TORONTO CANADA'S RADIO STATION CHUM'S TOP 100 OF 1951*
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1-THE TENNESSEE WALTZ-PATTI PAGE-JANUARY 1156
2-MOCKIN’ BIRD HILL-PATTI PAGE-May 910
3-BECAUSE OF YOU-TONY BENNETT-September 1396
4-TOO YOUNG-NAT KING COLE-July 1346
5-SIN-EDDY HOWARD-December 1206
6-SIN-FOUR ACES-December 1206
7-COLD,COLD HEART-TONY BENNETT-November 1170
8-IF-Perry Como-March 1160
9-MY HEART CRIES FOR YOU-Guy Mitchell-February 1004
10-I GET IDEAS-Tony Martin-March 920
11-Mockin’ Bird Hill-Les Paul & Mary Ford-May 910
12-Be My Love-Mario Lanza-March 898
13-On Top Of Old Smokey-Weavers-June 884
14-How High The Moon-Les Paul & Mary Ford-May 880
15-Come On-A My House-Rosemary Clooney-August 866
16-Loveliest Night Of The Year-Mario Lanza-August 862
17-Jezebel-Frankie Laine-July 838
18-My Truly,Truly Fair-Guy Mitchell-August 738
19-My Truly,Truly Fair-Vic Damone-July 696
20-Nevertheless-Mills Brothers-January 644
21-Nevertheless-Ralph Flannagan-January 644
22-Undecided-Ames Brothers & Les Brown-November 642
23-You’re Just In Love-Perry Como & Fontane Sisters-February 640
24-Sweet Violets-Dinah Shore-September 600
25-Down Yonder-Del Wood-November 596
26-I Apologize-Billy Eckstine-April 566
27-Would I Love You (Love You,Love You)-Patti Page-April 544
28-The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise-Les Paul & Mary Ford-October 494
29-A Bushel And A Peck_Perry Como & Betty Hutton-December 486
30-Roving Kind-Guy Mitchell-February 480
31-Sparrow In The Tree Top-Guy Mitchell-April 474
32-Aba Daba Honeymoon-Debbie Reynolds & Carlton Carpenter-April 470
33-Jealousy (Jalouise)-Frankie Laine-December 452
34-And So To Sleep-Patti Page-November 426
35-Rose,Rose I Love You-Frankie Laine-July 404
36-Beautiful Brown Eyes-Rosemary Clooney-April 360
37-Beautiful Brown Eyes-Jimmy Wakely-March 360
38-Sound Off-Vaughn Monroe-March 350
39-A Penny A Kiss-Dinah Shore & Tony Martin-March 334
40-To Think You’ve Chosen Me-Eddy Howard-January 312
41-Mister And Mississippi-Patti Page-June 276
42-So Long-Gordon Jenkins & Weavers-February 274
43-I’m In Love Again-April Stevens & Henri Rene-August 266
44-Whispering-Les Paul-October 232
45-Turn Back The Hands Of Time-Eddie Fisher-November 220
46-When You And I Were Young Maggie Blues-Bing Crosby-May 182
47-Shanghai-Doris Day-August 182
48-Domino-Tony Martin-December 176
49-Belle,Belle My Liberty Bell-Guy Mitchell-October 174
50-Zing!Zing!Zoom!Zoom!-Perry Como-February 90
51-Down Yonder-Champ Butler-November 46
52-Because Of You-Les Baxter-September
53-Sin-Savannah Churchill-November
54-The Tennessee Waltz-Les Paul & Mary Ford-February
55-On Top Of Old Smokey-Vaughn Monroe-July
56-Tennessee Waltz-Guy Lombardo-February
57-My Heart Cries For You-Dinah Shore-February
58-I Taut I Taw A Puddy Cat-Mel Blanc-March
59-Detour-Patti Page-August
60-Old Soldiers Never Die-Vaughn Monroe-June
61-Hot Canary-Florian Zabach-May
62-Josephine-Les Paul-August
63-Syncopated Clock-Leroy Anderson-May
64-My Heart Cries For You-Jimmy Wakely-January
65-Down Yonder-Jo Fingers Carr-December
66-Bring Back The Thrill-Eddie Fisher-March
67-Unless-Guy Mitchell-June
68-Sparrow In The Tree-Bing Crosby & The Andrew Sisters-April
69-My Heart Cries For You-Vic Damone-February
70-Just One More Chance-Les Paul & Mary Ford-December
71-I Get Ideas-Louis Armstrong-October
72-I Like Wide Open Spaces-Arthur Godfrey-June
73-Unforgettable-Nat King Cole-December
74-I Won’t Cry Anymore-Tony Bennett-August
75-The Roving Kind-The Weavers-February
76-Beacause-Mario Lanza-August
77-Mister And Mississippi-Dennis Day-July
78-Vanity-Don Cherry-September
79-Slow Poke-Helen O’Connell-Capitol-December
80-A Kiss To Build A Dream On-Louis Armstrong-December
81-Unless-Eddie Fisher-June
82-Moonlight Bay-Gary & Bing Crosby-May
83-Blue Velvet-Tonny Bennett-November
84-It’s No Secret-Bill Kenny-March
85-It’s All In The Game-Tommy Edwards-November
86-Mockin’ Bird Hill-Pinetoppers-April
87-The Tennessee Waltz-Spike Jones-January
88-Come On A My House-Kay Starr-August
89-Would I Love You (Love You,Love You)-Doris Day-April
90-September Song-Stan Kenton
91-Laura-Stan Kenton-August
92-On Top Of Old Smokey-Percy Faith & Burl Ives-June
93-Because Of You-Jan Peerce-June
94-Kisses Sweeter Than Wine-Weavers-August
95-Out In The Cold-Richard Hayes-October
96-The Tennessee Waltz-Jo Stafford-January
97-Shanghai-Billy Williams Quartet-August
98-I Feel The Same About You-Georgia Gibbs-Coral-February
99-While You Danced,Danced,Danced-Georgia Gibbs-September
100-Longing For You-Vic Damone-August
Top 14-52
* This list is not an actual survey. I have no Canadian singles charts
in my possession prior to 1957.This year-end chart here is primarily
compiled from US charts with some references made to songs from that
year from the “CHUM CHART BOOK” by “Ron Hall”.