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BILLBOARD MAGAZINE'S (USA) WEEKLY SINGLE CHARTS FOR 1951
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:January 6,1951
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 8 1 TENNESSEE WALTZ-PATTI PAGE
2 2 8 1 The Thing-Phil Harris
3 3 5 3 My Heart Cries For You-Guy Mitchell
this song and #12 recorded by Guy after Frank Sinatra rejected them
4 4 11 1 Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer-Gene Autry
5 6 4 5 Be My Love-Mario Lanza
6 5 17 1 Harbor Lights-Sammy Kaye,Tony Alamo & The Kaydets
7 8 10 6 A Bushel And A Peck-Perry Como & Betty Hutton
8 16 13 3 Harbor Lights-Guy Lombardo & Kenny Gardner
9 10 15 4 Thinking Of You-Don Cherry
10 - 1 10 So Long (It's Been Good To Know Ya)-Gordon Jenkins & The Weavers
11 14 8 9 Nevertheless-Mills Brothers
12 12 4 12 The Roving Kind-Guy Mitchell
13 - 1 13 My Heart Cries For You-Dinah Shore
14 16 3 14 Tennessee Waltz-Les Paul & Mary Ford
first charted song by Les and Mary together
15 20 2 15 Tennessee Waltz-Guy Lombardo & Kenny Gardner
16 - 1 16 You're Just In Love-Perry Como & The Fontane Sisters
17 - 1 17 Tennessee Waltz-Jo Stafford
18 16 5 13 A Bushel And A Peck-Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely
19 18 6 15 Harbor Lights-Ray Anthony & Ronnie Deauville
20 7 4 7 Frosty The Snowman-Gene Autry
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:January 13,1951
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 9 1 TENNESSEE WALTZ-PATTI PAGE
2 2 9 1 The Thing-Phil Harris
3 3 6 3 My Heart Cries For You-Guy Mitchell
4 5 5 4 Be My Love-Mario Lanza
5 6 18 1 Harbor Lights-Sammy Kaye,Tony Alamo & The Kaydets
6 15 3 6 Tennessee Waltz-Guy Lombardo & Kenny Gardner
7 8 14 3 Harbor Lights-Guy Lombardo & Kenny Gardner
8 7 11 6 A Bushel And A Peck-Perry Como & Betty Hutton
9 9 16 4 Thinking Of You-Don Cherry
10 10 2 10 So Long (It's Been Good To Know Ya)-Gordon Jenkins & The Weavers
11 11 9 9 Nevertheless-Mills Brothers
11 13 2 11 My Heart Cries For You-Dinah Shore
13 14 4 13 Tennessee Waltz-Les Paul & Mary Ford
14 12 5 12 The Roving Kind-Guy Mitchell
15 16 2 15 You're Just In Love-Perry Como & The Fontane Sisters
Irving Berlin song from "Call Me Madam"
16 - 1 16 My Heart Cries For You-Vic Damone
17 - 1 17 If-Perry Como
18 - 1 18 My Heart Cries For You-Jimmy Wakely
19 18 6 13 A Bushel And A Peck-Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely
20 19 7 15 Harbor Lights-Ray Anthony & Ronnie Deauville
20 - 11 8 Thinking Of You-Eddie Fisher
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:January 20,1951
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 10 1 TENNESSEE WALTZ-PATTI PAGE
2 3 7 2 My Heart Cries For You-Guy Mitchell
3 2 10 1 The Thing-Phil Harris
4 4 6 4 Be My Love-Mario Lanza
5 17 2 5 If-Perry Como
6 5 19 1 Harbor Lights-Sammy Kaye,Tony Alamo & The Kaydets
7 10 3 7 So Long (It's Been Good To Know Ya)-Gordon Jenkins & The Weavers
8 15 3 8 You're Just In Love-Perry Como & The Fontane Sisters
9 8 12 6 A Bushel And A Peck-Perry Como & Betty Hutton
10 14 6 10 The Roving Kind-Guy Mitchell
11 7 15 3 Harbor Lights-Guy Lombardo & Kenny Gardner
12 13 5 12 Tennessee Waltz-Les Paul & Mary Ford
13 9 17 4 Thinking Of You-Don Cherry
14 11 3 11 My Heart Cries For You-Dinah Shore
14 16 2 14 My Heart Cries For You-Vic Damone
16 - 1 16 Tennessee Waltz-Spike Jones,Sara Berner & Sir Frederick Gas
17 20 12 8 Thinking Of You-Eddie Fisher
18 6 4 6 Tennessee Waltz-Guy Lombardo & Kenny Gardner
19 18 2 18 My Heart Cries For You-Jimmy Wakely
20 11 10 9 Nevertheless-Mills Brothers
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:January 27,1951
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 11 1 TENNESSEE WALTZ-PATTI PAGE
2 2 5 2 My Heart Cries For You-Guy Mitchell
3 4 7 3 Be My Love-Mario Lanza
4 3 11 1 The Thing-Phil Harris
5 5 3 5 If-Perry Como
6 8 4 6 You're Just In Love-Perry Como & The Fontane Sisters
7 7 4 7 So Long (It's Been Good To Know Ya)-Gordon Jenkins & The Weavers
8 10 7 8 The Roving Kind-Guy Mitchell
9 9 13 6 A Bushel And A Peck-Perry Como & Betty Hutton
10 18 5 6 Tennessee Waltz-Guy Lombardo & Kenny Gardner
11 11 16 3 Harbor Lights-Guy Lombardo & Kenny Gardner
12 6 20 1 Harbor Lights-Sammy Kaye,Tony Alamo & The Kaydets
13 12 6 12 Tennessee Waltz-Les Paul & Mary Ford
14 20 11 9 Nevertheless-Mills Brothers
15 19 3 15 My Heart Cries For You-Jimmy Wakely
16 13 18 4 Thinking Of You-Don Cherry
16 - 1 16 The Roving Kind-Weavers
18 16 2 16 Tennessee Waltz-Spike Jones,Sara Berner & Sir Frederick Gas
19 14 4 11 My Heart Cries For You-Dinah Shore
20 - 1 20 Zing Zing Zoom Zoom-Perry Como
trifling ditty written (and conducted by!) Sigmund Romberg himself
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:February 3,1951
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 12 1 TENNESSEE WALTZ-PATTI PAGE
2 2 6 2 My Heart Cries For You-Guy Mitchell
3 3 8 3 Be My Love-Mario Lanza
4 5 4 4 If-Perry Como
5 6 5 5 You're Just In Love-Perry Como & The Fontane Sisters
6 4 12 1 The Thing-Phil Harris
7 8 8 7 The Roving Kind-Guy Mitchell
8 7 5 7 So Long (It's Been Good To Know Ya)-Gordon Jenkins & The Weavers
9 10 6 6 Tennessee Waltz-Guy Lombardo & Kenny Gardner
10 12 21 1 Harbor Lights-Sammy Kaye,Tony Alamo & The Kaydets
11 13 7 11 Tennessee Waltz-Les Paul & Mary Ford
12 15 4 12 My Heart Cries For You-Jimmy Wakely
13 19 5 11 My Heart Cries For You-Dinah Shore
14 16 2 14 The Roving Kind-Weavers
15 - 1 15 I Taut I Taw A Puddy Tat-Mel Blanc (as Tweety Pie & Sylvester)
16 11 17 3 Harbor Lights-Guy Lombardo & Kenny Gardner
17 - 1 17 Bring Back The Thrill-Eddie Fisher
18 - 3 14 My Heart Cries For You-Vic Damone
19 9 14 6 A Bushel And A Peck-Perry Como & Betty Hutton
20 14 12 9 Nevertheless-Mills Brothers
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:February 10,1951
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 13 1 TENNESSEE WALTZ-PATTI PAGE
2 2 7 2 My Heart Cries For You-Guy Mitchell
3 3 9 3 Be My Love-Mario Lanza
4 4 5 4 If-Perry Como
5 5 6 5 You're Just In Love-Perry Como & The Fontane Sisters
6 7 9 6 The Roving Kind-Guy Mitchell
7 8 6 7 So Long (It's Been Good To Know Ya)-Gordon Jenkins & The Weavers
8 9 7 6 Tennessee Waltz-Guy Lombardo & Kenny Gardner
9 15 2 9 I Taut I Taw A Puddy Tat-Mel Blanc (as Tweety Pie & Sylvester)
10 - 1 10 Would I Love You (Love You,Love You)-Patti Page
11 11 8 11 Tennessee Waltz-Les Paul & Mary Ford
12 18 4 12 My Heart Cries For You-Vic Damone
13 6 13 1 The Thing-Phil Harris
14 12 5 12 My Heart Cries For You-Jimmy Wakely
14 13 6 11 My Heart Cries For You-Dinah Shore
16 - 1 16 Aba Daba Honeymoon-Debbie Reynolds & Carleton Carpenter
a 1914 hit song revived in the MGM movie "Two Weeks With Love"
17 17 2 17 Bring Back The Thrill-Eddie Fisher
18 14 3 14 The Roving Kind-Weavers
19 - 1 19 I Still Feel The Same About You-Georgia Gibbs
