BILLBOARD MAGAZINE (USA) R&B #1 SINGLES:MOST PLAYED JUKE BOX RACE/R&B RECORDS CHARTS
1945 No. Date TW Song-Artist 1 2/17 2 I Wonder-Pvt. Cecil Grant 2 3/3 6 I Wonder-Roosevelt Sykes 3 4/14 6 1 of 6 Tippin' In-Erskine Hawkins 4 4/21 1 Mop Mop-Louis Jordan re 4/28 6 5 of 6 Tippin' In-Erskine Hawkins 5 6/2 7 Caldonia Boogie-Louis Jordan
6 7/14 8 Who Threw The Whiskey In The Well?-Lucky Millinder & Wynonie Harris
7 9/8 18 The Honeydripper-Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers
1946
No. Date TW Song-Artist
8 1/12 9 Buzz Me-Louis Jordan
9 3/16 16 15 of 16 Hey-Ba-Ba-Re-Bop-Lionel Hampton
10 6/29 2 1 of 2 The Gypsy-Ink Spots
re 7/6 16 1 of 16 Hey-Ba-Ba-Re-Bop-Lionel Hampton
re 7/13 2 1 of 2 The Gypsy-Ink Spots
11 7/20 5 Stone Cold Dead In The Market (He Had It Coming)-Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Jordan
12 8/24 18 13 of 18 Choo Choo Ch' Boogie-Louis Jordan
13 11/23 2 1 of 2 Ain't That Just Like A Woman-Louis Jordan
re 11/30 18 5 of 18 Choo Choo Ch' Boogie-Louis Jordan
1947
No. Date TW Song-Artist
re 1/4 2 1 of 2 Ain't That Just Like A Woman-Louis Jordan
14 1/4 17 16 of 17 Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens-Louis Jordan
15 4/26 2 1 of 2 Texas And Pacific-Louis Jordan
re 5/3 17 1 of 17 Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens-Louis Jordan
re 5/10 2 1 of 2 Texas And Pacific-Louis Jordan
16 5/17 7 1 of 7 I Want To Be Loved (Only By You))-Savanah Churchill
17 5/24 2 1 of 2 Old Maid Boogie-Eddie Vinson
re 5/31 7 3 of 7 I Want To Be Loved (Only By You))-Savanah Churchill
re 6/21 2 1 of 2 Old Maid Boogie-Eddie Vinson
re 6/28 7 2 of 7 I Want To Be Loved (Only By You))-Savanah Churchill
18 7/12 6 3 of 6 Jack,You’re Dead-Louis Jordan
re 8/2 7 1 of 7 I Want To Be Loved (Only By You))-Savanah Churchill re 8/9 6 3 of 6 Jack,You're Dead-Louis Jordan 19 8/30 14 12 of 14 Boogie Woogie Blue Plate-Louis Jordan
20 11/22 12 1 of 12 Snatch It And Grab It-Julia Lee And Her Boy Friends
re 11/29 14 1 of 14 Boogie Woogie Blue Plate-Louis Jordan
re 12/6 12 1 of 12 Snatch It And Grab It-Julia Lee And Her Boy Friends
re 12/13 14 1 of 14 Boogie Woogie Blue Plate-Louis Jordan
re 12/20 12 9 of 12 Snatch It And Grab It-Julia Lee And Her Boy Friends
1948 No. Date TW Song-Artist 21 2/21 3 2 of 3 I Love You,Yes I Do-Bull Moose Jackson
re 3/6 12 1 of 12 Snatch It And Grab It-Julia Lee And Her Boy Friends
re 3/13 3 1 of 3 I Love You,Yes I Do-Bull Moose Jackson
22 3/20 9 King Size Papa-Julia Lee & Her Boy Friends
23 5/22 7 6 of 7 Tomorrow Night-Lonnie Johnson
23 7/3 1 Good Rockin' Tonight-Wynonie Harris
24 7/10 2 1 of 2 Run Joe-Louis Jordan
re 7/17 7 1 of 7 Tomorrow Night-Lonnie Johnson
re 7/24 2 1 of 2 Run Joe-Louis Jordan
25 7/31 2 1 of 2 Long Gone-Sonny Thompson
