US number one songs in 1951

What songs were number one in 1951? This is the full list of the US number one songs from the year 1951. There were a total of 11 US #1 tracks in the year 1951 starting with Tennessee Waltz by Patti Page which went to #1 on 30th December, 1950 and remained at the top spot for 9 weeks.

The US song that was number one for the longest single run in 1951 was Cry by Johnnie Ray which went to number one on 29th December, 1951 and stayed at the top slot for 11 weeks.

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