See also: 1948 in country music, 1949 in music, other events of 1949, 1950 in country music, 1940s in music and the List of years in Country Music See also: 1947 in country music, 1948 in music, other events of 1948, 1949 in country music, 1940s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events May 15 - Billboard magazine begins a sales-based Best Selling Folk Retail Records chart, the magazines second chart to track... See also: 1948 in music, other events of 1949, 1950 in music and the list of years in music. // Events Mitch Miller begins his career as one of the 20th centurys most successful record producers at Mercury Eddie Fisher signs with RCA Bob Hope suggests that Anthony Benedetto change... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... <bg color=fff567> // 1940 in music International trends Allied servicemen help bring American and European popular music to Asian countries when they are stationed in Hawaii and the Philippines; this especially includes popularizing the guitar and ukulele in Papua New Guinea Disneys Fantasia introduces stereo sound Music of Argentina... This page indexes the individual year in country music pages. ...

Events

• December 10 - Billboard magazine begins a "Country & Western Records Most Played by Folk Disk Jockeys" chart - the first chart ever to track a song's popularity by radio airplay. The first No. 1 song on the new chart is "Mule Train" by Tennessee Ernie Ford. With the new chart, there are three charts guaging a song's popularity, with the sales and jukebox charts also being used.

December 10 is the 344th day (345th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... An example of a Billboard Magazine. ... Mule Train is a popular song written by Johnny Lange, Hy Heath, and Fred Glickman. ... Ernest Jennings Ford (February 13, 1919 -October 17, 1991), better known by the stage name Tennessee Ernie Ford, was a pioneering U.S. recording artist and television host who enjoyed success in the country & western, pop, and gospel musical genres. ...

Top hits of the year

Number one hits

(As certified by Billboard magazine) An example of a Billboard Magazine. ...

• January 22 - "I Love You So Much it Hurts" - Jimmy Wakely
• March 5 - "Don't Rob Another Man's Castle" - Eddy Arnold
• March 19 - "Tennessee Saturday Night" - Red Foley and the Cumberland Valley Boys
• April 2 - "Candy Kisses" - George Morgan
• May 7 - "Lovesick Blues" - Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
• June 18 - "One Kiss Too Many" - Eddy Arnold
• July 30 - "I'm Throwing Rice (at the Girl I Love)" - Eddy Arnold
• September 10 - "Why Don't You Haul Off and Love Me" - Wayne Raney
• September 24 - "Slipping Around" - Ernest Tubb
• October 8 - "Slipping Around" - Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely
• December 10 - "Mule Train" - Tennessee Ernie Ford

Note: Several songs were simultaneous No. 1 hits on the separate "Most Played Juke Box Folk (later Country & Western) Records," "Best Selling Retail Folk (later Country & Western) Records) and - starting December 10 - "Country & Western Records Most Played by Folk Disk Jockeys" charts.

January 22 is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... March 5 is the 64th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (65th in leap years). ... Eddy Arnold (May 15, 1918) is an American country music singer. ... March 19 is the 78th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (79th in leap years). ... Clyde Julian Red Foley ( June 17, 1910 - September 19, 1968) was a country music singer. ... April 2 is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 273 days remaining. ... George Morgan (1924 – 1975) was a mid-20th century country music singer. ... May 7 is the 127th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (128th in leap years). ... Hank Williams Sr. ... June 18 is the 169th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (170th in leap years), with 196 days remaining. ... Eddy Arnold (May 15, 1918) is an American country music singer. ... July 30 is the 211th day (212th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 154 days remaining. ... Eddy Arnold (May 15, 1918) is an American country music singer. ... September 10 is the 253rd day of the year (254th in leap years). ... September 24 is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years). ... Ernest Dale Tubb (February 9, 1914 - September 6, 1984), nicknamed the Texas Troubadour, was an American singer and songwriter and one of the pioneers of country music. ... October 8 is the 281st day of the year (282nd in leap years). ... Margaret Whiting on the cover of her 2000 collection The Complete Capitol Hits of Margaret Whiting Margaret Whiting (born July 22, 1924) was a traditional pop music singer in the 1940s and 1950s. ... December 10 is the 344th day (345th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Mule Train is a popular song written by Johnny Lange, Hy Heath, and Fred Glickman. ... Ernest Jennings Ford (February 13, 1919 -October 17, 1991), better known by the stage name Tennessee Ernie Ford, was a pioneering U.S. recording artist and television host who enjoyed success in the country & western, pop, and gospel musical genres. ...

Other major hits

Top new album releases

Births

Deaths

• December 11 - Fiddlin' John Carson, 81, one of country music's first popular recording artist on a nationwide basis.

December 11 is the 345th day (346th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Fiddling John Carson (1868 - 1949) was an important early country fiddler. ...

Further reading

• Kingsbury, Paul, "Vinyl Hayride: Country Music Album Covers 1947-1989," Country Music Foundation, 2003 (ISBN 0-8118-3572-3)
• Millard, Bob, "Country Music: 70 Years of America's Favorite Music," HarperCollins, New York, 1993 (ISBN 0-06-273244-7)
• Whitburn, Joel. "Top Country Songs 1944-2005 - 6th Edition." 2005.