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 is also available.. This list has also been compared to the results for North America and Europe. There is also a set of monthly tables showing the various number ones on any date during 1952.

The top five song artists of 1952 were:
1:Eddie Fisher	2:Jo Stafford	3:Vera Lynn	4:Al Martino	5:Rosemary Clooney

#	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, UK Sheet Music 1 for 7 weeks - Dec 1952, US CashBox 1 - Aug 1952 (27 weeks), Radio Luxembourg sheet music 1 for 7 weeks - Dec 1952, 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, Your Hit Parade 5 of 1952, UKMIX 100, RYM 145 of 1952
2	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, UK Sheet Music 1 for 8 weeks - Oct 1952, Radio Luxembourg sheet music 1 for 8 weeks - Oct 1952, Australia 1 for 4 weeks - Oct 1952, US CashBox 2 - May 1952 (24 weeks), US BB 20 of 1952, Your Hit Parade 20 of 1952, POP 20 of 1952, RYM 22 of 1952, UKMIX 66
3	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, UK Sheet Music 1 for 10 weeks - Jun 1952, US CashBox 1 - Jun 1952 (26 weeks), Radio Luxembourg sheet music 1 for 10 weeks - Jun 1952, 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
4	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, Radio Luxembourg sheet music 1 for 1 week - Dec 1953, Australia 1 for 3 weeks - Dec 1953, UK 3 - Nov 1953 (6 weeks), US CashBox 4 - Dec 1952 (6 weeks)
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, Your Hit Parade 7 of 1952, US BB 18 of 1952, POP 18 of 1952, Italy 26 of 1952, RYM 127 of 1952
6	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), Your Hit Parade 2 of 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)
7	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), Your Hit Parade 3 of 1952, Peel list 4 of 1952, DZE 8 of 1952, RYM 83 of 1952
8	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, Your Hit Parade 15 of 1952, POP 17 of 1952
9	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, Your Hit Parade 14 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
10	Mario Lanza	Because You're Mine	1952	Australia 1 for 2 weeks - Feb 1953, Oscar in 1952 (film 'Because You're Mine') (Nominated), 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
11	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), Your Hit Parade 4 of 1952, DZE 10 of 1952, US BB 11 of 1952, POP 16 of 1952, DDD 76 of 1951, RYM 131 of 1952
12	Vera Lynn	Homing Waltz	1952	UK Sheet Music 1 for 9 weeks - Aug 1952, Radio Luxembourg sheet music 1 for 9 weeks - Aug 1952, UK 9 - Nov 1952 (3 weeks)
13	The Mills Brothers	The Glow-Worm	1952	US Billboard 1 - Sep 1952 (21 weeks), US CashBox 1 - Oct 1952 (26 weeks), Your Hit Parade 1 of 1952, 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	Eddie Fisher	Anytime	1952	Australia 1 for 3 weeks - Aug 1952, US Billboard 2 - Dec 1951 (30 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Dec 1951 (24 weeks), US CashBox 3 - Dec 1951 (33 weeks), Your Hit Parade 21 of 1952, Brazil 75 of 1953, RYM 155 of 1952
15	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
16	Nat King Cole	Because You're Mine	1952	Australia 1 for 2 weeks - Feb 1953, Oscar in 1952 (film 'Because You're Mine') (Nominated), 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
17	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
18	Jo Stafford	A-Round the Corner	1952	UK Sheet Music 1 for 3 weeks - May 1952, Radio Luxembourg sheet music 1 for 3 weeks - May 1952, US Billboard 9 - Mar 1952 (12 weeks)
19	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
20	Anne Shelton	The Loveliest Night Of The Year	1952	UK Sheet Music 1 for 4 weeks - Jan 1952, Radio Luxembourg sheet music 1 for 4 weeks - Jan 1952
21	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
22	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), Your Hit Parade 12 of 1952, US BB 16 of 1952, POP 25 of 1952, RYM 66 of 1952
23	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, Your Hit Parade 19 of 1952, Brazil 59 of 1953, RYM 74 of 1952
24	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
25	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), Your Hit Parade 6 of 1952, US 1940s 9 - Oct 1952 (16 weeks), RYM 128 of 1952
26	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
27	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, Your Hit Parade 8 of 1952, Brazil 60 of 1952
28	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
29	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)
30	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), nuTsie 70 of 1950s, Brazil 77 of 1953
31	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
32	Slim Whitman	Indian Love Call	1952	Flanders 4 - Jun 1956 (4 months), 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
33	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)
34	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)
35	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)
36	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
37	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)
38	Georges Brassens	Le gorille	1952	France (50s) 1 of 1953, RYM 29 of 1952
39	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), Your Hit Parade 13 of 1952, RYM 153 of 1952
