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Songs from the Year 1951

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This page lists the top songs of 1951 in the source charts. The way that the various charts are combined to reach this final list is described on the in the site generation page. A list of the hit albums of 1951 can be found here. This list is compared to the results for North America and Europe here.

# Artist Song Title Year Chart Entries
1 Johnnie Ray Cry 1951 US Billboard 1 - Nov 1951 (27 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Dec 1951, US 1 for 11 weeks Dec 1951, US CashBox 1 - Dec 1951, Australia 1 for 5 weeks Jun 1952, Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998, US BB 2 of 1951, DDD 4 of 1951, RYM 5 of 1951, POP 6 of 1952, Italy 68 of 1955, Acclaimed 1084
2 Les Paul & Mary Ford How High the Moon 1951 US Billboard 1 - Mar 1951 (25 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Mar 1951, US 1 for 9 weeks Apr 1951, US CashBox 1 - Apr 1951, Grammy Hall of Fame in 1979, DDD 10 of 1951, US BB 12 of 1951, POP 12 of 1951, Brazil 17 of 1951, RYM 19 of 1951, RIAA 317, Acclaimed 514
3 Nat King Cole Too Young 1951 US Billboard 1 - Apr 1951 (29 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Apr 1951, US 1 for 5 weeks Jun 1951, US CashBox 1 - Apr 1951, Australia 1 for 9 weeks Sep 1951, POP 1 of 1951, DDD 5 of 1951, Brazil 7 of 1953, RYM 10 of 1951
4 Tony Bennett Because of You 1951 US Billboard 1 - Jun 1951 (32 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Jun 1951, US 1 for 8 weeks Sep 1951, US CashBox 1 - Jun 1951, Australia 1 for 6 weeks Jan 1952, US BB 6 of 1951, POP 6 of 1951, RYM 27 of 1951
5 Nat King Cole Unforgettable 1951 US BB 1 of 1952, Grammy Hall of Fame in 2000, POP 1 of 1952, RYM 4 of 1951, US Billboard 12 - Nov 1951 (15 weeks), US 1940s 14 - Nov 1951, US CashBox 16 - Nov 1951, DDD 25 of 1951, Europe 63 of the 1950s, Scrobulate 78 of vocal, WXPN 500
6 Mario Lanza Be My Love 1951 US Billboard 1 - Dec 1950 (34 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Dec 1950, US 1 for 1 week Mar 1951, US CashBox 1 - Nov 1950, US BB 9 of 1951, POP 9 of 1951, Brazil 17 of 1952, Europe 79 of the 1950s, RYM 137 of 1951
7 Tony Bennett Cold, Cold Heart 1951 US Billboard 1 - Jul 1951 (27 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Aug 1951, US 1 for 6 weeks Nov 1951, Australia 1 for 2 weeks Mar 1952, US CashBox 2 - Aug 1951, US BB 14 of 1951, POP 22 of 1951, RYM 30 of 1951
8 Rosemary Clooney Come On-a My House 1951 US Billboard 1 - Jul 1951 (20 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Jul 1951, US 1 for 6 weeks Jul 1951, US CashBox 1 - Jul 1951, US BB 5 of 1951, POP 5 of 1951, RYM 12 of 1951
9 Pee Wee King Slow Poke 1951 US Billboard 1 - Nov 1951 (24 weeks), US CashBox 1 - Nov 1951, Australia 1 for 5 weeks May 1952, US 1940s 3 - Nov 1951, US BB 11 of 1952, POP 16 of 1952, DDD 76 of 1951, RYM 131 of 1952
10 Perry Como If 1951 US Billboard 1 - Jan 1951 (24 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Jan 1951, US 1 for 6 weeks Mar 1951, US CashBox 1 - Jan 1951, US BB 11 of 1951, POP 16 of 1951
