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Billboard #1 Hits of 1950
Match the title of the song to the recording’s principal artist. The Additional Hint area displays the date of the The Billboard issue in which the record was reported as #1, the name of the chart(s) and the number of weeks the record remained in the #1 spot. (The Hot 100 chart was not created until 1958. See the caveats below for more information.)
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Based on Billboard’s Best-Selling Pop Singles, Records Most Played by Disk Jockeys and Most-Played Jukebox Records charts as compiled here
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Last updated: October 3, 2025
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| First submitted | February 19, 2025 |
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| Average score | 29.4% | Report this quiz | Report |
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The Thing
2 December, Best-Selling Pop Singles (4 wks.)
2 December, Records Most Played by Disk Jockeys (5 wks.)
23 December, Most-Played Jukebox Records (2 wks.)
Rag Mop
11 February, Best-Selling Pop Singles (1 wk.)
11 February, Records Most Played by Disk Jockeys (2 wks.)
The Tennessee Waltz
16 December, Most-Played Jukebox Records (1 wk.)
30 December, Best-Selling Pop Singles (9 wks.)
6 January 1951, Records Most Played by Disk Jockeys (8 wks.)
6 January 1951, Most-Played Jukebox Records (12 wks.)
I Can Dream, Can't I
7 January, Records Most Played by Disk Jockeys (5 wks.)
14 January, Best-Selling Pop Singles (4 wks.)
21 January, Most-Played Jukebox Records (3 wks.)
Music! Music! Music!
18 March, Best-Selling Pop Singles (4 wks.)
8 April, Most-Played Jukebox Records (1 wk.)
Mona Lisa
8 July, Records Most Played by Disk Jockeys (8 wks.)
15 July, Best-Selling Pop Singles (5 wks.)
22 July, Most-Played Jukebox Records (5 wks.)
If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked a Cake
25 March, Records Most Played by Disk Jockeys (10 wks.)
15 April, Best-Selling Pop Singles (2 wks.)
15 April, Most-Played Jukebox Records (3 wks.)
Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy
11 February, Most-Played Jukebox Records (8 wks.)
18 February, Best-Selling Pop Singles (4 wks.)
25 February, Records Most Played by Disk Jockeys (2 wks.)
Harbor Lights
18 November, Best-Selling Pop Singles (2 wks.)
18 November, Most-Played Jukebox Records (4 wks.)
Goodnight Irene
19 August, Best-Selling Pop Singles (13 wks.)
26 August, Most-Played Jukebox Records (12 wks.)
2 September, Records Most Played by Disk Jockeys (8 wks.)
“The Third Man” Theme [orchestra with guitar solo]
6 May, Most-Played Jukebox Records (11 wks.)
Ames Brothers
Andrews Sisters
Anton Karas
Eileen Barton
Frankie Laine
Gene Autry
Gordon Jenkins and The Weavers
Guy Lombardo
Nat “King” Cole
Patti Page
Perry Como
Phil Harris
Red Foley
Sammy Kaye
Teresa Brewer
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