Essential Ray Charles Playlist

Essential Ray Charles — Ray Charles is an American singer, pianist and composer from Georgia, known for gospel-inflected vocals and keyboard playing that helped shape soul across R&B, jazz, country and pop.

🔒 The top 10 are this genre's must-play anthems — the biggest hits no DJ leaves out — so they stay pinned. Tap 🔀 and everything from #11 down refreshes into a fresh mix (from a pool of 91).

1. Georgia On My Mind — Ray Charles
2. I've Got a Woman — Ray Charles
3. Hallelujah, I Love Her So — Ray Charles
4. Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying — Ray Charles
5. Hard Times (No One Knows Better Than I) — Ray Charles
6. It Had to Be You — Ray Charles
7. Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word — Ray Charles
8. Let the Good Times Roll : Let the Good Times Roll — Ray Charles
9. Ruby — Ray Charles
10. Twilight Time / Harbour Lights / Walking to New Orleans / Town Without Pity / A Voice in the Wilderness / The Next Time / The Grea — Ray Charles
11. What Kind of Man Are You — Ray Charles
12. I Can't Stop Loving You — Ray Charles
13. Mess Around — Ray Charles
14. Ain't That Love — Ray Charles
15. Drown in My Own Tears — Ray Charles
16. What Would I Do Without You — Ray Charles
17. The Right Time — Ray Charles
18. Blackjack — Ray Charles
19. A Fool for You — Ray Charles
20. Swanee River Rock (Talkin' 'Bout That River) — Ray Charles
21. Yesterday — Ray Charles
22. You Be My Baby — Ray Charles
23. Your Cheating Heart — Ray Charles
24. Over the Rainbow — Ray Charles
25. Precious Thing — Ray Charles
26. Come Back Baby — Ray Charles
27. In the Heat of the Night — Ray Charles
28. Georgia — Ray Charles
29. You Don't Know Me — Ray Charles
30. Leave My Woman Alone — Ray Charles
31. Little Hotel Room (with Merle Haggard) — Ray Charles
32. Rockhouse, Pt. 1 & 2 — Ray Charles
33. Takes Two to Tango — Ray Charles
34. That's Enough — Ray Charles
35. Lonely Avenue — Ray Charles
36. I Believe to My Soul — Ray Charles
37. Crazy Old Soldier — Ray Charles
38. Mary Ann — Ray Charles
39. Ain't Misbehavin' — Ray Charles
40. Love on My Mind — Ray Charles
41. Cryin' Time — Ray Charles
42. Bye Bye Love — Ray Charles
43. Tell All the World About You — Ray Charles
44. Moonlight in Vermont — Ray Charles
45. Rainy Night in Georgia — Ray Charles
46. Swanee River Rock — Ray Charles
47. Tell Me You'll Wait for Me — Ray Charles
48. What'd I Say, Pt. 1 — Ray Charles
49. When Your Lover Has Gone — Ray Charles
50. Take These Chains from My Heart — Ray Charles
51. Carry Me Back to Old Virginny — Ray Charles
52. Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye — Ray Charles
53. Basin Street Blues — Ray Charles
54. Song for You — Ray Charles
55. Sweet Sixteen Bars — Ray Charles
56. The Genius After Hours — Ray Charles
57. Cocktails for Two — Ray Charles
58. Hit The Road Jack — Ray Charles
59. What'd I Say, Pt. 1 & 2 — Ray Charles
60. America the Beautiful — Ray Charles
61. Come Rain or Come Shine — Ray Charles
62. Here We Go Again — Ray Charles
63. Fever — Ray Charles
64. It Should Have Been Me — Ray Charles
65. Unchain My Heart — Ray Charles
66. Crazy Love — Ray Charles
67. A Song for You — Ray Charles
68. Busted — Ray Charles
69. Hey Girl — Ray Charles
70. My Bonnie — Ray Charles
71. Roll with My Baby — Ray Charles
72. Makin' Whoopee (Live) — Ray Charles
73. We Didn't See a Thing — Ray Charles
74. It Was A Very Good Year — Ray Charles
75. Sinner's Prayer — Ray Charles
76. Let It Be — Ray Charles
77. Two Old Cats Like Us — Ray Charles
78. Who Cares (with Janie Fricke) — Ray Charles
79. Hit the Road Jack (8D) — Ray Charles
80. Born to Lose — Ray Charles
81. Blue Hawaii — Ray Charles
82. Carry Me Back to Old Virginy — Ray Charles
83. Moon over Miami — Ray Charles
84. Let the Good Times Roll — Ray Charles
85. Talkin' Bout You — Ray Charles
86. Yes Indeed! — Ray Charles
87. One Mint Julep — Ray Charles
88. This Little Girl of Mine — Ray Charles
89. Oh Lonesome Me! — Ray Charles
90. The Sun's Gonna Shine Again — Ray Charles
91. You Are My Sunshine — Ray Charles

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