My Song Hit #1 on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart [1960s]

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Published as Hot R&B Sides (1960-62), Hot R&B Singles (1962-63), Hot Rhythm and Blues Singles (1965-69) and Best-Selling Soul Singles (1969). Chart not published from November 1963 to January 1965. Missing: Buster Brown (1960), Bobby Marchan (1960), The Jive Five (1961), Barbara George (1962), Ruby and the Romantics (1963), Jimmy Soul (1963), The Essex (1963), Garnett Mimms and the Enchanters (1963), Little Johnny Taylor (1963), Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs (1963), Freddie Scott (1967), Bettye Swann (1967), The Intruders (1968), The Originals (1969)

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Vote Ranking	List Ranking
1	1960	Brook Benton Vocalist 100% (1 of 1 votes)
26	1960	Dinah Washington Vocalist 44.44% (4 of 9 votes)
40	1960	The Everly Brothers Vocalists 14.29% (1 of 7 votes)
50	1960	Drifters Musicians 0% (0 of 0 votes)
89	1960	Hank Ballard Vocalist 0% (0 of 0 votes)
90	1960	Jerry Butler (Vocalist) Vocalist 0% (0 of 0 votes)
91	1960	Jackie Wilson Vocalist 0% (0 of 0 votes)
97	1960	Bill Black Musician 0% (0 of 0 votes)
4	1961	Gladys Knight Vocalist 62.50% (5 of 8 votes)
8	1961	Ben E. King Vocalist 60.0% (3 of 5 votes)
19	1961	The Miracles Vocalists 50.0% (1 of 2 votes)
32	1961	Ray Charles Vocalist 33.67% (67 of 199 votes)
92	1961	Smokey Robinson Vocalist 0% (0 of 0 votes)
93	1961	Chubby Checker Vocalist 0% (0 of 3 votes)
94	1961	Bobby 'Blue' Bland Vocalist 0% (0 of 0 votes)
95	1961	Marcels Vocalists 0% (0 of 0 votes)
96	1961	Ernie K-Doe Vocalist 0% (0 of 0 votes)
98	1961	Bobby Lewis Vocalist 0% (0 of 0 votes)
99	1961	Lee Dorsey Vocalist 0% (0 of 0 votes)
100	1961	The Marvelettes Vocalists 0% (0 of 1 votes)
20	1962	Dee Dee Sharp Vocalist 50.0% (1 of 2 votes)
21	1962	Sam Cooke Vocalist 50.0% (1 of 2 votes)
33	1962	Ray Charles Vocalist 33.67% (67 of 199 votes)
101	1962	Gene Chandler Vocalist 0% (0 of 1 votes)
102	1962	King Curtis Musician 0% (0 of 2 votes)
108	1962	Barbara Lynn Vocalist 0% (0 of 0 votes)
109	1962	Little Eva Vocalist 0% (0 of 2 votes)
110	1962	Mary Wells Vocalist 0% (0 of 2 votes)
111	1962	Booker T. and the M.G.'s Musicians 0% (0 of 1 votes)
112	1962	Four Seasons Vocalists 0% (0 of 2 votes)
113	1962	The Contours Vocalists 0% (0 of 0 votes)
114	1962	Esther Phillips Vocalist 0% (0 of 0 votes)
18	1963	Sam Cooke Vocalist 50.0% (1 of 2 votes)
22	1963	The Miracles Vocalists 50.0% (1 of 2 votes)
25	1963	Lesley Gore Vocalist 46.15% (6 of 13 votes)
31	1963	Ray Charles Vocalist 33.67% (67 of 199 votes)
39	1963	Stevie Wonder Musician 31.58% (18 of 57 votes)
49	1963	Jimmy Soul Vocalist 0% (0 of 3 votes)
51	1963	Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs Musicians 0% (0 of 0 votes)
84	1963	Martha Reeves and the Vandellas Musicians 0% (0 of 1 votes)
85	1963	The Impressions Vocalists 0% (0 of 1 votes)
86	1963	Barbara Lewis Vocalist 0% (0 of 0 votes)
87	1963	Mary Wells Vocalist 0% (0 of 2 votes)
88	1963	'Little' Peggy March Vocalist 0% (0 of 4 votes)
103	1963	Smokey Robinson Vocalist 0% (0 of 0 votes)
104	1963	Paul and Paula Vocalists 0% (0 of 0 votes)
105	1963	Bobby 'Blue' Bland Vocalist 0% (0 of 0 votes)
106	1963	The Chiffons Vocalists 0% (0 of 0 votes)
107	1963	Jackie Wilson Vocalist 0% (0 of 0 votes)
5	1965	Marvin Gaye Vocalist 60.71% (17 of 28 votes)
9	1965	James Brown Vocalist 54.29% (76 of 140 votes)
15	1965	Joe Tex Vocalist 50.0% (1 of 2 votes)
17	1965	Solomon Burke Vocalist 50.0% (1 of 2 votes)
34	1965	Fontella Bass Vocalist 33.33% (1 of 3 votes)
41	1965	Temptations Musicians 12.50% (5 of 40 votes)
79	1965	Junior Walker Vocalist 0% (0 of 0 votes)
80	1965	Little Milton Vocalist 0% (0 of 0 votes)
81	1965	Four Tops Musicians 0% (0 of 1 votes)