20 20 13 9 Nevertheless-Mills Brothers
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:February 17,1951
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 14 1 TENNESSEE WALTZ-PATTI PAGE
2 4 6 4 If-Perry Como
3 3 10 3 Be My Love-Mario Lanza
4 2 8 2 My Heart Cries For You-Guy Mitchell
5 5 7 5 You're Just In Love-Perry Como & The Fontane Sisters
6 6 10 6 The Roving Kind-Guy Mitchell
7 7 7 7 So Long (It's Been Good To Know Ya)-Gordon Jenkins & The Weavers
8 11 9 8 Tennessee Waltz-Les Paul & Mary Ford
9 8 8 6 Tennessee Waltz-Guy Lombardo & Kenny Gardner
10 10 2 10 Would I Love You (Love You,Love You)-Patti Page
11 16 2 11 Aba Daba Honeymoon-Debbie Reynolds & Carleton Carpenter
11 14 7 11 My Heart Cries For You-Dinah Shore
13 9 3 9 I Taut I Taw A Puddy Tat-Mel Blanc (as Tweety Pie & Sylvester)
14 13 14 1 The Thing-Phil Harris
15 17 3 15 Bring Back The Thrill-Eddie Fisher
16 - 1 16 Mockin' Bird Hill-Les Paul & Mary Ford
new entry: will be Les & Mary's first million-selling hit
17 18 4 14 The Roving Kind-Weavers
18 - 2 18 Zing Zing Zoom Zoom-Perry Como
19 12 5 12 My Heart Cries For You-Vic Damone
20 - 1 20 A Penny A Kiss,A Penny A Hug-Tony Martin & Dinah Shore
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:February 24,1951
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 2 7 1 IF-PERRY COMO
2 1 15 1 Tennessee Waltz-Patti Page
3 3 11 3 Be My Love-Mario Lanza
4 6 11 4 The Roving Kind-Guy Mitchell
5 4 9 2 My Heart Cries For You-Guy Mitchell
6 7 8 6 So Long (It's Been Good To Know Ya)-Gordon Jenkins & The Weavers
7 5 8 5 You're Just In Love-Perry Como & The Fontane Sisters
8 11 3 8 Aba Daba Honeymoon-Debbie Reynolds & Carleton Carpenter
9 10 3 9 Would I Love You (Love You,Love You)-Patti Page
10 16 2 10 Mockin' Bird Hill-Les Paul & Mary Ford
11 13 4 9 I Taut I Taw A Puddy Tat-Mel Blanc (as Tweety Pie & Sylvester)
12 8 10 8 Tennessee Waltz-Les Paul & Mary Ford
13 9 9 6 Tennessee Waltz-Guy Lombardo & Kenny Gardner
14 11 8 11 My Heart Cries For You-Dinah Shore
15 19 6 12 My Heart Cries For You-Vic Damone
16 15 4 15 Bring Back The Thrill-Eddie Fisher
17 18 3 17 Zing Zing Zoom Zoom-Perry Como
18 17 5 14 The Roving Kind-Weavers
18 20 2 18 A Penny A Kiss,A Penny A Hug-Tony Martin & Dinah Shore
20 - 1 20 I Apologize-Billy Eckstine
Billy's signature hit,first popularized in 1931 by Bing Crosby
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:March 3,1951
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 3 12 1 BE MY LOVE-MARIO LANZA
2 1 8 1 If-Perry Como
3 5 10 2 My Heart Cries For You-Guy Mitchell
4 2 16 1 Tennessee Waltz-Patti Page
5 8 4 5 Aba Daba Honeymoon-Debbie Reynolds & Carleton Carpenter
6 7 9 5 You're Just In Love-Perry Como & The Fontane Sisters
7 10 3 7 Mockin' Bird Hill-Les Paul & Mary Ford
8 9 4 8 Would I Love You (Love You,Love You)-Patti Page
9 4 12 4 The Roving Kind-Guy Mitchell
10 11 5 9 I Taut I Taw A Puddy Tat-Mel Blanc (as Tweety Pie & Sylvester)
11 6 9 6 So Long (It's Been Good To Know Ya)-Gordon Jenkins & The Weavers
12 - 1 12 Mockin' Bird Hill-Patti Page
12 - 1 12 Sparrow In The Tree Top-Guy Mitchell
14 16 5 14 Bring Back The Thrill-Eddie Fisher
15 13 10 6 Tennessee Waltz-Guy Lombardo & Kenny Gardner
16 18 3 16 A Penny A Kiss,A Penny A Hug-Tony Martin & Dinah Shore
17 - 1 17 Beautiful Brown Eyes-Rosemary Clooney
18 20 2 18 I Apologize-Billy Eckstine
18 - 1 18 It Is No Secret (What God Can Do)-Bill Kenny
previously the lead singer of the Ink Spots
20 12 11 8 Tennessee Waltz-Les Paul & Mary Ford
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:March 10,1951
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 2 9 1 IF-PERRY COMO
2 1 13 1 Be My Love-Mario Lanza
3 4 17 1 Tennessee Waltz-Patti Page
4 3 11 2 My Heart Cries For You-Guy Mitchell
5 5 5 5 Aba Daba Honeymoon-Debbie Reynolds & Carleton Carpenter
6 7 4 6 Mockin' Bird Hill-Les Paul & Mary Ford
7 6 10 5 You're Just In Love-Perry Como & The Fontane Sisters
8 8 5 8 Would I Love You (Love You,Love You)-Patti Page
9 12 2 9 Sparrow In The Tree Top-Guy Mitchell
10 12 2 10 Mockin' Bird Hill-Patti Page
11 17 2 11 Beautiful Brown Eyes-Rosemary Clooney
12 10 6 9 I Taut I Taw A Puddy Tat-Mel Blanc (as Tweety Pie & Sylvester)
13 9 13 4 The Roving Kind-Guy Mitchell
14 16 4 14 A Penny A Kiss,A Penny A Hug-Tony Martin & Dinah Shore
15 11 10 6 So Long (It's Been Good To Know Ya)-Gordon Jenkins & The Weavers
16 14 6 14 Bring Back The Thrill-Eddie Fisher
17 18 3 17 I Apologize-Billy Eckstine
18 15 11 6 Tennessee Waltz-Guy Lombardo & Kenny Gardner
19 - 9 11 My Heart Cries For You-Dinah Shore
20 - 1 20 Jet-Nat "King" Cole
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:March 17,1951
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 10 1 IF-PERRY COMO
2 2 14 1 Be My Love-Mario Lanza
3 4 12 2 My Heart Cries For You-Guy Mitchell
4 3 18 1 Tennessee Waltz-Patti Page
5 6 5 5 Mockin' Bird Hill-Les Paul & Mary Ford
6 5 6 5 Aba Daba Honeymoon-Debbie Reynolds & Carleton Carpenter
7 8 6 7 Would I Love You (Love You,Love You)-Patti Page
8 10 3 8 Mockin' Bird Hill-Patti Page
9 7 11 5 You're Just In Love-Perry Como & The Fontane Sisters
10 9 3 9 Sparrow In The Tree Top-Guy Mitchell
11 17 4 11 I Apologize-Billy Eckstine
12 15 11 6 So Long (It's Been Good To Know Ya)-Gordon Jenkins & The Weavers
13 11 3 11 Beautiful Brown Eyes-Rosemary Clooney
14 14 5 14 A Penny A Kiss,A Penny A Hug-Tony Martin & Dinah Shore
15 13 14 4 The Roving Kind-Guy Mitchell
16 16 7 14 Bring Back The Thrill-Eddie Fisher
17 12 7 9 I Taut I Taw A Puddy Tat-Mel Blanc (as Tweety Pie & Sylvester)
18 - 1 18 Sparrow In The Tree Top-Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters
19 18 12 6 Tennessee Waltz-Guy Lombardo & Kenny Gardner
20 - 12 8 Tennessee Waltz-Les Paul & Mary Ford
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:March 24,1951
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 11 1 IF-PERRY COMO
2 2 15 1 Be My Love-Mario Lanza
3 6 7 3 Aba Daba Honeymoon-Debbie Reynolds & Carleton Carpenter
4 5 6 4 Mockin' Bird Hill-Les Paul & Mary Ford
5 8 4 5 Mockin' Bird Hill-Patti Page
6 3 13 2 My Heart Cries For You-Guy Mitchell
7 4 19 1 Tennessee Waltz-Patti Page
8 7 7 7 Would I Love You (Love You,Love You)-Patti Page
9 9 12 5 You're Just In Love-Perry Como & The Fontane Sisters
10 10 4 9 Sparrow In The Tree Top-Guy Mitchell
11 11 5 11 I Apologize-Billy Eckstine
12 13 4 11 Beautiful Brown Eyes-Rosemary Clooney
13 - 1 13 On Top Of Old Smoky-Terry Gilkyson & The Weavers
Gilkyson (later of the Easy Riders) did not sing on the record
14 16 8 14 Bring Back The Thrill-Eddie Fisher
15 14 6 14 A Penny A Kiss,A Penny A Hug-Tony Martin & Dinah Shore
16 18 2 16 Sparrow In The Tree Top-Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters
17 12 12 6 So Long (It's Been Good To Know Ya)-Gordon Jenkins & The Weavers