26 8/7 4 1 of 4 I Can't Go On Without You-Bull Moose Jackson
re 8/14 2 1 of 2 Long Gone-Sonny Thompson
re 8/21 4 2 of 4 I Can't Go On Without You-Bull Moose Jackson
27 9/4 2 1 of 2 Messin' Around-Memphis Slim
28 9/11 1 My Heart Belongs To You-Arbee Stidham
re 9/18 4 1 of 4 I Can't Go On Without You-Bull Moose Jackson
re 9/25 2 1 of 2 Messin' Around-Memphis Slim
29 9/25 3 1 of 3 Pretty Mama Blues-Ivory Joe Hunter
30 10/2 1 Late Freight-Sonny Thompson
31 10/2 4 1 of 4 Corn Bread-Joe Liggins
32 10/9 1 Am I Asking Too Much?-Dinah Washington
re 10/16 4 1 of 4 Corn Bread-Joe Liggins
re 10/23 3 1 of 3 Pretty Mama Blues-Ivory Joe Hunter
re 10/30 4 1 of 4 Corn Bread-Joe Liggins
33 11/6 3 1 of 3 Blues After Hours-Pee Wee Crayton
re 11/13 4 1 of 4 Corn Bread-Joe Liggins
re 11/13 3 1 of 3 Pretty Mama Blues-Ivory Joe Hunter
re 11/20 3 1 of 3 Blues After Hours-Pee Wee Crayton
34 11/27 1 It's Too Soon To Know-The Orioles
35 12/4 5 1 of 5 Chicken Shack Boogie-Amos Milburn
re 12/11 3 1 of 3 Blues After Hours-Pee Wee Crayton
36 12/18 7 1 of 7 Bewildered-Red Miller Trio
re 12/25 5 1 of 5 Chicken Shack Boogie-Amos Milburn
1949
No. Date TW Song-Artist
re 1/1 7 1 of 7 Bewildered-Red Miller Trio
re 1/8 5 1 of 5 Chicken Shack Boogie-Amos Milburn
re 1/15 7 3 of 7 Bewildered-Red Miller Trio
re 2/5 5 1 of 5 Chicken Shack Boogie-Amos Milburn
re 2/12 7 1 of 7 Bewildered-Red Miller Trio
37 2/19 1 Boogie Chillen-John Lee Hooker
re 2/26 5 1 of 5 Chicken Shack Boogie-Amos Milburn
38 3/5 1 Deacon's Hop-Big Jay McNeely
39 3/12 14 1 of 14 Hucklebuck-Paul Williams
re 3/19 7 1 of 7 Bewildered-Red Miller Trio
re 3/26 14 12 of 14 Hucklebuck-Paul Williams
40 6/18 11 4 of 11 Trouble Blues-Charles Brown Trio
re 7/16 14 1 of 14 Hucklebuck-Paul Williams
re 7/23 11 7 of 11 Trouble Blues-Charles Brown Trio
41 9/10 2 Roomin’ House Boogie-Amos Milburn
42 9/17 2 1 of 2 All She Wants To Do Is Rock-Wynonie Harris 43 9/24 1 Baby,Get Lost-Dinah Washington re 10/1 2 1 of 2 All She Wants To Do Is Rock-Wynonie Harris 44 10/8 1 Beans And Cornbread-Louis Jordan
45 10/15 11 10 of 11 Saturday Night Fish Fry (Parts I & II)-Louis Jordan
46 12/24 8 2 of 8 For You My Love-Larry Darnell
1950
No. Date TW Song-Artist
re 1/7 11 1 of 11 Saturday Night Fish Fry (Parts I & II)-Louis Jordan
re 1/14 8 6 of 8 For You My Love-Larry Darnell 47 2/25 5 4 of 5 I Almost Lost My Mind-Ivory Joe Hunter
48 3/25 4 3 0f 4 Double Crossing Blues-Johnny Otis Orchestra & Little Esther
49 4/15 4 2 of 4 Mistrustin’ Blues-Little Esther & Johnny Otis Orchestra
re 4/29 5 1 of 5 I Almost Lost My Mind-Ivory Joe Hunter
re 5/6 4 2 of 4 Mistrustin’ Blues-Little Esther & Johnny Otis Orchestra
re 5/20 4 1 0f 4 Double Crossing Blues-Johnny Otis Orchestra & Little Esther
