BILLBOARD MAGAZINE’S (DISC JOCKEY PLAYS CHART:BARRY KOWAL) TOP SINGLES OF 1951
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No. Song-Artist-Peak Month
1 TOO YOUNG-NAT KING COLE,LES BAXTER ORCH.-JUNE 1738
2 BECAUSE OF YOU-TONY BENNETT,PERCY FAITH ORCHESTRA-September 1670
3 IF-PERRY COMO, MITCHELL AYRES ORCHESTRA-March 1546 4 HOW HIGH THE MOON-LES PAUL & MARY FORD-April 1472
5 TENNESSEE WALTZ-PATTI PAGE,JACK RAEL ORCHESTRA-January 1442
6 SIN-EDDY HOWARD ORCHESTRA-November 1402
7 BE MY LOVE-MARIO LANZA,RAY SINATRA ORCHESTRA,JEFF ALEXANDER CHOIR-March 1316
8 COME ON-A MY HOUSE-Rosemary Clooney-July 1204 9 COLD, COLD HEART-Tony Bennett, Percy Faith Orchestra-October 1120
10 JEZEBEL-Frankie Laine,Mitch Miller Orchestra,Norman Luboff Choir-June 1094
11 Mockin' Bird Hill-Les Paul & Mary Ford-March 1092 12 I Get Ideas-Tony Martin, Henri Rene Orchestra-October 1055
13 My Heart Cries For You-Guy Mitchell,Mitch Miller Orchestra & Chorus-January 1026
14 The Loveliest Night Of The Year-Mario Lanza,Rca Victor Orchestra-August 967
15 My Heart Cries For You-Dinah Shore, Henri Rene Orchestra-January 964
16 Would I Love You (Love You, Love You)-Patti Page,Harry Geller Orchestra-March 956
17 Because Of You-Les Baxter Orchestra-October 953 18 Mockin' Bird Hill-Patti Page, Jack Rael Orchestra-May 910 19 Undecided-Ames Brothers, Les Brown Orchestra-December 905
20 Shrimp Boats-Jo Stafford,Paul Weston Orchestra,Norman Luboff Choir-December 892
21 My Truly, Truly Fair-Vic Damone, George Bassman Orchestra-June 876 22 My Truly, Truly Fair-Guy Mitchell, Mitch Miller Orchestra & Chorus-July 876 23 On Top Of Old Smoky-Weavers, Terry Gilkyson, Vic Schoen Orchestra-May 840 24 The Roving Kind-Guy Mitchell, Mitch Miller Orchestra & Chorus-January 826 25 The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise-Les Paul & Mary Ford-October 822 26 Sweet Violets-Dinah Shore, Henri Rene Orchestra-August 794
27 Aba Daba Honeymoon-Debbie Reynolds,Carleton Carpenter, Mgm Orchestra-March 793
28 Rose,Rose,I Love You-Frankie Laine,Paul Weston Orchestra,Norman Luboff Choir-July 788
29 Sound Off (The Duckworth Chant)-Vaughn Monroe Orchestra & Chorus-June 782 30 My Heart Cries For You-Vic Damone, George Siravo Orchestra-January 774 31 You're Just In Love-Perry Como, Fontane Sisters-February 763 32 If-Jo Stafford, Paul Weston Orchestra-February 747 33 Sin-Four Aces-December 742 34 Down Yonder-Del Wood-October 737 35 I'm In Love Again-Henri Rene Orchestra, April Stevens-July 722
36 (Why Did I Tell You I Was Going To) Shanghai-Doris Day,Paul Weston Orchestra-August 703
37 I Apologize-Billy Eckstine, Pete Rugolo Orchestra-May 670 38 Mister And Mississippi-Patti Page, Jack Rael Orchestra-April 650 39 On Top Of Old Smoky-Vaughn Monroe Orchestra, Moon Maids-June 645 40 Slow Poke-Pee Wee King,Golden West Cowboys,Redd Stewart-December 633 41 Sin-Savannah Churchill-November 600
42 Sparrow In The Tree Top-Guy Mitchell,Mitch Miller Orchestra & Chorus-April 600
43 And So To Sleep Again-Patti Page, Jack Rael Orchestra-November 592 44 Jealousy (Jalousie)-Frankie Laine, Paul Weston Orchestra-December 586 45 Tennessee Waltz-Jo Stafford, Paul Weston Orchestra-January 586 46 Just One More Chance-Les Paul & Mary Ford-November 559 47 Be My Love-Ray Anthony Orchestra, Ronnie Deauville-February 550
