List of Artists Who Reached Number One On The Billboard R&B Chart - 1961

1961

• Bobby Bland (1 week)
• Ray Charles (6 weeks)
• Chubby Checker (2 weeks)
• Lee Dorsey (1 week)
• The Jive Five (3 weeks)
• Ernie K-Doe (5 weeks)
• Ben E. King (4 weeks)
• Bobby Lewis (10 weeks)
• The Marcels (2 weeks)
• The Marvelettes (7 weeks)
• The Miracles (8 weeks)
• The Pips (1 week)