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Top R&B Songs of the 1950s

1940s <-1950-> 1960s
    

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1.
10/1959
457

✫1
US


3
R&B
✫1
UK
[Mercury 71474]
written by The Big Bopper (as J. P. Richardson)
2.
08/1959
454

✫1
US


6
R&B
✫1
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #251]
[Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1960]
[Atco 6147]
written by Kurt Weill & Bertolt Brecht
3.
08/1956
449

✫1
US
✫1
country
✫1
R&B
2
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #19]
US: B-side to Don't Be Cruel; hit for Big Mama Thornton in 1953; charted as Don't Be Cruel / Hound Dog in US Hot 100 charts
[RCA Epa-940+]
written by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
4.
10/1956
445

✫1
US


4
R&B
✫1
UK
[Columbia 40769]
written by Melvin Endsley
5.
03/1956
440

✫1
US
✫1
country
3
R&B
2
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #45]
[RCA Victor 47-6420]
written by Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden (as Thomas Durden) & Elvis Presley
6.
04/1958
438

✫1
US
✫1
country
✫1
R&B
✫1
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #141]
charted as All I Have to Do Is Dream / Claudette in UK charts
[Cadence 1348]
written by Felice Bryant & Boudleaux Bryant
7.
04/1957
432

✫1
US
✫1
country
✫1
R&B
✫1
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #352]
[RCA 47-6870]
written by Otis Blackwell & Elvis Presley
8.
10/1957
431

✫1
US
✫1
country
✫1
R&B
✫1
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #67]
[RCA Epa-4114+]
written by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
9.
04/1959
424

2
US


4
R&B
✫1
UK
[Atco 6140]
written by Bobby Darin
10.
03/1959
413

2
US


16
R&B
✫1
UK
hit for Hank Snow in 1953 ; charted as A Fool Such As I / I Need Your Love Tonight in UK charts
[RCA Victor 47-7506]
written by Bill Trader
11.
07/1957
410

✫1
US


✫1
R&B
✫1
UK
[ABC-Paramount 9831]
written by Paul Anka
12.
11/1958
408

✫1
US


3
R&B
✫1
UK
#1 hit for Paul Whiteman in 1934
[Mercury 71383]
written by Otto Harbach & Jerome Kern
13.
08/1958
406

✫1
US
✫1
country
2
R&B
2
UK
[Cadence 1350]
written by Boudleaux Bryant
14.
12/1956
406

✫1
US


10
R&B
2
UK
[Dot 15521]
written by Charles Singleton
15.
08/1957
404

✫1
US


2
R&B
✫1
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #39]
[Decca 30434]
written by Buddy Holly, Jerry Allison & Norman Petty
16.
02/1953
404

2
US


10
R&B
2
UK
[Capitol F2346]
written by Lew Douglas, Cliff Parman & Frank LaVere
17.
06/1958
403

✫1
US
2
country
2
R&B
2
UK
[RCA 47-7280]
written by Claude Demetrius
18.
09/1957
403

✫1
US
✫1
country
✫1
R&B
2
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #311]
[Cadence 1337]
written by Felice Bryant & Boudleaux Bryant
19.
01/1958
400

✫1
US
2
country
4
R&B
2
UK
[RCA 47-7150]
written by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
20.
09/1958
399

✫1
US


12
R&B
✫1
UK
[MGM 12677]
written by Jack Nance & Conway Twitty
21.
01/1957
396

✫1
US


8
R&B
✫1
UK
[Dot 15533]
written by Ric Cartey & Carole Joyner
22.
11/1951
395

✫1
US


✫1
R&B


23.
11/1957
394

2
US
✫1
country
3
R&B
✫1
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #96]
[Sun 281]
written by Otis Blackwell & Jack Hammer
24.
06/1959
393

✫1
US


6
R&B
3
UK
[ABC-Paramount 10022]
written by Paul Anka
25.
02/1957
390

✫1
US


14
R&B
✫1
UK
[Cadence 1308]
written by Bernie Lowe & Kal Mann
26.
03/1951
388

✫1
US


2
R&B


[Capitol 1675]
written by Morgan Lewis & Nancy Hamilton
27.
07/1956
386

✫1
US


✫1
R&B
4
UK
hit for Glenn Miller in 1939
[Mercury 70893]
written by Georges Boulanger & Jimmy Kennedy
28.
04/1951
382

✫1
US


3
R&B


[Capitol F1449]
written by Sidney Lippman & Sylvia Dee
29.
06/1950
382

✫1
US


✫1
R&B


[Academy Award for Best Original Song 1950]
[R]
[Capitol F1010]
written by Ray Evans & Jay Livingston
30.
06/1957
379

✫1
US
✫1
country
✫1
R&B
3
UK
[RCA 47-7000]
written by Kal Mann & Bernie Lowe
31.
04/1955
378

3
US


✫1
R&B
2
UK
with Jack Pleis Orchestra
[Decca 29441]
written by Hy Zaret & Alex North
32.
07/1959
377

