R&B number-one hits of 1945 (USA)

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This list of R&B #1 hits of 1945 in the United States is part of the List of #1 R&B hits (USA).


Issue Date Song Title Artist Weeks at #1
February 10 Somebody’s Gotta Go Cootie Williams and His Orchestra 1 week
February 17 I Wonder Pvt. Cecil Gant 2 weeks
February 24 I Wonder Roosevelt Sykes 7 weeks
April 14 Tippin' In Erskine Hawkins and His Orchestra 6 weeks*
April 21 Mop! Mop! Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five 1 week
June 2 Caldonia Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five 7 weeks
July 14 Who Threw the Whiskey in the Well Lucky Millinder and His Orchestra 8 weeks
September 8 The Honeydripper (Parts 1 & 2) Joe Liggins and His Honeydrippers 18 weeks

An asterisk (*) after a song title means that the song lost and then regained the number-one spot.