11 The Weavers On Top of Old Smokey 1951 US CashBox 1 - Apr 1951, US Billboard 2 - Mar 1951 (23 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Mar 1951, US BB 3 of 1951, POP 3 of 1951, DDD 52 of 1951, RYM 53 of 1951, RIAA 305
12 Frankie Laine Jezebel 1951 US Billboard 2 - May 1951 (21 weeks), US 1940s 2 - May 1951, US CashBox 2 - May 1951, US BB 8 of 1951, POP 8 of 1951, Italy 22 of 1952, Brazil 95 of 1952, RYM 124 of 1951
13 Patti Page Mockingbird Hill 1951 US CashBox 1 - Mar 1951, US Billboard 2 - Feb 1951 (22 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Mar 1951, US BB 4 of 1951, POP 4 of 1951, RYM 64 of 1951
14 Eddie Fisher Anytime 1951 Australia 1 for 3 weeks Aug 1952, US Billboard 2 - Dec 1951 (30 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Dec 1951, US CashBox 3 - Dec 1951, Brazil 75 of 1953, RYM 155 of 1952
15 Elmore James Dust My Broom 1951 Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998, DDD 3 of 1951, Peel list 4 of 1951, Scrobulate 4 of blues, RYM 8 of 1951, Acclaimed 442
16 Dinah Shore Sweet Violets 1951 US CashBox 1 - Jul 1951, Australia 1 for 4 weeks Dec 1951, US Billboard 3 - Jul 1951 (17 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Jul 1951
17 Hank Williams Hey Good Lookin' 1951 Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001, RYM 1 of 1951, DDD 9 of 1951, US Billboard 29 - Sep 1951 (1 weeks), Acclaimed 701
18 Jackie Brenston Rocket 88 1951 Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998, RYM 2 of 1951, DDD 2 of 1951, POP 13 of 1951, Acclaimed 308
19 Guy Mitchell My Truly Truly Fair 1951 Australia 1 for 4 weeks Nov 1951, US Billboard 2 - Jun 1951 (19 weeks), US CashBox 3 - Jun 1951, US 1940s 5 - Jun 1951, Brazil 50 of 1952
20 Johnnie Ray The Little White Cloud that Cried 1951 US Billboard 2 - Nov 1951 (22 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Nov 1951, US CashBox 4 - Dec 1951, RYM 5 of 1951, DDD 31 of 1951, Brazil 33 of 1952
21 Four Aces Tell Me Why 1951 Australia 1 for 2 weeks Jul 1952, US Billboard 2 - Dec 1951 (24 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Dec 1951, US CashBox 2 - Dec 1951
22 Billy Eckstine I Apologize 1951 Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999, US Billboard 6 - Mar 1951 (20 weeks), US CashBox 7 - Feb 1951, US 1940s 8 - Mar 1951, DDD 30 of 1951, Brazil 81 of 1951
23 Billy Ward & The Dominoes Sixty Minute Man 1951 DDD 1 of 1951, POP 2 of 1951, RYM 3 of 1951, US BB 10 of 1951, Acclaimed 2226
24 Joe 'Fingers' Carr Down Yonder 1951 US CashBox 1 - Oct 1951, Australia 1 for 2 weeks Apr 1952, US Billboard 14 - Oct 1951 (17 weeks), US 1940s 14 - Oct 1951
25 Eddy Howard Sin (It's No Sin) 1951 US Billboard 1 - Sep 1951 (24 weeks), US 1 for 2 weeks Dec 1951, US BB 13 of 1951, POP 25 of 1951
26 Champ Butler Down Yonder 1951 US CashBox 1 - Sep 1951, Australia 1 for 2 weeks Apr 1952, US Billboard 17 - Sep 1951 (15 weeks), US 1940s 18 - Oct 1951
27 Mario Lanza The Loveliest Night Of The Year 1951 Australia 1 for 2 weeks Nov 1951, US Billboard 3 - Apr 1951 (34 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Apr 1951, US CashBox 4 - Apr 1951
28 Louis Armstrong A Kiss to Build a Dream On 1951 Australia 1 for 6 weeks Mar 1952, US CashBox 15 - Oct 1951, US Billboard 16 - Nov 1951 (11 weeks), US 1940s 17 - Feb 1952, Scrobulate 47 of jazz
