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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), US BB 4 of 1952, POP 4 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, 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 |
| 3 | 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), Peel list 3 of 1952, US BB 8 of 1952, POP 8 of 1952, DDD 35 of 1952, Acclaimed 2343 (1952) |
| 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, 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 | 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), US BB 19 of 1952, POP 21 of 1952, Brazil 30 of 1952, Europe 69 of the 1950s (1951), RYM 95 of 1952 |
| 7 | 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, US BB 13 of 1952, POP 17 of 1952 |
| 8 | 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 |
| 9 | 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) |
| 10 | 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, RYM 83 of 1952 |
| 11 | 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 |
| 12 | 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 |
| 13 | 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 |
| 14 | 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 |
| 15 | 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 |
| 16 | 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 |
| 17 | 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 |
| 18 | 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 |
| 19 | 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 |
| 20 | 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), Brazil 60 of 1952 |
| 21 | 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) |
| 22 | 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 |
| 23 | 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 |
| 24 | 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 |
| 25 | 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) |
| 26 | 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 |
| 27 | 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 |
| 28 | 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) |
| 29 | 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 |
| 30 | 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 |
| 31 | 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 |
| 32 | 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 |
| 33 | 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) |
| 34 | 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) |
| 35 | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 38 | 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) |
| 39 | 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 |
| 40 | 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) |
| 41 | Lloyd Price | Lawdy Miss Clawdy | 1952 | DDD 1 of 1952, RYM 6 of 1952, POP 14 of 1952, Acclaimed 327 (1952) |
| 42 | 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 |
| 43 | Little Walter | Juke | 1952 | Grammy Hall of Fame in 2008 (1952), DDD 9 of 1952, RYM 16 of 1952, Acclaimed 1059 (1952) |
| 44 | 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 |
| 45 | 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 |
| 46 | 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 |
| 47 | 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 |
| 48 | 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 |
| 49 | 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) |
| 50 | 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) |
| 51 | 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 |
| 52 | 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) |
| 53 | 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) |
| 54 | 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) |
| 55 | 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) |
| 56 | 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) |
| 57 | 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) |
| 58 | 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) |
| 59 | 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) |
| 60 | 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) |
| 61 | 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) |
| 62 | 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) |
| 63 | 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 |
| 64 | 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 |
| 65 | 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 |
| 66 | 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 |
| 67 | 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) |
| 68 | Billy Ward & The Dominoes | Have Mercy Baby | 1952 | DDD 3 of 1952, POP 5 of 1954, RYM 21 of 1952 |
| 69 | Eddie Wilcox Orch | Wheel of Fortune | 1952 | US CashBox 1 - Feb 1952 (6 weeks), US 1940s 14 - Feb 1952 (2 weeks) |
| 70 | 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) |
| 71 | The Weavers | Around The Corner | 1952 | Australia 1 for 4 weeks - Aug 1952, US Billboard 19 - Apr 1952 (1 week) |
| 72 | 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) |
| 73 | 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) |
| 74 | Georges Brassens | Le gorille | 1952 | France (50s) 1 of 1953, RYM 29 of 1952 |
| 75 | 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) |
| 76 | Roy Rogers & Dale Evans | Happy Trails | 1952 | Grammy Hall of Fame in 2009 (1952), RIAA 33 |
| 77 | James Moody | Moody's Mood for Love | 1952 | Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001 (1952), RYM 94 of 1952 |
| 78 | 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) |
| 79 | Reno Carol | Rote Rosen, rote Lippen, roter Wein | 1952 | Germany 1 for 1 week - Dec 1953, RYM 156 of 1952 |
| 80 | 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) |
| 81 | 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) |
| 82 | 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) |
| 83 | The Clovers | One Mint Julep | 1952 | DDD 4 of 1952, RYM 7 of 1952, Acclaimed 1929 (1952) |
| 84 | 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) |
| 85 | 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) |
| 86 | Hank Williams | I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive | 1952 | RYM 3 of 1952, DDD 31 of 1952, Acclaimed 363 (1952) |
| 87 | 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) |
| 88 | 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) |
| 89 | 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) |
| 90 | 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) |
| 91 | 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) |
| 92 | 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) |
| 93 | 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) |
| 94 | 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) |
| 95 | 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) |
| 96 | 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) |
| 97 | Johnny Ace | My Song | 1952 | DDD 6 of 1952, RYM 23 of 1952, POP 24 of 1954 |
| 98 | Fats Domino | Goin' Home | 1952 | DDD 7 of 1952, RYM 17 of 1952, US Billboard 30 - Jun 1952 (1 week) |
| 99 | 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) |
| 100 | Hugo Winterhalter | A Kiss to Build a Dream On | 1952 | US Billboard 10 - Jan 1952 (9 weeks), US CashBox 15 - Jan 1952 (12 weeks), US 1940s 18 - Mar 1952 (1 week) |
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