Almanac: 1950 Billboard debut

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Best Selling Popular Retail Records - debut in 

Billboard National Top 30

January 7, 1950

18 Merry Christmas Polka-Andrews Sisters And Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians

29 With My Eyes Wide Open I'm Dreaming-Patti Page Quartet

29 The Old Master Painter-Snooky Lanson, Vocal, with Beasley Smith and His Orchestra

January 14, 1950

17 Rag Mop-Ames Brothers 

19 Johnson Rag-Jimmy Dorsey and his Original "Dorseyland" Jazz Band, Vocal Chorus - Claire "Shanty" Hogan and Charlie Teagarden

20 Blues Stay Away From Me-Owen Bradley And His Quintet, Vocal Duet - Dottie Dilliard & Jack Shook

20 The Old Master Painter-Phil Harris and his Orchestra, Vocal refrain - Phil Harris and Chorus

25 Johnson Rag-Russ Morgan And His Orchestra, Vocal Chorus - Russ Morgan and The Morganaires

29 I've Got A Lovely Bunch Of Cocoanuts-Danny Kaye with The Harmonaires

January 21, 1950

20 Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy-Red Foley

25 The Wedding Samba-Edmundo Ros & His Orchestra, Vocalist - Edmundo Ros

27 Enjoy Yourself (It's Later Than You Think)-Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians, Vocal Chorus - Kenny Gardner And The Lombardo Trio

28 Dear Hearts And Gentle People-Dennis Day and The Rhythmaires

January 28, 1950

23 The Wedding Samba-Carmen Miranda and Andrews Sisters With Vic Schoen And His Orchestra

24 Bamboo-Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra, Vocal refrain - Vaughn Monroe and The Moon Maids

25 I Said My Pajamas (And Put On My Pray'rs)-Tony Martin and Fran Warren

30 Sentimental Me-Ames Brothers

30 Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo (The Magic Song)-Perry Como and The Fontane Sisters with Mitchell Ayres and his Orchestra

February 4, 1950

11 Music! Music! Music!-Teresa Brewer with The Dixieland All Stars, Vocal with Orch. Accomp.

24 Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy-Bing Crosby with Vic Schoen and His Orchestra, Vocal With Orchestra

26 Daddy's Little Girl-Dick Todd, Phil Ellis Choristers, Eddie Miller Orch.

29 Quicksilver-Bing Crosby And Andrews Sisters With Vic Schoen And His Orchestra, Vocal With Orchestra

30 Sitting By The Window-Billy Eckstine With The Quartones

February 11, 1950

11 The Cry Of The Wild Goose-Frankie Laine, Harry Geller & His Orchestra, Carl Fischer, Piano, Frankie Laine with Vocal Chorus

13 Rag Mop-Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra, Vocal Chorus - The Hamptones

22 It Isn't Fair-Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye, Vocal refrain - Don Cornell

February 18, 1950

24 Rag Mop-Ralph Flanagan and his Orchestra, Vocal refrain - Harry Prime and the Band

28 The Third Man Theme-Anton Karas

28 It's So Nice To Have A Man Around The House-Dinah Shore

February 25, 1950

27 Rag Mop-Johnnie Lee Wills and His Boys, Vocal With String Band Accompaniment

March 4, 1950

20 Quicksilver-Doris Day and her Country Cousins

21 The Cry Of The Wild Goose-Tennessee Ernie Ford, Vocal With Western Band

26 Broken Down Merry-Go-Round-Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely With Orchestra

26 Daddy's Little Girl-Mills Brothers

March 11, 1950

9 If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked a Cake-Eileen Barton With the New Yorkers, Novelty Vocal By: Eileen Barton with Orch. Acc.

16 My Foolish Heart-Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra, Orchestra and Chorus Sandy Evans, Soloist

19 Dearie-Ray Bolger and Ethel Merman, Vocal Duet with Orchestra

26 Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy-Bill Darnel With Roy Ross And His Orchestra, Vocal With Orchestra

27 My Foolish Heart-Billy Eckstine

28 Dearie-Jo Stafford and Gordon MacRae With Paul Weston And His Orchestra

March 18, 1950

16 The 3rd Man Theme-Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians, Instrumental, Guitar Solo - Don Rodney

20 (Put Another Nickel in) Music! Music! Music!-Freddy Martin and his Orchestra, Vocal refrain - Mery Griffin and The Martin Men

