BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE’S TOP R&B SINGLES FOR 1955
((National Best Sellers Rhythm & Blues Record Charts) (Barry Kowal)
No. Song-Artist-Peak Month
1 ONLY YOU (AND YOU ALONE)-PLATTERS-OCTOBER 1620
2 AIN'T THAT A SHAME-FATS DOMINO-June 1432 3 PLEDGING MY LOVE-JOHNNY ACE-February 990 4 I'VE GOT A WOMAN-RAY CHARLES-March 986 5 EARTH ANGEL-PENGUINS-January 978 6 MAYBELLENE-CHUCK BERRY-August 972 7 SINCERELY-MOONGLOWS-January 958 8 FEEL SO GOOD-Shirley & Lee-November 890 9 MY BABE-Little Walter-April 886 10 THE WALLFLOWER-Etta James-March 880 11 Hands Off-Jay Mcshann, Priscilla Bowman-December 848 12 I Hear You Knocking-Smiley Lewis-October 814 13 Everyday-Count Basie-August 812 14 Unchained Melody-Roy Hamilton-May 768
15 It’s Love Baby-Louis Brooks & The Hi-toppers-August 764
16 All Around The World-Little Willie John-October 750
17 Don't Be Angry-Nappy Brown-May 726 18 Bo Diddley-Bo Diddley-June 724 19 Soldier Boy-Four Fellows-July 712 20 Tweedle Dee-Lavern Baker-January 708 21 Unchained Melody-Al Hibbler-May 654 22 What'cha Gonna Do-Drifters-May 654 23 Flip Flop And Fly-Joe Turner-May 652 24 Come Back-Ray Charles-April 636 25 A Story Untold-Nutmegs-July 630 26 At My Front Door-El Dorados-October 616 27 Why Don't You Write Me?-Jacks-September 614 28 Steamboat-Drifters-December 612 29 Poor Me-Fats Domino-December 608 30 Adorable-Drifters-December 600 31 Fool For You-Ray Charles-July 600 32 All By Myself-Fats Domino-October 552 33 Ling, Ting, Tong-Five Keys-January 538
34 Rock Around The Clock-Bill Haley & The Comets-August 508
35 Play It Fair-Lavern Baker-December 490
36 Don’t Start Me Talkin’-Sonny Boy Williams-October 446
37 Walking The Blues-Jack Dupree & Mr. Bear-September 446
38 Close Your Eyes-Five Keys-April 438 39 Bop Ting-a Ling-Lavern Baker-June 436 40 I'm A Man-Bo Diddley-June 434 41 Teach Me Tonight-Dinah Washington-January 398 42 Ling, Ting, Tong-Charms-January 378 43 As Long As I'm Moving-Ruth Brown-June 364 44 Door Is Still Open-Cardinals-May 354 45 This Little Girl Of Mine-Ray Charles-July 334 46 You Don't Have To Go-Jimmy Reed-April 310 47 Ko Ko Mo-Gene & Eunice-February 308 48 That's All I Need-Lavern Baker-June 298 49 Hurt-Roy Hamilton-January 294 50 Seventeen-Boyd Bennett & The Rockets-August 288 51 White Christmas-Drifters-January 278 52 Johnny Has Gone-Varetta Dillard-March 270 53 I Can't Go On (This Way)-Fats Domino-December 270 54 Thirty Days (To Come Back Home)-Chuck Berry-November 270 55 Most Of All-Moonglows-April 268 56 Two Hearts-Charms-April 234 57 Lonely Nights-Hearts-April 226 58 I Can See Everybody's Baby-Ruth Brown-June 194 59 Hide And Seek-Joe Turner-September 184 60 Rollin' Stone-Marigolds-June 184 61 Blackjack-Ray Charles-October 174 62 Anymore-Johnny Ace-August 170 63 Everyday I Have The Blues-B.b. King-January 162 64 Don't You Know?-Fats Domino-April 144 65 I Diddie-Dinah Washington-June 138 66 Greenbacks-Ray Charles-October 130 67 Manish Boy-Muddy Waters-July 128 68 That's All I Want From You-Dinah Washington-March 124 69 Dim, Dim The Lights-Bill Haley & The Comets-February 116 70 Ten Long Years-B.b. King-October 110 71 Good Rockin' Daddy-Etta James-November 108 72 Don't Take It So Hard-Earl King-September 108 73 This Is My Story-Gene & Eunice-July 104
74 If It’s The Last Thing I Do-Dinah Washington-June 104
75 It's Love Baby-Ruth Brown-September 102 76 Pitter Patter-Nappy Brown-July 76 77 Diddley Daddy-Bo Diddley-July 76 78 Sugar Sweet-Muddy Waters-December 74 79 When You Dance-Turbans-December 72 80 Smokey Joe's Cafe-Robins-December 70 81 Chop Chop Boom-Danderliers-April 68 82 It's Love, Baby-Midnighters-September 42 83 I Concentrate On You-Dinah Washington-October 40 84 Adorable-Colts-October 40 85 At My Front Door-Pat Boone-November 38
86 (Gotta Go) Upside Your Head-Buddy Johnson, Ella Johnson-February 36
87 He-Al Hibbler-October 36 88 You Painted Pictures-Spaniels-October 36 89 Henry's Got Flat Feet-Midnighters-June 34 90 Blue Velvet-Clovers-April 34 91 Forgive This Fool-Roy Hamilton-July 34 92 You Might Have Told Me-Dinah Washington-November 34