Regional Hits of 1951

Other Years: 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958

The standard page for 1951 lists the biggest hit songs across the World. This page compares that with the top 20 biggest hits of the year in North America and Europe. The region index explains how these results were generated and the long term trends.

There are few European charts available from before 1960, so the data on this page is dominated by the North American charts.

  North America   World   Europe  
# Artist Song Title Artist Song Title Artist Song Title #
1 Les Paul & Mary Ford How High the Moon Moves -1 Moves -1 Johnnie Ray Cry Moves -85 Moves -126 Claudio Villa Luna rossa 1
2 Johnnie Ray Cry Moves 1 Moves 1 Les Paul & Mary Ford How High the Moon Moves -87 Moves -131 Winifred Atwell Black & White Rag 2
3 Rosemary Clooney Come On-a My House Moves -5 Moves -5 Nat King Cole Too Young Moves -87 Moves -131 Mouloudji Comme Un P'tit Coquelicot 3
4 Tony Bennett Because of You Moves -1 Moves -6 Nat King Cole Unforgettable Moves 0 Moves 0 Nat King Cole Unforgettable 4
5 Mario Lanza Be My Love Moves -1 Moves 1 Tony Bennett Because of You Moves -86 Moves -42 Tennessee Ernie Ford The Shotgun Boogie 5
6 Perry Como If Moves -4 Moves 1 Mario Lanza Be My Love Moves -81 Moves -100 Mick Micheyl Un Gamin De Paris 6
7 Tony Bennett Cold, Cold Heart Moves 0 Moves 0 Tony Bennett Cold, Cold Heart Moves -85 Moves -100 Nilla Pizzi & Duo Fasano Me voy pa'l pueblo 7
8 Nat King Cole Too Young Moves 5 Moves 5 Rosemary Clooney Come On-a My House Moves -85 Moves -100 Charles Trenet L'ame Des Poetes (Longtemps, Longtemps) 8
9 The Weavers On Top of Old Smokey Moves -2 Moves -2 Pee Wee King Slow Poke Moves -85 Moves -100 Claudio Villa Martellacore 9
10 Nat King Cole Unforgettable Moves 6 Moves 4 Perry Como If Moves -85 Moves -5 Elmore James Dust My Broom 10
11 Pee Wee King Slow Poke Moves 2 Moves 2 The Weavers On Top of Old Smokey Moves -85 Moves -100 Luis Mariano Mexico 11
12 Patti Page Mockingbird Hill Moves -1 Moves -1 Frankie Laine Jezebel Moves -36 Moves -100 Nilla Pizzi Grazie dei fiori 12
13 Frankie Laine Jezebel Moves 1 Moves 1 Patti Page Mockingbird Hill Moves -84 Moves -100 Henri Salvador Le Loup, La Biche & Le Chevalier (Une Chanson Douce) 13
14 Eddy Howard Sin (It's No Sin) Moves -12 Moves -11 Eddie Fisher Anytime Moves -84 Moves -100 Nilla Pizzi Ciliegi rosa (Cerisier rose) 14
15 Billy Eckstine I Apologize Moves -7 Moves -31 Elmore James Dust My Broom Moves 5 Moves -100 Les Freres Jacques La Marie-Joseph 15
16 Les Paul & Mary Ford Mockin' Bird Hill Moves -13 Moves -1 Dinah Shore Sweet Violets Moves -83 Moves -100 Luciano Benevene Settembre (September song) 16
17 Dinah Shore Sweet Violets Moves 1 Moves -15 Hank Williams Hey Good Lookin' Moves -83 Moves -100 Juliette Greco Je Hais Les Dimanches 17
18 Four Aces Tell Me Why Moves -3 Moves -27 Jackie Brenston Rocket 88 Moves -83 Moves -100 Clara Jaione Arrivano i nostri 18
19 Del Wood Down Yonder Moves -18 Moves -14 Guy Mitchell My Truly Truly Fair Moves -83 Moves -17 Mantovani Charmaine 19
20 Les Baxter & His Orchestra Because of You Moves -19 Moves -1 Johnnie Ray The Little White Cloud that Cried Moves -83 Moves -100 Achille Togliani La Signora di trent'anni fa 20

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