1951 in country music

This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1951.

Number one hits
(As certified by Billboard magazine)


 * 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.

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.