These are the songs that reached number one on the Top 40 Best Sellers chart in 1950 as published by ''
Cash Box
''Cashbox'', also known as ''Cash Box'', was an American music industry trade magazine, originally published weekly from July 1942 to November 1996. Ten years after its dissolution, it was revived and continues as ''Cashbox Magazine'', an online ...
'' magazine. Artists were not specified in the charts of this time period so songs may represent more than one version. The artist who most popularized each song is listed.
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1950 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1950.
Specific locations
* 1950 in British music
* 1950 in Norwegian music
Specific genres
*1950 in country music
* 1950 in jazz
Events
* January 3 – Sam Phillips launc ...
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List of number-one singles of 1950 (U.S.)
This is a list of number-one songs in the United States during the year 1950 according to ''Billboard magazine''. Prior to the creation of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, ''Billboard'' published multiple singles charts each week. In 1950, the foll ...
References
*https://web.archive.org/web/20110516091023/http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/50s_files/1950.html
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1950
Events January
* January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed.
* January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 cr ...
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1950 in American music