18 15 14 4 The Roving Kind-Guy Mitchell
19 - 6 5 Peter Cottontail-Gene Autry
20 - 1 20 How High The Moon-Les Paul & Mary Ford
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:March 31,1951
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 12 1 IF-PERRY COMO
2 2 16 1 Be My Love-Mario Lanza
3 4 7 3 Mockin' Bird Hill-Les Paul & Mary Ford
4 3 8 3 Aba Daba Honeymoon-Debbie Reynolds & Carleton Carpenter
5 5 5 5 Mockin' Bird Hill-Patti Page
6 20 2 6 How High The Moon-Les Paul & Mary Ford
7 8 8 7 Would I Love You (Love You,Love You)-Patti Page
8 13 2 8 On Top Of Old Smoky-Terry Gilkyson & The Weavers
9 6 14 2 My Heart Cries For You-Guy Mitchell
10 7 20 1 Tennessee Waltz-Patti Page
11 10 5 9 Sparrow In The Tree Top-Guy Mitchell
12 11 6 11 I Apologize-Billy Eckstine
13 9 13 5 You're Just In Love-Perry Como & The Fontane Sisters
14 12 5 11 Beautiful Brown Eyes-Rosemary Clooney
15 14 9 14 Bring Back The Thrill-Eddie Fisher
16 - 1 16 The Syncopated Clock-Leroy Anderson
Dr. Anderson spent several years as Associate Conductor of the Boston Pops
17 16 3 16 Sparrow In The Tree Top-Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters
18 17 8 9 I Taut I Taw A Puddy Tat-Mel Blanc (as Tweety Pie & Sylvester)
19 18 15 4 The Roving Kind-Guy Mitchell
20 15 7 14 A Penny A Kiss,A Penny A Hug-Tony Martin & Dinah Shore
20 - 1 20 The Hot Canary-Florian Zabach
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:April 7,1951
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 13 1 IF-PERRY COMO
2 2 17 1 Be My Love-Mario Lanza
3 3 8 3 Mockin' Bird Hill-Les Paul & Mary Ford
4 6 3 4 How High The Moon-Les Paul & Mary Ford
5 5 6 5 Mockin' Bird Hill-Patti Page
6 4 9 3 Aba Daba Honeymoon-Debbie Reynolds & Carleton Carpenter
7 8 3 7 On Top Of Old Smoky-Terry Gilkyson & The Weavers
8 7 9 7 Would I Love You (Love You,Love You)-Patti Page
9 11 6 9 Sparrow In The Tree Top-Guy Mitchell
10 12 7 10 I Apologize-Billy Eckstine
11 9 15 2 My Heart Cries For You-Guy Mitchell
12 13 14 5 You're Just In Love-Perry Como & The Fontane Sisters
13 10 21 1 Tennessee Waltz-Patti Page
14 20 2 14 The Hot Canary-Florian Zabach
15 14 6 11 Beautiful Brown Eyes-Rosemary Clooney
16 16 2 16 The Syncopated Clock-Leroy Anderson
17 15 10 14 Bring Back The Thrill-Eddie Fisher
18 17 4 16 Sparrow In The Tree Top-Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters
19 - 1 19 Would I Love You (Love You,Love You)-Doris Day & Harry James
20 - 1 20 The Loveliest Night Of The Year-Mario Lanza
"Over The Waves" with new lyrics for Lanza in the film "The Great Caruso"
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:April 14,1951
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 4 4 1 HOW HIGH THE MOON-LES PAUL & MARY FORD
monster hit enshrined in the Grammy Hall-Of-Fame
2 1 14 1 If-Perry Como
3 3 9 3 Mockin' Bird Hill-Les Paul & Mary Ford
4 2 18 1 Be My Love-Mario Lanza
5 5 7 5 Mockin' Bird Hill-Patti Page
6 7 4 6 On Top Of Old Smoky-Terry Gilkyson & The Weavers
7 6 10 3 Aba Daba Honeymoon-Debbie Reynolds & Carleton Carpenter
8 10 8 8 I Apologize-Billy Eckstine
9 8 10 7 Would I Love You (Love You,Love You)-Patti Page
10 9 7 9 Sparrow In The Tree Top-Guy Mitchell
11 15 7 11 Beautiful Brown Eyes-Rosemary Clooney
12 18 5 12 Sparrow In The Tree Top-Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters
13 14 3 13 The Hot Canary-Florian Zabach
14 20 2 14 The Loveliest Night Of The Year-Mario Lanza
15 - 1 15 Too Young-Nat "King" Cole
16 16 3 16 The Syncopated Clock-Leroy Anderson
17 11 16 2 My Heart Cries For You-Guy Mitchell
18 13 22 1 Tennessee Waltz-Patti Page
19 - 1 19 Moonlight Bay-Bing and Gary Crosby
20 12 15 5 You're Just In Love-Perry Como & The Fontane Sisters
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:April 21,1951
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 5 1 HOW HIGH THE MOON-LES PAUL & MARY FORD
2 6 5 2 On Top Of Old Smoky-Terry Gilkyson & The Weavers
3 3 10 3 Mockin' Bird Hill-Les Paul & Mary Ford
4 2 15 1 If-Perry Como
5 5 8 5 Mockin' Bird Hill-Patti Page
6 4 19 1 Be My Love-Mario Lanza
7 15 2 7 Too Young-Nat "King" Cole
8 7 11 3 Aba Daba Honeymoon-Debbie Reynolds & Carleton Carpenter
9 8 9 8 I Apologize-Billy Eckstine
10 9 11 7 Would I Love You (Love You,Love You)-Patti Page
11 10 8 9 Sparrow In The Tree Top-Guy Mitchell
12 - 1 12 Sound Off-Vaughn Monroe
aka "The Duckworth Chorus" well-known by every former army recruit
13 11 8 11 Beautiful Brown Eyes-Rosemary Clooney
14 14 3 14 The Loveliest Night Of The Year-Mario Lanza
15 19 2 15 Moonlight Bay-Bing and Gary Crosby
16 13 4 13 The Hot Canary-Florian Zabach
17 16 4 16 The Syncopated Clock-Leroy Anderson
18 - 1 18 When You And I Were Young Maggie Blues-Bing & Gary Crosby
19 12 6 12 Sparrow In The Tree Top-Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters
20 18 23 1 Tennessee Waltz-Patti Page
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:April 28,1951
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 6 1 HOW HIGH THE MOON-LES PAUL & MARY FORD
2 2 6 2 On Top Of Old Smoky-Terry Gilkyson & The Weavers
3 3 11 3 Mockin' Bird Hill-Les Paul & Mary Ford
4 5 9 4 Mockin' Bird Hill-Patti Page
5 7 3 5 Too Young-Nat "King" Cole
6 6 20 1 Be My Love-Mario Lanza
7 4 16 1 If-Perry Como
8 12 2 8 Sound Off-Vaughn Monroe
9 9 10 8 I Apologize-Billy Eckstine
10 11 9 9 Sparrow In The Tree Top-Guy Mitchell
11 18 2 11 When You And I Were Young Maggie Blues-Bing & Gary Crosby
12 8 12 3 Aba Daba Honeymoon-Debbie Reynolds & Carleton Carpenter
13 14 4 13 The Loveliest Night Of The Year-Mario Lanza
13 17 5 13 The Syncopated Clock-Leroy Anderson
15 15 3 15 Moonlight Bay-Bing and Gary Crosby
16 16 5 13 The Hot Canary-Florian Zabach
17 10 12 7 Would I Love You (Love You,Love You)-Patti Page
18 - 1 18 Jezebel-Frankie Laine
19 13 9 11 Beautiful Brown Eyes-Rosemary Clooney
20 - 1 20 September Song-Stan Kenton
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:May 5,1951
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 7 1 HOW HIGH THE MOON-LES PAUL & MARY FORD
2 2 7 2 On Top Of Old Smoky-Terry Gilkyson & The Weavers
3 4 10 3 Mockin' Bird Hill-Patti Page
4 5 4 4 Too Young-Nat "King" Cole
5 3 12 3 Mockin' Bird Hill-Les Paul & Mary Ford
6 8 3 6 Sound Off-Vaughn Monroe
7 6 21 1 Be My Love-Mario Lanza
8 9 11 8 I Apologize-Billy Eckstine
9 7 17 1 If-Perry Como
10 11 3 10 When You And I Were Young Maggie Blues-Bing & Gary Crosby
11 18 2 11 Jezebel-Frankie Laine
12 13 6 12 The Syncopated Clock-Leroy Anderson
13 12 13 3 Aba Daba Honeymoon-Debbie Reynolds & Carleton Carpenter
14 17 13 7 Would I Love You (Love You,Love You)-Patti Page
15 13 5 13 The Loveliest Night Of The Year-Mario Lanza
16 10 10 9 Sparrow In The Tree Top-Guy Mitchell
17 - 1 17 Rose Rose I Love You-Frankie Laine
18 - 1 18 On Top Of Old Smoky-Vaughn Monroe
19 - 1 19 Old Soldiers Never Die-Vaughn Monroe
