BILLBOARD MAGAZINE (USA) R&B #1 SINGLES:BEST SELLING RETAIL RACE RECORDS/R&B RECORDS CHARTS
1948 No. Date TW Song-Artist 1 5/22 7 4 of 7 Tomorrow Night-Lonnie Johnson 2 6/19 1 Good Rockin' Tonight-Wynonie Harris re 6/26 7 2 of 7 Tomorrow Night-Lonnie Johnson 3 7/10 3 1 of 3 Long Gone-Sonny Thompson re 7/17 7 1 of 7 Tomorrow Night-Lonnie Johnson 4 7/24 8 I Can't Go On Without You-Bull Moose Jackson 5 9/18 3 Pretty Mama Blues-Ivory Joe Hunter 6 10/9 1 My Heart Belongs To You-Arbee Stidham re 10/16 3 1 of 3 Long Gone-Sonny Thompson 7 10/23 1 Late Freight-Sonny Thompson re 10/30 3 1 of 3 Long Gone-Sonny Thompson 8 11/6 1 Blues After Hours-Pee Wee Crayton 9 11/13 4 3 of 4 Corn Bread-Joe Liggins 10 12/4 7 1 of 7 Bewildered-Red Miller Trio re 12/11 4 1 of 4 Corn Bread-Joe Liggins
11 12/18 1 Long About Midnight-Roy Brown Mighty Mighty Men
re 12/25 7 4 of 7 Bewildered-Red Miller Trio
1949
No. Date TW Song-Artist
12 1/22 4 1 of 4 Chicken Shack Boogie-Amos Milburn
re 1/29 7 1 of 7 Bewildered-Red Miller Trio
re 2/5 4 2 of 4 Chicken Shack Boogie-Amos Milburn
13 2/19 1 Deacon's Hop-Big Jay McNeely
re 2/26 7 1 of 7 Bewildered-Red Miller Trio
14 3/5 12 1 of 12 Hucklebuck-Paul Williams
re 3/12 4 1 of 4 Chicken Shack Boogie-Amos Milburn
re 3/19 12 11 of 12 Hucklebuck-Paul Williams
15 6/4 15 Trouble Blues-Charles Brown Trio
16 9/17 1 Tell Me So-The Orioles
17 9/24 2 1 of 2 Baby,Get Lost-Dinah Washington
18 10/1 1 All She Wants To Do Is Rock-Wynonie Harris
re 10/8 2 1 of 2 Baby,Get Lost-Dinah Washington
19 10/15 12 11 of 12 Saturday Night Fish Fry (Parts I & II)-Louis Jordan
20 12/31 6 1 of 6 For You My Love-Larry Darnell
1950
No. Date TW Song-Artist
re 1/7 12 1 of 12 Saturday Night Fish Fry (Parts I & II)-Louis Jordan
re 1/14 6 5 of 6 For You My Love-Larry Darnell 21 2/18 2 I Almost Lost My Mind-Ivory Joe Hunter
22 3/4 9 Double Crossing Blues-Johnny Otis Orchestra & Little Esther
23 5/6 4 Mistrustin' Blues-Little Esther & Johnny Otis Orchestra
24 6/3 11 Pink Champagne-Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers
25 8/19 4 Hard Luck Blues-Roy Brown
26 9/16 6 Blue Light Boogie (Parts I & II)-Louis Jordan
27 10/28 1 Blue Shadows-Lowell Fulson
28 11/4 4 3 of 4 Anytime,Anyplace,Anywhere-Joe Morris
29 11/25 1 Please Send Me Someone To Love-Percy Mayfield
re 12/2 4 1 of 4 Anytime,Anyplace,Anywhere-Joe Morris
30 12/9 11 1 of 11 Teardrops From My Eyes-Ruth Brown
31 12/16 1 Please Send Me Someone To Love-Percy Mayfield
re 12/23 11 2 of 11 Teardrops From My Eyes-Ruth Brown
1951
No. Date TW Song-Artist
32 1/6 1 Bad,Bad Whiskey-Amos Milburn
re 1/13 11 8 of 11 Teardrops From My Eyes-Ruth Brown
33 3/10 13 Black Night-Charles Brown
34 6/9 3 Rocket 88-Jackie Brenston
35 6/30 14 9 of 14 Sixty Minute Man-Dominoes
36 9/1 2 Don't You Know I Love You-The Clovers
re 9/15 14 3 of 14 Sixty Minute Man-Dominoes
37 10/6 3 1 of 3 Glory Of Love-Five Keys
re 10/13 14 2 of 14 Sixty Minute Man-Dominoes
re 10/27 3 2 of 3 Glory Of Love-Five Keys
38 11/10 6 4 of 6 Fool,Fool,Fool-The Clovers
39 12/8 2 Because Of You-Tab Smith
re 12/22 6 1 of 6 Fool,Fool,Fool-The Clovers
40 12/22 1 I Got Loaded-Peppermint Harris
41 12/29 4 2 of 4 Flamingo-Earl Bostic
1952
No. Date TW Song-Artist
42 1/12 1 Cry-Johnnie Ray
re 1/19 6 1 of 6 Fool,Fool,Fool-The Clovers
re 1/26 4 2 of 4 Flamingo-Earl Bostic
43 2/9 5 Three O'Clock Blues-B.B. King
44 3/15 1 Booted-Roscoe Gordon
45 3/22 6 Night Train-Jimmy Forest
46 5/3 7 5-10-15 Hours-Ruth Brown
47 6/21 1 Goin' Home-Fats Domino
48 6/28 7 6 of 7 Have Mercy,Baby-Dominoes
49 8/9 6 4 of 6 Lawdy Miss Clawdy-Lloyd Price
re 9/6 7 1 of 7 Have Mercy,Baby-Dominoes
