List of number one hits in the US (1951)

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This is a list of the number one hits on Billboard's 1951 Best Sellers in Stores chart in the United States. There were nine number one singles and seven number one that year Albums.

Singles

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United StatesUnited States List of number one hits in the US 1952
Period Where.
total
Interpreter Title
Author (s)
Additional Information
(Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , author [s], additional information)
December 30, 1950 - March 2, 1951
9 weeks (9 in total)
9 Patti Page with Jack Rael & His Orchestra Tennessee Waltz
Pee Wee King , Redd Stewart
-
March 3, 1951 - March 9, 1951
1 week (6 in total)
6th Perry Como with Mitchell Ayres & His Orchestra If
Robert Hargreaves, Stanley J. Damerell, Tolchard Evans
-
March 10, 1951 - March 16, 1951
1 week (total 1)
1 Mario Lanza with Ray Sinatra & Jeff Alexander Be My Love
Nikolaus Brodszky , Sammy Cahn
-
March 17, 1951 - April 20, 1951
5 weeks (6 in total)
6th Perry Como with Mitchell Ayres & His Orchestra If
Robert Hargreaves, Stanley J. Damerell, Tolchard Evans
-
April 21, 1951 - June 22, 1951
9 weeks (9 in total)
9 Les Paul & Mary Ford How High the Moon
Morgan Lewis, Nancy Hamilton
-
June 23, 1951 - July 27, 1951
5 weeks (total 5)
5 Nat King Cole with Les Baxter & His Orchestra Too Young
Sidney Lippman, Sylvia Dee
-
July 28, 1951 - September 7, 1951
6 weeks (6 in total)
6th Rosemary Clooney Come on-a My House
Ross Bagdasarian , William Saroyan
-
September 8, 1951 - November 2, 1951
8 weeks (8 in total)
8th Tony Bennett with Percy Faith & His Orchestra Because of You
Arthur Hammerstein, Dudley Wilkinson
-
November 3, 1951 - December 14, 1951
6 weeks (6 in total)
6th Tony Bennett with Percy Faith & His Orchestra Cold, Cold Heart
Hank Williams
-
December 15, 1951 - December 28, 1951
2 weeks (total 2)
2 Eddy Howard & His Orchestra (It's No) Sin
George Hoven, Chester R. Shull
-
December 29, 1951 - March 14, 1952
11 weeks (total 11)
11 Johnnie Ray & The Four Lads Cry
Churchill Kohlman
-

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Albums

33 ⅓

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Period Where.
total
Interpreter title Additional Information
(Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , additional information)
December 30, 1950 - January 12, 1951
2 weeks (35 in total)
35 Bing Crosby Merry Christmas -
January 13, 1951 - March 16, 1951
9 weeks (total 69)
69 Mary Martin & Ezio Pinza with The Original Broadway Cast South Pacific -
March 17, 1951 - March 23, 1951
1 week (total 1)
1 The Original Broadway Cast Guys and Dolls -
March 24, 1951 - April 27, 1951
5 weeks (total 69)
69 Mary Martin & Ezio Pinza with The Original Broadway Cast South Pacific -
April 28, 1951 - June 8, 1951
6 weeks (6 in total)
6th Yma Sumac Voice of the Xtabay -
June 9, 1951 - August 17, 1951
10 weeks (total 10)
10 Mario Lanza Mario Lanza Sings Selections from The Great Caruso -
August 18, 1951 - December 21, 1951
18 weeks (total of 18)
18th Original motion picture soundtrack Show boat -
December 22, 1951 - January 11, 1952
3 weeks (total 3)
3 Mario Lanza Mario Lanza Sings Christmas Songs -

