Top R&B Songs of 1946 Greatest Hits and Chart Singles

1945 <-1946-> 1947
Top songs: #1: The Gypsy by The Ink Spots - #2: (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons by The King Cole Trio - #3: To Each His Own by The Ink Spots - #4: The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You) by The King Cole Trio - #5: Choo Choo Ch'Boogie by Louis Jordan
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#1
05/1946

The Gypsy
The Ink Spots

407 pts
1
US
1
R&B
written by Billy Reid
#2
11/1946

(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons
The King Cole Trio

394 pts
1
US
3
R&B
[Capitol 304]
written by William Best & Deek Watson
#3
08/1946

To Each His Own
The Ink Spots

393 pts
1
US
3
R&B
written by Jay Livingston & Ray Evans
#4
11/1946

The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)
The King Cole Trio

295 pts
3
US
3
R&B
Christmas
[Capitol 311]
written by Mel Tormé & Robert Wells
#5
08/1946

Choo Choo Ch'Boogie
Louis Jordan

233 pts
7
US
1
R&B
written by Denver Darling, Vaughn Horton & Milt Gabler
#6
07/1946

Stone Cold Dead in the Market (He Had It Coming)
Louis Jordan and Ella Fitzgerald

232 pts
7
US
1
R&B
written by Wilmoth Houdini
Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop
#7
03/1946

Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop
Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra

204 pts
9
US
1
R&B
written by Curley Hamner & Lionel Hampton
#8
01/1946

Buzz Me
Louis Jordan

203 pts
9
US
1
R&B
written by Fleecy Moore & Dave Dexter
#9
06/1946

Prisoner of Love
The Ink Spots

186 pts
9
US
5
R&B
written by Russ Columbo, Clarence Gaskill & Leo Robin
#10
04/1946

Prisoner of Love
Billy Eckstine

178 pts
10
US
3
R&B
as Billy Eckstine & His Orchestra
hit for russ columbo in 1932
[National 9017]
written by Russ Columbo, Clarence Gaskill & Leo Robin
#11
03/1946

The Dark Town Poker Club
Phil Harris

175 pts
10
US
4
R&B
as Phil Harris & his Orchestra
[novelty] hit for Bert Williams in 1914
[ARA 116]
written by Bert Williams, Will Vodery & Jean C. Havez
(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66
#12
06/1946

(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66
The King Cole Trio

167 pts
11
US
3
R&B
[Capitol 256]
written by Bobby Troup
#13
02/1946

Got a Right to Cry
Joe Liggins and His Honeydrippers

167 pts
12
US
2
R&B
written by Joe Liggins
Don't Be a Baby, Baby
#14
04/1946

Don't Be a Baby, Baby
The Mills Brothers

160 pts
12
US
3
R&B
written by Buddy Kaye & Howard Steiner
#15
07/1946

You Call It Madness but I Call It Love
Billy Eckstine

154 pts
13
US
3
R&B
as Billy Eckstine & His Orchestra
[National 9019]
written by Con Conrad & Russ Columbo
#16
05/1946

I Know
Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy

154 pts
14
US
2
R&B
as Andy Kirk & His Orchestra & the Jubalaires
[Decca 18782]
written by John Jennings [tenor] & Ted Brooks
#17
01/1946

Buzz Me
Ella Mae Morse

151 pts
15
US
2
R&B
[Capitol 226]
written by Fleecy Moore & Dave Dexter
#18
11/1946

Ain't That Just Like a Woman (They'll Do It Every Time)
Louis Jordan

145 pts
17
US
1
R&B
written by Claude Demetrius & Fleecie Moore
#19
01/1946

Just a-Sittin' and a-Rockin'
Delta Rhythm Boys

131 pts
17
US
3
R&B
[Decca 18739]
written by Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington & Lee Gaines
Beware (Brother, Beware)
#20
1946

Beware (Brother, Beware)
Louis Jordan

126 pts
20
US
2
R&B
written by Dick Adams, Fleecie Moore & Morry Lasco
#21
05/1946

Cement Mixer (Put-Ti-Put-Ti)
Slim Gaillard Trio

110 pts
21
US
5
R&B
[novelty]
[Cadet 201]
written by Lee Ricks & Slim Gaillard
Don't Worry 'Bout That Mule
#22
1946

Don't Worry 'Bout That Mule
Louis Jordan

48 pts


1
R&B
written by Charlie Stewart [songwriter], Dick Groaner, Fleecie Moore & Jimmy Davis
#23
1946

Sunny Road
Roosevelt Sykes and His Piano

41 pts


2
R&B
as Roosevelt Sykes with His Original Honeydrippers
written by Roosevelt Sykes
Salt Pork, West Virginia
#24
1946

Salt Pork, West Virginia
Louis Jordan

41 pts


2
R&B
written by Fleecie Moore & William Tennyson
Reconversion Blues
#25
1946

Reconversion Blues
Louis Jordan

41 pts


2
R&B
written by Fleecie Moore & Steve Graham
R. M. Blues
#26
1946

R. M. Blues
Roy Milton and His Solid Senders

41 pts


2
R&B
written by Roy Milton
#27
1946

Playful Baby
Wynonie Harris

41 pts


2
R&B
as Wynonie "Blues" Harris with Johnnie Alston and His All Stars
written by Helen Miller
Let the Good Times Roll
#28
1946

