BILLBOARD MAGAZINE’S (USA) R&B TOP SINGLES 1943
Harlem Hit Parade
No. Song-Artist-Peak Month 1 DON'T CRY BABY-ERSKINE HAWKINS-AUGUST 1802 2 PAPER DOLL-MILLS BROTHERS-August 1504 3 DON'T GET AROUND MUCH ANYMORE-INK SPOTS-March 1450 4 DON'T GET AROUND MUCH ANYMORE-DUKE ELLINGTON ORCHESTRA-May 1352 5 LET'S BEAT OUT SOME LOVE-BUDDY JOHNSON-April 1204 6 SEE SEE RIDER BLUES-BEA BOOZE-January 1176 7 SENTIMENTAL LADY-DUKE ELLINGTON ORCHESTRA-October 970 8 SWEET SLUMBER-Lucky Millinder Orchestra-December 966 9 I CAN'T STAND LOSING YOU-Ink Spots-April 958 10 YOU'LL NEVER KNOW-Dick Haymes, Song Spinners-July 926 11 From Twilight 'til Dawn-Ceele Burke-November 914 12 Apollo Jump-Lucky Millinder-February 900 13 A Slip Of The Lip-Duke Ellington Orchestra-September 784 14 Whats The Use Of Getting Sober-Louis Jordan-January 752 15 All For You-King Cole Trio-November 744 16 Don't Stop Now-Bunny Banks Trio-March 698 17 It Started All Over Again-Tommy Dorsey Orchestra-March 672 18 There Are Such Things-Tommy Dorsey Orchestra-January 664 19 Old Miss Jaxon-Charlie Barnet Orchestra-June 610 20 It Can't Be Wrong-Four Vagabonds-August 536 21 It Can't Be Wrong-Dick Haymes, Song Spinners-July 524 22 Shoo-shoo Baby-Andrews Sisters-December 514 23 I've Heard That Song Before-Harry James Orchestra-April 504 24 Five Guys Named Moe-Louis Jordan-September 480 25 Baby Don't You Cry-Buddy Johnson-April 404 26 Cow-cow Boogie-Freddie Slack, Ella Mae Morse-January 400 27 That Old Black Magic-Charlie Barnet Orchestra-April 394 28 Hey Lawdy Mama-Andy Kirk-July 392 29 Rhapsody In Blue-Glenn Miller Orchestra-October 368 30 Sunday, Monday Or Always-Bing Crosby-October 366 31 Get Me On Your Mind-Jay Mcshann-July 352 32 That Ain't Right-King Cole Trio-January 348 33 Riffette-Freddie Slack, T-bone Walker-May 346 34 I Had The Craziest Dream-Harry James Orchestra-February 334 35 Pistol Packin' Mama-Bing Crosby, Andrews Sisters-November 306 36 Rusty Dusty Blues-Count Basie-June 288 37 Velvet Moon-Harry James Orchestra-June 284 38 Boogie Woogie-Tommy Dorsey Orchestra-July 280 39 Why Don't You Do Right-Benny Goodman Orchestra-March 236 40 Flying Home-Lionel Hampton Orchestra-May 234 41 Let Me Play With Your Poodle-Tampa Red-March 190 42 Things Ain't What They Used To Be-Charlie Barnet Orchestra-May 176 43 Pistol Packin' Mama-Al Dexter-November 150 44 Washington Whirlygig-Charlie Barnet Orchestra-May 144 45 Bicycle Bounce-Erskine Hawkins-January 142 46 Please Be Careful-Boone Jumpin' Jacks-May 108 47 All Or Nothing At All-Frank Sinatra-July 88 48 Taking A Chance On Love-Benny Goodman Orchestra-June 84 49 Please Be Careful-Bea Booze-May 50 50 My Heart And I Decided-Ella Fitzgerald-May 50 51 That'll Just About Knock Me Out-Louis Jordan-October 46 52 As Time Goes By-Jacques Renard Orchestra-April 46 53 Brazil-Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra-April 46 54 I Heard You Cried Last Night-Dick Haymes-October 46 55 Rubber Bounce-Sonny Boy Williamson-June 44 56 After Hours-Erskine Hawkins-October 44 57 Don't Stop Now-Beverly White-May 44 58 Brazil-Xavier Cugat Orchestra-April 44 59 The Chicks I Pick-Louis Jordan-January 42 60 In The Blue Of Evening-Tommy Dorsey Orchestra-July 42 61 Flash-Harry James Orchestra-July 42 62 You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To-Dinah Shore-May 42