| The CASH BOX R&B Charts | ||||
| Week ending JULY 26, 1952 | ||||
| HOT IN HARLEM | ||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | LAWDY MISS CLAWDY Lloyd Price & Orchestra (Specialty 428) | 2 | 6 | |
| 2 | HAVE MERCY BABY Dominoes (Federal 12068) | 1 | 10 | |
| 3 | BESIDE YOU Swallows (King 4525) | 3 | 8 | |
| 4 | GOIN’ HOME Fats Domino (Imperial 5180) | 4 | 2 | |
| 5 | MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT Clovers (Atlantic 963) | 6 | 13 | |
| 6 | SOMEWHERE ALONG THE WAY Nat “King” Cole (Capitol 2069) | 7 | 7 | |
| 7 | MOODY MOOD FOR LOVE King Pleasure with Teacho & Band (Prestige 924) | 5 | 15 | |
| 8 | THAT’S WHAT YOU’RE DOING TO ME Dominoes (Federal 12059) | 9 | 17 | |
| 9 | ONE MINT JULEP Clovers (Atlantic 963) | — | 2 | |
| 10 | HEAVENLY FATHER Edna McGriff with Buddy Lucas & Band Of Tomorrow (Jubilee 5073) | 8 | 21 | |
| HOT ON CHICAGO’S SOUTH SIDE | ||||
| 1 | LAWDY MISS CLAWDY Lloyd Price & Orchestra (Specialty 428) | 1 | 4 | |
| 2 | MOODY MOOD FOR LOVE King Pleasure with Teacho & Band (Prestige 924) | 3 | 10 | |
| 3 | ONE MINT JULEP Clovers (Atlantic 963) | 4 | 10 | |
| 4 | GOIN’ HOME Fats Domino (Imperial 5180) | 2 | 6 | |
| 5 | MARY JO Four Blazes (United 114) | 8 | 2 | |
| 6 | HAVE MERCY BABY Dominoes (Federal 12068) | 5 | 8 | |
| 7 | SOMEWHERE ALONG THE WAY Nat “King” Cole (Capitol 2069) | 6 | 3 | |
| 8 | TING-A-LING Clovers (Atlantic 969) | — | 1 | |
| 9 | NO MORE DOGGIN’ Roscoe Gordon (RPM 350) | — | 16 | |
| 10 | SO TIRED Roy Milton & Solid Senders (Specialty 429) | 7 | 10 | |
| HOT IN NEW ORLEANS | ||||
| 1 | CALL OPERATOR 210 Floyd Dixon (Aladdin 3135) | 1 | 4 | |
| 2 | THE BELLS ARE RINGING Smiley Lewis (Imperial 5194) | 3 | 4 | |
| 3 | MARY JO Four Blazes (United 114) | 2 | 4 | |
| 4 | MY HEART’S DESIRE Jimmy Lee & Artis (Modern 870) | 4 | 5 | |
| 5 | TING-A-LING Clovers (Atlantic 969) | — | 1 | |
| 6 | DON’T YOU CRY Joe Turner with Van “Piano Man” Walls & Orchestra (Atlantic 970) | 8 | 2 | |
| 7 | JUNCO PARTNER Louis Jordan & Tympany Five (Decca 28211) | — | 1 | |
| 8 | LAWDY MISS CLAWDY Lloyd Price & Orchestra (Specialty 428) | 5 | 13 | |
| 9 | MOODY MOOD FOR LOVE King Pleasure with Teacho & Band (Prestige 924) | 7 | 3 | |
| 10 | HAVE MERCY BABY Dominoes (Federal 12068) | 9 | 10 | |
| HOT IN DALLAS | ||||
| 1 | LAWDY MISS CLAWDY Lloyd Price & Orchestra (Specialty 428) | 3 | 12 | |
| 2 | HAVE MERCY BABY Dominoes (Federal 12068) | 2 | 10 | |
| 3 | ONE MINT JULEP Clovers (Atlantic 963) | 5 | 13 | |
| 4 | WALKING THE BOOGIE John Lee Hooker (Chess 1513) | 6 | 4 | |
| 5 | CALL OPERATOR 210 Floyd Dixon (Aladdin 3135) | 1 | 4 | |
| 6 | MARY JO Four Blazes (United 114) | 4 | 4 | |
| 7 | SO TIRED Roy Milton & Solid Senders (Specialty 429) | — | 11 | |
| 8 | YOUNG WOMAN BLUES Lil’ Son Jackson (Imperial 5125) | 10 | 2 | |
| 9 | GOIN’ HOME Fats Domino (Imperial 5180) | 7 | 14 | |
| 10 | GUITAR SHUFFLE Lowell Fulson (Swing Time 295 ) | — | 8 | |
| HOT IN LOS ANGELES | ||||
| 1 | HAVE MERCY BABY Dominoes (Federal 12068) | 1 | 10 | |
| 2 | MARY JO Four Blazes (United 114) | 4 | 3 | |
| 3 | CALL OPERATOR 210 Floyd Dixon (Aladdin 3135) | 6 | 3 | |
| 4 | I’M GONNA PLAY THE HONKY TONKS Marie Adams with Bill Harvey’s Band (Peacock 1583) | 7 | 3 | |
| 5 | LAWDY MISS CLAWDY Lloyd Price & Orchestra (Specialty 428) | 5 | 12 | |
| 6 | GOIN’ HOME Fats Domino (Imperial 5180) | 3 | 13 | |
| 7 | MOODY MOOD FOR LOVE King Pleasure with Teacho & Band (Prestige 924) | 2 | 9 | |
| 8 | NEW ORLEANS WIMMEN Roscoe Gordon & Orchestra (RPM 358) | 9 | 2 | |
| 9 | WALKING AND CRYING BLUES Sonny Boy Holmes (Recorded In Hollywood 223) | — | 4 | |
| 10 | HEAVENLY FATHER Edna McGriff with Buddy Lucas & Band Of Tomorrow (Jubilee 5073) | 10 | 11 | |
| HOT IN ST. LOUIS | ||||
| 1 | HAVE MERCY BABY Dominoes (Federal 12068) | 1 | 8 | |
| 2 | LAWDY MISS CLAWDY Lloyd Price & Orchestra (Specialty 428) | 2 | 8 | |
| 3 | GOIN’ HOME Fats Domino (Imperial 5180) | 3 | 9 | |
| 4 | TING-A-LING Clovers (Atlantic 969) | — | 1 | |
| 5 | WALKIN’ MY BABY BACK HOME Nat “King” Cole & Billy May & Orchestra (Capitol 2130) | — | 1 | |
| 6 | CALL OPERATOR 210 Floyd Dixon (Aladdin 3135) | 10 | 2 | |
| 7 | MY SONG Johnny Ace with Beale Streeters (Duke 102) | — | 1 | |
| 8 | MAD ABOUT THE BOY Dinah Washington (Mercury 5842) | 7 | 3 | |
| 9 | MOODY MOOD FOR LOVE King Pleasure with Teacho & Band (Prestige 924) | 5 | 8 | |
| 10 | SO TIRED Roy Milton & Solid Senders (Specialty 429) | 4 | 11 | |
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