capitalizing on Gen. D. MacArthur's current news profile
20 15 4 15 Moonlight Bay-Bing and Gary Crosby
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:May 12,1951
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 8 1 HOW HIGH THE MOON-LES PAUL & MARY FORD
2 2 8 2 On Top Of Old Smoky-Terry Gilkyson & The Weavers
3 4 5 3 Too Young-Nat "King" Cole
4 3 11 3 Mockin' Bird Hill-Patti Page
5 5 13 3 Mockin' Bird Hill-Les Paul & Mary Ford
6 6 4 6 Sound Off-Vaughn Monroe
7 7 22 1 Be My Love-Mario Lanza
8 11 3 8 Jezebel-Frankie Laine
9 19 2 9 Old Soldiers Never Die-Vaughn Monroe
10 8 10 8 I Apologize-Billy Eckstine
10 15 6 10 The Loveliest Night Of The Year-Mario Lanza
12 9 18 1 If-Perry Como
12 17 2 12 Rose Rose I Love You-Frankie Laine
14 18 2 14 On Top Of Old Smoky-Vaughn Monroe
15 10 4 10 When You And I Were Young Maggie Blues-Bing & Gary Crosby
16 12 7 12 The Syncopated Clock-Leroy Anderson
17 14 14 7 Would I Love You (Love You,Love You)-Patti Page
18 13 14 3 Aba Daba Honeymoon-Debbie Reynolds & Carleton Carpenter
19 - 1 19 Unless-Eddie Fisher
revival of 1934 song
20 16 11 9 Sparrow In The Tree Top-Guy Mitchell
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:May 19,1951
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 9 1 HOW HIGH THE MOON-LES PAUL & MARY FORD
2 2 9 2 On Top Of Old Smoky-Terry Gilkyson & The Weavers
3 3 6 3 Too Young-Nat "King" Cole
4 6 5 4 Sound Off-Vaughn Monroe
5 5 14 3 Mockin' Bird Hill-Les Paul & Mary Ford
6 4 12 3 Mockin' Bird Hill-Patti Page
7 8 4 7 Jezebel-Frankie Laine
8 7 23 1 Be My Love-Mario Lanza
9 10 7 9 The Loveliest Night Of The Year-Mario Lanza
9 12 3 9 Rose Rose I Love You-Frankie Laine
11 9 3 9 Old Soldiers Never Die-Vaughn Monroe
12 14 3 12 On Top Of Old Smoky-Vaughn Monroe
13 - 1 13 I Like The Wide Open Spaces-Arthur Godfrey & Laurie Anders
Laurie was resident comedienne on TV's "Ken Murray Show"
14 10 11 8 I Apologize-Billy Eckstine
15 12 19 1 If-Perry Como
16 15 5 10 When You And I Were Young Maggie Blues-Bing & Gary Crosby
17 - 1 17 Mister And Mississippi-Patti Page
18 16 8 12 The Syncopated Clock-Leroy Anderson
19 17 15 7 Would I Love You (Love You,Love You)-Patti Page
20 - 1 20 Unless-Guy Mitchell
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:May 26,1951
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 10 1 HOW HIGH THE MOON-LES PAUL & MARY FORD
2 3 7 2 Too Young-Nat "King" Cole
3 2 10 2 On Top Of Old Smoky-Terry Gilkyson & The Weavers
4 4 6 4 Sound Off-Vaughn Monroe
5 7 5 5 Jezebel-Frankie Laine
6 5 15 3 Mockin' Bird Hill-Les Paul & Mary Ford
7 6 13 3 Mockin' Bird Hill-Patti Page
8 9 8 8 The Loveliest Night Of The Year-Mario Lanza
9 9 4 9 Rose Rose I Love You-Frankie Laine
10 11 4 9 Old Soldiers Never Die-Vaughn Monroe
11 12 4 11 On Top Of Old Smoky-Vaughn Monroe
12 14 12 8 I Apologize-Billy Eckstine
13 8 24 1 Be My Love-Mario Lanza
14 17 2 14 Mister And Mississippi-Patti Page
15 13 2 13 I Like The Wide Open Spaces-Arthur Godfrey & Laurie Anders
16 18 9 12 The Syncopated Clock-Leroy Anderson
17 - 1 17 My Truly Truly Fair-Guy Mitchell
18 - 2 18 Unless-Eddie Fisher
19 19 16 7 Would I Love You (Love You,Love You)-Patti Page
20 20 2 20 Unless-Guy Mitchell
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:June 2,1951
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 11 1 HOW HIGH THE MOON-LES PAUL & MARY FORD
2 2 8 2 Too Young-Nat "King" Cole
3 3 11 2 On Top Of Old Smoky-Terry Gilkyson & The Weavers
4 5 6 4 Jezebel-Frankie Laine
5 4 7 4 Sound Off-Vaughn Monroe
6 8 9 6 The Loveliest Night Of The Year-Mario Lanza
7 7 14 3 Mockin' Bird Hill-Patti Page
8 6 16 3 Mockin' Bird Hill-Les Paul & Mary Ford
9 9 5 9 Rose Rose I Love You-Frankie Laine
10 11 5 10 On Top Of Old Smoky-Vaughn Monroe
11 13 25 1 Be My Love-Mario Lanza
12 10 5 9 Old Soldiers Never Die-Vaughn Monroe
13 14 3 13 Mister And Mississippi-Patti Page
14 17 2 14 My Truly Truly Fair-Guy Mitchell
15 12 13 8 I Apologize-Billy Eckstine
16 15 3 13 I Like The Wide Open Spaces-Arthur Godfrey & Laurie Anders
17 20 3 17 Unless-Guy Mitchell
18 - 1 18 My Truly Truly Fair-Vic Damone
19 18 3 18 Unless-Eddie Fisher
20 - 6 10 When You And I Were Young Maggie Blues-Bing & Gary Crosby
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:June 9,1951
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 12 1 HOW HIGH THE MOON-LES PAUL & MARY FORD
2 2 9 2 Too Young-Nat "King" Cole
3 3 12 2 On Top Of Old Smoky-Terry Gilkyson & The Weavers
4 4 7 4 Jezebel-Frankie Laine
5 5 8 4 Sound Off-Vaughn Monroe
6 9 6 6 Rose Rose I Love You-Frankie Laine
7 6 10 6 The Loveliest Night Of The Year-Mario Lanza
8 7 15 3 Mockin' Bird Hill-Patti Page
9 14 3 9 My Truly Truly Fair-Guy Mitchell
10 8 17 3 Mockin' Bird Hill-Les Paul & Mary Ford
10 10 6 10 On Top Of Old Smoky-Vaughn Monroe
12 13 4 12 Mister And Mississippi-Patti Page
13 15 14 8 I Apologize-Billy Eckstine
14 11 26 1 Be My Love-Mario Lanza
15 - 1 15 Mister And Mississippi-Dennis Day
16 12 6 9 Old Soldiers Never Die-Vaughn Monroe
17 19 4 17 Unless-Eddie Fisher
18 - 1 18 I Get Ideas-Tony Martin
melody taken from familiar "Adios Muchachos"
19 18 2 18 My Truly Truly Fair-Vic Damone
20 - 10 12 The Syncopated Clock-Leroy Anderson
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:June 16,1951
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 2 10 1 TOO YOUNG-NAT "KING" COLE 2 1 13 1 How High The Moon-Les Paul & Mary Ford
3 4 8 3 Jezebel-Frankie Laine
4 3 13 2 On Top Of Old Smoky-Terry Gilkyson & The Weavers
5 5 9 4 Sound Off-Vaughn Monroe
6 7 11 6 The Loveliest Night Of The Year-Mario Lanza
7 6 7 6 Rose Rose I Love You-Frankie Laine
8 9 4 8 My Truly Truly Fair-Guy Mitchell
9 10 18 3 Mockin' Bird Hill-Les Paul & Mary Ford
10 8 16 3 Mockin' Bird Hill-Patti Page
11 10 7 10 On Top Of Old Smoky-Vaughn Monroe
12 12 5 12 Mister And Mississippi-Patti Page
13 18 2 13 I Get Ideas-Tony Martin
14 - 1 14 I'm In Love Again-Henri Rene & April Stevens
memorably seductive interpretation of 1927 Cole Porter song
15 14 27 1 Be My Love-Mario Lanza
16 15 2 15 Mister And Mississippi-Dennis Day
17 13 15 8 I Apologize-Billy Eckstine
18 - 1 18 On Top Of Old Smoky-Burl Ives
19 16 7 9 Old Soldiers Never Die-Vaughn Monroe
20 17 5 17 Unless-Eddie Fisher
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:June 23,1951
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 11 1 TOO YOUNG-NAT "KING" COLE
2 2 14 1 How High The Moon-Les Paul & Mary Ford
3 3 9 3 Jezebel-Frankie Laine
4 4 14 2 On Top Of Old Smoky-Terry Gilkyson & The Weavers
5 5 10 4 Sound Off-Vaughn Monroe
6 6 12 6 The Loveliest Night Of The Year-Mario Lanza
7 7 8 6 Rose Rose I Love You-Frankie Laine
8 8 5 8 My Truly Truly Fair-Guy Mitchell
9 9 19 3 Mockin' Bird Hill-Les Paul & Mary Ford
9 12 6 9 Mister And Mississippi-Patti Page
11 14 2 11 I'm In Love Again-Henri Rene & April Stevens
