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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.
Street Songs is the fifth studio album by American musician Rick James, released in April 1981 on Gordy Records. It contained two of James's biggest hits: the singles " Give It to Me Baby " and " Super Freak ".
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.
List of R&B musicians encompasses sub-genres such as urban-contemporary, doo wop, southern, neo-soul and soul, indie, alternative, country, rap, ska, funk, pop, rock, electronic and new jack swing fusions.
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 ...
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 ...
number-one R&B songs of 1949. "Boogie Chillen" was a chart-topper for John Lee Hooker (pictured in 1997). In 1949, Billboard magazine published two charts ranking the top-performing songs in the United States in African-American -oriented musical genres. The Most Played Juke Box Race Records chart had been published since 1945; placings were ...
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.