Top Country Songs of 1951 Greatest Hits and Chart Singles

1950 <-1951-> 1952
Top songs: #1: Slow Poke by Pee Wee King - #2: Mockin' Bird Hill by Les Paul & Mary Ford - #3: On Top of Old Smoky by The Weavers & Terry Gilkyson - #4: Down Yonder by Del Wood - #5: Beautiful Brown Eyes by Jimmy Wakely
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#1
09/1951

Slow Poke
Pee Wee King

407 pts
1
US
1
ctry
as Pee Wee King & His Golden West Cowboys
vocals by Redd Stewart
[RCA Victor 48-0489]
written by Chilton Price, Pee Wee King & Redd Stewart
#2
02/1951

Mockin' Bird Hill
Les Paul & Mary Ford

337 pts
2
US
7
ctry
[Capitol 1373]
written by Vaughn Horton
On Top of Old Smoky
#3
03/1951

On Top of Old Smoky
The Weavers & Terry Gilkyson

335 pts
2
US
8
ctry
written by traditional & Pete Seeger
Down Yonder
#4
09/1951

Down Yonder
Del Wood

276 pts
4
US
5
ctry
[Tennessee 775]
written by L. Wolfe Gilbert
#5
03/1951

Beautiful Brown Eyes
Jimmy Wakely

153 pts
12
US
5
ctry
as Jimmy Wakely & the Les Baxter Chorus
[Capitol 1393]
written by Jerry Capehart, Alton Delmore & Arthur Smith [Arthur Leroy Smith]
My Heart Cries for You
#6
01/1951

My Heart Cries for You
Jimmy Wakely

149 pts
12
US
7
ctry
[Capitol 1328]
written by traditional, Carl Sigman & Percy Faith
#7
07/1951

Lonely Little Robin
The Pinetoppers

130 pts
14
US
11
ctry
vocals by the Marlin Sisters & Ray Smith
[Coral 9-60508]
written by John Meyer
#8
06/1951

Mr. and Mississippi
Tennessee Ernie Ford

129 pts
18
US
2
ctry
written by Irving Gordon
#9
12/1951

Don't Leave My Poor Heart Breaking
Elliot Lawrence and His Orchestra

127 pts
15
US
11
ctry
vocals by lloyd "cowboy" copas & rosalind patton
[King 15137]
written by Charles Kanter, Henry Glover & Lois Mann
#10
06/1951

Oceans of Tears
Kay Starr & Tennessee Ernie Ford

127 pts
15
US
11
ctry
as Kay Starr & Tennessee Ernie
[Capitol 1567]
written by Hope Ryder & Lida Dolan
Down Yonder
#11
10/1951

Down Yonder
Eddie Smith & The Chief

118 pts
16
US
13
ctry
[King 986]
written by L. Wolfe Gilbert
#12
07/1951

I Wish I Had Never Seen Sunshine
Les Paul & Mary Ford

110 pts
18
US
11
ctry
[Capitol 1592]
written by Johnnie Roberts & Jimmie Davis
When You and I Were Young Maggie Blues
#13
05/1951

When You and I Were Young Maggie Blues
Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely

105 pts
20
US
7
ctry
[Capitol 1500]
written by George Washington Johnson & James Butterfield
#14
08/1951

I Want to Be with You Always
Lefty Frizzell

from Listen to Lefty   
95 pts
29
US
1
ctry
[Columbia 20799]
written by Jim Beck & Lefty Frizzell
#15
06/1951

You're My Sugar
Kay Starr & Tennessee Ernie Ford

93 pts
22
US
11
ctry
as Kay Starr & Tennessee Ernie
[Capitol 1567]
written by Irving Taylor & Hal Stanley
Alabama Jubilee
#16
12/1951

Alabama Jubilee
Red Foley

87 pts
28
US
3
ctry
[Decca 27810]
written by George Cobb & Jack Yellen
#17
12/1951

Slow Poke
Hawkshaw Hawkins

85 pts
26
US
7
ctry
written by Chilton Price, Pee Wee King & Redd Stewart
My Heart Cries for You
#18
02/1951

My Heart Cries for You
Evelyn Knight & Red Foley

81 pts
28
US
6
ctry
[Decca 27378]
written by traditional, Carl Sigman & Percy Faith
Hot Rod Race
#19
01/1951

Hot Rod Race
Tiny Hill

76 pts
29
US
7
ctry
as Tiny Hill and His Orchestra
[Mercury 5547-X45]
written by George Wilson
#20
04/1951

Sparrow in the Tree Top
Rex Allen

74 pts
28
US
10
ctry
[Mercury 5597-X45]
written by Bob Merrill
#21
12/1951

Slow Poke
Tiny Hill

74 pts
28
US
11
ctry
as Tiny Hill and His Orchestra
[Mercury 5740-X45]
written by Chilton Price, Pee Wee King & Redd Stewart
#22
10/1951

