100 Greatest Songs From 1949
Criteria: These songs from 1949 were chosen and ranked based on their initial & lasting popularity, and on their impact on the overall scope of musical history.
Note: Yearly song lists go by earliest 'release date' (Single, Album, or Country of first release). Not necessarily the year a song peaked in the U.S. charts.
Note: Yearly song lists go by earliest 'release date' (Single, Album, or Country of first release). Not necessarily the year a song peaked in the U.S. charts.
1. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
Hank Williams
2. Lovesick Blues
Hank Williams
3. Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee
Stick McGhee & His Buddies
4. Saturday Night Fish Fry
Louis Jordan
5. The Hucklebuck
Paul Williams
6. Riders In The Sky
Vaughn Monroe
7. Mule Train
Frankie Laine
8. Blues Stay Away From Me
Delmore Brothers
9. I'll Get Along Somehow
Larry Darnell
10. For You My Love
Larry Darnell
11. What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?
Orioles
12. Chattanoogie Shoe-Shine Boy
Red Foley
13. Trouble Blues
Charles Brown
14. Tell Me So
Orioles
15. Rock The Joint
Jimmy Preston
16. All She Wants To Do Is Rock
Wynonie Harris
17. Rockin' At Midnight
Roy Brown
18. I Almost Lost My Mind
Ivory Joe Hunter
19. When Things Go Wrong with You
Tampa Red
20. Lost Highway
Hank Williams
21. Boogie At Midnight
Roy Brown
22. That Lucky Old Sun
Frankie Laine
23. Rag Mop
Johnnie Lee Wills / Ames Brothers
24. My Bucket's Got A Hole In It
Hank Williams
25. Why Don't You Haul Off And Love Me
Bull Moose Jackson / Wayne Raney
26. So Long
Ruth Brown
27. Country Boy
Dave Bartholomew
28. Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
Gene Autry
29. Long John Blues
Dinah Washington
30. Sweet Black Angel
Robert Nighthawk
31. Baby Get Lost
Dinah Washington
32. Did you See Jackie Robinson Hit That Ball?
Buddy Johnson
33. Sittin' on It All the Time
Wynonie Harris
34. Baby It's Cold Outside
Dinah Shore & Buddy Clark / Louis Jordan & Ella Fitzgerald
35. I Can dream, Can't I?
Andrews Sisters
36. Roomin' House Boogie
Amos Milburn
37. Touch Me Lord Jesus
Angelic Gospel Singers
38. Slippin' Around
Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely
39. Mary's Fine
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
40. Hey Little Girl
Professor Longhair
41. Beans And Corn Bread
Louis Jordan
42. Blue and Lonesome
Memphis Slim
43. Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You)
Mills Brothers / Vaughn Monroe
44. Sneakin' Around
Rudy Render
45. Black Coffee
Sarah Vaughan
46. You're Gonna Change (Or I'm Gonna Leave)
Hank Williams
47. 3 X 7 = 21
Jewel King
48. Forgive And Forget
Orioles
49. Shout, Sister Shout
Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup
50. T-Bone Shuffle
T-Bone Walker
51. Caravan
Billy Eckstine
52. I Didn't Like It The First Time (The Spinach Song)
Julia Lee
53. Crawlin' King Snake
John Lee Hooker
54. Granma Plays The Numbers
Wynonie Harris
55. Hold Me Baby
Amos Milburn
56. Some Enchanted Evening
Jo Stafford
57. Broken Hearted
Eddie Williams (Floyd Dixon)
58. Confession Blues
Ray Charles
59. I Feel That Old Age Coming On
Wynonie Harris
60. Cuttin' Out
Paul Gayten (Annie Laurie)
61. Come Back Baby
Lowell Fulson
62. Blue Christmas
Ernest Tubb
63. Little Girl, Don't Cry
Bull Moose Jackson
64. Ricky's Blues
Ravens
65. In The Evening When The Sun Goes Down
Charles Brown / Jimmy Witherspoon
66. In the Middle of the Night
Amos Milburn
67. Mind Your Own Business
Hank Williams
68. Guess Who
Ivory Joe Hunter
69. Hobo Blues
John Lee Hooker
70. You Satisfy
Dinah Washington / Billy Wright
71. Hucklebuck Daddy
Jimmy Preston
72. My Time Is Expensive
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
73. No Rollin' Blues
Jimmy Witherspoon
