The #1 R&B song on December 31, 1951

Flamingo By Earl Bostic and his Orchestra

Other #1 songs on December 31, 1951

#1 Hit Song

Cry
Johnnie Ray and The Four Lads

#1 Country Song

Slow Poke
Pee Wee King

Notable December 31 birthdays in the 1950s

James Remar
TV Actor
Born December 31, 1953

Val Kilmer
Movie Actor
Born December 31, 1959

Bebe Neuwirth
TV Actress
Born December 31, 1958

Charlie Major
Country Singer
Born December 31, 1954

Billy Mayo
TV Actor
Born December 31, 1957

Sheryl Leach
TV Producer
Born December 31, 1952

Prabhu Ganesan
Movie Actor
Born December 31, 1956