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Updated: 14 May
Average Ratings Reviews
Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys - I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive / I Could Never Be Ashamed of You, Cover art
I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive / I Could Never Be Ashamed of You
Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
3.81 248 248 5 5
November 1952 Single
Honky Tonk
existential melancholic acoustic pessimistic death
248 Ratings 5 Reviews 3.81 Average
Dinah Washington - Mad About the Boy / I Can't Face the Music, Cover art
Mad About the Boy / I Can't Face the Music
Dinah Washington
3.72 169 169 2 2
May 1952 Single
Vocal Jazz Traditional Pop Standards
Rhythm & Blues
suspenseful serious
169 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.72 Average
Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys - Settin' the Woods on Fire / You Win Again, Cover art
Settin' the Woods on Fire / You Win Again
Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
3.74 167 167 2 2
September 1952 Single
Honky Tonk
Traditional Country
playful melodic rhythmic
167 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.74 Average
Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys - Jambalaya (On the Bayou) / Window Shopping, Cover art
Jambalaya (On the Bayou) / Window Shopping
Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
3.70 245 245 3 3
19 July 1952 Single
Honky Tonk
Traditional Country
happy acoustic party melodic playful pastoral energetic
245 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.70 Average
Lloyd Price and His Orchestra - Lawdy Miss Clawdy / Mailman Blues, Cover art
Lawdy Miss Clawdy / Mailman Blues
Lloyd Price and His Orchestra
3.70 228 228 8 8
April 1952 Single
New Orleans R&B Rhythm & Blues
Rock & Roll
228 Ratings 8 Reviews 3.70 Average
Kitty Wells - It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels / I Don't Want Your Money, I Want Your Time, Cover art
It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels / I Don't Want Your Money, I Want Your Time
Kitty Wells
3.71 159 159 1 1
June 1952 Single
Honky Tonk
Traditional Country
bittersweet
159 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.71 Average
Hank Williams - Honky Tonk Blues / I'm Sorry for You, My Friend, Cover art
Honky Tonk Blues / I'm Sorry for You, My Friend
Hank Williams
3.69 130 130 2 2
2 February 1952 Single
Honky Tonk
Traditional Country
lonely melodic pastoral bittersweet rhythmic
130 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.69 Average
Georges Brassens - La mauvaise réputation / Le petit cheval, Cover art
La mauvaise réputation / Le petit cheval
Georges Brassens
3.68 121 121 2 2
June 1952 Single
Chanson à texte
acoustic
121 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.68 Average
The Clovers - One Mint Julep / Middle of the Night, Cover art
One Mint Julep / Middle of the Night
The Clovers
3.51 120 120 5 5
March 1952 Single
Rhythm & Blues Doo-Wop
vocal group
120 Ratings 5 Reviews 3.51 Average
Moose Jackson - Big Ten-Inch Record / I Needed You, Cover art
Big Ten-Inch Record / I Needed You
Moose Jackson
3.64 96 96 3 3
November 1952 Single
Jump Blues Rhythm & Blues
Boogie Woogie
sexual humorous vulgar novelty
96 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.64 Average
Tiny Bradshaw - The Train Kept A-Rollin' / Knockin' Blues, Cover art
The Train Kept A-Rollin' / Knockin' Blues
Tiny Bradshaw
3.63 92 92 2 2
February 1952 Single
Jump Blues Rhythm & Blues
Rock & Roll
rhythmic melodic
92 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.63 Average
Little Walter and His Night Cats - Juke / Can't Hold On Much Longer, Cover art
Juke / Can't Hold On Much Longer
Little Walter and His Night Cats
3.64 89 89 3 3
August 1952 Single
Chicago Blues
