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Songs from the Year 1952

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This page lists the top songs of 1952 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 1952 can be found here. This list is compared to the results for North America and Europe here.

# Artist Song Title Year Chart Entries
1 Jo Stafford You Belong to Me 1952 UK 1 - Nov 1952 (19 weeks), US Billboard 1 - Aug 1952 (25 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Aug 1952 (23 weeks), US 1 for 5 weeks - Sep 1952, US CashBox 1 - Aug 1952 (27 weeks), Australia 1 for 6 weeks - Jan 1953, Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998 (1952), DZE 1 of 1952, US BB 4 of 1952, POP 4 of 1952, UKMIX 100, RYM 145 of 1952
2 Kay Starr Wheel of Fortune 1952 US Billboard 1 - Feb 1952 (25 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Feb 1952 (20 weeks), US 1 for 9 weeks - Mar 1952, US CashBox 1 - Feb 1952 (26 weeks), Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998 (1952), DZE 2 of 1952, Peel list 3 of 1952, US BB 8 of 1952, POP 8 of 1952, DDD 35 of 1952, Acclaimed 2343 (1952)
3 Al Martino Here in My Heart 1952 UK 1 - Nov 1952 (18 weeks), US Billboard 1 - May 1952 (19 weeks), US 1940s 1 - May 1952 (17 weeks), US 1 for 2 weeks - Jun 1952, Australia 1 for 4 weeks - Oct 1952, US CashBox 2 - May 1952 (24 weeks), US BB 20 of 1952, POP 20 of 1952, RYM 22 of 1952, UKMIX 66
4 Vera Lynn Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart 1952 US Billboard 1 - Jun 1952 (21 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Jun 1952 (18 weeks), US 1 for 9 weeks - Jul 1952, US CashBox 1 - Jun 1952 (26 weeks), Australia 1 for 7 weeks - Nov 1952, DZE 4 of 1952, UK 10 - Nov 1952 (1 week), US BB 14 of 1952, POP 24 of 1952, RYM 147 of 1952
5 Percy Faith Delicado 1952 US Billboard 1 - Apr 1952 (22 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Apr 1952 (22 weeks), US 1 for 1 week - Jul 1952, Peel list 1 of 1952, US CashBox 3 - May 1952 (28 weeks), Brazil 6 of 1952, US BB 18 of 1952, POP 18 of 1952, Italy 26 of 1952, RYM 127 of 1952
6 Patti Page I Went to Your Wedding 1952 US Billboard 1 - Aug 1952 (22 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Aug 1952 (21 weeks), US 1 for 5 weeks - Oct 1952, US CashBox 1 - Sep 1952 (28 weeks), Australia 1 for 4 weeks - Mar 1953, DZE 3 of 1952, US BB 13 of 1952, POP 17 of 1952
7 Leroy Anderson Blue Tango 1952 US Billboard 1 - Dec 1951 (38 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Feb 1952 (34 weeks), US 1 for 5 weeks - May 1952, US CashBox 1 - Jan 1952 (42 weeks), DZE 7 of 1952, US BB 19 of 1952, POP 21 of 1952, Brazil 30 of 1952, Europe 69 of the 1950s (1951), RYM 95 of 1952
