B.B. King Top Songs&nbsp;&nbsp;

1952

You Know I Love by B.B. King

✫1
R&B

[RPM 363x45]
written by B.B. King

1953

Please Hurry Home by B.B. King

4
R&B

[RPM 391]
written by B.B. King

1953

Please Love Me by B.B. King

✫1
R&B

[RPM 386]
written by B.B. King

1953

Woke Up This Morning (My Baby She Was Gone) by B.B. King

3
R&B

[RPM 380]
written by B.B. King

1954

When My Heart Beats Like a Hammer by B.B. King

8
R&B

written by Jules Taub & B.B. King

1954

Whole Lotta' Love by B.B. King

8
R&B

B side to You Upset Me Baby
written by Joe Josea & Maxwell Davis

1954

You Upset Me Baby by B.B. King

✫1
R&B

written by B.B. King

, Joe Josea & Jules Taub

1955

10.

1955

Every Day I Have the Blues by B.B. King

8
R&B

written by Pinetop Sparks (as Aaron Sparks) & Marion Sparks

11.

1955

Sneakin' Around by B.B. King

14
R&B

B side to Every Day I Have the Blues
written by Jessie Mae Robinson

12.

1955

Ten Long Years by B.B. King

9
R&B

written by B.B. King (as Riley B. King)

& Jules Taub (as Jules Bihari)

1956

13.

Bad Luck by B.B. King

from Singin' the Blues

3
R&B

[RPM 468]
written by Ivory Joe Hunter

14.

Crying Won't Help You by B.B. King

from Singin' the Blues

15
R&B

[RPM 451]
written by Tampa Red (as Hudson Whittaker)

15.

On My Word of Honor by B.B. King

3
R&B

written by Buck Ram (as Jean Miles) & Katherine Harrison

16.

Sweet Little Angel by B.B. King

from Singin' the Blues

6
R&B

B side to Bad Luck
[RPM 468]
written by B.B. King

1957

17.

1957

I Want to Get Married by B.B. King

14
R&B

B side to Troubles, Troubles, Troubles
[RPM 492]
written by B.B. King

18.

1957

Troubles, Troubles, Troubles by B.B. King

13
R&B

written by B.B. King

19.

07/1957

Be Careful with a Fool by B.B. King

95
US

[RPM 494]
written by Joe Josea & B.B. King

20.

11/1957

I Need You So Bad by B.B. King

85
US

[RPM 498]
written by King & Ling

1958

21.

11/1958

You've Been an Angel by B.B. King

16
R&B

B side to Please Accept My Love
[Kent 315]
written by B.B. King

22.

11/1958

Please Accept My Love by B.B. King

9
R&B

[Kent 315]
written by B.B. King

, Joe Josea & Maxwell Davis

1960

23.

01/1960

Sweet Sixteen (Pt. 1) by B.B. King

2
R&B

[Kent 330]
written by Ahmet Ertegun (as Nugetre)

24.

05/1960

Got a Right to Love My Baby by B.B. King

8
R&B

[Kent 333]
written by B.B. King

25.

07/1960

Partin' Time by B.B. King

8
R&B

[Kent 346]
written by B.B. King

26.

10/1960

Walking Dr. Bill by B.B. King

23
R&B

[Kent 350]
written by Doctor Clayton (as Peter Joe Clayton)

1961

27.

06/1961

Someday by B.B. King

16
R&B

B side to Peace of Mind
[Kent 360]
written by B.B. King

28.

06/1961

Peace of Mind by B.B. King

119
US

7
R&B

[Kent 360]
written by B.B. King

1962

29.

02/1962

My Sometime Baby by B.B. King

24
R&B

[Kent 365]
written by Joe Josea

30.

05/1962

Gonna Miss You Around Here by B.B. King

17
R&B

[Kent 372]
written by B.B. King

31.

11/1962

Tomorrow Night by B.B. King

106
US

[ABC-Paramount 10367]
written by Sam Coslow & Will Grosz (as Wilhelm Grosz)

1964

32.

03/1964

How Blue Can You Get by B.B. King

97
US

21
R&B

[ABC 10527]
written by Jane Feather & Leonard Feather

33.

05/1964

⑤ Rock Me Baby by B.B. King

34
US

12
R&B

[artist #5 hit]
[Kent 393]
written by Joe Josea & B.B. King

34.

06/1964

Help the Poor by B.B. King

98
US

24
R&B

[ABC 10552]
written by Charles Singleton

35.

08/1964

You're Gonna Miss Me by B.B. King

107
US

[Kent 396]
written by B.B. King

36.

