| The CASH BOX R&B Charts | ||||
| Week ending NOVEMBER 17, 1951 | ||||
| HOT IN HARLEM | ||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | SMOOTH SAILING Ella Fitzgerald with Ray Charles Singers (Decca 27693) | 1 | 9 | |
| 2 | BECAUSE OF YOU Tab Smith & Orchestra (United 104) | 3 | 4 | |
| 3 | FOOL, FOOL, FOOL Clovers (Atlantic 944) | 5 | 4 | |
| 4 | THE GLORY OF LOVE Five Keys (Aladdin 3099) | 2 | 12 | |
| 5 | COLD, COLD HEART Dinah Washington (Mercury 5728) | 7 | 2 | |
| 6 | IT’S ALL IN THE GAME Tommy Edwards (M-G-M 11035) | 8 | 2 | |
| 7 | I’M WAITING JUST FOR YOU Lucky Millinder & Orchestra (King 4453) | 4 | 18 | |
| 8 | DON’T TELL HER WHAT’S HAPPENED TO ME Orioles (Jubilee 5065) | 9 | 2 | |
| 9 | THE MASQUERADE IS OVER Bette McLaurin with Eddie Wilcox Orchestra (Derby 766) | 6 | 11 | |
| 10 | I GOT LOADED “Peppermint” Harris with Maxwell Davis & All-Stars (Aladdin 3097) | — | 1 | |
| HOT ON CHICAGO’S SOUTH SIDE | ||||
| 1 | BECAUSE OF YOU Tab Smith & Orchestra (United 104) | 1 | 6 | |
| 2 | FOOL, FOOL, FOOL Clovers (Atlantic 944) | 4 | 4 | |
| 3 | SMOOTH SAILING Ella Fitzgerald with Ray Charles Singers (Decca 27693) | 2 | 8 | |
| 4 | THE GLORY OF LOVE Five Keys (Aladdin 3099) | 3 | 11 | |
| 5 | I’M IN THE MOOD John Lee Hooker (Modern 835) | 6 | 6 | |
| 6 | I GOT LOADED “Peppermint” Harris with Maxwell Davis & All-Stars (Aladdin 3097) | 7 | 7 | |
| 7 | HEY LITTLE GIRL John Godfrey Trio (Chess 1478) | 5 | 13 | |
| 8 | I’LL ALWAYS REMEMBER YOU Nat “King” Cole (Capitol 1747) | 10 | 2 | |
| 9 | SEVEN LONG DAYS Charles Brown & Band (Aladdin 3092) | — | 1 | |
| 10 | COLD, COLD HEART Dinah Washington (Mercury 5728) | — | 1 | |
| HOT IN NEW ORLEANS | ||||
| 1 | FOOL, FOOL, FOOL Clovers (Atlantic 944) | 1 | 7 | |
| 2 | ALL OVER AGAIN Tommy Edwards (M-G-M 11035) | 3 | 5 | |
| 3 | COLD, COLD HEART Dinah Washington (Mercury 5728) | 4 | 5 | |
| 4 | I’M IN THE MOOD John Lee Hooker (Modern 835) | 2 | 4 | |
| 5 | ROCKIN’ CHAIR Fats Domino (Imperial 5145) | 5 | 7 | |
| 6 | I TRIED Chuck Willis (Okeh 6810) | 8 | 3 | |
| 7 | SEVEN LONG DAYS Charles Brown & Band (Aladdin 3092) | 6 | 6 | |
| 8 | BECAUSE OF YOU Tab Smith & Orchestra (United 104) | 7 | 2 | |
| 9 | (It’s No) SIN Savannah Churchill (RCA Victor 47-4280) | — | 1 | |
| 10 | MOANIN’ AT MIDNIGHT Howlin’ Wolf (Chess 1479) | — | 1 | |
| HOT IN DALLAS | ||||
| 1 | HOW MANY MORE YEARS Howlin’ Wolf (Chess 1479) | 2 | 6 | |
| 2 | FOOL, FOOL, FOOL Clovers (Atlantic 944) | 1 | 8 | |
| 3 | SEVEN LONG DAYS Charles Brown & Band (Aladdin 3092) | 3 | 6 | |
| 4 | BEST WISHES Roy Milton & Solid Senders (Specialty 414) | — | 1 | |
| 5 | “T” 99 BLUES Jimmie Nelson & Peter Rabbit Trio (RPM 325) | 6 | 14 | |
| 6 | ROCKIN’ CHAIR Fats Domino (Imperial 5145) | 10 | 4 | |
| 7 | I’M IN THE MOOD John Lee Hooker (Modern 835) | 4 | 4 | |
| 8 | SMOOTH SAILING Ella Fitzgerald with Ray Charles Singers (Decca 27693) | 5 | 3 | |
| 9 | WEEPIN’ AND CRYIN’ Griffin Brothers Orchestra Featuring Tommy Brown (Dot 16130) | — | 1 | |
| 10 | FLAMINGO Earl Bostic & Orchestra (King 4475) | — | 1 | |
| HOT IN LOS ANGELES | ||||
| 1 | THE MASQUERADE IS OVER Bette McLaurin with Eddie Wilcox Orchestra (Derby 766) | 1 | 7 | |
| 2 | I’M IN THE MOOD John Lee Hooker (Modern 835) | 4 | 5 | |
| 3 | I GOT LOADED “Peppermint” Harris with Maxwell Davis & All-Stars (Aladdin 3097) | 3 | 10 | |
| 4 | JUNCO PARTNER James Waynes (Sittin’ In With 607) | 2 | 9 | |
| 5 | BECAUSE OF YOU Tab Smith & Orchestra (United 104) | — | 1 | |
| 6 | FLAMINGO Earl Bostic & Orchestra (King 4475) | 6 | 3 | |
| 7 | THE GLORY OF LOVE Five Keys (Aladdin 3099) | 5 | 14 | |
| 8 | BEST WISHES Roy Milton & Solid Senders (Specialty 414) | 7 | 3 | |
| 9 | SO ALONE Joe Liggins & “Honeydrippers” (Specialty 413) | 10 | 2 | |
| 10 | SMOOTH SAILING Ella Fitzgerald with Ray Charles Singers (Decca 27693) | 9 | 3 | |
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