List of number one hits in the US (1952)

This is a listing of the number one hits on Billboard's 1952 US Best Sellers in Stores chart. There were ten number one singles and eight number one that year Albums.

Singles • Albums • Hit parades of the year • Bottom of page

Singles

← 1951 ←	List of number one hits in the US			1953 →
Period Where. total Interpreter Title Author (s) Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , author [s], additional information) December 29, 1951 - March 14, 1952 11 weeks (total 11) 11 Johnnie Ray & The Four Lads Cry Churchill Kohlman - March 15, 1952 - May 16, 1952 9 weeks (9 in total) 9 Kay Starr with Harold Mooney & His Orchestra Wheel of Fortune Bennie Benjamin , George David Weiss - May 17, 1952 - June 6, 1952 3 weeks (total 5) 5 Leroy Anderson & The "Pops" Concert Orchestra Blue Tango Leroy Anderson - June 7, 1952 - June 13, 1952 1 week (total 5/3) 5/3 Leroy Anderson & The "Pops" Concert Orchestra Al Martino with Monty Kelly & His Orchestra Blue Tango Here in My Heart Leroy Anderson Bill Borrelli, Lou Levinson, Pat Genaro - June 14, 1952 - June 20, 1952 1 week (total 5) 5 Leroy Anderson & The "Pops" Concert Orchestra Blue Tango Leroy Anderson - June 21, 1952 - July 4, 1952 2 weeks (total 3) 3 Al Martino with Monty Kelly & his Orchestra Here in My Heart Bill Borrelli, Lou Levinson, Pat Genaro - July 5, 1952 - July 11, 1952 1 week (total 1) 1 Percy Faith & His Orchestra Delicado Waldir Azevedo , Jack Lawrence - July 12, 1952 - September 12, 1952 9 weeks (9 in total) 9 Vera Lynn Goodbye sweetheart Eberhard Storch, Geoffrey Parsons - September 13, 1952 - October 17, 1952 5 weeks (total 5) 5 Jo Stafford with Paul Weston & His Orchestra You Belong to Me Chilton Price, Pee Wee King , Redd Stewart - October 18, 1952 - November 21, 1952 5 weeks (total 5) 5 Patti Page with Jack Rael & His Orchestra I Went to Your Wedding Jessie Mae Robinson - November 22, 1952 - November 28, 1952 1 week (total 2) 2 Johnny Standley with Horace Heidt & His Musical Knights It's in the Book (Parts 1 & 2) Johnny Standley - November 29, 1952 - December 5, 1952 1 week (total 2/4) 2/4 Johnny Standley with Horace Heidt & His Musical Knights Joni James with Lew Douglas & His Orchestra It's in the Book (Parts 1 & 2) Why Don't You Believe Me Johnny Standley Lew Douglas, King Laney, Roy Rodde - December 6, 1952 - December 26, 1952 3 weeks (4 in total) 4th Joni James with Lew Douglas & His Orchestra Why Don't You Believe Me Lew Douglas, King Laney, Roy Rodde - December 27, 1952 - January 9, 1953 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Jimmy Boyd I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus Tommie Connor -
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Albums

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← 1951 ←	List of number one albums in the US			1953 →
Period Where. total Interpreter title Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , additional information) December 22, 1951 - January 11, 1952 3 weeks (total 3) 3 Mario Lanza Mario Lanza Sings Christmas Songs - January 12, 1952 - March 21, 1952 10 weeks (16 total) 16 Original motion picture soundtrack An American in Paris - March 22, 1952 - March 28, 1952 1 week (total 1) 1 Doris Day I'll See You in My Dreams - March 29, 1952 - May 9, 1952 6 weeks (16 total) 16 Original motion picture soundtrack An American in Paris - May 10, 1952 - October 17, 1952 23 weeks (total of 23) 23 Jane Froman With a song in my heart - October 18, 1952 - November 14, 1952 4 weeks (4 in total) 4th Original motion picture soundtrack The Merry Widow - November 15, 1952 - November 28, 1952 2 weeks (4 in total) 4th Mario Lanza Because you're mine - November 29, 1952 - December 5, 1952 1 week (total 1) 1 Liberace Liberace at the piano - December 6, 1952 - December 19, 1952 2 weeks (4 in total) 4th Mario Lanza Because you're mine - December 20, 1952 - February 13, 1953 8 weeks (8 in total) 8th Benny Goodman & his Orchestra, Trio & Quartet 1937/38 Jazz Concert No. 2 -
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45