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45

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Period Where.
total
Interpreter title Additional Information
(Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , additional information)
December 30, 1950 - January 19, 1951
3 weeks (total 5)
5 Bing Crosby Merry Christmas -
January 20, 1951 - February 23, 1951
5 weeks (total 5)
5 Mary Martin & Ezio Pinza with The Original Broadway Cast South Pacific -
February 24, 1951 - April 6, 1951
6 weeks (6 in total)
6th Mario Lanza The Toast of New Orleans -
April 7, 1951 - April 20, 1951
2 weeks (total 2)
2 Yma Sumac Voice of the Xtabay -
April 21, 1951 - April 27, 1951
1 week (total 1)
1 Doris Day with the Norman Luboff Choir, the Buddy Cole Quartet & Frank Comstock & his Orchestra Lullaby of Broadway -
April 28, 1951 - May 11, 1951
2 weeks (4 in total)
4th Yma Sumac Voice of the Xtabay -
May 12, 1951 - May 18, 1951
1 week (total 2)
2 Doris Day with the Norman Luboff Choir, the Buddy Cole Quartet & Frank Comstock & his Orchestra Lullaby of Broadway -
May 19, 1951 - May 25, 1951
1 week (total 3/5)
3/5 Doris Day with the Norman Luboff Choir, the Buddy Cole Quartet & Frank Comstock & his Orchestra
Yma Sumac
Lullaby of Broadway
Voice of the Xtabay
-
May 26, 1951 - June 1, 1951
1 week (6 in total)
6th Yma Sumac Voice of the Xtabay -
June 2, 1951 - August 10, 1951
10 weeks (9 in total)
9 Mario Lanza Mario Lanza Sings Selections from The Great Caruso -
August 11, 1951 - December 21, 1951
19 weeks (total 19)
19th Original motion picture soundtrack Show boat -
December 22, 1951 - December 28, 1951
1 week (total 1)
1 Mario Lanza Mario Lanza Sings Christmas Songs -

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Annual hit parades

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Singles position# Albums
Too Young
Nat King Cole with Les Baxter & His Orchestra
Sidney Lippman, Sylvia Dee
1 ...
Because of You
Tony Bennett with Percy Faith & His Orchestra
Arthur Hammerstein, Dudley Wilkinson
2 ...
How High the Moon
Les Paul & Mary Ford
Morgan Lewis, Nancy Hamilton
3 ...
Come on-a My House
Rosemary Clooney
Ross Bagdasarian , William Saroyan
4th ...
Be My Love
Mario Lanza with Ray Sinatra & Jeff Alexander
Nikolaus Brodszky , Sammy Cahn
5 ...
On Top of Old Smoky
The Weavers & Terry Gilkyson wirh Vic Schoen & his Orchestra
Pete Seeger
6th ...
Cold, Cold Heart
Tony Bennett with Percy Faith & His Orchestra
Hank Williams
7th ...
If
Perry Como with Mitchell Ayres & His Orchestra
Robert Hargreaves, Stanley J. Damerell, Tolchard Evans
8th ...
The Loveliest Night of the Year
Mario Lanza
Irving Aaronson , Paul Francis Webster
9 ...
Tennessee Waltz
Patti Page with Jack Rael & His Orchestra
Pee Wee King , Redd Stewart
10 ...

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Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Discogs (Patti Page with Jack Rael & His Orchestra - Tennessee Waltz)
  2. Discogs (Perry Como with Mitchell Ayres & His Orchestra - If)
  3. Discogs (Mario Lanza with Ray Sinatra & The Jeff Alexander Choir - Be My Love)
  4. Discogs (Les Paul & Mary Ford - How High the Moon)
  5. Discogs (Nat King Cole with Les Baxter & His Orchestra - Too Young)
  6. Discogs (Rosemary Clooney - Come on-a My House)
  7. Discogs (Tony Bennett with Percy Faith & His Orchestra - Because of You)
  8. Discogs (Tony Bennett with Percy Faith & His Orchestra - Cold, Cold Heart)
  9. Discogs (Eddy Howard & His Orchestra - It's No Sin)
  10. Discogs (Johnnie Ray & The Four Lads - Cry)
  11. Discogs (Mary Martin & Ezio Pinza with The Original Broadway Cast - South Pacific)
  12. Discogs (The Original Broadway Cast - Guys And Dolls)
  13. Discogs (Yma Sumac - Voice Of The Xtabay)
  14. Discogs (Mario Lanza - The Toast of New Orleans)
  15. Discogs (Doris Day with the Norman Luboff Choir, The Buddy Cole Quartet & Frank Comstock & his Orchestra - Lullaby of Broadway)
  16. ^ The Billboard, January 05, 1952, p. 11 (available in the American Radio History Archives )

See also: 1951 number one hits in Australia .