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Milburn returned to number one on the juke box chart in September with "Roomin' House Boogie" and was the only artist with three R&B chart-toppers during 1949. Three records had lengthy runs at number one in 1949, each topping both the juke box and best sellers charts for ten weeks or more.
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.
This is a list of all the musicians and music groups who reached number one on the Billboard R&B singles chart. [1] The chart was officially titled as follows: Oct 1942 – Feb 1945 The Harlem Hit Parade Feb 1945 – Jun 1949 Race Records Jun 1949 – Oct 1958 Rhythm & Blues Records Oct 1958 – Nov 1963 Hot R&B Sides
List of Billboard number-one R&B songs of 1949; ... List of Hot R&B Sides number ones of 1960; List of Hot R&B Sides number ones of 1961;
In 1960, Billboard published the Hot R&B Sides chart ranking the top-performing songs in the United States in rhythm and blues (R&B) and related African American-oriented music genres; the chart has undergone various name changes over the decades to reflect the evolution of such genres and since 2005 has been published as Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. [1]
Billboard Top R&B Records of 1949 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
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.
This is a list of number-one songs in the United States during the year 1949 according to Billboard magazine. Prior to the creation of the Billboard Hot 100, Billboard published multiple singles charts each week. In 1949, the following four charts were produced: