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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 1945

1944 <-1945-> 1946

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1.
01/1945

Rum and Coca-Cola by The Andrews Sisters

373

✫1
US
3
R&B
[Decca 18636]
written by Lord Invader & Lionel Belasco
2.
01/1945

Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive by Johnny Mercer

370

✫1
US
4
R&B
[Capitol 180]
written by Harold Arlen & Johnny Mercer
3.
05/1945

Caldonia by Louis Jordan

238

6
US
✫1
R&B
as Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
[Decca 8670]
written by Fleecie Moore
4.
01/1945

I'm Beginning to See the Light by Duke Ellington

224

6
US
4
R&B
vocals by Joya Sherrill
[Victor 20-1618]
written by Duke Ellington, Don George, Johnny Hodges & Harry James
5.
05/1945

I Wish by The Mills Brothers

224

6
US
4
R&B
B side to Put Another Chair At the Table
written by Allan Roberts & Doris Fisher
6.
06/1945

Who Threw the Whiskey in the Well by Lucky Millinder and His Orchestra

220

7
US
✫1
R&B
vocals by Wynonie Harris
[Decca 18674]
written by Eddie DeLange & John Benson Brooks (as Johnny Brooks)
7.
04/1945

Tippin' In by Erskine Hawkins and His Orchestra

193

9
US
✫1
R&B
[instumental]
written by Bobby Smith [saxophonist] (as Robert Lewis Smith)
8.
10/1945

A Cottage for Sale by Billy Eckstine

192

8
US
3
R&B
as Billy Eckstine & His Orchestra
hit for Guy Lombardo in 1930
[National 9014]
written by Willard Robison & Larry Conley
9.
08/1945

It's Only a Paper Moon by Ella Fitzgerald and The Delta Rhythm Boys

178

9
US
4
R&B
written by Harold Arlen, E. Y. Harburg & Billy Rose
10.
08/1945

It's Only a Paper Moon by Delta Rhythm Boys

178

9
US
4
R&B
hit for Paul Whiteman in 1933
[Decca 23425]
written by Harold Arlen, E. Y. Harburg & Billy Rose
11.
11/1945

The Honeydripper by Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra

174

10
US
2
R&B
as Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra & The Delta Rhythm Boys
[Decca 23451]
written by Joe Liggins
12.
09/1945

Jimmy's Blues by Count Basie

168

10
US
3
R&B
[Columbia 36831]
written by Jimmy Rushing (as James Rushing)
13.
03/1945

You Can't Get That No More by Louis Jordan

164

11
US
2
R&B
as Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
[Decca 8668]
written by Louis Jordan & Sam Theard
14.
10/1945

