Top R&B Songs of 1949 Greatest Hits and Chart Singles

1948 <-1949-> 1950
Top songs: #1: I Love You So Much It Hurts by The Mills Brothers - #2: Baby, It's Cold Outside by Louis Jordan and Ella Fitzgerald - #3: Saturday Night Fish Fry (Pts. 1 & 2) by Louis Jordan - #4: Did You See Jackie Robinson Hit That Ball? by Buddy Johnson - #5: A Kiss and a Rose by The Charioteers
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I Love You So Much It Hurts
#1
02/1949

I Love You So Much It Hurts
The Mills Brothers

193 pts
8
US
8
R&B
[Decca 24550]
written by Floyd Tillman
#2
1949

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

185 pts
9
US
6
R&B
written by Frank Loesser
#3
10/1949

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

130 pts
21
US
1
R&B
written by Ellis Walsh & Louis Jordan
#4
07/1949

Did You See Jackie Robinson Hit That Ball?
Buddy Johnson

115 pts
17
US
13
R&B
vocals by Buddy Johnson
written by Buddy Johnson
#5
07/1949

A Kiss and a Rose
The Charioteers

114 pts
19
US
8
R&B
[Columbia 38438]
written by Thomas Connor & Patrick Toohey
#6
08/1949

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

107 pts
26
US
2
R&B
[Atlantic 873]
written by Stick McGhee & J. Mayo Williams
That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day)
#7
10/1949

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

107 pts
19
US
14
R&B
[Decca 24752]
written by Beasley Smith & Haven Gillespie
#8
01/1949

Blue Moon
Billy Eckstine

99 pts
21
US
12
R&B
B side to Fools Rush In; #1 hit for Glen Gray in 1935
[MGM 10311]
written by Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart
Bewildered
#9
01/1949

Bewildered
Billy Eckstine

95 pts
27
US
4
R&B
hit for Tommy Dorsey in 1938
[MGM 10340]
written by Leonard Whitcup & Teddy Powell
#10
04/1949

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

88 pts
29
US
4
R&B
[Capitol 15367]
written by Johnny Gomez & Bill Gordon
#11
05/1949

Somehow
Billy Eckstine

83 pts
25
US
15
R&B
[MGM 10383]
written by Mort Maser
#12
08/1949

Crying
Billy Eckstine

79 pts
27
US
12
R&B
B side to Temptation
[MGM 10458]
written by Barney Ross & Jay Chernis
#13
04/1949

Caravan
Billy Eckstine

77 pts
27
US
14
R&B
hit for Duke Ellington in 1937
[MGM 10368]
written by Juan Tizol
#14
04/1949

Trouble Blues
Charles Brown

49 pts


1
R&B
as Charles Brown Trio
[Aladdin 3024]
written by Charles Brown
The Huckle-Buck
#15
1949

The Huckle-Buck
Paul Williams [saxophonist]

