Ray Charles first appeared on a Billboard chart in 1949, when — as part of the Maxin Trio with G.D. McKee and Milton Garred — he charted his first single with "Confession Blues." It reached No.2 on the R&B chart, then called the Most-Played Juke Box Race Records. In 1952, Charles signed with Atlantic Records and went on to top Billboard's pop, country, R&B, jazz, and dance charts.[1][2]
In the early 1960s, after leaving Atlantic Records to sign with ABC–Paramount, he negotiated for ownership of his own master recordings. He also established his own labels. Tangerine came first, which evolved into CrossOver Records. As a songwriter, Charles penned nearly 200 songs. He also operated his own publishing companies, Tangerine Music and Racer Music.
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Compilations
Hundreds of Ray Charles compilations and "Greatest Hits/Best Of" albums have been released and continue to be produced and released by various labels around the world. Some of the more notable compilations include:[citation needed]
"Look What They've Done to My Song, Ma" b/w "America the Beautiful"
65
25
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A Message from the People
"Hey Mister" b/w "There'll Be No Peace Without All Men as One"
115
47
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A Message from the People
1973
"I Can Make It Thru the Days (But Oh Those Lonely Nights)" b/w "Ring of Fire" (From Love Country Style)
81
21
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Through the Eyes of Love
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
A^Through a period between November 1963 and January 1965, Billboard Magazine did not publish an R&B singles chart. Positions shown are from the Cashbox RnB Charts during this period.
CrossOver releases
This list below is of songs Ray Charles released while on the CrossOver label from 1973 to 1976.
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