| The CASH BOX R&B Charts | ||||
| Week ending NOVEMBER 29, 1952 | ||||
| HOT IN HARLEM | ||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | PORT OF RICO Illinois Jacquet & Orchestra (Mercury 89001) | 1 | 6 | |
| 2 | ROCK ME ALL NIGHT LONG Ravens (Mercury 8291) | 4 | 9 | |
| 3 | OOOH-OOOH-OOOH Lloyd Price & Orchestra (Specialty 440) | 2 | 3 | |
| 4 | YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU B.B. King & Orchestra (RPM 363) | 5 | 5 | |
| 5 | I PLAYED THE FOOL Clovers (Atlantic 977) | 9 | 2 | |
| 6 | MAKE BELIEVE DREAMS Dinah Washington (Mercury 5906) | 8 | 3 | |
| 7 | YOU KNOW I KNOW “5” Royales (Apollo 441) | 7 | 6 | |
| 8 | MY SONG Johnny Ace with Beale Streeters (Duke 102) | 3 | 14 | |
| 9 | FAITH CAN MOVE MOUNTAINS Nat “King” Cole (Capitol 2230) | 6 | 6 | |
| 10 | JUKE Little Walter & Night Cats (Checker 758) | 10 | 3 | |
| HOT ON CHICAGO’S SOUTH SIDE | ||||
| 1 | YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU B.B. King & Orchestra (RPM 363) | 5 | 8 | |
| 2 | ROCK ME ALL NIGHT LONG Ravens (Mercury 8291) | 4 | 8 | |
| 3 | PORT OF RICO Illinois Jacquet & Orchestra (Mercury 89001) | 2 | 4 | |
| 4 | FIVE LONG YEARS Eddie Boyd (JOB 1007) | 1 | 9 | |
| 5 | I DON’T KNOW Willie Mabon & Combo (Chess 1531) | — | 1 | |
| 6 | I’M GONNA PLAY THE HONKY TONKS Marie Adams with Bill Harvey’s Band (Peacock 1583) | 9 | 15 | |
| 7 | JUKE Little Walter & Night Cats (Checker 758) | 3 | 16 | |
| 8 | MY SONG Johnny Ace with Beale Streeters (Duke 102) | 6 | 15 | |
| 9 | I’D BE SATISFIED Billy Ward & Dominoes (Federal 12105) | 10 | 3 | |
| 10 | FAITH CAN MOVE MOUNTAINS Nat “King” Cole (Capitol 2230) | — | 1 | |
| HOT IN NEW ORLEANS | ||||
| 1 | I’M GONE Shirley & Lee with Dave Bartholomew & Orchestra (Aladdin 3153) | 1 | 4 | |
| 2 | HOW LONG Fats Domino (Imperial 5209) | 2 | 4 | |
| 3 | MY STORY Chuck Willis (Okeh 6905) | 3 | 9 | |
| 4 | MY DAYS ARE LIMITED Jimmy McCracklin (Peacock 1605) | 4 | 6 | |
| 5 | JAMBALAYA (On The Bayou) Hank Williams with Drifting Cowboys (M-G-M 11283) | 5 | 5 | |
| 6 | SNUFF DIPPER Todd Rhodes Orchestra (King 4556) | 6 | 5 | |
| 7 | FIVE LONG YEARS Eddie Boyd (JOB 1007) | 7 | 10 | |
| 8 | SECURITY BLUES Roosevelt Sykes (Honeydrippers) (United 129) | 8 | 7 | |
| 9 | HEY, MISS FANNIE Clovers (Atlantic 977) | 10 | 2 | |
| 10 | I FEEL SO GOOD Brownie McGhee & Jook Block Busters (Jax 304) | — | 1 | |
| HOT IN DALLAS | ||||
| 1 | FIVE LONG YEARS Eddie Boyd (JOB 1007) | 1 | 7 | |
| 2 | JUKE Little Walter & Night Cats (Checker 758) | 2 | 15 | |
| 3 | LET’S CALL IT A DAY Sonny Thompson (King 4541) | 9 | 6 | |
| 4 | V-8 FORD Willie Love & Three Aces (Trumpet 175) | — | 2 | |
| 5 | I’LL DROWN IN MY TEARS Sonny Thompson (King 4527) | 8 | 5 | |
| 6 | CAN’T HOLD ON MUCH LONGER Little Walter & Night Cats (Checker 758) | 10 | 2 | |
| 7 | I’D BE SATISFIED Billy Ward & Dominoes (Federal 12105) | 4 | 4 | |
| 8 | YOU KNOW I KNOW “5” Royales (Apollo 441) | 6 | 6 | |
| 9 | HEY, MISS FANNIE Clovers (Atlantic 977) | — | 2 | |
| 10 | COME BACK, BABY Floyd Dixon (Aladdin 3151) | — | 3 | |
| HOT IN LOS ANGELES | ||||
| 1 | HEY MRS. JONES Jimmy Forrest (United 130) | 1 | 4 | |
| 2 | OOOH-OOOH-OOOH Lloyd Price & Orchestra (Specialty 440) | 3 | 7 | |
| 3 | JUKE Little Walter & Night Cats (Checker 758) | 2 | 9 | |
| 4 | FIVE LONG YEARS Eddie Boyd (JOB 1007) | 6 | 6 | |
| 5 | YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU B.B. King & Orchestra (RPM 363) | 5 | 10 | |
| 6 | MY SONG Johnny Ace with Beale Streeters (Duke 102) | 4 | 14 | |
| 7 | GREYHOUND Amos Milburn & Aladdin Chickenshackers (Aladdin 3150) | — | 2 | |
| 8 | SECURITY BLUES Roosevelt Sykes (Honeydrippers) (United 129) | 9 | 5 | |
| 9 | HEY, MISS FANNIE Clovers (Atlantic 977) | — | 2 | |
| 10 | V-8 FORD Willie Love & Three Aces (Trumpet 175) | 7 | 2 | |
| HOT IN ST. LOUIS | ||||
| 1 | HEY MRS. JONES Jimmy Forrest (United 130) | 1 | 5 | |
| 2 | FIVE LONG YEARS Eddie Boyd (JOB 1007) | 2 | 7 | |
| 3 | SECURITY BLUES Roosevelt Sykes (Honeydrippers) (United 129) | 5 | 4 | |
| 4 | GOODBYE BABY Little Caesar (Recorded In Hollywood 235) | 4 | 6 | |
| 5 | PORT OF RICO Illinois Jacquet & Orchestra (Mercury 89001) | — | 1 | |
| 6 | MY STORY Chuck Willis (Okeh 6905) | 10 | 2 | |
| 7 | YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU B.B. King & Orchestra (RPM 363) | 3 | 8 | |
| 8 | THREE LETTERS Ruth Brown (Atlantic 978) | — | 1 | |
| 9 | MAKE BELIEVE DREAMS Dinah Washington (Mercury 5906) | 9 | 4 | |
| 10 | JOHNNY JOHNNY Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers with Mari Jones (Modern 888) | — | 1 | |
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