| 1 |
record label: ABC 9972
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #7
written by: traditional, Harold Logan and Lloyd Price
comments: [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #456]
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| 2 |
record label: Fury 1023
chart position: RandB #1, US #1
written by: Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
album: Kansas City
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| 3 |
record label: ABC Paramount 10018
chart position: RandB #1, US #2, UK #9
written by: Harold Logan and Lloyd Price
album: Mr. 'Personality'
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| 4 |
record label: Mercury 71394
chart position: RandB #1, US #3
written by: Brook Benton, Belford Hendricks and Clyde Otis
album: It's Just a Matter of Time
comments: [ballad]
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| 5 |
record label: Atlantic 2025
chart position: RandB #1, US #2
written by: Benjamin Nelson, Lover Patterson and George Treadwell
comments: [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #193]
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| 6 |
record label: Atco 6146
chart position: RandB #1, US #7, UK #15
written by: Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
comments: [Double sided hit.]
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| 7 |
record label: Brunswick 55105
chart position: RandB #1, US #7
written by: Berry Gordy and Billy Davis [Roquel Davis] (as Tyran Carlo)
album: Lonely Teardrops
comments: [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #308]
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| 8 |
record label: Mercury 71478
chart position: RandB #1, US #16
written by: Brook Benton and Clyde Otis
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| 9 |
record label: ABC Paramount 10032
chart position: RandB #1, US #3, UK #23
written by: Harold Logan and Lloyd Price
album: Mr. 'Personality'
comments: Double sided hit.
|
| 10 |
record label: Cub 9049
chart position: RandB #3, US #2, UK #3
written by: Otis Blackwell, Jimmy Jones and Charles Merenstein
album: Good Timin'
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| 11 |
record label: Alton 254
chart position: RandB #1, US #46
written by: Julius Dixon
comments: [instrumental]
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| 12 |
record label: Atco 6132
chart position: RandB #2, US #2, UK #6
written by: Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
album: That Is Rock & Roll
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| 13 |
record label: Clock 1009
chart position: RandB #5, US #1
written by: Dave Baby Cortez and Kurt Wood
comments: [instrumental]
|
| 14 |
record label: MGM 9022
chart position: RandB #14, US #2, UK #28
written by: Artie Zwirn and Garry Giosasi
album: Sorry (I Ran All the Way Home)
|
| 15 |
record label: Mercury 71465
chart position: RandB #1, US #2
written by: Phil Phillips and George Khoury
|
| 16 |
record label: RCA 47 7591
chart position: RandB #1, US #2
written by: Bobby Worth
album: Della
comments: [ballad]
|
| 17 |
record label: Brunswick 55165
chart position: RandB #3, US #34
written by: Sid Wyche
album: So Much
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| 18 |
record label: Mercury 71477
chart position: RandB #5, US #7, UK #7
written by: Sherman Edwards and Hal David
album: The Magic Of Sarah Vaughan
comments: [jazz RnB]
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| 19 |
record label: London 9013
chart position: RandB #2, US #10, UK #7
written by: Billy Davis [Roquel Davis] (as Tyran Carlo), Gwen Gordy ,Berry Gordy and Marv Johnson
album: Marvelous Marv Johnson
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| 20 |
record label: Coed 506
chart position: RandB #4, US #2
weeksinr&bchart: 11
written by: Luther Dixon and Allyson Khent (as Allyson R. Khent)
album: The Crests Sing All Biggies
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| 21 |
record label: Brunswick 55149
chart position: RandB #1, US #37
written by: Jackie Wilson and Norman Henry
album: Lonely Teardrops
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| 22 |
record label: Imperial 5629
chart position: RandB #2, US #8, UK #11
written by: Fats Domino (as Antoine Domino), John Marascalco and Tommy Boyce
album: Sings Million Record Hits
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| 23 |
record label: Imperial 5606
chart position: RandB #1, US #8, UK #14
written by: Fats Domino (as Antoine Domino)
album: Lets Play Fats Domino
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| 24 |
record label: Brunswick 55136
chart position: RandB #6, US #20
written by: Berry Gordy (as Berry Gordy Jr.) and Billy Davis [Roquel Davis] (as Tyran Carlo)
album: So Much
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| 25 |
record label: Big Top 45 3016
chart position: RandB #14, US #3
written by: Eliot Daniel and Larry Morey (traditional)
album: Lavender Blue Moods
comments: [ballad]
|
| 26 |
record label: Mercury 71512
chart position: RandB #1, US #6
written by: Bobby Stevenson
album: I Love You In So Many Ways
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| 27 |
record label: Atlantic 2031
chart position: RandB #1, US #6
written by: Ray Charles
album: What'd I Say
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| 28 |
record label: Mercury 71435
chart position: RandB #4, US #8
written by: Grever and Adams
album: What a Diff'rence a Day Makes!