50 5/27 6 7 of 13 Pink Champagne-Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers
51 7/8 1 Cupid's Boogie-Little Esther
re 7/15 13 7 of 13 Pink Champagne-Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers
52 9/2 4 Mona Lisa-Nat "King" Cole
53 9/30 4 Blue Light Boogie (Parts I & II)-Louis Jordan
54 10/28 4 Blue Shadows-Lowell Fulson
55 11/25 3 Anytime,Anyplace,Anywhere-Joe Morris
56 12/16 1 Please Send Me Someone To Love-Percy Mayfield
57 12/23 7 3 of 7 Teardrops From My Eyes-Ruth Brown
1951
No. Date TW Song-Artist
58 1/13 3 2 of 3 Bad,Bad Whiskey-Amos Milburn
re 1/27 7 4 of 7 Teardrops From My Eyes-Ruth Brown
re 2/24 3 1 of 3 Bad,Bad Whiskey-Amos Milburn
59 3/3 14 Black Night-Charles Brown
60 6/9 2 Chica Boo-Lloyd Glenn
61 6/23 5 Rocket 88-Jackie Brenston
62 7/28 12 Sixty Minute Man-Dominoes
63 10/20 2 Glory Of Love-Five Keys
64 11/3 1 "I" 99 Blues-Jimmy Nelson
65 11/10 2 1 of 2 I Got Loaded-Peppermint Harris
66 11/17 4 2 of 4 I'm In The Mood-John Lee Hooker
re 12/1 2 1 of 2 I Got Loaded-Peppermint Harris
re 12/8 4 2 of 4 I'm In The Mood-John Lee Hooker
67 12/22 3 Fool,Fool,Fool-The Clovers
1952
No. Date TW Song-Artist
68 1/12 3 Weeping And Crying-Griffen Brothers
69 2/2 5 1 of 5 Three O'Clock Blues-B.B. King
70 2/9 1 Cry-Johnnie Ray
re 2/16 5 4 of 5 Three O'Clock Blues-B.B. King
71 3/15 7 Night Train-Jimmy Forest
72 5/3 6 5-10-15 Hours-Ruth Brown
73 6/14 10 4 of 10 Have Mercy,Baby-Dominoes
74 7/12 1 Lawdy Miss Clawdy-Lloyd Price
re 7/19 10 5 of 10 Have Mercy,Baby-Dominoes
75 8/23 3 2 of 3 Mary Jo-Four Blazers
re 9/6 10 1 of 10 Have Mercy,Baby-Dominoes
re 9/13 3 1 of 3 Mary Jo-Four Blazers
76 9/20 1 Ting A-Ling-The Clovers
77 9/27 8 6 of 8 Juke-Little Walter
78 11/8 7 5 of 7 Five Long Years-Eddie Boyd
re 12/13 8 2 of 8 Juke-Little Walter
re 12/27 7 2 of 7 Five Long Years-Eddie Boyd
1953
No. Date TW Song-Artist
79 1/10 7 I Don't Know-Willie Mabon
80 2/28 3 Baby Don't Do It-The "5" Royales
81 3/21 5 (Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean-Ruth Brown
82 4/25 7 Hound Dog-Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton
83 6/13 5 3 of 5 Help Me Somebody-The "5" Royales
84 7/4 2 1 of 2 Please Love Me-B.B. King
re 7/11 5 2 of 5 Help Me Somebody-The "5" Royales
re 7/25 2 1 of 2 Please Love Me-B.B. King
85 8/1 4 The Clock-Johnny Ace
86 8/29 5 3 of 5 Crying In The Chapel-Sonny Til & Orioles
87 9/19 9 3 of 9 Shake A Hand-Faye Adams
re 10/10 5 2 of 5 Crying In The Chapel-Sonny Til & Orioles
re 10/24 9 4 of 9 Shake A Hand-Faye Adams
88 11/21 1 Money Honey-Clyde McPhatter
re 11/28 9 2 of 9 Shake A Hand-Faye Adams
89 12/5 8 Honey Hush-Joe Turner
1954
No. Date TW Song-Artist
90 1/30 14 Things That I Used To Do-Guitar Slim
91 5/8 5 You'll Never Walk Alone-Roy Hamilton