8 Pee Wee King Slow Poke 1952 US Billboard 1 - Nov 1951 (24 weeks), US CashBox 1 - Nov 1951 (27 weeks), Australia 1 for 5 weeks - May 1952, US 1940s 3 - Nov 1951 (17 weeks), DZE 10 of 1952, US BB 11 of 1952, POP 16 of 1952, DDD 76 of 1951, RYM 131 of 1952
9 Rosemary Clooney Half As Much 1952 US Billboard 1 - May 1952 (27 weeks), Australia 1 for 1 week - Jan 1953, US 1940s 2 - Jun 1952 (24 weeks), US CashBox 2 - May 1952 (32 weeks), UK 3 - Nov 1952 (9 weeks), Peel list 4 of 1952, DZE 8 of 1952, RYM 83 of 1952
10 Joni James Why Don't You Believe in Me? 1952 US Billboard 1 - Oct 1952 (23 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Oct 1952 (21 weeks), US 1 for 4 weeks - Nov 1952, US CashBox 1 - Oct 1952 (26 weeks), UK 11 - Mar 1953 (1 week), US BB 17 of 1952, POP 23 of 1952
11 Jimmy Boyd I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus 1952 US Billboard 1 - Dec 1952 (5 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Dec 1952 (5 weeks), US 1 for 2 weeks - Dec 1952, Australia 1 for 3 weeks - Dec 1953, UK 3 - Nov 1953 (6 weeks), US CashBox 4 - Dec 1952 (6 weeks)
12 Frankie Laine High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me) 1952 Oscar in 1952 (film 'High noon'), US BB 3 of 1952, POP 3 of 1952, US CashBox 4 - Jul 1952 (25 weeks), US Billboard 5 - Jul 1952 (19 weeks), US 1940s 5 - Jul 1952 (17 weeks), UK 7 - Nov 1952 (7 weeks), RYM 34 of 1952, Italy 48 of 1952
13 The Mills Brothers The Glow-Worm 1952 US Billboard 1 - Sep 1952 (21 weeks), US CashBox 1 - Oct 1952 (26 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Sep 1952 (21 weeks), UK 10 - Jan 1953 (1 week), US BB 15 of 1952, POP 15 of 1952, RYM 20 of 1952, DDD 53 of 1952
14 Johnny Standley It's in The Book 1952 US Billboard 1 - Oct 1952 (19 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Oct 1952 (19 weeks), US 1 for 1 week - Nov 1952, US CashBox 3 - Oct 1952 (23 weeks), US BB 5 of 1952, POP 22 of 1952
15 Eddie Fisher Wish You Were Here 1952 US Billboard 1 - Jul 1952 (21 weeks), US CashBox 2 - Jul 1952 (28 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Jul 1952 (20 weeks), UK 8 - Nov 1953 (9 weeks), US BB 16 of 1952, POP 25 of 1952, RYM 66 of 1952
16 Doris Day A Guy is a Guy 1952 US Billboard 1 - Mar 1952 (19 weeks), US CashBox 2 - Mar 1952 (22 weeks), US 1940s 4 - Mar 1952 (16 weeks), US BB 6 of 1952, POP 13 of 1952, Brazil 59 of 1953, RYM 74 of 1952
17 Mario Lanza Because You're Mine 1952 Australia 1 for 2 weeks - Feb 1953, UK 3 - Nov 1952 (24 weeks), US Billboard 7 - Sep 1952 (19 weeks), US 1940s 7 - Sep 1952 (17 weeks), US CashBox 8 - Sep 1952 (25 weeks), Brazil 73 of 1953, UKMIX 85
18 Georgia Gibbs Kiss Of Fire 1952 US Billboard 1 - Apr 1952 (20 weeks), US CashBox 1 - May 1952 (24 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Apr 1952 (19 weeks), DZE 5 of 1952, Brazil 60 of 1952
