List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 1949

These are the Billboard Magazine number one albums of 1949, per the Billboard 200.

Issue Date	Album	Artist(s)	Label
January 1	Merry Christmas	Bing Crosby	Decca
January 8
January 15
January 22	Vaughn Monroe Sings	Vaughn Monroe	RCA Victor
January 29	Roses In Rhythm	Frankie Carle	Columbia
February 5	Vaughn Monroe Sings	Vaughn Monroe	RCA Victor
February 12	Words and Music	Soundtrack	MGM Records
February 19
February 26
March 5
March 12
March 19	Kiss Me, Kate	Original Cast	Columbia
March 26	Words and Music	Soundtrack	MGM
April 2	Kiss Me, Kate	Original Cast	Columbia
April 9
April 16
April 23
April 30
May 7
May 14
May 21
May 28
June 4	South Pacific	Original Cast	Columbia
June 11
June 18
June 25
July 2
July 9
July 16
July 23
July 30
August 6
August 13
August 20
August 27
September 3
September 10
September 17
September 24
October 1
October 8
October 15
October 22
October 29
November 5
November 12
November 19
November 26
December 3
December 10
December 17
December 24	Merry Christmas	Bing Crosby	Decca
December 31