith
Mona Lisa
#43
1950

Mona Lisa
Moon Mullican

26 pts


4
ctry
[King 886]
written by Ray Evans & Jay Livingston
#44
02/1950

Bloodshot Eyes
Hank Penny

26 pts


4
ctry
[King 828]
written by Hank Penny & Ruth Hall
#45
1950

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

23 pts


5
ctry
written by Hank Williams
Goodnight Irene
#46
1950

Goodnight Irene
Moon Mullican

23 pts


5
ctry
[King 886]
written by Gussie Davis & Lead Belly
#47
1950

Choc'late Ice Cream Cone
Red Foley

23 pts


5
ctry
written by Famous Lashua
#48
11/1950

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

23 pts


5
ctry
written by Stuart Hamblen
Hot Rod Race
#49
12/1950

Hot Rod Race
Arkie Shibley

23 pts


5
ctry
[Gilt-Edge 5021]
written by George Wilson
#50
10/1950

They'll Never Take Her Love from Me
Hank Williams

23 pts


5
ctry
US B Side to Why Should We Try Anymore
[MGM K10760]
written by Leon Payne
#51
1950

Mama and Daddy Broke My Heart
Eddy Arnold

21 pts


6
ctry
[RCA 48-0150]
written by Spade Cooley
#52
1950

Enclosed, One Broken Heart
Eddy Arnold

21 pts


6
ctry
[RCA 48-0342]
written by Sadie Nordin & Eddy Arnold
#53
11/1950

Daddy's Last Letter
Tex Ritter

21 pts


6
ctry
[Capitol 1267]
written by Private First Class John H. McCormick
#54
01/1950

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

21 pts


6
ctry
[Columbia 20644]
written by Happy Wilson & Luther Patrick
#55
1950

Slippin' Around with Jole Blon
Bud Messner

19 pts


7
ctry
written by Bill Franklin & Floyd Tillman
#56
1950

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

19 pts


7
ctry
written by Bob Wills & Cindy Walker
#57
07/1950

Lose Your Blues
Red Kirk

19 pts


7
ctry
[Mercury 6257-X45]
written by Hal Miller
#58
02/1950

Beyond the Sunset
The Three Suns

19 pts


7
ctry
with Rosalie Allen and Elton Britt
[RCA Victor 20-3599 / 47-3105]
written by Virgil Brock & Blanche Kerr Brock
#59
04/1950

Peter Cottontail
Johnnie Lee Wills

19 pts


7
ctry
as Johnnie Lee Wills & His Boys
[Bullet 700]
written by Steve Nelson & Jack Rollins
#60
02/1950

Pan American Boogie
The Delmore Brothers

19 pts


7
ctry
[King 826]
written by Alton Delmore & Rabon Delmore
#61
06/1950

Cry of the Dying Duck in a Thunderstorm
Cactus Pryor

19 pts


7
ctry
[4 Star 1459]
written by Barbara Rongo & Cactus Pryor
#62
05/1950

Choc'late Ice Cream Cone
Kenny Roberts

18 pts


8
ctry
[Coral 64032]
written by Famous Lashua
#63
11/1950

Faded Love
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys

17 pts


8
ctry
[MGM K10786]
written by Bob Wills, John Wills & Billy Jack Wills
#64
03/1950

Unfaithful One
Ernest Tubb

17 pts


8
ctry
[Decca 46213]
written by J.M. Lyne
#65
04/1950

Love Song in 32 Bars
Johnny Bond

17 pts


8
ctry
[Columbia 20671]
written by Sid Tepper & Roy Brodsky
#66
03/1950

I Love You Because
Clyde Moody

17 pts


8
ctry
[King 837]
written by Leon Payne
#67
02/1950

Stampede
Roy Rogers

17 pts


8
ctry
[RCA Victor 21-0154 / 48-0161]
written by Darol Rice & Foy Willing
#68
02/1950

I'll Take a Backseat for You
Ernest Tubb

17 pts


8
ctry
[Decca 46207]
written by Ernest Tubb
#69
01/1950

Careless Kisses
Red Foley

17 pts


8
ctry
[Decca 46201]
written by Tim Spencer
#70
1950

Just a Closer Walk with Thee
Red Foley

16 pts


9
ctry
written by traditional
#71
11/1950

Nobody's Lonesome for Me
Hank Williams

16 pts


9
ctry
US B Side to Moanin' the Blues
[MGM 10832]
written by Hank Williams
#72
08/1950

Give Me a Little Old Fashioned Love
Ernest Tubb

16 pts


9
ctry
[Decca 9-46243]
written by Ernest Tubb
#73
10/1950

God Please Protect America
Jimmie Osborne

16 pts


9
ctry
[King 893]
written by Jimmie Osborne
#74
09/1950

Hillbilly Fever No. 2
Ernest Tubb & Red Foley

16 pts


9
ctry
[Decca 9-46255]
written by George Vaughn
#75
10/1950

Why Should We Try Anymore
Hank Williams

from Sing Me a Blue Song   
16 pts


9
ctry
[MGM 10760]
written by Hank Williams
#76
05/1950

Steal Away
Red Foley

16 pts


9
ctry
[Decca Faith 14505]
written by traditional, Red Foley & Eddie Brackett
#77
04/1950

My Son Calls Another Man Daddy
Hank Williams

16 pts


9
ctry
US B Side to Long Gone Lonesome Blues
[MGM 10645]
written by Hank Williams
Blue Christmas
#78
12/1950

Blue Christmas
Ernest Tubb

16 pts


9
ctry
R Christmas
[Decca 46186]
written by Billy Hayes & Jay W. Johnson
#79
1950

A Prison Without Walls
Eddy Arnold

15 pts


10
ctry
[RCA 48-0382]
written by Jack Rollins & Steve Nelson
#80
10/1950

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

15 pts


10
ctry
[Decca 46257]
written by Bob Merrill & Terry Shand
Mona Lisa
#81
09/1950

Mona Lisa
Jimmy Wakely

15 pts


10
ctry
[Capitol 1151]
written by Ray Evans & Jay Livingston
#82
01/1950

Ida Red Likes the Boogie
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys

15 pts


10
ctry
[MGM 10570]
written by Dean Moore & Bob Wills
#83
01/1950

I Gotta Have My Baby Back
Red Foley

15 pts


10
ctry
[Decca 46201]
written by Floyd Tillman
#84
01/1950

Bonaparte's Retreat
Pee Wee King

15 pts


10
ctry
as Pee Wee King & His Golden West Cowboys
vocals by Redd Stewart
[RCA Victor 21-0111 / 48-0114]
written by Pee Wee King
#85
01/1950

Slipping Around
Texas Jim Robertson

13 pts


13
ctry
as Texas Jim Robertson and The Panhandle Punchers
[RCA Victor 48-0071]
written by Floyd Tillman

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