| The CASH BOX R&B Charts | ||||
| Week ending NOVEMBER 15, 1952 | ||||
| HOT IN HARLEM | ||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | ROCK ME ALL NIGHT LONG Ravens (Mercury 8291) | 2 | 7 | |
| 2 | MY SONG Johnny Ace with Beale Streeters (Duke 102) | 1 | 12 | |
| 3 | PORT OF RICO Illinois Jacquet & Orchestra (Mercury 89001) | 3 | 4 | |
| 4 | YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU B.B. King & Orchestra (RPM 363) | 4 | 3 | |
| 5 | FAITH CAN MOVE MOUNTAINS Nat “King” Cole (Capitol 2230) | 7 | 4 | |
| 6 | OOOH-OOOH-OOOH Lloyd Price & Orchestra (Specialty 440) | — | 1 | |
| 7 | YOU’RE MY INSPIRATION Five Crowns (Rainbow 179) | 8 | 7 | |
| 8 | YOU KNOW I KNOW “5” Royales (Apollo 441) | 9 | 4 | |
| 9 | I’M GONNA PLAY THE HONKY TONKS Marie Adams with Bill Harvey’s Band (Peacock 1583) | 5 | 16 | |
| 10 | MAKE BELIEVE DREAMS Dinah Washington (Mercury 5906) | — | 1 | |
| HOT ON CHICAGO’S SOUTH SIDE | ||||
| 1 | FIVE LONG YEARS Eddie Boyd (JOB 1007) | 1 | 7 | |
| 2 | ROCK ME ALL NIGHT LONG Ravens (Mercury 8291) | 5 | 6 | |
| 3 | JUKE Little Walter & Night Cats (Checker 758) | 2 | 14 | |
| 4 | PORT OF RICO Illinois Jacquet & Orchestra (Mercury 89001) | 4 | 2 | |
| 5 | DADDY DADDY Ruth Brown (Atlantic 973) | 7 | 4 | |
| 6 | I’M GONNA PLAY THE HONKY TONKS Marie Adams with Bill Harvey’s Band (Peacock 1583) | 3 | 13 | |
| 7 | YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU B.B. King & Orchestra (RPM 363) | 6 | 6 | |
| 8 | YOU KNOW I KNOW “5” Royales (Apollo 441) | — | 1 | |
| 9 | MY SONG Johnny Ace with Beale Streeters (Duke 102) | 9 | 13 | |
| 10 | EVERY DAY I HAVE THE BLUES Joe Williams with King Kolax & Orchestra (Checker 762) | 8 | 7 | |
| HOT IN NEW ORLEANS | ||||
| 1 | I’M GONE Shirley & Lee with Dave Bartholomew & Orchestra (Aladdin 3153) | 3 | 2 | |
| 2 | HOW LONG Fats Domino (Imperial 5209) | 2 | 2 | |
| 3 | FIVE LONG YEARS Eddie Boyd (JOB 1007) | 1 | 8 | |
| 4 | MY STORY Chuck Willis (Okeh 6905) | 4 | 7 | |
| 5 | SNUFF DIPPER Todd Rhodes Orchestra (King 4556) | 9 | 3 | |
| 6 | JAMBALAYA (On The Bayou) Hank Williams with Drifting Cowboys (M-G-M 11283) | 6 | 3 | |
| 7 | MY DAYS ARE LIMITED Jimmy McCracklin (Peacock 1605) | 5 | 4 | |
| 8 | JUKE Little Walter & Night Cats (Checker 758) | 7 | 11 | |
| 9 | SECURITY BLUES Roosevelt Sykes (Honeydrippers) (United 129) | 10 | 5 | |
| 10 | I’D BE SATISFIED Billy Ward & Dominoes (Federal 12105) | — | 3 | |
| HOT IN DALLAS | ||||
| 1 | FIVE LONG YEARS Eddie Boyd (JOB 1007) | 1 | 5 | |
| 2 | JUKE Little Walter & Night Cats (Checker 758) | 2 | 13 | |
| 3 | I’LL DROWN IN MY TEARS Sonny Thompson (King 4527) | 3 | 3 | |
| 4 | YOU KNOW I KNOW “5” Royales (Apollo 441) | 4 | 4 | |
| 5 | YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU B.B. King & Orchestra (RPM 363) | 5 | 12 | |
| 6 | THE CANDLE’S BURNIN’ LOW Johnny Otis & Orchestra Featuring Mel Walker (Mercury 8295) | 6 | 3 | |
| 7 | COME BACK, BABY Floyd Dixon (Aladdin 3151) | 7 | 2 | |
| 8 | LET’S CALL IT A DAY Sonny Thompson (King 4541) | 8 | 4 | |
| 9 | ROCKIN’ AND ROLLIN’ #2 Lil’ Son Jackson (Imperial 5204) | 9 | 3 | |
| 10 | I’D BE SATISFIED Billy Ward & Dominoes (Federal 12105) | 10 | 2 | |
| HOT IN LOS ANGELES | ||||
| 1 | JUKE Little Walter & Night Cats (Checker 758) | 1 | 7 | |
| 2 | MY SONG Johnny Ace with Beale Streeters (Duke 102) | 2 | 12 | |
| 3 | FIVE LONG YEARS Eddie Boyd (JOB 1007) | 6 | 4 | |
| 4 | OOOH-OOOH-OOOH Lloyd Price & Orchestra (Specialty 440) | 4 | 5 | |
| 5 | YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU B.B. King & Orchestra (RPM 363) | 3 | 8 | |
| 6 | HEY MRS. JONES Jimmy Forrest (United 130) | 5 | 2 | |
| 7 | SECURITY BLUES Roosevelt Sykes (Honeydrippers) (United 129) | 9 | 3 | |
| 8 | GOODBYE BABY Little Caesar (Recorded In Hollywood 235) | 7 | 9 | |
| 9 | LOOPED Tommy Ridgley (Imperial 5203) | 8 | 7 | |
| 10 | HEY, MISS FANNIE Clovers (Atlantic 977) | — | 1 | |
| HOT IN ST. LOUIS | ||||
| 1 | YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU B.B. King & Orchestra (RPM 363) | 2 | 6 | |
| 2 | FIVE LONG YEARS Eddie Boyd (JOB 1007) | 1 | 5 | |
| 3 | ROCK ME ALL NIGHT LONG Ravens (Mercury 8291) | 4 | 6 | |
| 4 | GOODBYE BABY Little Caesar (Recorded In Hollywood 235) | 5 | 4 | |
| 5 | HEY, MISS FANNIE Clovers (Atlantic 977) | — | 1 | |
| 6 | MY TORMENTED HEART Sarah Vaughan with Percy Faith & Orchestra (Columbia 39839) | — | 5 | |
| 7 | MY HEART BELONGS TO ONLY YOU Bette McLaurin with “Striders” & Eddie Wilcox Orchestra (Derby 804) | 9 | 7 | |
| 8 | MAKE BELIEVE DREAMS Dinah Washington (Mercury 5906) | — | 2 | |
| 9 | LORD KNOWS I TRIED Lucky Millinder & Orchestra (King 4557) | 8 | 2 | |
| 10 | HEY MRS. JONES Jimmy Forrest (United 130) | 3 | 3 | |
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