✫1
US


10
R&B
4
UK
[RCA Victor 47-7600]
written by Aaron Schroeder & Sid Wyche (as Sidney Wyche)
33.
07/1959
377

✫1
US
✫1
country
10
R&B
6
UK
[RCA Victor 7555]
written by Jean Villard, Marc Herrand & Bert Reisfeld
34.
09/1958
373

✫1
US


10
R&B
2
UK
produced by Phil Spector
[Dore 503]
written by Phil Spector
35.
12/1959
367

2
US


3
R&B
3
UK
36.
05/1957
367

✫1
US


12
R&B
2
UK
37.
04/1958
363

✫1
US


✫1
R&B
3
UK
[Mercury 71289]
written by Morty Nevins, Al Nevins, Artie Dunn & Buck Ram
38.
07/1958
363

✫1
US
3
country
3
R&B
4
UK
B side to My Bucket's Got a Hole in It
[Imperial 5528]
written by Sharon Sheeley
39.
10/1959
360

✫1
US


19
R&B
5
UK
[Columbia 41476]
written by Harlan Howard
40.
03/1959
360

✫1
US


5
R&B
6
UK
[Dolton 1]
written by Gretchen Christopher
41.
02/1956
359

6
US


✫1
R&B
✫1
UK
as The Teenagers featuring Frankie Lymon
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #307]
[Gee 1002]
written by Frankie Lymon, Herman Santiago & George Goldner
42.
12/1957
358

✫1
US


✫1
R&B
3
UK
[ABC-Paramount 9871]
written by Artie Singer (as Arthur Singer), John Medora & David White
43.
08/1959
352

4
US
8
country
22
R&B
2
UK
[Cadence 1369]
written by Don Everly
44.
04/1958
351

2
US
3
country
✫1
R&B
3
UK
[RCA 47-7240]
written by Bert Carroll & Russell Moody
45.
06/1958
348

5
US
13
country
✫1
R&B
✫1
UK
[Decca 9-30642]
written by Jack Reardon & Paul Evans
46.
02/1958
346

4
US


4
R&B
✫1
UK
47.
02/1958
343

✫1
US


✫1
R&B
5
UK
[instrumental]
[Challenge 1016]
written by Chuck Rio (as Daniel Flores)
48.
07/1955
342

✫1
US


14
R&B
7
UK
[Dot 15377]
written by Fats Domino (as Antoine Domino) & Dave Bartholomew
49.
11/1958
341

4
US
24
country
10
R&B
✫1
UK
hit for Smiley Lewis in 1956 ; charted as One Night / I Got Stung in UK charts
[RCA Victor 47-7410]
written by Dave Bartholomew, Earl King [Earl Johnson] (as Pearl King) & Anita Steiman
50.
12/1956
337

✫1
US
✫1
country
3
R&B
11
UK
[Capitol 3602]
written by Ric Cartey & Carole Joyner
51.
02/1959
336

2
US


2
R&B
6
UK
[novelty]
[Atco 6132]
written by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
52.
01/1957
334

✫1
US
3
country
3
R&B
6
UK
[RCA 47-6800]
written by Lee Rosenberg & Bernard Weinman
53.
10/1956
333

2
US


✫1
R&B
6
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #81]
#1 hit for Glenn Miller in 1940
[Imperial 5407]
written by Vincent Rose, Al Lewis & Larry Stock
54.
10/1956
333

✫1
US
3
country
3
R&B
11
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #437]
adapted from "Aura Lee", 1861
[RCA Victor 47-6643]
written by Vera Matson, Elvis Presley, George R. Poulton (uncredited) & Ken Darby (uncredited)
55.
04/1959
331

✫1
US
✫1
country
3
R&B
16
UK
[Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1960]
[Columbia 4-41339]
written by Jimmie Driftwood
56.
09/1956
330

✫1
US


5
R&B
8
UK
[Dot 15486]
written by Hutch Davie (as Bob Davie) & Marvin Moore
57.
03/1957
327

2
US


2
R&B
3
UK
[Mercury 71060]
written by Maurice Williams
58.
09/1958
327

✫1
US


9
R&B
5
UK
traditional american folk song, 1866
[Capitol 4049]
written by Dave Guard
59.
11/1951
326

2
US


6
R&B


B side to Cry
written by Johnnie Ray
60.
05/1956
326

✫1
US
✫1
country
3
R&B
14
UK
[RCA Epa-940+]
written by Maurice Mysels & Ira Kosloff
61.
11/1959
325

3
US


14
R&B
3
UK
[Swan 4043]
written by Joe Turner Layton & Henry Creamer
62.
12/1958
322

✫1
US


✫1
R&B
7
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #456]
[ABC-Paramount 9972]
written by traditional, Harold Logan & Lloyd Price
63.
05/1958
320

3
US


9
R&B
2
UK
[Capitol 3960]
written by Bruce Belland & Glen A. Larson (as Glen Larson)
64.
06/1958
320

✫1
US
18
country
✫1
R&B
8
UK
as Perez Prado & His Orchestra
[RCA Victor 47-7245]
written by Perez Prado & Bob Marcucci (as Bob Marcus)
65.
02/1956
316

