Song artist 218 - Louis Jordan

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This page lists the song chart entries of Louis Jordan. The songs are listed with the most widely successful first.

# Artist Song Title Year Chart Entries
1 Louis Jordan Caldonia Boogie (What Makes Your Big Head So Hard) 1945 Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998 (1945), DDD 1 of 1945, Library of Congress artifact added 2013 (1945), US Billboard 6 - May 1945 (8 weeks), US 1940s 6 - Jun 1945 (6 weeks), POP 8 of 1945, Your Hit Parade 19 of 1945, Scrobulate 64 of swing, Acclaimed 934 (1945), RYM 1 of 1945, one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 500
2 Louis Jordan GI Jive 1944 US Billboard 1 - May 1944 (25 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Jun 1944 (15 weeks), DDD 5 of 1944, Your Hit Parade 13 of 1944, US invalid BB 16 of 1944, POP 18 of 1944, Brazil 74 of 1945, nuTsie 97 of 1940s, RYM 1 of 1944
3 Louis Jordan Is You Is or Is You Ain't (Ma' Baby) 1944 US Country 1 for 5 weeks - Jul 1944, US Billboard 2 - Jul 1944 (19 weeks), US 1940s 5 - Sep 1944 (3 weeks), DDD 10 of 1944, Your Hit Parade 19 of 1944, nuTsie 82 of 1940s, RYM 1 of 1944
4 Louis Jordan Choo Choo Ch'Boogie 1946 Grammy Hall of Fame in 2008 (1946), DDD 2 of 1946, POP 5 of 1946, US Billboard 7 - Aug 1946 (16 weeks), US 1940s 8 - Aug 1946 (5 weeks), RYM 1 of 1946
5 Louis Jordan Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens 1946 Grammy Hall of Fame in 2013 (1946), DDD 3 of 1946, POP 5 of 1947, US Billboard 6 - Jan 1947 (6 weeks), RYM 2 of 1946
6 Louis Jordan Ration Blues 1943 US Country 1 for 2 weeks - Feb 1944, US Billboard 11 - Feb 1944 (4 weeks), DDD 33 of 1943, RYM 16 of 1943
7 Louis Jordan Saturday Night Fish Fry 1949 DDD 4 of 1949, POP 18 of 1949, US Billboard 21 - Oct 1949 (5 weeks), Visconti song of 1949, RYM 3 of 1949, one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 500
8 Louis Jordan Let the Good Times Roll 1946 Grammy Hall of Fame in 2009 (1946), DDD 6 of 1946, RYM 2 of 1946
9 Louis Jordan Open The Door, Richard! 1947 DDD 5 of 1947, US Billboard 6 - Mar 1947 (4 weeks), US 1940s 7 - Mar 1947 (2 weeks), RYM 11 of 1947
10 Louis Jordan Buzz Me 1945 US Billboard 9 - Jan 1946 (2 weeks), US 1940s 9 - Jan 1946 (1 week), DDD 11 of 1945, RYM 12 of 1945
11 Louis Jordan Run Joe 1948 DDD 12 of 1948, POP 16 of 1948, US Billboard 23 - Aug 1948 (3 weeks), RYM 19 of 1948
12 Louis Jordan Boogie Woogie Blue Plate 1947 POP 9 of 1947, DDD 13 of 1947, US Billboard 21 - Sep 1947 (1 week), RYM 28 of 1947
13 Louis Jordan Texas & Pacific 1947 US Billboard 20 - Mar 1947 (3 weeks), POP 24 of 1947, DDD 25 of 1947, RYM 29 of 1947
14 Louis Jordan Jack, You're Dead 1947 DDD 9 of 1947, US Billboard 21 - Jul 1947 (1 week), RYM 27 of 1947
15 Louis Jordan You Can't Get That No More 1945 US Billboard 11 - Mar 1945 (1 week), DDD 33 of 1945, RYM 19 of 1945
16 Louis Jordan Ain't That Just Like A Woman 1946 DDD 15 of 1946, US Billboard 17 - Nov 1946 (2 weeks), RYM 9 of 1946
17 Louis Jordan Beans & Cornbread 1949 POP 24 of 1949, DDD 42 of 1949, RYM 18 of 1949
18 Louis Jordan Beware (Brother, Beware) 1946 US Billboard 20 - May 1946 (1 week), DDD 54 of 1946, RYM 14 of 1946
19 Louis Jordan Blue Light Boogie 1950 POP 14 of 1950, DDD 20 of 1950, RYM 23 of 1950
20 Louis Jordan Five Guys Named Moe 1943 DDD 18 of 1943, RYM 1 of 1943
21 Louis Jordan Reet, Petite & Gone 1948 DDD 35 of 1948, RYM 53 of 1948
22 Louis Jordan Pettin' & Pokin' 1948 DDD 40 of 1948, RYM 54 of 1948
23 Louis Jordan You Run Your Mouth & I'll Run My Business 1940 DDD 62 of 1940, RYM 114 of 1940
24 Louis Jordan June Tenth Jamboree 1940 DDD 75 of 1940, RYM 79 of 1940
25 Louis Jordan Deacon Jones 1943 DDD 22 of 1943, RYM 16 of 1943
26 Louis Jordan Somebody Done Changed the Lock on My Door 1945 DDD 46 of 1945, RYM 1 of 1945
27 Louis Jordan I Know What You're Puttin' Down 1947 DDD 41 of 1947, RYM 27 of 1947
28 Louis Jordan That'll Just 'Bout Knock Me Out 1943 DDD 69 of 1943, RYM 1 of 1943
29 Louis Jordan I'm Gonna Leave You on the Outskirts of Town 1942 DDD 41 of 1942, RYM 17 of 1942
30 Louis Jordan Barnyard Boogie 1947 DDD 71 of 1947, RYM 7 of 1948
31 Louis Jordan Cole Slaw (Sorghum Switch) 1949 DDD 77 of 1949, RYM 63 of 1949
