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1956
1.
04/1956
18





5
R&B


[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #142]
[Federal 12258]
written by James Brown  & Johnny Terry
1958
2.
11/1958
43

48
US


✫1
R&B


[Federal 12337]
written by James Brown 
1959
3.
04/1959
7





20
R&B


[Federal 12348]
written by James Brown 
1960
4.
02/1960
9





15
R&B


[Federal 12369]
written by James Brown 
5.
05/1960

Think by James Brown 

from Think!   
41

33
US


7
R&B


[Federal 12370]
written by Lowman Pauling
6.
05/1960
16

86
US


14
R&B


B side to Think
[Federal 12370]
written by James Brown  & Johnny Terry
7.
08/1960
15

79
US


20
R&B


[Federal 12378]
written by James Brown 
8.
11/1960
11

68
US






[King 5423]
written by Billy Ward
9.
11/1960
3

105
US






as James Brown and The Famous Flames
[R]
[Federal 12258]
written by James Brown  & Johnny Terry
1961
10.
02/1961
3

109
US






as James Brown presents his Band
[instrumental]
[King 5438]
written by Clifford Scott & Billy Butler
11.
02/1961
33

40
US


8
R&B


[King 5442]
written by Teddy Powell & Leonard Whitcup
12.
05/1961
35

47
US


4
R&B


[King 5466]
written by James Brown 
13.
08/1961
39

49
US


2
R&B


[King 5524]
written by Joe Tex & James Brown 
14.
09/1961
8





17
R&B


[King 5547]
written by James Brown 
15.
12/1961
40

48
US


2
R&B


[King 5573]
written by James Brown , Bobby Byrd & Baby Lloyd Stallworth (as Lloyd Eugene Stallworth)
1962
16.
04/1962
43

35
US


5
R&B


[King 5614]
written by Oscar Washington, Lewis Simpkins (as Lewis P. Simpkins) & Jimmy Forrest
17.
07/1962
21

61
US


16
R&B


[King 5657]
written by James Brown 
18.
09/1962
14

82
US


21
R&B


[King 5672]
written by James Brown 
19.
12/1962
13

93
US


18
R&B


[King 5701]
written by Sonny Thompson & Ray Starr
1963
20.
02/1963
6

99
US






[King 5710]
written by Johnny Otis
21.
03/1963
6





24
R&B


[King 5710]
written by Jesse Stone
22.
04/1963
80

18
US


6
R&B


#1 hit for Perry Como in 1946
[King 5739]
written by Russ Columbo, Clarence Gaskill & Leo Robin
23.
07/1963
22

55
US


25
R&B


[King 5767]
written by Jack Strachey & Eric Maschwitz
24.
10/1963
10

77
US






[King 5803]
written by Cowboy Copas & Syd Nathan (as Lois Mann)
1964
25.
01/1964
60

23
US


4
R&B


[live]
[King 5842]
written by James Brown 
26.
02/1964
5

95
US






[R]
[King 5853]
written by James Brown  & Johnny Terry
27.
04/1964
5

107
US


48
R&B


as James Brown and The Famous Flames
[King 5876]
written by Dorcas Cochran & Lionel Newman
28.
04/1964
3

125
US






as James Brown and The Famous Flames
[King 5853]
written by James Brown 
29.
05/1964
8

95
US


39
R&B


[Smash 1898]
written by Fleecie Moore
30.
06/1964
3

134
US






as James Brown and The Famous Flames;
[live]
B side to Again
[King 5899]
written by James Brown 
31.
06/1964
11

99
US


21
R&B


[Smash 1908]
written by Guitar Slim (as Eddie Jones)
32.
06/1964
3

132
US






as James Brown and The Famous Flames
[King 5899]
written by Remus Harris, Russ Morgan & Irving Melsher
33.
08/1964
56

24
US


5
R&B


[Smash 1919]
written by James Brown (as Ted Wright) 
34.
09/1964
5

107
US


45
R&B


as James Brown and his Orchestra
[Smash 1919]
written by James Brown (as Ted Wright) 
35.
12/1964
6

92
US






[King 5968]
written by Billy Ward & Rose Marks
1965
36.
04/1965
3

114
US






as James Brown at the organ ans his Orchestra
[instrumental]
[Smash 1975]
written by Nat Jones
37.
07/1965
160

8
US


✫1
R&B
25
UK
[artist #4 hit]
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #72]
[King 5999]
written by James Brown 
38.
11/1965
207

