# The Drifters — Money Honey

The Drifters’s Money Honey (1953) is No. 8 in our Rhythm and Blues ranking. The full verdict, and where to hear it.

- **Released:** 1953
- **Label:** Atlantic
- **On one list:** Rhythm and Blues
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30
- **Artist:** [The Drifters](https://waxonia.com/artist/the-drifters/)
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/track/the-drifters--money-honey/

## What we say

### No. 8 in [Rhythm and Blues](https://waxonia.com/genre/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.

## Listen

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/The%20Drifters%20Money%20Honey) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=8bdX6uD3HkA)

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