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1949 in music

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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:YYYY music Template:Year nav topic5 This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1949.

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US No. 1 hit singles

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These singles reached the top of the US charts in 1949.

First week Number of weeks Title Artist
January 8, 1949 1 "All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth" Spike Jones
January 15, 1949 1 "Buttons and Bows" Dinah Shore
January 22, 1949 7 "A Little Bird Told Me" Evelyn Knight
March 12, 1949 2 "Cruising Down the River" Blue Barron
March 26, 1949 7 "Cruising Down the River" Russ Morgan
May 14, 1949 11 "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend" Vaughn Monroe
July 30, 1949 5 "Some Enchanted Evening" Perry Como
September 3, 1949 4 "You're Breaking My Heart" Vic Damone
October 1, 1949 8 "That Lucky Old Sun" Frankie Laine
November 26, 1949 6 "Mule Train" Frankie Laine
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Before the Hot100 was implemented in 1958, Billboard magazine measured a record's performance with three charts, 'Best-Selling Popular Retail Records', 'Records Most Played By Disk Jockeys' and 'Most-Played Juke Box Records'. We use the same data, with several modifications. Having no commercial deadlines, year-end data does not end December 31, chart-runs are ever truncated, and every hit song has a year to call home. With few exceptions, records included entered the charts between November 1948 and December 1949. Each week fifteen points were awarded to the number one record, then nine points for number two, eight points for number three, and so on. This system rewards songs that reach the highest positions, as well as those that had the longest chart runs. Each record's three point totals are combined, with that number determining the year-end rank. Number of weeks at number one or total weeks on the chart do not include duplicates; if a record was #1 on all 3 charts on July 15, that counts as one week, not three. Additional information from other sources is reported, but not used for ranking. This includes dates from the "Discography of American Historical Recordings" website, cross-over information from R&B and Country charts, 'Cashbox', and other sources as noted.