19 Hank Williams Jambalaya (On the Bayou) 1952 Grammy Hall of Fame in 2002 (1952), RYM 1 of 1952, DDD 2 of 1952, US Billboard 20 - Sep 1952 (6 weeks), Brazil 77 of 1953
20 Johnnie Ray Walkin' My Baby Back Home 1952 Australia 1 for 2 weeks - Sep 1952, US Billboard 4 - May 1952 (20 weeks), US 1940s 6 - May 1952 (16 weeks), US CashBox 6 - Jun 1952 (22 weeks), UK 12 - Nov 1952 (1 week), RYM 19 of 1952
21 Dean Martin You Belong to Me 1952 US CashBox 1 - Sep 1952 (7 weeks), Australia 1 for 6 weeks - Jan 1953, US Billboard 12 - Sep 1952 (10 weeks), US 1940s 12 - Sep 1952 (6 weeks), RYM 117 of 1952
22 Gene Kelly Singin' in the Rain 1952 Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999 (1952), AFI 3, Italy 14 of 1953, RYM 26 of 1952, US CashBox 36 - Jun 1952 (1 week), Acclaimed 1868 (1952)
23 Nat King Cole Because You're Mine 1952 Australia 1 for 2 weeks - Feb 1953, UK 6 - Dec 1952 (4 weeks), US CashBox 9 - Sep 1952 (5 weeks), US Billboard 16 - Sep 1952 (5 weeks), US 1940s 17 - Oct 1952 (1 week), RYM 62 of 1952
24 Eddie Fisher Tell Me Why 1952 Australia 1 for 2 weeks - Jul 1952, US CashBox 2 - Dec 1951 (29 weeks), US Billboard 4 - Jan 1952 (19 weeks), US 1940s 7 - Jan 1952 (16 weeks), RYM 130 of 1952
25 Eddie Fisher Outside of Heaven 1952 UK 1 - Jan 1953 (17 weeks), US Billboard 8 - Oct 1952 (13 weeks), US 1940s 10 - Oct 1952 (12 weeks), US CashBox 13 - Oct 1952 (18 weeks), RYM 149 of 1953, UKMIX 244
26 Eddy Howard Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart 1952 US CashBox 1 - Jul 1952 (10 weeks), Australia 1 for 7 weeks - Nov 1952, US Billboard 4 - Jun 1952 (16 weeks), US 1940s 16 - Jul 1952 (7 weeks)
27 Johnnie Ray Please, Mister Sun 1952 US Billboard 6 - Jan 1952 (18 weeks), US 1940s 6 - Feb 1952 (13 weeks), US CashBox 6 - Feb 1952 (20 weeks), US BB 7 of 1952, POP 7 of 1952, DDD 55 of 1952, RYM 126 of 1952
28 Eddie Fisher Lady of Spain 1952 Australia 1 for 2 weeks - Mar 1953, US Billboard 6 - Sep 1952 (17 weeks), US CashBox 6 - Oct 1952 (24 weeks), US 1940s 9 - Oct 1952 (16 weeks), RYM 128 of 1952
29 Jimmy Forrest Night Train 1952 Grammy Hall of Fame in 2006 (1952), DDD 5 of 1952, POP 5 of 1952, RYM 25 of 1952, Acclaimed 1341 (1952)
30 Rosemary Clooney Botch-a-me (Ba-ba-baciami piccina) 1952 US Billboard 2 - Jun 1952 (17 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Jun 1952 (14 weeks), US CashBox 3 - Jun 1952 (20 weeks), Italy 57 of 1953, RYM 115 of 1952
31 Guy Mitchell Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1952 US Billboard 4 - Mar 1952 (21 weeks), US 1940s 6 - Mar 1952 (15 weeks), US BB 10 of 1952, US CashBox 10 - Mar 1952 (24 weeks), POP 10 of 1952, RYM 132 of 1952
32 Kay Starr Comes A-Long A-Love 1952 UK 1 - Dec 1952 (16 weeks), US Billboard 9 - Sep 1952 (9 weeks), US CashBox 20 - Oct 1952 (14 weeks), RYM 67 of 1952, UKMIX 556
