Artists / Artist
Ray Charles
From Greenville · Jacksonville ♪ · active 1959-1966
Album of the Year 2005Album of the Year 1963Record of the Year 1963Album of the Year 1962Record of the Year 1961
Combined
75.28
US #1 / Top 10
3 / 11
UK #1 / Top 10
1 / 4
Album sales (est.)
50M
Grammy prestige
13.02
On Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums (2)
- #127Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
- #210The Birth of Soul
Top-ten singles (15)
| Single | Artist | Chart | Peak | Weeks | Year ▾ | Grammy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crying Time | Ray Charles | US | 6 | 3 | 1966 | — |
| Busted | Ray Charles | US | 4 | 6 | 1963 | — |
| Take These Chains from My Heart | Ray Charles | UK | 5 | 8 | 1963 | — |
| Take These Chains from My Heart | Ray Charles | US | 8 | 1 | 1963 | — |
| I Can't Stop Loving You | Ray Charles | US | 1 | 11 | 1962 | ☆ Record of the Year 1963 (nominee) |
| I Can't Stop Loving You | Ray Charles | UK | 1 | 11 | 1962 | ☆ Record of the Year 1963 (nominee) |
| You Don't Know Me | Ray Charles | US | 2 | 5 | 1962 | — |
| You Are My Sunshine | Ray Charles | US | 7 | 2 | 1962 | — |
| You Don't Know Me | Ray Charles | UK | 9 | 3 | 1962 | — |
| Unchain My Heart | Ray Charles | US | 9 | 2 | 1962 | — |
| Hit the Road Jack | Ray Charles | US | 1 | 8 | 1961 | — |
| Hit the Road Jack | Ray Charles | UK | 6 | 3 | 1961 | — |
| One Mint Julep | Ray Charles | US | 8 | 3 | 1961 | — |
| Georgia on My Mind | Ray Charles | US | 1 | 5 | 1960 | ☆ Record of the Year 1961 (nominee) |
| What'd I Say | Ray Charles | US | 6 | 5 | 1959 | — |