List of Billboard number-one singles of 1949
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This is a list of number-one songs in the United States during the year 1949 according to Billboard magazine. Prior to the creation of the Billboard Hot 100, Billboard published multiple singles charts each week. In 1949, the following three charts were produced:
- Best Sellers in Stores – ranked the biggest selling singles in retail stores, as reported by merchants surveyed throughout the country.
- Most Played by Jockeys – ranked the most played songs on United States radio stations, as reported by radio disc jockeys and radio stations.
- Most Played in Jukeboxes – ranked the most played songs in jukeboxes across the United States.
Shown is a list of songs that topped the Best Sellers in Stores chart.
| Issue date | Song | Artist(s) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | "Buttons and Bows" | Dinah Shore | |
| January 8 | "All I Want for Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth)" | Spike Jones and His Orchestra | |
| January 15 | "Buttons and Bows" | Dinah Shore | |
| January 22 | "A Little Bird Told Me" | Evelyn Knight | |
| January 29 | |||
| February 5 | |||
| February 12 | |||
| February 19 | |||
| February 26 | |||
| March 5 | |||
| March 12 | "Cruising Down the River" | Blue Barron and His Orchestra | |
| March 19 | |||
| March 26 | Russ Morgan and His Orchestra | ||
| April 2 | |||
| April 9 | |||
| April 16 | |||
| April 23 | |||
| April 30 | |||
| May 7 | |||
| May 14 | "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend" | Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra | |
| May 21 | |||
| May 28 | |||
| June 4 | |||
| June 11 | |||
| June 18 | |||
| June 25 | |||
| July 2 | |||
| July 9 | |||
| July 16 | |||
| July 23 | |||
| July 30 | "Some Enchanted Evening" | Perry Como | |
| August 6 | |||
| August 13 | |||
| August 20 | |||
| August 27 | |||
| September 3 | "You're Breaking My Heart" | Vic Damone | |
| September 10 | |||
| September 17 | |||
| September 24 | |||
| October 1 | "That Lucky Old Sun" | Frankie Laine | |
| October 8 | |||
| October 15 | |||
| October 22 | |||
| October 29 | |||
| November 5 | |||
| November 12 | |||
| November 19 | |||
| November 26 | "Mule Train" | ||
| December 3 | |||
| December 10 | |||
| December 17 | |||
| December 24 | |||
| December 31 |