29 Doris Day (Why Did I Tell You I Was Going To) Shanghai 1951 US Billboard 7 - Jun 1951 (17 weeks), US 1940s 9 - Jul 1951, US CashBox 9 - Jul 1951, US BB 16 of 1951, POP 23 of 1951, RYM 42 of 1951
30 Les Paul & Mary Ford Mockingbird Hill 1951 US CashBox 1 - Mar 1951, US Billboard 2 - Feb 1951 (24 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Feb 1951
31 Jo Stafford Shrimp Boats 1951 US Billboard 2 - Nov 1951 (17 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Dec 1951, US CashBox 5 - Nov 1951, RYM 158 of 1951
32 Tony Martin I Get Ideas 1951 US CashBox 2 - Jun 1951, US Billboard 3 - Jun 1951 (30 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Jun 1951, Brazil 36 of 1952
33 Frankie Laine & Jo Stafford In The Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening 1951 Oscar in 1951, US Billboard 17 - Aug 1951 (4 weeks), US BB 19 of 1951, POP 19 of 1951
34 Bud Powell Un Poco Loco 1951 Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999, RYM 34 of 1951, Scrobulate 60 of jazz, Acclaimed 1122
35 Mantovani Charmaine 1951 US CashBox 5 - Nov 1951, Italy 8 of 1953, US Billboard 10 - Nov 1951 (19 weeks), US 1940s 10 - Dec 1951, Brazil 81 of 1952
36 Del Wood Down Yonder 1951 US CashBox 1 - Sep 1951, US Billboard 4 - Sep 1951 (25 weeks), US 1940s 6 - Sep 1951
37 John Lee Hooker I'm in the Mood 1951 RYM 7 of 1951, Holland 11 - Jun 1990, DDD 14 of 1951, POP 14 of 1951, US Billboard 30 - Nov 1951 (1 weeks)
38 Les Baxter & His Orchestra Because of You 1951 US CashBox 1 - Jun 1951, US Billboard 4 - Jul 1951 (21 weeks), US 1940s 9 - Aug 1951
39 The Weavers Kisses Sweeter Than Wine 1951 US BB 18 of 1951, US Billboard 19 - Aug 1951 (6 weeks), US 1940s 19 - Sep 1951, US CashBox 20 - Aug 1951, POP 21 of 1951
40 Frankie Laine Rose, Rose I Love You 1951 US Billboard 3 - May 1951 (19 weeks), US CashBox 5 - May 1951, US 1940s 6 - May 1951, RYM 124 of 1951
41 Kay Starr Come On-a My House 1951 US CashBox 1 - Jul 1951, US Billboard 8 - Aug 1951 (9 weeks), US 1940s 17 - Aug 1951
42 Jimmy Wakely My Heart Cries For You 1951 US CashBox 1 - Dec 1950, US Billboard 12 - Jan 1951 (13 weeks), US 1940s 12 - Jan 1951
43 Les Paul & Mary Ford The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise 1951 US Billboard 2 - Aug 1951 (16 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Aug 1951, US CashBox 3 - Sep 1951
44 Tennessee Ernie Ford The Shotgun Boogie 1951 Peel list 2 of 1951, US Billboard 14 - Jan 1951 (13 weeks), US CashBox 20 - Apr 1951, DDD 44 of 1950
45 Les Paul Whispering 1951 US Billboard 7 - Aug 1951 (16 weeks), US 1940s 7 - Aug 1951, US CashBox 8 - Sep 1951, Brazil 36 of 1951
46 Debbie Reynolds & Carleton Carpenter The Aba Daba Honeymoon 1951 US Billboard 3 - Feb 1951 (17 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Feb 1951, US CashBox 4 - Feb 1951
47 The Ames Brothers Undecided 1951 US Billboard 2 - Sep 1951 (21 weeks), US CashBox 4 - Oct 1951, US 1940s 6 - Oct 1951
48 Patti Page Mister & Mississippi 1951 US CashBox 7 - Jun 1951, US Billboard 8 - May 1951 (14 weeks), US 1940s 9 - May 1951, RYM 157 of 1951
49 Frankie Laine Jealousy (Jalousie) 1951 US Billboard 3 - Nov 1951 (14 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Nov 1951, US CashBox 6 - Nov 1951