12 13 3 12 I Get Ideas-Tony Martin
13 10 17 3 Mockin' Bird Hill-Patti Page
14 11 8 10 On Top Of Old Smoky-Vaughn Monroe
15 16 3 15 Mister And Mississippi-Dennis Day
16 15 28 1 Be My Love-Mario Lanza
17 17 16 8 I Apologize-Billy Eckstine
18 - 3 18 My Truly Truly Fair-Vic Damone
19 - 1 19 Because Of You-Tony Bennett
Tony's first charted hit
20 20 6 17 Unless-Eddie Fisher
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:June 30,1951
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 12 1 TOO YOUNG-NAT "KING" COLE
2 3 10 2 Jezebel-Frankie Laine
3 2 15 1 How High The Moon-Les Paul & Mary Ford
4 6 13 4 The Loveliest Night Of The Year-Mario Lanza
5 4 15 2 On Top Of Old Smoky-Terry Gilkyson & The Weavers
6 8 6 6 My Truly Truly Fair-Guy Mitchell
7 7 9 6 Rose Rose I Love You-Frankie Laine
8 - 1 8 Come On-A My House-Rosemary Clooney
written by cousins Ross Bagdasarian (David Seville) & playwright Wm. Saroyan
9 5 11 4 Sound Off-Vaughn Monroe
10 9 7 9 Mister And Mississippi-Patti Page
11 12 4 11 I Get Ideas-Tony Martin
12 - 1 12 Sweet Violets-Dinah Shore
13 11 3 11 I'm In Love Again-Henri Rene & April Stevens
14 14 9 10 On Top Of Old Smoky-Vaughn Monroe
15 15 4 15 Mister And Mississippi-Dennis Day
16 19 2 16 Because Of You-Tony Bennett
17 9 20 3 Mockin' Bird Hill-Les Paul & Mary Ford
17 13 18 3 Mockin' Bird Hill-Patti Page
19 16 29 1 Be My Love-Mario Lanza
19 - 1 19 Josephine-Les Paul
Wayne King's version was one of 1937's big hits
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:July 7,1951
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 13 1 TOO YOUNG-NAT "KING" COLE
2 2 11 2 Jezebel-Frankie Laine
3 3 16 1 How High The Moon-Les Paul & Mary Ford
4 8 2 4 Come On-A My House-Rosemary Clooney
5 4 14 4 The Loveliest Night Of The Year-Mario Lanza
6 6 7 6 My Truly Truly Fair-Guy Mitchell
7 5 16 2 On Top Of Old Smoky-Terry Gilkyson & The Weavers
8 12 2 8 Sweet Violets-Dinah Shore
9 7 10 6 Rose Rose I Love You-Frankie Laine
10 9 12 4 Sound Off-Vaughn Monroe
11 11 5 11 I Get Ideas-Tony Martin
12 13 4 11 I'm In Love Again-Henri Rene & April Stevens
13 16 3 13 Because Of You-Tony Bennett
14 10 8 9 Mister And Mississippi-Patti Page
15 14 10 10 On Top Of Old Smoky-Vaughn Monroe
16 19 2 16 Josephine-Les Paul
17 15 5 15 Mister And Mississippi-Dennis Day
18 19 30 1 Be My Love-Mario Lanza
19 17 19 3 Mockin' Bird Hill-Patti Page
20 - 1 20 Because-Mario Lanza
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:July 14,1951
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 14 1 TOO YOUNG-NAT "KING" COLE
2 4 3 2 Come On-A My House-Rosemary Clooney
3 2 12 2 Jezebel-Frankie Laine
4 3 17 1 How High The Moon-Les Paul & Mary Ford
5 5 15 4 The Loveliest Night Of The Year-Mario Lanza
6 8 3 6 Sweet Violets-Dinah Shore
7 6 8 6 My Truly Truly Fair-Guy Mitchell
8 7 17 2 On Top Of Old Smoky-Terry Gilkyson & The Weavers
9 11 6 9 I Get Ideas-Tony Martin
10 9 11 6 Rose Rose I Love You-Frankie Laine
11 12 5 11 I'm In Love Again-Henri Rene & April Stevens
12 10 13 4 Sound Off-Vaughn Monroe
13 13 4 13 Because Of You-Tony Bennett
14 14 9 9 Mister And Mississippi-Patti Page
15 15 11 10 On Top Of Old Smoky-Vaughn Monroe
16 16 3 16 Josephine-Les Paul
17 17 6 15 Mister And Mississippi-Dennis Day
18 18 31 1 Be My Love-Mario Lanza
19 - 1 19 Shanghai-Doris Day
18 - 4 18 My Truly Truly Fair-Vic Damone
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:July 21,1951
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 2 4 1 COME ON-A MY HOUSE-ROSEMARY CLOONEY
2 1 15 1 Too Young-Nat "King" Cole
3 3 13 2 Jezebel-Frankie Laine
4 5 16 4 The Loveliest Night Of The Year-Mario Lanza
5 7 9 5 My Truly Truly Fair-Guy Mitchell
6 6 4 6 Sweet Violets-Dinah Shore
7 13 5 7 Because Of You-Tony Bennett
8 4 18 1 How High The Moon-Les Paul & Mary Ford
9 8 18 2 On Top Of Old Smoky-Terry Gilkyson & The Weavers
9 9 7 9 I Get Ideas-Tony Martin
11 10 12 6 Rose Rose I Love You-Frankie Laine
12 11 6 11 I'm In Love Again-Henri Rene & April Stevens
13 19 2 13 Shanghai-Doris Day
14 12 14 4 Sound Off-Vaughn Monroe
15 14 10 9 Mister And Mississippi-Patti Page
16 16 4 16 Josephine-Les Paul
17 17 7 15 Mister And Mississippi-Dennis Day
18 - 1 18 I Won't Cry Anymore-Tony Bennett
19 15 12 10 On Top Of Old Smoky-Vaughn Monroe
20 18 32 1 Be My Love-Mario Lanza
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:July 28,1951
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 5 1 COME ON-A MY HOUSE-ROSEMARY CLOONEY
2 2 16 1 Too Young-Nat "King" Cole
3 3 14 2 Jezebel-Frankie Laine
4 4 17 4 The Loveliest Night Of The Year-Mario Lanza
5 6 5 5 Sweet Violets-Dinah Shore
6 7 6 6 Because Of You-Tony Bennett
7 5 10 5 My Truly Truly Fair-Guy Mitchell
8 9 8 8 I Get Ideas-Tony Martin
9 8 19 1 How High The Moon-Les Paul & Mary Ford
10 9 19 2 On Top Of Old Smoky-Terry Gilkyson & The Weavers
11 11 13 6 Rose Rose I Love You-Frankie Laine
11 12 7 11 I'm In Love Again-Henri Rene & April Stevens
13 16 5 13 Josephine-Les Paul
14 13 3 13 Shanghai-Doris Day
15 14 15 4 Sound Off-Vaughn Monroe
16 17 8 15 Mister And Mississippi-Dennis Day
17 - 1 17 Detour-Patti Page
Tex Williams (with Spade Cooley's band) had a #2 country hit in 1946
18 15 11 9 Mister And Mississippi-Patti Page
19 - 1 19 Longing For You-Vic Damone
20 18 2 18 I Won't Cry Anymore-Tony Bennett
20 - 1 20 I've Got You Under My Skin-Stan Freberg & Les Baxter
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:August 4,1951
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 6 1 COME ON-A MY HOUSE-ROSEMARY CLOONEY
2 2 17 1 Too Young-Nat "King" Cole
3 5 6 3 Sweet Violets-Dinah Shore
4 3 15 2 Jezebel-Frankie Laine
5 4 18 4 The Loveliest Night Of The Year-Mario Lanza
6 6 7 6 Because Of You-Tony Bennett
7 7 11 5 My Truly Truly Fair-Guy Mitchell
8 8 9 8 I Get Ideas-Tony Martin
9 9 20 1 How High The Moon-Les Paul & Mary Ford
10 11 8 10 I'm In Love Again-Henri Rene & April Stevens
11 14 4 11 Shanghai-Doris Day
12 13 6 12 Josephine-Les Paul
13 10 20 2 On Top Of Old Smoky-Terry Gilkyson & The Weavers
14 17 2 14 Detour-Patti Page
15 - 1 15 Cold Cold Heart-Tony Bennett
Tony covers Hank Williams for his second #1
16 18 12 9 Mister And Mississippi-Patti Page
17 - 1 17 Come On-A My House-Kay Starr
17 - 1 17 Vanity-Don Cherry
19 11 14 6 Rose Rose I Love You-Frankie Laine
20 20 3 18 I Won't Cry Anymore-Tony Bennett
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:August 11,1951
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 7 1 COME ON-A MY HOUSE-ROSEMARY CLOONEY
2 2 18 1 Too Young-Nat "King" Cole
3 3 7 3 Sweet Violets-Dinah Shore
4 6 8 4 Because Of You-Tony Bennett
5 5 19 4 The Loveliest Night Of The Year-Mario Lanza
6 4 16 2 Jezebel-Frankie Laine
7 7 12 5 My Truly Truly Fair-Guy Mitchell
8 8 10 8 I Get Ideas-Tony Martin
9 11 5 9 Shanghai-Doris Day
10 9 21 1 How High The Moon-Les Paul & Mary Ford
