Top New Orleans R&B Songs


Rank All Time Artist Song Subgenre(s) Other Genre(s) Year
1
206
Fats Domino Blueberry Hill 1956
2
561
Fats Domino Ain't That a Shame Rhythm & Blues 1955
3
1012
Lloyd Price Lawdy Miss Clawdy Rhythm & Blues, Rock & Roll 1952
4
1166
Lloyd Price Stagger Lee Rhythm & Blues 1958
5
1931
Fats Domino The Fat Man Rhythm & Blues 1950
6
1975
Huey "Piano" Smith & The Clowns Rockin' Pneumonia & the Boogie Woogie Flu 1957
7
2190
Fats Domino Blue Monday 1956
8
2395
Professor Longhair and His Blues Scholars Tipitina 1953
9
2424
Fats Domino I'm Walkin' Rock & Roll 1957
10
2495
Fats Domino Walking to New Orleans Rhythm & Blues 1960
11
2509
Ernie K-Doe Mother-in-Law Doo-Wop, Soul 1961
12
2689
Shirley and Lee Let the Good Times Roll Rhythm & Blues 1956
13
2740
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five Saturday Night Fish Fry Jump-Blues 1949
14
2893
Dr. John Right Place Wrong Time Funk 1973
15
2907
Clarence "Frogman" Henry Ain't Got No Home Novelty 1956
16
3071
The Dixie Cups Iko Iko Girl Group 1965
17
3199
Frankie Ford Sea Cruise Rock & Roll 1958
18
3636
The Neville Brothers Yellow Moon Soul 1989
19
3813
The Showmen It Will Stand Rhythm & Blues, Rock & Roll 1961
20
3887
Jessie Hill Ooh Poo Pah Doo Rhythm & Blues 1960
21
4396
Huey "Piano" Smith & The Clowns Don't You Just Know It 1958
22
4484
Chris Kenner I Like It Like That, Part 1 Rhythm & Blues 1961
23
4561
Professor Longhair and His Blues Scholars Mardi Gras in New Orleans New Orleans Blues 1950
24
4927
Fats Domino I'm in Love Again 1956
25
4987
Lee Dorsey Get Out of My Life, Woman Rhythm & Blues 1965
26
5275
Lee Dorsey Working in the Coal Mine Soul 1966
27
5320
Lee Dorsey Ya Ya Rhythm & Blues 1961
28
5347
Smiley Lewis I Hear You Knocking 1955
29
6370
Robert Parker Barefootin' Soul 1966
30
6575
Lloyd Price Personality Pop Soul 1959
31
7136
Lloyd Price I'm Gonna Get Married Rhythm & Blues 1959
32
7226
Dr. John Such a Night 1973
33
7834
Bobby Charles See You Later, Alligator Jump-Blues 1955
34
7998
Lloyd Price Just Because Rock & Roll 1957
35
8625
Fats Domino Let the Four Winds Blow 1961
36
9002
Irma Thomas It's Raining Deep Soul 1962
37
9431
Lee Dorsey Holy Cow Southern Soul 1966
38
9600
Bobby Marchan There's Something On Your Mind Soul 1960

Songs "bubbling under" the all-time top 10000:
Roy Byrd and His Blues Jumpers [Professor Longhair] Bald Head 1950
Fats Domino I Want to Walk You Home Rock & Roll 1959
Lee Dorsey Ride Your Pony Soul 1965
Chris Kenner Land of 1,000 Dances 1962
Randy Newman Guilty Baroque Pop, Singer/Songwriter 1974
Dr. John Gris-Gris Gumbo Ya Ya 1968
Dr. John Junko Partner 1972
Fats Domino I'm Gonna Be a Wheel Some Day Rock & Roll 1959
Fats Domino When My Dreamboat Comes Home 1956
Smiley Lewis One Night 1956
Clarence Garlow Bon Ton Roula Rhythm & Blues 1950
Lee Dorsey Yes We Can Funk, Soul 1970
Benny Spellman Lipstick Traces (On a Cigarette) Pop Soul 1962
Fats Domino My Girl Josephine Rock & Roll 1960
Fats Domino Goin' Home Rhythm & Blues 1952
Peppermint Harris I Got Loaded Jump-Blues 1951
Allen Toussaint Night People Southern Soul 1978