Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of Billboard number-one R&B songs of 1957/archive1


 * The following is an archived discussion of a featured list nomination. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the article's talk page or in Wikipedia talk:Featured list candidates. No further edits should be made to this page.

The list was promoted by Giants2008 via FACBot (talk) 00:25, 28 November 2022 (UTC).

List of Billboard number-one R&B songs of 1957

 * Nominator(s): ChrisTheDude (talk) 09:05, 10 October 2022 (UTC)

Here's the 16th in my series of nominations of number one lists from the pre-history of Billboard's R&B/hip-hop chart. This year we can see some more of the all-time greats topping the chart, including Elvis, Fats Domino and Sam Cooke, as well as a few lesser-known names, including a group that reached number one with their first hit single and then never charted again...... -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 09:05, 10 October 2022 (UTC)

Source, Image and general review from BennyOnTheLoose

 * "In the early part of the year, singer and pianist Fats Domino dominated all three charts" - I think that "dominated" is justified, but perhaps you could be a bit more specific than "early part of the year" (first quarter?)
 * Changed -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 06:47, 16 October 2022 (UTC)

Source Review
 * Seems like all info in the intro and captions is either directly cited, or based on cited info in the table.
 * Sources all seem reliable.
 * "Although many of 1957's chart-topping acts experienced long and successful careers, others achieved only brief success" Is Whitburn 1988 the source for this? (Or is the argument that it's self-evident?)
 * I've changed the focus of that sentence -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 07:03, 16 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Spot checks on Molanphy (2005), and Unterberger both OK.
 * Spot check on Ankeney: this source mentioned that "'I Shot Mr. Lee' ... began to climb the charts"; two other songs are mentioned as "minor hits" and "I Don't Like It Like That,' ... was the group's last chart entry". This doesn't seem to fully support the article's statement that "would never place another song on any of Billboard's R&B listings" - is this statement verified by Whitburn 1988?
 * Here is the Bobbettes' entry in Whitburn 1988 (also verified with two other later editions of his book). Their later minor hits were in pop not R&B and I have clarified this in the article - ChrisTheDude (talk) 06:47, 16 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Bobbettes in Whitburn.jpg

Image review
 * Images all have suitable licensing and rationales. Captions and positioning are fine. Alt text is OK but optionally could be a bit more specific about what is represented, e.g. mention how many people are in the Coasters image. (MOS:ALT)

This year's article seems up to the usual high standard,. I'll watchlist this page in case other reviewers identify anything significant that I missed. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 23:51, 15 October 2022 (UTC)
 * - many thanks for you review - see responses above -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 07:03, 16 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Pass for source review BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 10:07, 17 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Pass for image review BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 10:07, 17 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Support. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 10:07, 17 October 2022 (UTC)
 * - many thanks! -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 10:12, 17 October 2022 (UTC)

Dank

 * Standard disclaimer: I don't know what I'm doing, and I mostly AGF on sourcing.
 * Checking the FLC criteria:
 * 1. I've done a little copyediting; feel free to revert or discuss. I checked sorting on all sortable columns and sampled the links in the table.
 * 2. The lead meets WP:LEAD and defines the inclusion criteria.
 * 3a. The list has comprehensive items and annotations.
 * 3b. The list is well-sourced to reliable sources, and the UPSD tool isn't indicating any actual problems. All relevant retrieval dates are present.
 * 3c. The list meets requirements as a stand-alone list, it isn't a content fork, it doesn't largely duplicate another article (that I can find), and it wouldn't fit easily inside another article.
 * 4. It is navigable.
 * 5. It meets style requirements. At a glance, the images seem fine.
 * 6. It is stable.
 * Support. Well done. - Dank (push to talk) 04:09, 13 November 2022 (UTC)

Sebbirrrr

 * Support, I don't have anything to add regarding the prose. The only thing I would change is citing AllMusic as a publisher on ref 5 for consistency but that shouldn't prevent me from supporting! Sebbirrrr (talk) 23:48, 26 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Done! -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 08:03, 27 November 2022 (UTC)

Giants2008 ( Talk ) 22:05, 27 November 2022 (UTC)
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