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 |
Saxa-Woogie |
1941 |
RYM 25 of 1941 |
72 |
Louis Jordan |
Brotherly Love |
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 |
Show Me How (You Milk the Cow) |
1950 |
RYM 67 of 1950 |
80 |
Louis Jordan |
I Want a Roof Over My Head (And Bread on the Table) |
1950 |
RYM 67 of 1950 |
81 |
Louis Jordan |
Psycho-Loco |
1950 |
RYM 81 of 1950 |
82 |
Louis Jordan |
Onions |
1950 |
RYM 81 of 1950 |
83 |
Louis Jordan |
Hungry Man |
1950 |
RYM 82 of 1950 |
84 |
Louis Jordan |
Push-Ka-Pee She Pie (The Saga of Saga Boy) |
1950 |
RYM 82 of 1950 |
85 |
Louis Jordan |
Heed My Warning |
1950 |
RYM 96 of 1950 |
86 |
Louis Jordan |
Baby's Gonna Go Bye Bye |
1950 |
RYM 96 of 1950 |
87 |
Louis Jordan |
Is My Pop in There |
1951 |
RYM 79 of 1951 |
88 |
Louis Jordan |
Weak Minded Blues |
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 |
Louisville Lodge Meeting |
1952 |
RYM 110 of 1952 |
98 |
Louis Jordan |
Work, Baby, Work |
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:
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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