BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE’S TOP R&B SINGLES FOR 1955 (Most Played By Jockeys Charts) (Barry Kowal)

 1 AIN'T THAT A SHAME-FATS DOMINO-JUNE 1338
  2 HEARTS OF STONE-CHARMS-January 1302
  3 ONLY YOU (AND YOU ALONE)-PLATTERS-October 1274
  4 PLEDGING MY LOVE-JOHNNY ACE-February 1184
  5 EARTH ANGEL-Penguins-February 1144
  6 SINCERELY-MOONGLOWS-February 1112
  7 THE WALLFLOWER-ETTA JAMES-April 1074
  8 MY BABE-Little Walter-May 998
  9 MAYBELLENE-Chuck Berry-August 978
 10 I HEAR YOU KNOCKING-Smiley Lewis-September 930
 11 Hands Off-Jay Mcshann, Priscilla Bowman-December 876
 12 Play It Fair-Lavern Baker-November 810
 13 It's Love Baby-Louis Brooks & The Hi-toppers-July 750
 14 What'cha Gonna Do-Drifters-May 748
 15 You Upset Me Baby-B.b. King-January 742
 16 At My Front Door-El Dorados-November 732
 17 All By Myself-Fats Domino-October 730
 18 I've Got A Woman-Ray Charles-March 716
 19 Unchained Melody-Roy Hamilton-June 702
 20 Come Back-Ray Charles-March 696
 21 Close Your Eyes-Five Keys-April 674
 22 Fool For You-Ray Charles-August 670
 23 Flip Flop And Fly-Joe Turner-May 634
 24 Rock Around The Clock-Bill Haley & The Comets-June 620
 25 Tweedle Dee-Lavern Baker-January 616
 26 Why Don't You Write Me?-Jacks-October 598
 27 Poor Me-Fats Domino-December 590
 28 Mambo Baby-Ruth Brown-January 590
 29 Reconsider Baby-Lowell Fulson-January 576
 30 Hide And Seek-Joe Turner-September 542
 31 Door Is Still Open-Cardinals-June 538
 32 Don't Be Angry-Nappy Brown-June 526
 33 Ling, Ting, Tong-Five Keys-February 522
 34 Bo Diddley-Bo Diddley-June 512
 35 Most Of All-Moonglows-May 464
 36 Adorable-Drifters-November 450
 37 Bop Ting-a Ling-Lavern Baker-July 422
 38 Teach Me Tonight-Dinah Washington-January 420
 39 Walking The Blues-Jack Dupree & Mr. Bear-September 414
 40 All Around The World-Little Willie John-October 404
 41 Steamboat-Drifters-December 402
 42 Those Lonely, Lonely Nights-Earl King-October 398
 43 Hurt-Roy Hamilton-January 372
 44 Feel So Good-Shirley & Lee-November 368
 45 A Story Untold-Nutmegs-July 364
 46 Everyday-Count Basie-August 352
 47 Ling,Ting,Tong-Charms-February 350
 48 Two Hearts-Charms-April 334
 49 Poison Ivy-Willie Mabon-January 330
 50 It's Love Baby-Ruth Brown-September 324
 51 Unchained Melody-Al Hibbler-June 304
 52 You Don't Have To Go-Jimmy Reed-April 296
 53 White Christmas-Drifters-December 288
 54 Don't Take It So Hard-Earl King-August 288
 55 Seventeen-Boyd Bennett & The Rockets-August 286
 56 Don't You Know?-Fats Domino-May 274
 57 Soldier Boy-Four Fellows-September 274
 58 Lonely Nights-Hearts-April 272
 59 Thirty Days (To Come Back Home)-Chuck Berry-November 268
 60 Don't Start Me Talkin'-Sonny Boy Williams-November 262
 61 Manish Boy-Muddy Waters-August 232
 62 As Long As I'm Moving-Ruth Brown-July 226
 63 Johnny Has Gone-Varetta Dillard-March 220
 64 Anymore-Johnny Ace-September 200
 65 This Is My Story-Gene & Eunice-July 198
 66 This Little Girl Of Mine-Ray Charles-August 192
 67 I Can't Go On (This Way)-Fats Domino-December 166
 68 Everyday I Have The Blues-B.b. King-February 156
 69 Ko Ko Mo-Gene & Eunice-February 154
 70 Good Rockin' Daddy-Etta James-November 130
 71 Love Has Joined Us Together-Clyde Mcphatter & Ruth Brown-December 126
 72 Those Lonely,Lonely Nights-Johnny Guitar Watson-November 118
 73 There Goes That Train-Rollee Mcgill-August 84
 74 I Can See Everybody's Baby-Ruth Brown-June 82
 75 Burn That Candle-Bill Haley & The Comets-December 80
 76 That's All I Need-Lavern Baker-June 80
 77 Nip Sip-Clovers-November 78
 78 Mama Talk To Your Daughter-J.b. Lenoir-July 78
 79 Chop Chop Boom-Danderliers-June 78
 80 Baby Let's Play House-Artrhur Gunter-February 72
 81 My Boy Flat Top-Boyd Bennett & The Rockets-October 70
 82 Ship Of Love-Nutmegs-October 70
 83 Ten Long Years-B.b. King-October 68
 84 Dim, Dim The Lights-Bill Haley & The Comets-January 68
 85 Come Home-Bubber Johnson-October 44
 86 It's Love, Baby-Midnighters-August 42
 87 Hands Off-Priscilla Bowman-December 42
 88 Blackjack-Ray Charles-November 42
 89 Diddley Daddy-Bo Diddley-July 40
 90 'cause You're My Lover-Five Keys-December 38
 91 Greenbacks-Ray Charles-November 38
 92 Pitter Patter-Nappy Brown-July 36
 93 At My Front Door-Pat Boone-December 36
 94 Verdict-Five Keys-July 36
 95 Maybelline-Jim Lowe-September 36
 96 Bye Bye Young Men-Ruth Brown-January 36
 97 That's All I Want From You-Dinah Washington-March 34
 98 Loving You (Is All I Crave)-Lowell Fulson-June 34
 99 It May Sound Silly-Ivory Joe Hunter-April 34
100 I Wanna Hug Ya,Squeeze Ya,Kiss Ya-Claudia Swann & Buddy Griffin-February 34
101 Sneakin' Around-B.b. King-March 34
102 Thinking Of You-Fats Domino-February 34
103 Who'll Be Next-Howlin' Wolf-June 34
104 Ain't That A Shame-Pat Boone-November 34