Billboard Hit 1951

billboard hits 1951

The Billboard Annual Music-Record Poll 1951
Published on: 5th January & 12th January 1952


Year’s Top Pop Records of 1951
* Too Young - Nat (King) Cole
     (Retail Sales - 1, Juke Box Plays - 2)
* Because of You - Tonny Bennett
     (Retail Sales - 2, Juke Box Plays - 3)
* How High the Moon - Les Paul & Mary Ford
     (Retail Sales - 3, Juke Box Plays - 1)
* Come On-A My House – Rosemary Clooney
     (Retail Sales - 4, Juke Box Plays - 5)
* Be my love - Mario Lanza
     (Retail Sales - 5, Juke Box Plays - 23)
* On Top of Old Smoky - Weavers
     (Retail Sales - 6, Juke Box Plays - 4)
* Cold, Cold Heart - Tony Bennett
     (Retail Sales - 7, Juke Box Plays - 6)
* If - Perry Como
     (Retail Sales - 8, Juke Box Plays - 9)
* Loveliest Night of the Year - Mario Lanza
     (Retail Sales - 9, Juke Box Plays - 26)
* Tennessee Waltz – Patti Page
     (Retail Sales - 10, Juke Box Plays - 7)
* Jezebel - Frankie Lane
     (Retail Sales - 11, Juke Box Plays - 8)
* I Get Ideas - Tony Martin
     (Retail Sales - 12, Juke Box Plays - 19)
* Mockin’ Bird Hill - Les Paul & Mary Ford
     (Retail Sales - 13, Juke Box Plays - 11)
* Mockin’ Bird Hill - Patti Page
     (Retail Sales - 14, Juke Box Plays - 10)
* My Heart Cries for You - Guy Mitchell & Mitch Miller
     (Retail Sales - 15, Juke Box Plays - 12)
* (It’s No) Sin - Eddy Howard
     (Retail Sales - 16, Juke Box Plays - 14)
* Sound Off - Vaughn Monroe
     (Retail Sales - 17, Juke Box Plays - 15)
* Sweet Violets - Dinah Shore
     (Retail Sales - 18, Juke Box Plays - 16)
* World is Waiting for the Sunrise - Les Paul & Mary Ford
     (Retail Sales - 19, Juke Box Plays - 17)
* My Truly, Truly Fair - Guy Mitchell & Mitch Miller
     (Retail Sales - 20, Juke Box Plays - 13)
* (It’s No) Sin - Four Aces & A. Alberts
     (Retail Sales - 21, Juke Box Plays - 29)
* Aba Daba Honeymoon - Debbie Reynolds & Carieton Carpenter
     (Retail Sales - 22, Juke Box Plays - 28)
* Rose, Rose, I Love You - Frankie Lane
     (Retail Sales - 23, Juke Box Plays - 18)
* Down Yonder - Del Wood
     (Retail Sales - 24, Juke Box Plays - 20)
* I Apologize - Billy Eckstine
     (Retail Sales - 25, Juke Box Plays - 22)
* Would I Love You- Patti Page
     (Retail Sales - 26, Juke Box Plays - 21)
* You’re Just in Love - Perry Como
     (Retail Sales - 27)
* Undecided - Ames Brothers & Les Brown
     (Retail Sales - 28)
* The Things - Phil Harris
     (Retail Sales - 29, Juke Box Plays - 30)
* Because of You - Les Baxter
     (Retail Sales - 30)
* Mister and Mississippi - Patti Page
     (Juke Box Plays - 24)
* On Top of Old Smoky - Vaughn Monroe
     (Juke Box Plays - 25)
* Detour - Patti Page
     (Juke Box Plays - 27)


The Year’s Top Country & Western Records of 1951
* Cold, Cold Heart – Hank Williams
     (Retail Sales: 1, Jukebox Plays: 6)
* I Want to be With You Always – Lefty Frizzell
     (Retail Sales: 2, Jukebox Plays: 1)
* Always Late – Lefty Frizzel
     (Retail Sales: 3, Jukebox Plays: 3)
* Rhumba Boogie – Hank Snow
     (Retail Sales: 4, Jukebox Plays: 5)
* I Wanna Play House With You – Eddy Arnold
     (Retail Sales: 5, Jukebox Plays: 2)
* There’s Been a Change in Me – Eddy Arnold
     (Retail Sales: 6, Jukebox Plays: 13)
* Shotgun Boogie – Tennessee Ernie
     (Retail Sales: 7, Jukebox Plays: 4)
* Hey, Good Lookin’ – Hank Williams
     (Retail Sales: 8, Jukebox Plays: 7)
* Mom and Dad’s Waltz - Lefty Frizzell
     (Retail Sales: 9, Jukebox Plays: 11)
* Golden Rocket – Hank Snow
     (Retail Sales: 10, Jukebox Plays: 17)
* I’m movin’ On – Hank Snow
     (Retail Sales: 11)
* Kentucky Waltz – Eddy Arnold
     (Retail Sales: 12, Jukebox Plays: 8)
* Slow Poke – Pee Wee King
     (Retail Sales: 13, Jukebox Plays: 10)
* Let’s Live a Little – Carl Smith
     (Retail Sales: 14, Jukebox Plays: 9)
* I Love You a Thousand Ways - Lefty Frizzell
     (Retail Sales: 15, Jukebox Plays: 19)
* Poison Love – Johnny and Jack
     (Retail Sales: 16, Jukebox Plays: 30)
* Down the Trail of Aching Hearts – Hank Snow
     (Retail Sales: 17, Jukebox Plays: 12)
* Bluebird Island – Hank Snow
     (Retail Sales: 18, Jukebox Plays: 25)
* Peace in the Valley – Red Foley
     (Retail Sales: 19, Jukebox Plays: 29)
* Mister Moon – Carl Smith
     (Retail Sales: 20, Jukebox Plays: 23)
* If You’ve Got the Money, I’ve Got the Time - Lefty Frizzell
     (Retail Sales: 21, Jukebox Plays: 20)
* Heart Strings – Eddy Arnold
     (Retail Sales: 22)
* Somebody’s Been Beating My Time – Eddy Arnold
     (Retail Sales: 23, Jukebox Plays: 26)
* Travelin’ Blues - Lefty Frizzell
     (Retail Sales: 24)
* Beautiful Brown Eyes- Jimmy Wakely
     (Retail Sales: 25, Jukebox Plays: 21)
* Look What Thoughts Will Do - Lefty Frizzell
     (Retail Sales: 26)
* Howlin’ at the Moon – Hank Williams
     (Retail Sales: 27, Jukebox Plays: 15)
* Let Old Mother Nature Have Her Way – Carl Smith
     (Retail Sales: 28)
* Crazy Heart - Hank Williams
     (Retail Sales: 29, Jukebox Plays: 28)
* It’s No Secret – Stuart Hamblen
     (Retail Sales: 30)
* I Can’t Help It – Hank Williams
     (Jukebox Plays: 14)
* Mockin’ Bird Hill – Pinetoppers
     (Jukebox Plays: 16)
* Down Yonder – Del Wood
     (Jukebox Plays: 18)
* Something Old, Something New – Eddy Arnold
     (Jukebox Plays: 22)
* Tennessee Waltz – Patti Page
     (Jukebox Plays: 24)
* Cryin’ Heart Blues – Johnny and Jack
     (Jukebox Plays: 27)
* Sick Sober and Sorry – Johnny Bond
     (Jukebox Plays: 30)


