| The CASH BOX R&B Charts | ||||
| Week ending DECEMBER 22, 1951 | ||||
| HOT IN HARLEM | ||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | COLD, COLD HEART Dinah Washington (Mercury 5728) | 1 | 7 | |
| 2 | I GOT LOADED “Peppermint” Harris with Maxwell Davis & All-Stars (Aladdin 3097) | 6 | 6 | |
| 3 | DON’T TELL HER WHAT’S HAPPENED TO ME Orioles (Jubilee 5065) | 3 | 7 | |
| 4 | BECAUSE OF YOU Tab Smith & Orchestra (United 104) | 5 | 9 | |
| 5 | IT’S ALL IN THE GAME Tommy Edwards (M-G-M 11035) | 2 | 7 | |
| 6 | FLAMINGO Earl Bostic & Orchestra (King 4475) | 8 | 3 | |
| 7 | BEST WISHES Roy Milton & Solid Senders (Specialty 414) | 9 | 3 | |
| 8 | FOOL, FOOL, FOOL Clovers (Atlantic 944) | 4 | 9 | |
| 9 | SMOOTH SAILING Ella Fitzgerald with Ray Charles Singers (Decca 27693) | 7 | 14 | |
| 10 | I RAN ALL THE WAY HOME Sarah Vaughan with Percy Faith & Orchestra (Columbia 39576) | 10 | 2 | |
| HOT ON CHICAGO’S SOUTH SIDE | ||||
| 1 | BEST WISHES Roy Milton & Solid Senders (Specialty 414) | 1 | 5 | |
| 2 | BECAUSE OF YOU Tab Smith & Orchestra (United 104) | 2 | 11 | |
| 3 | FOOL, FOOL, FOOL Clovers (Atlantic 944) | 3 | 9 | |
| 4 | I RAN ALL THE WAY HOME Sarah Vaughan with Percy Faith & Orchestra (Columbia 39576) | 4 | 5 | |
| 5 | COLD, COLD HEART Dinah Washington (Mercury 5728) | 5 | 6 | |
| 6 | WEEPIN’ AND CRYIN’ Griffin Brothers Orchestra Featuring Tommy Brown (Dot 16130) | 7 | 2 | |
| 7 | SMOOTH SAILING Ella Fitzgerald with Ray Charles Singers (Decca 27693) | 6 | 13 | |
| 8 | 3 O’CLOCK BLUES B.B. King (RPM 339) | — | 1 | |
| 9 | FLAMINGO Earl Bostic & Orchestra (King 4475) | — | 1 | |
| 10 | HOW MANY MORE YEARS Howlin’ Wolf (Chess 1479) | — | 1 | |
| HOT IN NEW ORLEANS | ||||
| 1 | SADDLED THE COW (And Milked The Horse) Roscoe Gordon & Orchestra (RPM 324) | 1 | 3 | |
| 2 | ALL OVER AGAIN Tommy Edwards (M-G-M 11035) | 2 | 10 | |
| 3 | BEST WISHES Roy Milton & Solid Senders (Specialty 414) | 7 | 5 | |
| 4 | COLD, COLD HEART Dinah Washington (Mercury 5728) | 3 | 10 | |
| 5 | HOW MANY MORE YEARS Howlin’ Wolf (Chess 1479) | 4 | 3 | |
| 6 | 3 O’CLOCK BLUES B.B. King (RPM 339) | — | 1 | |
| 7 | WEEPIN’ AND CRYIN’ Griffin Brothers Orchestra Featuring Tommy Brown (Dot 16130) | 5 | 5 | |
| 8 | BECAUSE OF YOU Tab Smith & Orchestra (United 104) | 8 | 7 | |
| 9 | I’M IN THE MOOD John Lee Hooker (Modern 835) | 10 | 9 | |
| 10 | WORRY, WORRY, WORRY Joe Houston (Mercury 8248) | 6 | 5 | |
| HOT IN DALLAS | ||||
| 1 | BEST WISHES Roy Milton & Solid Senders (Specialty 414) | 1 | 6 | |
| 2 | HOW MANY MORE YEARS Howlin’ Wolf (Chess 1479) | 2 | 11 | |
| 3 | I’M IN THE MOOD John Lee Hooker (Modern 835) | 8 | 9 | |
| 4 | FLAMINGO Earl Bostic & Orchestra (King 4475) | 10 | 3 | |
| 5 | FOOL, FOOL, FOOL Clovers (Atlantic 944) | 3 | 13 | |
| 6 | BECAUSE OF YOU Tab Smith & Orchestra (United 104) | 4 | 3 | |
| 7 | SUNSET TO DAWN Mel Walker with Johnny Otis Orchestra (Savoy 821) | 6 | 2 | |
| 8 | WEEPIN’ AND CRYIN’ Griffin Brothers Orchestra Featuring Tommy Brown (Dot 16130) | 5 | 6 | |
| 9 | 3 O’CLOCK BLUES B.B. King (RPM 339) | 9 | 2 | |
| 10 | (It’s No) SIN Tab Smith & Orchestra (United 107) | — | 1 | |
| HOT IN LOS ANGELES | ||||
| 1 | BECAUSE OF YOU Tab Smith & Orchestra (United 104) | 1 | 6 | |
| 2 | (It’s No) SIN Tab Smith & Orchestra (United 107) | 5 | 3 | |
| 3 | FLAMINGO Earl Bostic & Orchestra (King 4475) | 4 | 8 | |
| 4 | IT WAS YOU Eddie Beale Fourtette Featuring Gene Forrest (Recorded In Hollywood 172) | 2 | 4 | |
| 5 | BEST WISHES Roy Milton & Solid Senders (Specialty 414) | 3 | 8 | |
| 6 | WEEPIN’ AND CRYIN’ Griffin Brothers Orchestra Featuring Tommy Brown (Dot 16130) | — | 1 | |
| 7 | COLD, COLD HEART Dinah Washington (Mercury 5728) | — | 1 | |
| 8 | HOT ICE Freddie Mitchell Orchestra (Derby 777) | — | 1 | |
| 9 | 3 O’CLOCK BLUES B.B. King (RPM 339) | — | 1 | |
| 10 | SLOWLY GO OUT OF YOUR MIND Jake Porter’s Combo with Dorothy Ellis (Combo 1) | — | 1 | |
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