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Top R&B Songs of the 1940s

1930s <-1940-> 1950s
    

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1.
10/1942
398

✫1
US


✫1
R&B
[Academy Award for Best Original Song 1942]
[Decca 23778]
written by Irving Berlin
2.
08/1943
394

✫1
US
✫1
country
5
R&B
as Al Dexter and His Troopers
[Okeh 6708]
written by Al Dexter
3.
11/1942
392

✫1
US


2
R&B
4.
12/1942
383

✫1
US


4
R&B
vocals by Helen Forrest
[Columbia 36659]
written by Harry Warren & Mack Gordon
5.
05/1946
382

✫1
US


✫1
R&B
written by Billy Reid
6.
04/1948
380

✫1
US


2
R&B
as King Cole
[Capitol 15054]
written by Eden Ahbez
7.
01/1943
376

✫1
US


✫1
R&B
[Columbia 36668]
written by Jule Styne & Sammy Cahn
8.
07/1943
376

✫1
US


✫1
R&B
[Decca 18556]
written by Harry Warren, Mack Gordon & Dorothy Fern Norris
9.
11/1944
374

✫1
US


✫1
R&B
10.
05/1944
374

✫1
US


✫1
R&B
as Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
[Decca 8659]
written by Johnny Mercer
11.
01/1945
373

✫1
US


3
R&B
[Decca 18636]
written by Lord Invader & Lionel Belasco
12.
02/1947
372

✫1
US


2
R&B
[novelty]
[RCA Victor 2127]
written by Bob Russell
13.
08/1943
371

✫1
US


2
R&B
written by Johnny Black (as Johnny S. Black)
14.
01/1945
370

✫1
US


4
R&B
[Capitol 180]
written by Harold Arlen & Johnny Mercer
15.
11/1946
370

✫1
US


3
R&B
[Capitol 304]
written by Pat Best (as William Best) & Deek Watson
16.
08/1946
369

✫1
US


3
R&B
17.
11/1944
368

✫1
US


2
R&B
B side to Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall
written by James V. Monaco & Mack Gordon
18.
02/1947
367

✫1
US


3
R&B
[novelty]
[Columbia 37268]
written by Bob Russell
19.
08/1943
364

✫1
US


3
R&B
[Decca 18561]
written by Jimmy Van Heusen & Johnny Burke
20.
06/1944
359

✫1
US


5
R&B
B side to Till Then
written by Allan Roberts & Doris Fisher
21.
11/1943
355

✫1
US


7
R&B
vocals by Eugenie Baird
[Decca 18567]
written by Harry Warren & Mack Gordon
22.
11/1943
352

2
US
✫1
country
3
R&B
[Decca 23277]
written by Al Dexter
23.
07/1944
352

2
US
✫1
country
3
R&B
as Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
[Decca 8659]
written by Louis Jordan & Billy Austin
24.
11/1944
349

✫1
US


9
R&B
[Decca 23364]
written by Cole Porter & Robert Fletcher
25.
07/1943
349

✫1
US


10
R&B
vocals by Frank Sinatra
[Victor 201530]
written by Tom Adair (as Thomas Montgomery Adair) & Alfonso D'Artega
26.
05/1943
349

✫1
US


10
R&B
vocals by Helen Forrest
written by Vernon Duke, John La Touche (as John Latouche) & Ted Fetter
27.
08/1944
348

✫1
US


10
R&B
[Victor 1586]
written by Jule Styne & Sammy Cahn
28.
02/1943
330

2
US


✫1
R&B
29.
05/1947
328

2
US


2
R&B
written by Joe Greene
30.
07/1943
324

2
US


2
R&B
[Decca 18557]
written by Kim Gannon & Max Steiner
31.
06/1943
307

2
US


8
R&B
as Frank Sinatra & Harry James & His Orchestra
[Columbia 35587]
written by Arthur Altman & Jack Lawrence
32.
01/1943
305