48 A Penny A Kiss-a Penny A Hug-Tony Martin, Dinah Shore, Henri Rene Orchestra-March 522
49 These Things I Offer You (For A Lifetime)-Sarah Vaughan,Percy Faith Orchestra-June 500
50 Beautiful Brown Eyes-Rosemary Clooney, Mitch Miller Orchestra-March 471 51 Tennessee Waltz-Les Paul & Mary Ford-January 450
52 So Long (It’s Been Good To Know Yuh)-Gordon Jenkins Orchestra,Weavers-February 448
53 Vanity-Don Cherry, Sy Oliver Orchestra-September 432 54 Rose, Rose, I Love You-Buddy Morrow Orchestra-June 418 55 Domino-Tony Martin, Henri Rene Orchestra-December 396 56 Come On-a My House-Kay Starr, Dave Cavanaugh Orchestra-August 394 57 Longing For You-Vic Damone, George Bassman Orchestra-August 386
58 Undecided-Ray Anthony Orchestra,Tommy Mercer,Gloria Craig,Skyliners-November 380
59 While You Danced,Danced,Danced-Georgia Gibbs,Glenn Osser Orchestra-September 366
60 Whispering-Les Paul-September 362 61 On Top Of Old Smoky-Percy Faith Orchestra & Chorus, Burl Ives-May 348 62 Charmaine-Mantovani Orchestra-December 343
63 Belle,Belle,My Liberty Belle-Guy Mitchell,Mitch Miller Orchestra & Chorus-September 342
64 Aba Daba Honeymoon-Richard Hayes, Kitty Kallen, George Siravo Orchestra-March 341
65 I Get Ideas-Louis Armstrong-October 340 66 Castle Rock-Frank Sinatra, Harry James Orchestra-September 338
67 My Heart Cries For You-Jimmy Wakely, Les Baxter Orchestra & Chorus-February 330
68 Sin-Four Knights-October 318
69 Would I Love You (Love You,Love You)-Harry James Orchestra,Doris Day-April 312
70 When You And I Were Young Maggie Blues-Bing & Gary Crosby,Matty Matlock Orchestra-May 312
71 Slow Poke-Helen O'connell, Cliffie Stone Orchestra-December 296 72 Would I Love You-Helen O'connell, Dave Cavanaugh Orchestra-March 294
73 Turn Back The Hands Of Time-Eddie Fisher,Hugo Winterhalter Orchestra-October 291
74 If-Billy Eckstine, Pete Rugolo Orchestra-March 288 75 Old Soldiers Never Die-Vaughn Monroe Orchestra & Chorus-May 278 76 Because Of You-Jan Peerce, Hugo Winterhalter Orchestra-September 262 77 The Roving Kind-Weavers, Leroy Holmes Orchestra-February 251 78 Too Young-Toni Arden, Percy Faith Orchestra-July 248 79 I Taut I Taw A Puddy Tat-Mel Blanc-February 248 80 I Get Ideas-Peggy Lee, Billy May Orchestra-October 246
81 Sparrow In The Tree Top-Bing Crosby,Andrews Sisters,Vic Schoen Orchestra-April 240
82 I'm A Fool To Want You-Frank Sinatra, Axel Stordahl Orchestra-June 234 83 Down Yonder-Champ Butler-November 214 84 Mister And Mississippi-Dennis Day, Norman Luboff Choir-July 206 85 I've Got You Under My Skin-Stan Freberg-August 200
86 In The Cool,Cool,Cool Of The Evening-Bing Crosby,Jane Wyman,Matty Matlock Orchestra-August 200
87 Blue Velvet-Tony Bennett, Percy Faith Orchestra-November 193 88 Aba Daba Honeymoon-Freddy Martin Orchestra, Merv Griffin-March 190
89 Gimme A Little Kiss,Will Ya Huh?-April Stevens,Henri Rene Orchestra-August 182
90 Hey,Good Lookin’-Frankie Laine,Jo Stafford,Paul Weston Orchestra-November 180
91 Tennessee Waltz-Spike Jones & The City Slickers-January 176 92 September Song-Stan Kenton Orchestra-May 175 93 Down Yonder-Freddy Martin Orchestra-November 174 94 Pretty Eyed Baby-Jo Stafford, Frankie Laine, Paul Weston Orchestra-June 169
95 Because Of You-Johnny Desmond, Tony Mottola Orchestra, Ray Charles Singers-October 167
