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Songs from the Year 1951

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.

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

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