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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.
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.
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.
The song was first performed in 1930, but Nina Simone’s version featuring her sultry voice made it a 1950s hit. The jazz song also had a resurgence in 1987 due to a Chanel No. 5 commercial.
US 1940s 1 – Dec 1951, US 1 for 11 weeks Dec 1951, US BB 2 of 1951, DDD 4 of 1951, RYM 5 of 1951, POP 6 of 1952, Italy 68 of 1955, Acclaimed 1084 2: Nat King Cole: Unforgettable: 1951: US: US BB 1 of 1952, POP 1 of 1952, RYM 4 of 1951, US 1940s 14 – Nov 1951, DDD 25 of 1951, Europe 63 of the 1950s, Scrobulate 78 of vocal, WXPN 500 3: Les ...
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.