1950 in country music

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

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.

Other major hits

"Cry Of The Wild Goose" Tennessee Ernie "I'll Never Be Free" Tennessee Ernie & Kay Starr "I'm The One Who Loves You" Stuart Hamblen "Lovebug Itch" Eddy Arnold "Cuddle Buggin' Baby" Eddy Arnold "Enclosed One Broken Heart" Eddy Arnold "Mama And Daddy Broky My Heart" Eddy Arnold "Little Angel With A Dirty Face" Eddy Arnold "Why Should I Cry" Eddy Arnold "Throw Your Love My Way" Ernest Tubb "Letters Have No Arms" Ernest Tubb "I Love You Because" Ernest Tubb "Rag Mop" Johnny Lee Wills "Broken Down Merry Go Round" Jimmy Wakely & Margaret Whiting "The Gods Were Angry With Me" Jimmy Wakely & Margaret Whiting "Let's Go To Church Next Sunday" Jimmy Wakely & Margaret Whitinmg "Blood Shot Eyes" Hank Penny "Slippin" Around With Jole Blon" Franklin & Messner "Cincinnatti Dancing Pig" Red Foley "Our Lady Of Fatima" Red Foley "Just A Closer Walk With Thee" Red Foley "Steal Away" Red Foley "Chocolate Ice Cream Cone" Red Foley "Peter Cottontail" Gene Autry "I Just Don't Like This Kind Of Livin'" Hank Williams "They'll Never Take Her Love From Me" Hank Williams "Daddy's Last Letter" Tex Ritter "Why Should We Try Anymore" Hank Williams "A Sleepin' At The Foot Of The Bed" Jimmy Dickens—

Further reading

• Kingsbury, Paul, "Vinyl Hayride: Country Music Album Covers 1947-1989," Country Music Foundation, 2003 (ISBN 0-8118-3572-3)
• Millard, Bob, "Country Music: 70 Years of America's Favorite Music," HarperCollins, New York, 1993 (ISBN 0-06-273244-7)
• Whitburn, Joel. "Top Country Songs 1944-2005 - 6th Edition." 2005.