These singles reached the top of the US charts in 1949.
| First Week at No. 1 | Artist | Title | Catalogue # | Number of Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 January 1949 | SPIKE JONES AND HIS CITY SLICKERS |
"All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth" | RCA VICTOR GOLD STANDARD 447-0172 |
1 |
| 15 January 1949 | DINAH SHORE with her Happy Valley Boys |
"Buttons and Bows" | Columbia D.B. 2446 |
1 |
| 22 January 1949 | EVELYN KNIGHT and THE STARDUSTERS |
"A Little Bird Told Me" | Decca 24514 |
7 |
| 12 March 1949 | BLUE BARRON and his ORCHESTRA | "Cruising Down the River" | MGM Records K10346 |
2 |
| 26 March 1949 | RUSS MORGAN And His Orchestra |
"Cruising Down the River" | Decca 24568 |
7 |
| 14 May 1949 | VAUGHN MONROE and his Orchestra |
"Riders in the Sky (A Cowboy Legend)" |
RCA VICTOR 47-2902 |
11 |
| 30 July 1949 | PERRY COMO with orchestra conducted by Mitchell Ayres |
"Some Enchanted Evening" | RCA VICTOR 47-2896 |
5 |
| 3 September 1949 | VIC DAMONE with Glenn Osser's Orchestra |
"You're Breaking My Heart" | Mercury 5271 |
4 |
| 1 October 1949 | FRANKIE LAINE with Harry Geller and his Orchestra and Carl Fischer, piano |
"That Lucky Old Sun" | Mercury 5316 |
8 |
| 26 November 1949 | FRANKIE LAINE and the Muleskinners |
"Mule Train" | Mercury 5345-X45 |
6 |
The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the limited set of charts available for 1949.
| # | Artist | Title | Chart Entries |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VAUGHN MONROE | Ghost Riders In The Sky | 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 | 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 | 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? | 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 | 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 |
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