List of Billboard number-one singles of 1952
This is a list of number-one songs in the
Billboard magazine. Prior to the creation of the Billboard Hot 100
, Billboard published multiple singles charts each week. In 1952, the following four charts were produced:
- Best Sellers in Stores – ranked the biggest selling singles in retail stores, as reported by merchants surveyed throughout the country.
- Most Played by Jockeys – ranked the most played songs on United States radio stations, as reported by radio disc jockeys and radio stations.
- Most Played in Jukeboxes – ranked the most played songs in jukeboxes across the United States.
- Honor Roll of Hits – a composite ten-position song chart which combined data from the three charts above along with three other component charts.[1][2] It served as The Billboard's lead chart until the introduction of the Hot 100 in 1958 and would remain in print until 1963.[3]
Note: In the issues dated January 5, June 7, and November 29, The Billboard reported a tie for the number-one single on one of its charts.
Issue date | Best Sellers in Stores | Most Played by Jockeys | Most Played in Jukeboxes | Honor Roll of Hits | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
January 5 | "Cry" Johnnie Ray with The Four Lads |
"Cry" Johnnie Ray with The Four Lads "(It's No) Sin" Eddy Howard and His Orchestra |
"Slow Poke" Pee Wee King and His Golden West Cowboys with Redd Stewart |
"(It's No) Sin" | [4] |
January 12 | "Cry" Johnnie Ray with The Four Lads |
"Slow Poke" | [5] | ||
January 19 | [6] | ||||
January 26 | "Cry" Johnnie Ray with The Four Lads |
"Cry" | [7] | ||
February 2 | [8] | ||||
February 9 | [9] | ||||
February 16 | [10] | ||||
February 23 | [11] | ||||
March 1 | [12] | ||||
March 8 | [13] | ||||
March 15 | "Wheel of Fortune" Kay Starr with Orchestra Conducted by Harold Mooney |
"Wheel of Fortune" Kay Starr with Orchestra Conducted by Harold Mooney |
"Wheel of Fortune" |
[14] | |
March 22 | [15] | ||||
March 29 | "Wheel of Fortune" Kay Starr with Orchestra Conducted by Harold Mooney |
[16] | |||
April 5 | [17] | ||||
April 12 | [18] | ||||
April 19 | [19] | ||||
April 26 | [20] | ||||
May 3 | [21] | ||||
May 10 | [22] | ||||
May 17 | "Blue Tango" Leroy Anderson "Pops" Concert Orchestra |
"Kiss of Fire" Georgia Gibbs with Orchestra conducted by Glenn Osser |
"Blue Tango" | [23] | |
May 24 | "A Guy Is a Guy" Doris Day with Paul Weston and his Orchestra |
[24] | |||
May 31 | "Wheel of Fortune" Kay Starr with Orchestra Conducted by Harold Mooney |
[25] | |||
June 7 | "Blue Tango" Leroy Anderson "Pops" Concert Orchestra "Here in My Heart" Al Martino with Orchestra under the direction of Monty Kelly |
[26] | |||
June 14 | "Blue Tango" Leroy Anderson "Pops" Concert Orchestra |
"Kiss of Fire" Georgia Gibbs with Orchestra conducted by Glenn Osser |
"Kiss of Fire" | [27] | |
June 21 | "Here in My Heart" Al Martino with Orchestra under the direction of Monty Kelly |
[28] | |||
June 28 | "Here in My Heart" Al Martino with Orchestra under the direction of Monty Kelly |
[29] | |||
July 5 | "Delicado" Percy Faith and His Orchestra with Stan Freeman |
"Kiss of Fire" Georgia Gibbs with Orchestra conducted by Glenn Osser |
[30] | ||
July 12 | "Auf Wiederseh'n, Sweetheart" Vera Lynn with Soldiers and Airmen of Her Majesty's Forces and Roland Shaw |
"Here in My Heart" Al Martino with Orchestra under the direction of Monty Kelly |
[31] | ||
July 19 | [32] | ||||
July 26 | "Auf Wiederseh'n, Sweetheart" Vera Lynn with Soldiers and Airmen of Her Majesty's Forces and Roland Shaw |
"Half as Much" Rosemary Clooney with Percy Faith and His Orchestra |
"Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart" | [33] | |
August 2 | [34] | ||||
August 9 | "Auf Wiederseh'n, Sweetheart" Vera Lynn with Soldiers and Airmen of Her Majesty's Forces and Roland Shaw |
[35] | |||
August 16 | [36] | ||||
August 23 | [37] | ||||
August 30 | [38] | ||||
September 6 | "Wish You Were Here" Eddie Fisher with Hugo Winterhalter and his Orchestra |
"Half as Much" Rosemary Clooney with Percy Faith and His Orchestra |
[39] | ||
September 13 | "You Belong to Me" Jo Stafford with Paul Weston and his Orchestra |
"You Belong to Me" Jo Stafford with Paul Weston and his Orchestra |
"You Belong to Me" Jo Stafford with Paul Weston and his Orchestra |
"You Belong to Me" | [40] |
September 20 | [41] | ||||
September 27 | "I Went to Your Wedding" Patti Page with Orchestra Conducted by Jack Rael |
[42] | |||
October 4 | [43] | ||||
October 11 | [44] | ||||
October 18 | "I Went to Your Wedding" Patti Page with Orchestra Conducted by Jack Rael |
[45] | |||
October 25 | [46] | ||||
November 1 | [47] | ||||
November 8 | [48] | ||||
November 15 | "I Went to Your Wedding" Patti Page with Orchestra Conducted by Jack Rael |
[49] | |||
November 22 | "It's in the Book (Parts 1 & 2)" Johnny Standley with Horace Heidt and His Musical Knights |
"You Belong to Me" Jo Stafford with Paul Weston and his Orchestra |
[50] | ||
November 29 | "It's in the Book (Parts 1 & 2)" Johnny Standley with Horace Heidt and His Magical Knights "Why Don't You Believe Me" Joni James with Orchestra conducted by Lew Douglas |
[51] | |||
December 6 | "Why Don't You Believe Me" Joni James with Orchestra conducted by Lee Douglas |
"The Glow-Worm" Mills Brothers and Hal McIntyre and His Orchestra |
"Why Don't You Believe Me?" | [52] | |
December 13 | "Why Don't You Believe Me" Joni James with Orchestra conducted by Lee Douglas |
[53] | |||
December 20 | [54] | ||||
December 27 | "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" Jimmy Boyd with Norman Luboff |
"Why Don't You Believe Me" Joni James with Orchestra conducted by Lee Douglas |
[55] |
See also
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