| The CASH BOX Rhythm & Blues Top Ten | ||||
| Week ending APRIL 4, 1953 | ||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | (Mama) HE TREATS YOUR DAUGHTER MEAN Ruth Brown (Atlantic 986) | 1 | 5 | |
| 2 | HOUND DOG Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton with Kansas City Bill & Orchestra (Peacock 1612) | 4 | 3 | |
| 3 | BABY DON’T DO IT “5” Royales with Charlie Ferguson & Orchestra (Apollo 443) | 3 | 5 | |
| 4 | LET ME GO HOME, WHISKEY Amos Milburn & Aladdin Chickenshackers (Aladdin 3164) | 2 | 5 | |
| 5 | SOFT Tiny Bradshaw (King 4577) | 9 | 5 | |
| 6 | WOKE UP THIS MORNING (My Baby She Was Gone) B.B. King & Orchestra (RPM 380) | 8 | 2 | |
| 7 | 24 HOURS Eddie Boyd (Chess 1533) | 6 | 2 | |
| 8 | DREAM GIRL Jesse & Marvin (Specialty 447) | — | 4 | |
| 9 | CRAWLIN’ Clovers (Atlantic 989) | 5 | 4 | |
| 10 | WHOOPIN’ AND HOLLERIN’ Earl Forest with Beale Streeters (Duke 108) | — | 1 | |
| NOTE: Although Cash Box continued to publish its regional “Hot” R&B charts, starting with this week this archive focuses solely on the recently-introduced national R&B chart, which was the forerunner of the R&B Singles charts in later years. |
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