Artist
The Drifters
The Drifters appears once in our Rhythm and Blues list, placing as high as No. 8. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.
- Ranked entries
- 1
- Appears on
- Rhythm and Blues
- Year
- 1953
- Highest placing
- No. 8 in Rhythm and Blues
- Updated
- 2026-08-30
Appears on
Money Honey
1953 · Atlantic
Ranked No. 8 in Rhythm and Blues
Clyde McPhatter's gospel-trained tenor applied to a song about rent. The exact point where the quartet tradition walks out of the church and into the charts.