THE COASTERS - CHART HITS
- compiled by Claus Röhnisch
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U. S. POP TOP 10 HITS
( Million Sellers / Golden Records )

U. S. R&B TOP 10 HITS
- on either of the following national R&B charts -
( Best Seller / Juke Box / Disc Jockey / Hot R&B )
Note: "Smokey Joe´s Cafe" is by The Robins (featuring Carl Gardner, lead).

Entry dates (Day/Month/Year) in Pop Charts mark Billboard´s date for "week ending". In later chart compilations dates refer to actual issue date of the magazine (appr. ten days later). From January 13, 1962 these dates were coordinated. The revised dates are used for all R&B entries. The "Hot Pavlow" chart is Big Al Pavlow´s list of the 200 most popular R&B records of each year, 1955-1959 ("The R&B Book"). The information on Pavlow´s and the U.K. Pop charts are not from the Billboard. Although issued on three different singles, "D.W. Washburn" never reached any national chart. Several Coasters titles became regional hits in the U.S.  "Shoppin' For Clothes" hit the Cash Box Pop Chart #57.

Positions from U.S. Pop Charts 1955-1958 are noted for best position on any of the different national pop charts published in the Billboard. On August 4, 1958 Billboard introduced its new Hot 100 Chart and disclosed other national pop charts. Billboard's last Juke Box R&B Chart is dated June 17, 1957 (when "Searchin'" topped that chart), and the last Disc Jockey Chart was dated October 13, 1958. Starting from the week after that, October 20, 1958, Billboard only published one (combined Best Seller / Disc Jockey) Hot R&B Chart.

The best position of "Yakety Yak" on the Top 100 Pop Chart was at at #1 for one week from July 21. It went to #2 on the Pop Best Seller and Disc Jockey charts. "Yakety Yak" reached the Billboard R&B #1 on June 23, and the Cash Box Best Selling Singles (pop)#1 on July 19 for one week. ""Charlie Brown" stayed 3 weeks on the new Billboard Hot 100 Pop Chart's #2 position. "Turtle Dovin´" was listed as flip on the Juke Box R&B Chart for one week. "One Kiss Led To Another" charted two weeks on the Disc Jockey R&B Chart. Big Al Pavlow lists "My Baby Comes To Me" as flip of "Idol With The Golden Head" and "I´m A Hog For You" as flip hit of "Poison Ivy". "Poison Ivy" reached R&B #1 on October 5.
 
The best position of "Searchin´" on the Best Seller Pop Chart was at #3 (Top 100 and Pop Disc Jockey #5 and Pop Juke Box #10). It reached R&B #1 on June 10 - one week after its flip "Young Blood", and was listed for a total of 21 weeks on the Disc Jockey R&B Chart (and 18 on the Best Seller). "Young Blood" was listed for a total of 17 weeks on the R&B Charts. The Juke Box R&B Chart listed "Young Blood" and "Searchin´" until the chart terminated. The Best Seller R&B Chart listed the two titles together, but changed flips after one week at #1 with "Searchin´" as new A-side. Total #1 weeks for this two-sider: 13 on the R&B Best Seller Chart. "Young Blood" reached Pop #8 on Top 100 (#10 on Disc Jockey, #12 on Juke Box and #14 on Best Seller). Pavlow lists "Searchin´"/"Young Blood" as one hit record (which it was, since it was one and the same record, probably the most famous double-sided hit record of R&B and listed in Pavlow´s "The R&B Book" as the #1 Record of R&B).

General notes:
JB = U.S. national Juke Box R&B chart; DJ = U.S. national Disc Jockey R&B chart.
Mark (e.g. 2W) after Peak Pos. indicates numbers of weeks listed as a #1 Hit.
Chart information from the Billboard (ctsy Joel Whitburn).
# Peak Position and (Number of Weeks on actual Chart) followed by Entry date.

THE COASTERS - THE HITS

The Coasters - Chart Hits
compiled by Claus Röhnisch, June 30, 2007

 


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