CREATE TABLE table_204_500 (id NUMBER, "year" NUMBER, "title" CLOB, "peak chart positions\ us country" NUMBER, "peak chart positions\ us" NUMBER, "album" CLOB)

how many singles did kitty wells release before 1952 ?
SELECT COUNT("title") FROM table_204_500 WHERE "year" < 1952
SELECT COUNT("title") FROM "table_204_500" WHERE "year" < 1952