comments: [jazz RnB]
|
| 29 |
record label: Federal 12337
chart position: RandB #1, US #48
written by: James Brown
album: Please Please Please
comments: [ballad]
|
| 30 |
record label: Atco 6141
chart position: RandB #14, US #9
written by: Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
album: That Is Rock & Roll
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| 31 |
record label: Atlantic 2040
chart position: RandB #2, US #15, UK #17
written by: George Treadwell, Irving Nahan, Jerry Leiber, Lewis Lebish and Mike Stoller
comments: B side to True Love, True Love
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| 32 |
record label: Mercury 71443
chart position: RandB #3, US #12, UK #28
written by: Brook Benton and Clyde Otis
album: Endlessly
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| 33 |
record label: Big Top 45 3029
chart position: RandB #2, US #19, UK #26
written by: Irving Berlin
album: Lavender Blue Moods
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| 34 |
record label: Old Town 1062
chart position: RandB #3, US #11
written by: Jim Gribble and Jesse Belvin (uncredited)
|
| 35 |
record label: Calico 103
chart position: RandB #3, US #12
written by: Joe Rock, Jimmy Beaumont and Lennie Martin
album: The Skyliners
|
| 36 |
record label: End 1046
chart position: RandB #3, US #11
written by: Harry Warren and Al Dubin
album: Flamingo Serenade
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| 37 |
record label: ABC Paramount 9997
chart position: RandB #4, US #23, UK #15
written by: Harold Logan, Lloyd Price and Patton
album: The Exciting Lloyd Price
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| 38 |
record label: Abner 1026
chart position: RandB #9, US #18, UK #26
written by: Otis Blackwell
album: Dee Clark
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| 39 |
record label: Brunswick 55121
chart position: RandB #2, US #13
written by: Berry Gordy (as Berry Gordy Jr.) and Billy Davis [Roquel Davis] (as Tyran Carlo)
album: Lonely Teardrops
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| 40 |
record label: Unart 2013
chart position: RandB #2, US #17
written by: Lance Finney, Willie Schofield and Bob West
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| 41 |
record label: Mercury 71427
chart position: RandB #9, US #12
written by: Buck Ram
album: Come Sing With Us
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| 42 |
record label: Hi 2018
chart position: RandB #1, US #17
written by: Bill Black
comments: [instrumental]
|
| 43 |
record label: Bethlehem 11021
chart position: RandB #2, US #18
written by: George Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
comments: [soul jazz]
|
| 44 |
record label: Abner 1029
chart position: RandB #2, US #20
written by: Bobby Stevenson and Otis Blackwell
album: Dee Clark
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| 45 |
record label: ABC Paramount 45 10062
chart position: RandB #2, US #20
written by: Harold Logan and Lloyd Price
album: Mr Personality's 15 Hits
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| 46 |
record label: Swingin 614
chart position: RandB #5, US #44
written by: Big Jay McNeely
|
| 47 |
record label: Imperial 5585
chart position: RandB #7, US #16
written by: Al Lewis, Fats Domino (as Antoine Domino) and Sylvester Bradford
|
| 48 |
record label: Duke 314
chart position: RandB #2, US #89
weeksinr&bchart: 18
written by: Brook Benton
album: Two Steps from the Blues
comments: [ballad]
|
| 49 |
record label: Checker 931
chart position: RandB #3, US 20
weeksinr&bchart: 15
written by: Bo Diddley (as Ellas McDaniel)
album: Go Bo Diddley
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| 50 |
record label: Atlantic 2035
chart position: RandB #5, US #64
weeksinr&bchart: 11
written by: Brook Benton and Bobby Stevenson
album: The Best Of Ruth Brown
|
| 51 |