33 Rosemary Clooney Blues in the Night 1952 US BB 2 of 1952, POP 2 of 1952, US Billboard 17 - Sep 1952 (3 weeks), US CashBox 26 - Oct 1952 (10 weeks), RYM 92 of 1952
34 Kitty Wells It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels 1952 Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998 (1952), RYM 24 of 1952, US Billboard 27 - Aug 1952 (1 week), DDD 36 of 1952, Acclaimed 682 (1952)
35 Hank Thompson Wild Side of Life 1952 Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999 (1952), DDD 25 of 1952, US Billboard 27 - Jun 1952 (1 week), RYM 49 of 1952, Acclaimed 1620 (1952)
36 Jo Stafford Jambalaya (On the Bayou) 1952 US Billboard 3 - Aug 1952 (20 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Aug 1952 (20 weeks), US CashBox 3 - Sep 1952 (25 weeks), UK 11 - Dec 1952 (2 weeks), RYM 153 of 1952
37 Doris Day & Frankie Laine Sugarbush 1952 US Billboard 7 - Jun 1952 (14 weeks), UK 8 - Nov 1952 (8 weeks), US 1940s 10 - Jul 1952 (9 weeks), US CashBox 12 - Jun 1952 (20 weeks), Italy 16 of 1953, RYM 118 of 1952
38 Four Aces Heart & Soul 1952 US BB 9 of 1952, POP 9 of 1952, US Billboard 11 - Oct 1952 (10 weeks), US CashBox 14 - Nov 1952 (14 weeks), US 1940s 15 - Nov 1952 (6 weeks), RYM 133 of 1952
39 Pearl Bailey Takes Two to Tango 1952 Australia 1 for 2 weeks - Apr 1953, US Billboard 7 - Sep 1952 (17 weeks), US 1940s 7 - Oct 1952 (10 weeks), US CashBox 7 - Oct 1952 (21 weeks)
40 Patti Page Why Don't You Believe Me? 1952 US CashBox 1 - Dec 1952 (9 weeks), US Billboard 4 - Nov 1952 (13 weeks), US 1940s 11 - Nov 1952 (9 weeks), Brazil 78 of 1954
41 Les Compagnons de la Chanson The Three Bells (Les Trois Cloches) 1952 US Billboard 14 - Jan 1952 (9 weeks), US 1940s 14 - Feb 1952 (4 weeks), US CashBox 16 - Dec 1951 (34 weeks), UK 21 - Oct 1959 (3 weeks), Brazil 80 of 1952, Europe 95 of the 1950s (1959)
42 Lloyd Price Lawdy Miss Clawdy 1952 DDD 1 of 1952, RYM 6 of 1952, POP 14 of 1952, Acclaimed 327 (1952)
43 Nat King Cole Somewhere Along the Way 1952 UK 3 - Nov 1952 (7 weeks), US Billboard 8 - May 1952 (25 weeks), US 1940s 8 - Jul 1952 (16 weeks), US CashBox 9 - May 1952 (33 weeks), RYM 61 of 1952
44 Little Walter Juke 1952 Grammy Hall of Fame in 2008 (1952), DDD 9 of 1952, RYM 16 of 1952, Acclaimed 1059 (1952)
45 Eddie Fisher I am Yours 1952 US CashBox 2 - May 1952 (23 weeks), US Billboard 3 - May 1952 (19 weeks), US 1940s 5 - May 1952 (17 weeks), RYM 129 of 1952
46 Ella Mae Morse The Blacksmith Blues 1952 US Billboard 3 - Feb 1952 (22 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Feb 1952 (18 weeks), US CashBox 3 - Feb 1952 (26 weeks), DDD 51 of 1951
47 Tex Ritter High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me) 1952 US CashBox 4 - Sep 1952 (8 weeks), US Billboard 12 - Sep 1952 (8 weeks), US 1940s 12 - Sep 1952 (6 weeks), AFI 25, DDD 43 of 1952
