CASH BOX (USA) MAGAZINE'S NATIONAL (BARRY KOWAL) R&B BEST SELLERS FOR 1955
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No. Song-Artist-Peak Month 1 ONLY YOU (AND YOU ALONE)-PLATTERS-OCTOBER 1320 2 AIN?T IT A SHAME-FATS DOMINO-July 1272 3 EARTH ANGEL (WILL YOU BE MINE)-PENGUINS-January 1168 4 UNCHAINED MELODY-ROY HAMILTON-May 1096 5 UNCHAINED MELODY-AL HIBBLER-May 1096 6 PLEDGING MY LOVE-JOHNNY ACE-February 1052 7 I?VE GOT A WOMAN-RAY CHARLES & BAND-March 1028 8 MY BABE-Little Walter & Jukes-April 962 9 MAYBELLENE-Chuck Berry-August 962 10 HANDS OFF-Jay Mcshann?s Orchestra-December 928 11 Sincerely-Moonglows-January 882 12 Every Day-Count Basie & Orchestra Featuring Joe Williams-August 816 13 It?s Love Baby (24 Hours A Day)-Louis Brooks & Hi-toppers-August 802 14 Tweedle Dee-Lavern Baker & Gliders-February 784 15 I Hear You Knocking-Smiley Lewis-November 784 16 All Around The World-Little Willie John-November 738 17 The Wallflower-Etta James & 'the Peaches'-April 730 18 What?cha Gonna Do-Clyde Mcphatter & Drifters-May 710 19 Don?t Be Angry-Nappy Brown-May 696 20 Flip Flop And Fly-Joe Turner & Blues Kings-May 676 21 At My Front Door-El Dorados-November 662 22 A Fool For You-Ray Charles & Band-July 660 23 Soldier Boy-Four Fellows-July 644 24 Why Don?t You Write Me?-Jacks-September 634 25 All By Myself-Fats Domino-October 626 26 Walking The Blues-Jack Dupree & Mr. Bear-September 618 27 Bo Diddley-Bo Diddley-June 616 28 Poor Me-Fats Domino-December 596 29 Story Untold-Nutmegs-July 562 30 Don?t Start Me Talkin?-'Sonny Boy' Williamson-November 546 31 Play It Fair-Lavern Baker & Gliders-December 516 32 Adorable-Colts-December 506 33 Adorable-Drifters-December 506 34 Ling, Ting, Tong-Five Keys-January 494 35 You Don?t Have To Go-Jimmy Reed & Trio-March 474 36 Teach Me Tonight-Dinah Washington-January 464 37 As Long As I?m Moving-Ruth Brown & Rhythmakers-June 454 38 The Door Is Still Open-Cardinals-May 438 39 Hurt-Roy Hamilton-January 414 40 This Is My Story-Gene & Eunice With Johnny?s Combo-June 410 41 Most Of All-Moonglows-May 396 42 Ko Ko Mo-Gene & Eunice With Jonesy?s Combo-March 388 43 Close Your Eyes-Five Keys-April 386 44 It?s My Life, Baby-Bobby Blue Bland-July 378 45 Ling, Ting, Tong-Charms-January 362 46 Anymore-Johnny Ace-August 358 47 Manish Boy-Muddy Waters-August 344 48 Come Back-Ray Charles & Band-March 312 49 Every Day I Have The Blues-B.B. 'Blues Boy' King & Orchestra-February 300 50 Chop Chop Boom-Danderliers-May 298 51 Loving You (Is All I Crave)-Lowell Fulson-April 276 52 Johnny Has Gone-Varetta Dillard-March 268 53 Hide And Seek-Joe Turner & Blues Kings-September 240 54 Blackjack-Ray Charles & Band-November 234 55 Bop-ting-a-ling-Lavern Baker & Gliders-July 208 56 Good Rockin? Daddy-Etta James-November 192 57 That?s All I Want From You-Dinah Washington-March 186 58 Ten Long Years-B.B. 'Blues Boy' King & Orchestra-October 164 59 White Christmas-Drifters Featuring Clyde Mcphatter & Bill Pinckney-January 146 60 Don?t Take It So Hard-Earl King-August 140 61 Rollin? Stone-Marigolds-June 112 62 Two Hearts-Charms-March 108 63 Lonely Nights-Hearts-April 108 64 I Diddie-Dinah Washington-June 106 65 If It?s The Last Thing I Do-Dinah Washington-June 106 66 Diddley Daddy-Bo Diddley-July 78 67 Thirty Days (To Come Back Home)-Chuck Berry-November 72 68 This Little Girl Of Mine-Ray Charles & Band-July 70 69 He-Al Hibbler-October 38 70 Make Yourself Comfortable-Sarah Vaughan-January 36 71 Nite Owl-Tony Allen & Champs-December 36 72 I Can See Everybody?s Baby-Ruth Brown & Rhythmakers-July 34 73 Song Of The Dreamer-Billy Brooks-August 34 74 Those Lonely, Lonely Nights-Earl King-October 34 75 Those Lonely, Lonely Nights-Johnny 'guitar' Watson & Orchestra-October 34 76 Stingy Little Thing-Midnighters-January 34