40	Reno Carol	Rote Rosen, rote Lippen, roter Wein	1952	Germany 1 for 1 week - Dec 1953, RYM 156 of 1952
41	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
42	Marlene	Lata D'agua	1952	Brazil 1 of 1952
43	Line Renaud	Ma P'tite Folie	1952	France (50s) 1 of 1952
44	Roberto Murolo	Anema E Core (With All My Heart And Soul)	1952	Italy 1 of 1952
45	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
46	The Weavers	Around The Corner	1952	Australia 1 for 4 weeks - Aug 1952, US Billboard 19 - Apr 1952 (1 week)
47	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)
48	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
49	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
50	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)
51	Alma Cogan	Homing Waltz	1952	Radio Luxembourg sheet music 1 for 9 weeks - Aug 1952
52	Les Welch	Around The Corner	1952	Australia 1 for 4 weeks - Aug 1952
53	Alma Cogan	You Belong to Me	1952	Radio Luxembourg sheet music 1 for 7 weeks - Dec 1952
54	Lloyd Price	Lawdy Miss Clawdy	1952	DDD 1 of 1952, RYM 6 of 1952, POP 14 of 1952, nuTsie 25 of 1950s, Acclaimed 327 (1952), one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 500
55	Guy Mitchell	Feet Up (Pat Him On The Po-Po)	1952	UK 2 - Nov 1952 (10 weeks), US Billboard 14 - Aug 1952 (6 weeks), US CashBox 18 - Aug 1952 (13 weeks)
56	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
57	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
58	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
59	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)
60	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)
61	Bing Crosby & Jane Wyman	Zing a Little Zong	1952	Oscar in 1952 (film 'Just for You') (Nominated), UK 10 - Dec 1952 (2 weeks), US Billboard 18 - Aug 1952 (6 weeks), US CashBox 32 - Aug 1952 (5 weeks)
62	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), Your Hit Parade 16 of 1952, AFI 25, DDD 43 of 1952
63	Bing Crosby	Isle of Innisfree	1952	UK 3 - Nov 1952 (12 weeks), UKMIX 820
64	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
65	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)
66	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)
67	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
68	Little Walter	Juke	1952	Grammy Hall of Fame in 2008 (1952), DDD 9 of 1952, RYM 16 of 1952, Acclaimed 1059 (1952), one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 500
69	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
70	The Sauter-Finegan Doodletown Fifers	The Children's Marching Song	1952	Canada 2 - Jan 1959 (9 weeks), US CashBox 30 - Sep 1952 (1 week)
71	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), Your Hit Parade 9 of 1952
72	Muddy Waters	She's Alright	1952	Peel list 2 of 1952, RYM 93 of 1953
73	Nora Ney	Ninguem Me Ama	1952	Brazil 2 of 1952
74	Catherine Sauvage	Paris Canaille	1952	France (50s) 2 of 1952
75	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
76	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
77	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
78	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)
79	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), Your Hit Parade 17 of 1952
80	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)
81	Mantovani	White Christmas	1952	UK 6 - Dec 1952 (3 weeks), US Billboard 23 - Dec 1952 (1 week), RYM 146 of 1952
82	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)
83	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)
84	Al Martino	Now	1952	UK 3 - Jan 1953 (12 weeks), US CashBox 25 - Nov 1952 (4 weeks)
85	Eddie Fisher	Everything I Have is Yours	1952	UK 8 - Jan 1953 (5 weeks), US Billboard 23 - Jan 1952 (1 week), US CashBox 41 - Dec 1952 (5 weeks)
86	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)
87	Jo Stafford	Keep It a Secret	1952	US Billboard 4 - Nov 1952 (18 weeks), US CashBox 5 - Nov 1952 (24 weeks), US 1940s 6 - Nov 1952 (17 weeks), Your Hit Parade 16 of 1953
88	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)
89	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)
90	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), Your Hit Parade 11 of 1952
91	Doris Day	My Love & Devotion	1952	UK 10 - Nov 1952 (2 weeks), US CashBox 31 - Nov 1952 (5 weeks), RYM 151 of 1952
92	Bill Haley & his Comets	Rock the Joint	1952	DDD 14 of 1952, RYM 15 of 1952, UK 20 - Feb 1957 (4 weeks)
93	Dick Farney	Alguem Como Tu	1952	Brazil 3 of 1952
94	Nilla Pizzi	Vola Colomba	1952	Italy 3 of 1952
95	Luis Mariano	L'amour Est Un Bouquet De Violettes	1952	France (50s) 3 of 1952
96	Vera Lynn	Forget Me Not	1952	UK 5 - Nov 1952 (6 weeks), RYM 148 of 1952
97	Winifred Atwell	Britannia Rag	1952	UK 5 - Dec 1952 (6 weeks), RYM 150 of 1952
98	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)
99	Georges Brassens	La chasse aux papillons	1952	France (50s) 12 of 1952, RYM 29 of 1952
100	Antonio Vasquez	Non ti ricordi	1952	Italy 4 of 1952

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25 Mar 2013

Karen chandler

Hold me, thrill me, kiss me reached number 5+ in 1952. I was stationed at camp Pendleton and +this was our favorite song and we heard it all the time. Why is it not mentioned.