Let Old Mother Nature Have Her Way
Carl Smith

39 pts


1
ctry
written by Loys Southerland & Louis Clark
#23
08/1951

Always Late (With Your Kisses)
Lefty Frizzell

from Listen to Lefty   
39 pts


1
ctry
[Columbia 20837]
written by Lefty Frizzell & Blackie Crawford
#24
1951

There's Been a Change in Me
Eddy Arnold

39 pts


1
ctry
[RCA 48-0412]
written by Cy Coben
#25
1951

The Rhumba Boogie
Hank Snow

39 pts


1
ctry
[RCA 48-0431]
written by Clarence E. Snow
#26
1951

The Golden Rocket
Hank Snow

39 pts


1
ctry
[RCA 48-0400]
written by Clarence E. Snow
#27
1951

Kentucky Waltz
Eddy Arnold

39 pts


1
ctry
[RCA 48-0444]
written by Bill Monroe
#28
1951

I Wanna Play House with You
Eddy Arnold

39 pts


1
ctry
[RCA 48-0476]
written by Cy Coben
I Love You a Thousand Ways
#29
1951

I Love You a Thousand Ways
Lefty Frizzell

from Listen to Lefty   
39 pts


1
ctry
written by Jim Beck & Lefty Frizzell
Hey Good Lookin'
#30
1951

Hey Good Lookin'
Hank Williams

from The Memorial Album   
39 pts


1
ctry
written by Hank Williams
#31
1951

Cold, Cold Heart
Hank Williams

from The Memorial Album   
39 pts


1
ctry
written by Hank Williams
Mom and Dad's Waltz
#32
08/1951

Mom and Dad's Waltz
Lefty Frizzell

from Listen to Lefty   
34 pts


2
ctry
[Columbia 20837]
written by Lefty Frizzell
Let's Live a Little
#33
06/1951

Let's Live a Little
Carl Smith

33 pts


2
ctry
[Columbia 20796]
written by Ruth Coletharp
#34
1951

Somebody's Been Beatin' My Time
Eddy Arnold

33 pts


2
ctry
[RCA 47-4273]
written by Zeke Clements
I Can't Help it (If I'm Still in Love with You)
#35
1951

I Can't Help it (If I'm Still in Love with You)
Hank Williams

33 pts


2
ctry
US B Side to Howlin' at the Moon
written by Hank Williams
Down the Trail of Achin' Hearts
#36
05/1951

Down the Trail of Achin' Hearts
Hank Snow

33 pts


2
ctry
as Hank Snow (The Singing Ranger) with Anita Carter and the Rainbow Ranch Boys
US B side to Bluebird Island
written by Jimmy Kennedy & Nat Simon
#37
1951

Howlin' at the Moon
Hank Williams

from Honky Tonkin'   
28 pts


3
ctry
[MGM 10961]
written by Hank Williams
Mr. Moon
#38
08/1951

Mr. Moon
Carl Smith

26 pts


4
ctry
written by Autry Inman, Carl Smith & Shirly Lyn
#39
1951

Something Old, Something New
Eddy Arnold

26 pts


4
ctry
[RCA 48-0476]
written by Eddy Arnold, Cy Coben & Charlie Grean
Poison Love
#40
1951

Poison Love
Johnnie & Jack

26 pts


4
ctry
as Johnnie & Jack & Their Tennessee Mountain Boys
written by Elmer Laird & Tillman Franks
Look What Thoughts Will Do
#41
1951

Look What Thoughts Will Do
Lefty Frizzell

from Listen to Lefty   
26 pts


4
ctry
[Columbia 20772]
written by Jimmy Beck, Dub Dickerson & Lefty Frizzell
#42
1951

Crazy Heart
Hank Williams

26 pts


4
ctry
US B Side to (I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle
[MGM 11054]
written by Fred Rose & Maurice Murray
#43
1951

Baby, We're Really in Love
Hank Williams

from Honky Tonkin'   
26 pts


4
ctry
[MGM 11100]
written by Hank Williams
Bluebird Island
#44
04/1951

Bluebird Island
Hank Snow

26 pts


4
ctry
as Hank Snow (The Singing Ranger) with Anita Carter and the Rainbow Ranch Boys
written by Clarence E. Snow
#45
1951

