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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 1949

1949

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1.

I Love You So Much It Hurts by The Mills Brothers

video

MP3

141

141 pts

[Decca 24550]
written by Floyd Tillman

2.

Baby, It's Cold Outside by Louis Jordan and Ella Fitzgerald

video

MP3

138

138 pts

written by Frank Loesser

3.

Saturday Night Fish Fry (Pts. 1 & 2) by Louis Jordan

video

MP3

75

75 pts

US 21
US R&B ✫1

written by Ellis Walsh & Louis Jordan

4.

Did You See Jackie Robinson Hit That Ball? by Buddy Johnson

video

MP3

69

69 pts

US 17
US R&B 13

vocals by Buddy Johnson

5.

A Kiss and a Rose by The Charioteers

video

MP3

66

66 pts

[Columbia 38438]

6.

That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day) by Louis Armstrong

video

MP3

63

63 pts

US 19
US R&B 14

[Decca 24752]
written by Beasley Smith & Haven Gillespie

7.

Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee by Stick McGhee and His Buddies

video

MP3

61

61 pts

[Atlantic 873]

8.

Blue Moon by Billy Eckstine

video

MP3

59

59 pts

US 21
US R&B 12

B side to Fools Rush In; #1 hit for Glen Gray in 1935
[MGM 10311]
written by Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart

9.

Bewildered by Billy Eckstine

video

MP3

55

55 pts

hit for Tommy Dorsey in 1938
[MGM 10340]
written by Leonard Whitcup & Teddy Powell

10.

I Didn't Like It the First Time (The Spinach Song) by Julia Lee and Her Boy Friends

video

MP3

52

52 pts

[Capitol 15367]

11.

Somehow by Billy Eckstine

video

MP3

49

49 pts

US 25
US R&B 15

[MGM 10383]
written by Mort Maser

12.

Crying by Billy Eckstine

video

MP3

47

47 pts

US 27
US R&B 12

B side to Temptation
[MGM 10458]
written by Barney Ross & Jay Chernis

13.

Caravan by Billy Eckstine

video

MP3

45

45 pts

US 27
US R&B 14

hit for Duke Ellington in 1937
[MGM 10368]
written by Juan Tizol

14.

Trouble Blues by Charles Brown

video

MP3

26

26 pts

as Charles Brown Trio
[Aladdin 3024]
written by Charles Brown

15.

The Deacon's Hop by Big Jay McNeely's Blue Jays

video

MP3

26

26 pts

[instrumental]
[Savoy 685]

16.

Tell Me So by The Orioles

video

MP3

26

26 pts

[Jubilee 5005]

17.

Beans and Corn Bread by Louis Jordan

video

MP3

26

26 pts

[Decca 24673]

18.

All She Wants to Do is Rock by Wynonie Harris

video

MP3

26

26 pts

[King 4304]

19.

The Huckle-Buck by Paul Williams [saxophonist]

video

MP3

26

26 pts

as Paul Williams and His Hucklebuckers
[instrumental]

20.

Roomin' House Boogie by Amos Milburn

video

MP3

26

26 pts

21.

For You My Love by Larry Darnell

video

MP3

26

26 pts

22.

Boogie Chillen' by John Lee Hooker

video

MP3

26

26 pts

written by John Lee Hooker & Bernie Besman

23.

Baby Get Lost by Dinah Washington

video

MP3

26

26 pts

written by Leonard Feather

24.

Ain't Nobody's Business (Parts 1 & 2) by Jimmy Witherspoon

video

MP3

26

26 pts

25.

Sneakin' Around by Rudy Render

video

MP3

23

23 pts

[London 17000]
written by Jessie Mae Robinson

26.

Rockin' at Midnight by Roy Brown

video

MP3

23

23 pts

as Roy Brown and His Mighty-Mighty Men
[Deluxe 3212]
written by Roy Brown

27.

Jealous Heart by Ivory Joe Hunter

video

MP3

23

23 pts

[King 4314]
written by Jenny Lou Carson

28.

Guess Who by Ivory Joe Hunter

video

MP3

23

23 pts

[King 4306]

29.

Confession Blues by Ray Charles

video

MP3

23

23 pts

as The Maxin Trio
[Down Beat 171]
written by Ray Charles

30.

Broken Hearted by Eddie Williams and His Brown Buddies

video

MP3

23

23 pts

[Supreme 1535]

31.

Blue and Lonesome by Memphis Slim and His House Rockers

video

MP3

23

23 pts

[Miracle 132]

32.