11 - 1 11 Belle Belle My Liberty Belle-Guy Mitchell
12 10 9 10 I'm In Love Again-Henri Rene & April Stevens
13 15 2 13 Cold Cold Heart-Tony Bennett
14 20 4 14 I Won't Cry Anymore-Tony Bennett
14 - 1 14 Because Of You-Les Baxter
16 12 7 12 Josephine-Les Paul
17 - 1 17 Laura-Stan Kenton Orchestra
18 13 21 2 On Top Of Old Smoky-Terry Gilkyson & The Weavers
19 17 2 17 Vanity-Don Cherry
20 14 3 14 Detour-Patti Page
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:August 18,1951
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 8 1 COME ON-A MY HOUSE-ROSEMARY CLOONEY
2 4 9 2 Because Of You-Tony Bennett
3 2 19 1 Too Young-Nat "King" Cole
4 5 20 4 The Loveliest Night Of The Year-Mario Lanza
5 3 8 3 Sweet Violets-Dinah Shore
6 6 17 2 Jezebel-Frankie Laine
7 8 11 7 I Get Ideas-Tony Martin
8 7 13 5 My Truly Truly Fair-Guy Mitchell
9 - 1 9 Whispering-Les Paul
Paul Whiteman's 1920 smash version is still in many attics
10 13 3 10 Cold Cold Heart-Tony Bennett
11 - 1 11 The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise-Les Paul & Mary Ford
song dates back to 1922
12 11 2 11 Belle Belle My Liberty Belle-Guy Mitchell
melody borrows from colonial song "The Girl I Left Behind Me"
13 20 4 13 Detour-Patti Page
14 9 6 9 Shanghai-Doris Day
15 10 22 1 How High The Moon-Les Paul & Mary Ford
16 20 2 16 Because-Mario Lanza
17 12 10 10 I'm In Love Again-Henri Rene & April Stevens
18 14 2 14 Because Of You-Les Baxter
18 16 8 12 Josephine-Les Paul
20 17 2 17 Laura-Stan Kenton Orchestra
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:August 25,1951
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 9 1 COME ON-A MY HOUSE-ROSEMARY CLOONEY
2 2 10 2 Because Of You-Tony Bennett
3 3 20 1 Too Young-Nat "King" Cole
3 4 21 3 The Loveliest Night Of The Year-Mario Lanza
5 5 9 3 Sweet Violets-Dinah Shore
6 7 12 6 I Get Ideas-Tony Martin
7 11 2 7 The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise-Les Paul & Mary Ford
8 6 18 2 Jezebel-Frankie Laine
9 10 4 9 Cold Cold Heart-Tony Bennett
10 8 14 5 My Truly Truly Fair-Guy Mitchell
11 9 2 9 Whispering-Les Paul
12 18 3 12 Because Of You-Les Baxter
13 12 3 11 Belle Belle My Liberty Belle-Guy Mitchell
14 14 7 9 Shanghai-Doris Day
15 13 5 13 Detour-Patti Page
16 16 3 16 Because-Mario Lanza
17 15 23 1 How High The Moon-Les Paul & Mary Ford
18 17 11 10 I'm In Love Again-Henri Rene & April Stevens
19 - 1 19 Down Yonder-Del Wood
1921 song hit in honky-tonk piano style
20 18 9 12 Josephine-Les Paul
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:September 1,1951
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 2 11 1 BECAUSE OF YOU-TONY BENNETT
2 1 10 1 Come On-A My House-Rosemary Clooney
3 3 22 3 The Loveliest Night Of The Year-Mario Lanza
4 6 13 4 I Get Ideas-Tony Martin
5 7 3 5 The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise-Les Paul & Mary Ford
6 5 10 3 Sweet Violets-Dinah Shore
7 9 5 7 Cold Cold Heart-Tony Bennett
8 3 21 1 Too Young-Nat "King" Cole
9 11 3 9 Whispering-Les Paul
10 12 4 10 Because Of You-Les Baxter
11 8 19 2 Jezebel-Frankie Laine
12 10 15 5 My Truly Truly Fair-Guy Mitchell
13 13 4 11 Belle Belle My Liberty Belle-Guy Mitchell
14 15 6 13 Detour-Patti Page
15 19 2 15 Down Yonder-Del Wood
16 14 8 9 Shanghai-Doris Day
17 16 4 16 Because-Mario Lanza
18 17 24 1 How High The Moon-Les Paul & Mary Ford
19 - 1 19 Kisses Sweeter Than Wine-Weavers
same song that Jimmie Rodgers popularized again in 1957
20 20 10 12 Josephine-Les Paul
20 - 3 17 Vanity-Don Cherry
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:September 8,1951
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 12 1 BECAUSE OF YOU-TONY BENNETT
2 2 11 1 Come On-A My House-Rosemary Clooney
3 5 4 3 The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise-Les Paul & Mary Ford
4 3 23 3 The Loveliest Night Of The Year-Mario Lanza
5 4 14 4 I Get Ideas-Tony Martin
6 7 6 6 Cold Cold Heart-Tony Bennett
7 8 22 1 Too Young-Nat "King" Cole
8 6 11 3 Sweet Violets-Dinah Shore
9 9 4 9 Whispering-Les Paul
10 10 5 10 Because Of You-Les Baxter
11 13 5 11 Belle Belle My Liberty Belle-Guy Mitchell
12 14 7 12 Detour-Patti Page
13 12 16 5 My Truly Truly Fair-Guy Mitchell
13 15 3 13 Down Yonder-Del Wood
15 16 9 9 Shanghai-Doris Day
16 11 20 2 Jezebel-Frankie Laine
17 - 1 17 (It's No) Sin-Four Aces
National debut for this Chester,Pa. quartet
18 20 11 12 Josephine-Les Paul
19 20 4 17 Vanity-Don Cherry
20 17 5 16 Because-Mario Lanza
20 - 1 20 Shanghai-Billy Williams Quartet
former lead of the Charioteers vocal group, not the Sammy Kaye singer
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:September 15,1951
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 13 1 BECAUSE OF YOU-TONY BENNETT
2 2 12 1 Come On-A My House-Rosemary Clooney
3 3 5 3 The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise-Les Paul & Mary Ford
4 6 7 4 Cold Cold Heart-Tony Bennett
5 4 24 3 The Loveliest Night Of The Year-Mario Lanza
6 5 15 4 I Get Ideas-Tony Martin
7 9 5 7 Whispering-Les Paul
8 7 23 1 Too Young-Nat "King" Cole
9 10 6 9 Because Of You-Les Baxter
9 8 12 3 Sweet Violets-Dinah Shore
11 13 4 11 Down Yonder-Del Wood
12 15 10 9 Shanghai-Doris Day
13 12 8 12 Detour-Patti Page
14 17 2 14 (It's No) Sin-Four Aces
15 11 6 11 Belle Belle My Liberty Belle-Guy Mitchell
16 13 17 5 My Truly Truly Fair-Guy Mitchell
17 - 1 17 And So To Sleep Again-Patti Page
18 16 21 2 Jezebel-Frankie Laine
18 - 1 18 I Get Ideas-Louis Armstrong
20 20 6 16 Because-Mario Lanza
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:September 22,1951
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 14 1 BECAUSE OF YOU-TONY BENNETT
2 4 8 2 Cold Cold Heart-Tony Bennett
3 3 6 3 The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise-Les Paul & Mary Ford
4 6 16 4 I Get Ideas-Tony Martin
5 2 13 1 Come On-A My House-Rosemary Clooney
6 5 25 3 The Loveliest Night Of The Year-Mario Lanza
7 7 6 7 Whispering-Les Paul
7 8 24 1 Too Young-Nat "King" Cole
9 9 7 9 Because Of You-Les Baxter
10 17 2 10 And So To Sleep Again-Patti Page
11 14 3 11 (It's No) Sin-Four Aces
12 11 5 11 Down Yonder-Del Wood
13 9 13 3 Sweet Violets-Dinah Shore
13 - 1 13 (It's No) Sin-Eddy Howard
15 15 7 11 Belle Belle My Liberty Belle-Guy Mitchell
16 13 9 12 Detour-Patti Page
17 18 2 17 I Get Ideas-Louis Armstrong
18 12 11 9 Shanghai-Doris Day
19 16 18 5 My Truly Truly Fair-Guy Mitchell
20 - 1 20 Because Of You-Jan Peerce
popular radio opera star
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:September 29,1951
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 15 1 BECAUSE OF YOU-TONY BENNETT
2 2 9 2 Cold Cold Heart-Tony Bennett
3 3 7 3 The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise-Les Paul & Mary Ford
4 4 17 4 I Get Ideas-Tony Martin
5 6 26 3 The Loveliest Night Of The Year-Mario Lanza
6 5 14 1 Come On-A My House-Rosemary Clooney
