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  • born 1930, Albany
  • died 2004, Beverly Hills
  • 4 Dutch Top 40 hits

Ray Charles is an artist, born on 23 September 1930 in Albany and died on 10 June 2004 in Beverly Hills. Four records reached the Dutch Top 40. The highest was Here We Go Again: number 3 in week 30 of 1967.

Source: MusicBrainz and Discogs

Photo: Discogs. Header photo: fanart.tv.

Ray Charles in the Dutch Top 40

Ray Charles had four records in the Dutch Top 40. The best-charting record comes first; the badge shows the peak position, the title opens the full run.

3peak position
week 30, 196735weeks in the chart
with 4 records1966first entry
week 9, 19661968latest entry
week 1, 19683years with an entry
196619671968
  1. 1967Dutch Top 40: peak position 3 in week 30 of 1967, 14 weeks in the chart Here We Go Again
    Ray Charles, Norah Jones
     3:59
  2. 1966Dutch Top 40: peak position 12 in week 15 of 1966, 12 weeks in the chart Crying Time
    Ray Charles
     2:58
  3. 1967Dutch Top 40: peak position 21 in week 52 of 1967, 5 weeks in the chart Yesterday
    Ray Charles
     —
  4. 1966Dutch Top 40: peak position 31 in week 22 of 1966, 4 weeks in the chart Together Again
    Ray Charles
     2:41

All Dutch Top 40 entries of Ray Charles

Source: top40.nl

Awards and honours

Ray Charles received 11 awards and honours, oldest first.

  • 1981star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
  • 1986Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎
  • 1986Kennedy Center Honors
  • 1986Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
  • 1988Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
  • 1992Florida Artists Hall of Fame
  • 1993lifetime achievement award
  • 1993National Medal of Arts
  • 1998Polar Music Prize
  • 2019Blues Hall of Fame
  • Library of Congress Living Legend

Frequently asked questions

When and where was Ray Charles born?

Ray Charles was born on 23 September 1930 in Albany. Ray Charles died on 10 June 2004 in Beverly Hills.

Which Dutch Top 40 hits did Ray Charles have?

Four records made the Dutch Top 40. The best-charting record is Here We Go Again, which reached number 3 in week 30 of 1967. The graph next to each record shows its run from week to week.

Which awards has Ray Charles won?

Ray Charles received 11 awards and honours, including Blues Hall of Fame (2019), Polar Music Prize (1998), National Medal of Arts (1993) and lifetime achievement award (1993). The full list is on this page under Awards and honours.

Where can you find Ray Charles online?

Through Wikipedia, the official website, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, SoundCloud, Deezer, Apple Music and Spotify. The links are in the side column of this page.

Where can you see and hear Ray Charles?

The Dutch Top 40 entries have a round Spotify button. The music plays in the player at the bottom and keeps going while you browse on, after one-time consent for Spotify.

Keep exploring

If you have landed here, you probably want to keep going: an album, an artist, a week in the Dutch Top 40 or a concert.