48 Slim Whitman Indian Love Call 1952 UK 7 - Jul 1955 (12 weeks), US Billboard 9 - Jul 1952 (14 weeks), US 1940s 10 - Aug 1952 (12 weeks), US CashBox 11 - Aug 1952 (16 weeks), RYM 62 of 1955
49 Nat King Cole Walkin' My Baby Back Home 1952 US CashBox 6 - Jul 1952 (18 weeks), US Billboard 8 - Jul 1952 (12 weeks), US 1940s 12 - Jul 1952 (8 weeks), DDD 50 of 1952, RYM 82 of 1952
50 Patti Page You Belong to Me 1952 US CashBox 1 - Sep 1952 (14 weeks), US Billboard 4 - Aug 1952 (17 weeks), US 1940s 9 - Aug 1952 (14 weeks)
51 Tony Martin Kiss Of Fire 1952 US CashBox 1 - May 1952 (14 weeks), US Billboard 6 - May 1952 (15 weeks), US 1940s 6 - May 1952 (14 weeks)
52 Buddy Morrow Night Train 1952 UK 12 - Mar 1953 (1 week), US BB 12 of 1952, POP 12 of 1952, US Billboard 27 - Aug 1952 (2 weeks), RYM 125 of 1952
53 Hugo Winterhalter Blue Tango 1952 US CashBox 1 - Mar 1952 (17 weeks), US Billboard 6 - Mar 1952 (17 weeks), US 1940s 8 - Mar 1952 (14 weeks)
54 Bobby Wayne Wheel of Fortune 1952 US CashBox 1 - Feb 1952 (10 weeks), US Billboard 6 - Feb 1952 (13 weeks), US 1940s 13 - Mar 1952 (5 weeks)
55 Louis Armstrong Takes Two to Tango 1952 Australia 1 for 2 weeks - Apr 1953, UK 6 - Dec 1952 (10 weeks), US Billboard 19 - Oct 1952 (2 weeks)
56 Helen O'Connell Slow Poke 1952 US CashBox 1 - Jan 1952 (18 weeks), US Billboard 8 - Dec 1951 (13 weeks), US 1940s 16 - Jan 1952 (5 weeks)
57 Arthur Godfrey Slow Poke 1952 US CashBox 1 - Jan 1952 (18 weeks), US Billboard 12 - Jan 1952 (11 weeks), US 1940s 12 - Jan 1952 (7 weeks)
58 The Gaylords Tell Me You're Mine 1952 US Billboard 2 - Dec 1952 (22 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Dec 1952 (22 weeks), US CashBox 3 - Dec 1952 (23 weeks)
59 Don Cornell I am Yours 1952 US CashBox 2 - May 1952 (23 weeks), US Billboard 3 - Apr 1952 (17 weeks), US 1940s 5 - May 1952 (13 weeks)
60 The Hilltoppers Trying 1952 US CashBox 5 - Sep 1952 (23 weeks), US Billboard 7 - Aug 1952 (19 weeks), US 1940s 7 - Sep 1952 (17 weeks), UK 30 - Sep 1956 (1 week)
61 Don Howard Oh Happy Day 1952 US CashBox 3 - Dec 1952 (13 weeks), US Billboard 4 - Dec 1952 (15 weeks), US 1940s 4 - Dec 1952 (15 weeks)
62 Al Martino Take My Heart 1952 UK 9 - Nov 1952 (1 week), US Billboard 12 - Jun 1952 (8 weeks), US 1940s 15 - Jul 1952 (2 weeks), US CashBox 17 - Jul 1952 (12 weeks)
63 Les Paul & Mary Ford Tiger Rag 1952 US Billboard 2 - Jan 1952 (12 weeks), US 1940s 6 - Jan 1952 (9 weeks), US CashBox 8 - Jan 1952 (17 weeks)
64 The Weavers The Lion Sleeps Tonight 1952 US CashBox 13 - Feb 1952 (16 weeks), US Billboard 14 - Feb 1952 (11 weeks), US 1940s 14 - Mar 1952 (4 weeks), RYM 124 of 1952
65 Nat King Cole Faith Can Move Mountains 1952 UK 10 - Jan 1953 (4 weeks), US CashBox 20 - Sep 1952 (6 weeks), US Billboard 24 - Oct 1952 (4 weeks), RYM 63 of 1952
66 Doris Day & Johnnie Ray Full Time Job 1952 UK 11 - Apr 1953 (1 week), US Billboard 20 - Dec 1952 (2 weeks), US CashBox 21 - Dec 1952 (8 weeks), RYM 76 of 1952