24 Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy-Frank Sinatra with The Jeff Alexander Choir

24 I Said My Pajamas (And Put On My Pray'rs)-Margaret Whiting & Frank DeVol, With Vocal Group and Orchestra

27 Candy And Cake-Arthur Godfrey with The Chordettes

27 I Said My Pajamas (And Put On My Pray'rs)-Doris Day

27 Candy And Cake-Mindy Carson

30 (Put Another Nickel in) Music! Music! Music!-Carmen

Cavallaro And His Orchestra, Vocal - Bob Lido, The Cavaliers And Ensemble

March 25, 1950

14 Go To Sleep, Go To Sleep, Go To Sleep-Mary Martin and Arthur Godfrey

17 Peter Cottontail-Mervin Shiner

25 C'est Si Bon (It's So Good)-Johnny Desmond With The Quintones

25 I Said My Pajamas (And Put On My Pray'rs)-Ethel Merman and Ray Bolger

25 If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked A Cake-Georgia Gibbs with Max Kaminsky's Dixielanders, Vocal with Orchestra

30 Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy-Phil Harris and his Orchestra, Vocal refrain - Phil Harris

April 1, 1950

15 Swamp Girl-Frankie Laine, Harry Geller & His Orchestra, Carl Fischer, Piano, Soprano: Loulie Jean Norman

20 Peter Cottontail-Gene Autry, Vocal with Instrumental Acc.

April 8, 1950

28 Dearie-Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians, Vocal Chorus - Kenny Gardner And The Lombardo Trio

30 (Put Another Nickel In) Music! Music! Music!-Ames Brothers

April 15, 1950

25 Let's Go To Church (Next Sunday Morning)-Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely With Orchestra

29 Are You Lonesome Tonight?-Blue Barron and his Orchestra, Vocal - Bobby Beers and The Blue Notes, Narration - John McCormick

30 Dearie-Lisa Kirk and Fran Warren

April 22, 1950

13 Bewitched-Bill Snyder And His Orchestra

25 Wanderin'-Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye, Vocal refrain - Tony Alamo and The Kaye Choir

27 Choo'n Gum-Teresa Brewer, Vocal, with Jimmy Lytell and The Dixieland All Stars

April 29,1950

13 Chinese Mule Train-Spike Jones and his City Slickers, Vocal refrain - Fleddy Morgan

24 Bewitched-Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra and Chorus, Vocal Chorus - Bonnie Lou Williams, Piano Solo - Gordon Jenkins

