Here they are, the absolutely greatest hits from the history of popular music in the USA.
The very best music.
The Year is 1950

The Ames Brothers - Rag Mop - 01-50 - Coral
The Ames Brothers - Sentimental Me - 04-50 - Coral
The Ames Brothers - Can Anyone Explain - 08-50 - Coral
The Andrews Sisters - I Can't Dream, Can't I - (1949) - Decca
The Andrews Sisters & Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra - I Wanna Be Loved - 06-50 - Decca
Gene Autry - Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer - (1949)12-50 - Columbia
Gene Autry - Peter Cottontail - 04-50 - Columbia
Eileen Barton - If I Knew You Were Coming (I'd Have Baked A Cake) - 03-50 - National
Teresa Brewer - Music! Music! Music! - 02-50 - London
Joe 'Fingers' Carr - Sam's Song - 08-50 - Capitol
Don Cherry - Thinking Of You - 10-50 - Decca
Nat King Cole - Mona Lisa - 06-50 - Capitol
Perry Como & The Fontane Sisters - Hoop-Dee-Doo - 05-50 - RCA Victor
Perry Como - Patricia - 11-50 - RCA Victor
Perry Como & Betty Hutton - A Bushel And A Peck - 11-50 - RCA Victor
Bing Crosby - White Christmas - (1949) - Decca
Bing Crosby - Chattanoogie Shoeshine Boy - 02-50 - Decca
Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters - Quicksilver - 03-50 - Decca
Bing Crosby & The Perry Botkin String Band - Dear Hearts And Gentle People - (1949) - Decca
Bing Cosby & The Perry Botkin String Band - Mule Train - (1949) - Decca
Bing & Gary Crosby - (Play) A Simple Melody - 07-50 - Decca
Bing & Gary Crosby - Sam's Song - 07-50 - Decca
Bing Crosby - Harbor Lights - 12-50 - Decca
Vic Damone - Tzena, Tzena, Tzena - 08-50 - Mercury
Doris Day - Bewitched - 06-50 - Columbia
Billy Eckstine - My Foolish Heart - 05-50 - MGM
Billy Eckstine - I Wanna Be Loved - 07-50 - MGM
Eddie Fisher - Thinking Of You - 11-50 - RCA Victor
Ralph Flanagan & His Orchestra - Rag Mop - 03-50 - RCA Victor
Red Foley - Chattanoogie Shoeshine Boy - 01-50 - Decca
Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra - Rag Mop - 02-50 - Decca
Phil Harris - The Thing - 11-50 - RCA Victor
Richard Hayes - The Old Master Painter - 01-50 - Mercury
Richard Hayes & Kitty Kallen - Our Lady Of Fatima - 09-50 - Mercury
Dick Haymes - The Old Master Painter - 01-50 - Decca
The Jack Teter Trio - Johnson Rag - 02-50 - London
Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra - Don't Cry, Joe (Let Her Go) - 01-50 - Decca
Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra - My Foolish Heart - 04-50 - Decca
Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra - Bewitched - 05-50 - Decca
Gordon Jenkins & The Weavers - Tzena, Tzena, Tzena - 07-50 - Decca
Gordon Jenkins & The Weavers - Goodnight, Irene - 07-50 -Decca
Anton Karas - "The Third Man" Theme - 04-50 - London
Sammy Kaye & His Orchestra - It Isn't Fair - 02-50 - RCA Victor
Sammy Kaye & His Orchestra - Harbor Lights - 09-50 - Columbia
Frankie Laine - The Cry Of The Wild Goose - 02-50 - Mercury
Mario Lanza - Be My Love - 12-50 - RCA Victor
Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians - Enjoy Yourself (It's Later Than You Think) - 03-50 - Decca
Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians - "The Third Man" Theme - 04-50 - Decca
Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians - Harbor Lights - 11-50 - Decca
Mary Martin & Arthur Godfrey - Go To Sleep, Go To Sleep, Go To Sleep - 04-50 - Decca
Tony Martin - There's No Tomorrow - 01-50 - RCA Victor
Tony Martin - La vie en rose - 08-50 - RCA Victor
Tony Martin & Fran Warren - I Said My Pajamas (And Put On My Pray'rs) - 02-50 -RCA Victor
The Miles Brothers - Nevertheless - 12-50 -Decca
Mitch Miller & His Orchestra - Tzena, Tzena, Tzena - 08-50 - Columbia
The Mills Brothers - Daddy's Little Girl - 04-50 - Decca
Guy Mitchell - My Heart Cries For You - 12-50 - Columbia
Russ Morgan & His Orchestra - Sentimental Me - 05-50 - Decca
Patti Page - All My Love - 09-50 - Mercury
Patti Page - Tennessee Waltz - 11-50 - Mercury
Les Paul - Nola - 08-50 - Capitol
Mervin Shiner - Peter Cottontail - 04-50 - Decca
Dinah Shore - Dear Hearts And Gentle People - 01-50 - Decca
The Bill Snyder Orchestra - Bewitched - 04-50 - Tower
Kay Starr - Bonaparte's Retreat - 07-50 - Capitol
Kay Starr & Tennessee Ernie Ford - I'll Never Be Free - 09-50 - Capitol
Jo Stafford - No Other Love - 09-50 - Capitol
Paul Weston & His Orchestra - Nevertheless - 11-50 - Columbia
Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely - Slipping Around - (1949) - Capitol
Johnnie Lee Wills - Rag Mop - 03-50 - Bullet
Hugo Winterhalter & His Orchestra - Count Every Star - 08-50 - RCA Victor
Yogi Yorgesson - Yingle Bells - (1949) - Capitol
Victor Young & His Orchestra - Mona Lisa - 09-50 - Decca
 
 

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