The Top 100 Songs of 1950
1 The Fat Man Fats Domino
2 Please Send Me Someone To Love Percy Mayfield
3 Teardrops From My Eyes Ruth Brown
4 Mona Lisa Nat "King" Cole
5 Tennessee Waltz Patti Page
6 Long Gone Lonesome Blues Hank Williams
7 Mardi Gras In New Orleans Professor Longhair
8 I'm Movin' On Hank Snow
9 Rollin' Stone Muddy Waters
10 Double Crossing Blues Johnny Otis (Little Esther & the Robins)
11 Moanin' The Blues Hank Williams
12 Pink Champagne Joe Liggins
13 Bad Bad Whiskey Amos Milburn
14 Count Every Star Ravens
15 Why Don't You Love Me Hank Williams
16 Goodnight, Irene Weavers with Gordon Jenkins Orchestra
17 Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy Red Foley
18 Oh Babe! Louis Prima (Keely Smith)
19 Love Don't Love Nobody Roy Brown
20 Blue Light Boogie Louis Jordan
21 Bon Ton Roula Clarence Garlow
22 Bald Head Roy Byrd (Professor Longhair)
23 Safronia B Calvin Boze
24 Rollin' And Tumblin' Muddy Waters
25 Blue Shadows Lowell Fulson
26 Rag Mop Doc Sausage & His Mad Lads
27 Stack-A-Lee Archibald
28 Every Night About This Time Fats Domino
29 Carnival Day Dave Bartholomew
30 I Like My Baby's Pudding Wynonie Harris
31 Nobody's Lonesome For Me Hank Williams
32 I Will Wait Four Buddies
33 Do Something For Me Dominoes
34 Cupid's Boogie Johnny Otis (Little Esther & Mel Walker)
35 Oh Babe! Wynonie Harris & Lucky Millinder
36 Well Oh Well Tiny Bradshaw
37 Hard Luck Blues Roy Brown
38 Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere Joe Morris (Laurie Tate)
39 I'll Never Be Free Paul Gayten (Annie Laurie)
40 I Need You So Ivory Joe Hunter
41 Information Blues Roy Milton
42 Little Red Rooster Griffin Brothers (Margie Day)
43 If You've Got The Money I've Got The Time Lefty Frizzell
44 Shotgun Boogie Tennessee Ernie Ford
45 Everyday I Have The Blues Lowell Fulson
46 Tee-Nah-Nah Smiley Lewis
47 Why Do Things Happen To Me Roy Hawkins
48 Cadillac Baby Roy Brown
49 Rock Mr. Blues Wynonie Harris
50 She Walks Right In Professor Longhair
51 Rockin' With Red Piano Red
52 Nevertheless Mills Brothers
53 Mistrustin' Blues Johnny Otis (Little Esther & Mel Walker)
54 Still In The Dark Joe Turner
55 Louisiana Blues Muddy Waters
56 Good Morning Judge Wynonie Harris
57 I Don't Have To Ride No More Ravens
58 Big Fat Mamas Are Back In Style Bullmoose Jackson
59 Breaking Up The House Tiny Bradshaw
60 Hey La Bas Boogie Fats Domino
61 Ain't Gonna Do It Dave Bartholomew
62 Chicken Blues Dominoes
63 I'll Sail My Ship Alone Moon Mullican
64 S.P. Blues Ivory Joe Hunter
65 Long About Sundown Roy Brown
66 Detroit City Blues Fats Domino
67 I'm Going To Have Myself A Ball Tiny Bradshaw
68 C.C. Baby Brownie McGhee
69 Mr. Blues Is Coming To Town Wynonie Harris
70 Deceivin' Blues Johnny Otis (Little Esther & Mel Walker)
71 Saturday Night Boogie Woogie Man Jimmy Liggins
72 Hot Rod Race Tiny Hill
73 Little Bee Fats Domino
74 Daddy's Little Girl Mills Brothers
75 I Just Don't Like This Kind Of Livin' Hank Williams
76 At Night Orioles
77 Rockin' Blues Johnny Otis (Mel Walker)
78 Sax Shack Boogie Amos Milburn
79 Lonesome Christmas Lowell Fulson
80 That's All Right Jimmy Rogers
81 My Foolish Heart Billy Eckstine
82 I Wanna Be Loved Dinah Washington
83 Shotgun Blues Lightnin' Hopkins
84 Sitting By The Window Billy Eckstine with the Quartones
85 Sad Journey Blues Floyd Dixon
86 My Baby's Gone Charles Brown
87 Keep Your Hands On Your Heart Billy Wright
88 It Isn't Fair Dinah Washington
89 Let's Do It Sticks McGhee
90 Go Back To The One You Love T-Bone Walker
91 Turkey Hop Johnny Otis (Robins)
92 Walkin' Blues Amos Milburn
93 Mother Earth Memphis Slim
94 I Love My Baby Larry Darnell
95 Everybody's Somebody's Fool Lionel Hampton (Little Jimmie Scott)
96 I'm So Crazy For Love Cap-Tans
97 Is My Heart Wasting Time Orioles
98 Million Dollar Secret Helen Humes
99 Our Father (Which Art In Heaven) Five Blind Boys
100 Cry, Cry Baby Ed Wiley (Teddy Reynolds)
10 more worth mentioning.
101 Easter Parade Freddie Mitchell
102 Oh Holy Night Orioles
103 Hideaway Blues Fats Domino
104 Two Years Of Torture Percy Mayfield
105 Let It Roll Again Lucky Millinder (Big John Greer)
106 Peas And Rice Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
107 Lemon Squeezer Four Barons
108 I'm Through Robins
109 Beer Bottle Boogie Johnny Otis (Marilyn Scott)
110 W-I-N-E Hollywood Four Flames
Bruce's choice - An unheralded great record from 1950
* Jumpin' At The Dew Drop Ivory Joe Hunter