B.B. King

Songs Performed or Written by B.B. KingTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Riley B. King (September 16, 1925 – May 14, 2015), known professionally as B. B. King, was an American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He introduced a sophisticated style of soloing based on fluid string bending, shimmering vibrato, and staccato picking that influenced many later electric guitar blues players. AllMusic recognized King as "the single most important electric guitarist of the last half of the 20th century". King was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: The Thrill Is Gone - #2: Live - #3: I Like to Live the Love - #4: 3 O' Clock Blues - #5: To Know You Is to Love You
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  B.B. King
3 O' Clock Blues
1.
1951

#4  3 O' Clock Blues
B.B. King greentick

49 pts




1
R&B




[RPM 339x45]
written by Lowell Fulson
2.
1952

Story from My Heart and Soul
B.B. King greentick

14 pts




9
R&B




[RPM 374x45]
written by B.B. King greentick & Jules Taub
3.
1952

You Know I Love
B.B. King greentick

33 pts




1
R&B




[RPM 363x45]
written by B.B. King greentick & Jules Taub
4.
1953

Please Hurry Home
B.B. King greentick

22 pts




4
R&B




[RPM 391]
written by B.B. King greentick
5.
1953

Please Love Me
B.B. King greentick

33 pts




1
R&B




[RPM 386]
written by B.B. King greentick & Jules Taub
6.
1953

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

24 pts




3
R&B




[RPM 380]
written by B.B. King greentick & Jules Taub
7.
1954

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

14 pts




8
R&B




written by Jules Taub & B.B. King greentick
8.
1954

Whole Lotta' Love
B.B. King greentick

14 pts




8
R&B




B side to You Upset Me Baby
written by Joe Josea & Maxwell Davis
9.
1954

You Upset Me Baby
B.B. King greentick

31 pts




1
R&B




written by B.B. King greentick, Joe Josea & Jules Taub
Every Day I Have the Blues
10.
1955

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

15 pts




8
R&B




written by Aaron Sparks & Marion Sparks
11.
1955

Sneakin' Around
B.B. King greentick

10 pts




14
R&B




B side to Every Day I Have the Blues
written by Jessie Mae Robinson
12.
1955

Ten Long Years
B.B. King greentick

13 pts




9
R&B




written by Riley B. King greentick & Jules Bihari
13.
1956

Bad Luck
B.B. King greentick

from Singin' the Blues   
22 pts




3
R&B




[RPM 468]
written by Ivory Joe Hunter
14.
1956

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

from Singin' the Blues   
10 pts




15
R&B




[RPM 451]
written by Hudson Whittaker
15.
1956

On My Word of Honor
B.B. King greentick

22 pts




3
R&B




written by Jean Miles & Katherine Harrison
Sweet Little Angel
16.
1956

Sweet Little Angel
B.B. King greentick

from Singin' the Blues   
17 pts




6
R&B




B side to Bad Luck
[RPM 468]
written by B.B. King greentick & Jules Taub
17.
1957

I Want to Get Married
B.B. King greentick

9 pts




14
R&B




B side to Troubles, Troubles, Troubles
[RPM 492]
written by B.B. King greentick & Joe Josea
18.
1957

Troubles, Troubles, Troubles
B.B. King greentick

9 pts




13
R&B




written by B.B. King greentick
19.
07/1957

Be Careful with a Fool
B.B. King greentick

5 pts
95
US








[RPM 494]
written by Joe Josea & B.B. King greentick
20.
11/1957

I Need You So Bad
B.B. King greentick

7 pts
85
US








[RPM 498]
written by King & Ling
21.
11/1958

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

8 pts




16
R&B




B side to Please Accept My Love
[Kent 315]
written by B.B. King greentick & Jules Taub
22.
11/1958

Please Accept My Love
B.B. King greentick

12 pts




9
R&B




[Kent 315]
written by B.B. King greentick, Joe Josea & Maxwell Davis
23.
01/1960

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

26 pts




2
R&B




[Kent 330]
written by Nugetre
24.
05/1960

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

14 pts




8
R&B




[Kent 333]
written by B.B. King greentick & Joe Josea
25.
07/1960

Partin' Time
B.B. King greentick

14 pts




8
R&B




[Kent 346]
written by B.B. King greentick
26.
10/1960

Walking Dr. Bill
B.B. King greentick

6 pts




23
R&B




[Kent 350]
written by Peter Joe Clayton
27.
06/1961

Someday
B.B. King greentick

8 pts




16
R&B




B side to Peace of Mind
[Kent 360]
written by B.B. King greentick & Joe Josea
28.
06/1961

Peace of Mind
B.B. King greentick

18 pts
119
US


7
R&B




[Kent 360]
written by B.B. King greentick & Joe Josea
  Johnny Gibson
29.
02/1962

Midnight
Johnny Gibson

10 pts
76
US








[Big Top 3088]
written by Johnny Gibson & Riley "B.B." King greentick
  B.B. King
30.
02/1962