28 Sentimental Me-Russ Morgan And His Orchestra, Vocal Chorus - Russ Morgan And The Morganaires

28 Hoop-Dee-Doo-Perry Como and The Fontane Sisters with Mitchell Ayres and his Orchestra

May 6, 1950

15 My Foolish Heart-Mindy Carson

27 The Old Piano Roll Blues-Lawrence (Piano Roll) Cook, His "Player Piano" & Orch., sung The Jim Dandies

29 Rain-Frank Petty Trio, Vocal - Frank Petty

May 13, 1950

18 I Wanna Be Loved-Andrews Sisters with Gordon Jenkins and his Orchestra

19 Valencia-Tony Martin

23 Count Every Star-Hugo Winterhalter and his Orchestra with Mixed Chorus

28 Roses-Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye, Vocal refrain - The Kaydets 

28 Bewitched-Doris Day with The Mellomen

May 20, 1950

17 Bewitched-Jan August & Jerry Murad's Harmonicats

27 Hoop-Dee-Doo-Kay Starr With Frank DeVol And His Orchestra

28 Stars and Stripes Forever-Frankie Laine, Orchestra and chorus, Carl Fischer on the piano

May 27, 1950

20 The Old Piano Roll Blues-Hoagy Carmichael and Cass Daley with Matty Matlock's All Stars

25 Hoop-Dee-Doo-Doris Day and The Mellomen

29 Roses-Dick Haymes With 4 Hits and a Miss

June 3, 1950

20 I Cross My Fingers-Percy Faith and his Orchestra and Chorus, Vocal Chorus - Russ Emery

21 Bewitched-Larry Green and his Orchestra, Vocal refrain - The Honeydreamers

29 Sentimental Me-Ray Anthony And His Orchestra, Vocal - Ronnie Deauville

June 10, 1950

14 Mona Lisa-Nat 'King' Cole (Les Baxter & His Orchestra)

27 La Vie En Rose-Victor Young And His Singing Strings

June 17, 1950

19 Sam's Song-Joe "Fingers" Carr And The Carr-Hops

23 I Wanna Be Loved-Billy Eckstine

26 Bonaparte's Retreat-Kay Starr

26 That Old Piano Roll Blues-The Jubalaires With Rhythm Accompaniment

June 24, 1950

20 Nola-Les Paul

21 Blind Date-Margaret Whiting and Bob Hope with The Starlighters and Billy May and His Orchestra

28 I Didn't Slip, I Wasn't Pushed, I Fell-Doris Day and The Mellomen

28 I Wanna Be Loved-The Fontane Sisters with Hugo Winterhalter's Orchestra and Chorus

July 1, 1950

22 Mona Lisa-Victor Young and his Orchestra and Chorus and Don Cherry

23 Tzena Tzena Tzena-Gordon Jenkins and his Orchestra and The Weavers

23 Vagabond Shoes-Vic Damone

27 Play A Simple Melody-Jo Stafford and The Starlighters with Paul Weston's Dixie Eight

29 The Old Piano Roll Blues-Eddie Cantor, Lisa Kirk and the Sammy Kaye Orchestra

July 8, 1950

21 Mona Lisa-Art Lund

25 Goodnight Irene-Gordon Jenkins and his Orchestra and The Weavers

July 15, 1950

28 Tzena Tzena Tzena-Mitch Miller and his Orchestra & Chorus

28 La Vie En Rose-Tony Martin

July 22, 1950

26 The 3rd Man Theme-Victor Young and his Orchestra and Chorus And Don Cherry

July 29, 1950

7 Play A Simple Melody-Gary Crosby and Friend (Bing Crosby) with Matty Matlock's All Stars

10 Sam's Song (The Happy Tune)-Gary Crosby and Friend (Bing Crosby) with Matty Matlock's All Stars

17 Sometime-The Mariners

28 Tzena, Tzena, Tzena-Vic Damone With Chorus & Orchestra, Vocal - Vic Damone

August 5, 1950

29 Goodnight Irene-Frank Sinatra

29 Count Every Star-Ray Anthony And His Orchestra, Vocal - Dick Noel

August 12, 1950

20 Can Anyone Explain? (No, No, No!)-Ames Brothers

26 I Cross My Fingers-Perry Como and The Fontane Sisters with Mitchell Ayres and his Orch.

August 19, 1950

20 Bonaparte's Retreat-Gene Krupa and his Chicago Jazz, Vocal refrain - Bobby Soots

25 Mona Lisa-Dennis Day with The Ray Charles Choir

August 26, 1950

15 No Other Love-Jo Stafford with Paul Weston and His Orchestra, Piano - George Greeley

23 I'll Never Be Free-Kay Starr and Tennessee Ernie with Orchestra

24 Count Every Star-Dick Haymes and Artie Shaw And His Strings and Woodwinds

26 Just Say I Love Her-Vic Damone

26 Music, Maestro, Please-Frankie Laine with Harry Geller and His Orchestra, Carl Fischer, Piano

September 2, 1950

23 All My Love (Bolero)-Patti Page with Harry Geller & His Orchestra, Vocal - Patti Page - Henri Contet

24 Cincinatti Dancing Pig-Red Foley

25 Our Lady Of Fatima-Red Foley With The Anita Kerr Singers

27 Sometime-Jo Stafford with Paul Weston and His Orchestra, Piano - George Greeley

27 Sometime-Ink Spots

30 I'll Always Love You-Dean Martin with Paul Weston and His Orchestra

September 9, 1950

11 Our Lady Of Fatima-Richard Hayes and Kitty Kallen with Jimmy Carroll's Orchestra

26 Goodnight, Irene-Jo Stafford with Vocal Trio and Orchestra

27 Mambo Jambo (Que Rico El Mambo)-Dave Barbour And His Orchestra

30 Harbor Lights-Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye, Vocal Chorus - Tony Alamo and The Kaydets 

September 16, 1950

30 The Red We Want Is The Red We've Got (In The Old Red, White, & Blue)-Ralph Flanagan and his Orchestra

September 23, 1950

14 I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles-Gordon Jenkins And Artie Shaw With The Jenkins Orchestra And Chorus