Why Don't You Haul Off and Love Me by Bull Moose Jackson

video

MP3

23

23 pts

as Bull Moose Jackson & His Buffalo Bearcats

33.

Little Girls Don't Cry by Bull Moose Jackson

video

MP3

23

23 pts

as Bull Moose Jackson & His Buffalo Bearcats

34.

I'll Get Along Somehow (Part One and Two) by Larry Darnell

video

MP3

23

23 pts

35.

Hold Me Baby by Amos Milburn

video

MP3

23

23 pts

36.

You Broke Your Promise by Louis Jordan

video

MP3

21

21 pts

[Decca 24587]

37.

Pot Likker by Todd Rhodes Orchestra

video

MP3

21

21 pts

[instrumental]
[King 4287]

38.

Long John Blues by Dinah Washington

video

MP3

21

21 pts

B side to Baby Get Lost
[Mercury 8148]

39.

Let's Make Christmas Merry, Baby by Amos Milburn

video

MP3

21

21 pts

as Amos Milburn and His Aladdin Chickenshackers
[Aladdin 3037]

40.

It's Midnight (No Place to Go) by Little Willie Littlefield

video

MP3

21

21 pts

[Modern 686]

41.

In the Middle of the Night by Amos Milburn

video

MP3

21

21 pts

[Aladdin 3026]

42.

I'll Always Be in Love with You by The X-Rays

video

MP3

21

21 pts

[Savoy 681]

43.

Boogie At Midnight by Roy Brown

video

MP3

21

21 pts

as Roy Brown and His Mighty-Mighty Men
[Deluxe 3300]

44.

Blues for My Baby by Billy Wright

video

MP3

21

21 pts

[Savoy 710]

45.

So Long by Ruth Brown

video

MP3

20

20 pts

with Eddie Condon's NBC Television Orchestra
[Atlantic 879]

46.

No Rollin' Blues by Jimmy Witherspoon

video

MP3

20

20 pts

[Modern 721]

47.

In the Evening When the Sun Goes Down by Charles Brown

video

MP3

20

20 pts

as Charles Brown Trio
[Aladdin 3030]

48.

Hucklebuck Daddy by Jimmy Preston and His Prestonians

video

MP3

20

20 pts

[Gotham 175]

49.

Get Yourself Another Fool by Charles Brown

video

MP3

20

20 pts

as Charles Brown Trio
[Aladdin 3020]

50.

Empty Arms Blues by Amos Milburn

video

MP3

20

20 pts

B side to Roomin' House Boogie
[Aladdin 3032]

51.

Doby's Boogie by Freddie Mitchell and His Orchestra

video

MP3

20

20 pts

[instrumental]
[Derby 713]

52.

D'Natural Blues by Lucky Millinder and His Orchestra

video

MP3

20

20 pts

[instrumental]
[RCA Victor 500054]

53.

Numbers Boogie by Sugar Chile Robinson

video

MP3

19

19 pts

written by Vernon White

54.

Drinkin' Wine, Spo-Dee-O-Dee by Wynonie Harris

video

MP3

19

19 pts

55.

Close Your Eyes by Herb Lance and the Classics

video

MP3

19

19 pts

56.

Big Fine Girl by Jimmy Witherspoon

video

MP3

19

19 pts

b side to No Rollin' Blues

57.

Rainy Weather Blues by Roy Brown

video

MP3

18

18 pts

as Roy Brown and His Orchestra
[Deluxe 3198]

58.

Homesick Blues by Charles Brown

video

MP3

18

18 pts

as Charles Brown and His Smarties
[Aladdin 3039]

59.

Hobo Blues by John Lee Hooker

video

MP3

18

18 pts

[Modern 663]

60.

Forgive and Forget by The Orioles

video

MP3

18

18 pts

[Jubilee 5016]

61.

Farewell by Little Willie Littlefield

video

MP3

18

18 pts

[Modern 709]
written by Willie Littlefield

62.

Waiting in Vain by Ivory Joe Hunter

video

MP3

18

18 pts

63.

In the Evening by Jimmy Witherspoon

video

MP3

18

18 pts

64.

Hucklebuck by Roy Milton and His Solid Senders

video

MP3

18

18 pts

65.

(It's Gonna Be a) Lonely Christmas by The Orioles

video

MP3

18

18 pts

[R]

66.

Somebody Done Stole My Cherry Red by Eddie Vinson and His Orchestra

video

MP3

16

16 pts

as Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
[King 4313]

67.