67 Frankie Laine Rock of Gibraltar 1952 US CashBox 19 - Jul 1952 (15 weeks), US Billboard 20 - Jul 1952 (5 weeks), US 1940s 20 - Aug 1952 (1 week), RYM 34 of 1952
68 Spike Jones I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus 1952 US Billboard 4 - Dec 1952 (3 weeks), US CashBox 4 - Dec 1952 (4 weeks), US 1940s 7 - Dec 1952 (3 weeks)
69 Billy Ward & The Dominoes Have Mercy Baby 1952 DDD 3 of 1952, POP 5 of 1954, RYM 21 of 1952
70 Eddie Wilcox Orch Wheel of Fortune 1952 US CashBox 1 - Feb 1952 (6 weeks), US 1940s 14 - Feb 1952 (2 weeks)
71 Perry Como & Eddie Fisher Maybe 1952 US Billboard 3 - Jun 1952 (18 weeks), US 1940s 8 - Jun 1952 (13 weeks), US CashBox 9 - Jun 1952 (17 weeks)
72 The Weavers Around The Corner 1952 Australia 1 for 4 weeks - Aug 1952, US Billboard 19 - Apr 1952 (1 week)
73 Don Cornell I'll Walk Alone 1952 US Billboard 5 - Mar 1952 (19 weeks), US CashBox 5 - Mar 1952 (27 weeks), US 1940s 7 - Mar 1952 (17 weeks)
74 Red Foley Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes 1952 Australia 1 for 2 weeks - May 1953, US Billboard 25 - Nov 1952 (1 week)
75 Georges Brassens Le gorille 1952 France (50s) 1 of 1953, RYM 29 of 1952
76 Peggy Lee Lover 1952 US Billboard 3 - Jun 1952 (13 weeks), US 1940s 10 - Jun 1952 (11 weeks), US CashBox 10 - Jun 1952 (15 weeks)
77 Roy Rogers & Dale Evans Happy Trails 1952 Grammy Hall of Fame in 2009 (1952), RIAA 33
78 James Moody Moody's Mood for Love 1952 Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001 (1952), RYM 94 of 1952
79 Karen Chandler Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me 1952 US Billboard 5 - Oct 1952 (18 weeks), US CashBox 6 - Dec 1952 (21 weeks), US 1940s 7 - Nov 1952 (16 weeks)
80 Reno Carol Rote Rosen, rote Lippen, roter Wein 1952 Germany 1 for 1 week - Dec 1953, RYM 156 of 1952
81 Bell Sisters Bermuda 1952 US CashBox 6 - Jan 1952 (17 weeks), US Billboard 7 - Jan 1952 (16 weeks), US 1940s 8 - Jan 1952 (13 weeks)
82 Eddie Fisher Forgive Me 1952 US Billboard 7 - Mar 1952 (17 weeks), US 1940s 7 - Mar 1952 (15 weeks), US CashBox 7 - Mar 1952 (22 weeks)
83 Four Aces Perfidia (Tonight) 1952 US Billboard 7 - Feb 1952 (16 weeks), US 1940s 7 - Mar 1952 (11 weeks), US CashBox 7 - Mar 1952 (22 weeks)
84 The Clovers One Mint Julep 1952 DDD 4 of 1952, RYM 7 of 1952, Acclaimed 1929 (1952)
85 Eddy Howard Be Anything (But Be Mine) 1952 US CashBox 6 - Apr 1952 (23 weeks), US Billboard 7 - Mar 1952 (16 weeks), US 1940s 13 - Apr 1952 (10 weeks)
86 Harry Grove Trio Meet Mr Callahan 1952 US CashBox 5 - Aug 1952 (6 weeks), US Billboard 11 - Sep 1952 (7 weeks), US 1940s 11 - Sep 1952 (6 weeks)
87 Hank Williams I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive 1952 RYM 3 of 1952, DDD 31 of 1952, Acclaimed 363 (1952)