92 6/12 3 Shake,Rattle & Roll-Joe Turner
93 7/3 4 Work With Me,Annie-Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
94 7/31 8 Honey Love-Drifters
95 9/25 8 What A Dream-Ruth Brown
96 11/20 5 Hurts Me To My Heart-Faye Adams
97 12/25 2 You Upset Me Baby-B.B. King
1955
No. Date TW Song-Artist
98 1/8 1 Mambo Baby-Ruth Brown
99 1/15 3 1 of 3 Earth Angel-Penguins
100 1/22 2 1 of 2 Sincerely-Moonglows
101 1/29 2 Hearts Of Stone-Charms
re 2/12 2 1 of 2 Sincerely-Moonglows
re 2/19 3 2 of 3 Earth Angel-Penguins
102 3/5 9 8 of 9 Pledging My Love-Johnny Ace
103 4/30 5 1 of 5 My Babe-Little Walter
104 5/7 1 I've Got A Woman-Ray Charles
re 5/14 9 1 of 9 Pledging My Love-Johnny Ace
re 5/21 5 4 of 5 My Babe-Little Walter
105 6/18 1 Unchained Melody-Al Hibbler
106 6/25 2 1 of 2 Bo Diddley/I'm A Man-Bo Diddley
107 7/2 8 5 of 8 Ain't It A Shame-Fats Domino
re 8/6 2 1 of 2 Bo Diddley/I'm A Man-Bo Diddley
re 8/13 8 3 of 8 Ain't It A Shame-Fats Domino
108 9/3 11 Maybellene-Chuck Berry
109 11/19 6 Only You-Platters
110 12/31 1 Adorable-Drifters
1956
No. Date TW Song-Artist
111 1/7 1 At My Front Door-El Dorados
112 1/14 2 Hands Off-Jay McShann
113 1/28 9 Great Pretender-Platters
114 3/31 2 Drown In My Own Tears-Ray Charles
115 4/14 8 Long Tall Sally-Little Richard
116 4/21 7 Slippin’ And Slidin'(Peepin’ And Hidin’)-Little Richard
117 6/9 9 7 of 9 I'm In Love Again-Fats Domino
118 6/9 8 1 of 8 My Blue Heaven-Fats Domino
re 6/23 8 5 of 8 My Blue Heaven-Fats Domino
119 7/28 1 Treasure Of Love-Clyde McPhatter
re 8/4 9 2 of 9 I'm In Love Again-Fats Domino
re 8/4 8 2 of 8 My Blue Heaven-Fats Domino
120 8/18 2 My Prayer-Platters
121 9/1 1 Fever-Little Willie John
122 9/8 3 1 of 3 Let The Good Times Roll-Shirley & Lee
123 9/15 6 4 of 6 Hound Dog-Elvis Presley
124 9/15 5 1 of 5 Don't Be Cruel-Elvis Presley
re 9/29 5 2 of 5 Don't Be Cruel-Elvis Presley
re 10/13 3 1 of 3 Let The Good Times Roll-Shirley & Lee
125 10/20 1 Honky Tonk-Bill Doggett
re 10/27 6 4 of 6 Hound Dog-Elvis Presley
re 10/27 5 2 of 5 Don't Be Cruel-Elvis Presley
126 11/10 7 1 of 7 Blueberry Hill-Fats Domino
re 11/17 3 1 of 3 Let The Good Times Roll-Shirley & Lee
re 11/24 7 6 of 7 Blueberry Hill-Fats Domino
1957
No. Date TW Song-Artist
127 1/5 3 Since I Met You,Baby-Ivory Joe Hunter
128 1/26 8 Blue Monday-Fats Domino
129 1/26 4 2 of 4 What’s The Reason (I’m Not Pleasing You)-Fats Domino
re 3/9 4 2 of 4 What’s The Reason (I’m Not Pleasing You)-Fats Domino
130 3/23 5 I'm Walkin'-Fats Domino 131 4/27 2 Lucille-Little Richard 132 4/29 1 Send Me Some Lovin'-Little Richard 133 5/6 4 2 of 4 All Shook Up-Elvis Presley 134 5/20 1 School Day-Chuck Berry re 5/27 4 2 of 4 All Shook Up-Elvis Presley 135 6/10 3 Young Blood-Coasters 136 6/10 2 Searchin'-Coasters