Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Week of May 19, 1962

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

The week’s most popular songs, ranked by audio and video streaming activity on leading digital music services, radio airplay audience impressions based on monitored airplay and sales data, all compiled by Luminate. Audience totals are derived, in part, using certain Nielsen Audio listener estimates.

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1

Mashed Potato Time

Dee Dee Sharp

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Last week

1

Weeks at no. 1

4

Weeks on chart

8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Cameo

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Week of May 19, 1962

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Mashed Potato Time
  Dee Dee Sharp
- 1
- 1
- 8
- - 1
  - 1
  - 8

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Cameo

2
- The One Who Really Loves You
  Mary Wells
- 3
- 2
- 4
- - 3
  - 2
  - 4

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

3
- Soldier Boy
  The Shirelles
- 4
- 3
- 6
- - 4
  - 3
  - 6

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Scepter

4
- Soul Twist
  King Curtis And The Noble Knights
- 2
- 1
- 14
- - 2
  - 1
  - 14

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Enjoy

5
- Night Train
  James Brown And The Famous Flames
- 11
- 5
- 5
- - 11
  - 5
  - 5

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

King

6
- I Found A Love
  The Falcons
- 6
- 6
- 7
- - 6
  - 6
  - 7

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7
- Hide 'Nor Hair
  Ray Charles and his Orchestra
- 13
- 7
- 6
- - 13
  - 7
  - 6

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC-Paramount

8
- The Town I Live In
  Mc Kinley Mitchell
- 15
- 8
- 6
- - 15
  - 8
  - 6

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9
- Annie Get Your Yo-Yo
  Little Junior Parker
- 16
- 6
- 10
- - 16
  - 6
  - 10

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Duke

10
- Don't Play That Song (You Lied)
  Ben E. King
- 20
- 10
- 2
- - 20
  - 10
  - 2

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atco

11
- At The Club
  Ray Charles and his Orchestra
- 7
- 7
- 6
- - 7
  - 7
  - 6

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC-Paramount

12
- Cuttin' In
  Johnny Guitar Watson
- 19
- 6
- 12
- - 19
  - 6
  - 12

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13
- Any Day Now (My Wild Beautiful Bird)
  Chuck Jackson
- 23
- 13
- 2
- - 23
  - 13
  - 2

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Wand

14
- Stranger On The Shore
  Mr. Acker Bilk
- 27
- 14
- 2
- - 27
  - 14
  - 2

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atco

15
- Love Letters
  Ketty Lester
- 5
- 2
- 11
- - 5
  - 2
  - 11

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Era

16
- Ain't That Loving You
  Bobby Bland
- 10
- 9
- 10
- - 10
  - 9
  - 10

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Duke

17
- Who Will The Next Fool Be
  Bobby Bland
- 28
- 12
- 7
- - 28
  - 12
  - 7

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Duke

18
- Something's Got A Hold On Me
  Etta James
- 8
- 4
- 12
- - 8
  - 4
  - 12

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19
- Slow Twistin'
  Chubby Checker (with Dee Dee Sharp)
- 9
- 3
- 9
- - 9
  - 3
  - 9

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Parkway

20
- Gonna Miss You Around Here
  B.B. King
- 17
- 17
- 3
- - 17
  - 17
  - 3

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21
- Twistin' The Night Away
  Sam Cooke
- 21
- 1
- 14
- - 21
  - 1
  - 14

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

22
- Dream Come True
  The Temptations
- 29
- 22
- 2
- - 29
  - 22
  - 2

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23 NEW
NEW
- I Can't Stop Loving You
  Ray Charles
- -
- 23
- 1
- - -
  - 23
  - 1

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC-Paramount

24
- Jamie
  Eddie Holland
- 12
- 6
- 19
- - 12
  - 6
  - 19

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

25
- The Jam - Part 1
  Bobby Gregg and His Friends
- 14
- 14
- 7
- - 14
  - 14
  - 7

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Cotton

26
- Tra La La La La
  Ike & Tina Turner
- 18
- 9
- 8
- - 18
  - 9
  - 8

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sue

27 NEW
NEW
- Snap Your Fingers
  Joe Henderson
- -
- 27
- 1
- - -
  - 27
  - 1

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Todd

28
- I'll Take You Home
  The Corsairs Featuring Jay "Bird" Uzzell
- 26
- 26
- 2
- - 26
  - 26
  - 2

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tuff/Chess

29 NEW
NEW
- I'll Try Something New
  The Miracles
- -
- 29
- 1
- - -
  - 29
  - 1

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tamla

30
- Our Anniversary
  Shep And The Limelites
- 22
- 7
- 13
- - 22
  - 7
  - 13

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hull

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