Rank	Artist	Points
1	Fats Domino	4,009
2	Elvis Presley	2,193
3	Ruth Brown	2,046
4	Dinah Washington	1,923
5	The Clovers	1,913
6	The Drifters	1,682
7	B.B. King	1,602
8	"Big" Joe Turner	1,581
9	Ray Charles	1,565
10	Little Richard	1,561
11	Chuck Berry	1,479
12	Johnny Otis	1,465
13	The Platters	1,350
14	Little Walter	1,297
15	Lloyd Price	1,242
16	The Dominoes	1,216
17	Lavern Baker	1,171
18	Chuck Willis	1,092
19	Nat "King" Cole	1,029
20	Muddy Waters	1,019
21	The Coasters	996
22	Ivory Joe Hunter	954
23	Johnny Ace	952
24	Clyde McPhatter	937
25	Sam Cooke	867

1942-1949: 25 Top Artists and 25 Top Hits

1950-1959: 25 Top Hits

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

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