Year
|
Title
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Single information
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Peak chart position
|
Album
|
US R&B
|
US
|
US Rock
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UK [28]
|
1950
|
"Mistreated Woman" b/w "B.B. Boogie"
|
RPM Records 304 (September 1950)
RPM 304[matrix 3]
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
"The Other Night Blues" b/w "Walkin′ and Cryin′"
|
RPM Records (December 1950)
RPM 311[matrix 4]
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
1951
|
"Don't You Want a Man Like Me" b/w "My Baby's Gone"
|
RPM Records (c. June 1951)
RPM 318[matrix 5]
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
"She's Dynamite" b/w "B.B.'s Blues"
|
RPM Records (c. June 1951)
RPM 323[matrix 6]
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
"She's a Mean Woman" b/w "Hard Workin' Woman"
|
RPM Records (September 1951)
RPM 330[matrix 7]
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
"3 O'Clock Blues" b/w "That Ain't the Way to Do It"
|
RPM Records (December 1951)
RPM 339[matrix 8]
|
1
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
reissued in Singin' the Blues
|
1952
|
"Fine Lookin' Woman" b/w "She Don't Move Me No More"
|
RPM Records (c. March–April 1952)
RPM 348[matrix 9]
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
N/A
|
"Shake It Up and Go" b/w "My Own Fault, Darlin′"[Note 1]
|
RPM Records (c. April-July 1952)
RPM 355[matrix 10]
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
"Some Day Some Where" b/w "Gotta Find My Baby"
|
RPM Records (c. July 1952)
RPM 360[matrix 11]
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
"You Know I Love You" b/w "You Didn't Want Me"
|
RPM Records (September 1952)[29]
RPM 363[matrix 12]
|
1
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
reissued in Singin' the Blues
|
"Story from My Heart and Soul" b/w "Boogie Woogie Woman"
|
RPM Records (December 1952)
RPM 374[matrix 13]
|
9
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
N/A
|
1953
|
"Woke Up This Morning" b/w "Don't Have to Cry"[Note 2]
|
RPM Records (March 1953)
RPM 380[matrix 14]
|
5
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
reissued in Singin' the Blues
|
"Please Love Me" b/w "Highway Bound"
|
RPM Records (June 1953)
RPM 386[matrix 15]
|
2
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
"Please Hurry Home" b/w "Neighborhood Affair"
|
RPM Records (August 1953)
RPM 381[matrix 16]
|
8
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
N/A
|
"Blind Love" b/w "Why Did You Leave Me"
|
RPM Records (November 1953)
RPM 395[matrix 17]
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
reissued in Singin' the Blues
|
1954
|
"Please Help Me" b/w "Praying to the Lord"
|
RPM Records (February 1954)
RPM 403
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
N/A
|
"Love You Baby" b/w "The Woman I Love"
|
RPM Records (April 1954)
RPM 408[matrix 18]
|
31
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
reissued in B.B. King Wails
|
"Everything I Do Is Wrong" b/w "Don't You Want a Man Like Me"
|
RPM Records (June 1954)
RPM 411[matrix 19]
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
reissued in The Blues
|
"When My Heart Beats Like a Hammer" b/w "Bye! Bye! Baby"
|
RPM Records (July 1954)
RPM 412[matrix 20]
|
8
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
reissued in The Blues
|
"You Upset Me Baby" b/w "Whole Lotta' Love"
|
RPM Records (september 1954)
RPM 416[matrix 21]
|
2
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
reissued in Singin' the Blues
|
1955
|
"Every Day I Have the Blues"[Note 3] b/w "Sneakin' Around"
|
RPM Records (January 1955)
RPM 421[matrix 22]
|
10
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
reissued in Singin' the Blues
|
"Lonely and Blue" b/w "Jump with You Baby"
|
RPM Records (April 1955)
RPM 425[matrix 23]
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
N/A
|
"I'm in Love" b/w "Shut Your Mouth"
|
RPM Records (June 1955)
RPM 430[matrix 24]
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
"Talkin' the Blues" b/w "Boogie Rock"
|
RPM Records (July 1955)
RPM 435[matrix 25]
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
N/A
|
"Ten Long Years"[Note 4] b/w "What Can I Do"
|
RPM Records (September 1955)
RPM 437[matrix 26]
|
12
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
reissued in Singin' the Blues
|
"I'm Cracking Up Over You" b/w "Ruby Lee"
|
RPM Records (November 1955)
RPM 450[matrix 27]
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
N/A
|
"Crying Won't Help You" b/w "Can't We Talk It Over"[Note 5]
|
RPM Records (December 1955)
RPM 451[matrix 28]
|
15
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
reissued in Singin' the Blues
|
1956
|
"Let's Do the Boogie" b/w "Did You Ever Love a Woman"
|
RPM Records (March 1956)
RPM 457[matrix 29]
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
reissued in Singin' the Blues
|
"Dark Is the Night (Part I)" b/w "Dark Is the Night (Part II)"
|
RPM Records (May 1956)
RPM 459[matrix 30]
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
"Sweet Little Angel" b/w "Bad Luck"
|
RPM Records (July 1956)
RPM 468[matrix 31]
|
6
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