18 La Vie En Rose-Bing Crosby

26 Thinking Of You-Don Cherry

September 30, 1950

23 Dream A Little Dream Of Me-Frankie Laine, Harry Geller and His Orchestra, Carl Fischer - Piano

23 Patricia-Perry Como with Orchestra and Chorus

28 Goodnight, Irene-Dennis Day with Orchestra and Chorus

30 Orange Colored Sky-Nat "King" Cole and His Trio and Stan Kenton and His Orchestra

October 7, 1950

19 All My Love-Percy Faith and his Orchestra and Chorus

21 Goofus-Les Paul

27 Can Anyone Explain?-Ray Anthony and His Orchestra, Vocal - Ronnie Deauville & The Skyliners

27 The Petite Waltz (La Petite Valse)-Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians, Featuring Fred Kreitzer And Buddy Brennan At The Twin Pianos

October 14, 1950

17 Thinking Of You-Eddie Fisher with Hugo Winterhalter's Orchestra and Chorus

18 All My Love (Bolero)-Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians, Vocal Chorus - Bill Flanagan

21 All My Love (Bolero)-Bing Crosby With Jeff Alexander Chorus And Victor Young and His Orchestra

24 Harbor Lights-Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians, Vocal Chorus - Kenny Gardner

30 Nevertheless-Ralph Flanagan and his Orchestra, Vocal refrain - Harry Prime

October 21, 1950

24 La Vie En Rose-Edith Piaf

October 28, 1950

18 Nevertheless (I'm In Love With You)-Paul Weston and his Orchestra with The Norman Luboff Choir 

23 Our Lady Of Fatima-Phil Spitalny & His Orchestra (Vocal - Hour Of Charm Choir)

27 Harbor Lights-Ken Griffin at the Organ with Hawaiian Guitar

29 Harbor Lights-Ray Anthony and His Orchestra, Vocal - Ronnie Deauville

30 A Bushel And A Peck-Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely with Vocal Group and Orchestra

November 4, 1950

22 A Bushel And A Peck-Perry Como and Betty Hutton with Mitchell Ayres and his Orchestra

23 Nevertheless (I'm In Love With You)-Ray Anthony and His Orchestra, Vocal - Ronnie Deauville and The Skyliners

29 Harbor Lights-Ralph Flanagan and his Orchestra

November 11, 1950

22 All My Love-Dennis Day with Orchestra and Chorus

26 Nevertheless (I'm In Love With You)-Mills Brothers

30 Harbor Lights-Bing Crosby with Orchestra and Chorus

November 18, 1950

19 Oh Babe!-Louis Prima and Keely Smith Orchestra and Chorus

27 The Tennessee Waltz-Patti Page

November 25, 1950

5 The Thing-Phil Harris

16 Oh, Babe-Kay Starr

December 2, 1950

30 Orange Colored Sky-Jerry Lester, Vocal with Orchestra

December 9, 1950

23 My Heart Cries For You-Guy Mitchell, Orchestra & Chorus

30 Frosty The Snow Man-Gene Autry and The Cass County Boys

December 16, 1950

22 Be My Love-Mario Lanza, Tenor with Orchestra, The Jeff Alexander Choir

25 Tennessee Waltz-Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians, Vocal Chorus - Kenny Gardner and The Lombardo Trio

25 Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer-Bing Crosby with Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires and John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra

30 The Roving Kind-Guy Mitchell, Orchestra & Chorus

December 23, 1950

22 My Heart Cries For You-Dinah Shore with Henri Rene's Orchestra and Chorus

22 Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer-Spike Jones and his City Slickers, Vocal refrain - Rudolph (himself) with Santa Claus and The Four Reindeer

22 A Crosby Christmas - Part 1 & 2-Gary, Phillip, Dennis, Lindsay and Bing Crosby, Vocal with Jeff Alexander Chorus and John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra

28 To Think You've Chosen Me-Eddy Howard and his Orchestra, Vocal with Trio and Chorus

December 30, 1950

16 Tennessee Waltz-Les Paul, Vocal Duet by Mary Ford

18 Christmas In Killarney-Dennis Day with The Mellowmen and Henri Rene and his Orchestra

21 My Heart Cries For You-Vic Damone accompanied by George Sirabo & his Orch.

24 You're Just In Love-Perry Como and The Fontane Sisters and Mitchell Ayres and his Orch.