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Billboard Top R&B Records of 1953 is made up of two year-end charts compiled by Billboard magazine ranking the year's top rhythm and blues records based on record sales and juke box plays.
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Billboard Top R&B Records of 1952 is made up of two year-end charts compiled by Billboard magazine ranking the year's top rhythm and blues records based on record sales and juke box plays.
Billboard Top R&B Records of 1950 is made up of two year-end charts compiled by Billboard magazine ranking the year's top rhythm and blues records based on record sales and juke box plays.
"Wrapped Up in a Dream" is a song written by Lois Mann, Tiny Bradshaw, and Henry Bernard. It was performed by Bradshaw and released on the King label. It debuted on Billboard magazine's R&B chart on May 20, 1950, peaked at No. 2, and remained on the chart for 21 weeks. It was ranked No. 7 on Billboard's year-end list of the best-selling R&B records of 1950.
"Roomin' House Boogie" is a song written by Jessie M. Robinson, performed by Amos Milburn, and released on the Aladdin label. It debuted on Billboard magazine's R&B charts on September 10, 1949, peaked at No. 1 on the juke box chart, and remained on the charts for 11 weeks. It was ranked No. 25 on Billboard's year-end list of R&B records for 1950 based on juke box plays.
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- 1 2 3 "The Year's Top Rhythm & Blues Records" (PDF). The Billboard. January 12, 1952. p. 22.