← 1951 ←	List of number one albums in the US			1953 →
Period Where. total Interpreter title Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , additional information) December 29, 1951 - January 11, 1952 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Mario Lanza Mario Lanza Sings Christmas Songs - January 12, 1952 - March 14, 1952 9 weeks (9 in total) 9 Original motion picture soundtrack An American in Paris - March 15, 1952 - April 11, 1952 4 weeks (4 in total) 4th Doris Day I'll See You in My Dreams - April 12, 1952 - May 2, 1952 3 weeks (total of 12) 12 Original motion picture soundtrack An American in Paris - May 3, 1952 - October 24, 1952 25 weeks (total of 25) 25th Jane Froman With a song in my heart - October 25, 1952 - October 31, 1952 1 week (total 1) 1 Liberace Liberace at the piano - November 1, 1952 - November 7, 1952 1 week (total 2/1) 2/1 Liberace Eddie Fisher with Hugo Winterhalter & his Orchestra & Chorus Liberace at the Piano I'm in the Mood for Love - November 8, 1952 - December 26, 1952 7 weeks (8 in total) 8th Eddie Fisher with Hugo Winterhalter & his Orchestra & Chorus I'm in the mood for love -
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Annual hit parades

← 1951 ←	List of number one hits in the US			1953 →
Singles position# Albums Blue Tango Leroy Anderson & The "Pops" Concert Orchestra Leroy Anderson 1 ... Wheel of Fortune Kay Starr with Harold Mooney & His Orchestra Bennie Benjamin , George David Weiss 2 ... Cry Johnnie Ray & The Four Lads Churchill Kohlman 3 ... You Belong to Me Jo Stafford with Paul Weston & His Orchestra Chilton Price, Pee Wee King , Redd Stewart 4th ... Goodbye sweetheart Vera Lynn Eberhard Storch, Geoffrey Parsons 5 ... Half As Much Rosemary Clooney with Percy Faith & His Orchestra Curley Williams 6th ... Wish You Were Here Eddie Fisher with Hugo Winterhalter & His Orchestra Harold Rome 7th ... I Went to Your Wedding Patti Page with Jack Rael & His Orchestra Jessie Mae Robinson 8th ... Here in My Heart Al Martino with Monty Kelly & His Orchestra Bill Borrelli, Lou Levinson, Pat Genaro 9 ... Delicado Percy Faith & His Orchestra Waldir Azevedo , Jack Lawrence 10 ...
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Web links

• List of number one hits in the United States (1950–1959)
• Billboard Google Books 1940-1964
• Billboard Magazine 1936 to 2011 (Free Archive)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Discogs (Johnnie Ray & The Four Lads - Cry)
2. ↑ Discogs (Kay Starr with Harold Mooney & his Orchestra - Wheel of Fortune)
3. ↑ Discogs (Leroy Anderson & The "Pops" Concert Orchestra - Blue Tango)
4. ↑ Discogs (Al Martino with Monty Kelly & His Orchestra - Here in My Heart)
5. ↑ Discogs (Percy Faith & His Orchestra - Delicado)
6. ↑ Discogs (Vera Lynn - Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart)
7. ↑ Discogs (Jo Stafford with Paul Weston & His Orchestra - You Belong to Me)
8. ↑ Discogs (Patti Page with Jack Rael & His Orchestra - I Went to Your Wedding)
9. ↑ Discogs (Johnny Standley with Horace Heidt & His Musical Knights - It's in the Book)
10. ↑ Discogs (Joni James with Lew Douglas & His Orchestra - Why Don't You Believe Me)
11. ↑ Discogs (Jimmy Boyd - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus)
12. ↑ Discogs (Liberace - Liberace at the Piano)
13. ↑ Discogs (Benny Goodman - 1937/1938 Jazz Concert No. 2)

See also: Number one hits in 1952 in Australia and the United Kingdom .