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In 1951, the following four charts were produced: Best Sellers in Stores – ranked the biggest selling singles in retail stores, as reported by merchants surveyed throughout the country. Most Played by Jockeys – ranked the most played songs on United States radio stations, as reported by radio disc jockeys and radio stations.
Too Young" by Nat King Cole (pictured) with Les Baxter was the number one song of 1951. Les Paul and Mary Ford had three songs on the year-end top 30. Patti Page had three songs on the year-end top 30. This is a list of Billboard magazine's top popular songs of 1951 by retail sales. [1]
US 1940s 1 – Mar 1951, US 1 for 9 weeks Apr 1951, DDD 10 of 1951, US BB 12 of 1951, POP 12 of 1951, RYM 19 of 1951, RIAA 317, Acclaimed 514 4: Nat King Cole: Too Young: 1951: US: US 1940s 1 – Apr 1951, US 1 for 5 weeks Jun 1951, POP 1 of 1951, DDD 5 of 1951, RYM 10 of 1951 5: Mario Lanza: Be My Love: 1951: US
Throughout most of the 1950s, the magazine published the following charts to measure a song's popularity: Most Played by Jockeys – ranked the most played songs on United States radio stations, as reported by radio disc jockeys and radio stations. Most Played in Jukeboxes – ranked the most played songs in jukeboxes across the United States.
Many of the songs in the 1950s hinted at the simmering racial tension that would later usher in the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s. The 1950s was a pivotal era in music, laying the groundwork ...
I. I Can't Escape from You (Hank Williams song) I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You) I Have Dreamed (song) (I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle
Pee Wee King ended the year at number one on all three charts.. In 1951 Billboard magazine published three charts covering the best-performing country music songs in the United States: Most-Played Juke Box (Country & Western) Records, Best-Selling Retail Folk (Country & Western) Records and Country & Western Records Most Played By Folk Disk Jockeys.
Jimmy Nelson (pictured in 1996) reached number one in 1951 with "T'99 Blues" but would never achieve another charting song in his career.. In 1951, Billboard magazine published Best Selling Retail Rhythm & Blues Records and Most Played Juke Box Rhythm & Blues Records, two charts covering the top-performing songs in the United States in rhythm and blues (R&B) and related African-American ...