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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]
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.
Greatest Hits: The Temptations 9 1967 February 4: Four Tops Live: Four Tops: 1 March 11: The Supremes Sing Holland–Dozier–Holland: The Supremes: 3 April 1: Mercy, Mercy, Mercy! Live at 'The Club' Julian "Cannonball" Adderley: 1 April 8: Temptations Live! The Temptations: 3 April 29: I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You: Aretha Franklin ...
Rhythm and blues, frequently abbreviated as R&B or R'n'B, is a genre of popular music that originated within the African-American community in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to African Americans, at a time when "rocking, jazz based music ...
R&B rank [1] Pop rank [2] Title Artist(s) Label 1: 1 "Tossin' and Turnin'" Bobby Lewis: Beltone 2: 65 "It's Gonna Work Out Fine" Ike & Tina Turner: Sue 3: NR "Don't Cry No More" Bobby Bland: Duke 4: NR "Hide Away" Freddy King: Federal 5: 24 "Shop Around" The Miracles: Tamla 6: 6 "My True Story" The Jive Five: Beltone 7: 34 "I Like It Like That ...
Billboard Top R&B Records of 1962 is the year-end chart compiled by Billboard magazine ranking the top rhythm and blues singles of 1962. [ 1 ] The year's top R&B single was the instrumental " Soul Twist " by King Curtis .
1970 in music; R&B number-one hits of 1970 (USA) This page was last edited on 15 December 2022, at 04:41 (UTC). Text is available under the ...
In the early 1950s blues music was largely known in Britain through blues-influenced boogie-woogie, and the jump blues of Fats Waller and Louis Jordan. [9] Imported recordings of American artists were brought over by African American servicemen stationed in Britain during and after World War II, merchant seamen visiting the ports of London, Liverpool, Newcastle on Tyne and Belfast, and in a ...