3
US


✫1
R&B
29
UK
[artist #2 hit]
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #78]
[King 6015]
written by James Brown 
39.
11/1965
15

63
US


34
R&B


[R]
[instrumental]
[Smash 2008]
written by James Brown 
1966
40.
02/1966
5

94
US






[R]
[King 6020]
written by James Brown , Bobby Byrd & Baby Lloyd Stallworth (as Lloyd Eugene Stallworth)
41.
02/1966
12

73
US


38
R&B


[R]
[live]
[King 6020]
written by James Brown 
42.
03/1966
33

42
US


6
R&B


[King 6025]
written by James Brown  & Nat Jones
43.
04/1966
184

8
US


✫1
R&B
13
UK
[artist #3 hit]
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #123]
[King 6035]
written by James Brown  & Betty Jean Newsome
44.
05/1966
3

102
US






[instrumental]
[Smash 2028]
written by James Brown  & Nat Jones
45.
07/1966
24

53
US


11
R&B


[King 6048]
written by James Brown  & Nat Jones
46.
10/1966
33

50
US


4
R&B


[King 6056]
written by Burt Jones
1967
47.
01/1967
49

29
US


7
R&B


[King 6071]
written by James Brown  & Nat Jones
48.
03/1967
21

55
US


21
R&B


[King 6086]
written by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
49.
04/1967
5

100
US






featuring Vicki Anderson
written by Lowman Pauling
50.
05/1967
36

46
US


5
R&B


[King 6100]
written by Bud Hobgood & James Brown 
51.
07/1967
139

7
US


✫1
R&B


[King 6110]
written by James Brown  & Pee Wee Ellis (as Alfred Ellis)
52.
10/1967
32

40
US


11
R&B


[King 6122]
written by Bud Hobgood, James Brown  & Pee Wee Ellis
53.
12/1967
56

28
US


4
R&B


[King 6144]
written by James Brown 
1968
54.
01/1968
44

36
US


3
R&B


[King 6144]
written by James Brown  & Bud Hobgood
55.
03/1968
144

6
US


✫1
R&B


[artist #5 hit]
[King 6155]
written by James Brown 
56.
05/1968
24

52
US


13
R&B


[spoken]
[King 6112]
written by James Brown  & Hayward E. Moore
57.
05/1968
89

14
US


2
R&B


[King 6166]
written by James Brown , Bobby Byrd & Pee Wee Ellis (as Alfred Ellis)
58.
06/1968
3

104
US






as James Brown and The Famous Flames
[instrumental]
[King 6164]
written by James Brown  & Bud Hobgood
59.
07/1968
22

55
US


15
R&B


[King 6141]
written by James Brown 
60.
09/1968
111

10
US


✫1
R&B


[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #305]
[King 6187]
written by James Brown  & Pee Wee Ellis (as Alfred Ellis)
61.
11/1968
40

31
US


9
R&B


[King 6198]
written by James Brown 
62.
12/1968
7

86
US






[Christmas]
[King 6204]
written by James Brown  & Nat Jones
1969
63.
01/1969
92

15
US


✫1
R&B


[King 6213]
written by Charles Bobbit
64.
04/1969
69

20
US


3
R&B


[King 6224]
written by James Brown 
65.
04/1969
7

117
US


33
R&B


[instrumental]
[King 6222]
written by James Brown  & Pee Wee Ellis (as Alfred Ellis)
66.
05/1969
41

30
US


11
R&B


[instrumental]
[King 6240]
written by James Brown 
67.
06/1969
105

11
US


✫1
R&B


[King 6245]
written by James Brown  & Pee Wee Ellis (as Alfred Ellis)
68.
08/1969
27

41
US


16
R&B


[instrumental]
[King 6250]
written by James Brown 
69.
09/1969
36

37
US


8
R&B


[King 6258]
written by James Brown 
70.
10/1969
71

21
US


2
R&B


[King 6255]
written by James Brown 
71.
11/1969
62

24
US


3
R&B


[instrumental]
[King 6280]
written by James Brown 
72.
12/1969
36

40
US


6
R&B


[King 6275]
written by James Brown 
1970
73.
02/1970
48

32
US


3
R&B


[King 6292]
written by James Brown 
74.
03/1970
21

51
US


20
R&B


[King 6290]
written by James Brown 
75.
05/1970
51

32
US


2
R&B


[King 6310]
written by James Brown 
76.
07/1970
113

15
US


2
R&B
32
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #326]
[King 6318]
written by James Brown , Bobby Byrd & Ron Lenhoff
77.
10/1970
97