50 Hank Williams Cold, Cold Heart 1951 DDD 6 of 1951, RYM 11 of 1951, US Billboard 27 - Apr 1951 (1 weeks), Acclaimed 1197
51 Tony Bennett I Won't Cry Anymore 1951 US Billboard 12 - Jun 1951 (17 weeks), US 1940s 14 - Jul 1951, US CashBox 15 - Jul 1951, RYM 27 of 1951
52 Four Aces Sin 1951 US CashBox 1 - Sep 1951, US Billboard 4 - Sep 1951 (22 weeks)
53 Tony Bennett Blue Velvet 1951 US CashBox 12 - Oct 1951, US Billboard 16 - Oct 1951 (11 weeks), US 1940s 18 - Oct 1951, RYM 39 of 1951
54 Nat King Cole Jet 1951 US CashBox 19 - Feb 1951, US Billboard 20 - Feb 1951 (2 weeks), US 1940s 20 - Mar 1951, RYM 128 of 1951
55 Vic Damone My Truly Truly Fair 1951 US CashBox 3 - Jun 1951, US Billboard 4 - Jun 1951 (17 weeks), US 1940s 18 - Jun 1951
56 Ella Fitzgerald Smooth Sailing 1951 US Billboard 23 - Sep 1951 (6 weeks), US CashBox 38 - Oct 1951, RYM 49 of 1951, DDD 50 of 1951
57 Vaughn Monroe On Top of Old Smokey 1951 US CashBox 1 - Apr 1951, US 1940s 10 - May 1951
58 Jane Turzy Sweet Violets 1951 Australia 1 for 4 weeks Dec 1951, US Billboard 11 - Jul 1951 (10 weeks)
59 Toni Arden Too Young 1951 Australia 1 for 9 weeks Sep 1951, US Billboard 15 - Jun 1951 (9 weeks)
60 Patti Page And So To Sleep Again 1951 US Billboard 4 - Sep 1951 (13 weeks), US CashBox 6 - Oct 1951, US 1940s 10 - Sep 1951
61 Debbie Reynolds & Carleton Carpenter Aba Daba Honeymoon 1951 Australia 1 for 4 weeks Jun 1951, Brazil 63 of 1951
62 Patti Page Would I Love You (Love You, Love You) 1951 US Billboard 4 - Feb 1951 (19 weeks), US CashBox 5 - Feb 1951, RYM 156 of 1951
63 Arthur Godfrey Dance Me Loose 1951 US Billboard 6 - Dec 1951 (14 weeks), US CashBox 7 - Jan 1952, US 1940s 12 - Dec 1951
64 Rosemary Clooney Beautiful Brown Eyes 1951 US CashBox 5 - Mar 1951, US Billboard 11 - Mar 1951 (14 weeks), US 1940s 11 - Mar 1951
65 April Stevens & Henri Rene I'm in Love Again 1951 US Billboard 6 - Jun 1951 (15 weeks), US CashBox 9 - Jun 1951, US 1940s 10 - Jun 1951
66 Leroy Anderson The Syncopated Clock 1951 US CashBox 5 - Apr 1951, US Billboard 12 - Mar 1951 (14 weeks), US 1940s 12 - Apr 1951
67 Eddie Fisher Turn Back The Hands Of Time 1951 US Billboard 8 - Sep 1951 (14 weeks), US 1940s 8 - Oct 1951, US CashBox 9 - Oct 1951
68 Guy Mitchell Sparrow In The Tree Top 1951 US Billboard 8 - Mar 1951 (15 weeks), US CashBox 8 - Mar 1951, US 1940s 9 - Mar 1951
69 Les Paul & Mary Ford Just One More Chance 1951 US Billboard 5 - Oct 1951 (13 weeks), US 1940s 12 - Oct 1951, US CashBox 13 - Nov 1951
70 Tony Martin Domino 1951 US CashBox 7 - Nov 1951, US Billboard 9 - Nov 1951 (12 weeks), US 1940s 10 - Nov 1951
71 Patti Page Detour 1951 US Billboard 5 - Aug 1951 (16 weeks), US 1940s 12 - Aug 1951, US CashBox 15 - Aug 1951
72 Vaughn Monroe Old Soldiers Never Die 1951 US Billboard 7 - May 1951 (8 weeks), US 1940s 9 - May 1951, US CashBox 11 - May 1951
73 Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters Sparrow In The Tree Top 1951 US Billboard 8 - Mar 1951 (15 weeks), US CashBox 8 - Mar 1951, US 1940s 12 - Mar 1951
74 Guy Mitchell Belle Belle My Liberty Belle 1951 US Billboard 9 - Aug 1951 (9 weeks), US CashBox 9 - Aug 1951, US 1940s 11 - Aug 1951
75 Mel Blanc I Taut I Taw A Puddy Tat 1951 US Billboard 9 - Jan 1951 (11 weeks), US 1940s 9 - Feb 1951, US CashBox 12 - Feb 1951