Thank you dear departed Karen Chandler and Semper fi

Karen Chandler's song "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me" (1952) reached "US Billboard 5 - Oct 1952 (18 weeks), US CashBox 6 - Dec 1952 (21 weeks), US 1940s 7 - Nov 1952 (16 weeks)"

It was only a hit in the USA, and our calculation puts it just outside the top 100 for the year. This is a case that could be seen as an unfortunate side effect of the way we combine charts.

23 Dec 2012

Snow Bell(s)

As I recall in the winter of 51 or 52 there was an instrumental named Snow Bell or Snow Bells. Very pretty but I can't find any reference to it. Can you help me? Dennis

No idea

5 Sep 2012

Tony Williams

Tony Williams, who sang with the Platters, did at least one solo album but I have never been able to find any information on that or any of his singles. Any ideas?

Regards, Alex (Queensland, Australia)

There are three different Tony Williams that were musicians at the same time. One was a jazz drummer who played with Miles Davis and others, he had albums in our charts from 1965 ("Life Time", "Spring" and "The Joy of Flying") and with a group called "The Tony Williams Lifetime" ("Emergency!" and "Turn It Over"). The second was an English guitar player with Stealer's Wheel and Jethro Tull. The third was, as you say, in The Platters.

We have one song entry for Tony Williams, the song "It's so easy to surrender (Un'anima tra le mani)" which was number 46 of 1962 in Italy.

We suspect (but don't know) that the song was by the Tony Williams you are after.

18 May 2012

New e mail

We're having a street party is there anyway we can get CD's of the 1952 charts?

The easiest thing would be to buy the ones you like best on Amazon or iTunes and write your own CD

10 May 2012

May 17, 1952

Can you tell me the United Kingdom No. 1 song on May 17, 1952. It was the date my brother was born.

Look at the Number Ones page (link in the text above)

30 Mar 2012

No1 record 1st April 1952 uk

I was born on this date could you tell me uk no 1

Now that the sheet music listing is included you can find it on the number ones page

21 Feb 2012

the alamo

can you tell me who where the offscreen chorus that sang the green leaves of summer, the back ground tune to the film alamo, no one out there seems to know?

thanks

ps been trying for years to get a answear

We would suggest that you look at IMDb.

We can't identify which film you mean, for example the film "The Last Command" was released in 1955 (and the music was sung by Gordon MacRae).

But we think you mean the 1960 film "The Alamo" which starred John Wayne. According to IMDb the song "Green Leaves of Summer" was sung by the "Students' Association Choir, University of Texas", while Amazon (which has multiple versions of the soundtrack available for mp3 download) credits it to either the Dimitri Tiomkin Orchestra or Brothers Four.

So we think the song in the film is by Brothers Four and has the following entries - Oscar in 1960 (film 'The Alamo') (Nominated), Norway 10 - Nov 1961 (1 week), Brazil 14 of 1960, US Billboard 65 - Oct 1960 (7 weeks)

17 Jul 2011

No sleeping lion

I'm pretty sure that the title of your #80 Weavers song "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" was actually "Wimoweh".

You are right, the Weavers did call their version "Wimoweh" but the original name (the 1939 South African version by the Evening Birds) was "The Lion Sleeps Tonight". The Wikipedia page has an image of the most successful version by The Tokens which also uses this same name.

As we have mentioned elsewhere where alternate song titles or artist names are used (for example in different countries) we try and remain consistent rather than always reflecting the exact names used. There are plenty of places to find the exact title the Weavers used, we're more interested in comparing their worldwide success with that of The Tokens, Tight Fit and Robert John (and we think we're the best place to do that).

We'll add a note on to the song's page.

Thanks for the input

1 Jul 2011

Maybe you can help

My brothers and I remember a record Dad used to play that had a chorus that sounded like they were singing "Ka viva viva vit". We're all in our early 60's so the song was probably written or being played about the period of 5 years either side of 1950.

It was sung by a group, male and female in close harmony and had a bit of accordian in there and sounded a bit "Jo Stafford-ish". I can sing the tune all the way through but don't know the words and don't know the title. Do you have any idea what it could be called?

Here at the Turret we have no idea, maybe one of our users can help?

24 Aug 2010

Les Paul Song

According to several sources that I have come across, Les Paul's song Meet Mr. Callahan/Callaghan was a top 25 or better song, but I do not see it in your list. Do you have any information on this song?

Les Paul had most of his hits with his wife, Mary Ford, they are listed in the top 1000 artists.

As a solo artist he had 20 hits, the biggest being "Whispering" in 1951. "Meet Mr Callaghan" reached number 5 in the Billboard charts and had a run of 14 weeks starting in Aug 1952, it also was in the Cashbox and US 1940s charts.

However as a solo artist his overall position was 1484, well outside the top 1000 artists that we list here (in the 1.9.071 dataset).

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