Rank Artist Title Label Recorded Released Chart positions
1 Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra "Riders in the Sky (A Cowboy Legend)"<ref name=Victor300>Template:Cite web</ref> RCA Victor 20-3411 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1949 #1, US #1 for 12 weeks, 22 total weeks, US Country 1949 #43, USHB #2 for 1 weeks, 3 total weeks, 627 points, CashBox #1
2 Frankie Laine "That Lucky Old Sun"<ref name=Mercury>Template:Cite web</ref> Mercury 5316 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1949 #2, US #1 for 8 weeks, 22 total weeks, 510 points, CashBox #4
3 The Andrews Sisters with Gordon Jenkins Orchestra "I Can Dream, Can't I?"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Decca 24705 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1949 #3, US #1 for 5 weeks, 25 total weeks, 496 points
4 Evelyn Knight "A Little Bird Told Me"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Decca 24514 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1949 #4, US #1 for 7 weeks, 21 total weeks, 473 points, CashBox #8
5 Perry Como "Some Enchanted Evening"<ref name=Victor300/> RCA Victor 20-3402 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1949 #7, US #1 for 5 weeks, 26 total weeks, 468 points, CashBox #2
6 Vic Damone "You're Breaking My Heart"<ref name=Mercury/> Mercury 5271 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1949 #6, US #1 for 4 weeks, 26 total weeks, 467 points, CashBox #7
7 Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely "Slippin' Around"<ref name=Capitol400>Template:Cite web</ref> Capitol 40224 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1949 #10, US #1 for 3 weeks, 23 total weeks, US Country 1949 #2, USHB #1 for 16 weeks, 32 total weeks, 428 points
8 Blue Barron and His Orchestra "Cruising Down the River"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> MGM 10346 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1949 #8, US #1 for 7 weeks, 20 total weeks, 409 points, CashBox #5
9 Frankie Laine "Mule Train"<ref name=Mercury/> Mercury 5345 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1949 #6, US #1 for 6 weeks, 13 total weeks, 385 points, CashBox #9
10 Russ Morgan and His Orchestra "Cruising Down The River"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Decca 24568 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1949 #10, US #1 for 7 weeks, 22 total weeks, 360 points, CashBox #3
11 Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra "Again"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Decca 24602 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1949 #11, US #2 for 3 weeks, 23 total weeks, 295 points
12 Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra "Someday (You'll Want Me To Want You)"<ref name=Victor350>Template:Cite web</ref> RCA Victor 20-3510 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1949 #12, US #1 for 2 weeks, 18 total weeks, 287 points
13 Russ Morgan and His Orchestra "Forever and Ever"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Decca 24569 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1949 #13, US #1 for 3 weeks, 26 total weeks, 263 points
14 Perry Como "Forever and Ever"<ref name=Victor300/> RCA Victor 20-3347 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1949 #14, US #2 for 1 weeks, 25 total weeks, 245 points
15 Swing And Sway With Sammy Kaye (Vocal Don Cornell) "Room Full of Roses"<ref name=Victor300/> RCA Victor 20-3441 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1949 #15, US #2 for 1 weeks, 24 total weeks, 220 points
16 Evelyn Knight "Powder Your Face with Sunshine"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Decca 24530 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1949 #16, US #1 for 1 week, 20 total weeks, 208 points
17 Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra "Don't Cry, Joe (Let Her Go, Let Her Go, Let Her Go)"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Decca 24720 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1949 #17, US #3 for 1 week, 19 total weeks, 181 points
18 Bing Crosby "Far Away Places"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Decca 24532 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1949 #18, US #2 for 3 weeks, 19 total weeks, 171 points
19 Al Morgan "Jealous Heart" London 30001 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1949 #19, US #4 for 5 weeks, 26 total weeks, 166 points
20 Margaret Whiting "Far Away Places"<ref name=Capitol150>Template:Cite web</ref> Capitol 15278 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1949 #20, US #2 for 6 weeks, 23 total weeks, 152 points
21 Russ Morgan "So Tired"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Decca 24521 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1949 #21, US #3 for 1 weeks, 25 total weeks, 146 points
22 Perry Como and the Fontane Sisters ""A" – You're Adorable (The Alphabet Song)"<ref name=Victor300/> RCA Victor 20-3381 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1949 #22, US #1 for 2 weeks, 15 total weeks, 144 points
23 Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra "Red Roses for a Blue Lady"<ref name=Victor300/> RCA Victor 20-3319 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1949 #23, US #3 for 2 weeks, 22 total weeks, 131 points
24 Perry Como and the Fontane Sisters "A Dreamer's Holiday"<ref name=Victor350/> RCA Victor 20-3543 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1949 #24, US #3 for 1 week, 19 total weeks, 118 points
25 Bing Crosby "Mule Train"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Decca 24798 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1949 #25, US #4 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 109 points
40 Gene Autry and the Pinafores "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer"<ref name=Columbia385>Template:Cite web</ref> Columbia 38610 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1949 #40, US #1 for 1 week, 6 total weeks, US Country 1949 #25, USHB #1 for 4 weeks, 5 total weeks, 55 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 1985, 7,000,000 sold by 1969<ref name=GoldenDiscs>Template:Cite book</ref>
248 Gene Autry "Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)"<ref name=Columbia200>Template:Cite web</ref> Columbia 20377 Template:Start date Template:Start date US Billboard 1949 #248, US #24 for 1 week, 1 total weeks, US Country 1949 #61, USHB #8 for 1 week, 3 total weeks, 3 points, 1,000,000 sales<ref name=GoldenDiscs/>