50 9/6 1 Ting A-Ling-Clovers
re 9/13 6 2 of 6 Lawdy Miss Clawdy-Lloyd Price
51 9/27 9 My Song-Johnny Ace
52 11/29 1 You Know I Love You-B.B. King
53 12/6 1 Juke-Little Walter
54 12/13 2 Five Long Years-Eddie Boyd
55 12/27 8 I Don't Know-Willie Mabon
1953
No. Date TW Song-Artist
56 2/21 2 Baby Don't Do It-The "5" Royales
57 3/7 5 1 of 5 (Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean-Ruth Brown
re 3/14 2 Baby Don't Do It-The "5" Royales
re 3/21 5 4 of 5 (Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean-Ruth Brown
58 4/18 6 Hound Dog-Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton
59 5/30 2 I'm Mad-Willie Mabon
60 6/13 5 Help Me Somebody-The "5" Royales
61 7/18 5 The Clock-Johnny Ace
62 8/22 4 Crying In The Chapel-Sonny Til & Orioles
63 9/19 9 Shake A Hand-Faye Adams
64 11/21 11 Money Honey-Clyde McPhatter
1954
No. Date TW Song-Artist
65 2/6 1 I'll Be True-Faye Adams
66 2/13 6 Things That I Used To Do-Guitar Slim
67 3/27 8 You'll Never Walk Alone-Roy Hamilton
68 5/22 7 Work With Me,Annie-Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
69 7/10 8 Honey Love-Drifters 70 9/4 4 3 of 4 What A Dream-Ruth Brown
71 9/25 2 Annie Had A Baby-Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
re 10/9 4 1 of 4 What A Dream-Ruth Brown
72 10/16 5 Hurts Me To My Heart-Faye Adams
73 11/20 1 Mambo Baby-Ruth Brown
74 11/27 9 Hearts Of Stone-Charms
1955
No. Date TW Song-Artist
75 1/29 3 Earth Angel-Penguins
76 2/19 9 Pledging My Love-Johnny Ace
77 4/23 4 My Babe-Little Walter
78 5/21 3 Unchained Melody-Roy Hamilton
79 6/11 11 Ain't It A Shame-Fats Domino
80 8/27 9 Maybellene-Chuck Berry
81 10/29 7 Only You-Platters
82 12/17 3 Hands Off-Jay McShann
1956
No. Date TW Song-Artist
83 1/7 10 Great Pretender-Platters
84 3/17 5 Why Do Fools Fall In Love-Frankie Lymon & Teenagers
85 4/21 9 Long Tall Sally-Little Richard
86 4/21 9 Slippin’ And Slidin'(Peepin’ And Hidin’)-Little Richard
87 6/23 4 I'm In Love Again-Fats Domino
88 6/23 4 My Blue Heaven-Fats Domino
89 7/21 3 2 of 3 Fever-Little Willie John
90 8/4 2 Rip It Up-Little Richard
91 8/11 1 Ready Teddy-Little Richard
re 8/18 3 1 of 3 Fever-Little Willie John
92 8/25 13 9 of 13 Honky Tonk-Bill Doggett
93 10/27 1 Hound Dog-Elvis Presley
94 10/27 1 Don't Be Cruel-Elvis Presley
re 11/3 13 3 of 13 Honky Tonk-Bill Doggett
95 11/24 8 1 of 8 Blueberry Hill-Fats Domino
re 12/1 13 1 of 13 Honky Tonk-Bill Doggett
re 12/8 8 7 of 8 Blueberry Hill-Fats Domino
1957
No. Date TW Song-Artist
96 1/26 8 Blue Monday-Fats Domino
97 1/26 3 What’s The Reason (I’m Not Pleasing You)-Fats Domino
98 3/23 6 I'm Walkin'-Fats Domino
99 4/29 4 All Shook Up-Elvis Presley
100 5/27 1 School Day-Chuck Berry
101 6/3 12 3 of 12 Young Blood-Coasters
102 6/3 13 Searchin'-Coasters
re 7/1 12 9 of 12 Young Blood-Coasters
103 9/2 1 (Let Me Be Your)Teddy Bear-Elvis Presley
104 9/2 1 Loving You-Elvis Presley
105 9/9 2 Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On-Jerry Lee Lewis
106 9/23 2 Diana-Paul Anka
107 10/7 2 Honeycomb-Jimmie Rodgers
108 10/21 5 Jailhouse Rock-Elvis Presley
109 11/11 2 Treat Me Nice-Elvis Presley
110 11/25 6 You Send Me-Sam Cooke
1958
No. Date TW Song-Artist
111 1/6 5 At The Hop-Danny & The Juniors
112 2/10 4 Get A Job-Silhouettes
113 3/10 3 Sweet Little Sixteen-Chuck Berry
114 3/31 4 Tequila-Champs
115 4/28 3 Twilight Time-Platters
116 5/19 5 All I Have To Do Is Dream-Everly Brothers
117 6/23 7 Yakety Yak-Coasters
118 8/11 2 Patricia-Perez Prado
119 8/25 1 Just A Dream-Jimmy Clanton
120 9/1 4 Little Star-Elegants
121 9/29 3 It's All In The Game-Tommy Edwards