Billboard Top R&B Records of 1951

Billboard Top R&B Records of 1951 is made up of two year-end charts compiled by Billboard magazine ranking the year's top rhythm and blues records based on record sales and juke box plays.[1]

Retail
year-end[1]
Juke box
year-end[1]
Title Artist(s) Label
11"Sixty Minute Man"The DominoesFederal
22"Black Night"Charles BrownAladdin
314"Teardrops from My Eyes"Ruth BrownAtlantic
45"Chains of Love"Big Joe TurnerAtlantic
59"Don't You Know I Love You"The CloversAtlantic
617"Please Send Me Someone to Love"Percy MayfieldSpecialty
74"I'm Waiting Just for You"Lucky MillinderKing
811"The Glory of Love"The Five KeysAladdin
93"Rocket 88"Jackie BrenstonChess
108"Rockin' Blues"Johnny Otis, Mel WalkerSavoy
1112"Bad, Bad Whiskey"Amos MilburnAladdin
1221"Fool, Fool, Fool"The CloversAtlantic
1313"Lost Love"Percy MayfieldSpecialty
1415"I'm in the Mood"John Lee HookerModern
1510"I Got Loaded"Peppermint HarrisAladdin
16NR"Anytime, Any Place, Anywhere"Joe MorrisAtlantic
1722"Too Young"Nat King ColeCapitol
1826"Red's Boogie"Piano RedRCA Victor
19NR"Seven Long Days"Charles BrownAladdin
20NR"Do Something for Me"The DominoesFederal
21NR"Don't Take Your Love from Me"Joe MorrisAtlantic
2224"I Apologize"Billy EckstineM-G-M
2316"Tend to Your Business"James WayneSwingtime
2419"Smooth Sailing"Ella FitzgeraldDecca
2518"I Will Wait"The Four BuddiesSavoy
286"T" 99 BluesJimmy NelsonRPM
29NR"Baby, Let Me Hold Your Hand"Ray CharlesSwingtime
30NR"Flamingo"Earl BosticKing
NR2"Black Night"Charles BrownAladdin
NR7"Chica Boo"Lloyd GlennSwingtime
NR20"How High the Moon"Les Paul & Mary FordCapitol
NR23"Castle Rock"Johnny HodgesMercury
NR25"Bloodshot Eyes"Wynonie HarrisKing
NR27"Come On-a My House"Rosemary ClooneyColumbia
NR27"Hey, Little Girl"John Godfrey TrioChess
NR29"Tennessee Waltz Blues"Stick McGheeAtlantic
NR30"All Nite Long"Johnny Otis OrchestraSavoy

See also

References

  1. "The Year's Top Rhythm & Blues Records" (PDF). The Billboard. January 12, 1952. p. 22.
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