Top Songs of 1951
Rank▼ All Time Rank▼ Artist▼ Song▼ Genres▼
1
158
 Woody Guthrie This Land Is Your Land [first released as "This Land Is My Land"] Contemporary Folk
2
371
 Jackie Brenston and His Delta Cats Rocket 88 Jump-Blues, Rhythm & Blues, Rock & Roll
3
645
 Elmore James Dust My Broom Electric Blues
4
692
 Les Paul & Mary Ford How High the Moon Rhythm & Blues, Standards
5
948
 Johnnie Ray Cry Traditional Pop
6
1287
 Hank Williams Cold, Cold Heart Honky Tonk
7
1605
 Billy Ward & The Dominoes Sixty Minute Man Doo-Wop, Rhythm & Blues
8
1770
 Bud Powell Un Poco Loco Bebop
9
2181
 B.B. King 3 O'Clock Blues Electric Blues
10
2493
 Hank Williams Hey Good Lookin' Honky Tonk
11
3541
 Red Foley with the Sunshine Boys Quartet (There'll Be) Peace in the Valley (For Me) Country Gospel
12
3950
 Lord Kitchener London Is the Place for Me Calypso
13
3986
 Nat King Cole Unforgettable Traditional Pop, Vocal Jazz
14
4067
 Howlin' Wolf How Many More Years Chicago Blues
15
4442
 Tony Bennett Cold, Cold Heart Traditional Pop, Vocal Jazz
16
4666
 Charles Brown Black Night Electric Blues, Piano Blues
17
5033
 John Lee Hooker I'm in the Mood Electric Blues
18
5610
 Mahalia Jackson His Eye Is on the Sparrow Gospel
19
6081
 Sonny Boy Williamson (II) Eyesight to the Blind Chicago Blues
20
6329
 Lefty Frizzell Always Late (with Your Kisses) Honky Tonk
21
6489
 Charles Trenet La Folle complainte Chanson
22
6548
 Pee Wee King & His Golden West Cowboys Slow Poke Traditional Country
23
6709
 The Five Keys The Glory of Love Doo-Wop
24
7049
 Félix Leclerc Le p'tit bonheur Chanson à texte
25
7440
 The Stanley Brothers I'm a Man of Constant Sorrow Bluegrass
26
7482
 Muddy Waters Long Distance Call Chicago Blues
27
8102
 Édith Piaf Padam Padam... Chanson
28
8415
 Charles Trenet L'âme Des Poêtes Chanson
29
8635
 The Weavers On Top of Old Smoky American Folk Music
30
8749
 Frank Sinatra I'm a Fool to Want You Standards, Vocal Jazz
31
8753
 Léo Ferré La Vie d'artiste Chanson à texte
32
9852
 Leroy Anderson Blue Tango Pops Orchestra, Tango

Songs "bubbling under" the all-time top 10,000:
Nat King Cole Too Young Traditional Pop
Tony Bennett Because of You Traditional Pop
Jimmy Murphy Electricity Bluegrass, Country Gospel
Howlin' Wolf Moanin' at Midnight Chicago Blues
Earl Bostic Flamingo Rhythm & Blues
Rosemary Clooney Come On-a My House Novelty, Traditional Pop, Vocal Jazz
Les Baxter Quiet Village Exotica
Juliette Gréco Je hais les dimanches Chanson
The Stanley Brothers The Lonesome River Bluegrass
Lee Konitz Ezz-Thetic Cool Jazz
Bud Powell A Night in Tunisia Bebop
Juliette Gréco Je suis comme je suis Chanson
Mick Micheyl Un Gamin de Paris Chanson
The Clovers Don't You Know I Love You Doo-Wop
Félix Leclerc Moi, mes souliers Chanson à texte
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup My Baby Left Me Rhythm & Blues
Peppermint Harris I Got Loaded Jump-Blues, New Orleans R&B
Tiny Bradshaw The Train Kept A-Rollin' Jump-Blues, Rhythm & Blues