49 pts


1
R&B
as Paul Williams and His Hucklebuckers
instrumental
written by Andy Gibson
The Deacon's Hop
#16
1949

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

49 pts


1
R&B
instrumental
[Savoy 685]
written by Cecil James McNeely
Tell Me So
#17
1949

Tell Me So
The Orioles

49 pts


1
R&B
[Jubilee 5005]
written by Deborah Chessler
Roomin' House Boogie
#18
1949

Roomin' House Boogie
Amos Milburn

49 pts


1
R&B
written by Jessie Mae Robinson
#19
11/1949

For You My Love
Larry Darnell

49 pts


1
R&B
written by Paul Gayten
Boogie Chillen'
#20
1949

Boogie Chillen'
John Lee Hooker

49 pts


1
R&B
written by John Lee Hooker & Bernie Besman
#21
1949

Beans and Corn Bread
Louis Jordan

49 pts


1
R&B
[Decca 24673]
written by Fleecie Moore & Fred Clark
#22
1949

Baby Get Lost
Dinah Washington

49 pts


1
R&B
written by Leonard Feather
All She Wants to Do is Rock
#23
1949

All She Wants to Do is Rock
Wynonie Harris

49 pts


1
R&B
[King 4304]
written by Wynonie Harris & Theodore McRae
#24
1949

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

49 pts


1
R&B
written by Porter Grainger & Everett Robbins
#25
1949

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

42 pts


2
R&B
as Bull Moose Jackson & His Buffalo Bearcats
written by Wayne Raney & Lonnie Glosson
#26
1949

Sneakin' Around
Rudy Render

42 pts


2
R&B
[London 17000]
written by Jessie Mae Robinson
Rockin' at Midnight
#27
03/1949

Rockin' at Midnight
Roy Brown

42 pts


2
R&B
as Roy Brown and His Mighty-Mighty Men
[Deluxe 3212]
written by Roy Brown
#28
1949

Little Girls Don't Cry
Bull Moose Jackson

42 pts


2
R&B
as Bull Moose Jackson & His Buffalo Bearcats
written by Lucky Millinder & Doris Davis
#29
1949

Jealous Heart
Ivory Joe Hunter

42 pts


2
R&B
[King 4314]
written by Jenny Lou Carson
#30
11/1949

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

42 pts


2
R&B
[Regal 3236]
written by Buddy Fields & Gerald Marks
#31
1949

Hold Me Baby
Amos Milburn

42 pts


2
R&B
written by Amos Milburn & Lola Anne Cullum
#32
1949

Guess Who
Ivory Joe Hunter

42 pts


2
R&B
[King 4306]
written by Mrs. Ivory Joe Hunter
#33
04/1949

Confession Blues
Ray Charles

42 pts


2
R&B
as The Maxin Trio
[Down Beat 171]
written by R. C. Robinson
#34
1949

Broken Hearted
Eddie Williams and His Brown Buddies

42 pts


2
R&B
[Supreme 1535]
written by John Hogg & Mark Hurley
#35
1949

Blue and Lonesome
Memphis Slim and His House Rockers

42 pts


2
R&B
[Miracle 132]
written by Peter Chatman
#36
1949

You Broke Your Promise
Louis Jordan

35 pts


3
R&B
[Decca 24587]
written by Eddie Pola, George Wyle & Irving Taylor
#37
1949

Pot Likker
Todd Rhodes Orchestra

35 pts


3
R&B
instrumental
[King 4287]
written by Todd Rhodes & Henry Glover
#38
1949

Long John Blues
Dinah Washington

35 pts


3
R&B
B side to Baby Get Lost
[Mercury 8148]
written by Tommy George
#39
1949

Let's Make Christmas Merry, Baby
Amos Milburn

35 pts


3
R&B
as Amos Milburn and His Aladdin Chickenshackers
[Aladdin 3037]
written by Frank Heywood & Monroe Tucker
#40
1949

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

35 pts


3
R&B
[Modern 686]
written by Little Willie Littlefield & Jules Taub
#41
1949

In the Middle of the Night
Amos Milburn

35 pts


3
R&B
[Aladdin 3026]
written by Jessie Mae Robinson
I'll Always Be in Love with You
#42
1949

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

35 pts


3
R&B
[Savoy 681]
written by Bud Green, Herman Ruby & Sam Stept
#43
11/1949

Boogie at Midnight
Roy Brown

35 pts


3
R&B
as Roy Brown and His Mighty-Mighty Men
[Deluxe 3300]
written by Roy Brown & Henry Bernard
#44
1949

Blues for My Baby
Billy Wright

35 pts


3
R&B
[Savoy 710]
written by Billy Wright & Teddy Reig
#45
09/1949

So Long
Ruth Brown

33 pts


4
R&B
with Eddie Condon's NBC Television Orchestra
[Atlantic 879]
written by Remus Harris, Russ Morgan & Irving Melsher
#46
1949

