B.B. King's first charting single, "
3 O'Clock Blues", reached No. 1 on the
Billboard R&B charts in 1951. He charted further No. 1 singles on various
Billboard R&B charts with "
You Know I Love You", "Please Love Me" and "You Upset Me Baby". Between 1958 and 1974 he had 10 top 10 hits on the R&B chart, including "Sweet Sixteen", "Chains And Things", "I Like To Live the Love" and one of his most well-known hits, "
The Thrill Is Gone". King had 32 charting singles on the
Billboard Hot 100 from 1964 to 1989. His final chart entry on the Hot 100 was a 1989 collaboration with
U2 on "
When Love Comes To Town". King charted 25 albums on the
Billboard Blues Albums chart which ties him with
Joe Bonamassa for the most charted albums. Between 1968 and 2008, he attained 33 charting albums on the
Billboard 200. His highest-charting album was his 2000 album with
Eric Clapton titled
Riding With the King, peaking at No. 3. ==Studio albums==