The Honeydripper (Parts 1 & 2) by Joe Liggins and His Honeydrippers

158

13
US
✫1
R&B
written by Joe Liggins
15.
05/1945

Caldonia by Erskine Hawkins and His Orchestra

158

12
US
2
R&B
vocals by Ace Harris & Band
written by Fleecie Moore
16.
09/1945

That's the Stuff You Gotta Watch by Buddy Johnson

146

14
US
2
R&B
vocals by Ella Johnson
written by Buddy Johnson
17.
05/1945

Put Another Chair at the Table by The Mills Brothers

138

14
US
4
R&B
written by Richard Nelson & Pvt. Cecil Gant (as Cecil Gant)
18.
1945

Somebody's Gotta Go by Cootie Williams

45



✫1
R&B
[Hit 7119]
written by Bob Haggart
19.
1945

Mop! Mop! by Louis Jordan

45



✫1
R&B
written by Claude Demetrius & J. Mayo Williams
20.
1945

I Wonder by Roosevelt Sykes and His Piano

45



✫1
R&B
written by Pvt. Cecil Gant & Raymond Leveen
21.
1945

Strange Things Happening Every Day by Sister Rosetta Tharpe

39



2
R&B
written by traditional
22.
1945

Left a Good Deal in Mobile by Herb Jeffries

39



2
R&B
with Joe Liggins' Honeydrippers
[Exclusive 208]
written by Herb Jeffries, Nat Leslie & Irving Mills
23.
08/1945

I'm a Shy Guy by The King Cole Trio

39



2
R&B
[Capitol 208]
written by Nat King Cole
24.
1945

Beulah's Boogie by Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra

39



2
R&B
written by Lionel Hampton
25.
1945

The Honeydripper by Roosevelt Sykes and His Piano

33



3
R&B
written by Joe Liggins
26.
1945

Somebody Done Changed the Lock on My Door by Louis Jordan

33



3
R&B
written by Casey Bill Weldon
27.
1945

S.K. Blues (Part I) by Joe Turner

33



3
R&B
with Pete Johnson's All Stars
written by Joe Turner
28.
05/1945

Rock Me Mamma by Arthur Big Boy Crudup

33



3
R&B
[Bluebird 34-0725]
written by Arthur Big Boy Crudup (as Arthur Crudup)
29.
10/1945

Last Night (And Now Tonight Again) by Billy Eckstine

33



3
R&B
as Billy Eckstine & His Orchestra
[National 9015]
written by Sam Koval
30.
12/1945

Keep Your Arms Around Me by Arthur Big Boy Crudup

33



3
R&B
[Bluebird 34-0738]
written by Arthur Big Boy Crudup (as Arthur Crudup)
31.
05/1945

If You Can't Smile and Say Yes by The King Cole Trio

33



3
R&B
[Capitol 192]
written by Louis Jordan & Richard Rodgers
32.
03/1945

I Wonder by Louis Armstrong

33



3
R&B
[Decca 18652]
written by Pvt. Cecil Gant & Raymond Leveen
33.
10/1945

Daddy-Daddy by Savannah Churchill

33



3
R&B
as Savannah Churchill and Her All Star Orchestra
[Manor 1004]
written by Savannah Churchill & Irving Berman
34.
1945

Blues at Sunrise by Ivory Joe Hunter

33



3
R&B
with Johnny Moore's 3 Blazes
written by Ivory Joe Hunter
35.
12/1945

Be-Baba-Leba by Helen Humes

33



3
R&B
with Bill Doggett Octet
[Philo 106]
written by Helen Humes
36.
12/1945

Things Have Changed by Big Maceo

31



4
R&B
[Bluebird 0735]
written by Big Maceo
37.
10/1945

Lonesome Lover Blues by Billy Eckstine

31



4
R&B
as Billy Eckstine & His Orchestra
B side to Last Night (And Now Tonight Again)
[National 9015]
written by Billy Eckstine
38.
1945

I'm Tired by Pvt. Cecil Gant

31



4
R&B
[Gilt-Edge 506]
written by Pvt. Cecil Gant
39.
03/1945

I Ain't Got Nothin' but the Blues by Duke Ellington

31



4
R&B
[Victor 20-1623]
written by Duke Ellington & Don George
40.
1945

Fifteen Years (And I'm Still Serving Time) by Erskine Hawkins and His Orchestra

31



4
R&B
written by Allan Roberts, Pearl Bailey, Doris Fisher & Mitchell Ayres
41.
05/1945

Who's Been Foolin' You by Arthur Big Boy Crudup

28



5
R&B
B side to Rock Me Mamma
[Bluebird 34-0725]
written by Arthur Big Boy Crudup (as Arthur Crudup)
42.
1945

Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?) by Billie Holiday

28



5
R&B
[Decca 23391]
written by Jimmy Davis, Jimmy Sherman & Roger Ramirez
43.
1945

Detroit Blues by Tampa Red

28



5
R&B
written by Tampa Red
44.
1945

Cecil Boogie by Pvt. Cecil Gant

28



5
R&B
[instrumental]
US B side to I Wonder
[Gilt-Edge 500]
written by Pvt. Cecil Gant
45.
03/1945

Red Bank Boogie by Count Basie

26



6
R&B
[instrumental]
[Columbia 36766]
written by Count Basie & Buck Clayton
46.
02/1945

I Wonder by Warren Evans

26



6
R&B
[National 9003]
written by Pvt. Cecil Gant & Raymond Leveen
47.
1945

The Grass Is Getting Greener by Pvt. Cecil Gant

23



7
R&B
[Gilt-Edge 505]
written by Pvt. Cecil Gant
48.
1945

I'll Live True to You by Tab Smith

23



7
R&B
as Tab Smith & His Orchestra with Trevor Bacon
written by William T. Ford
49.
1945

Salty Papa Blues by Dinah Washington

21



8
R&B
as Sextet with Dinah Washington
written by Leonard Feather
50.
1945

Robin Hood by Louis Prima

18



10
R&B
[instrumental]
B side to I'll Walk Alone
[Hit 7083]
written by Bob Miketta & Louis Prima
51.
01/1945

Don't You Know I Care (Or Don't You Care to Know) by Duke Ellington

18



10
R&B
B side to I'm Beginning to See the Light
[Victor 20-1618]
written by Duke Ellington & Mack David
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