13
US


✫1
R&B


[King 6329]
written by James Brown 
78.
12/1970
19

105
US




47
UK
[R]
[Christmas]
[King 6339]
written by Nat Jones & A. Williams Jones
1971
79.
01/1971
47

34
US


4
R&B


[King 6347]
written by James Brown , Bobby Byrd & Ron Lenhoff
80.
02/1971
55

29
US


3
R&B


[King 6368]
written by James Brown 
81.
03/1971
6

90
US






82.
05/1971
25

50
US


15
R&B


[King 6363]
written by James Brown  & Bobby Byrd
83.
06/1971
42

35
US


6
R&B


[spoken]
[People 2500]
written by James Brown 
84.
07/1971
111

15
US


✫1
R&B
51
UK
[People 2501]
written by James Brown  & Fred Wesley
85.
08/1971
77

22
US


✫1
R&B


[Polydor 14088]
written by James Brown  & Charles Bobbit
86.
10/1971
11

68
US






87.
11/1971
41

35
US


7
R&B


[Polydor 14100]
written by James Brown  & Charles Bobbit
1972
88.
02/1972
70

27
US


✫1
R&B


[Polydor 14109]
written by James Brown  & Bobby Byrd
89.
03/1972
39

40
US


6
R&B


[spoken]
[Polydor 14116]
written by James Brown , Charles Bobbit, Dave Matthews & Manny Rosen
90.
05/1972
41

43
US


4
R&B


[Polydor 14125]
written by James Brown 
91.
06/1972
35

44
US


7
R&B


[instrumental]
[Polydor 14129]
written by Bill Doggett, Henry Glover, Billy Butler, Shep Shepherd & Clifford Scott
92.
08/1972
91

18
US


✫1
R&B


[Polydor 14139]
written by James Brown , Fred Wesley & Joe Mims
93.
11/1972
42

44
US


3
R&B


[Polydor 14153]
written by James Brown 
1973
94.
01/1973
74

27
US


4
R&B
51
UK
[Polydor 14162]
written by James Brown 
95.
03/1973
26

50
US


13
R&B


[Polydor 14168]
written by Bodie Chandler & Barry De Vorzon
96.
05/1973
34

77
US


15
R&B
51
UK
[R]
[re-recorded]
[Polydor 14177]
written by Lowman Pauling
97.
06/1973
27

80
US


37
R&B
51
UK
[R]
[re-recorded]
[Polydor 14185]
written by Lowman Pauling
98.
08/1973
33

50
US


6
R&B


[Polydor 14194]
written by James Brown 
99.
11/1973
49

58
US


4
R&B
52
UK
[Polydor 14210]
written by James Brown 
1974
100.
03/1974
63

26
US


✫1
R&B


[Polydor 14223]
written by James Brown , John Starks & Fred Wesley
101.
06/1974

My Thang by James Brown 

from Hell   Hell
57

29
US


✫1
R&B


[Polydor 14244]
written by James Brown 
102.
08/1974
53

31
US


✫1
R&B


[Polydor 14255]
written by Charles Bobbit, James Brown , John Starks & Fred Wesley
103.
11/1974
48

44
US


4
R&B
52
UK
B side Cold Blooded charted from 7 december 1974 in US charts
[Polydot 14258]
written by James Brown 
1975
104.
02/1975

Reality by James Brown 

from Reality   
16

80
US


19
R&B


[Polydor 14268]
written by James Brown , Fred Wesley & Gertrude Wesley
105.
04/1975
21

61
US


16
R&B


[R]
[Polydor 14270]
written by James Brown , Bobby Byrd & Ron Lenhoff
106.
07/1975
11





11
R&B


[Polydor 14281]
written by James Brown 
107.
10/1975
5





28
R&B


[Polydor 14295]
written by James Brown 
108.
11/1975
4





31
R&B


[Polydor 14301]
written by James Brown 
1976
109.
03/1976
1





70
R&B


[Polydor 14304]
written by Deek Watson (as Ivory "Deek" Watson) & Pat Best (as William "Pat" Best)
110.
06/1976
84

45
US
19
dance
4
R&B
22
UK
[Polydor 14326]
written by Deanna Brown, Deidra Brown & Yamma Brown
111.
10/1976
2





47
R&B


[Polydor 14354]
written by Deidra Brown, Deanna Brown & Yamma Brown
112.
12/1976
37