Rhythm & Blues
89 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.64 Average
Ruth Brown With Orchestra - 5-10-15 Hours / Be Anything (But Be Mine), Cover art
5-10-15 Hours / Be Anything (But Be Mine)
Ruth Brown With Orchestra
3.66 82 82 2 2
March 1952 Single
Rhythm & Blues
82 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.66 Average
The "5" Royales - Baby Don't Do It / Take All of Me, Cover art
Baby Don't Do It / Take All of Me
The "5" Royales
3.50 91 91 2 2
December 1952 Single
Rhythm & Blues Doo-Wop
Rock & Roll
91 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.50 Average
Hank Williams - Half as Much / Let's Turn Back the Years, Cover art
Half as Much / Let's Turn Back the Years
Hank Williams
3.64 81 81 1 1
April 1952 Single
Honky Tonk
Traditional Country
melodic love bittersweet
81 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.64 Average
Jo Stafford - Pretty Boy (Pretty Girl) / You Belong to Me, Cover art
Pretty Boy (Pretty Girl) / You Belong to Me
Jo Stafford
3.43 105 105 6 6
1952 Single
Traditional Pop Vocal Jazz
Exotica
105 Ratings 6 Reviews 3.43 Average
John Lee Hooker - Walking the Boogie / Sugar Mama, Cover art
Walking the Boogie / Sugar Mama
John Lee Hooker
3.71 70 70 1 1
June 1952 Single
Chicago Blues Electric Blues
70 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.71 Average
Little Walter and His Night Caps - Sad Hours / Mean Old World, Cover art
Sad Hours / Mean Old World
Little Walter and His Night Caps
3.72 70 70 2 2
November 1952 Single
Chicago Blues
70 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.72 Average
Fats Domino - Goin' Home / Reeling and Rocking, Cover art
Goin' Home / Reeling and Rocking
Fats Domino
3.58 72 72 2 2
April 1952 Single
Rhythm & Blues New Orleans R&B
Rock & Roll
72 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.58 Average
Jimmy Forrest - Night Train / Bolo Blues, Cover art
Night Train / Bolo Blues
Jimmy Forrest
3.58 72 72 3 3
February 1952 Single
Soul Jazz
Rhythm & Blues
72 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.58 Average
Louvin Brothers (Ira and Charles) - The Great Atomic Power / Insured Beyond the Grave, Cover art
The Great Atomic Power / Insured Beyond the Grave
Louvin Brothers (Ira and Charles)
3.72 63 63 1 1
June 1952 Single
Close Harmony Bluegrass Gospel
Christian war
63 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.72 Average
The Dominoes - Have Mercy Baby / Deep Sea Blues, Cover art
Have Mercy Baby / Deep Sea Blues
The Dominoes
3.59 62 62 4 4
April 1952 Single
Rhythm & Blues Doo-Wop
62 Ratings 4 Reviews 3.59 Average
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra - Blue Moon / You Go to My Head, Cover art
Blue Moon / You Go to My Head
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra
3.68 57 57 1 1
October 1952 Single
Vocal Jazz Standards
nocturnal sentimental romantic melodic love
57 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.68 Average
Hank Thompson and His Brazos Valley Boys - The Wild Side of Life / Cryin' in the Deep Blue Sea, Cover art
The Wild Side of Life / Cryin' in the Deep Blue Sea
Hank Thompson and His Brazos Valley Boys
3.60 59 59 1 1
January 1952 Single
Honky Tonk
59 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.60 Average
Hank Snow - (Now and Then, There's) A Fool Such as I / The Gal Who Invented Kissin', Cover art
(Now and Then, There's) A Fool Such as I / The Gal Who Invented Kissin'
Hank Snow
3.64 56 56 1 1
November 1952 Single
Country Honky Tonk
56 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.64 Average
Hank Williams With His Drifting Cowboys - Lost Highway / I've Just Told Mama Goodbye, Cover art
Lost Highway / I've Just Told Mama Goodbye
Hank Williams With His Drifting Cowboys
3.90 49 49
1952 Single
Honky Tonk
Traditional Country
alcohol lonely sad
49 Ratings 3.90 Average
