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These singles reached the top of Billboard magazine's charts in 1950.
| First week | Number of weeks | Title | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 6, 1950 | "I Can Dream, Can't I?" | The Andrews Sisters | |
| February 3, 1950 | 1 | "Rag Mop" | The Ames Brothers |
| February 10, 1950 | 4 | "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy" | Red Foley |
| March 10, 1950 | 4 | "Music! Music! Music!" | Teresa Brewer |
| April 7, 1950 | 2 | "If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked a Cake" | Eileen Barton |
| April 21, 1950 | 11 | "The Third Man Theme" | Anton Karas |
| July 7, 1950 | 5 | "Mona Lisa" | Nat King Cole |
| August 11, 1950 | 13 | "Goodnight, Irene" | Gordon Jenkins & The Weavers |
| November 10, 1950 | 2 | "Harbor Lights" | Sammy Kaye |
| November 24, 1950 | 4 | "The Thing" | Phil Harris |
| December 22, 1950 | 9 | "The Tennessee Waltz" | Patti Page |
The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the limited set of charts available for 1950.
| # | Artist | Title | Year | Country | Chart Entries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nat King Cole | Mona Lisa | 1950 |  |
US 1940s 1 - Jun 1950, US 1 for 5 weeks Jul 1950, Oscar in 1950, US BB 2 of 1950, RYM 2 of 1950, POP 2 of 1950, DDD 4 of 1950, Italy 48 of 1951, RIAA 109, Acclaimed 1292 |
| 2 | Patti Page | Tennessee Waltz | 1950 | |
US 1940s 1 - Nov 1950, US 1 for 9 weeks Dec 1950, US BB 4 of 1950, DDD 5 of 1950, Global 7 (10 M sold) - 1950, POP 7 of 1950, RYM 77 of 1951, RIAA 198, Acclaimed 1447 |
| 3 | Phil Harris | The Thing | 1950 | |
US 1940s 1 - Nov 1950, US 1 for 4 weeks Dec 1950, Peel list 1 of 1950, US BB 12 of 1950, POP 12 of 1950, RYM 108 of 1950 |
| 4 | Red Foley | Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy | 1950 | |
US 1940s 1 - Jan 1950, US 1 for 4 weeks Feb 1950, DDD 17 of 1950, US BB 18 of 1950, POP 25 of 1950, RYM 117 of 1950 |
| 5 | Teresa Brewer | Music! Music! Music! | 1950 | |
US 1940s 1 - Feb 1950, US 1 for 4 weeks Mar 1950, US BB 3 of 1950, POP 3 of 1950 |
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