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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Other • Top 1000

Top R&B Songs of 1943

1942 <-1943-> 1944

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1.
08/1943

Pistol Packin' Mama by Al Dexter

394

✫1
US
✫1
country
5
R&B
as Al Dexter and His Troopers
[Okeh 6708]
written by Al Dexter
2.
01/1943

I've Heard That Song Before by Harry James and His Orchestra

376

✫1
US


✫1
R&B
[Columbia 36668]
written by Jule Styne & Sammy Cahn
3.
07/1943

You'll Never Know by Dick Haymes

376

✫1
US


✫1
R&B
[Decca 18556]
written by Harry Warren, Mack Gordon & Dorothy Fern Norris
4.
08/1943

Paper Doll by The Mills Brothers

371

✫1
US


2
R&B
written by Johnny Black (as Johnny S. Black)
5.
08/1943

Sunday, Monday or Always by Bing Crosby

364

✫1
US


3
R&B
[Decca 18561]
written by Jimmy Van Heusen & Johnny Burke
6.
11/1943

My Heart Tells Me (Should I Believe My Heart?) by Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra

355

✫1
US


7
R&B
vocals by Eugenie Baird
[Decca 18567]
written by Harry Warren & Mack Gordon
7.
11/1943

Pistol Packin' Mama by Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters

352

2
US
✫1
country
3
R&B
[Decca 23277]
written by Al Dexter
8.
07/1943

In the Blue of Evening by Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra

349

✫1
US


10
R&B
vocals by Frank Sinatra
[Victor 201530]
written by Tom Adair (as Thomas Montgomery Adair) & Alfonso D'Artega
9.
05/1943

Taking a Chance on Love by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra

349

✫1
US


10
R&B
vocals by Helen Forrest
written by Vernon Duke, John La Touche (as John Latouche) & Ted Fetter
10.
02/1943

Don't Get Around Much Anymore by The Ink Spots

330

2
US


✫1
R&B
written by Duke Ellington & Bob Russell
11.
07/1943

It Can't Be Wrong by Dick Haymes

324

2
US


2
R&B
[Decca 18557]
written by Kim Gannon & Max Steiner
12.
06/1943

All or Nothing at All by Frank Sinatra and Harry James

307

2
US


8
R&B
as Frank Sinatra & Harry James & His Orchestra
[Columbia 35587]
written by Arthur Altman & Jack Lawrence
13.
01/1943

Brazil (Aquarela Do Brasil) by Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra

305

2
US


9
R&B
[instrumental]
[Columbia 36651]
written by Ary Barroso & Bob Russell
14.
12/1943

Shoo-Shoo Baby by Ella Mae Morse

271

4
US


✫1
R&B
[Capitol 143]
written by Phil Moore
15.
01/1943

It Started All Over Again by Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra

265

4
US


2
R&B
vocals by Frank Sinatra & The Pied Pipers
[Victor 201522]
written by Bill Carey & Carl Fisher
16.
03/1943

As Time Goes By by Jacques Renard and His Orchestra

262

3
US


8
R&B
vocal by Frank Munn; originally from 1931
written by Herman Hupfeld
17.
12/1943

I'll Be Home for Christmas (If Only in My Dreams) by Bing Crosby

261

3
US


8
R&B
[Christmas]
[Decca 18570]
written by Buck Ram, Kim Gannon & Walter Kent
18.
01/1943

Why Don't You Do Right by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra

257

4
US


4
R&B
vocals by Peggy Lee
written by Kansas Joe McCoy
19.
02/1943

You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To by Dinah Shore

244

4
US


10
R&B
[Victor 1519]
written by Cole Porter
20.
07/1943

Boogie Woogie by Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra

231

5
US


6
R&B
[instrumental]
[Victor 26054]
written by Clarence "Pinetop" Smith
21.
05/1943

Don't Get Around Much Anymore (Never No Lament) by Duke Ellington

200

8
US


✫1
R&B
[instrumental]
[Victor 26610]
written by Duke Ellington & Bob Russell
22.
08/1943

Don't Cry, Baby by Erskine Hawkins and His Orchestra

166

15
US
6
country
✫1
R&B
vocals by Jimmy Mitchelle
[Bluebird 30-0813]
written by Jimmy Mitchelle (as Jimmy Mitchell) & Sammy Lowe
23.
02/1943