74. Exactly Like You
King Cole Trio
75. Candy Kisses
George Morgan
76. Cole Slaw
Frank Culley / Louis Jordan
77. Wild Wig
Big Jay McNeely
78. Good Daddy Blues
Dinah Washington
79. Tim Moore's Farm
Lightnin' Hopkins
80. Don't Put Me Down
Jimmy Liggins
81. You Broke Your Promise
Louis Jordan
82. Lonesome Cabin Blues
Mercy Dee
83. Lavender Coffin
Fat Man Robinson
84. Gospel Train
Marie Knight
85. Help Me Some
Memphis Slim
86. Roamin' Blues
Louis Jordan
87. I Don't Care Who Knows
Buddy Johnson Orchestra And Ella Johnson
88. Please Don't Go
Roy Brown
89. T-Model Blues
Lightnin' Hopkins
90. Farewell
Little Willie Littlefield
91. Drinking Beer
Tiny Grimes
92. Rub A Little Boogie
Duke Bayou & His Mystic Six (Champion Jack Dupree)
93. Your Breaking My Heart
Ink Spots
94. Tonight's The Night
Julia Lee
95. It's Midnight (No Place to Go)
Little Willie Littlefield
96. A Kiss and a Rose
Orioles/Charioteers
97. Anna Lee Blues
Nighthawks
98. Fiesta In Old Mexico
Camille Howard
99. If It's So, Baby
Johnny Otis (Robins)
100. Rock Awhile
Goree Carter & His Hepcats
Hank Williams
2. Lovesick Blues
Hank Williams
3. Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee
Stick McGhee & His Buddies
4. Saturday Night Fish Fry
Louis Jordan
5. The Hucklebuck
Paul Williams
6. Riders In The Sky
Vaughn Monroe
7. Mule Train
Frankie Laine
8. Blues Stay Away From Me
Delmore Brothers
9. I'll Get Along Somehow
Larry Darnell
10. For You My Love
Larry Darnell
11. What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?
Orioles
12. Chattanoogie Shoe-Shine Boy
Red Foley
13. Trouble Blues
Charles Brown
14. Tell Me So
Orioles
15. Rock The Joint
Jimmy Preston
16. All She Wants To Do Is Rock
Wynonie Harris
17. Rockin' At Midnight
Roy Brown
18. I Almost Lost My Mind
Ivory Joe Hunter
19. When Things Go Wrong with You
Tampa Red
20. Lost Highway
Hank Williams
21. Boogie At Midnight
Roy Brown
22. That Lucky Old Sun
Frankie Laine
23. Rag Mop
Johnnie Lee Wills / Ames Brothers
24. My Bucket's Got A Hole In It
Hank Williams
25. Why Don't You Haul Off And Love Me
Bull Moose Jackson / Wayne Raney
26. So Long
Ruth Brown
27. Country Boy
Dave Bartholomew
28. Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
Gene Autry
29. Long John Blues
Dinah Washington
30. Sweet Black Angel
Robert Nighthawk
31. Baby Get Lost
Dinah Washington
32. Did you See Jackie Robinson Hit That Ball?
Buddy Johnson
33. Sittin' on It All the Time
Wynonie Harris
34. Baby It's Cold Outside
Dinah Shore & Buddy Clark / Louis Jordan & Ella Fitzgerald
35. I Can dream, Can't I?
Andrews Sisters
36. Roomin' House Boogie
Amos Milburn
37. Touch Me Lord Jesus
Angelic Gospel Singers
38. Slippin' Around
Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely
39. Mary's Fine
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
40. Hey Little Girl
Professor Longhair
41. Beans And Corn Bread
Louis Jordan
42. Blue and Lonesome
Memphis Slim
43. Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You)
Mills Brothers / Vaughn Monroe
44. Sneakin' Around
Rudy Render
45. Black Coffee
Sarah Vaughan
46. You're Gonna Change (Or I'm Gonna Leave)
Hank Williams
47. 3 X 7 = 21
Jewel King
48. Forgive And Forget
Orioles
49. Shout, Sister Shout
Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup
50. T-Bone Shuffle
T-Bone Walker
51. Caravan
Billy Eckstine
52. I Didn't Like It The First Time (The Spinach Song)
Julia Lee
53. Crawlin' King Snake
John Lee Hooker
54. Granma Plays The Numbers
Wynonie Harris
55. Hold Me Baby
Amos Milburn
56. Some Enchanted Evening
Jo Stafford
57. Broken Hearted
Eddie Williams (Floyd Dixon)
58. Confession Blues
Ray Charles
59. I Feel That Old Age Coming On
Wynonie Harris
60. Cuttin' Out
Paul Gayten (Annie Laurie)
61. Come Back Baby
Lowell Fulson
62. Blue Christmas
