Biggest Hit Singles
The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the limited set of charts available for 1949.
| # | Artist | Title | Year | Country | Chart Entries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vaughn Monroe | Ghost Riders In The Sky | 1949 | US BB 1 of 1949, US 1 for 11 weeks May 1949, POP 1 of 1949, Europe 33 of the 1940s, RIAA 297, Acclaimed 1303 | |
| 2 | Frankie Laine | Mule Train | 1949 | US 1940s 1 – Nov 1949, US 1 for 6 weeks Nov 1949, US BB 7 of 1949, POP 12 of 1949, RYM 38 of 1949, Europe 51 of the 1940s, Italy 73 of 1955 | |
| 3 | Frankie Laine | That Lucky Old Sun | 1949 | US 1940s 1 – Sep 1949, US 1 for 8 weeks Oct 1949, US BB 2 of 1949, POP 10 of 1949, Europe 40 of the 1940s, RYM 57 of 1949 | |
| 4 | The Andrews Sisters | I Can Dream, Can't I? | 1949 | US 1940s 1 – Oct 1949, US 1 for 4 weeks Jan 1950, Europe 4 of the 1940s, US BB 11 of 1950, POP 23 of 1950, RYM 69 of 1949 | |
| 5 | Gene Autry | Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer | 1949 | US 1940s 1 – Dec 1949, US 1 for 1 weeks Jan 1950, RYM 4 of 1949, RIAA 31, Global 33 (5 M sold) – 1949, Acclaimed 1051 |
Read more about this topic: 1949 In Music
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