2
US


9
R&B
[instrumental]
[Columbia 36651]
written by Ary Barroso & Bob Russell
33.
01/1947
283

3
US


2
R&B
[novelty]
written by Bob Russell
34.
02/1947
282

3
US


2
R&B
[novelty]
[National 4012]
written by Bob Russell
35.
11/1946
277

3
US


3
R&B
[Christmas]
[Capitol 311]
written by Mel Tormé & Robert Wells
36.
12/1943
272

4
US


✫1
R&B
[Capitol 143]
written by Phil Moore
37.
01/1943
265

4
US


2
R&B
vocals by Frank Sinatra & The Pied Pipers
[Victor 201522]
written by Bill Carey & Carl Fisher
38.
12/1948
264

4
US


4
R&B
[Capitol 15308]
written by Harvey O. Brooks
39.
03/1947
263

4
US


3
R&B
as Frankie Laine & Mannie Klein's All Stars
[Mercury 5007]
written by Helmy Kresa & Carroll Loveday
40.
03/1943
262

3
US


8
R&B
vocal by Frank Munn; originally from 1931
written by Herman Hupfeld
41.
12/1943
261

3
US


8
R&B
[Christmas]
[Decca 18570]
written by Buck Ram, Kim Gannon & Walter Kent
42.
01/1943
257

4
US


4
R&B
vocals by Peggy Lee
written by Kansas Joe McCoy
43.
02/1943
244

4
US


10
R&B
[Victor 1519]
written by Cole Porter
44.
02/1944
243

4
US


10
R&B
vocals by Kitty Kallen
[Decca 18582]
written by Sam H. Stept
45.
01/1944
243

4
US


10
R&B
[instrumental]
B side to Jump Town
written by Don Redman
46.
05/1945
238

6
US


✫1
R&B
as Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
[Decca 8670]
written by Fleecie Moore
47.
01/1947
235

6
US


✫1
R&B
written by Joan Whitney (as Joan Whitney Kramer) & Alex Kramer
48.
11/1948
234

6
US


2
R&B
[Supreme 1507]
written by Harvey O. Brooks
49.
01/1944
232

6
US


✫1
R&B
[instrumental]
[Victor 20-1547]
written by Duke Ellington & Bob Russell
50.
07/1943
231

5
US


6
R&B
[instrumental]
[Victor 26054]
written by Clarence "Pinetop" Smith
51.
03/1947
229

6
US


2
R&B
written by Bob Russell
52.
01/1945
224

6
US


4
R&B
vocals by Joya Sherrill
[Victor 20-1618]
written by Duke Ellington, Don George, Johnny Hodges & Harry James
53.
05/1945
224

6
US


4
R&B
B side to Put Another Chair At the Table
written by Allan Roberts & Doris Fisher
54.
01/1944
223

5
US


9
R&B
[R]
[Christmas]
[Decca 18429]
written by Irving Berlin
55.
04/1944
222

9
US
✫1
country
✫1
R&B
US B side to Straighten Up and Fly Right
[Capitol 154]
written by Nat King Cole & Irving Mills
56.
06/1945
220

7
US


✫1
R&B
vocals by Wynonie Harris
[Decca 18674]
written by Eddie DeLange & John Benson Brooks (as Johnny Brooks)
57.
08/1946
219

7
US


✫1
R&B
58.
07/1946
218

7
US


✫1
R&B
written by Wilmoth Houdini
59.
06/1948
216

6
US


8
R&B
60.
02/1944
200

7
US


4
R&B
61.
01/1944
200

11
US
✫1
country
✫1
R&B
as Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
[Decca 8654]
written by Antonio Cosey, Collenane Clark & Louis Jordan
62.
05/1944
200

7
US


4
R&B
63.
05/1943
200

8
US


✫1
R&B
[instrumental]
[Victor 26610]
written by Duke Ellington & Bob Russell
64.
06/1944
199

8
US


✫1
R&B
65.
04/1945
193

9
US


✫1
R&B
[instumental]
written by Bobby Smith (as Robert Lewis Smith)
66.
10/1945
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
67.
03/1946
191