Tex Ritter - High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me) / Go On, Get Out, Cover art
High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me) / Go On, Get Out
Tex Ritter
3.57 61 61 4 4
June 1952 Single
Western
61 Ratings 4 Reviews 3.57 Average
Georges Brassens - Le gorille / La chasse aux papillons, Cover art
Le gorille / La chasse aux papillons
Georges Brassens
3.52 55 55
October 1952 Single
Chanson Chanson à texte
55 Ratings 3.52 Average
The Thelonious Monk Quintet - Four in One / Straight No Chaser, Cover art
Four in One / Straight No Chaser
The Thelonious Monk Quintet
3.77 45 45 1 1
April 1952 Single
Bebop
45 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.77 Average
Frankie Laine - High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me) / Rock of Gibraltar, Cover art
High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me) / Rock of Gibraltar
Frankie Laine
3.50 61 61 4 4
1952 Single
Country Western Traditional Pop
61 Ratings 4 Reviews 3.50 Average
Little Esther - Aged and Mellow / Bring My Lovin' Back to Me, Cover art
Aged and Mellow / Bring My Lovin' Back to Me
Little Esther
3.68 49 49 2 2
May 1952 Single
Rhythm & Blues
Vocal Jazz
49 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.68 Average
Georges Brassens - Le gorille / Le mauvais sujet repenti, Cover art
Le gorille / Le mauvais sujet repenti
Georges Brassens
3.49 57 57
1952 Single
Chanson à texte
57 Ratings 3.49 Average
Johnny Ace with The Beale Streeters - My Song / Follow the Rule, Cover art
My Song / Follow the Rule
Johnny Ace & The Beale Streeters
3.39 60 60 4 4
June 1952 Single
Rhythm & Blues
60 Ratings 4 Reviews 3.39 Average
Slim Whitman - Indian Love Call / China Doll, Cover art
Indian Love Call / China Doll
Slim Whitman
3.33 55 55 7 7
June 1952 Single
Country Yodeling
longing happy romantic melodic love passionate sentimental
55 Ratings 7 Reviews 3.33 Average
Eddie Boyd - Five Long Years / Blue Coat Man, Cover art
Five Long Years / Blue Coat Man
Eddie Boyd
3.60 41 41 1 1
1952 Single
Piano Blues Rhythm & Blues Chicago Blues
41 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.60 Average
Joe Turner with Van (Piano Man) Walls and His Orchestra - Sweet Sixteen / I'll Never Stop Loving You, Cover art
Sweet Sixteen / I'll Never Stop Loving You
Big Joe Turner & Vann "Piano Man" Walls
3.47 45 45 3 3
March 1952 Single
Rhythm & Blues Blues Piano Blues
45 Ratings 3 Reviews 3.47 Average
Kay Starr - Wheel of Fortune / I Wanna Love You, Cover art
Wheel of Fortune / I Wanna Love You
Kay Starr
3.20 60 60 2 2
February 1952 Single
Traditional Pop
60 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.20 Average
The Mills Brothers - The Glow-Worm / After All, Cover art
The Glow-Worm / After All
The Mills Brothers
3.25 54 54 4 4
September 1952 Single
Swing Vocal Jazz Vocal Group
54 Ratings 4 Reviews 3.25 Average
Charlie Parker - Au Privave / Star Eyes, Cover art
Au Privave / Star Eyes
Charlie Parker
3.67 38 38 1 1
1952 Single
Bebop
38 Ratings 1 Reviews 3.67 Average
The Thelonious Monk Quintet - Criss-Cross / Eronel, Cover art
Criss-Cross / Eronel
The Thelonious Monk Quintet
3.69 37 37 2 2
April 1952 Single
Bebop
37 Ratings 2 Reviews 3.69 Average
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  • Gene Kelly - Singin' in the Rain / All I Do Is Dream of You, Cover art
    Singin' in the Rain / All I Do Is Dream of You
    1952 Single
    259 Ratings 5 Reviews 3.65 Average
    3.65 259 259 5 5
  • Friedel Hensch und die Cyprys - Egon / Wenn das die lieben Eltern wüßten, Cover art
    Egon / Wenn das die lieben Eltern wüßten
    1952 Single
    3 Ratings 3.58 Average
    3.58 3 3
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    1952 Single
    1 Ratings 2.00 Average
    2.00 1 1
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