96 These Things I Offer You (For A Lifetime)-Ray Anthony Orchestra,Tommy Mercer,Skyliners-June 166
97 The Morningside Of The Mountain-Paul Weston Orchestra,Norman Luboff Choir-August 164
98 Charmaine-Gordon Jenkins Orchestra, Bob Carroll-December 162 99 Good Morning Mister Echo-Jane Turzy Trio, Remo Biondi Orchestra-July 161 100 Domino-Bing Crosby, John Scott Trotter Orchestra-November 158 101 Somebody-Jo Stafford, Norman Luboff Choir-June 156 102 Moonlight Bay-Bing & Gary Crosby, Matty Matlock Orchestra-May 152 103 Laura-Stan Kenton Orchestra-August 152 104 Little Rock Getaway-Les Paul-January 152 105 Good Morning Mister Echo-Margaret Whiting, Lou Busch Orchestra-August 151 106 Shrimp Boats-Dolores Gray, Camarata Orchestra-December 142 107 Zing Zing, Zoom Zoom-Perry Como, Fontane Sisters-March 140
108 Would I Love You (Love You, Love You)-Tony Martin, Henri Rene Orchestra-April 131
109 It's All In The Game-Tommy Edwards-September 130
110 Nevertheless (I’m In Love With You)-Frank Sinatra,Axel Stordahl Orchestra-January 125
111 The Blues From An American In Paris-Ralph Flanagan Orchestra-October 121 112 Solitaire-Tony Bennett, Percy Faith Orchestra-November 119
113 Bring Back The Thrill-Eddie Fisher,Hugo Winterhalter Orchestra-February 114
114 Never Been Kissed-Freddy Martin Orchestra,Martin Men-April 112
115 Josephine-Les Paul-July 112
116 In The Cool,Cool,Cool Of The Evening-Jo Stafford,Frankie Laine,Paul Weston Orchestra-August 112
117 Mockin' Bird Hill-Russ Morgan Orchestra, Gay Sisters-May 106
118 Mockin’ Bird Hill-Pinetoppers,Beaver Valley Sweethearts-April 105
119 Detour-Patti Page, Jack Rael Orchestra-October 104 120 Sweet Violets-Jane Turzy, Remo Biondi Orchestra-August 100 121 It Is No Secret-Jo Stafford, Paul Weston Orchestra-March 96
122 Across The Wide Missouri-Paul Weston Orchestra,Norman Luboff Choir-February 96
123 So Long (It’s Been Good To Know Yuh)-Paul Weston Orchestra,Norman Luboff Choir-March 95
124 Calla Calla-Vic Damone, George Bassman Orchestra-October 92 125 Down Yonder-Joe Fingers Carr, Carr-hops-November 91 126 Mama Will Bark-Frank Sinatra, Dagmar-July 90 127 Over A Bottle Of Wine-Tony Martin, Henri Rene Orchestra-October 84 128 Tennessee Waltz-Fontane Sisters-February 80 129 Cold, Cold Heart-Fontane Sisters, Mitchell Ayres Orchestra-November 80 130 Rudolph, The Red-nosed Reindeer-Gene Autry, Pinafores-January 80 131 The Roving Kind-Rex Allen-February 78 132 It Is No Secret-Bill Kenny, Song Spinners-March 75 133 Tell Me You Love Me-Vic Damone, George Siravo Orchestra-February 75 134 Out In The Cold Again-Richard Hayes,Joe Reisman Orchestra-November 74 135 Domino-Doris Day-December 71
136 Across The Wide Missouri-Hugo Winterhalter Orchestra,Stuart Foster-February 70
137 Rollin' Stone-Perry Como, Fontane Sisters-October 68 138 Nobody's Chasing Me-Dinah Shore, Henri Rene Orchestra-January 67 139 My Heart Cries For You-Bill Farrell, Russ Case Orchestra-February 66
140 Rudolph The Red-nosed Reindeer-Spike Jones & The City Slickers-January 65
141 My Truly Truly Fair-Freddy Martin Orchestra,Mary Griffin,Martin Men-September 64