My Sometime Baby
B.B. King greentick

6 pts




24
R&B




[Kent 365]
written by Joe Josea
31.
05/1962

Gonna Miss You Around Here
B.B. King greentick

8 pts




17
R&B




[Kent 372]
written by B.B. King greentick & Joe Josea
32.
11/1962

Tomorrow Night
B.B. King greentick

4 pts
106
US








[ABC-Paramount 10367]
written by Sam Coslow & Wilhelm Grosz
33.
03/1964

How Blue Can You Get
B.B. King greentick

12 pts
97
US


21
R&B




[ABC 10527]
written by Jane Feather & Leonard Feather
Rock Me Baby
34.
05/1964

Rock Me Baby
B.B. King greentick

36 pts
34
US


12
R&B




[Kent 393]
written by Joe Josea & B.B. King greentick
35.
06/1964

Help the Poor
B.B. King greentick

11 pts
98
US


24
R&B




[ABC 10552]
written by Charles Singleton
36.
08/1964

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

3 pts
107
US








[Kent 396]
written by B.B. King greentick & Jules Taub
37.
08/1964

Let Me Love You
B.B. King greentick

12 pts
110
US


15
R&B




US B side to You're Gonna Miss Me
[Kent 396]
written by B.B. King greentick
38.
11/1964

Beautician Blues
B.B. King greentick

16 pts
82
US


15
R&B




[Kent 403]
written by Riley "B.B." King greentick & Jules Taub
39.
11/1964

Never Trust a Woman
B.B. King greentick

11 pts
90
US


29
R&B




[ABC 10599]
written by Bill Doggett & Louis Jordan
40.
06/1965

Blue Shadows
B.B. King greentick

11 pts
97
US


25
R&B




[Kent 426]
written by Lowell Fulsom
Eyesight to the Blind
41.
02/1966

Eyesight to the Blind
B.B. King greentick

from The Jungle   
4 pts




31
R&B




[Kent 441]
written by Sonny Boy Williamson [2°]
42.
09/1966

I Stay in the Mood
B.B. King greentick

2 pts




45
R&B




[Kent 450]
written by B.B. King greentick & Joe Josea
43.
10/1966

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

35 pts
72
US


2
R&B




[ABC 10856]
written by Jimmy Johnson
44.
01/1967

Waitin' on You
B.B. King greentick

4 pts
112
US








[ABC 10889]
written by Ferdinand Washington & B.B. King greentick
45.
01/1967

It's a Mean World
B.B. King greentick

2 pts




49
R&B




[Kent 458]
written by B.B. King greentick
46.
03/1967

The Jungle
B.B. King greentick

from The Jungle   
15 pts
94
US


17
R&B




[Kent 462]
written by B.B. King greentick
47.
04/1968

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

33 pts
39
US


10
R&B




[BluesWay/ABC 61015]
written by B.B. King greentick
48.
07/1968

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

15 pts
74
US


26
R&B




[BluesWay/ABC 61018]
written by B.B. King greentick
49.
08/1968

The Woman I Love
B.B. King greentick

10 pts
94
US


31
R&B




[Kent 492]
written by B.B. King greentick & Joe Josea
50.
09/1968

The B.B. Jones
B.B. King greentick

5 pts
98
US








from the movie For Love of Ivy
[BluesWay/ABC 61019]
written by Quincy Jones & Maya Angelou
51.
10/1968

You Put It on Me
B.B. King greentick

14 pts
82
US


25
R&B




from the movie For Love of Ivy
[BluesWay/ABC 61019]
written by Quincy Jones & Maya Angelou
Please Send Me Someone to Love
52.
11/1968

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

4 pts
102
US








[BluesWay/ABC 61021]
written by Percy Mayfield
53.
02/1969

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

3 pts
113
US








[BluesWay/ABC 61022]
written by Ferdinand Washington & B.B. King greentick
54.
05/1969

Why I Sing the Blues
B.B. King greentick

from Live & Well   
23 pts
61
US


13
R&B




[BluesWay/ABC 61024]
written by Dave Clark & B.B. King greentick
55.
08/1969

I Want You So Bad
B.B. King greentick

from Live & Well   
7 pts
127
US


34
R&B




B side to Get Off My Back Woman
[BluesWay/ABC 61026]
written by B.B. King greentick
56.
08/1969

Get Off My Back Woman
B.B. King greentick

from Live & Well   
14 pts
74
US


32
R&B




[BluesWay/ABC 61026]
written by B.B. King greentick & Ferdinand Washington
57.
10/1969

Just a Little Love
B.B. King greentick

from Live & Well   
19 pts
76
US


15
R&B




live
[BluesWay/ABC 61029]
written by B.B. King greentick
The Thrill Is Gone
58.
12/1969

#1  The Thrill Is Gone
B.B. King greentick

from Completely Well   
89 pts
15
US


3
R&B




[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #183]
[BluesWay/ABC 61032]
written by Roy Hawkins & Rick Darnell
59.
04/1970

So Excited
B.B. King greentick

from Completely Well   
24 pts
54
US


14
R&B




[BluesWay/ABC 61035]
written by Riley "B.B." King greentick & Gerald Jemmott
60.
07/1970

