List of Billboard number-one singles of 1951

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This is a list of number-one songs in the United States during the year 1951 according to Billboard magazine . Prior to the creation of the Billboard Hot 100, Billboard published multiple singles charts each week. In 1951, the following four charts were produced:

Issue dateBest Sellers in StoresMost Played by JockeysMost Played in JukeboxesHonor Roll of HitsRef.
January 6"The Tennessee Waltz"
Patti Page with Orchestra conducted by Jack Rael		"The Tennessee Waltz"
Patti Page with Orchestra conducted by Jack Rael		"The Tennessee Waltz"
Patti Page with Orchestra conducted by Jack Rael		"Tennessee Waltz" [4]
January 13 [5]
January 20 [6]
January 27 [7]
February 3 [8]
February 10 [9]
February 17 [10]
February 24 [11]
March 3"If"
Perry Como with Mitchell Ayres and his Orchestra		"If"
Perry Como with Mitchell Ayres and his Orchestra		 [12]
March 10"Be My Love"
Mario Lanza with orchestra conducted by Ray Sinatra and the Jeff Alexander Choir		"If" [13]
March 17"If"
Perry Como with Mitchell Ayres and his Orchestra		 [14]
March 24 [15]
March 31"If"
Perry Como with Mitchell Ayres and his Orchestra		 [16]
April 7 [17]
April 14"Mockin' Bird Hill" [18]
April 21"How High the Moon"
Les Paul and Mary Ford 		[19]
April 28"How High the Moon"
Les Paul and Mary Ford		 [20]
May 5"How High the Moon"
Les Paul and Mary Ford		 [21]
May 12 [22]
May 19 [23]
May 26"How High the Moon" [24]
June 2 [25]
June 9 [26]
June 16 [27]
June 23"Too Young"
Nat "King" Cole with Orchestra Conducted by Les Baxter 		"Too Young" [28]
June 30"Too Young"
Nat "King" Cole with Orchestra Conducted by Les Baxter		 [29]
July 7"Too Young"
Nat "King" Cole with Orchestra Conducted by Les Baxter		 [30]
July 14 [31]
July 21 [32]
July 28"Come On-a My House"
Rosemary Clooney with Stan Freeman, Mundell Lowe, Jimmy Crawford, and Frank Caroll		"Come On-a My House"
Rosemary Clooney with Stan Freeman, Mundell Lowe, Jimmy Crawford, and Frank Caroll		 [33]
August 4"Come On-a My House"
Rosemary Clooney with Stan Freeman, Mundell Lowe, Jimmy Crawford, and Frank Caroll		 [34]
August 11"Come On-A My House" [35]
August 18 [36]
August 25 [37]
September 1 [38]
September 8"Because of You"
Tony Bennett with Orchestra under the direction of Percy Faith 		"Because of You" [39]
September 15 [40]
September 22"Because of You"
Tony Bennett with Orchestra under the direction of Percy Faith		 [41]
September 29"Because of You"
Tony Bennett with Orchestra under the direction of Percy Faith		 [42]
October 6 [43]
October 13 [44]
October 20 [45]
October 27 [46]
November 3"Cold, Cold Heart"
Tony Bennett with Percy Faith and his Orchestra		 [47]
November 10 [48]
November 17"(It's No) Sin"
Eddy Howard and His Orchestra		"(It's No) Sin" [49]
November 24 [50]
December 1 [51]
December 8"Cold, Cold Heart"
Tony Bennett with Percy Faith and his Orchestra		 [52]
December 15"(It's No) Sin"
Eddy Howard and His Orchestra 		[53]
December 22 [54]
December 29"Cry"
Johnnie Ray with The Four Lads 		"(It's No) Sin"
Eddy Howard and His Orchestra		 [55]

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