Rock the Joint by Jimmy Preston and His Prestonians

video

MP3

16

16 pts

[Gotham 188]

68.

Late After Hours by Great Gates

video

MP3

16

16 pts

[Selective 103]

69.

Landlord Blues by Ivory Joe Hunter

video

MP3

16

16 pts

B side to Guess Who
[King 4306]

70.

Fools Rush In by Billy Eckstine

video

MP3

16

16 pts

[MGM 10311]
written by Rube Bloom & Johnny Mercer

71.

Angel Child by Memphis Slim and His House Rockers

video

MP3

16

16 pts

[Miracle 145]

72.

Walkin' Around by Paul Williams [saxophonist]

video

MP3

16

16 pts

as Paul Williams "35-30" Sextette
[instrumental]

73.

That Lucky Old Sun by Herb Lance and the Classics

video

MP3

16

16 pts

written by Beasley Smith & Haven Gillespie

74.

Silent Night (Christmas Hymn) by Sister Rosetta Tharpe

video

MP3

16

16 pts

with Rosette Gospel Singers
written by Franz Xaver Gruber, Joseph Mohr & John Freeman Young

75.

I Love You So by Pee Wee Crayton and His Guitar

video

MP3

16

16 pts

76.

Cuttin Out by Annie Laurie and Paul Gayten and His Orchestra

video

MP3

16

16 pts

as Annie Laurie with Paul Gayten Orchestra

77.

Crawlin' King Snake by John Lee Hooker

video

MP3

16

16 pts

78.

Temptation by Billy Eckstine

video

MP3

15

15 pts

[MGM 10458]
written by Nacio Brown (as Nacio Herb Brown) & Arthur Freed

79.

T-Bone Shuffle by T-Bone Walker

video

MP3

15

15 pts

[Cornet 53]

80.

Page Boy Shuffle by Joe Thomas [American saxophonist]

video

MP3

15

15 pts

[instrumental]
[King 4299]
written by Henry Glover

81.

Grandma Plays the Numbers by Wynonie Harris

video

MP3

15

15 pts

[King 4276]

82.

Flo and Joe by The King Cole Trio

video

MP3

15

15 pts

[Capitol 15320]
written by Milton Leeds & Ted Varnick

83.

Walkin' Blues by Johnny Moore's Three Blazers

video

MP3

14

14 pts

84.

Lonesome Cabin Blues (Log Cabin Blues) by Mercy Dee

video

MP3

14

14 pts

85.

Cole Slaw (Sorghum Switch) by Louis Jordan

video

MP3

14

14 pts

86.

Ricky's Blues by The Ravens

video

MP3

13

13 pts

[National 9073]

87.

Miss Fanny Brown by Roy Brown

video

MP3

13

13 pts

as Roy Brown and His Mighty-Mighty Men
[Deluxe 3128]

88.

Mary Is Fine by Clarence Gatemouth Brown

video

MP3

13

13 pts

[Peacock 1504]

89.

I'll Always Be in Love with You by The Ray-O-Vacs

video

MP3

13

13 pts

[Coleman 100]

90.

I Cover the Waterfront by Erroll Garner

video

MP3

13

13 pts

[instrumental]
[Savoy 688]
written by Johnny Green & Edward Heyman

91.

I Challenge Your Kiss by The Four Jacks

video

MP3

13

13 pts

[Allen 21000]

92.

Hip Shakin' Mama by Chubby Hip Shakin' Newsom

video

MP3

13

13 pts

as Chubby Hip Shakin' Newsom and Her Hip Shakers
[Deluxe 3199]

93.

Ethel Mae by L.C. Williams

video

MP3

13

13 pts

with Conney's Combo
[Freedom 1517]

94.

You Satisfy by Dinah Washington

video

MP3

13

13 pts

95.

Where Can I Find My Baby by Johnny Moore's Three Blazers

video

MP3

13

13 pts

96.

Corn Bread by Erskine Hawkins and His Orchestra

video

MP3

13

13 pts

97.

Because by Herb Lance and the Classics

video

MP3

13

13 pts

98.

'T' Model Blues by Lightnin' Hopkins

video

MP3

13

13 pts

99.

What Are You Doing New Year's Eve by The Orioles

video

MP3

12

12 pts

B side to (It's Gonna Be a) Lonely Christmas
[Jubilee 5017]

100.

Exactly Like You by The King Cole Trio

video

MP3

12

12 pts

as Nat "King" Cole and the Trio
US B side to My Mother Told Me
[Capitol 57-70050]
written by Jimmy McHugh & Dorothy Fields

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