88 Vera Lynn Yours (Quierme Mucho) 1952 US Billboard 7 - Oct 1952 (10 weeks), US 1940s 9 - Oct 1952 (8 weeks), US CashBox 10 - Nov 1952 (12 weeks)
89 Les Paul Lady of Spain 1952 US CashBox 6 - Nov 1952 (11 weeks), US Billboard 8 - Nov 1952 (8 weeks), US 1940s 17 - Nov 1952 (8 weeks)
90 Frankie Laine & Jo Stafford Hambone 1952 US Billboard 6 - Mar 1952 (10 weeks), US CashBox 9 - Mar 1952 (14 weeks), US 1940s 15 - Mar 1952 (4 weeks)
91 Jane Froman I'll Walk Alone 1952 US CashBox 5 - May 1952 (21 weeks), US Billboard 14 - May 1952 (13 weeks), US 1940s 14 - May 1952 (11 weeks)
92 Johnnie Ray (Here Am I) Broken Hearted 1952 US Billboard 8 - Jan 1952 (15 weeks), US 1940s 9 - Feb 1952 (12 weeks), US CashBox 10 - Feb 1952 (18 weeks)
93 Les Paul & Mary Ford My Baby's Coming Home 1952 US Billboard 7 - Nov 1952 (10 weeks), US 1940s 11 - Dec 1952 (7 weeks), US CashBox 11 - Dec 1952 (16 weeks)
94 Don Cornell I 1952 US Billboard 7 - Nov 1952 (8 weeks), US CashBox 10 - Nov 1952 (16 weeks), US 1940s 15 - Nov 1952 (4 weeks)
95 Hugo Winterhalter Vanessa 1952 US Billboard 9 - Jun 1952 (14 weeks), US CashBox 9 - Jun 1952 (20 weeks), US 1940s 12 - Jul 1952 (8 weeks)
96 Johnnie Ray What's the Use 1952 US CashBox 10 - Apr 1952 (12 weeks), US Billboard 13 - Apr 1952 (8 weeks), US 1940s 13 - Apr 1952 (4 weeks)
97 Patti Page Come What May 1952 US Billboard 9 - Feb 1952 (11 weeks), US 1940s 11 - Feb 1952 (9 weeks), US CashBox 20 - Feb 1952 (16 weeks)
98 Johnny Ace My Song 1952 DDD 6 of 1952, RYM 23 of 1952, POP 24 of 1954
99 Fats Domino Goin' Home 1952 DDD 7 of 1952, RYM 17 of 1952, US Billboard 30 - Jun 1952 (1 week)
100 Four Aces Should I 1952 US Billboard 9 - Aug 1952 (10 weeks), US CashBox 16 - Aug 1952 (15 weeks), US 1940s 20 - Aug 1952 (2 weeks)

Previous Comments

1 Feb 2010

number one song on Jan.28,1952

What was the number one song on Jan.28,1952?

The first question is "where?", for example in Australia the number 1 song was "Because of You" by Tony Bennett.

We suspect that you meant what was the number 1 song in the US.

So the next question would be "according to who?", there were no official charts published in the early 1950s, the closest would be some occasional charts published by Billboard magazine. Billboard produced a variety of different charts starting in 1936 these were finally consolidated in 1958 into the "Hot 100" which has been published ever since (although the way they are calculated has changed of course).

In 1952 the "Best Sellers in Stores" chart is probably the most representative one. In that chart the number 1 record was:

"Cry" by Johnnie Ray

In our list the song is listed under 1951 where is says "US 1 for 11 weeks - Dec 1951" which means it was the Billboard "Stores" number 1 for 11 weeks starting in December 1951

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