BILLBOARD MAGAZINE’S (USA) R&B TOP SINGLES 1944
Harlem Hit Parade
No. Song-Artist-Peak Month 1 CHERRY RED BLUES-COOTIE WILLIAMS ORCHESTRA-JUNE 2054 2 G.I. JIVE-LOUIS JORDAN & THE TYMPANY FIVE-July 1496 3 STRAIGHTEN UP AND FLY RIGHT-KING COLE TRIO-April 1442 4 HAMP'S BOOGIE WOOGIE-LIONEL HAMPTON ORCHESTRA-September 1338 5 INTO EACH LIFE SOME RAIN MUST FALL-INK SPOTS, ELLA FITZGERALD-November 1314 6 WHEN MY MAN COMES HOME-BUDDY JOHNSON, ELLA JOHNSON-April 1264 7 GEE, BABY, AIN'T I GOOD TO YOU-KING COLE TRIO-October 1244 8 YOU ALWAYS HURT THE ONE YOU LOVE-Mills Brothers-September 1128 9 RATION BLUES-Louis Jordan & The Tympany Five-January 1094 10 DO NOTHIN' TILL YOU HEAR FROM ME-Duke Ellington Orchestra-January 1086 11 Till Then-Mills Brothers-August 1070 12 Is You Is Or Is You Ain't-Louis Jordan & The Tympany Five-August 902 13 I'm Lost-Benny Carter-September 894 14 My Little Brown Book-Duke Ellington-June 844 15 Main Stem-Duke Ellington Orchestra-April 822 16 I Learned A Lesson I'll Never Forget-Five Red Caps-February 714 17 I Can't See For Lookin'-King Cole Trio-May 714 18 I'll Get By (As Long As I Have You)-Ink Spots-July 664 19 Cow-cow Boogie-Ink Spots, Ella Fitzgerald-March 614 20 It Must Be Jelly-Glenn Miller Orchestra-January 466 21 Body And Soul-Coleman Hawkins-August 428 22 Solo Flight-Benny Goodman Orchestra-March 324 23 G.i. Jive-Johnny Mercer-January 318 24 Someone-Duke Ellington-June 316 25 Hurry, Hurry!-Benny Carter-February 314 26 I Stay In The Mood For You-Billy Eckstine-September 300 27 Cherry-Erskine Hawkins Orchestra-February 290 28 It's Only A Paper Moon-King Cole Trio-December 226 29 Shoo-shoo Baby-Ella Mae Morse-February 202 30 Sometimes I'm Happy-Lester Young's Quartet-April 196 31 Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me-Woody Herman Orchestra-April 184 32 I Realize Now-King Cole Trio-September 172 33 Don't Believe Everything You Dream-Ink Spots-April 138 34 I Don't Mind-Duke Ellington-December 130 35 Evil Gal Blues-Lionel Hampton-April 88 36 Jump Town-Harry James Orchestra-January 88 37 Lester Leaps Again-Lester Young-May 84 38 Just For You-Five Red Caps-April 84 39 I'll Walk Alone-Dinah Shore-November 84 40 My Heart Tells Me-Casa-loma Orchestra-January 48 41 I'll Be Home For Christmas-Bing Crosby-January 46 42 Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me-Stan Kenton Orchestra-April 46 43 Poinciana (Song Of The Tree)-Benny Carter-February 46 44 I'll Walk Alone-Louis Prima Orchestra-October 44 45 White Christmas-Bing Crosby-January 44 46 Just You, Just Me-Lester Young's Quartet-March 44 47 No One Else Will Do-Five Red Caps-November 42 48 On The Sunnyside Of The Street-Lionel Hampton-January 42 49 When They Ask About You-Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra-March 42 50 Cherry-Harry James Orchestra-February 42 51 Going Out The Back Way-Johnny Hodges-October 42 52 Boogie-woogie Ball-Five Red Caps-March 42 53 Salty Papa Blues-Lionel Hampton-April 42 54 Just One More Chance-Cozy Cole's All Star Band-May 42