| | Pop | R&B | Date | Label | Artist | Song | Composer |
|---|
| | | 1 | Dec-1951 | RPM | B.B. King | 3 O'Clock Blues | Riley King, Jules Taub |
| | | | Aug-1951 | Atlantic | Big Joe Turner | Flip, Flop and Fly | Chuck Calhoun, Joe Turner |
| | 40 | | Oct-1951 | Decca | Louis Armstrong | A Kiss to Build a Dream On | Hammerstein II, Kalmar, Ruby |
| | | 8 | May-1951 | Chess | Muddy Waters | Long Distance Call | McKinley Morganfield, Muddy Waters |
| | 12 | | Nov-1951 | Capitol | Nat King Cole | Unforgettable | Irving Gordon |
| | 1 | 3 | May-1951 | Capitol | Nat King Cole | Too Young | Sylvia Dee, Sidney Lippman |
| | | | Jul-1951 | Swingtime | Ray Charles | She's On the Ball | Ray Charles |
| | | | Jul-1951 | Swingtime | Ray Charles | Rockin' Chair Blues | Ray Charles |
| | | | May-1951 | Swingtime | Ray Charles | I'll Do Anything But Work | Betty Hall Jones |
