These are the number-one ranked albums by week in the United States in 1952 according to the Billboard Best Selling Pop Albums chart for both 33 1/3 and 45 RPM records.
| Issue date | 33 1/3 R.P.M. | 45 R.P.M. | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Album | Artist(s) | Label | Album | Artist(s) | Label | ||
| January 5 | Mario Lanza Sings Christmas Songs | Mario Lanza | RCA Victor | Mario Lanza Sings Christmas Songs | Mario Lanza | RCA Victor | [1] |
| January 12 | An American in Paris | Soundtrack | MGM | An American in Paris | Soundtrack | MGM | [2] |
| January 19 | [3] | ||||||
| January 26 | [4] | ||||||
| February 2 | [5] | ||||||
| February 9 | [6] | ||||||
| February 16 | [7] | ||||||
| February 23 | [8] | ||||||
| March 1 | [9] | ||||||
| March 8 | [10] | ||||||
| March 15 | I'll See You in My Dreams | Doris Day | Columbia | [11] | |||
| March 22 | I'll See You in My Dreams | Doris Day | Columbia | [12] | |||
| March 29 | An American in Paris | Soundtrack | MGM | [13] | |||
| April 5 | [14] | ||||||
| April 12 | An American in Paris | Soundtrack | MGM | [15] | |||
| April 19 | [16] | ||||||
| April 26 | [17] | ||||||
| May 3 | With a Song in My Heart | Jane Froman | Capitol | [18] | |||
| May 10 | With a Song in My Heart | Jane Froman | Capitol | [19] | |||
| May 17 | [20] | ||||||
| May 24 | [21] | ||||||
| May 31 | [22] | ||||||
| June 7 | [23] | ||||||
| June 14 | [24] | ||||||
| June 21 | [25] | ||||||
| June 28 | [26] | ||||||
| July 5 | [27] | ||||||
| July 12 | [28] | ||||||
| July 19 | [29] | ||||||
| July 26 | [30] | ||||||
| August 2 | [31] | ||||||
| August 9 | [32] | ||||||
| August 16 | [33] | ||||||
| August 23 | [34] | ||||||
| August 30 | [35] | ||||||
| September 6 | [36] | ||||||
| September 13 | [37] | ||||||
| September 20 | [38] | ||||||
| September 27 | [39] | ||||||
| October 4 | [40] | ||||||
| October 11 | [41] | ||||||
| October 18 | The Merry Widow | Soundtrack | MGM | [42] | |||
| October 25 | Liberace at the Piano | Liberace | Columbia | [43] | |||
| November 1 | Liberace at the Piano & I'm in the Mood for Love tied | Liberace & Eddie Fisher tied | Columbia & RCA Victor tied | [44] | |||
| November 8 | I'm in the Mood for Love | Eddie Fisher | RCA Victor | [45] | |||
| November 15 | Because You're Mine | Mario Lanza / Soundtrack | RCA Victor | [46] | |||
| November 22 | [47] | ||||||
| November 29 | Liberace at the Piano | Liberace | Columbia | [48] | |||
| December 6 | Because You're Mine | Mario Lanza / Soundtrack | RCA Victor | [49] | |||
| December 13 | [50] | ||||||
| December 20 | 1937–'38 Jazz Concert No. 2 | Benny Goodman | Columbia | [51] | |||
| December 27 | [52] | ||||||