BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE’S TOP R&B SINGLES FOR 1953
(Most Played Juke Box Rhythm & Blues Plays Charts)
(Magazine’s Chart)*
No.-Song-Artist-Month Peaked on charts 1 I DON'T KNOW-WILLIE MABON-JANUARY 2 (MAMA) HE TREATS YOUR DAUGHTER MEAN-RUTH BROWN-March 3 BABY DON'T DO IT-THE "5" ROYALES-February 4 HOUND DOG-WILLIE MAE "BIG MAMA" THORNTON-May 5 CRYING IN THE CHAPEL-SONNY TIL & ORIOLES-September 6 PLEASE LOVE ME-B.B. KING-July 7 HELP ME SOMEBODY-THE "5" ROYALES-July 8 SHAKE A HAND-Faye Adams-October 9 THE CLOCK-Johnny Ace-August 10 GOOD LOVIN'-The Clovers-September 11 I'm Mad-Willie Mabon-June 12 Soft-Tiny Bradshaw-January 13 Yes,I Know (What You're Putting Down)-Linda Hayes-February 14 Please Don't Leave Me-Fats Domino-August 15 Cross My Heart-Johnny Ace-February 16 Goin' To The River-Fats Domino-June 17 Red Top-King Pleasure-May 17 Dream Girl-Jesse & Marvin-February 19 Crawlin'-The Clovers-April 20 Honey Hush-Joe Turner-November 21 Woke Up This Morning-B.B. King-June 22 Sad Hours-Little Walter 23 The Bells-Dominoes-February 24 I Wanna Know-Da Droppers-May 25 24 Hours-Eddie Boyd-April 26 Bear Cat-Rufus Thomas-April 27 Too Much Lovin'-The "5" Royales-September 28 Let Me Go Home,Whiskey-Amos Milburn-March 29 Hittin' On Me-Buddy Johnson-June 30 I'm Gone-Shirley & Lee-January *As published in the December 19,1953 issue of Billboard Magazine.