Top R&B and country hit records

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Classical music

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Premieres

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Composer Composition Date Location Performers
Barber, Samuel Piano Sonata 1949-12-09 Havana, Cuba Horowitz<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Bartók, Béla Viola Concerto (1945) 1949-12-02 Minneapolis Primrose / Minneapolis Symphony – Dorati<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Bernstein, Leonard The Age of Anxiety (Symphony No. 2) 1949-04-08 Boston Bernstein / Boston Symphony – Koussevitzky<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Britten, Benjamin Spring Symphony 1949-07-09 Amsterdam (Holland Festival) Vincent, Ferrier, Pears / Netherlands Radio Choir, Concertgebouw Orchestra – Van Beinum<ref>Template:IRCAM work</ref>
Bush, Alan Nottingham Symphony (Symphony No. 2) 1949-06-27 Nottingham, UK London Philharmonic – Ellenberg<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Carter, Elliott Wind Quintet 1949-02-27 New York City Orenstein, Abosch, Paul, Bobo, Popkin<ref>Template:IRCAM work</ref>
Copland, Aaron Preamble for a Solemn Occasion 1949-12-19 New York City Olivier / Boston Symphony – Bernstein<ref>Template:IRCAM work</ref>
Cowell, Henry Symphony No. 5 (1948) 1949-01-05 Washington DC USA National Symphony – Kindler<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Delius, Frederick Summer Evening; Winter Night; Spring Morning (1890) 1949-01-02 London [unknown orchestra] – Beecham<ref>Template:Almanacco</ref>
Dello Joio, Norman Concertante for Clarinet and Orchestra 1949-05-22 Chautauqua, New York Shaw / Chautauqua Symphony – Autori<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Egge, Klaus Sinfonia giocosa (Symphony No. 2) (1947) 1949-07-09 Oslo [unknown orchestra] – Grüner-Hegge<ref>Template:Almanacco</ref>
Einem, Gottfried von Orchestral Suite from Dantons Tod 1949-02-09 Baden-Baden, Germany SWF Symphony – Rosbaud<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Enescu, George Romanian Concert Overture (1948) 1949-01-23 Washington DC USA National Symphony – Enescu<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Ghedini, Giorgio Federico Concerto funebre in memoria di Duccio Galimberti (1948) 1949-03-02 Rome Accademia di Santa Cecilia Orchestra – Rossi<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Ginastera, Alberto Ollantay (1947) 1949-10-29 Buenos Aires Teatro Colón Regular Orchestra – E. Kleiber<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Ginastera, Alberto String Quartet No. 1 (1948) 1949-10-24 Buenos Aires Mozart Quartet<ref>Template:IRCAM work</ref>
Glinka, Mikhail String Quartet (1824) 1949-02-27 Moscow Beethoven Quartet<ref>Template:Almanacco</ref>
Harris, Roy Kentucky Spring 1949-04-05 Louisville, US Louisville Philharmonic – Whitney<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Henze, Hans Werner Apollo und Hyazintus 1949-06-26 Frankfurt Plümacher, Picht-Axenfeld / Members of the HR Symphony – Henze<ref>Template:IRCAM work</ref>
Henze, Hans Werner Ballett-Variationen 1949-09-26 Düsseldorf NWDR Symphony – Romansky<ref>Template:IRCAM work</ref>
Henze, Hans Werner Chor gefangener Trojer (1948) 1949-02-06 Bielefeld, Germany Bieleld Musikverein Choir, Stadtorchester Bielefeld – Hoffmann<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Henze, Hans Werner Symphony No. 2 1949-12-01 Stuttgart SDR Radio Symphony – Müller-Kray<ref>Template:IRCAM work</ref>
Henze, Hans Werner Variations for Piano 1949-06-17 Frankfurt Kaul<ref>Template:IRCAM work</ref>
Hindemith, Paul Concerto for Woodwinds, Harp and Orchestra 1949-05-15 New York City CBS Symphony – Johnson<ref>Schott Music</ref>
Honegger, Arthur Concerto da camera 1949-05-06 Zürich Jaunet, Saillet / Collegium Musicum Zürich – Sacher<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Howells, Herbert Music for a Prince (1948) 1949-01-23 London BBC Symphony – Sargent<ref>The Career and Reputation of Herbert Howells (page 116)</ref>
