BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE’S TOP R&B SINGLES FOR 1953 ((National Best Sellers Rhythm & Blues Record Ch

No. Song-Artist-Peak Month

  2 MONEY HONEY-DRIFTERS-November 1286
  3 SHAKE A HAND-FAYE ADAMS-September 1244
  4 GOOD LOVIN'-CLOVERS-August 982
  5 MAMA (HE TREATS YOUR DAUGHTER MEAN)-RUTH BROWN-March 952
  6 I DON'T KNOW-WILLIE MABON-January 946
  7 CRYING IN THE CHAPEL-ORIOLES-August 890
  8 PLEASE LOVE ME-B.b. King-July 850
  9 HOUND DOG-Willie Mae 'big Mama' Thornton-April 836
 10 HELP ME SOMEBODY-5 Royales-June 828
 11 The Clock-Johnny Ace-July 818
 12 Baby Don't Do It-5 Royales-February 808
 13 One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer-Amos Milburn-October 730
 14 I Wanna Know-Du Droppers-June 722
 15 Goin' To The River-Fats Domino-June 710
 16 Soft-Tiny Bradshaw-January 696
 17 I Had A Notion-Joe Morris-December 606
 18 Crawlin'-Clovers-April 604
 19 Red Top-King Pleasure-May 598
 20 Too Much Lovin'-5 Royales-September 570
 21 Please Don't Leave Me-Fats Domino-August 568
 22 I'm Gone-Shirley & Lee-January 558
 23 Don't Deceive Me-Chuck Willis-August 556
 24 Marie-Four Tunes-December 544
 25 Let Me Go Home Whiskey-Amos Milburn-March 516
 26 I'm Mad-Willie Mabon-May 516
 27 Cross My Heart-Johnny Ace-February 508
 28 Wild, Wild Young Men-Ruth Brown-June 498
 29 Rags To Riches-Billy Ward & The Dominoes-December 480
 30 Mercy, Mr. Percy-Varetta Dillard-July 462
 31 Dream Girl-Jesse & Marvin-February 458
 32 I Played The Fool-Clovers-January 438
 33 Sad Hours-Little Walter-January 410
 34 Tv Is The Thing (This Year)-Dinah Washington-November 380
 35 Yes, I Know-Linda Hayes-February 358
 36 Woke Up This Morning-B.b. King-March 334
 37 The Bells-Billy Ward & The Dominoes-January 330
 38 These Foolish Things-Billy Ward & The Dominoes-June 324
 39 Bear Cat-Rufus Thomas-April 302
 40 Get It-Royals-September 298
 41 Feelin' Good-Little Junior's Blue Flames-November 290
 42 Is It A Dream?-Vocaleers-June 262
 43 I Found Out-Du Droppers-July 262
 44 Blues With Feeling-Little Walter-November 230
 45 Drunk-Jimmy Liggins-November 224
 46 Crazy, Crazy, Crazy-5 Royales-June 182
 47 Ain't It A Shame-Lloyd Price-February 174
 48 Third Degree-Eddie Boyd-July 142
 49 Grabbin' Blues-Big Maybelle-January 132
 50 I Believe-Elmore James-February 130

 52 Baby, I'm Doin' It-Annisteen Allen-March 90
 53 Please Hurry Home-B.b. King-October 90
 54 Hey Mrs. Jones-Jimmy Forrest-January 88
 55 Mad Love-Muddy Waters-November 86
 56 My Country Man-Big Maybelle-December 86
 57 My Kind Of Woman-Emitt Slay Trio-March 86
 58 Goin' To The River-Chuck Willis-May 84
 59 Fat Daddy-Dinah Washington-November 84
 60 Baby It's You-Spaniels-September 84
 61 Way Back Home-Big Maybelle-June 84
 62 24 Hours-Eddie Boyd-March 84
 63 I'd Be Satisfied-Dominoes-January 46
 64 Hittin' On Me-Buddy Johnson-June 44
 65 Pretend-Nat King Cole-February 42
 66 Rose Mary-Fats Domino-October 42
 67 Mean Old World-Little Walter-January 42