Hummingbird
B.B. King greentick

from Indianola Mississippi Seeds   
23 pts
48
US


25
R&B




[ABC 11268]
written by Leon Russell
61.
08/1970

Worried Life
B.B. King greentick

2 pts




48
R&B




[Kent 4526]
written by Maceo Merriweather
Chains and Things
62.
10/1970

Chains and Things
B.B. King greentick

from Indianola Mississippi Seeds   
35 pts
45
US


6
R&B




[ABC 11280]
written by Riley "B.B." King greentick & David Clark
63.
02/1971

Ask Me No Questions
B.B. King greentick

from Indianola Mississippi Seeds   
31 pts
40
US


18
R&B




[ABC 11290]
written by Riley "B.B." King greentick
64.
03/1971

That Evil Child
B.B. King greentick

9 pts
97
US


34
R&B




[Kent 4542]
written by Riley "B.B." King greentick & Joe Josea
65.
06/1971

Help the Poor
B.B. King greentick

10 pts
90
US


36
R&B




R instrumental
[ABC 11302]
written by Charles Singleton
66.
09/1971

Ghetto Woman
B.B. King greentick

17 pts
68
US


25
R&B




[ABC 11310]
written by B.B. King greentick & Dave Clark
67.
11/1971

Ain't Nobody Home
B.B. King greentick

24 pts
46
US


28
R&B




[ABC 11316]
written by Jerry Ragovoy
68.
03/1972

Sweet Sixteen
B.B. King greentick

from L.A. Midnight   
10 pts
93
US


37
R&B




R [new version]
[ABC 11319]
written by Nugetre
69.
05/1972

I Got Some Help I Don't Need
B.B. King greentick

from L.A. Midnight   
12 pts
92
US


28
R&B




[ABC 11321]
written by B.B. King greentick & Dave Clark
Guess Who
70.
08/1972

Guess Who
B.B. King greentick

from Guess Who   
21 pts
62
US


21
R&B




[ABC 11330]
written by Jesse Belvin & Jo Ann Belvin
71.
07/1973

#5  To Know You Is to Love You
B.B. King greentick

36 pts
38
US


12
R&B




[ABC 11373]
written by Stevie Wonder & Syreeta
72.
12/1973

#3  I Like to Live the Love
B.B. King greentick

57 pts
28
US


6
R&B




[ABC 11406]
written by Dave Crawford & Charles Mann
73.
05/1974

Who Are You
B.B. King greentick

13 pts
78
US


27
R&B




[ABC 11433]
written by Dave Crawford & Horace Johnson
74.
10/1974

Philadelphia
B.B. King greentick

34 pts
64
US
6
dance
19
R&B




instrumental
[ABC 12029]
written by Dave Crawford
75.
04/1975

Friends
B.B. King greentick

4 pts




34
R&B




[ABC 12053]
written by Dave Crawford, Charles Mann & Will Boulware
76.
01/1976

When I'm Wrong
B.B. King greentick

6 pts




22
R&B




[ABC 12158]
written by B.B. King greentick
  Robin Trower
77.
03/1976

#2  Live
Robin Trower

from Robin Trower Live   
62 pts








15
UK
written by Robin Trower, James Dewar, B.B. King greentick, Joe Josea & Frankie Miller [Scottish singer]
  B.B. King
78.
03/1977

Slow and Easy
B.B. King greentick

1 pts




88
R&B




[ABC 12247]
written by Earl Randle
79.
06/1978

Never Make a Move Too Soon
B.B. King greentick

10 pts
102
US


19
R&B




[ABC 12380]
written by "Stix" Hooper & Will Jennings
80.
11/1978

I Just Can't Leave Your Love Alone
B.B. King greentick

1 pts




90
R&B




[ABC 12412]
written by Joe Sample & Will Jennings
81.
07/1979

Better Not Look Down
B.B. King greentick

7 pts
110
US


30
R&B




[MCA 41062]
written by Joe Sample & Will Jennings
82.
05/1981

There Must Be a Better World Somewhere
B.B. King greentick

from There Must Be a Better World Somewhere   
1 pts




91
R&B




[MCA 51101]
written by Doc Pomus & Dr. John
83.
02/1985

Into the Night
B.B. King greentick

from Six Silver Strings   Six Silver Strings
12 pts
107
US


15
R&B




from the movie Into the Night
[MCA 52530]
written by Ira Newborn
84.
10/1985

Big Boss Man
B.B. King greentick

from Six Silver Strings   Six Silver Strings
2 pts




62
R&B




[MCA 52675]
written by Al Smith
  Johnny Nash
Rock Me Baby
85.
10/1985

Rock Me Baby
Johnny Nash

from Here Again   
15 pts








47
UK
written by Joe Josea & B.B. King greentick
  Pat Benatar
86.
04/1991

Payin' the Cost to Be the Boss
Pat Benatar

from True Love   True Love
8 pts






17
rock


written by B.B. King greentick
  B.B. King
87.
02/1992

The Blues Comes Over Me
B.B. King greentick

from There Is Always One More Time   
2 pts




63
R&B




[MCA 54339]
written by Joe Sample & Will Jennings


See also...

B.B. King & Eric ClaptonBobby Bland & B.B. KingGary Moore and B.B. King


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