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Billboard Top Folk Records of 1949

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The Billboard Top Folk Records of 1949 is made up of two year-end charts compiled by Billboard magazine ranking the year's top folk records based on record sales and juke box plays.[1] In 1949, country music records were included on, and dominated, the Billboard folk records chart.

Both charts were topped by Hank Williams' "Lovesick Blues"; the song posted 4,182 points on the retail sales chart and 1,716 points on the juke box chart -- nearly doubling the point total of any other song. Williams also posted the No. 5 hit on the year-end charts with "Wedding Bells".[1]

Eddy Arnold led all other artists with nine records on the year-end charts. Arnold's "Don't Rob Another Man's Castle" ranked No. 2 on both year-end charts with 2,270 retail points and 981 juke box points.[1]

Four versions of the song "Candy Kisses" made the year-end charts. George Morgan's version was a No. 1 hit while the song also led to hits for Red Foley (No. 4), Elton Britt (No. 4), and Cowboy Copas (No. 5).[1]

On the strength of Eddy Arnold's performance, RCA Victor led all other labels with ten records on the year-end charts. Decca ranked second with eight records followed by Columbia with five and Capitol with four.[1]

Sales
year-end[1]
Juke box
year-end[1]
Peak[note 1][2] Title Artist(s) Label
1 1 1 "Lovesick Blues" Hank Williams M-G-M
2 2 1 "Don't Rob Another Man's Castle" Eddy Arnold RCA Victor
3 4 1 "I'm Throwing Rice (At The Girl That I Love)" Eddy Arnold RCA Victor
4 3 1 "Slipping Around" Margaret Whiting-Jimmy Wakely Capitol
5 5 2 "Wedding Bells" Hank Williams M-G-M
6 13 1 "Candy Kisses" George Morgan Columbia
7 6 1 "Why Don't You Haul Off and Love Me" Wayne Raney King
8 NR 1 "Bouquet of Roses" Eddy Arnold RCA Victor
9 9 1 "I Love You So Much It Hurts" Jimmy Wakely Capitol
10 7 1 "Tennessee Saturday Night" Red Foley Decca
11 14 2 "The Echo of Your Footsteps" Eddy Arnold RCA Victor
12 10 1 "One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart)" Jimmy Wakely Capitol
13 8 1 "One Kiss Too Many" Eddy Arnold RCA Victor
14 11 1 "Slipping Around" Ernest Tubb Decca
15 16 3 "Tennessee Border" Red Foley Decca
16 12 1 "A Heart Full of Love (For a Handful of Kisses)" Eddy Arnold RCA Victor
17 21 1 "Blues, Stay Away From Me" Delmore Brothers King
18 18 2 "I'm Bitin' My Fingernails and Thinking of You" Ernest Tubb-Andrews Sisters Decca
19 23 4 "Please Don't Let Me Love You" George Morgan Columbia
20 25 5 "Let's Say Goodbye Like We Said Hello" Ernest Tubb Decca
21 20 2 "I'll Never Slip Around Again" Jimmy Wakely, Margaret Whiting Capitol
22 26 4 "Candy Kisses" Red Foley Decca
23 NR 4 "Candy Kisses" Elton Britt & Skytoppers RCA Victor
24 15 2 "Then I Turned and Walked Slowly Away" Eddy Arnold RCA Victor
25 30 5 "Slipping Around" Floyd Tillman Columbia
26 NR 4 "Room Full of Roses" George Morgan Columbia
27 19 1 "Just a Little Lovin'" Eddy Arnold RCA Victor
28 29 4 "I Never Saw Maggie Alone" Kenny Roberts Coral
29 NR 7 "Take an Old Cold 'Tater (And Wait)" Little Jimmy Dickens Columbia
30 17 4 "Tennessee Polka" Red Foley Decca
NR 22 2 "Have You Ever Been Lonely (Have You Ever Been Blue)" Ernest Tubb Decca
NR 24 5 "Mind Your Own Business" Hank Williams M-G-M
NR 27 3 "There's Not a Thing (I Wouldn't Do For You)" Eddy Arnold RCA Victor
NR 28 5 "Candy Kisses" Cowboy Copas King

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ This column recites the record's peak position on Billboard's weekly charts.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "The Year's Top Folk Songs". The Billboard. January 14, 1950. p. 18.
  2. ^ Joel Whitburn (1995). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits. Billboard Books. ISBN 0823076326.