I Don't Want to Be Free
Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely

24 pts


5
ctry
written by Jimmy Wakely & George Wilson
#46
1951

Heart Strings
Eddy Arnold

24 pts


5
ctry
[RCA 47-4273]
written by Merle Moore
#47
1951

(There'll Be) Peace in the Valley (For Me)
Red Foley

24 pts


5
ctry
written by Thomas A. Dorsey
#48
04/1951

The Strange Little Girl
Cowboy Copas

24 pts


5
ctry
written by Jerry Ross & Richard Adler
#49
07/1951

Cryin' Heart Blues
Johnnie & Jack

24 pts


5
ctry
as Johnnie & Jack & Their Tennessee Mountain Boys
[RCA Victor 48-0478]
written by Joe Brown
#50
1951

Unwanted Sign Upon Your Heart
Hank Snow

22 pts


6
ctry
[RCA 48-0498]
written by Clarence Snow
#51
1951

Travelin' Blues
Lefty Frizzell

from Songs of Jimmie Rodgers   
22 pts


6
ctry
written by Shelly Lee Alley, Blind Willie McTell & Jimmie Rodgers [country singer]
#52
1951

Hey La La
Ernest Tubb

22 pts


6
ctry
[Decca 46338]
written by Ray Price & Leonard McRight
#53
12/1951

Too Old to Cut the Mustard
The Carlisles

22 pts


6
ctry
written by Bill Carlisle
#54
02/1951

Tennessee Waltz
Pee Wee King

22 pts


6
ctry
as Pee Wee King & His Golden West Cowboys
R vocals by Redd Stewart
[RCA Victor 21-0407]
written by Redd Stewart & Pee Wee King
#55
1951

Shine, Shave, Shower (It's Saturday)
Lefty Frizzell

20 pts


7
ctry
written by Jim Beck & Lefty Frizzell
#56
1951

Driftwood on the River
Ernest Tubb

20 pts


7
ctry
[Decca 46377]
written by Bob Miller & John Klenner
#57
1951

Cherokee Boogie (Eh-Oh-Aleena)
Moon Mullican

20 pts


7
ctry
written by Chief William Redbird & Moon Mullican
Hot Rod Race
#58
02/1951

Hot Rod Race
Ramblin' Jimmie Dolan

20 pts


7
ctry
[Capitol 1322]
written by George Wilson
#59
08/1951

Sick, Sober and Sorry
Johnny Bond

20 pts


7
ctry
written by Tex Atchison & Eddie Hazelwood
Hot Rod Race
#60
02/1951

Hot Rod Race
Red Foley

20 pts


7
ctry
[Decca 46286]
written by George Wilson
#61
1951

Tailor Made Woman
Tennessee Ernie Ford & Joe Fingers Carr

18 pts


8
ctry
written by Bill Kemp & Jimmy Bryant
#62
1951

May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You
Eddy Arnold

18 pts


8
ctry
[RCA 48-0425]
written by Meredith Willson
#63
1951

Hobo Boogie
Red Foley

18 pts


8
ctry
[Decca 46304]
written by Guy Wood & Al Lewis
#64
1951

Dear John
Hank Williams

18 pts


8
ctry
US B Side to Cold, Cold Heart
[MGM 10904]
written by Tex Ritter & Aubrey Gass
If Teardrops Were Pennies
#65
08/1951

If Teardrops Were Pennies
Carl Smith

18 pts


8
ctry
[Columbia 20825]
written by Carl Butler
#66
01/1951

It's No Secret
Stuart Hamblen

18 pts


8
ctry
[Columbia 20724]
written by Stuart Hamblen
#67
10/1951

I'm Waiting Just for You
Hawkshaw Hawkins

18 pts


8
ctry
[King 969]
written by Carolyn Leigh & Henry Glover
#68
04/1951

Chew Tobacco Rag
Zeb Turner

18 pts


8
ctry
[King 950]
written by Billy Briggs
I Love You a Thousand Ways
#69
03/1951

I Love You a Thousand Ways
Hawkshaw Hawkins

18 pts


8
ctry
written by Jim Beck & Lefty Frizzell
#70
1951

The Strange Little Girl
Ernest Tubb & Red Foley

17 pts


9
ctry
as Red Foley & Ernest Tubb
written by Jerry Ross & Richard Adler
#71
1951

Don't Stay Too Long
Ernest Tubb

17 pts


9
ctry
[Decca 46296]
written by Ernest Tubb & Don Whitney
#72
1951

(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle
Hank Williams

from Ramblin' Man   
17 pts


9
ctry
written by Hank Williams & Jimmie Davis
#73
06/1951

The Strange Little Girl
Tennessee Ernie Ford

16 pts


9
ctry
[Capitol 1470]
written by Jerry Ross & Richard Adler
#74
06/1951

Old Soldiers Never Die
Gene Autry

16 pts


9
ctry
[Columbia 39405]
written by Tom Glazer
#75
03/1951

I'll Sail My Ship Alone
Tiny Hill

15 pts


10
ctry
[Mercury 5508-X45]
written by Moon Mullican, Henry Bernard, Lois Mann & Henry Thurston
#76
12/1951

