- 1951 in country music
"See also:"
1950 in country music ,1951 in music ,
other events of 1951,1952 in country music and theList of years in Country Music Events
Top hits of the year
Number one hits
"(As certified by
Billboard magazine )"
*January 6 - "I Love You a Thousand Ways" -Lefty Frizzell
*January 6 - "The Golden Rocket" - Hank Snow and His Rainbow Ranch Boys
*January 13 - "The Shot Gun Boogie" -Tennessee Ernie Ford
*February 10 - "There's Been a Change in Me" -Eddy Arnold
*March 31 - "The Rhumba Boogie" - Hank Snow and His Rainbow Ranch Boys
*May 12 - "Cold, Cold Heart" - Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
*May 19 - "Kentucky Waltz" -Eddy Arnold
*May 26 - "I Want To Be With You Always" -Lefty Frizzell
*July 14 - "I Wanna Play House With You" -Eddy Arnold
*August 11 - "Hey, Good Lookin'" - Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
*September 1 - "Always Late (With Your Kisses)" -Lefty Frizzell
*November 3 - "Slow Poke" -Pee Wee King and His Golden West Cowboys (feat.Redd Stewart )
*December 22 - "Let Old Mother Nature Have Her Way" -Carl Smith :"Note: Several songs were simultaneous No. 1 hits on the separate "Most Played Juke Box Folk (later Country & Western) Records," "Best Selling Retail Folk (later Country & Western) Records) and - starting December 10 - "Country & Western Records Most Played by Folk Disk Jockeys" charts.
Other major hits
* "Let's Live A Little" Carl Smith
* "Mister Moon" Carl Smith
* "If Teardrops Were Pennies" Carl Smith
* "Howlin' At The Moon" Hank Williams
* "I Can't Help It" Hank Williams
* "Dear John" Hank Williams"
* "Crazy Heart" Hank Williams
* "May The Good Lord Bless And Keep You" Eddy Arnold
* "something Old Something New" Eddy Arnold
* "Heartstrings" Eddy Arnold
* "Somebody's Been Beatin'My Time" Eddy Arnold
* "Hot Rod Race" Red Foley, Jimmy Dolan, Tiny Hill
* "Down Yonder" Del Wood
* "Peace In The Valley" Red Foley
* "Poison Love" Johnny and Jack
* "Cryin" Heart Blues" Johnny & Jack
* "Beautiful Brown Eyes" Jimmy Wakely
* "My Heart Cries For You" Jimmy Wakely
* "On Top Of Old Smokey" Weavers
* "Mocking Bird Hill" Pinetoppers
* "Mister And Mississippi" Tennessee Ernie
* "Strange Little Girl" Cowboy Copas, Tennessee Ernie
* "Look What Thoughts Will Do" Lefty Frizzell
* "Travelin' Blues" Lefty Frizzell
* "Mom And Dad's Waltz" Lefty Frizzell—
* "Unwanted Sign Upon Your Heart" Hank Snow
* "Bluebird Island" Hank Snow
* "Down The Trail Of Aching Hearts" Hank Snow
* "Cherokee Boogie" Moon MullicanTop new album releases
Births
Deaths
Further reading
* Kingsbury, Paul, "Vinyl Hayride: Country Music Album Covers 1947-1989," Country Music Foundation, 2003 (ISBN 0-8118-3572-3)
* Millard, Bob, "Country Music: 70 Years of America's Favorite Music," HarperCollins, New York, 1993 (ISBN 0-06-273244-7)
* Whitburn, Joel. "Top Country Songs 1944-2005 - 6th Edition." 2005.
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