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Esther Phillips, then billed as Little Esther, was the featured vocalist on three number ones for the band led by Johnny Otis.. In 1950, Billboard magazine published two charts covering the top-performing songs in the United States in rhythm and blues (R&B) and related African-American-oriented music genres: Best Selling Retail Rhythm & Blues Records and Most Played Juke Box Rhythm & Blues ...
From November 30, 1963 to January 23, 1965 there was no Billboard R&B singles chart. Some publications have used Cashbox magazine's stats in their place. No specific reason has ever been given as to why Billboard ceased releasing R&B charts, but the prevailing wisdom is that the chart methodology used was being questioned, since more and more white acts were reaching number-one on the R&B chart.
Ranked songs from new artists/bands that have never attained the top 50 of the Hot 100. If a song reached the top 50, it and any of the artist's/band's subsequent singles were ineligible for the chart. Heritage Rock November 25, 2013 sales + airplay Was assimilated into the Mainstream Rock Airplay chart. [44] Hot Crossover 30: December 8, 1990
The Billboard Year-End chart is a chart published by Billboard which denotes the top song of each year as determined by the publication's charts. Since 1946, Year-End charts have existed for the top songs in pop, R&B, and country, with additional album charts for each genre debuting in 1956, 1966, and 1965, respectively.
Billboard Top R&B Records of 1950 is made up of two year-end charts compiled by Billboard magazine ranking the year's top rhythm and blues records based on record sales and juke box plays. [ 1 ] Retail
Billboard Top R&B Records of 1961 is the year-end chart compiled by Billboard magazine ranking the top rhythm and blues singles of 1961. [1] R&B ... 50: NR "That's ...
Blues Albums is a music chart published weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks the top selling blues albums in the United States, ranked by sales data as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The chart debut as the Top Blues Albums in the issue dated September 2, 1995, as a 15-position chart with its first number one being Eric Clapton's From the ...
Billboard number-one singles charts preceding the Billboard Hot 100 were updated weekly by Billboard magazine and the leading indicator of popular music for the American music industry since 1940 and until the Billboard Hot 100 chart was established in 1958.