88
US


13
R&B
36
UK
[Polydor 14360]
written by Deanna Brown, Deidra Brown & Yamma Brown
1977
113.
04/1977
3





35
R&B


[Polydot 14388]
written by Charles Sherrell
114.
07/1977
7





20
R&B


[Polydor 14409]
written by Deanna Brown & Yamma Brown (as Yammer Brown)
115.
12/1977
2





45
R&B


[Polydor 14438]
written by James Brown  & Deanna Brown
1978
116.
04/1978
3





38
R&B


[Polydor 14465]
written by Deidra Brown (as Deidre Brown) & James Brown 
117.
06/1978
5





26
R&B


[Polydor 14487]
written by James Brown  & Charles Sherrell
118.
12/1978
2





52
R&B


[Polydor 14522]
written by Deidra Brown (as Deidre Brown) & James Brown 
1979
119.
05/1979
10



65
dance
15
R&B


120.
09/1979
1





63
R&B


[Polydor 2005]
written by Brad Shapiro & Randy McCormick
1980
121.
01/1980

Regrets by James Brown 

from People   
2





63
R&B


[Polydor 2054]
written by Barbara Wyrick
122.
11/1980
23



65
dance
46
R&B
39
UK
[TK 1039]
written by Susaye Brown, James Brown  & Henry Stallings
1981
123.
04/1981
1





80
R&B


[TK 1042]
written by Bobby Byrd & James Brown 
1983
124.
05/1983
16





73
R&B
45
UK
charted as Bring It On... Bring It On / The Night Time Is the Right Time (To Be with the One That You Love) in US R&B charts
[Augusta Sound 94023]
written by James Brown  & Joe Brown
1985
125.
04/1985
13







50
UK
written by James Brown , Fred Wesley, Joe Mims (as Joseph Mims), Bobby Byrd, Ron Lenhoff, Deanna Brown, Deidra Brown (as Deidre Brown) & Yamma Brown
126.
06/1985
14







47
UK
127.
12/1985
271

4
US
3
dance
10
R&B
5
UK
[artist #1 hit]
[Scotti Brothers 05682 ]
written by Dan Hartman & Charlie Midnight
1986
128.
03/1986
15







46
UK
129.
05/1986
7







78
UK
130.
10/1986

Gravity by James Brown 

from Gravity   
29

93
US
13
dance
26
R&B
65
UK
produced by Dan Hartman
[Scotti Brothers 06275 ]
written by Dan Hartman & Charlie Midnight
131.
12/1986
16





10
R&B
90
UK
[Scotti Brothers 06568 ]
written by Dan Hartman & Charlie Midnight
1988
132.
3



35
dance




written by Full Force & James Brown 
133.
01/1988
16







45
UK
written by Hank Ballard & James Brown 
134.
04/1988
70







12
UK
135.
05/1988
55



29
dance
2
R&B
31
UK
featuring Full Force
[Scotti Brothers 07783]
written by Full Force & James Brown 
136.
07/1988

Static by James Brown 

from I'm Real   I'm Real
34



5
dance
5
R&B


[Scotti Brothers 07975]
written by Full Force
1991
137.
07/1991
2





48
R&B


[Scotti Brothers 75288]
written by James Brown 
138.
11/1991
9







69
UK
1993
139.
03/1993
29



7
dance
76
R&B
59
UK
[Scotti Brothers 75352]
written by Robert Clivillés, David Cole, Duran Ramos, Sheldon Scott, James Jackson & Busta Rhymes (as Trevor Smith)
1996
140.
10/1996
1





117
R&B


1998
141.
12/1998
1





75
R&B


[R&B chart position is for R&B airplay charts]
[Christmas]
[Epic album cut]
written by James Brown , Alfred James Ellis & Hank Ballard
1999
142.
01/1999
1





101
R&B


143.
04/1999
19







40
UK
written by James Brown  & Derrick Monk
2000
144.
01/2000
3







156
UK
[R]
written by James Brown  & Derrick Monk
145.
04/2000
11







63
UK
[R]
written by James Brown  & Derrick Monk
2002
146.
02/2002
2







192
UK
[R]
written by James Brown 
2003
147.
05/2003
3







145
UK
[R]
written by James Brown 
2010
148.
09/2010
3







108
UK

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