Numbers Boogie
Sugar Chile Robinson

33 pts


4
R&B
written by Vernon White
#47
1949

No Rollin' Blues
Jimmy Witherspoon

33 pts


4
R&B
[Modern 721]
written by Jimmy Witherspoon
#48
08/1949

In the Evening When the Sun Goes Down
Charles Brown

33 pts


4
R&B
as Charles Brown Trio
[Aladdin 3030]
written by Leroy Carr
#49
1949

Hucklebuck Daddy
Jimmy Preston and His Prestonians

33 pts


4
R&B
[Gotham 175]
written by Waters
#50
02/1949

Get Yourself Another Fool
Charles Brown

33 pts


4
R&B
as Charles Brown Trio
[Aladdin 3020]
written by Edward W. Mitchell
#51
1949

Empty Arms Blues
Amos Milburn

33 pts


4
R&B
B side to Roomin' House Boogie
[Aladdin 3032]
written by John Erby
#52
1949

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

33 pts


4
R&B
written by Stick McGhee & J. Mayo Williams
#53
1949

Doby's Boogie
Freddie Mitchell and His Orchestra

33 pts


4
R&B
instrumental
[Derby 713]
written by Freddie Mitchell
#54
1949

D'Natural Blues
Lucky Millinder and His Orchestra

33 pts


4
R&B
instrumental
[RCA Victor 500054]
written by Andy Gibson
#55
1949

Close Your Eyes
Herb Lance and the Classics

33 pts


4
R&B
written by Bernice Petkere
#56
1949

Big Fine Girl
Jimmy Witherspoon

33 pts


4
R&B
b side to No Rollin' Blues
written by Jules Taub
#57
1949

Waiting in Vain
Ivory Joe Hunter

30 pts


5
R&B
written by Ivory Joe Hunter
#58
01/1949

Rainy Weather Blues
Roy Brown

30 pts


5
R&B
as Roy Brown and His Orchestra
[Deluxe 3198]
written by Roy Brown
#59
1949

In the Evening
Jimmy Witherspoon

30 pts


5
R&B
written by Leroy Carr
#60
1949

Hucklebuck
Roy Milton and His Solid Senders

30 pts


5
R&B
written by Roy Alfred & Andy Gibson
#61
12/1949

Homesick Blues
Charles Brown

30 pts


5
R&B
as Charles Brown and His Smarties
[Aladdin 3039]
written by Charles Brown
#62
1949

Hobo Blues
John Lee Hooker

30 pts


5
R&B
[Modern 663]
written by John Lee Hooker
#63
1949

Forgive and Forget
The Orioles

30 pts


5
R&B
[Jubilee 5016]
written by Deborah Chessler
#64
1949

Farewell
Little Willie Littlefield

30 pts


5
R&B
[Modern 709]
written by Willie Littlefield
#65
1949

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

30 pts


5
R&B
R
written by Phil Rose & Sid Sprung
#66
1949

Walkin' Around
Paul Williams [saxophonist]

27 pts


6
R&B
as Paul Williams "35-30" Sextette
instrumental
written by Paul Williams [saxophonist] & King Porter
That Lucky Old Sun
#67
1949

That Lucky Old Sun
Herb Lance and the Classics

27 pts


6
R&B
written by Beasley Smith & Haven Gillespie
#68
1949

Somebody Done Stole My Cherry Red
Eddie Vinson and His Orchestra

27 pts


6
R&B
as Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
[King 4313]
written by Henry Glover & Syd Nathan
Silent Night (Christmas Hymn)
#69
1949

Silent Night (Christmas Hymn)
Sister Rosetta Tharpe

27 pts


6
R&B
with Rosette Gospel Singers
written by Franz Xaver Gruber, Joseph Mohr & John Freeman Young
Rock the Joint
#70
1949