08/1964

Let Me Love You by B.B. King

110
US

15
R&B

US B side to You're Gonna Miss Me
[Kent 396]
written by B.B. King

37.

11/1964

Beautician Blues by B.B. King

82
US

15
R&B

[Kent 403]
written by B.B. King (as Riley "B.B." King)

38.

11/1964

Never Trust a Woman by B.B. King

90
US

29
R&B

[ABC 10599]
written by Bill Doggett & Louis Jordan

1965

39.

06/1965

Blue Shadows by B.B. King

97
US

25
R&B

[Kent 426]
written by Lowell Fulson (as Lowell Fulsom)

1966

40.

02/1966

Eyesight to the Blind by B.B. King

from The Jungle

31
R&B

[Kent 441]
written by Sonny Boy Williamson [2°]

41.

09/1966

I Stay in the Mood by B.B. King

45
R&B

[Kent 450]
written by B.B. King

42.

10/1966

Don't Answer the Door by B.B. King

72
US

2
R&B

[ABC 10856]
written by Jimmy Johnson

1967

43.

01/1967

Waitin' on You by B.B. King

112
US

[ABC 10889]
written by Fats Washington (as Ferdinand Washington) & B.B. King

44.

01/1967

It's a Mean World by B.B. King

49
R&B

[Kent 458]
written by B.B. King

45.

03/1967

The Jungle by B.B. King

from The Jungle

94
US

17
R&B

[Kent 462]
written by B.B. King

1968

46.

04/1968

Paying the Cost to Be the Boss by B.B. King

39
US

10
R&B

[BluesWay/ABC 61015]
written by B.B. King

47.

07/1968

I'm Gonna Do What They Do to Me by B.B. King

74
US

26
R&B

[BluesWay/ABC 61018]
written by B.B. King

48.

08/1968

The Woman I Love by B.B. King

94
US

31
R&B

[Kent 492]
written by B.B. King

49.

09/1968

The B.B. Jones by B.B. King

98
US

[from the movie For Love of Ivy]
written by Quincy Jones & Maya Angelou

50.

10/1968

You Put It on Me by B.B. King

82
US

25
R&B

[from the movie For Love of Ivy]
[BluesWay/ABC 61019]
written by Quincy Jones & Maya Angelou

51.

11/1968

Please Send Me Someone to Love by B.B. King

102
US

[BluesWay/ABC 61021]
written by Percy Mayfield

1969

52.

02/1969

Don't Waste My Time by B.B. King

113
US

[BluesWay/ABC 61022]
written by Fats Washington (as Ferdinand Washington) & B.B. King

53.

05/1969

Why I Sing the Blues by B.B. King

from Live & Well

61
US

13
R&B

[BluesWay/ABC 61024]
written by Dave Clark & B.B. King

54.

08/1969

I Want You So Bad by B.B. King

from Live & Well

127
US

34
R&B

B side to Get Off My Back Woman
[BluesWay/ABC 61026]
written by B.B. King

55.

08/1969

Get Off My Back Woman by B.B. King

from Live & Well

74
US

32
R&B

[BluesWay/ABC 61026]
written by B.B. King

& Fats Washington (as Ferdinand Washington)

56.

10/1969

Just a Little Love by B.B. King

from Live & Well

76
US

15
R&B

[live]
[BluesWay/ABC 61029]
written by B.B. King

57.

12/1969

① The Thrill Is Gone by B.B. King

from Completely Well

15
US

3
R&B

[artist #1 hit]
rolling stone logo

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #183]
[BluesWay/ABC 61032]
written by Roy Hawkins & Rick Darnell

1970

58.

04/1970

So Excited by B.B. King

from Completely Well

54
US

14
R&B

[BluesWay/ABC 61035]
written by B.B. King (as Riley "B.B." King)

& Gerald Jemmott

59.

07/1970

Hummingbird by B.B. King

from Indianola Mississippi Seeds

48
US

25
R&B

[ABC 11268]
written by Leon Russell

60.

08/1970

Worried Life by B.B. King

48
R&B

[Kent 4526]
written by Big Maceo (as Maceo Merriweather)

61.

10/1970

Chains and Things by B.B. King

from Indianola Mississippi Seeds

45
US

6
R&B

[ABC 11280]
written by B.B. King (as Riley "B.B." King)

& David Clark

1971

62.

02/1971

Ask Me No Questions by B.B. King

from Indianola Mississippi Seeds

40
US

18
R&B

[ABC 11290]
written by B.B. King (as Riley "B.B." King)

63.

03/1971

That Evil Child by B.B. King

97
US

34
R&B

[Kent 4542]
written by B.B. King (as Riley "B.B." King)