1951 in country music
This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1951.
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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 Shotgun 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
| US | Single | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Alabama Jubilee | Red Foley |
| 5 | Beautiful Brown Eyes | Jimmy Wakely and the Les Baxter Chorus |
| 9 | Blue Christmas | Ernest Tubb |
| 4 | Bluebird Island | Hank Snow and Anita Carter |
| 7 | Cherokee Boogie (Eh-Oh-Aleena) | Moon Mullican |
| 8 | Chew Tobacco Rag | Zeb Turner |
| 4 | Crazy Heart | Hank Williams |
| 5 | Cryin' Heart Blues | Johnnie & Jack |
| 8 | Dear John | Hank Williams |
| 9 | Don't Stay Too Long | Ernest Tubb |
| 2 | Down the Trail of Achin' Hearts | Hank Snow and Anita Carter |
| 5 | Down Yonder | Del Wood |
| 7 | Driftwood On the River | Ernest Tubb |
| 5 | Heart Strings | Eddy Arnold |
| 6 | Hey La La | Ernest Tubb |
| 8 | Hobo Boogie | Red Foley |
| 5 | Hot Rod Race | Arkie Shibley |
| 7 | Hot Rod Race | Ramblin' Jimmie Dolan |
| 7 | Hot Rod Race | Red Foley |
| 7 | Hot Rod Race | Tiny Hill |
| 3 | Howlin' at the Moon | Hank Williams |
| 2 | I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You) | Hank Williams |
| 5 | I Don't Want to Be Free | Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely |
| 8 | I Love You a Thousand Ways | Hawkshaw Hawkins |
| 10 | I'll Sail My Ship Alone | Tiny Hill |
| 8 | I'm Waiting Just for You | Hawkshaw Hawkins |
| 8 | If Teardrops Were Pennies | Carl Smith |
| 8 | It Is No Secret | Stuart Hamblen |
| 9 | Lonesome Whistle | Hank Williams |
| 4 | Look What Thoughts Will Do | Lefty Frizzell |
| 8 | May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You | Eddy Arnold |
| 3 | Mockin' Bird Hill | The Pinetoppers |
| 7 | Mockin' Bird Hill | Les Paul and Mary Ford |
| 2 | Mom and Dad's Waltz | Lefty Frizzell |
| 2 | Mr. and Mississippi | Tennessee Ernie Ford |
| 4 | Mr. Moon | Carl Smith |
| 6 | My Heart Cries for You | Evelyn Knight and Red Foley |
| 7 | My Heart Cries for You | Jimmy Wakely |
| 9 | Old Soldiers Never Die | Gene Autry |
| 8 | On Top of Old Smoky | The Weavers and Terry Gilkyson |
| 4 | Poison Love | Johnnie & Jack |
| 7 | Shine, Shave, Shower (It's Saturday) | Lefty Frizzell |
| 7 | Sick, Sober and Sorry | Johnny Bond |
| 2 | Somebody's Been Beating My Time | Eddy Arnold |
| 4 | Something Old, Something New | Eddy Arnold |
| 10 | Sparrow in the Treetop | Rex Allen |
| 5 | The Strange Little Girl | Cowboy Copas |
| 9 | The Strange Little Girl | Red Foley and Ernest Tubb |
| 9 | The Strange Little Girl | Tennessee Ernie Ford |
| 8 | Tailor Made Woman | Tennessee Ernie Ford and Joe "Fingers" Carr |
| 2 | Tennessee Waltz | Patti Page |
| 6 | Tennessee Waltz | Pee Wee King |
| 5 | (There'll Be) Peace in the Valley (For Me) | Red Foley |
| 6 | Travelin' Blues | Lefty Frizzell |
| 6 | Unwanted Sign Upon Your Heart | Hank Snow |
| 7 | When You and I Were Young, Maggie Blues | Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely |
Births
- January 19 — Crystal Gayle, younger sister of Loretta Lynn who became a star in her own right, mainly in the country-pop vein.
- May 23 — Judy Rodman, backing vocalist who enjoyed fame in the 1980s as a solo performer.
- December 7 — Lyle Evans, bass guitarist of the Western Underground.
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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