| The CASH BOX R&B Charts | ||||
| Week ending JANUARY 31, 1953 | ||||
| HOT IN HARLEM | ||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | I DON’T KNOW Willie Mabon & Combo (Chess 1531) | 1 | 9 | |
| 2 | BABY DON’T DO IT “5” Royales with Charlie Ferguson & Orchestra (Apollo 443) | 3 | 4 | |
| 3 | SOFT Tiny Bradshaw (King 4577) | 4 | 3 | |
| 4 | PORT OF RICO Illinois Jacquet & Orchestra (Mercury 89001) | 2 | 15 | |
| 5 | YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU B.B. King & Orchestra (RPM 363) | 5 | 13 | |
| 6 | BE TRUE Vocaleers (Red Robin 113) | 10 | 3 | |
| 7 | CROSS MY HEART Johnny Ace with Beale Streeters (Duke 107) | — | 1 | |
| 8 | ROCK ME ALL NIGHT LONG Ravens (Mercury 8291) | 6 | 18 | |
| 9 | I’M GONE Shirley & Lee with Dave Bartholomew & Orchestra (Aladdin 3153) | 7 | 3 | |
| 10 | AIN’T IT A SHAME? Lloyd Price & Orchestra (Specialty 452) | — | 1 | |
| HOT ON CHICAGO’S SOUTH SIDE | ||||
| 1 | BABY DON’T DO IT “5” Royales with Charlie Ferguson & Orchestra (Apollo 443) | 1 | 3 | |
| 2 | I DON’T KNOW Willie Mabon & Combo (Chess 1531) | 2 | 10 | |
| 3 | SOFT Tiny Bradshaw (King 4577) | 6 | 3 | |
| 4 | JOHNNY JOHNNY Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers with Mari Jones (Modern 888) | 4 | 7 | |
| 5 | I BELIEVE Elmore James (Meteor 5000) | 8 | 2 | |
| 6 | HEY MRS. JONES Jimmy Forrest (United 130) | 5 | 4 | |
| 7 | DREAM GIRL Jesse Belvin (Recorded In Hollywood 120) Jesse & Marvin (Specialty 447) | — | 1 | |
| 8 | GABBIN’ BLUES Big Maybelle (Okeh 6931) | 9 | 4 | |
| 9 | BLUE TURNING GREY Roy Milton & Orchestra (Specialty 446) | — | 1 | |
| 10 | PARADISE SQUAT Count Basie & Orchestra (Mercury 89014) | 10 | 6 | |
| HOT IN NEW ORLEANS | ||||
| 1 | NOBODY LOVES ME Fats Domino (Imperial 5220) | 5 | 3 | |
| 2 | I DON’T KNOW Willie Mabon & Combo (Chess 1531) | 1 | 7 | |
| 3 | AIN’T IT A SHAME? Lloyd Price & Orchestra (Specialty 452) | 6 | 3 | |
| 4 | WHOOPIN’ AND HOLLERIN’ Earl Forest with Beale Streeters (Duke 108) | 2 | 8 | |
| 5 | MEAN OLD WORLD Little Walter & Night Cats (Checker 764) | 3 | 7 | |
| 6 | A WEARY SILENT NIGHT James “Wide Mouth” Brown & Orchestra (Jax 306) | 8 | 3 | |
| 7 | THE BELLS Billy Ward & Dominoes (Federal 12114) | 4 | 3 | |
| 8 | STILL IN LOVE Joe Turner with Van “Piano Man” Walls & Orchestra (Atlantic 982) | 10 | 3 | |
| 9 | LET ME BE YOUR LOVE Lulu Reed (King 4578) | — | 7 | |
| 10 | CROSS MY HEART Johnny Ace with Beale Streeters (Duke 107) | — | 1 | |
| HOT IN DALLAS | ||||
| 1 | BABY DON’T DO IT “5” Royales with Charlie Ferguson & Orchestra (Apollo 443) | 2 | 3 | |
| 2 | I DON’T KNOW Willie Mabon & Combo (Chess 1531) | 1 | 9 | |
| 3 | SOFT Tiny Bradshaw (King 4577) | 5 | 5 | |
| 4 | GABBIN’ BLUES Big Maybelle (Okeh 6931) | 4 | 3 | |
| 5 | THE BELLS Billy Ward & Dominoes (Federal 12114) | 6 | 5 | |
| 6 | MEAN OLD WORLD Little Walter & Night Cats (Checker 764) | 8 | 7 | |
| 7 | CROSS MY HEART Johnny Ace with Beale Streeters (Duke 107) | 7 | 2 | |
| 8 | I’M GONE Shirley & Lee with Dave Bartholomew & Orchestra (Aladdin 3153) | 3 | 6 | |
| 9 | PERSON TO PERSON Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson (King 4582) | — | 1 | |
| 10 | I BELIEVE Elmore James (Meteor 5000) | 9 | 6 | |
| HOT IN LOS ANGELES | ||||
| 1 | I DON’T KNOW Willie Mabon & Combo (Chess 1531) | 1 | 7 | |
| 2 | HEY MRS. JONES Jimmy Forrest (United 130) | 4 | 13 | |
| 3 | I PLAYED THE FOOL Clovers (Atlantic 977) | 3 | 8 | |
| 4 | I BELIEVE Elmore James (Meteor 5000) | 9 | 3 | |
| 5 | YES! I KNOW (What You’re Putting Down) Linda Hayes with Red Callender Sextette (Recorded In Hollywood 244) | — | 1 | |
| 6 | BABY DON’T DO IT “5” Royales with Charlie Ferguson & Orchestra (Apollo 443) | — | 1 | |
| 7 | THE BELLS Billy Ward & Dominoes (Federal 12114) | 7 | 5 | |
| 8 | CROSS MY HEART Johnny Ace with Beale Streeters (Duke 107) | 10 | 2 | |
| 9 | PACHUKO HOP Chuck Higgins (& Mellotones) (Combo 12) | 5 | 5 | |
| 10 | I’M GONE Shirley & Lee with Dave Bartholomew & Orchestra (Aladdin 3153) | 2 | 9 | |
| HOT IN ST. LOUIS | ||||
| 1 | DREAM GIRL Jesse & Marvin (Specialty 447) | — | 1 | |
| 2 | I DON’T KNOW Willie Mabon & Combo (Chess 1531) | 1 | 9 | |
| 3 | BABY DON’T DO IT “5” Royales with Charlie Ferguson & Orchestra (Apollo 443) | — | 1 | |
| 4 | I’M GONE Shirley & Lee with Dave Bartholomew & Orchestra (Aladdin 3153) | 3 | 4 | |
| 5 | I BELIEVE Elmore James (Meteor 5000) | 6 | 5 | |
| 6 | SAD HOURS Little Walter & Night Cats (Checker 764) | 7 | 8 | |
| 7 | BELIEVE ME BABY Roy Milton & Orchestra (Specialty 446) | 5 | 4 | |
| 8 | THE COOL RAGE Illinois Jacquet & Orchestra (Mercury 89021) | — | 1 | |
| 9 | TELL ME PRETTY BABY Lloyd Price & Orchestra (Specialty 452) | — | 1 | |
| 10 | SOFT Tiny Bradshaw (King 4577) | — | 1 | |
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