reissued in Singin' the Blues
|
"On My Word of Honor" b/w "Bim Bam"
|
RPM Records (November 1956)
RPM 479[matrix 32]
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
N/A
|
1957
|
"Early in the Morning" b/w "You Don't Know"
|
RPM Records (January 1957)
RPM 486[matrix 33]
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
reissued in The Blues
|
"How Do I Love You" b/w "You Can't Fool My Heart"
|
RPM Records (March 1957)
RPM 490[matrix 34]
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
N/A
|
"I Want to Get Married" b/w"Troubles, Troubles, Troubles"
|
RPM Records (April 1957)
RPM 492[matrix 35]
|
13
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
reissued in The Blues
|
"Quit My Baby" b/w"Be Careful with a Fool"
|
RPM Records (June 1957)
RPM 494[matrix 36]
|
—
|
95
|
—
|
—
|
reissued in The Great B.B. King
|
"I Wonder" b/w"I Need You So Bad"
|
RPM Records (September 1957)
RPM 498[matrix 37]
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|
"The Key to My Kingdom" b/w "My Heart Belongs to Only You"
|
RPM Records (November 1957)
RPM 501[matrix 38]
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
1958
|
"Why Do Everything Happen to Me" b/w "You Know I Go for You"
|
Kent Records (March 1958)
Kent 301[matrix 39]
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
reissued in The Blues
|
"Don't Look Now, But I've Got the Blues" b/w "Days of Old"
|
Kent Records (July 1958)
Kent 307[matrix 40]
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
reissued in The Great B.B. King
|
"Please Accept My Love" b/w "You've Been an Angel"
|
Kent Records (October 1958)
Kent 315[matrix 41]
|
9 16
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|
1959
|
"I Am" b/w "Worry Worry"
|
Kent Records (February 1959)
Kent 317[matrix 42]
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
"Come by Here" b/w "The Fool"
|
Kent Records (April 1959)
Kent 319[matrix 43]
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
B.B. King Wails
|
"A Lonely Lover's Plea" b/w "Woman I Love"
|
Kent Records (c. June 1959)
Kent 325[matrix 44]
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|
"Everyday I Have the Blues" [re-make; with Maxwell Davis conducting members of the Count Basie orchestra b/w "Time to Say Goodbye"
|
Kent Records (September 1959)
Kent 327[matrix 45]
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Compositions of Count Basie and Others
|
"Mean Ole Frisco" b/w "Sugar Mama"
|
Kent Records (c. October–November 1959)
Kent 329[matrix 46]
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
N/A
|
"Sweet Sixteen, Pt. 1" b/w "Sweet Sixteen, Pt. 2"
|
Kent Records (December 1959)
Kent 330[matrix 47]
|
2
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
The Great B.B. King
|
1960
|
"Got a Right to Love My Baby" b/w "My Own Fault"
|
Kent Records (c. May 1960)
Kent 333[matrix 48]
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
King of the Blues
|
"Good Man Gone Bad" b/w "Partin' Time"
|
Kent Records (July 1960)
Kent 346[matrix 49]
|
8
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
King of the Blues
|
"You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now" b/w "Walking Dr. Bill"
|
Kent Records (September 1960)
Kent 350[matrix 50]
|
23
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
My Kind of Blues
|
"Things Are Not the Same" b/w "Fishin After Me"
|
Kent Records (November 1960)
Kent 351[matrix 51]
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
My Kind of Blues
|
1961
|
"Someday"
|
Kent 360
|
16
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
"Peace of Mind"[30]
|
Kent 360
|
7
|
119
|
—
|
—
|
More
|
N.B. - Although King had signed to ABC Records on January 1962, his former company Modern Records continued to release singles and albums until 1971. The recording dates are before 1962.
|
1962
|
"My Sometime Baby"
|
Kent 365
|
24
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Blues in My Heart
|
1963
|
"The Road I Travel"
|
Kent 390
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Sings Spirituals
|
1964
|
"Christmas Celebration" b/w "Easy Listening Blues"
|
Kent 387
|
|
|
|
|
Easy Listening Blues
|
"You're Gonna Miss Me"
|
Kent 396
|
—
|
107
|
—
|
—
|
Blues in My Heart
|
"Beautician Blues"
|
Kent 403
|
15
|
82
|
—
|
—
|
The Jungle
|
"The Worst Thing in My Life"
|
Kent 415
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
"Rock Me Baby"
|
Kent 393
|
12
|
34[31]
|
—
|
—
|
Rock Me Baby...14 Great Hits
|
1965
|
"Blue Shadows"
|
Kent 426
|
25
|
97
|
—
|
—
|
The Jungle
|
1966
|
"Eyesight to the Blind"
|
Kent 441
|
31
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
"Ain't Nobody's Business"
|
Kent 447
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
The Jungle
|
"I Stay in the Mood"
|
Kent 450
|
45
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
The Jungle
|
1967
|
"It's a Mean World"
|
Kent 458
|
49
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
The Jungle
|
"The Jungle"
|
Kent 462
|
17
|
94
|
—
|
—
|
The Jungle
|
1968
|
"The Woman I Love"
|
Kent 492
|
31
|
94
|
—
|
—
|
B.B. King Wails
|
1971
|
"That Evil Child" b/w "Tell Me Baby"[32]
|
Kent Records (1971)
Kent KS 4542
|
34
|
97
|
—
|
—
|
|
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
|