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Etta James (pictured in 1990) reached number one on the jockeys chart with "The Wallflower". "Only You (And You Alone)" was a chart-topper for the Platters. Bo Diddley (pictured in 2002) reached number one with his self-titled song. Fats Domino topped all three charts with "Ain't That a Shame". Chart history. Issue date.
Billboard Top R&B Records of 1955 is made up of three year-end charts compiled by Billboard magazine ranking the year's top rhythm and blues records based on record sales, disc jockey plays, and juke box plays.
In the issue of Billboard dated January 6, Danny & the Juniors were at number one on the Best Sellers chart with "At the Hop" and Ernie Freeman held the top spot on the Jockeys chart with "Raunchy". Two weeks later, Freeman's single was replaced at number one by Bill Justis 's recording of the same tune. The two versions of "Raunchy" were among ...
Billboard Top R&B Records of 1959 is the year-end chart compiled by Billboard magazine ranking the top rhythm and blues singles of 1959. Due to the extent of cross-over between the R&B and pop charts in 1959, the song's rank, if any, in the year-end pop chart is also provided.
Chart history. "Oh What a Dream" was a long-running number one for Ruth Brown. Clyde McPhatter led the Drifters on two songs which were R&B number ones in 1954. B.B. King (pictured in 1985) ended the year at number one on the juke box chart. The Drifters feat. Clyde McPhatter. The Drifters feat. Clyde McPhatter.
number-one R&B songs of 1957. Mickey & Sylvia topped the jockeys chart with "Love Is Strange". In 1957, Billboard magazine published three charts specifically covering the top-performing songs in the United States in rhythm and blues (R&B) and related African-American -oriented music genres. The R&B Best Sellers in Stores chart ranked records ...
Lloyd Price was one of two artists to achieve three number ones in 1959.. In 1959, Billboard published the Hot R&B Sides chart ranking the top-performing songs in the United States in rhythm and blues (R&B) and related African American-oriented music genres; the chart has undergone various name changes over the decades to reflect the evolution of such genres and since 2005 has been published ...
Billboard Top R&B Records of 1957 is made up of two year-end charts compiled by Billboard magazine ranking the year's top rhythm and blues records based on record sales and disc jockey plays. [1] [2] Due to the extent of cross-over between the R&B and pop charts in 1957, the song's rank, if any, in the year-end pop chart is also provided.