Jolivet, André Étude sur les modes antiques (1944) 1949-06-09 Paris Haloua<ref>Template:IRCAM work</ref>
Jolivet, André Symphonic Suite from Guignol et Pandore (1943) 1949-12-11 Paris Colonne Orchestra – Fourestier<ref>Template:IRCAM work</ref>
Landowski, Marcel Jean de la Peur (Symphony No. 1) 1949-04-03 Paris Pasdeloup Orchestra – Wolff<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Lutosławski, Witold Overture for Strings 1949-11-09 Prague Prague Radio Symphony – Fitelberg<ref>Template:IRCAM work</ref>
Malipiero, Gian Francesco Mondi celesti (1947) 1949-02-03 Capri, Italy [unknown ensemble] – Giulini<ref>Template:Almanacco</ref>
Malipiero, Gian Francesco Sinfonia degli archi (Symphony No. 6) 1949-02-11 Basel Basel Chamber Orchestra – Sacher<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Martinů, Bohuslav Piano Concerto No. 3 1949-11-20 Dallas Firkusny / Dallas Symphony – Hendl<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Mennin, Peter The Cycle (Symphony No. 4) 1949-03-18 New York City Collegiate Chorale, New York Philharmonic – Shaw<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Messiaen, Olivier Turangalîla-Symphonie (1948) 1949-12-02 Boston Loriod, Martenot / Boston Symphony – Bernstein<ref>Template:IRCAM work</ref>
Milhaud, Darius Concerto for Marimba and Vibraphone 1949-02-12 St. Louis, US Connor / St. Louis Symphony – Golschmann<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Milhaud, Darius Kentuckiana (1948) 1949-01-04 Louisville, US Louisville Orchestra – Whitney<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Myaskovsky, Nikolai Cello Sonata No. 2 1949-03-05 Moscow Rostropovich, Dedyukhin<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Nystroem, Gösta Sinfonia del mare (Symphony No. 3) (1948) 1949-03-24 Gothenburg, Sweden Eksell / Gothenburg Symphony – Eckerberg<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Ohana, Maurice La venta encantada (1940) 1949-04-29 Paris Girard Orchestra – Girard<ref>Template:IRCAM work</ref>
Panufnik, Andrzej Sinfonia rustica (Symphony No. 1) (1948) 1949-05-13 Warsaw Warsaw Philharmonic – Panufnik<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Poulenc, Francis Cello Sonata (1948) 1949-05-18 Paris Fournier, Poulenc<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Rubbra, Edmund Symphony No. 5 (1947) 1949-01-26 London BBC Symphony – Boult<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Scelsi, Giacinto La nascita del Verbo 1949-10-28 Paris RTF National Orchestra and Chorus – Desormière<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Schoenberg, Arnold Phantasy for Violin and Piano 1949-09-13 Los Angeles Koldofsky, Stein<ref>Template:IRCAM work</ref>
Schuman, William Symphony No. 6 (1948) 1949-02-26 Dallas Dallas Symphony – Dorati<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Seiber, Mátyás Ulysses 1949-05-27 London Lewis / Morley College Choir, Kalmar Orchestra – Goehr<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Shostakovich, Dmitri Song of the Forests 1949-12-11 Leningrad [unknown chorus], Leningrad Philharmonic – Mravinsky<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Tansman, Alexandre Music for Strings (1947) 1949-01-24 Barcelona Barcelona Chamber Orchestra – Tansman<ref>L'oeuvre de Alexandra Tansman: Catalogue practique</ref>
Thompson, Randall Symphony No. 3 1949-05-15 New York City CBS Symphony – Johnson<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Ustvolskaya, Galina The Dream of Stepan Razin 1949-10-08 Leningrad [unknown baritone] / Leningrad Philharmonic – Mravinsky<ref>Template:IRCAM work</ref>
Weinberg, Mieczysław Moldavian Rhapsody 1949-11-30 Moscow (USC Plenum) USSR Radio Symphony – Gauk<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Zimmermann, Bernd Alois Concerto for Strings 1949-07-25 Cologne NWDR Symphony – Meylan<ref>Template:IRCAM work</ref>
Zimmermann, Bernd Alois Symphonic Variations and Fugue on In dulci jubilo 1949-12-10 Koblenz, Germany Southwest German Radio Symphony – Gerdes<ref>Template:IRCAM work</ref>

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