Cigarette brands from the 1950s - USA
What were the most popular cigarette brands in the 1950s in America?
In 1952 the best-selling cigarette brands were:
- Camel (plain) - 26.5%
- Lucky Strike (plain) - 18.6%
- Chesterfield (plain) - 14.4%
- Pall Mall (king-size, plain) - 10.8%
- Philip Morris (plain) - 9.2%
- Old Gold (plain) - 6.0%
- Herbert Tareyton (king-size, plain) - 3.2%
- Chesterfield (king-size, plain) - 2.8%
- Raleigh (plain) - 2.1%
- Viceroy (filter) - 0.7%
Source: Document downloaded from Truth Tobacco Industry Documents called 'The American Tobacco Company Cigarette Sales and Share of the market 1952-63', dated March 6 1964
Camel was America's best-selling cigarette in the 1950s. However, its market share declined from 26% in 1952 to 14% in 1959.
In 1959 the best-selling cigarette brands were:
- Pall Mall (king-size, plain) - 14.1%
- Camel (plain) - 14.0%
- Winston (filter) - 9.5%
- Lucky Strike (plain) - 9.5%
- Kent (filter) - 7.9%
- Salem (menthol) - 6.0%
- L & M (filter) - 5.5%
- Viceroy (filter) - 4.8%
- Marlboro (filter) - 4.6%
- Chesterfield (plain) - 3.6%
- Kool (menthol, plain) - 3.0%
- Chesterfield (king-size, plain) - 2.5%
- Parliament (filter) - 2.2%
Source: Document downloaded from Truth Tobacco Industry Documents called 'The American Tobacco Company Cigarette Sales and Share of the market 1952-63', dated March 6 1964
By Steven Braggs, September 2023
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