7 11 4 7 (It's No) Sin-Four Aces
8 12 6 8 Down Yonder-Del Wood
9 9 8 9 Because Of You-Les Baxter
10 13 2 10 (It's No) Sin-Eddy Howard
11 7 7 7 Whispering-Les Paul
12 7 25 1 Too Young-Nat "King" Cole
13 10 3 10 And So To Sleep Again-Patti Page
14 13 14 3 Sweet Violets-Dinah Shore
15 17 3 15 I Get Ideas-Louis Armstrong
16 16 10 12 Detour-Patti Page
17 - 1 17 Turn Back The Hands Of Time-Eddie Fisher
18 15 8 11 Belle Belle My Liberty Belle-Guy Mitchell
19 18 12 9 Shanghai-Doris Day
20 - 1 20 Undecided-Ames Brothers & Les Brown
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:October 6,1951
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 16 1 BECAUSE OF YOU-TONY BENNETT
2 2 10 2 Cold Cold Heart-Tony Bennett
3 4 18 3 I Get Ideas-Tony Martin
4 3 8 3 The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise-Les Paul & Mary Ford
5 7 5 5 (It's No) Sin-Four Aces
6 5 27 3 The Loveliest Night Of The Year-Mario Lanza
7 10 3 7 (It's No) Sin-Eddy Howard
8 6 15 1 Come On-A My House-Rosemary Clooney
9 17 2 9 Turn Back The Hands Of Time-Eddie Fisher
10 11 8 7 Whispering-Les Paul
11 9 9 9 Because Of You-Les Baxter
12 8 7 8 Down Yonder-Del Wood
13 12 26 1 Too Young-Nat "King" Cole
14 13 4 10 And So To Sleep Again-Patti Page
15 14 15 3 Sweet Violets-Dinah Shore
16 16 11 12 Detour-Patti Page
17 20 2 17 Undecided-Ames Brothers & Les Brown
18 - 1 18 Down Yonder-Champ Butler
19 - 1 19 (It's No) Sin-Savannah Churchill
20 19 13 9 Shanghai-Doris Day
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:October 13,1951
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 17 1 BECAUSE OF YOU-TONY BENNETT
2 2 11 2 Cold Cold Heart-Tony Bennett
3 3 19 3 I Get Ideas-Tony Martin
4 4 9 3 The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise-Les Paul & Mary Ford
5 7 4 5 (It's No) Sin-Eddy Howard
6 5 6 5 (It's No) Sin-Four Aces
7 6 28 3 The Loveliest Night Of The Year-Mario Lanza
8 12 8 8 Down Yonder-Del Wood
9 9 3 9 Turn Back The Hands Of Time-Eddie Fisher
10 10 9 7 Whispering-Les Paul
10 11 10 9 Because Of You-Les Baxter
12 14 5 10 And So To Sleep Again-Patti Page
13 8 16 1 Come On-A My House-Rosemary Clooney
14 19 2 14 (It's No) Sin-Savannah Churchill
15 17 3 15 Undecided-Ames Brothers & Les Brown
16 - 4 15 I Get Ideas-Louis Armstrong
17 15 16 3 Sweet Violets-Dinah Shore
18 13 27 1 Too Young-Nat "King" Cole
19 18 2 18 Down Yonder-Champ Butler
20 - 1 20 Blue Velvet-Tony Bennett
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:October 20,1951
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 18 1 BECAUSE OF YOU-TONY BENNETT
2 2 12 2 Cold Cold Heart-Tony Bennett
3 3 20 3 I Get Ideas-Tony Martin
4 5 5 4 (It's No) Sin-Eddy Howard
5 6 7 5 (It's No) Sin-Four Aces
6 4 10 3 The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise-Les Paul & Mary Ford
7 8 9 7 Down Yonder-Del Wood
8 9 4 8 Turn Back The Hands Of Time-Eddie Fisher
9 15 4 9 Undecided-Ames Brothers & Les Brown
10 12 6 10 And So To Sleep Again-Patti Page
11 7 29 3 The Loveliest Night Of The Year-Mario Lanza
12 10 11 9 Because Of You-Les Baxter
13 10 10 7 Whispering-Les Paul
14 14 3 14 (It's No) Sin-Savannah Churchill
15 16 5 15 I Get Ideas-Louis Armstrong
16 - 1 16 Just One More Chance-Les Paul & Mary Ford
one of Bing Crosby's first major song hits
17 - 1 17 Down Yonder-Joe "Fingers" Carr
18 18 28 1 Too Young-Nat "King" Cole
19 20 2 19 Blue Velvet-Tony Bennett
20 - 1 20 Hey,Good Lookin'-Jo Stafford & Frankie Laine
"cover" of a #1 Hank Williams country hit
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:October 27,1951
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 2 13 1 COLD COLD HEART-TONY BENNETT
2 1 19 1 Because Of You-Tony Bennett
3 4 6 3 (It's No) Sin-Eddy Howard
4 3 21 3 I Get Ideas-Tony Martin
5 5 8 5 (It's No) Sin-Four Aces
6 6 11 3 The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise-Les Paul & Mary Ford
7 9 5 7 Undecided-Ames Brothers & Les Brown
8 7 10 7 Down Yonder-Del Wood
9 8 5 8 Turn Back The Hands Of Time-Eddie Fisher
9 14 4 9 (It's No) Sin-Savannah Churchill
11 11 30 3 The Loveliest Night Of The Year-Mario Lanza
12 10 7 10 And So To Sleep Again-Patti Page
13 12 12 9 Because Of You-Les Baxter
14 17 2 14 Down Yonder-Joe "Fingers" Carr
15 16 2 15 Just One More Chance-Les Paul & Mary Ford
16 13 11 7 Whispering-Les Paul
16 - 1 16 Domino-Tony Martin
18 15 6 15 I Get Ideas-Louis Armstrong
19 - 3 18 Down Yonder-Champ Butler
20 19 3 19 Blue Velvet-Tony Bennett
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:November 3,1951
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 14 1 COLD COLD HEART-TONY BENNETT
2 2 20 1 Because Of You-Tony Bennett
3 3 7 3 (It's No) Sin-Eddy Howard
4 4 22 3 I Get Ideas-Tony Martin
5 5 9 5 (It's No) Sin-Four Aces
6 8 11 6 Down Yonder-Del Wood
7 7 6 7 Undecided-Ames Brothers & Les Brown
8 6 12 3 The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise-Les Paul & Mary Ford
9 9 6 8 Turn Back The Hands Of Time-Eddie Fisher
10 9 5 9 (It's No) Sin-Savannah Churchill
10 16 2 10 Domino-Tony Martin
12 12 8 10 And So To Sleep Again-Patti Page
13 18 7 13 I Get Ideas-Louis Armstrong
14 14 3 14 Down Yonder-Joe "Fingers" Carr
15 16 12 7 Whispering-Les Paul
16 13 13 9 Because Of You-Les Baxter
16 15 3 15 Just One More Chance-Les Paul & Mary Ford
16 - 1 16 Jealousy (Jalousie)-Frankie Laine
The Boston Pops 1938 version sold a million copies over the years
19 11 31 3 The Loveliest Night Of The Year-Mario Lanza
20 - 1 20 It's All In The Game-Tommy Edwards
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:November 10,1951
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 15 1 COLD COLD HEART-TONY BENNETT
2 2 21 1 Because Of You-Tony Bennett
3 3 8 3 (It's No) Sin-Eddy Howard
4 5 10 4 (It's No) Sin-Four Aces
5 4 23 3 I Get Ideas-Tony Martin
6 7 7 6 Undecided-Ames Brothers & Les Brown
7 16 2 7 Jealousy (Jalousie)-Frankie Laine
8 6 12 6 Down Yonder-Del Wood
9 10 6 9 (It's No) Sin-Savannah Churchill
10 8 13 3 The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise-Les Paul & Mary Ford
11 9 7 8 Turn Back The Hands Of Time-Eddie Fisher
12 10 3 10 Domino-Tony Martin
13 12 9 10 And So To Sleep Again-Patti Page
14 16 4 14 Just One More Chance-Les Paul & Mary Ford
15 14 4 14 Down Yonder-Joe "Fingers" Carr
15 16 14 9 Because Of You-Les Baxter
17 19 32 3 The Loveliest Night Of The Year-Mario Lanza
18 20 2 18 It's All In The Game-Tommy Edwards
18 - 4 18 Blue Velvet-Tony Bennett
20 - 1 20 Out In The Cold Again-Richard Hayes
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:November 17,1951
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 16 1 COLD COLD HEART-TONY BENNETT
2 2 22 1 Because Of You-Tony Bennett
3 3 9 3 (It's No) Sin-Eddy Howard
4 7 3 4 Jealousy (Jalousie)-Frankie Laine
5 4 11 4 (It's No) Sin-Four Aces
6 5 24 3 I Get Ideas-Tony Martin
7 8 13 6 Down Yonder-Del Wood