The Year’s Top Rhythm & Blues Records of 1951
* Sixty Minute Men – Dominoes
     (Retail Sales: 1, Jukebox Plays: 1)
* Black Night – Charles Brown
     (Retail Sales: 2, Jukebox Plays: 2)
* Teardrops From My Eyes – Ruth Brown
     (Retail Sales: 3, Jukebox Plays: 14)
* Chains of Love – Joe Turner
     (Retail Sales: 4, Jukebox Plays: 5)
* Don’t You Know I Love You – Clovers
     (Retail Sales: 5, Jukebox Plays: 9)
* Please Send Me Someone to Love – Percy Mayfield
     (Retail Sales: 6, Jukebox Plays: 17)
* I’m Waiting Just For You – Lucky Millinder
     (Retail Sales: 7, Jukebox Plays: 4)
* Glory of Love – Five Keys
     (Retail Sales: 8, Jukebox Plays: 11)
* Rocket 88 – Jackie Brenston
     (Retail Sales: 9, Jukebox Plays: 3)
* Rockin’ Blues – Johnny Otis
     (Retail Sales: 10, Jukebox Plays: 8)
* Bad, Bad Whiskey – Amos Milburn
     (Retail Sales: 11, Jukebox Plays: 12)
* Fool, Fool, Fool – Clovers
     (Retail Sales: 12, Jukebox Plays: 21)
* Lost Love – Percy Mayfield
     (Retail Sales: 13, Jukebox Plays: 13)
* I’m in the Mood – John Lee Hooker
     (Retail Sales: 14, Jukebox Plays: 15)
* I Got Loaded- “Peppermint” Harris
    (Retail Sales: 15, Jukebox Plays: 10)
* Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere – Joe Morris
     (Retail Sales: 16)
* Too Young – Nat (King) Cole
     (Retail Sales: 17, Jukebox Plays: 22)
* Red’s Boogie – Piano Red
     (Retail Sales: 18, Jukebox Plays: 26)
* Seven Long Days – Charles Brown
     (Retail Sales: 19)
* Do Something for Me – Dominoes
     (Retail Sales: 20)
* Don’t Take Your Love From Me – Joe Morris
     (Retail Sales: 21)
* I Apologize – Billy Eckstine
     (Retail Sales: 22, Jukebox Plays: 24)
* Tend to Your Business – James Wayne
     (Retail Sales: 23, Jukebox Plays: 16)
* Smooth Sailing – Ella Fitzgerald
     (Retail Sales: 24, Jukebox Plays: 19)
* I Will Wait – Four Buddies
     (Retail Sales: 25, Jukebox Plays: 18)
* Because of You – Tab Smith (Instrumental)
     (Retail Sales: 26)
* Gee, Baby – Johnny Otis & Mel Walker
     (Retail Sales: 27)
* “T” 99 Blues – Jimmie Nelson
     (Retail Sales: 28, Jukebox Plays: 6)
* Baby, Let Me Hold Your Hand – Ray Charles
     (Retail Sales: 29)
* Flamingo – Earl Bostic
     (Retail Sales: 30)
* Chica Boo – Lloyd Glenn
     (Jukebox Plays: 7)
* How High the Moon – Les Paul & Mary Ford
     (Jukebox Plays: 20)
* Castle Rock – Johnny Hodges
     (Jukebox Plays: 23)
* Bloodshot Eyes – Wynonie Harris
     (Jukebox Plays: 25)
* Come On-A My House – Rosemary Clooney
     (Jukebox Plays: 27)
* Hey, Little Girl – John Godfrey Trio
     (Jukebox Plays: 28)
* Tennessee Waltz Blues - Stick McGhee
     (Jukebox Plays: 29)
* All Night Long – Johnny Otis
     (Jukebox Plays: 30)





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