Billboard Top R&B Records of 1955
Billboard Top R&B Records of 1955 is made up of three year-end charts compiled by Billboard magazine ranking the year's top rhythm and blues records based on record sales, disc jockey plays, and juke box plays.[1]
| Retail | Disk jockey | Juke box | Title | Artist(s) | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | "Pledging My Love" | Johnny Ace | Duke |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | "Ain't That a Shame" | Fats Domino | Imperial |
| 3 | 7 | 3 | "Maybellene" | Chuck Berry | Chess |
| 4 | 2 | 4 | "Earth Angel" | The Penguins | Doontone |
| 5 | 9 | 5 | "I've Got a Woman | Ray Charles | Atlantic |
| 6 | 3 | 15 | "The Wallflower (Dance with Me, Henry)" | Etta James | Modern |
| 7 | 13 | 14 | "Only You (And You Alone)" | The Platters | Mercury |
| 8 | 8 | 6 | "My Babe" | Little Walter | Chess |
| 9 | 5 | 7 | "Sincerely" | The Moonglows | Chess |
| 10 | 15 | 19 | "Unchained Melody" | Roy Hamilton | Epic |
| 11 | 6 | 9 | "Hearts of Stone" | The Charms | DeLuxe |
| 12 | 10 | 13 | "Tweedle Dee" | LaVern Baker | Atlantic |
| 13 | NR | 9 | "Every Day I Have the Blues" | Count Basie Orchestra, Joe Williams | Clef |
| 14 | 14 | 11 | "It's Love, Baby (24 Hours a Day)" | Louis Brooks | Excello |
| 15 | 15 | 12 | "Flip, Flop and Fly" | Big Joe Turner | Atlantic |
| 16 | 22 | 17 | "Don't Be Angry" | Nappy Brown | Savoy |
| 17 | NR | 8 | "Bo Diddley" | Bo Diddley | Checker |
| 18 | 17 | 20 | "What'cha Gonna Do" | The Drifters | Atlantic |
| 19 | NR | 22 | "Unchained Melody" | Al Hibbler | Decca |
| 20 | NR | NR | "Story Untold" | The Nutmegs | Herald |
| 21 | NR | NR | "Soldier Boy" | The Four Fellows | Glory |
| 22 | 20 | 23 | "I Hear You Knocking" | Smiley Lewis | Imperial |
| 23 | 12 | 16 | "Fool for You" | Ray Charles | Atlantic |
| 24 | NR | 25 | "At My Front Door" | The El Dorados | Vee Jay |
| 25 | 19 | NR | "All by Myself" | Fats Domino | Imperial |
| NR | 11 | NR | "Come Back" | Ray Charles | Atlantic |
| NR | 18 | NR | "Close Your Eyes" | The Five Keys | Capitol |
| NR | 21 | NR | "Rock Around the Clock" | Bill Haley & His Comets | Decca |
| NR | 23 | NR | "Most of All" | The Moonglows | Chess |
| NR | 24 | NR | "Lonely Nights" | Hearts | Baton |
| NR | 25 | NR | "The Door Is Still Open to My Heart" | The Cardinals | Atlantic |
| NR | NR | 18 | "Reconsider Baby" | Lowell Fulson | Checker |
| NR | NR | 21 | "You Don't Have to Go" | Jimmy Reed | Vee Jay |
| NR | NR | 24 | "Feel So Good" | Shirley & Lee | Aladdin |
See also[edit]
- List of Billboard number-one R&B songs of 1955
- Billboard year-end top 30 singles of 1955
- 1955 in music
References[edit]
- ^ "1955's Top R&B Records". The Billboard. January 7, 1956. p. 20.