I'd Still Want You
Hank Williams

14 pts


11
ctry
as Hank Williams and His Drifting Cowboys
[MGM K11100]
written by Hank Williams
#77
08/1951

Rotation Blues
Elton Britt

14 pts


11
ctry
as Elton Britt and the Skytoppers
[RCA Victor 21-0494]
written by Lt. Stuart Powell
#78
06/1951

It May Be Silly (But Ain't It Fun)
Little Jimmy Dickens

14 pts


11
ctry
[Columbia 20809]
written by Boudleaux Bryant & Little Jimmy Dickens
#79
03/1951

Hot Rod Race #2
Arkie Shibley

14 pts


11
ctry
[Gilt-Edge 3985]
written by Arkie Shibley, Jackie Hays & Leon Kelly
#80
07/1951

Send Me a Penny Postcard
Okie Jones

14 pts


11
ctry
[Columbia 20812]
written by Sam Bassham & Alline Bassham
#81
03/1951

I Was Sorta Wonderin'
Moon Mullican

14 pts


11
ctry
[King 917]
written by Moon Mullican, Dusty Ward & Bill Kearns
#82
03/1951

Tennessee Waltz
Cowboy Copas

14 pts


11
ctry
R
[King 696]
written by Cowboy Copas, Redd Stewart & Pee Wee King
On Top of Old Smoky
#83
05/1951

On Top of Old Smoky
Terrea Lea

14 pts


11
ctry
[Intro 6014]
written by traditional
Sixty Minute Man
#84
09/1951

Sixty Minute Man
The York Brothers

14 pts


12
ctry
[King 970]
written by Bill Ward & Rose Marks
#85
06/1951

Sick, Sober And Sorry
Tommy Duncan

14 pts


12
ctry
as Tommy Duncan and His Western All-Stars
[Intro 6013]
written by Eddie Hazelwood & Tex Atchison
#86
04/1951

Chew Tobacco Rag
Pee Wee King

14 pts


12
ctry
as Pee Wee King and His Golden West Cowboys
[RCA Victor 48-0451]
written by Billy Briggs
Poison Love
#87
05/1951

Poison Love
Bill Monroe

14 pts


12
ctry
[Decca 46298]
written by Elmer Laird & Tillman Franks
#88
04/1951

Metro Polka
The Pinetoppers

14 pts


12
ctry
[Coral 64074]
written by George Vaughn
#89
11/1951

Me And My Broken Heart
Carl Smith

14 pts


12
ctry
#90
11/1951

Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide
Johnnie & Jack

14 pts


12
ctry
as Johnnie & Jack and Their Tennessee Mountain Boys
[RCA Victor 47-4723]
written by Jim Anglin, Jack Anglin & Johnnie Wright
#91
09/1951

The Hot Guitar
Eddie Hill

13 pts


13
ctry
[Mercury 6347-X45]
written by Ted Brooks
#92
11/1951

Poor Little Darlin'
Little Jimmy Dickens

13 pts


13
ctry
[Columbia 20866]
written by Dale Parker, Lennie Aleshire & Little Jimmy Dickens
#93
04/1951

Mockin' Bird Hill
Rosalie Allen & Elton Britt

13 pts


13
ctry
[RCA Victor 21-0396]
written by Vaughn Horton
#94
09/1951

Love Thief
Hank Thompson

13 pts


13
ctry
as Hank Thompson and His Brazos Valley Boys
[Capitol 1745]
written by Hank Thompson & Mary Lou Powers
#95
06/1951

Kentucky Waltz
Ernest Tubb & Red Foley

13 pts


13
ctry
[Decca 46311]
written by Bill Monroe
#96
10/1951

Jesus and the Atheist
Eddy Arnold

13 pts


13
ctry
as Eddy Arnold, The Tennessee Plowboy
[RCA Victor 48-0495]
written by Billy Austine & Happy Richards
#97
03/1951

If You Want Some Lovin'
Ernest Tubb

13 pts


13
ctry
[Decca 46296]
written by Ted Johnson, Dude Martin & Joe Bruhl
#98
12/1951

I Love You (My Darling, I Love You)
Cowboy Copas & Kathy Copas

13 pts


13
ctry
[King 964]
written by Cowboy Copas, Boudleaux Bryant & Felice Bryant
#99
11/1951

Blue Yodel No. 6
Lefty Frizzell

13 pts


13
ctry
[Columbia 20842]
written by Jimmie Rodgers
#100
10/1951

Another Fool Steps In
Jimmy Wakely

13 pts


13
ctry
[Capitol 1762]
written by George Wilson & Jimmy Wakely

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