record label: King 5171
chart position: RandB #4, US #87
weeksinr&bchart: 8
written by: Henry Glover
comments: [ballad]
|
| 52 |
record label: Keen 32018
chart position: RandB #2, US #31
written by: Barbara Campbell
album: Hit Kit / The Best of Sam Cooke
|
| 53 |
record label: Atlantic 2021
chart position: RandB #5, US #33
written by: Howard Greenfield and Neil Sedaka
album: Blues Ballads
comments: [ballad]
|
| 54 |
record label: RCA Victor 47 8040
chart position: RandB #7, US #31
weeksinr&bchart: 10
written by: Jesse Belvin, Jo Ann Belvin
album: Just Jesse Belvin
comments: [ballad]
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| 55 |
record label: Chess 1722
chart position: RandB #3, US #32
weeksinr&bchart: 13
written by: Chuck Berry
album: Chuck Berry Is on Top
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| 56 |
record label: Tamla 160
chart position: RandB #6, US #30
written by: Berry Gordy and Marv Johnson
album: Marvelous Marv Johnson
comments: [Motown Sound] [berry gordy's (motown) first release]
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| 57 |
record label: Columbia 41483
chart position: RandB #10, UK #12
weeksinr&bchart: 7
written by: Erroll Garner, Johnny Burke
album: Heavenly
comments: [ballad]
|
| 58 |
record label: Keen 32022
chart position: RandB #13, US #28, UK #23
written by: Barbara Campbell
album: Hit Kit / The Best of Sam Cooke
|
| 59 |
record label: Atlantic 2040
chart position: RandB #5, US #63
written by: Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman
|
| 60 |
record label: Atlantic 2010
chart position: RandB #5, US #95
written by: Lew Herman, Ozzie Cadena and Napoleon Brown
album: Ray Charles In Person
|
| 61 |
record label: Specialty 660
chart position: UK #17
written by: Gus Edwards, Edward Madden
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| 62 |
record label: Mercury 71508
chart position: RandB #15, US #17
written by: Irving Gordon
album: Unforgettable
comments: [jazz RnB ballad]
|
| 63 |
record label: Atlantic 2033
chart position: RandB #12, US #52
written by: LaVern Baker
album: Blues Ballads
|
| 64 |
record label: Imperial 5569
chart position: RandB #13, US #50
written by: Earl Palmer and Fats Domino (as Antoine Domino)
|
| 65 |
record label: London 8985
chart position: RandB #7, US #4, UK #13
written by: Joe Garland and Andy Razaf
comments: [instrumental]
|
| 66 |
record label: Atlantic 2018
chart position: RandB #12, US #49
weeksinr&bchart: 6
written by: Eddie Curtis (as Memphis Edward Curtis), Ahmet Ertegun
album: Clyde
|
| 67 |
record label: Atlantic 2028
chart position: RandB #14, US #38
weeksinr&bchart: 12
written by: Neil Sedaka, Howard Greenfield
album: Clyde
|
| 68 |
record label: London 8949
chart position: RandB #23, US #23
weeksinr&bchart: 3
written by: Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
album: Love Potion Number 9
|
| 69 |
record label: Capitol 15056
chart position: RandB #12, US #51, UK #23
weeksinr&bchart: 9
written by: Mayme Watts and Robert Mosely
album: Looking Back
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| 70 |
record label: Coed 515
chart position: RandB #14, US #22
weeksinr&bchart: 8
written by: Billy Smith (as Billy Dawn Smith) and Sid Faust
album: The Crests Sing All Biggies
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| 71 |
record label: Atlantic 2038
chart position: RandB #13, US #72
weeksinr&bchart: 6
written by: Brook Benton, Bobby Stevenson
|
| 72 |
record label: Specialty 664
chart position: US #95, UK #26
written by: Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
album: The Fabulous Little Richard
|
| 73 |
record label: Chess 1729
chart position: RandB #16, US #37
weeksinr&bchart: 8
written by: Chuck Berry
album: Twist
|
| 74 |
record label: Mercury 71467
chart position: UK #25
written by: Buck Ram and Mickey Addy
album: Remember When?