Let the Good Times Roll
Louis Jordan

41 pts


2
R&B
written by Sam Theard & Fleecie Moore
I've Got a Right to Cry
#29
1946

I've Got a Right to Cry
Erskine Hawkins and His Orchestra

41 pts


2
R&B
written by Joe Liggins
Driftin' Blues
#30
1946

Driftin' Blues
Johnny Moore's Three Blazers

41 pts


2
R&B
written by Charles Brown, Johnny Moore & Eddie Williams
#31
1946

Wynonie's Blues
Wynonie Harris

35 pts


3
R&B
as Wynonie "Blues" Harris with Illinois Jacquet and His All Stars
written by Wynonie Harris
The Very Thought of You
#32
1946

The Very Thought of You
Luis Russell and His Orchestra

35 pts


3
R&B
written by Ray Noble
The Honeydripper
#33
02/1946

The Honeydripper
Cab Calloway

35 pts


3
R&B
[Columbia 36894]
written by Joe Liggins
That Chick's Too Young to Fry
#34
1946

That Chick's Too Young to Fry
Louis Jordan

35 pts


3
R&B
written by Jimmy Hilliard & Tommy Edward
#35
1946

Tanya
Joe Liggins and His Honeydrippers

35 pts


3
R&B
instrumental
written by Joe Liggins
#36
10/1946

So Glad You're Mine
Arthur Big Boy Crudup

35 pts


3
R&B
[RCA Victor 20-1949]
written by Arthur Big Boy Crudup
#37
1946

Petootie Pie
Louis Jordan and Ella Fitzgerald

35 pts


3
R&B
B side to Stone Cold Dead in the Market (He Had It Coming)
written by Lorenzo Pack, Frank Papareli & Raymond Leveen
I Cover the Waterfront
#38
04/1946

I Cover the Waterfront
The Cats 'N Jammer Three

35 pts


3
R&B
[Mercury 2003]
written by Johnny Green & Edward Heyman
#39
1946

Gotta Gimme Watcha Got
Julia Lee and Her Boy Friends

35 pts


3
R&B
written by Julia Lee
#40
1946

Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin'
Louis Jordan

35 pts


3
R&B
written by Joe Greene [American songwriter]
#41
01/1946

Come to Baby, Do!
The King Cole Trio

35 pts


3
R&B
[Capitol 224]
written by Inez James & Sid Miller
#42
1946

After Hours
Erskine Hawkins and His Orchestra

35 pts


3
R&B
written by Avery Parrish
#43
03/1946

Voo-It! Voo-It!
The Blues Woman

33 pts


4
R&B
with the Buddy Banks Sextet
[Juke Box 502]
written by Buddy Banks & William "Frosty" Pyles
#44
04/1946

The Frim Fram Sauce
Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong

33 pts


4
R&B
[Decca 23496]
written by Joe Ricardel & Ray Evans
#45
1946

Sunny Road
Johnny Moore's Three Blazers

33 pts


4
R&B
written by Roosevelt Sykes
#46
1946

So Long
Johnny Moore's Three Blazers

33 pts


4
R&B
written by Irving Melsher & Remus Harris
#47
1946

Shorty's Got to Go
Lucky Millinder and His Orchestra

33 pts


4
R&B
[Decca 18867]
written by Lucky Millinder
#48
1946

Milton's Boogie
Roy Milton and His Solid Senders

33 pts


4
R&B
written by Roy Milton
#49
1946

I Know Who Threw the Whiskey (In the Well)
Bull Moose Jackson

33 pts


4
R&B
as Bull Moose Jackson & His Orchestra
written by Bull Moose Jackson
#50
01/1946

Fifteen Years (And I'm Still Serving Time)
Pearl Bailey

33 pts


4
R&B
[Columbia 36837]
written by Allan Roberts, Pearl Bailey, Doris Fisher & Mitchell Ayres
#51
1946

Fan It
Woody Herman and His Orchestra

33 pts


4
R&B
as Woody Herman & His Woodchoppers featuring Red Norvo
written by Woody Herman, Joe Bishop, Frankie Jaxon & Dan Howell
#52
11/1946

Ethel Mae
Arthur Big Boy Crudup

33 pts


4
R&B
B side to So Glad You're Mine
[RCA Victor 20-1949]
written by Arthur Crudup
#53
1946

They All Say I'm the Biggest Fool
Buddy Johnson

30 pts


5
R&B
vocals by Arthur Prysock
written by Buddy Johnson
#54
1946

Sneakin' Out
Erskine Hawkins and His Orchestra

30 pts


5
R&B
written by Bobby Smith [saxophonist]
#55
11/1946

Port Wine
The Cats 'N Jammer Three

30 pts


5
R&B
as Bill Samuels and the Cats 'N Jammer Three
[Mercury 8012]
written by Bill Samuels
#56
1946

I Don't Know What I'd Do Without You
Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy

30 pts


5
R&B
as Andy Kirk & His Orchestra & the Jubalaires
[Decca 18916]
written by Lee Kuhn
#57
1946

Blue Flame
Lennie Lewis and His Orchestra

30 pts


5
R&B
instrumental
[Queen 4133]
written by James Noble
#58
1946

My Gal's a Jockey
Joe Turner

27 pts


6
R&B
written by Joe Turner

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