Rank	Artist	Points
1	Louis Jordan	5,671
2	Nat "King" Cole	2,084
3	The Ink Spots	1,615
4	Duke Ellington	1,253
5	Erskine Hawkins	1,174
6	Ella Fitzgerald	1,157
7	Johnny Moore's Three Blazers	1,138
8	Lionel Hampton	1,137
9	Bull Moose Jackson	1,042
10	Amos Milburn	982
11	Joe Liggins	977
12	Julia Lee	974
13	Dinah Washington	956
14	The Mills Brothers	952
15	Billy Eckstine	941
16	Ivory Joe Hunter	823
17	Nellie Lutcher	784
18	Wynonie Harris	770
19	Lucky Millinder	770
20	Charles Brown	665
21	Roy Brown	652
22	Roy Milton	651
23	Paul Williams	649
24	The Orioles	620
25	Buddy Johnson	613

1942-1949: 25 Top Hits

1950-1959: 25 Top Artists and 25 Top Hits

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Source:
Whitburn, Joel Top R&B Singles 1942-1995, Menomonee Falls 2000

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