We salute Black History Month with a look back at the biggest #1 Hits of EVERY February, 1950 - 2000 ...
50+ Years of #1 Hits, as reported on Billboard Magazine's R&B Soul Charts
February, 1950 - I ALMOST LOST MY MIND - Ivory Joe Hunter (#1 for a total of two non-consecutive weeks)
1951 - Teardrops From My Eyes - Ruth Brown (#1 for a total of eleven non-consecutive weeks)
1952 - 3 O'Clock Blues - B.B. King (#1 for five weeks)
1953 - Baby, Don't Do It - The 5 Royales (#1 for three weeks)
1954 - The Things That I Used To Do - Guitar Slim (#1 for a total of six non-consecutive weeks)
1955 - Pledging My Love - Johnny Ace (#1 for a total of nine non-consecutive weeks)
1956 - The Great Pretender - The Platters (#1 for ten non-consecutive weeks)
1957 - Blue Monday - Fats Domino (#1 for nine non-consecutive weeks)
1958 - Get A Job - The Silhouettes (#1 for four weeks)
1959 - Stagger Lee - Lloyd Price (#1 for four weeks)
1960 - Baby, You've Got What It Takes - Dinah Washington and Brook Benton (#1 for a total of ten weeks)
1961 - Shop Around - The Miracles (#1 for eight weeks)
1962 - Duke Of Earl - Gene Chandler (#1 for five weeks)
1963 - Hey Paula - Paul and Paula (#1 for two weeks)
1964 - What Kind Of Fool Do You Think I Am - The Tams (#1 for three weeks)
1965 - My Girl - The Temptations (#1 for six weeks)
1966 - Uptight - Stevie Wonder (#1 for five weeks)
1967 - Are You Lonely For Me - Freddy Scott (#1 for four weeks)
1968 - I Wish It Would Rain - The Temptations (#1 for three weeks)
1969 - Can I Change My Mind - Tyrone Davis (#1 for three weeks)
1970 - Thank You Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin- Sly and the Family Stone (#1 for five weeks)
1971 - Jody's Got Your Girl And Gone - Johnnie Taylor (#1 for two weeks)
1972 - Let's Stay Together - Al Green (#1 for a total of nine weeks)
1973 - Love Train - The O'Jays (#1 for four weeks)
1974 - Boogie Down - Eddie Kendricks (#1 for three weeks)
1975 - Lady Marmalade - LaBelle (#1 for one week)
1976 - Sweet Thing - Rufus featuring Chaka Khan (#1 for two weeks)
1977 - I've Got Love On My Mind - Natalie Cole (#1 for a total of five weeks)
1978 - Theme Song from "Which Way Is Up" - Stargard (#1 for two weeks)
1979 - Bustin' Loose, Part 1 - Chuck Brown (#1 for four weeks)
1980 - Special Lady - Ray, Goodman and Brown (#1 for one week)
1981 - Don't Stop The Music - Yarbrough and Peoples (#1 for a total of five weeks)
1982 - That Girl - Stevie Wonder (#1 for a total of nine weeks)
1983 - Billie Jean - Michael Jackson (#1 for a total of nine weeks)
1984 - If Only You Knew - Patti LaBelle (#1 for a total of four weeks)
1985 - Mr. Telephone Man - New Edition (#1 for three weeks)
1986 - Do Me Baby - Mel'sa Morgan (#1 for three weeks)
1987 - Have You Ever Loved Somebody - Freddie Jackson (#1 for two weeks)
1988 - I Want Her - Keith Sweat (#1 for three weeks)
1989 - Dreamin' - Vanessa Williams (#1 for two weeks)
1990 - Where Do We Go From Here - Stacy Lattisaw with Johnny Gill (#1 for two weeks)
1991 - Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) - C & C Music Factory (#1 for one week)
1992 - Stay - Jodeci (#1 for two weeks)
1993 - Nuthin' But a "G" Thang - Dr. Dre with Snoop Doggy Dogg (#1 for two weeks)
1994 - Bump n' Grind - R. Kelly (#1 for a total of 12 weeks)
1995 - Baby - Brandy (#1 for four weeks)
1996 - Not Gon' Cry - Mary J. Blige (#1 for five weeks)
1997 - In My Bed - Dru Hill (#1 for three non-consecutive weeks)
1998 - Anytime - Brian McKnight (#1 for four weeks)
1999 - Heartbreak Hotel - Whitney Houston with Faith Evans and Kelly Price (#1 for a total of seven weeks)
2000 - Get It On ... Tonite - Montell Jordan (#1 for three weeks)
Scroll back to January 18th (Martin Luther King Day) to see our tribute to the Biggest #1 R&B / Soul Hits That Crossed Over To The Pop Charts, 1960 - 1980
