Billboard year-end top 30 singles of 1949 This is a list of Billboard magazine's top popular songs of 1949 according to retail sales.[1] Vaughn Monroe's rendition of "Riders in the Sky" topped the year-end list, while his renditions of "Someday" and "Red Roses for a Blue Lady" also appeared at number 12 and number 21, respectively. Perry Como has three songs on the year-end list, including the number one singles "Some Enchanted Evening" and "'A' You're Adorable" and the number two single "Forever and Ever". Big band leader Russ Morgan charted three songs on the list, with one ("Cruising Down the River") credited as Russ Morgan Orchestra, while the other two ("Forever and Ever" and "So Tired") were credited under just his name. Year-end list[edit] No. Title Artist(s) 1 "Riders in the Sky" Vaughn Monroe 2 "That Lucky Old Sun" Frankie Laine 3 "You're Breaking My Heart" Vic Damone 4 "Some Enchanted Evening" Perry Como 5 "Slippin' Around" Jimmy Wakely and Margaret Whiting 6 "I Can Dream, Can't I?" The Andrews Sisters and Gordon Jenkins 7 "Cruising Down the River" Russ Morgan Orchestra 8 "A Little Bird Told Me" Evelyn Knight and the Stardusters 9 "Mule Train" Frankie Laine 10 "Jealous Heart" Al Morgan 11 "Cruising Down the River" Blue Barron Orchestra 12 "Someday" Vaughn Monroe 13 "Again" Doris Day 14 "Forever and Ever" Russ Morgan 15 "Forever and Ever" Perry Como with Mitchell Ayres 16 "Don't Cry, Joe" Gordon Jenkins Orchestra 17 "Room Full of Roses" Sammy Kaye 18 "Far Away Places" Bing Crosby and Ken Darby Choir 19 "Buttons and Bows" Dinah Shore 20 "Galway Bay" Bing Crosby 21 "Red Roses for a Blue Lady" Vaughn Monroe 22 "So Tired" Russ Morgan 23 "Powder Your Face with Sunshine" Evelyn Knight and the Stardusters 24 "Baby, It's Cold Outside" Margaret Whiting and Johnny Mercer 25 "Whispering Hope" Jo Stafford and Gordon MacRae with Paul Weston 26 "Maybe It's Because" Dick Haymes 27 "Careless Hands" Sammy Kaye Orchestra 28 "'A' You're Adorable" Perry Como and The Fontane Sisters 29 "The Hucklebuck" Tommy Dorsey Orchestra and Charlie Shavers 30 "I Don't See Me in Your Eyes Anymore" Gordon Jenkins Orchestra and the Stardusters See also[edit] 1949 in music List of number-one singles of 1949 (U.S.) References[edit] ^ "The Year's Top Popular Records According to Retail Sales" (PDF). The Billboard. Vol. 62, no. 2. January 14, 1950. p. 14. vteBillboard Year-End Hot 100 singles1946–1949 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950–1969 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970–1989 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990–2009 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010–present 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023