In Reply to: #1 hits on the country charts. posted by mh on August 14, 2025 at 08:28:23
I know there was an effort to keep black music in a separate chart, which is where R&B charts got their start. C&W was also a separate chart as far as I know, but then there was the R&R charts where people like Chuck Berry kept spoiling the scheme.
This is the lore that's passed down, and stuff I was able to find our from the things I read about the early days, late 50s to early 60s. Is that true, of was there an overall chart at the time? Maybe starting with the late 60?