Ray Charles: Every Year-End Hit
Ray Charles has 10 entries on the year-end Top 100 between 1959 and 1967, covering 10 different songs. The biggest was “I Can't Stop Loving You”, No. 2 of 1962.
Year-end entries1010 songs
Best finishNo. 2I Can't Stop Loving You, 1962
First and last1959–19679 years
Year-end No. 1s0none yet
Ray Charles’s biggest year was 1961, with 2 songs on the list.
Hits by year
19562025
All 10 entries
| Year | # | Song | Credit | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 50 | What'd I Say | Ray Charles | ▶♪ |
| 1960 | 78 | Georgia On My Mind | Ray Charles | ▶♪ |
| 1961 | 19 | Hit The Road Jack | Ray Charles | ▶♪ |
| 1961 | 60 | One Mint Julep | Ray Charles | ▶♪ |
| 1962 | 2 | I Can't Stop Loving You | Ray Charles | ▶♪ |
| 1962 | 54 | You Don't Know Me | Ray Charles | ▶♪ |
| 1963 | 55 | Busted | Ray Charles | ▶♪ |
| 1963 | 92 | Take These Chains From My Heart | Ray Charles | ▶♪ |
| 1966 | 52 | Crying Time | Ray Charles | ▶♪ |
| 1967 | 80 | Here We Go Again | Ray Charles | ▶♪ |
Play Ray Charles in Hey DJ 4U. Hear previews of every hit, or connect Apple Music for full songs.
Open in the mixerFrom the same era
Elvis Presley36 hits, 1956–1977Brenda Lee16 hits, 1960–2025The Everly Brothers14 hits, 1957–1962The Beach Boys13 hits, 1962–1988Paul Anka12 hits, 1957–1976Ricky Nelson12 hits, 1957–1961Connie Francis11 hits, 1958–1962Andy Williams10 hits, 1956–1971
Counts include songs where Ray Charles was a lead or featured artist on the year-end Top 100 (1956–2025). A song that charted in two years counts once per year.