142 Because Of Rain-Nat King Cole, Les Baxter Orchestra-August 63 143 John And Marsha-Stan Freberg-February 60 144 If-Dean Martin, Lou Busch Orchestra-March 54 145 Beyond The Blue Horizon-Hugo Winterhalter Orchestra-November 50 146 Gone Fishin'-Bing Crosby, Louis Armstrong-June 48 147 Music By The Angels-Vic Damone, George Siravo Orchestra-January 45 148 Too Young-Fran Allison-July 44 149 Frosty The Snowman-Nat King Cole, Pete Rugulo Orchestra-January 44
150 I Ran All The Way Home-Sarah Vaughan,Percy Faith Orchestra-November 42
151 Vanity-Sarah Vaughan, Paul Weston Orchestra-September 40 152 Good Morning Mister Echo-Georgia Gibbs, Glenn Osser Orchestra-July 40 153 Unless-Eddie Fisher, Hugo Winterhalter Orchestra-June 40
154 When You And I Were Young Maggie Blues-Margaret Whiting,Jimmy Wakely-May 40
155 Tom's Tune-Georgia Gibbs, Glenn Osser Orchestra-June 40 156 If-Vic Damone, George Siravo Orchestra-February 39 157 We Kissed In A Shadow-Frank Sinatra, Axel Stordahl Orchestra-June 38 158 A Woman Is A Deadly Weapon-Eddy Howard Orchestra-July 38
159 And So To Sleep Again-Dick Haymes,4 Hits And A Miss,Victor Young Orchestra-November 37
160 Blue Christmas-Hugo Winterhalter Orchestra & Chorus-January 36
161 You’re Just In Love-Guy Mitchell,Rosemary Clooney,Percy Faith Orchestra-February 34
162 Come On-a My House-Richard Hayes, George Bassman Orchestra-August 34 163 Unless-Guy Mitchell, Mitch Miller Orchestra & Chorus-May 34
164 Belle,Belle,My Liberty Belle-Bobby Wayne, George Bassman Orchestra-September 33
165 Kisses Sweeter Than Wine-Weavers, Lou Diamond Orchestra-October 32 166 Sin-Sammy Kaye Orchestra, Kaydets-November 32
167 The Musicians-Dinah Shore,Betty Hutton,Tony Martin,Phil Harris-September 31
168 Wang Wang Blues-Ames Brothers-July 30
169 Christopher Columbus-Guy Mitchell,Mitch Miller Orchestra & Chorus-March 28
170 I Wish I Wuz-Rosemary Clooney-September 28 171 Because-Mario Lanza, Rca Victor Orchestra-August 28 172 You're The One-Frank Sinatra, Axel Stordahl Orchestra-May 28
173 There’s A Big Blue Cloud (Next To Heaven)-Perry Como, Fontane Sisters-July 27
174 Rose, Rose, I Love You-Gordon Jenkins Orchestra, Cisco Houston-June 26 175 Too Young-Patty Andrews, Victor Young Orchestra-June 26 176 Always You-Nat King Cole, Les Baxter Orchestra-April 26 177 Vanity-Tony Martin, Henri Rene Orchestra-September 26 178 Bela Bimba-Patrice Munsel, Norman Leyden Orchestra & Chorus-October 25
179 Cold,Cold Heart-Eileen Wilson,Mellowmen And Sonny Burke Orchestra-October 24
180 Meanderin'-Vaughn Monroe Orchestra & Chorus-November 24 181 Jet-Nat King Cole, Joe Lipman Orchestra-February 24 182 Cold, Cold Heart-Tony Fontane, Lew Douglas Orchestra-December 24
183 There’s Always Room At Our House-Guy Mitchell,Mitch Miller Orchestra & Chorus-November 22
184 I Apologize-Tony Martin, Henri Rene Orchestra-June 22 185 Tennessee Waltz-Guy Lombardo Orchestra, Kenny Gardner-March 20
186 Why Did I Tell You I Was Going To Shanghai-Bing Crosby,Dave Barbour Orchestra-September 20
187 Wonder Why-Vic Damone, George Siravo Orchestra-September 20 188 Butcher Boy (Aeluna Mezzumare)-Emil Dewan Quintones-August 19 189 Shanghai-Bob Crosby Orchestra-July 19
190 Sweetheart Of Yesterday-Guy Mitchell,Mitch Miller Orchestra & Chorus-August 18
191 Because Of You-Ray Barber-September 18 192 I Love The Sunshine Of Your Smile-Four Knights-July 18 193 Go Go Go Go-Richard Hayes, George Bassman Orchestra-August 18 194 Let Me In-Fontane Sisters, Texas Jim Robertson-March 17 195 What Is A Boy-Jan Peerce, Hugo Winterhalter Orchestra-June 17 196 Too Young-Richard Hayes, George Bassman Orchestra-July 17 197 Cry-Georgia Gibbs, Glenn Osser Orchestra-December 17
