| The CASH BOX R&B Charts | ||||
| Week ending JANUARY 24, 1953 | ||||
| HOT IN HARLEM | ||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | I DON’T KNOW Willie Mabon & Combo (Chess 1531) | 1 | 8 | |
| 2 | PORT OF RICO Illinois Jacquet & Orchestra (Mercury 89001) | 5 | 14 | |
| 3 | BABY DON’T DO IT “5” Royales with Charlie Ferguson & Orchestra (Apollo 443) | 4 | 3 | |
| 4 | SOFT Tiny Bradshaw (King 4577) | 3 | 2 | |
| 5 | YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU B.B. King & Orchestra (RPM 363) | — | 12 | |
| 6 | ROCK ME ALL NIGHT LONG Ravens (Mercury 8291) | 8 | 17 | |
| 7 | I’M GONE Shirley & Lee with Dave Bartholomew & Orchestra (Aladdin 3153) | 2 | 2 | |
| 8 | THE BELLS Billy Ward & Dominoes (Federal 12114) | — | 1 | |
| 9 | PARADISE SQUAT Count Basie & Orchestra (Mercury 89014) | 9 | 7 | |
| 10 | BE TRUE Vocaleers (Red Robin 113) | 10 | 2 | |
| HOT ON CHICAGO’S SOUTH SIDE | ||||
| 1 | BABY DON’T DO IT “5” Royales with Charlie Ferguson & Orchestra (Apollo 443) | 4 | 2 | |
| 2 | I DON’T KNOW Willie Mabon & Combo (Chess 1531) | 1 | 9 | |
| 3 | SAD HOURS Little Walter & Night Cats (Checker 764) | 2 | 8 | |
| 4 | JOHNNY JOHNNY Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers with Mari Jones (Modern 888) | 3 | 6 | |
| 5 | HEY MRS. JONES Jimmy Forrest (United 130) | 5 | 3 | |
| 6 | SOFT Tiny Bradshaw (King 4577) | 8 | 2 | |
| 7 | YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU B.B. King & Orchestra (RPM 363) | 10 | 16 | |
| 8 | I BELIEVE Elmore James (Meteor 5000) | — | 1 | |
| 9 | GABBIN’ BLUES Big Maybelle (Okeh 6931) | 7 | 3 | |
| 10 | PARADISE SQUAT Count Basie & Orchestra (Mercury 89014) | 9 | 5 | |
| HOT IN NEW ORLEANS | ||||
| 1 | I DON’T KNOW Willie Mabon & Combo (Chess 1531) | 1 | 6 | |
| 2 | WHOOPIN’ AND HOLLERIN’ Earl Forest with Beale Streeters (Duke 108) | 4 | 7 | |
| 3 | MEAN OLD WORLD Little Walter & Night Cats (Checker 764) | 2 | 6 | |
| 4 | THE BELLS Billy Ward & Dominoes (Federal 12114) | — | 2 | |
| 5 | NOBODY LOVES ME Fats Domino (Imperial 5220) | 3 | 2 | |
| 6 | AIN’T IT A SHAME? Lloyd Price & Orchestra (Specialty 452) | 5 | 2 | |
| 7 | FEELIN’ SAD Eddie (Guitar Slim) Jones (J-B 603) | 7 | 7 | |
| 8 | A WEARY SILENT NIGHT James “Wide Mouth” Brown & Orchestra (Jax 306) | 10 | 2 | |
| 9 | GABBIN’ BLUES Big Maybelle (Okeh 6931) | — | 3 | |
| 10 | STILL IN LOVE Joe Turner with Van “Piano Man” Walls & Orchestra (Atlantic 982) | 8 | 2 | |
| HOT IN DALLAS | ||||
| 1 | I DON’T KNOW Willie Mabon & Combo (Chess 1531) | 1 | 8 | |
| 2 | BABY DON’T DO IT “5” Royales with Charlie Ferguson & Orchestra (Apollo 443) | 9 | 2 | |
| 3 | I’M GONE Shirley & Lee with Dave Bartholomew & Orchestra (Aladdin 3153) | 5 | 5 | |
| 4 | GABBIN’ BLUES Big Maybelle (Okeh 6931) | 8 | 2 | |
| 5 | SOFT Tiny Bradshaw (King 4577) | 3 | 4 | |
| 6 | THE BELLS Billy Ward & Dominoes (Federal 12114) | 4 | 4 | |
| 7 | CROSS MY HEART Johnny Ace with Beale Streeters (Duke 107) | — | 1 | |
| 8 | MEAN OLD WORLD Little Walter & Night Cats (Checker 764) | 2 | 6 | |
| 9 | I BELIEVE Elmore James (Meteor 5000) | 6 | 5 | |
| 10 | NOBODY LOVES ME Fats Domino (Imperial 5220) | — | 1 | |
| HOT IN LOS ANGELES | ||||
| 1 | I DON’T KNOW Willie Mabon & Combo (Chess 1531) | 1 | 6 | |
| 2 | I’M GONE Shirley & Lee with Dave Bartholomew & Orchestra (Aladdin 3153) | 4 | 8 | |
| 3 | I PLAYED THE FOOL Clovers (Atlantic 977) | 2 | 7 | |
| 4 | HEY MRS. JONES Jimmy Forrest (United 130) | 3 | 12 | |
| 5 | PACHUKO HOP Chuck Higgins (& Mellotones) (Combo 12) | 10 | 4 | |
| 6 | DREAM GIRL Jesse Belvin (Recorded In Hollywood 120) | 8 | 5 | |
| 7 | THE BELLS Billy Ward & Dominoes (Federal 12114) | 5 | 4 | |
| 8 | GABBIN’ BLUES Big Maybelle (Okeh 6931) | 6 | 4 | |
| 9 | I BELIEVE Elmore James (Meteor 5000) | 9 | 2 | |
| 10 | CROSS MY HEART Johnny Ace with Beale Streeters (Duke 107) | — | 1 | |
| HOT IN ST. LOUIS | ||||
| 1 | I DON’T KNOW Willie Mabon & Combo (Chess 1531) | 1 | 8 | |
| 2 | DREAM GIRL Jesse Belvin (Recorded In Hollywood 120) | 2 | 2 | |
| 3 | I’M GONE Shirley & Lee with Dave Bartholomew & Orchestra (Aladdin 3153) | 3 | 3 | |
| 4 | COOL WHALIN’ Babs Gonzales & International Jazz Men (Babs 6403) | 8 | 2 | |
| 5 | BELIEVE ME BABY Roy Milton & Orchestra (Specialty 446) | 7 | 3 | |
| 6 | I BELIEVE Elmore James (Meteor 5000) | 4 | 4 | |
| 7 | SAD HOURS Little Walter & Night Cats (Checker 764) | 6 | 7 | |
| 8 | JOHNNY JOHNNY Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers with Mari Jones (Modern 888) | — | 8 | |
| 9 | MY STORY Chuck Willis (Okeh 6905) | 5 | 10 | |
| 10 | GABBIN’ BLUES Big Maybelle (Okeh 6931) | 9 | 3 | |
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