9
US


✫1
R&B
68.
01/1946
191

9
US


✫1
R&B
written by Fleecie Moore (as Fleecy Moore) & Bobby Black (as Dave Dexter)
69.
12/1942
187

10
US


✫1
R&B
written by Don Raye & Gene De Paul (as Gene DePaul)
70.
02/1949
183

8
US


8
R&B
[Decca 24550]
written by Floyd Tillman
71.
08/1942
178

9
US


6
R&B
written by Don Raye, Benny Carter & Gene De Paul (as Gene DePaul)
72.
08/1945
178

9
US


4
R&B
73.
08/1945
178

9
US


4
R&B
hit for Paul Whiteman in 1933
[Decca 23425]
written by Harold Arlen, E. Y. Harburg & Billy Rose
74.
03/1944
176

10
US


✫1
R&B
75.
175

9
US


6
R&B
written by Frank Loesser
76.
06/1946
174

9
US


5
R&B
77.
11/1945
174

10
US


2
R&B
as Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra & The Delta Rhythm Boys
[Decca 23451]
written by Joe Liggins
78.
12/1948
174

8
US


15
R&B
79.
01/1944
168

15
US
4
country
✫1
R&B
vocals by Trevor Bacon
[Decca 18569]
written by Al Neiburg (as Al J. Neiburg), Lucky Millinder & Henri Woode (as William Henri Woode)
80.
09/1945
168

10
US


3
R&B
[Columbia 36831]
written by Jimmy Rushing (as James Rushing)
81.
04/1946
167

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
82.
08/1943
166

15
US
6
country
✫1
R&B
vocals by Jimmy Mitchelle
[Bluebird 30-0813]
written by Jimmy Mitchelle (as Jimmy Mitchell) & Sammy Lowe
83.
04/1944
165

14
US
2
country
3
R&B
[Beacon 7120]
written by Joe Davis
84.
03/1946
165

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 Havez (as Jean C. Havez)
85.
03/1945
164

11
US


2
R&B
as Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
[Decca 8668]
written by Louis Jordan & Sam Theard
86.
03/1944
160

18
US
2
country
✫1
R&B
vocals by Ella Johnson
[Decca 8655]
written by Buddy Johnson & J. Mayo Williams
87.
11/1948
159

13
US


✫1
R&B
[Jubilee 5000]
written by Deborah Chessler
88.
10/1945
158

13
US


✫1
R&B
written by Joe Liggins
89.
05/1945
158

12
US


2
R&B
vocals by Ace Harris & Band
written by Fleecie Moore
90.
12/1942
157

14
US


✫1
R&B
vocals by Trevor Bacon
[Decca 18496]
written by Bennie Benjamin, Eddie Seiler & Sol Marcus
91.
06/1946
156

11
US


3
R&B
[Capitol 256]
written by Bobby Troup
92.
02/1946
156

12
US


2
R&B
written by Joe Liggins
93.
11/1948
156

10
US


9
R&B
[instrumental]
[Tempo 652]
written by Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard & Kenneth Casey
94.
01/1944
154

13
US


✫1
R&B
[Capitol 141]
written by Johnny Mercer
95.
04/1944
152

10
US


8
R&B
vocals by Red Dorris
written by Duke Ellington & Bob Russell
96.
04/1946
151

12
US


3
R&B
97.
03/1948
150

15
US


✫1
R&B
[Capitol 40082]
written by Johnny Gomez & Paul Vance
98.
07/1944
147

18
US
4
country
2
R&B
vocals by Eddie 'Cleanhead' Vinson ; aka Cherry Red Blues
[Hit 7084]
written by Bob Haggart
99.
01/1948
146

13
US


3
R&B
#1 hit for Cliff Edwards in 1928
[Majestic 1204]
written by Jimmy McHugh & Dorothy Fields
100.
09/1945
146

14
US


2
R&B
vocals by Ella Johnson
written by Buddy Johnson

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