82	1965	The Supremes Vocalists 0% (0 of 6 votes)
83	1965	Wilson Pickett Vocalist 0% (0 of 0 votes)
10	1966	James Brown Vocalist 54.29% (76 of 140 votes)
14	1966	Lou Rawls Vocalist 52.46% (32 of 61 votes)
16	1966	Joe Tex Vocalist 50.0% (1 of 2 votes)
30	1966	Ray Charles Vocalist 33.67% (67 of 199 votes)
37	1966	Stevie Wonder Musician 31.58% (18 of 57 votes)
42	1966	Temptations Musicians 12.50% (5 of 40 votes)
52	1966	Sam Moore Musician 0% (0 of 0 votes)
69	1966	Slim Harpo Musician 0% (0 of 0 votes)
70	1966	Percy Sledge Vocalist 0% (0 of 1 votes)
71	1966	Sam and Dave Vocalists 0% (0 of 1 votes)
72	1966	Wilson Pickett Vocalist 0% (0 of 0 votes)
74	1966	Four Tops Musicians 0% (0 of 1 votes)
75	1966	The Supremes Vocalists 0% (0 of 6 votes)
76	1966	Eddie Floyd Vocalist 0% (0 of 0 votes)
3	1967	Gladys Knight Vocalist 62.50% (5 of 8 votes)
13	1967	James Brown Vocalist 54.29% (76 of 140 votes)
27	1967	Aretha Franklin Vocalist 37.21% (16 of 43 votes)
38	1967	Stevie Wonder Musician 31.58% (18 of 57 votes)
53	1967	Sam Moore Musician 0% (0 of 0 votes)
59	1967	Wilson Pickett Vocalist 0% (0 of 0 votes)
60	1967	Sam and Dave Vocalists 0% (0 of 1 votes)
61	1967	Jackie Wilson Vocalist 0% (0 of 0 votes)
73	1967	Martha Reeves and the Vandellas Musicians 0% (0 of 1 votes)
77	1967	Aaron Neville Vocalist 0% (0 of 7 votes)
78	1967	The Supremes Vocalists 0% (0 of 6 votes)
6	1968	Marvin Gaye Vocalist 60.71% (17 of 28 votes)
12	1968	James Brown Vocalist 54.29% (76 of 140 votes)
23	1968	The Miracles Vocalists 50.0% (1 of 2 votes)
24	1968	Archie Bell Vocalist 50.0% (1 of 2 votes)
29	1968	Aretha Franklin Vocalist 37.21% (16 of 43 votes)
36	1968	Stevie Wonder Musician 31.58% (18 of 57 votes)
43	1968	Temptations Musicians 12.50% (5 of 40 votes)
47	1968	Otis Redding Vocalist 0% (0 of 1 votes)
57	1968	The Impressions Vocalists 0% (0 of 1 votes)
58	1968	Smokey Robinson Vocalist 0% (0 of 0 votes)
62	1968	Tammi Terrell Vocalist 0% (0 of 1 votes)
63	1968	Hugh Masekela Musician 0% (0 of 0 votes)
64	1968	The Dells Vocalists 0% (0 of 0 votes)
65	1968	Jerry Butler (Vocalist) Vocalist 0% (0 of 0 votes)
66	1968	Johnnie Taylor Vocalist 0% (0 of 1 votes)
2	1969	Joe Simon Vocalist 100% (1 of 1 votes)
7	1969	Marvin Gaye Vocalist 60.71% (17 of 28 votes)
11	1969	James Brown Vocalist 54.29% (76 of 140 votes)
28	1969	Aretha Franklin Vocalist 37.21% (16 of 43 votes)
35	1969	Diana Ross Vocalist 32.05% (25 of 78 votes)
44	1969	Temptations Musicians 12.50% (5 of 40 votes)
45	1969	Jerry Butler (Vocalist) Vocalist 0% (0 of 0 votes)
46	1969	Isley Brothers Musicians 0% (0 of 1 votes)
48	1969	The Supremes Vocalists 0% (0 of 6 votes)
54	1969	The Impressions Vocalists 0% (0 of 1 votes)
55	1969	Junior Walker Vocalist 0% (0 of 0 votes)
56	1969	The Dells Vocalists 0% (0 of 0 votes)
67	1969	Tyrone Davis (Singer) Vocalist 0% (0 of 1 votes)
68	1969	Sly and the Family Stone Musicians 0% (0 of 0 votes)

My Song Hit #1 on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart [1960s]

1

1960

Vocalist

100% (1 of 1 votes)

26

1960

Vocalist

44.44% (4 of 9 votes)

40

1960

Vocalists

14.29% (1 of 7 votes)

50

1960

Musicians

0% (0 of 0 votes)

89

1960

Vocalist

0% (0 of 0 votes)

90

1960

Vocalist

0% (0 of 0 votes)

91

1960

Vocalist

0% (0 of 0 votes)

97

1960

Musician

0% (0 of 0 votes)

4

1961

Vocalist

62.50% (5 of 8 votes)

8

1961

Vocalist

60.0% (3 of 5 votes)

19

1961

Vocalists

50.0% (1 of 2 votes)

32

1961

Vocalist

33.67% (67 of 199 votes)

92

1961

Vocalist

0% (0 of 0 votes)

93

1961

Vocalist

0% (0 of 3 votes)

94

1961

Vocalist

0% (0 of 0 votes)

95

1961

Vocalists

0% (0 of 0 votes)

96

1961

Vocalist

0% (0 of 0 votes)

98

1961

Vocalist

0% (0 of 0 votes)

99

1961

Vocalist

0% (0 of 0 votes)

100

1961

Vocalists