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During the year, 20 different singles topped the chart, which was published under the title Top Selling Rhythm & Blues Singles through the issue dated April 2 and Top Selling R&B Singles thereafter. [2] In the issue of Billboard dated January 1, James Brown was at number one with "I Got You (I Feel Good)", the song's fifth week in the top spot. [3]
List of Hot R&B Singles number ones of 1963; List of Top Selling Rhythm & Blues Singles number ones of 1965; List of Top Selling R&B Singles number ones of 1966; List of Top Selling R&B Singles number ones of 1967; List of Best Selling Rhythm & Blues Singles number ones of 1968; List of Best Selling Soul Singles number ones of 1969
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.
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.
issue dated April 2, 1966 and Top Selling R&B -- comma after 1966 per MOS:DATECOMMA; the greatest length of time spent -- only a suggestion (optional), perhaps something along the lines of the longest-running or longest time spent; Nothing more to quibble. Another solid work. Pseud 14 19:30, 26 April 2023 (UTC) @Pseud 14: - thanks - done!
List of UK top-ten singles in 1966; List of UK top-ten albums in 1966; List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 1966; List of Billboard Hot 100 top-ten singles in 1966; List of Top Selling R&B Singles number ones of 1966
The song, recognized as "the best-selling single of all time", was released before the pop/rock singles-chart era and "was listed as the world's best-selling single in the first-ever Guinness Book of Records (published in 1955) and—remarkably—still retains the title more than 50 years later".
Aug 1969 – Jul 1973 Best Selling Soul Singles Jul 1973 – Jun 1982 Hot Soul Singles Jun 1982 – Oct 1990 Hot Black Singles Oct 1990 – Jan 1999 Hot R&B Singles Jan 1999 – Dec 1999 Hot R&B Singles & Tracks Dec 1999 – Apr 2005 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks April 2005 – present Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Lists are alphabetical by year.