Billboard Charts
"During the eight years that Jordan was 'King Of The Jukeboxes',
1943-1950, his songs occupied the #1 spot on the R&B charts for 113
weeks, or, put another way, Jordan had nearly one-third of all of the
top black hit records for eight years." Peter Grendysa
Musical tidbits:
* 18 #1 R&B hits, only Aretha Franklin and Stevie Wonder had more
(20)
* 54 top-10 hits, second only to James Brown's 58
* 57 songs of his made it into the charts
| #1 R&B hits: |
Weeks at #1 |
| Choo Choo Ch'
Boogie (1946) |
18 |
| Ain't
Nobody here but us chickens (1946) |
17 |
| Boogie woogie blue plate (1947) |
14 |
| Saturday
night fish fry (1949) |
12 |
| Buzz me (1945) |
9 |
| Blue light boogie (1950) |
7 |
| Caldonia (1945) |
7 |
| Jack, you're dead
(1947) |
7 |
| G.I. Jive (1944) |
6 |
| Stone cold dead in the market (1946) |
5 |
| Ain't that
just like a woman (1946) |
2 |
| Run, joe (1948) |
2 |
| Texas and pacific (1947) |
2 |
| Beans and corn
bread (1949) |
1 |
| Don't worry 'bout that mule (1945) |
1 |
| Mop mop (1945) |
1 |
| Ration blues (1943) |
1 |
| What's
the use of getting sober (1942) |
1 |
| #1 Country Hits: |
Weeks at #1 |
| Is you
is or is you ain't (my baby) (1944) |
5 |
| Ration Blues (1943) |
3 |
| #1 Pop Hits: |
Weeks at #1 |
| G.I. Jive (1944) |
2 |
| Other Songs that made it into the charts: |
Highest Placement |
| Ain't
Nobody Here But Us Chickens |
Pop #6 |
| Ain't That
Just Like A Woman |
Pop #17 |
| Beware |
R&B #2, Pop #20 |
| Boogie-Woogie Blue Plate |
Pop #21 |
| Buzz Me |
Pop #9 |
| Caldonia |
Pop #6 |
| Choo Choo Ch'
Boogie |
Pop #7 |
| Ella Fitzgerald
& Louis Jordan, Baby, It's Cold Outside |
R&B #6, Pop #9 |
| Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Jordan, Stone Cold Dead
In The Market |
R&B #1 (5 weeks), Pop #7 |
| Is You
Is Or Is You Ain't (Ma' Baby) |
R&B #3, Pop #2 |
| Jack, You're Dead
|
Pop #21 |
| Open The Door,
Richard! |
R&B #2, Pop #6 |
| Ration Blues |
Pop #11 |
| Run, Joe |
Pop #23 |
| Saturday
Night Fish Fry |
Pop #21 |
| Texas And Pacific |
Pop #20 |
| You Can't Get That No More |
R&B #2, Pop #11 |