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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]
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.
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1951. ... Artist March 3, 1951: 1 "If" ... Six Songs for women's voices and harp: 1951-06-[8–17]
These are the songs that reached number one on the Top 40 Best Sellers chart (expanded to the Top 50 as of October 13) in 1951 as published by Cash Box magazine. Artists were not specified in the charts of this period so songs may represent more than one version. The artist who most popularized each song is listed.
Two albums recorded by Mario Lanza (pictured in 1949) topped the charts in 1951. His soundtrack to the film The Great Caruso topped the 33 1/3 and 45 rpm chart for ten weeks each from June to August. His christmas record Mario Lanza Sings Christmas Songs reached number one on both charts in late December.
Artists from multiple different genres — pop, country, instrumental jazz, rap, metal — have earned their spots on this list. Keep scrolling to see the 50 best-selling music artists of all time ...
While Billboard is considered the authoritative source, at least one other publisher, Music VF, created its own list of the top country hits of 1951. Music VF's list was led by (1) "Slow Poke" by Pee Wee King, (2) "Mockin' Bird Hill" by Les Paul and Mary Ford, (3) "On Top of Old Smoky" by The Weavers, (4) "Down Yonder" by Del Wood, and (5) "Mockin' Bird Hill" by the Pinetoppers.
Patti Page was the artist with second-longest most cumulative run at number one (22 weeks) between January 1950 until August 1958. Perry Como remained at the top of the Billboard number-one singles chart for 20 weeks between January 1950 until August 1958.