That Old Black Magic by Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra

140

15
US


2
R&B
[Decca 18541]
written by Harold Arlen & Johnny Mercer
24.
11/1943

All for You by The King Cole Trio

128

19
US


✫1
R&B
[Capitol 139]
written by Robert Scherman
25.
06/1943

Riffette by Freddie Slack and His Orchestra

118

18
US


3
R&B
written by Freddie Slack & Gay Jones
26.
11/1943

I Heard You Cried Last Night (And So Did I) by Dick Haymes

104

19
US


8
R&B
written by Ted Grouya & Jerry Kruger
27.
09/1943

Sentimental Lady by Duke Ellington

44





✫1
R&B
[instrumental]
B side to A Slip of the Lip (Can Sink a Ship)
[Victor 20-1528]
written by Duke Ellington
28.
1943

I Can't Stand Losing You by The Ink Spots

44





✫1
R&B
written by Bill Kenny (as Billy Kenny), Josef Myrow (as Joe Myrow) & Kim Gannon
29.
01/1943

Don't Stop Now by Bonnie Davis

44





✫1
R&B
[Savoy 102]
written by William Campbell
30.
1943

Apollo Jump by Lucky Millinder and His Orchestra

44





✫1
R&B
[instumental]
[Decca 18529]
written by Ernest Purce, Lucky Millinder & Prince Robinson
31.
08/1943

A Slip of the Lip (Can Sink a Ship) by Duke Ellington

44





✫1
R&B
[Victor 20-1528]
written by Luther Henderson (as Luther Henderson Jr.) & Mercer Ellington
32.
1943

Let's Beat Our Some Love by Buddy Johnson

38





2
R&B
vocals by Buddy Johnson
written by Mike Jackson
33.
06/1943

Oh! Miss Jaxon by Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra

32





3
R&B
[Decca 18547]
written by Duke Ellington (as Edward Kennedy Ellington)
34.
1943

It Can't Be Wrong by The Four Vagabonds

32





3
R&B
[Bluebird 300815]
written by Kim Gannon & Max Steiner
35.
1943

Flying Home by Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra

32





3
R&B
written by Lionel Hampton & Benny Goodman
36.
1943

Five Guys Named Moe by Louis Jordan

32





3
R&B
written by Jerry Bresler & Larry Wynn
37.
1943

Baby Don't You Cry by Buddy Johnson

32





3
R&B
vocals by Warren Evans
written by Buddy Johnson
38.
05/1943

Washington Whirligig by Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra

30





4
R&B
[instrumental]
US B side to Oh! Miss Jaxon
[Decca 18547]
written by Andy Gibson
39.
05/1943

Please Be Careful (If You Can't Be Good) by Boone's Jumpin' Jacks

30





4
R&B
[Decca 8644]
written by William Campbell
40.
1943

Hey Lawdy Mama (Meet Me in the Bottom) by Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy

30





4
R&B
[Decca 4405]
written by Amos Easton
41.
08/1943

From Twilight 'Till Dawn by Ceelle Burke and His Orchestra

30





4
R&B
[Capitol 136]
written by Leon René
42.
1943

Velvet Moon by Harry James and His Orchestra

27





5
R&B
[instrumental]
[Columbia 36672]
written by Eddie DeLange (as Edgar De Lange) & Josef Myrow
43.
05/1943

Rusty Dusty Blues by Count Basie

25





6
R&B
[Columbia 36675]
written by Joe Williams
44.
1943

Rhapsody in Blue by The Glenn Miller Orchestra

25





6
R&B
as Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
[instrumental]
[Victor 201529]
written by George Gershwin
45.
1943

My Heart and I Decided by Ella Fitzgerald

25





6
R&B
as Ella Fitzgerald and the Keys
written by Walter Donaldson
46.
1943

Get Me on Your Mind by Jay McShann and His Orchestra

23





7
R&B
[Decca 4418]
written by Gus Johnson & John Tums
47.
1943

That'll Just 'Bout Knock Me Out by Louis Jordan

21





8
R&B
written by Casey Bill Weldon & Louis Jordan
48.
1943

Rubber Bounce by Sonny Boy Williams and His Orchestra

19





9
R&B
[Decca 8651]
written by Sonny Boy Williams
49.
1943

Flying Home by Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra

19





9
R&B
[R]
[new version]
written by Lionel Hampton & Benny Goodman
50.
1943

Don't Stop Now! by Beverly White and Her Blues Chasers

19





9
R&B
[Beacon 111]
written by William Campbell
51.
1943

The Chicks I Pick Are Slender and Tender and Tall by Louis Jordan

17





10
R&B
written by Mike Jackson
52.
1943

If I Cared a Little Bit Less (And You Cared a Little Bit More) by The Ink Spots

17





10
R&B
written by Berkeley Graham & Carley Mills
53.
1943

Flash by Harry James and His Orchestra

17





10
R&B
[instrumental]
written by Harry James & Jack Matthias
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