YOUR HIT PARADE’S (BARRY KOWAL)TOP SONGS IN THE USA FOR 1949

No. Song-Artist-Peak Month
 1 SOME ENCHANTED EVENING-PERRY COMO-JULY 1292
  2 AGAIN-DORIS DAY-May 1112
  3 CRUISING DOWN THE RIVER-RUSS MORGAN ORCHESTRA & THE SKYLINERS-March 1090
  4 FOREVER AND EVER-RUSS MORGAN ORCHESTRA & THE SKYLINERS-April 1058
  5 FAR AWAY PLACES-MARGARET WHITING-February 1046
  6 I CAN DREAM,CAN'T I?-TOMMY DORSEY ORCHESTRA & JACK LEONARD-December 958
  7 YOU'RE BREAKING MY HEART-VIC DAMONE-August 908
  8 ON A SLOW BOAT TO CHINA-Kay Kyser Orchestra,harry Babbitt & Gloria Wood-January 896
  9 BALI HA'I-Perry Como-July 892
 10 A LITTLE BIRD TOLD ME-Evelyn Knight-January 884
 11 A Dreamer's Holiday-Perry Como-December 838
 12 Powder Your Face With Sunshine-Evelyn Knight-February 832
 13 Room Full Of Roses-Sammy Kaye Orchestra & Don Cornell-September 784
 14 Riders In The Sky-Vaughn Monroe Orchestra-May 756
 15 Don't Cry,joe-Gordon Jenkins Orchestra & Betty Brewer-November 750
 16 My Darling,my Darling-Jo Stafford & Gordon Macrae-January 710
 17 That Lucky Old Sun-Frankie Laine-October 702
 18 Lavender Blue-Sammy Kaye Orchestra & Three Kaydets-February 692
 19 'a' You're Adorable-Perry Como-May 656
 20 Sunflower-Russ Morgan Orchestra & The Skylarks-April 642
 21 Red Roses For A Blue Lady-Vaughn Monroe Orchestra-April 604
 22 So In Love-Patti Page-March 582
 23 Galway Bay-Bing Crosby-March 578
 24 I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm-Les Brown Orchestra-March 534
 25 Someday-Vaughn Monroe Orchestra-October 530
 26 Maybe It's Because-Dick Haymes-October 462
 27 A Wonderful Guy-Margaret Whiting-July 448
 28 Let's Take An Old Fashioned Walk-Perry Como-September 448
 29 Slipping Ajround-Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely-November 442
 30 Just One Way To Say 'i Love You'-Jo Stafford-September 430
 31 I Don't See Me In Your Eyes Anymore-Gordon Jenkins Orchestra & Stardusters-July 400
 32 Careless Hands-Mel Torme-May 398
 33 Mule Train-Frankie Laine-December 388
 34 There's 'yes, Yes' In Your Eyes-Eddy Howard Orchestra-July 342
 35 Baby,it's Cold Outside-Johnny Mercer & Margaret Whiting-August 340
 36 Someone Like You-Doris Day-April 266
 37 Fiddle Dee Dee-Sammy Kaye Orchestra & The Kaydets-September 174
 38 Rudolph The Red-nosed Reindeer-Gene Autry-December 158
 39 White Christmas-Bing Crosby-January 146
 40 Twenty Four Hours Of Sunshine-Art Mooney Orchestra-October 136
 41 Here I'll Stay-Jo Stafford-January 126
 42 Jealous Heart-Al Morgan-October 96
 43 Kiss Me,sweet-Sammy Kaye Orchestra,don Cornell & Laura Leslie-May 90
 44 And It Still Goes-Vaughn Monroe Orchestra-August 86
 45 It's A Great Feeling-Doris Day-September 86
 46 Four Winds And The Seven Seas-Sammy Kaye Orchestra & Tony Alamo-August 52
 47 The Huckle Buck-Tommy Dorsey Orchestra & Charlie Shavers-August 50
 48 Younger Than Springtime-Gordon Macrae-September 48
 49 You Was-Patti Page & Vic Damone-April 48
 50 Santa Claus Is Coming To Town-Bing Crosby & Andrews Sisters-January 44
 51 Easter Parade-Guy Lombardo-April 44
 52 My One And Only Highland Fling-Dinah Shore & Buddy Clark-July 44
 53 How It Lies,how It Lies,how It Lies-Connie Haines-June 44
 54 Five Foot Two, Eyes Of Blue-Benny Strong-June 42
 55 Lover's Gold-Dinah Shore-August 42
 56 Everywhere You Go-Guy Lombardo Orchestra-June 42
 57 All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth-Spike Jones And George Rock-January 42