1949 in country music

This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1949.

List of years in country music (table)

Events

Top hits of the year

Number one hits

(As certified by Billboard magazine)

Note: Several songs were simultaneous No. 1 hits on the separate "Most Played Juke Box Folk (later Country & Western) Records," "Best Selling Retail Folk (later Country & Western) Records) and - starting December 10 - "Country & Western Records Most Played by Folk Disk Jockeys" charts.

Other major hits

Births

Deaths

Further reading

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