8 6 8 6 Undecided-Ames Brothers & Les Brown
9 9 7 9 (It's No) Sin-Savannah Churchill
10 12 4 10 Domino-Tony Martin
11 11 8 8 Turn Back The Hands Of Time-Eddie Fisher
12 14 5 12 Just One More Chance-Les Paul & Mary Ford
13 - 1 13 Slow Poke-Pee Wee King & Redd Stewart
14 - 1 14 Unforgettable-Nat King Cole
15 13 10 10 And So To Sleep Again-Patti Page
16 10 14 3 The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise-Les Paul & Mary Ford
17 15 5 14 Down Yonder-Joe "Fingers" Carr
18 18 5 18 Blue Velvet-Tony Bennett
18 20 2 18 Out In The Cold Again-Richard Hayes
20 18 3 18 It's All In The Game-Tommy Edwards
20 - 1 20 The Little White Cloud That Cried-Johnnie Ray & The Four Lads
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:November 24,1951
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 17 1 COLD COLD HEART-TONY BENNETT
2 2 23 1 Because Of You-Tony Bennett
3 3 10 3 (It's No) Sin-Eddy Howard
4 4 4 4 Jealousy (Jalousie)-Frankie Laine
5 5 12 4 (It's No) Sin-Four Aces
6 8 9 6 Undecided-Ames Brothers & Les Brown
7 6 25 3 I Get Ideas-Tony Martin
8 7 14 6 Down Yonder-Del Wood
9 9 8 9 (It's No) Sin-Savannah Churchill
10 10 5 10 Domino-Tony Martin
11 20 2 11 The Little White Cloud That Cried-Johnnie Ray & The Four Lads
12 - 1 12 Shrimp Boats-Jo Stafford
13 11 9 8 Turn Back The Hands Of Time-Eddie Fisher
14 13 2 13 Slow Poke-Pee Wee King & Redd Stewart
15 15 11 10 And So To Sleep Again-Patti Page
16 12 6 12 Just One More Chance-Les Paul & Mary Ford
17 - 1 17 Charmaine-Mantovani
18 - 1 18 Cry-Johnnie Ray & The Four Lads
not since Sinatra in the 40s was there such extreme (female) fan reaction
19 16 15 3 The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise-Les Paul & Mary Ford
20 18 6 18 Blue Velvet-Tony Bennett
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:December 1,1951
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 18 1 COLD COLD HEART-TONY BENNETT
2 3 11 2 (It's No) Sin-Eddy Howard
3 2 24 1 Because Of You-Tony Bennett
4 4 5 4 Jealousy (Jalousie)-Frankie Laine
5 5 13 4 (It's No) Sin-Four Aces
6 6 10 6 Undecided-Ames Brothers & Les Brown
7 8 15 6 Down Yonder-Del Wood
8 11 3 8 The Little White Cloud That Cried-Johnnie Ray & The Four Lads
9 7 26 3 I Get Ideas-Tony Martin
10 12 2 10 Shrimp Boats-Jo Stafford
11 10 6 10 Domino-Tony Martin
11 17 2 11 Charmaine-Mantovani
13 9 9 9 (It's No) Sin-Savannah Churchill
14 14 3 13 Slow Poke-Pee Wee King & Redd Stewart
15 16 7 12 Just One More Chance-Les Paul & Mary Ford
15 - 2 14 Unforgettable-Nat King Cole
17 18 2 17 Cry-Johnnie Ray & The Four Lads
18 13 10 8 Turn Back The Hands Of Time-Eddie Fisher
19 - 6 14 Down Yonder-Joe "Fingers" Carr
20 15 12 10 And So To Sleep Again-Patti Page
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:December 8,1951
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 2 12 1 (IT'S NO) SIN-EDDY HOWARD
2 1 19 1 Cold Cold Heart-Tony Bennett
3 4 6 3 Jealousy (Jalousie)-Frankie Laine
4 3 25 1 Because Of You-Tony Bennett
5 8 4 5 The Little White Cloud That Cried-Johnnie Ray & The Four Lads
6 6 11 6 Undecided-Ames Brothers & Les Brown
7 14 4 7 Slow Poke-Pee Wee King & Redd Stewart
8 17 3 8 Cry-Johnnie Ray & The Four Lads
9 10 3 9 Shrimp Boats-Jo Stafford
10 5 14 4 (It's No) Sin-Four Aces
11 11 3 11 Charmaine-Mantovani
12 11 7 10 Domino-Tony Martin
13 7 16 6 Down Yonder-Del Wood
14 13 10 9 (It's No) Sin-Savannah Churchill
15 18 11 8 Turn Back The Hands Of Time-Eddie Fisher
16 15 3 14 Unforgettable-Nat King Cole
17 9 27 3 I Get Ideas-Tony Martin
18 19 7 14 Down Yonder-Joe "Fingers" Carr
19 - 1 19 Tell Me Why-Four Aces
20 - 1 20 Any Time-Eddie Fisher
Eddy Arnold's 1948 country hit became the song that "made" Eddie Fisher
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:December 15,1951
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 13 1 (IT'S NO) SIN-EDDY HOWARD
2 2 20 1 Cold Cold Heart-Tony Bennett
3 3 7 3 Jealousy (Jalousie)-Frankie Laine
4 8 4 4 Cry-Johnnie Ray & The Four Lads
5 5 5 5 The Little White Cloud That Cried-Johnnie Ray & The Four Lads
6 4 26 1 Because Of You-Tony Bennett
7 9 4 7 Shrimp Boats-Jo Stafford
8 6 12 6 Undecided-Ames Brothers & Les Brown
8 10 15 4 (It's No) Sin-Four Aces
10 7 5 7 Slow Poke-Pee Wee King & Redd Stewart
11 13 17 6 Down Yonder-Del Wood
12 11 4 11 Charmaine-Mantovani
13 20 2 13 Any Time-Eddie Fisher
14 19 2 14 Tell Me Why-Four Aces
15 12 8 10 Domino-Tony Martin
16 14 11 9 (It's No) Sin-Savannah Churchill
17 16 4 14 Unforgettable-Nat King Cole
18 15 12 8 Turn Back The Hands Of Time-Eddie Fisher
18 - 41 1 White Christmas-Bing Crosby
20 - 1 20 Jingle Bells-Les Paul
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:December 22,1951
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 4 5 1 CRY-JOHNNIE RAY & THE FOUR LADS
2 1 14 1 (It's No) Sin-Eddy Howard
3 5 6 3 The Little White Cloud That Cried-Johnnie Ray & The Four Lads
4 7 5 4 Shrimp Boats-Jo Stafford
5 3 8 3 Jealousy (Jalousie)-Frankie Laine
6 2 21 1 Cold Cold Heart-Tony Bennett
7 10 6 7 Slow Poke-Pee Wee King & Redd Stewart
8 8 13 6 Undecided-Ames Brothers & Les Brown
9 6 27 1 Because Of You-Tony Bennett
10 13 3 10 Any Time-Eddie Fisher
11 11 18 6 Down Yonder-Del Wood
12 8 16 4 (It's No) Sin-Four Aces
12 14 3 12 Tell Me Why-Four Aces
14 12 5 11 Charmaine-Mantovani
15 15 9 10 Domino-Tony Martin
16 18 42 1 White Christmas-Bing Crosby
17 - 8 14 Down Yonder-Joe "Fingers" Carr
17 - 1 17 Dance Me Loose-Arthur Godfrey & The Chordettes
19 - 1 19 Mother At Your Feet Is Kneeling-Bobby Wayne
20 - 12 1 Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer-Gene Autry
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:December 29,1951
"Best Selling Popular Retail Records"
TW LW Wks. Peak Song-Artist
1 1 6 1 CRY-JOHNNIE RAY & THE FOUR LADS
2 4 6 2 Shrimp Boats-Jo Stafford
3 7 7 3 Slow Poke-Pee Wee King & Redd Stewart
4 3 7 3 The Little White Cloud That Cried-Johnnie Ray & The Four Lads
5 2 15 1 (It's No) Sin-Eddy Howard
6 6 22 1 Cold Cold Heart-Tony Bennett
7 5 9 3 Jealousy (Jalousie)-Frankie Laine
8 11 19 6 Down Yonder-Del Wood
9 12 4 9 Tell Me Why-Four Aces
10 14 6 10 Charmaine-Mantovani
11 9 28 1 Because Of You-Tony Bennett
12 12 17 4 (It's No) Sin-Four Aces
13 8 14 6 Undecided-Ames Brothers & Les Brown
14 10 4 10 Any Time-Eddie Fisher
15 - 12 9 (It's No) Sin-Savannah Churchill
16 20 13 1 Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer-Gene Autry
17 15 10 10 Domino-Tony Martin
18 16 43 1 White Christmas-Bing Crosby
19 - 5 14 Unforgettable-Nat King Cole
it was his 1961 version that was used in the duet with Natalie
20 - 1 20 Slow Poke-Helen O'Connell Back The Thrill-Eddie Fisher
17 18 3 17 I Apologize-Billy Eckstine
18 15 11 6 Tennessee Waltz-Guy Lombardo & Kenny Gardner
19 - 9 11 My Heart Cries For You-Dinah Shore
20 - 1 20 Jet-Nat "King" Cole
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