Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of Billboard number-one R&B songs of 1950/archive1


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The list was promoted by PresN via FACBot (talk) 00:25, 16 July 2022 (UTC).

List of Billboard number-one R&B songs of 1950

 * Nominator(s): ChrisTheDude (talk) 07:23, 31 May 2022 (UTC)

Here's the latest list of number ones on the antecedent of Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop chart. This particular year saw the final appearance in the top spot of Louis Jordan after 18 number ones in less than 8 years. Nowadays probably only blues afficionados know his name, but back in the late 1940s he was the Drake or Kanye of his day :-) -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 07:23, 31 May 2022 (UTC)

Comments by Pseud 14

 * in rhythm and blues and related African-American-oriented.. --as you did with the 1948 FL, add enclosure of (R&B)
 * second long-running number one --is it longest-running or was this meant to be a variation for longest-running? If it's the latter I think it's fine too.
 * That's all from me. Another excellently written work in your series!--Pseud 14 (talk) 17:52, 31 May 2022 (UTC)
 * - both points addressed -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 18:05, 31 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Support -- Pseud 14 (talk) 18:35, 31 May 2022 (UTC)

Comments Support from TRM
No other issues, worked hard to find problems! The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 16:18, 22 June 2022 (UTC)
 * " Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs" our article hyphenates Hip-Hop in this formal title.
 * "his 18th and final chart-topper" and "tally of 18 chart-toppers" feels repetitive, perhaps there's an elegant re-word opportunity here?
 * When I see "but his music is considered to have been hugely influential " and see a single reference I guess I'm mildly disappointed. Is there more than just one individual reporting this?
 * You know what, I wonder if at some point we'll need to link juke box? I don't know if this generation of millennials know what that even means!
 * "the highest total achieved" could you say "the most achieved"?
 * I guess you're using Nat "King" Cole with "King" in quotes as that was his contemporaneous billing?
 * Any reason Tympany Five isn't linked in the table?
 * Similar to Cole above, I assume you have "Mistrusting Blues" because that's how it was listed at the time, as opposed to our own article which declares it to be "Mistrustin' Blues"?
 * Is Note [a] referenced anywhere?
 * - many thanks for you review, all addressed now I think! -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 07:35, 23 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Support my concerns addressed. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 08:20, 24 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you! -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 08:39, 24 June 2022 (UTC)

Nitpicks from HAL
Solid work. ~ HAL  333  18:43, 5 July 2022 (UTC)
 * "record which would stand until the 1980s" --> which stood until
 * "record which would still stand in the 21st century" same thing
 * Should Blue Light Boogie be linked in the lead?
 * "each achieved more than one number one" seems a little clunky? Maybe change to "multiple number ones".
 * Are the quotation marks needed in Nat "King" Cole?
 * Should Trio be capitalized? I notice that isn't done in Nat King Cole.
 * - many thanks for your review. First four all addressed, the quote marks in "King" Cole and capitalisation of Trio are consistent with contemporary sources (ie Billboard) -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 18:49, 5 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Happy to support. ~ HAL  333  18:51, 5 July 2022 (UTC)


 * Source review – No surprises here: the sources are all reliable and well-formatted, with no errors detected by the link-checker tool. Giants2008  ( Talk ) 01:19, 13 July 2022 (UTC)

Promoting. -- Pres N  00:29, 15 July 2022 (UTC)


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