198 Belle,Belle,My Liberty Belle-Don Cherry,Sonny Burke Orchestra-September 16
199 Lonely Little Robin-Mindy Carson, Norman Leyden Orchestra-July 16
200 Belle, Belle,My Liberty Belle-Merv Griffin,Hugo Winterhalter Orchestra-August 16
201 Let Me In-Bobby Wayne, Richard Hayman Orchestra-March 15 202 The Syncopated Clock-Leroy Anderson, Boston Pops Orchestra-April 15 203 Be My Love-Billy Eckstine, Russ Case Orchestra-April 15
204 The Night Is Young And You’re So Beautiful-Ray Anthony Orchestra, Ronnie Deauville-January 15
205 So Long (It’s Been Good To Know Yuh)-Ralph Marterie Orchestra,Skip Farrel,Ann Andrews-March 15
206 In Your Arms-Dinah Shore, Tony Martin, Henri Rene Orchestra-March 15
207 The Morningside Of The Mountain-Merv Griffin,Hugo Winterhalter Orchestra-August 14
208 The Girl In The Wood-Frankie Laine, Paul Weston Orchestra, Norman Luboff Choir-August 14
209 The Wang Wang Blues-Benny Goodman Sextet-August 14 210 And So To Sleep Again-April Stevens, Henri Rene Orchestra-October 14 211 Beautiful Brown Eyes-Jimmy Wakely, Les Baxter Orchestra & Chorus-March 14 212 What Will I Tell My Heart-Eddy Howard Orchestra-June 14 213 Castle Rock-Fontane Sisters, Norman Leyden Orchestra-September 14
214 I Like The Wide Open Spaces-Arthur Godfrey, Laurie Anders, Archie Bleyer Orchestra-June 14
215 Frosty The Snowman-Guy Lombardo Orchestra, Kenny Gardner-January 13 216 Metro Polka-Frankie Laine, Carl Fischer Orchestra-April 13 217 With All My Heart And Soul-Perry Como, Mitchell Ayres Orchestra-October 13
218 I Still Feel The Same About You-Georgia Gibbs, Owen Bradley Sextet-February 13
219 These Things I Offer You (For A Lifetime)-Patti Page-July 13
220 When The Saints Go Marching In-Percy Faith Orchestra, All Star Dixielanders-September 12
221 Aba Daba Honeymoon-Hoagy Carmichael, Cass Daley, Matty Matlock’s All Stars-April 12
222 Red Sails In The Sunset-Nat King Cole, Pete Rugulo Orchestra-May 12
223 You’re Just In Love-Dinah Shore & Russell Nype & Jay Blackton Orchestra-February 12
224 I Apologize-Champ Butler, Skip Martin Orchestra-May 12
225 The Morningside Of The Mountain-Tommy Edwards, Leroy Holmes Orchestra-July 12
226 Once Upon A Nickel-Ray Bolger, Ethel Merman-May 12
227 Black Strap Molasses-Danny Kaye, Jimmy Durante, Jane Wyman, Groucho Marx-September 11
228 Wondrous Word (Of The Lord)-Ken Carson,Hal Kanner Orchestra & Chorus-June 11
229 You Better Go Now-Jeri Southern, Camarata Orchestra-December 11 230 If Teardrops Were Pennies-Rosemary Clooney-September 11 231 I Want To Be Near You-Percy Faith Orchestra, Peter Hanley-September 11 232 Thats My Boy-Stan Freberg-August 11 233 Way Up In North Carolina-Belltones-September 11 234 Down The Trail Of Achin' Hearts-Patti Page, Jack Rael Orchestra-May 11
235 Twenty Three Starlets (And Me)-Merv Griffin, Hugo Winterhalter Orchestra-November 11
236 I Want To Be Near You-Johnny Desmond, Tony Mottola Orchestra, Ray Charles Singers-September 11
237 There's No Boat Like A Rowboat-Perry Como, Fontane Sisters-June 11 238 My Truly, Truly Fair-Ray Anthony Orchestra, Tommy Mercer-August 11
239 And So To Sleep Again-Paul Weston Orchestra, Norman Luboff Choir-December 11