comments: [ballad]
|
| 75 |
record label: Checker 924
chart position: RandB #14, US #62
weeksinr&bchart: 5
written by: Bo Diddley (as Ellas McDaniel)
album: Go Bo Diddley
|
| 76 |
record label: Class 254
chart position: RandB #14, US #67
weeksinr&bchart: 4
written by: Paul Clifton and Eugene Church
|
| 77 |
record label: Coed 509
chart position: RandB #17, US #28
weeksinr&bchart: 4
written by: Alicia Evelyn and Billy Smith (as Billy Dawn Smith)
album: The Crests Sing All Biggies
comments: [ballad]
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| 78 |
record label: Coral 72351
chart position: RandB #16, US #51
weeksinr&bchart: 6
written by: Robert Draper Jr.
|
| 79 |
record label: Gibraltar 101
chart position: RandB #14, US #90
weeksinr&bchart: 9
written by: Otis Blackwell
comments: [ballad]
|
| 80 |
record label: Atco 6153
chart position: RandB #17, US #47
weeksinr&bchart: 6
written by: Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
album: Coast Along With The Coasters
|
| 81 |
record label: Norgolde 103
chart position: RandB #20, US #35
weeksinr&bchart: 3
written by: Bill Jackson
comments: originally released as "dead man's stroll"
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| 82 |
record label: Atlantic 2043
chart position: RandB #11, US #40
written by: Hank Snow (as Clarence E. Snow)
album: The Genius Sings The Blues
|
| 83 |
record label: Decca 30967
chart position: RandB #12, US #4, UK #4
written by: Ronnie Self
album: Miss Dynamite
|
| 84 |
record label: Atlantic 2041
chart position: RandB #18, US #63
written by: Alex Bradford and LaVern Baker
|
| 85 |
record label: Checker 837
chart position: RandB #12
weeksinr&bchart: 2
written by: Billy Davis [Roquel Davis] (as Roquel Davis) and Russ Fratto
album: Flamingos
comments: [ballad]
|
| 86 |
record label: King 5195
chart position: RandB #16, US #72
written by: Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
album: The One And Only
|
| 87 |
record label: Parkway 804
chart position: US #38
written by: Kal Mann
|
| 88 |
record label: London 8843
chart position: US #36
written by: Dick Hyman
album: Cozy Cole Hits!
comments: [instrumental]
|
| 89 |
record label: Duke 303
chart position: RandB #13
weeksinr&bchart: 11
written by: Don Robey (as Deadric Malone)
album: Two Steps from the Blues
|
| 90 |
record label: End 1039
chart position: Cashbox R&B #17, US #79
written by: Robin, Ranger
|
| 91 |
record label: Duke 306
chart position: RandB #13
written by: Eddie Boyd
album: You Don't Have To Be Black To Love The Blues
comments: [blues]
|
| 92 |
record label: Mercury 71502
chart position: US #44
written by: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and Buck Ram (as Lynn Paul)
|
| 93 |
record label: King 5159
chart position: RandB #15
weeksinr&bchart: 5
written by: Andy Gibson and Angelyn Carlington
album: Hold It
comments: instrumental
|
| 94 |
record label: End 1035
chart position: RandB #25, US #52
written by: Paul Wilson and Terry Johnson
album: Their Hits Then And Now
comments: [ballad]
|
| 95 |
record label: Coed 508
chart position: US #47
written by: Glenn Miller and Mitchell Parish
comments: [ballad]
|
| 96 |
record label: Judd 1002
chart position: US #47
written by: George Khoury and Huey Thierry
|
| 97 |
record label: Deb 506
chart position: RandB #17
weeksinr&bchart: 3
written by: Julius Dixon
|
| 98 |
record label: Checker 914
chart position: RandB #17
weeksinr&bchart: 5
written by: Bo Diddley (as Ellas McDaniel)
|
| 99 |
record label: Atlantic 2044
chart position: US #53
written by: Joe Turner
album: The Best Of Joe Turner
|
| 100 |
record label: Abner 1024
chart position: RandB #17
written by: A. Tucker, T. Twiggs, C. Batenza
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