Ernest Tubb
63. Little Girl, Don't Cry
Bull Moose Jackson
64. Ricky's Blues
Ravens
65. In The Evening When The Sun Goes Down
Charles Brown / Jimmy Witherspoon
66. In the Middle of the Night
Amos Milburn
67. Mind Your Own Business
Hank Williams
68. Guess Who
Ivory Joe Hunter
69. Hobo Blues
John Lee Hooker
70. You Satisfy
Dinah Washington / Billy Wright
71. Hucklebuck Daddy
Jimmy Preston
72. My Time Is Expensive
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
73. No Rollin' Blues
Jimmy Witherspoon
74. Exactly Like You
King Cole Trio
75. Candy Kisses
George Morgan
76. Cole Slaw
Frank Culley / Louis Jordan
77. Wild Wig
Big Jay McNeely
78. Good Daddy Blues
Dinah Washington
79. Tim Moore's Farm
Lightnin' Hopkins
80. Don't Put Me Down
Jimmy Liggins
81. You Broke Your Promise
Louis Jordan
82. Lonesome Cabin Blues
Mercy Dee
83. Lavender Coffin
Fat Man Robinson
84. Gospel Train
Marie Knight
85. Help Me Some
Memphis Slim
86. Roamin' Blues
Louis Jordan
87. I Don't Care Who Knows
Buddy Johnson Orchestra And Ella Johnson
88. Please Don't Go
Roy Brown
89. T-Model Blues
Lightnin' Hopkins
90. Farewell
Little Willie Littlefield
91. Drinking Beer
Tiny Grimes
92. Rub A Little Boogie
Duke Bayou & His Mystic Six (Champion Jack Dupree)
93. Your Breaking My Heart
Ink Spots
94. Tonight's The Night
Julia Lee
95. It's Midnight (No Place to Go)
Little Willie Littlefield
96. A Kiss and a Rose
Orioles/Charioteers
97. Anna Lee Blues
Nighthawks
98. Fiesta In Old Mexico
Camille Howard
99. If It's So, Baby
Johnny Otis (Robins)
100. Rock Awhile
Goree Carter & His Hepcats
20 more worth mentioning.
101. Screamin' And Cryin'
Muddy Waters
102. Numbers Boogie
Sugar Chile Robinson
103. Nobody's Child
Hank Snow
104. Hoogie Boogie
John Lee Hooker
105. Landlord Blues
Ivory Joe Hunter
106. Cruising Down The River
Russ Morgan/Blue Baron Band
107. I Want My Fanny Brown
Wynonie Harris
108. The Little Red Hen
Johnny Otis (Redd Lyte)
109. Rock Cola
Joe Lutcher
110. Doby's Boogie
Freddie Mitchell
111. The Hammer Song
Weavers
112. Back Street
Eddie Chamblee
113. Huckle Up Baby
John Lee Hooker
114. Frisco Bay
Memphis Slim
115. Wedding Bells
Hank Williams
116. Page Boy Shuffle
Joe Thomas
117. Somebody Done Stole My Cherry Red
Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
118. I Want My Baby (When The Rooster Crows)
Joe Turner
119. I Challenge Your Kiss
Orioles / Four Jacks
120. Battle Of The Blues
Joe Turner & Wynonie Harris
Muddy Waters
102. Numbers Boogie
Sugar Chile Robinson
103. Nobody's Child
Hank Snow
104. Hoogie Boogie
John Lee Hooker
105. Landlord Blues
Ivory Joe Hunter
106. Cruising Down The River
Russ Morgan/Blue Baron Band
107. I Want My Fanny Brown
Wynonie Harris
108. The Little Red Hen
Johnny Otis (Redd Lyte)
109. Rock Cola
Joe Lutcher
110. Doby's Boogie
Freddie Mitchell
111. The Hammer Song
Weavers
112. Back Street
Eddie Chamblee
113. Huckle Up Baby
John Lee Hooker
114. Frisco Bay
Memphis Slim
115. Wedding Bells
Hank Williams
116. Page Boy Shuffle
Joe Thomas
117. Somebody Done Stole My Cherry Red
Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
118. I Want My Baby (When The Rooster Crows)
Joe Turner
119. I Challenge Your Kiss
Orioles / Four Jacks
120. Battle Of The Blues
Joe Turner & Wynonie Harris
DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 1949
An unheralded great record from 1949
Adam's choice:
* That's Her Own Business
Tampa Red
Bruce's choice:
* Every Man To His Own Profession
Louis Jordan
Lew's choice:
* Mansion on the Hill
Hank Williams
Adam's choice:
* That's Her Own Business
Tampa Red
Bruce's choice:
* Every Man To His Own Profession
Louis Jordan
Lew's choice:
* Mansion on the Hill
Hank Williams
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Edited By: Adam
Last Updated: 2009-06-12