See also: 1949 in country music, 1950 in music, other events of 1950, 1951 in country music, 1950s in music and the List of years in Country Music 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 // Events December 10 - Billboard magazine begins a Country & Western Records Most Played by Folk Disk Jockeys chart - the first chart ever to... See also: 1949 in music, other events of 1950, 1951 in music, 1950s in music and the list of years in music // Events Malcolm Sargent becomes chief conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... See also: 1950 in country music, 1951 in music, other events of 1951, 1952 in country music, 1950s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events Top Hits of the Year No. ... // Music of Afghanistan The beginning of radio broadcasting leads to the beginning of Afghan popular music Music of Argentina Ástor Piazzolla begins to fuse traditional tango music with jazz and classical music Music of Algeria Rai singers like Bellemou Messaoud add violin, accordion and other western influences Music of China... This page indexes the individual year in country music pages. ...

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Top hits of the year

Number one hits

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• January 7 - "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" - Gene Autry
• January 7 - "Blue Christmas" - Ernest Tubb
• January 14 - "I Love You Because" - Leon Payne
• January 14 - "Blues Stay Away From Me" - Delmore Brothers
• January 21 - "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy" - Red Foley
• January 28 - "Take Me in Your Arms and Hold Me" - Eddy Arnold
• April 22 - "Long Gone Lonesome Blues" - Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
• May 27 - "Birmingham Bounce" - Red Foley
• June 17 - "Why Don't You Love Me" - Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
• June 17 - "I'll Sail My Ship Alone" - Moon Mullican
• July 15 - "Mississippi" - Red Foley
• August 19 - "I'm Moving On" - Hank Snow and His Rainbow Ranch Boys
• August 26 - "Goodnight Irene" - Red Foley and Ernest Tubb
• December 23 - "If You've Got the Money I've Got the Time" - Lefty Frizzell
• December 30 - "Moanin' the Blues" - Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys

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

January 7 is the seventh day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is a popular Christmas story about Santa Claus ninth and lead reindeer who possesses an unusually power of destuction that gives off its own light that is powerful enough to illuminate the teams path through anal cavities. ... Gene Autry. ... January 7 is the seventh day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Blue Christmas is a Christmas song written by Billy Hayes and Jay W. Johnson. ... 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. ... January 14 is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Leon Payne was a country music singer and songwriter. ... January 14 is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Alton (1908-1964) and Rabon Delmore (1916-1952), billed as The Delmore Brothers, were country music pioneers and stars of the Grand Ole Opry in the 1930s. ... January 21 is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy is a popular song. ... Clyde Julian Red Foley ( June 17, 1910 - September 19, 1968) was a country music singer. ... January 28 is the 28th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Eddy Arnold (May 15, 1918) is an American country music singer. ... April 22 is the 112th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (113th in leap years). ... It has been suggested that Audrey Williams be merged into this article or section. ... May 27 is the 147th day (148th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 218 days remaining. ... Clyde Julian Red Foley ( June 17, 1910 - September 19, 1968) was a country music singer. ... June 17 is the 168th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (169th in leap years), with 197 days remaining. ... It has been suggested that Audrey Williams be merged into this article or section. ... June 17 is the 168th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (169th in leap years), with 197 days remaining. ... Moon Mullican was an American country and western singer and pianist in the late 1940s and 1950s from Louisiana. ... July 15 is the 196th day (197th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 169 days remaining. ... Clyde Julian Red Foley ( June 17, 1910 - September 19, 1968) was a country music singer. ... August 19 is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Clarence Eugene Snow (May 9, 1914 – December 20, 1999), better known as Hank Snow, was a Hall of Fame country music singer and songwriter. ... August 26 is the 238th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (239th in leap years). ... Goodnight Irene, or Irene, is an American folk standard. ... Clyde Julian Red Foley ( June 17, 1910 - September 19, 1968) was a country music singer. ... 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. ... December 23 is the 357th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (358th in leap years). ... William Orville Lefty Frizzell (March 31, 1928 – July 19, 1975) was an American country music singer and songwriter of the 1950s; a leading exponent of the Honky Tonk style of country music. ... December 30 is the 364th day of the year (365th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 1 day remaining. ... It has been suggested that Audrey Williams be merged into this article or section. ...

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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.