Chess & Checker R&B No.1’s

Chess and it's sister label, Checker managed ten No.1s on the American R & B charts. The labels two biggest Blues star, Howlin' Wolf and Muddy Waters never did manage to top the R&B chart. The Wolf’s biggest hit was How Many More Years, which made No.4 in early 1952; the best for Muddy was a No.3 in 1954 with I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man.

Chess 1458             Jackie Brenston       Rocket ‘88                             1951

Checker 758             Little Walter               Juke                                  1952

Chess 1531             Willie Mabon             I Don’t Know                      1952

Chess 1538             Willie Mabon             I’m Mad                                1953

Checker 811             Little Walter               My Babe                            1955

Checker 814             Bo Diddley                Bo Diddley                         1955

Chess 1604             Chuck Berry              Maybelline                            1955

Chess 1653             Chuck Berry              School Day                           1957

Chess 1683             Chuck Berry              Sweet Little Sixteen             1958

Checker 1105          Little Milton                We’re Gonna Make It       1965