List of number-one R&B singles of 1943 (U.S.)

This list of R&B #1 hits of 1943 in the United States is part of the List of #1 R&B hits (USA).


Issue DateSongArtistWeeks at #1
January 16"See See Rider Blues"Bea Booze4 weeks*
January 23"What's the Use of Getting Sober (When You Gonna Get Drunk Again)"Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five1 week
January 30"That Ain't Right"Nat King Cole Trio1 week
February 13"Apollo Jump"Lucky Millinder and His Orchestra2 weeks
March 6"Don't Stop Now"Bonnie Davis and the Bunny Banks Trio5 weeks*
March 27"Don't Get Around Much Anymore"The Ink Spots2 weeks*
April 17"I've Heard That Song Before"Harry James and His Orchestra1 week
April 24"I Can't Stand Losing You"The Ink Spots7 weeks*
May 29"Don't Get Around Much Anymore" ("Never No Lament")Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra3 weeks*
July 17"You'll Never Know"Dick Haymes4 weeks
August 14"Don't Cry Baby"Erskine Hawkins and His Orchestra14 weeks*
September 25"A Slip of the Lip (Can Sink a Ship)"Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra1 week
October 2"Sentimental Lady"Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra1 week
November 20"All for You"The Nat King Cole Trio2 weeks*
December 18"ShooShoo Baby"Ella Mae Morse2 weeks*
December 25"Sweet Slumber"Lucky Millinder and His Orchestra1 week

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

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