EDWARD FOOTE GARDNER TOP US SINGLES FOR 1949*
No. Song-Artist-Month Peak
1 SOME ENCHANTED EVENING-PERRY COMO-JULY 1452
2 CRUISING DOWN THE RIVER-RUSS MORGAN ORCHESTRA, MORGANAIRES-March 1308
3 AGAIN-GORDON JENKINS & THE WEAVERS-June 1276
4 FOREVER AND EVER-RUSS MORGAN-May 1248
5 YOU'RE BREAKING MY HEART-VIC DAMONE-September 1196
6 RIDERS IN THE SKY-VAUGHN MONROE ORCHESTRA-June 1088
7 ROOM FULL OF ROSES-SAMMY KAYE-September 1080
8 THAT LUCKY OLD SUN-Frankie Laine-November 968
9 CARELESS HANDS-Sammy Kaye,Don Cornell & Kaydets-April 928
10 RED ROSES FOR A BLUE LADY-Vaughn Monroe Orchestra-April 892
11 Baby, It's Cold Outside-Johnny Mercer & Margaret Whiting-July 888
12 Jealous Heart-Al Morgan-October 864
13 Someday (You'll Want Me To Want You)-Vaughn Monroe Orchestra-October 856
14 Powder Your Face With Sunshine-Evelyn Knight-February 848
15 Bali Ha'i-Perry Como-July 840
16 So Tired-Russ Morgan Orchestra-March 824
17 Galway Bay-Bing Crosby, Victor Young Orchestra-March 788
18 Mule Train-Frankie Laine-December 768
19 'A' - You're Adorable-Perry Como & The Fontaine Sisters-May 760
20 A Dreamer's Holiday-Perry Como-December 752
21 Maybe It's Because-Dick Haymes-September 752
22 Don't Cry,joe (Let Her Go,let Her Go)-Gordon Jenkins & Betty Brewer-November 752
23 The Hucklebuck-Tommy Dorsey & Charlie Shavers-September 744
24 I Don't See Me In Your Eyes Anymore-Gordon Jenkins & Stardusters-July 732
25 Slipping Around-Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely-November 692
26 The Blue Skirt Waltz-Guy Lombardo & Lombardo Quartet-June 676
27 A Little Bird Told Me-Evelyn Knight-January 658
28 I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm-Les Brown Orchestra-February 620
29 Sunflower-Russ Morgan & The Skylarks-April 604
30 Far Away Places-Bing Crosby-February 586
31 Whispering Hope-Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae-October 572
32 I Can Dream, Can't I?-Andrews Sisters-December 536
33 A Wonderful Guy-Margaret Whiting-July 528
34 Let's Take An Old-fashioned Walk-Perry Como & Mitchell Ayres Orchestra-September 520
35 Johnson Rag-Jack Teter Trio-November 488
36 Lavender Blue (Dilly Dilly)-Sammy Kaye Orchestra,Don Cornell & Kaydets-February 486
37 The Four Winds And The Seven Seas-Sammy Kaye Orchestra,Tony Alamo & Kaye Choir-August 460
38 The Old Master Painter-Dick Haymes, Sunny Burke Orchestra-December 440
39 I Love You So Much It Hurts-Mills Brothers-February 424
40 I Never See Maggie Alone-Kenny Roberts-November 388
41 So In Love-Gordon MacRae-April 348
42 Hop-Scotch Polka (Scotch Hot)-Kenny Gardner & Guy Lombardo Orchestra-October 332
43 Need You-Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae-May 324
44 Cuanto Le Gusta-Andresw Sisters, Carmen Miranda-January 316
45 Sweet Georgia Brown-Brother Bones & His Shadows-February 296
46 Down By The Station-Tommy Dorsey,Denny Dennis & Lucy Ann Polk-February 296
47 I've Got A Lovely Bunch Of Coconuts-Freddy Martin & Merv Griffin-November 288
48 Rudolph, The Red-nosed Reindeer-Gene Autry-December 280
49 Dear Hearts And Gentle People-Bing Crosby-December 276
50 I'll Never Slip Around Again-Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely-November 264
51 The Pussy Cat Song (Nyow! Nyot Nyow!)-Patty Andrews & Bob Crosby Orchestra-February 244
52 Someone Like You-Doris Day-May 240
53 There's Yes! Yes! In Your Eyes-Carmen Cavallaro Orchestra-September 236
54 Kiss Me Sweet-Sammy Kaye Orchestra,Laura Leslie & Don Cornell-June 232
55 Twenty-four Hours Of Sunshine-Art Mooney Orchestra & Art Mooney Choir-September 220
56 White Christmas-Bing Crosby, Ken Darby Singers-December 216
57 (Where Are You) Now That I Need You-Doris Day-October 200
58 I Yust Og Nuts At Christmas-Yogi Yorgesson, Johnny Duffy Trio-December 172
59 Candy Kisses-Eddy Howard Orchestra-May 168
60 Just One Way To Say I Love You-Jo Stafford,Starlighters & Paul Weston Orchestra-September 160
61 Five Foot Two, Eyes Of Blue-Benny Strong Orchestra-June 160
62 Yingle Bells (Jingle Bells)-Yogi Yorgesson, Johnny Duffy Trio-December 152
63 You're So Understanding-Evelyn Knight,4 Hits And A Miss-August 148
64 It's A Big, Wide, Wonderful World-Buddy Clark-May 136
65 Brush Those Tears From Your Eyes-Evelyn Knight & Stardusters-January 120
66 Everywhere You Go-Guy Lombardo Orchestra & Don Rodney-June 108
67 Fiddle Dee Dee-Sammy Kaye Orchestra & The Kaydets-October 104
68 Merry-go-round Waltz-Guy Lombardo Orchestra & Kenny Gardner-June 100
69 Canadian Capers-Doris Day-November 96
70 Ragtime Cowboy Joe-Jo Stafford, Paul Weston Orchestra-October 96
71 Dance Of The Hours-Spike Jones & Doodles Weaver-September 88
72 The Hot Canary-Paul Weston Orchestra-March 88
73 Blue Christmas-Russ Morgan Orchestra, Morganaires-December 76
74 There's No Tomorrow-Tony Martin-December 72
75 Here Comes Santa Claus-Gene Autry-December 60
76 Through A Long And Sleepless Night-Dinah Shore-November 52
77 My One And Only Highland Fling-Dinah Shore & Buddy Clark-July 52
78 Ain't She Sweet-Mr. Ford & Mr.Goon-Bones-August 48
79 Tara Talara Tara-Frankie Laine-February 48
80 Grieving For You-Tony Pastor Orchestra & Rosemary Clooney-February 48
81 Lady Of Spain-Ray Noble Orchestra, Al Bowly-March 48
82 My Bolero-Vic Damone & Glenn Osser Orchestra-September 48
83 Beautiful Eyes-Art Mooney Orchestra & Chorus-March 44
84 Black Coffee-Sarah Vaughan & Joe Lipman Orchestra-June 44
85 For You-Perry Como-January 44
86 The Last Mile Home-Bing Crosby-October 44
87 Once In Love With Amy-Ray Bolger-May 44
88 Envy-Fran Warren & Henri Rene Orchestra-November 44
89 Congratulations-Jo Stafford & Paul Weston Orchestra-February 44
*Edward Foote Gardner ia a mathematician who used data to
compile bi-monthly US single charts between 1899 and 1949.
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