This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1952.

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US No. 1 hit singles

These singles reached the top of US Billboard magazine's charts in 1952.

Biggest hit singles

The following singles achieved the highest chart positions in the limited set of charts available for 1952.

Top hits on record

• "All of Me" – Johnnie Ray • "Anytime" – Eddie Fisher • "Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart" – Vera Lynn • "Be My Life's Companion" – The Mills Brothers • "Botch-A-Me (Ba-Ba-Baciami Piccina)" – Rosemary Clooney • "Christmas Roses" – Frankie Laine & Jo Stafford • "Comes A-Long A-Love" – Kay Starr • "Day of Jubilo" – Guy Mitchell • "Delicado" – Percy Faith & his Orchestra • "Faith Can Move Mountains" – Nat King Cole • "The Glow-Worm" – The Mills Brothers • "Goin' Home" - Fats Domino • "A Guy Is a Guy" – Doris Day • "Half As Much" – Rosemary Clooney • "Heart and Soul" – The Four Aces featuring Al Alberts • "Here in My Heart" – Al Martino • "High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)" – Frankie Laine • "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me" – Karen Chandler • "How Long" - Fats Domino • "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" – Jimmy Boyd • "I Went To Your Wedding" – Patti Page • "I'll Walk Alone" – Don Cornell • "I'm Confessin'" – Les Paul and Mary Ford • "I'm Just a Poor Bachelor" – Frankie Laine • "I'm Yours" – Eddie Fisher • "Kiss Of Fire" – Georgia Gibbs • "A Kiss to Build a Dream On" – Louis Armstrong • "Lady of Spain" – Eddie Fisher • "Lover" – Peggy Lee • "Maybe" – Perry Como & Eddie Fisher • "Meet Mister Callaghan", recorded by • *Les Paul • *Mitch Miller • *Carmen Cavallaro and His Orchestra • "My Favorite Song" – Georgia Gibbs • "My Song" – Johnny Ace • "Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania" – Guy Mitchell • "Please, Mr. Sun", recorded by: • *Johnnie Ray & The Four Lads • *Perry Como • *Tommy Edwards • "Poor Poor Me" - Fats Domino • "Ramblin' Man" – Frankie Laine • "Rock of Gibraltar" – Frankie Laine • "Settin' the Woods on Fire" – Frankie Laine & Jo Stafford • "A Sinner Am I" – Johnnie Ray • "Slow Poke" – Arthur Godfrey • "So Madly in Love" – Georgia Gibbs • "Somewhere Along The Way" – Nat King Cole • "Sugarbush" – Doris Day & Frankie Laine • "Tell Me Why" – Eddie Fisher • "Temptation" – Mario Lanza • "Tenderly" – Rosemary Clooney • "Tiger Rag" – Les Paul and Mary Ford • "Till I Waltz Again With You" – Teresa Brewer • "Tonight You Belong to Me" – Frankie Laine • "Trying" – The Hilltoppers • "Unforgettable" – Nat King Cole • "Walkin' My Baby Back Home" – Johnnie Ray • "Wheel of Fortune" – Kay Starr • "When I Fall in Love" – Doris Day • "When You're in Love" – Frankie Laine • "Why Don't You Believe Me" – Joni James • "Winter Wonderland" – Perry Como • "Wish You Were Here" – Eddie Fisher • "You Belong to Me" – Jo Stafford • "You'll Never Be Mine" – Guy Mitchell

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