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Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography

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Moon Mullican
1.
1950

Goodnight Irene by Moon Mullican

22





5
country








[King 886]
written by Gussie Davis & Leadbelly (as Lead Belly) 
Paul Gayten
2.
1950

Goodnight Irene by Paul Gayten

25









6
R&B




as Paul Gayten and His Orchestra
[Regal 3281]
written by Gussie Davis & Leadbelly (as Lead Belly) 
Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra and the Weavers
3.
07/1950

 ①  Goodnight Irene by Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra and the Weavers

337

✫1
US












[songwriter #1 hit]
written by Gussie Davis & Leadbelly (as Lead Belly) 
Frank Sinatra
4.
08/1950

 ②  Goodnight Irene by Frank Sinatra

209

5
US












[songwriter #2 hit]
[Columbia 38892]
written by Gussie Davis & Leadbelly (as Lead Belly) 
Ernest Tubb & Red Foley
5.
08/1950

 ④  Goodnight Irene by Ernest Tubb & Red Foley

170

10
US


✫1
country








[songwriter #4 hit]
as Red Foley & Ernest Tubb
written by Gussie Davis & Leadbelly (as Lead Belly) 
Dennis Day
6.
08/1950

Goodnight, Irene by Dennis Day

91

17
US












written by Gussie Davis & Leadbelly (as Lead Belly) 
Jo Stafford
7.
08/1950

Goodnight, Irene by Jo Stafford

146

9
US












[Capitol 1142]
written by Gussie Davis & Leadbelly (as Lead Belly) 
The Alexander Brothers
8.
09/1950

Goodnight Irene by The Alexander Brothers

60

26
US












[Mercury 5448]
written by Gussie Davis & Leadbelly (as Lead Belly) 
Don Cornell
9.
09/1950

I Need You So by Don Cornell

63

25
US












[RCA 47-3884]
written by Leadbelly (as Huddie Ledbetter) 
Lonnie Donegan
10.
01/1956

 ③  Rock Island Line by Lonnie Donegan

197

8
US










8
UK
[songwriter #3 hit]
as Lonnie Donegan Skiffle Group
[London 1650]
written by Leadbelly (as Lead Belly) 
Don Cornell
11.
04/1956

Rock Island Line by Don Cornell

13

59
US












[Coral 61613]
written by Leadbelly (as Lead Belly) 
Lonnie Donegan
12.
09/1956

Bring a Little Water Sylvie / Dead or Alive by Lonnie Donegan

104













7
UK
as Lonnie Donegan & His Skiffle Group
written by Leadbelly (as Huddie Ledbetter)  & Lonnie Donegan
Billy Williams
13.
04/1959

Goodnight, Irene by Billy Williams

9

75
US












written by Gussie Davis & Leadbelly (as Lead Belly) 
Lonnie Donegan
14.
05/1961

Have a Drink on Me by Lonnie Donegan

90













8
UK
as Lonnie Donegan & His Group
[Atlantic 2108]
written by Leadbelly (as Huddie Ledbetter)  & Peter Buchanan
The Highwaymen [folk group]
15.
11/1961

Cotton Fields by The Highwaymen [folk group]

from Standing Room Only!   
89

13
US
3
AC










traditional american ballad, copyrighted in 1850
written by Leadbelly (as Lead Belly) 
Jerry Reed & The Hully Girlies
16.
06/1962

Goodnight, Irene by Jerry Reed & The Hully Girlies

8

79
US












written by Gussie Davis & Leadbelly (as Lead Belly) 
Lonnie Donegan
17.
08/1962

Pick a Bale of Cotton by Lonnie Donegan

75













11
UK
as Lonnie Donegan & His Group
written by Leadbelly (as Huddie Ledbetter)  & John Lomax
Arthur Lyman
18.
04/1963

Cotton Fields (The Cotton Song) by Arthur Lyman

4

129
US












as Arthur Lyman Group
[instrumental]
[Hi Fi 5071]
written by Leadbelly (as Lead Belly) 
Ace Cannon
19.
06/1963

Cottonfields by Ace Cannon

from Aces Hi   
12

67
US












[Hi 2065]
written by Leadbelly (as Huddie Ledbetter) 
The Angels [US girl group]
20.
09/1963

Cotton Fields by The Angels [US girl group]

4

119
US












[Ascot 2139]
written by Leadbelly (as Huddie Ledbetter) 
Little Richard
21.
09/1964

Goodnight Irene by Little Richard

3

128
US












US B side to Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On
[Vee-Jay 612]
written by Gussie Davis & Leadbelly (as Lead Belly) 
The Four Pennies [English pop group]
22.
10/1964

Black Girl by The Four Pennies [English pop group]

45













20
UK
written by Leadbelly (as Huddie Ledbetter) 
Johnny Cash
23.
02/1970

Rock Island Line by Johnny Cash

8

93
US


35
country








[Sun 1111]
written by Leadbelly (as Lead Belly) 
The Beach Boys
24.
05/1970

Cotton Fields by The Beach Boys

from Sunflower   Sunflower
124

103
US










5
UK
[Capitol 2765]
written by Leadbelly (as Lead Belly) 
Ram Jam
25.
06/1977

 ⑤  Black Betty by Ram Jam

from Ram Jam   
165

18
US










7
UK
[songwriter #5 hit]
[Epic 50357]
written by traditional & Leadbelly (as Lead Belly) 
Creedence Clearwater Revival
26.
12/1981

Cotton Fields by Creedence Clearwater Revival

from Creedence Country   Creedence Country
2





50
country








[Fantasy 920]
written by Leadbelly (as Lead Belly) 
Tennessee Express
27.
06/1983

Cotton Fields by Tennessee Express

1





65
country








[RCA 13526]
written by Leadbelly (as Huddie Ledbetter) 
Ram Jam
28.
02/1990

Black Betty by Ram Jam

from The Very Best of Ram Jam   
72







13
dance




13
UK
[R]
written by traditional & Leadbelly (as Lead Belly) 
Little Axe
29.
12/1994

Ride On by Little Axe

from The Wolf That House Built   The Wolf That House Built
2













189
UK
written by Adrian Sherwood (as Adrian Maxwell), Little Axe (as Bernard Alexander) & Leadbelly (as Huddie Ledbetter) 
Tom Jones
30.
03/2003

Black Betty by Tom Jones

from Mr. Jones   
15













50
UK
charted as Black Betty / I Who Have Nothing in the UK
written by traditional & Leadbelly (as Lead Belly) 
Spiderbait
31.
10/2004

Black Betty by Spiderbait

from Tonight Alright   Tonight Alright
4











32
rock


written by traditional & Leadbelly (as Huddie Ledbetter) 
Ying Yang Twins
32.
11/2006

Dangerous by Ying Yang Twins

from Chemically Imbalanced   Chemically Imbalanced
8

85
US






84
R&B




featuring Wyclef Jean
[TVT 2851]
written by D-Roc (as De'Onjelo Holmes), Kaine (as Eric Jackson), Jerry Duplessis, Mr. Collipark (as Michael Crooms), Wyclef Jean, Daryl Hall (sample), John Oates (sample), Sara Allen (sample) & Leadbelly (sample) 
Ram Jam
33.
02/2007

Black Betty by Ram Jam

2













188
UK
[R]
written by traditional & Leadbelly (as Lead Belly) 
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