32 Louis Jordan You Broke Your Promise 1949 DDD 82 of 1949, RYM 33 of 1949
33 Louis Jordan Knock Me a Kiss 1941 DDD 60 of 1942, RYM 24 of 1941
34 Louis Jordan The Chicks I Pick Are Slender & Tender & Tall 1942 DDD 49 of 1942, RYM 40 of 1942
35 Louis Jordan Mop! Mop! 1945 DDD 37 of 1945, RYM 19 of 1945
36 Louis Jordan Don't Worry 'Bout That Mule 1945 DDD 38 of 1945, RYM 12 of 1945
37 Louis Jordan Roamin' Blues 1949 DDD 87 of 1949, RYM 62 of 1949
38 Louis Jordan I Like 'Em Fat Like That 1947 DDD 72 of 1947, RYM 29 of 1947
39 Louis Jordan What's the Use of Getting Sober (When You Gonna Get Drunk Again) 1942 DDD 53 of 1942, RYM 40 of 1942
40 Louis Jordan Early in the Morning 1947 DDD 84 of 1947, RYM 56 of 1947
41 Louis Jordan It's a Low Down Dirty Shame 1942 DDD 67 of 1942, RYM 17 of 1942
42 Louis Jordan Reconversion Blues 1946 DDD 47 of 1946, RYM 36 of 1946
43 Louis Jordan Salt Pork, West Virginia 1946 DDD 48 of 1946, RYM 36 of 1946
44 Louis Jordan Pompton Turnpike 1940 DDD 19 of 1940
45 Louis Jordan A Chicken Ain't Nothin But A Bird 1940 DDD 67 of 1940
46 Louis Jordan At the Swing Cats' Ball 1939 RYM 63 of 1939
47 Louis Jordan Keep a Knockin' 1939 RYM 63 of 1939
48 Louis Jordan That's Chick's Too Young to Fry 1946 RYM 1 of 1946
49 Louis Jordan How Long Must I Wait for You 1948 RYM 7 of 1948
50 Louis Jordan All for the Love of Lil 1948 RYM 19 of 1948
51 Louis Jordan Inflation Blues 1948 RYM 53 of 1948
52 Louis Jordan Why'd You Do It Baby 1948 RYM 54 of 1948
53 Louis Jordan Don't Burn the Candle at Both Ends 1948 RYM 99 of 1948
54 Louis Jordan We Can't Agree 1948 RYM 99 of 1948
55 Louis Jordan After School Swing Session 1940 RYM 41 of 1940
56 Louis Jordan You Gotta Go When the Wagon Comes 1940 RYM 41 of 1940
57 Louis Jordan Never Let Your Left Hand Know 1940 RYM 78 of 1940
58 Louis Jordan Penthouse in the Basement 1940 RYM 78 of 1940
59 Louis Jordan I'm Alabama Bound 1940 RYM 79 of 1940
60 Louis Jordan Hard Lovin' Blues 1940 RYM 114 of 1940
61 Louis Jordan Somebody Done Hoodooed the Hoodoo Man 1940 RYM 115 of 1940
62 Louis Jordan Lovie Joe 1940 RYM 115 of 1940
63 Louis Jordan You're My Meat 1940 RYM 116 of 1940
64 Louis Jordan Chicky-Mo, Craney-Crow 1949 RYM 18 of 1949
65 Louis Jordan It's So Easy 1947 RYM 11 of 1947
66 Louis Jordan Safe, Sane & Single 1949 RYM 33 of 1949
67 Louis Jordan Have You Got the Gumption 1949 RYM 62 of 1949
68 Louis Jordan Every Man to His Own Profession 1949 RYM 63 of 1949
69 Louis Jordan Sure Had a Wonderful Time 1947 RYM 28 of 1947
70 Louis Jordan Look Out 1947 RYM 56 of 1947
71 Louis Jordan Brotherly Love 1941 RYM 25 of 1941
72 Louis Jordan Saxa-Woogie 1941 RYM 25 of 1941
73 Louis Jordan Small Town Boy 1942 RYM 61 of 1942
74 Louis Jordan Mama Mama Blues 1942 RYM 61 of 1942
75 Louis Jordan If It's Love You Want Baby, That's Me 1946 RYM 9 of 1946
76 Louis Jordan Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying 1946 RYM 14 of 1946
77 Louis Jordan Lemonade 1950 RYM 38 of 1950
78 Louis Jordan (You Dyed Your Hair) Chartreuse 1950 RYM 38 of 1950
79 Louis Jordan I Want a Roof Over My Head (And Bread on the Table) 1950 RYM 67 of 1950
80 Louis Jordan Show Me How (You Milk the Cow) 1950 RYM 67 of 1950
81 Louis Jordan Onions 1950 RYM 81 of 1950
82 Louis Jordan Psycho-Loco 1950 RYM 81 of 1950
83 Louis Jordan Push-Ka-Pee She Pie (The Saga of Saga Boy) 1950 RYM 82 of 1950
84 Louis Jordan Hungry Man 1950 RYM 82 of 1950
85 Louis Jordan Baby's Gonna Go Bye Bye 1950 RYM 96 of 1950
86 Louis Jordan Heed My Warning 1950 RYM 96 of 1950
87 Louis Jordan Weak Minded Blues 1951 RYM 79 of 1951
88 Louis Jordan Is My Pop in There 1951 RYM 79 of 1951
89 Louis Jordan Tear Drops From My Eyes 1951 RYM 80 of 1951
90 Louis Jordan It's a Great Great Pleasure 1951 RYM 80 of 1951
91 Louis Jordan Trust in Me 1951 RYM 118 of 1951
92 Louis Jordan Cock-a-Doodle-Doo 1951 RYM 118 of 1951
93 Louis Jordan May Every Day Be Christmas 1951 RYM 147 of 1951
94 Louis Jordan Bone Dry 1951 RYM 147 of 1951
95 Louis Jordan Three Handed Woman 1951 RYM 148 of 1951
96 Louis Jordan Please Don't Leave Me 1951 RYM 148 of 1951
97 Louis Jordan Work, Baby, Work 1952 RYM 110 of 1952
98 Louis Jordan Louisville Lodge Meeting 1952 RYM 110 of 1952
99 Louis Jordan Oil Well, Texas 1952 RYM 140 of 1952
100 Louis Jordan Jordan for President 1952 RYM 140 of 1952