Rock the Joint
Jimmy Preston and His Prestonians

27 pts


6
R&B
[Gotham 188]
written by Doc Bagby, Don Keane & Fats Crafton
#71
1949

Late After Hours
The Great Gates

27 pts


6
R&B
[Selective 103]
written by Ed Gates
#72
1949

Landlord Blues
Ivory Joe Hunter

27 pts


6
R&B
B side to Guess Who
[King 4306]
written by Ivory Joe Hunter & J. Sample
#73
07/1949

I Love You So
Pee Wee Crayton and His Guitar

27 pts


6
R&B
[Modern 675]
written by Pee Wee Crayton
#74
02/1949

Fools Rush In
Billy Eckstine

27 pts


6
R&B
[MGM 10311]
written by Rube Bloom & Johnny Mercer
#75
1949

Cuttin Out
Annie Laurie and Paul Gayten and His Orchestra

27 pts


6
R&B
as Annie Laurie with Paul Gayten Orchestra
written by Paul Gayten
#76
1949

Crawlin' King Snake
John Lee Hooker

27 pts


6
R&B
written by traditional & John Lee Hooker
#77
1949

Angel Child
Memphis Slim and His House Rockers

27 pts


6
R&B
[Miracle 145]
written by traditional & Peter Chatman
#78
1949

Walkin' Blues
Johnny Moore's Three Blazers

25 pts


7
R&B
written by Flemming Rasmussen, Louis Moore & Sam Goldberg
#79
07/1949

Temptation
Billy Eckstine

25 pts


7
R&B
[MGM 10458]
written by Nacio Herb Brown & Arthur Freed
#80
1949

T-Bone Shuffle
T-Bone Walker

25 pts


7
R&B
[Cornet 53]
written by Aaron Thibeaux Walker
#81
1949

Page Boy Shuffle
Joe Thomas [American saxophonist]

25 pts


7
R&B
instrumental
[King 4299]
written by Henry Glover
#82
12/1949

Lonesome Cabin Blues (Log Cabin Blues)
Mercy Dee

25 pts


7
R&B
[Spire 11-001]
#83
1949

Grandma Plays the Numbers
Wynonie Harris

25 pts


7
R&B
[King 4276]
written by James Mason
#84
01/1949

Flo and Joe
The King Cole Trio

25 pts


7
R&B
[Capitol 15320]
written by Milton Leeds & Ted Varnick
#85
1949

Cole Slaw (Sorghum Switch)
Louis Jordan

25 pts


7
R&B
written by Jesse Stone
#86
1949

You Satisfy
Dinah Washington

23 pts


8
R&B
written by Les Baxter
#87
1949

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

23 pts


8
R&B
written by Mack Lollie
#88
1949

Ricky's Blues
The Ravens

23 pts


8
R&B
[National 9073]
written by Howard Biggs & Jimmy Ricks
#89
04/1949

Miss Fanny Brown
Roy Brown

23 pts


8
R&B
as Roy Brown and His Mighty-Mighty Men
[Deluxe 3128]
written by Roy Brown
#90
11/1949

Mary Is Fine
Clarence Gatemouth Brown

23 pts


8
R&B
[Peacock 1504]
written by Clarence Gatemouth Brown
I'll Always Be in Love with You
#91
1949

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

23 pts


8
R&B
[Coleman 100]
written by Bud Green, Herman Ruby & Sam Stept
I Cover the Waterfront
#92
1949

I Cover the Waterfront
Erroll Garner

23 pts


8
R&B
instrumental
[Savoy 688]
written by Johnny Green & Edward Heyman
#93
1949

I Challenge Your Kiss
The Four Jacks

23 pts


8
R&B
[Allen 21000]
written by Stephen Paul & Leon Gary
#94
1949

Hip Shakin' Mama
Chubby Hip Shakin' Newsom

23 pts


8
R&B
as Chubby Hip Shakin' Newsom and Her Hip Shakers
[Deluxe 3199]
written by Chubby Hip Shakin' Newsom
#95
1949

Ethel Mae
L.C. Williams

23 pts


8
R&B
with Conney's Combo
[Freedom 1517]
written by L.C. Williams
#96
1949

Corn Bread
Erskine Hawkins and His Orchestra

23 pts


8
R&B
written by Hal Singer
#97
1949

Because
Herb Lance and the Classics

23 pts


8
R&B
written by Guy d'Hardelot & Edward Teschemacher
#98
1949

'T' Model Blues
Lightnin' Hopkins

23 pts


8
R&B
written by Lightnin' Hopkins
White Christmas
#99
1949

White Christmas
The Ravens

21 pts


9
R&B
B side to Silent Night
written by Irving Berlin
#100
1949

What Are You Doing New Year's Eve
The Orioles

21 pts


9
R&B
B side to (It's Gonna Be a) Lonely Christmas
[Jubilee 5017]
written by Frank Loesser

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