2
US
✫1
country
2
R&B
10
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #95]
[Sun 234]
written by Carl Perkins
66.
04/1959
312

2
US


✫1
R&B
9
UK
[ABC-Paramount 10018]
written by Harold Logan & Lloyd Price
67.
05/1957
311

2
US
✫1
country
5
R&B
6
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #207]
[Cadence 1315]
written by Felice Bryant & Boudleaux Bryant
68.
12/1958
311

2
US


11
R&B
4
UK
69.
08/1959
311

5
US


5
R&B
3
UK
[instrumental]
rock version of "Red River Valley"
[Warwick 509]
written by traditional
70.
08/1959
310

2
US


12
R&B
7
UK
[ABC-Paramount 10040]
written by Paul Anka
71.
12/1959
307

4
US


12
R&B
4
UK
[Decca 30967]
written by Ronnie Self
72.
01/1955
307

✫1
US


3
R&B
17
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #158]
[Decca 29124]
written by Max C. Freedman & James E. Myers (as Jimmy DeKnight)
73.
05/1959
304

5
US


10
R&B
3
UK
[MGM 12793]
written by George Goehring & Edna Lewis
74.
12/1959
301

2
US
✫1
country
13
R&B
12
UK
[RCA Victor 7643]
written by Joe Allison & Audrey Allison
75.
04/1956
299

6
US


✫1
R&B
3
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #56]
[Specialty 572 A]
written by Enotris Johnson, Robert Blackwell & Little Richard (as Richard Penniman)
76.
03/1958
297

2
US


3
R&B
6
UK
[Cadence 1345]
written by Beverly Ross & Julius Dixon (as Julius Dixson)
77.
04/1958
297

✫1
US


✫1
R&B
11
UK
[Liberty 55132]
written by David Seville (as Ross Bagdasarian Sr.)
78.
11/1957
296

2
US


2
R&B
6
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #194]
[Coral 61885]
written by Buddy Holly, Jerry Allison & Norman Petty
79.
01/1959
296

5
US


28
R&B
3
UK
as Chris Barber's Jazz Band
[instrumental]
[Laurie 3022]
written by Sidney Bechet
80.
02/1959
296

✫1
US


10
R&B
16
UK
[Chancellor 1031]
written by Ed Marshall
81.
01/1957
296

5
US


7
R&B
2
UK
[RCA Victor 6771]
written by traditional
82.
06/1958
293

✫1
US


✫1
R&B
12
UK
[Atco 6116]
written by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
83.
07/1959
289

✫1
US


4
R&B
22
UK
[instrumental]
[Canadian American 103]
written by Santo Farina & Johnny Farina
84.
11/1959
288

✫1
US


6
R&B
20
UK
[Chancellor 1045]
written by Bob Marcucci (as Robert Marcucci) & Peter De Angelis
85.
11/1957
281

✫1
US


3
R&B
12
UK
[Capitol 3891]
written by Obie Phillis
86.
11/1957
276

2
US
6
country
✫1
R&B
11
UK
[instrumental]
[Phillips Int'l 3519]
written by Bill Justis & Sid Manker
87.
06/1957
276

3
US
✫1
country
✫1
R&B
8
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #61]
[Sun 267]
written by Dave "Curlee" Williams & James Faye "Roy" Hall
88.
06/1958
274

✫1
US


18
R&B
12
UK
[novelty]
[MGM 12651]
written by Sheb Wooley
89.
08/1956
273

✫1
US
✫1
country
✫1
R&B


[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #197]
charted as Don't Be Cruel / Hound Dog in US Hot 100 charts
[RCA Epa-940+]
written by Otis Blackwell & Elvis Presley
90.
02/1957
272

✫1
US


10
R&B
12
UK
[Cameo 105]
written by Bernie Lowe & Kal Mann
91.
12/1959
264

✫1
US


5
R&B
37
UK
[MGM 12845]
written by Jean Dinning & Red Surrey
92.
07/1958
262

✫1
US


✫1
R&B
25
UK
[Apt 25005]
written by Vito Picone & Arthur Venosa
93.
08/1957
262

✫1
US
7
country
✫1
R&B
30
UK
[Roulette 4015]
written by Bob Merrill
94.
11/1957
261

3
US
6
country
8
R&B
7
UK
[Roulette 4031]
written by The Weavers
95.
04/1956
261

3
US


✫1
R&B
12
UK
[Imperial 5386]
written by Fats Domino (as Antoine Domino) & Dave Bartholomew
96.
10/1959
256

9
US


27
R&B
3
UK
[dedicated to Carole King]
[RCA Victor 7595]
written by Neil Sedaka & Howard Greenfield
97.
12/1955
255

✫1
US


✫1
R&B


[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #351]
[Mercury 70753]
written by Buck Ram
98.
03/1959
255

9
US


30
R&B
3
UK
B side to Never Be Anyone Else But You
[Imperial 5565]
written by Dorsey Burnette
99.
02/1958
253

2
US


✫1
R&B
16
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #272]
[Chess 1683]
written by Chuck Berry
100.
04/1959
253

✫1
US


✫1
R&B


[Fury 1023]
written by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller

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