In addition to the above listed songs Louis Jordan also contributed to the following entries:

# Artist Song Title Year Chart Entries
1 Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Jordan Stone Cold Dead in the Market (He Had It Coming) 1946 US Billboard 7 - Jul 1946 (6 weeks), US 1940s 9 - Jul 1946 (2 weeks), Your Hit Parade 19 of 1946, DDD 33 of 1946, RYM 5 of 1946
2 Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Jordan Baby, It's Cold Outside 1949 US Billboard 9 - Jun 1949 (13 weeks), US 1940s 17 - Jun 1949 (3 weeks), DDD 35 of 1949
3 Louis Jordan & Jimmie Lunceford I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town 1942 US Billboard 12 - 1942 (2 weeks), DDD 17 of 1942, RYM 24 of 1941
4 Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Jordan Petootie Pie 1946 DDD 64 of 1946, RYM 5 of 1946
5 Louis Armstrong & Louis Jordan Life Is So Peculiar 1951 US CashBox 26 - Feb 1951 (3 weeks)
6 Louis Jordan & Martha Davis Daddy-O 1948 RYM 98 of 1948
7 Louis Jordan & Martha Davis You're on the Right Track Baby (But You're Goin' the Wrong Way) 1948 RYM 98 of 1948

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12 Nov 2017

Louis Jordan

You've done a great job, but I see more of the Pop music 1940s and 1950s. Iwould like to mention Louis Jordan was the 1940s Race/R&B top selling artist and still holds the record to this day having the most time spent on top of the R&B/Race charts. Would be awesome to see a breakdown of those charts as well. For the person that mention about the Platters..They really didn't release hit singles until late 1955...till about 1960. But I appreciate the work you gave done. I really feel Louis Jordan is heavily overlooked, and he was one of the first musicians to produce and star in his own movies during his heyday. He invented "Rock and Roll ," as they call it..and has influenced so many artist.

There is a page dedicated to Louis Jordan (just enter his name in the search box at the top right of this page)

We don't include any "genre" charts, doing so would bias the results and also it is impossible to compare them. Is a number 1 "Country Song" more or less important than a number 1 "R&B" song?

If we were to count success in the "R&B" charts, should we not also have the "Polka" charts, the "Death Metal" charts, the "Jamaician Ska" charts and the "Bakersfield Folk Music" charts. That way madness lies

Our view is that music "genres" are not a real thing. When "GI Jive" hit the Billboard number one slot in May 1944 Louis Jordan had the best selling record across all categories. During the same week Al Dexter's "So Long Pal" was the number 1 Country song, but it didn't even make it into the overall chart. For at least that week position on the "Country Charts" is not worth noting.


16 Apr 2015

Triple Listing - Caldonia

#2 & #13 & #33 are all the same. Correct full title is Caldonia Boogie (What Makes Your Big Head So Hard). (per Acclaimed Music).

Data fixed, thanks