1950 in country music

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See also: 1949 in country music, 1950 in music, other events of 1950, 1951 in country music, 1950s in music and the List of years in Country Music

Contents

1 Events
2 Top hits of the year

2.1 Number one hits
2.2 Other major hits

3 Top new album releases
4 Births
5 Deaths
6 Further reading

Events

Top hits of the year

Number one hits

(As certified by Billboard magazine)

January 7 - "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" - Gene Autry
January 7 - "Blue Christmas" - Ernest Tubb
January 14 - "I Love You Because" - Leon Payne
January 14 - "Blues Stay Away From Me" - Delmore Brothers
January 21 - "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy" - Red Foley
January 28 - "Take Me in Your Arms and Hold Me" - Eddy Arnold
April 22 - "Long Gone Lonesome Blues" - Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
May 27 - "Birmingham Bounce" - Red Foley
June 17 - "Why Don't You Love Me" - Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
June 17 - "I'll Sail My Ship Alone" - Moon Mullican
July 15 - "Mississippi" - Red Foley
August 19 - "I'm Moving On" - Hank Snow and His Rainbow Ranch Boys
August 26 - "Goodnight Irene" - Red Foley and Ernest Tubb
December 23 - "If You've Got the Money I've Got the Time" - Lefty Frizzell
December 30 - "Moanin' the Blues" - Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys

''Note: Several songs were simultaneous No. 1 hits on the separate "Most Played Juke Box Folk (Country & Western) Records," "Best Selling Retail Folk (Country & Western) Records) and "Country & Western Records Most Played by Folk Disk Jockeys" charts.

1950 in country music

Events

Top hits of the year

Number one hits

Other major hits

Top new album releases

Births

Deaths

Further reading