76 Bing Crosby & Gary Crosby When You & I Were Young, Maggie 1951 US Billboard 8 - Apr 1951 (10 weeks), US 1940s 10 - Apr 1951, US CashBox 13 - May 1951
77 Tommy Edwards The Morning Side Of The Mountain 1951 Canada 6 - Mar 1959, US CashBox 12 - Jul 1951, US Billboard 24 - Jul 1951 (1 weeks)
78 Dennis Day Mister & Mississippi 1951 US CashBox 7 - Jun 1951, US Billboard 13 - Jun 1951 (7 weeks), US 1940s 15 - Jun 1951
79 Gordon Jenkins So Long (It's Been Good to Know Ya) 1951 US CashBox 7 - Jan 1951, US BB 15 of 1951, POP 15 of 1951
80 Eddie Fisher Bring Back The Thrill 1951 US CashBox 9 - Feb 1951, US Billboard 14 - Feb 1951 (14 weeks), US 1940s 14 - Feb 1951
81 Florian Zabach The Hot Canary 1951 US CashBox 11 - Apr 1951, US Billboard 13 - Mar 1951 (10 weeks), US 1940s 13 - Apr 1951
82 Eddie Fisher Unless 1951 US CashBox 8 - May 1951, US Billboard 17 - May 1951 (11 weeks), US 1940s 17 - May 1951
83 Guy Mitchell Unless 1951 US CashBox 8 - May 1951, US Billboard 17 - May 1951 (11 weeks), US 1940s 17 - May 1951
84 Perry Como Zing Zing Zoom Zoom 1951 US CashBox 10 - Jan 1951, US Billboard 12 - Jan 1951 (8 weeks), US 1940s 17 - Feb 1951
85 Les Paul Josephine 1951 US Billboard 12 - Jul 1951 (12 weeks), US 1940s 12 - Jul 1951, US CashBox 15 - Jul 1951
86 Don Cherry Vanity 1951 US Billboard 11 - Jul 1951 (13 weeks), US CashBox 12 - Jul 1951, US 1940s 17 - Aug 1951
87 Frankie Laine & Jo Stafford Hey Good Lookin' 1951 US Billboard 9 - Oct 1951 (8 weeks), US CashBox 15 - Oct 1951, US 1940s 20 - Oct 1951
88 Frank Sinatra & Harry James Castle Rock 1951 US Billboard 8 - Sep 1951 (8 weeks), US CashBox 12 - Sep 1951, RYM 130 of 1951
89 Five Keys Glory of Love 1951 DDD 7 of 1951, POP 24 of 1951, RYM 32 of 1951
90 Vic Damone Longing For You 1951 US Billboard 12 - Aug 1951 (11 weeks), US CashBox 13 - Aug 1951, US 1940s 19 - Aug 1951
91 Arthur Godfrey & Laurie Anders I Like The Wide Open Spaces 1951 US Billboard 13 - May 1951 (6 weeks), US 1940s 13 - May 1951, US CashBox 18 - May 1951
92 Richard Hayes Out in the Cold Again 1951 US Billboard 9 - Oct 1951 (10 weeks), US 1940s 18 - Nov 1951, US CashBox 24 - Nov 1951
93 Stan Kenton Laura 1951 US Billboard 12 - Aug 1951 (5 weeks), US 1940s 17 - Aug 1951, US CashBox 18 - Aug 1951
94 Frankie Laine Girl in the Wood 1951 UK 11 - Mar 1953, US CashBox 18 - Sep 1951, US Billboard 23 - Aug 1951 (2 weeks)
95 Les Paul Jingle Bells 1951 US Billboard 10 - Dec 1951 (4 weeks), US 1940s 20 - Dec 1951, US CashBox 28 - Dec 1951
96 Georgia Gibbs & Owen Bradley Sextet I Still Feel The Same About You 1951 US CashBox 13 - Feb 1951, US Billboard 18 - Jan 1951 (8 weeks), US 1940s 19 - Feb 1951
97 Stan Freberg I've Got You Under My Skin 1951 US Billboard 11 - Aug 1951 (5 weeks), US 1940s 20 - Aug 1951, US CashBox 32 - Aug 1951
98 Bing Crosby & Gary Crosby Moonlight Bay 1951 US Billboard 14 - Apr 1951 (6 weeks), US 1940s 15 - Apr 1951, US CashBox 30 - May 1951
99 Mario Lanza Because 1951 US Billboard 16 - Jun 1951 (14 weeks), US 1940s 16 - Jul 1951, US CashBox 22 - Jul 1951
100 Doris Day & Harry James Would I Love You (Love You, Love You) 1951 US Billboard 10 - Mar 1951 (10 weeks), US 1940s 19 - Apr 1951, RYM 76 of 1951
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