BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE’S TOP R&B SINGLES FOR 1952 ((National Best Sellers Rhythm & Blues Record Ch

No. Song-Artist-Peak Month

  2 MY SONG-JOHNNY ACE-September 1212
  3 HAVE MERCY, BABY-DOMINOES-June 1194
  4 NIGHT TRAIN-JIMMY FORREST-March 1136
  5 FLAMINGO-EARL BOSTIC-January 1068
  6 GOIN' HOME-FATS DOMINO-June 1058
  7 YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU-B.B. KING-November 994
  8 THREE O'CLOCK BLUES-B.b. King-February 980
  9 ONE MINT JULEP-Clovers-May 936
 10 JUKE-Little Walter-December 890
 11 Five Long Years-Eddie Boyd-December 842
 12 5-10-15 Hours-Ruth Brown-May 822
 13 Cry-Johnnie Ray, Four Lads-January 792
 14 Mary Jo-Four Blazes-August 788
 15 Ting A-ling-Clovers-September 760
 16 No More Doggin'-Roscoe Gordon-April 758
 17 Booted-Roscoe Gordon-March 706
 18 Best Wishes-Roy Milton-January 696
 19 Heavenly Father-Edna Mcgriff-April 632
 20 Moody Mood For Love-King Pleasure-July 558
 21 Call Operator 210-Floyd Dixon-August 536
 22 My Story-Chuck Willis-December 512
 23 Cold, Cold Heart-Dinah Washington-January 504
 24 Oooh, Oooh, Oooh-Lloyd Price-November 436
 25 Wheel Of Fortune-Eddie Wilcox Orchestra-February 414
 26 Daddy Daddy-Ruth Brown-October 404
 27 Middle Of The Night-Clovers-May 396
 28 I'll Drown In My Tears-Sonny Thompson-July 372
 29 Goodbye, Baby-Little Caesar-November 372
 30 Hey, Miss Fannie-Clovers-November 332
 31 Wheel Of Fortune-Dinah Washington-March 268
 32 My Heart's Desire-Jimmie Lee & Artis-August 266
 33 Sweet Sixteen-Joe Turner, Van Wallis-May 236

 35 So Tired-Roy Milton-June 232
 36 That's What You're Doing To To Me-Dominoes-April 228
 37 Port Of Rico-Illinois Jacquet-November 224
 38 Rock Me All Night Long-Ravens-November 222
 39 Restless Heart-Lloyd Price-November 176
 40 Hard Times-Charles Brown-March 140
 41 Easy, Easy, Baby-Varetta Dillard-August 134
 42 Wheel Of Fortune-Cardinals-March 134
 43 Lovin' Machine-Wynonie Harris-January 134
 44 New Blowtop Blues-Dinah Washington-April 132
 45 Beside You-Swallows-August 126
 46 Trouble In Mind-Dinah Washington-April 104
 47 Ring-a Ding Doo-Little Esther, Mel Walker-February 92
 48 The Wind Is Blowing-Jimmy Witherspoon-April 92
 49 Got You On My Mind-John Greer-March 90
 50 I'm Gonna Play The Honky Tonks-Marie Adams-July 90
 51 Baby, Please Don't Go-Orioles-February 88
 52 Let's Call It A Day-Sonny Thompson-August 86
 53 Bells Are Ringing-Smiley Lewis-September 84
 54 Where Are You?-Mellow Moods-February 48
 55 Mellow Blues (Parts I & Ii)-Sonny Thompson-March 46
 56 Thinkin' And Drinkin'-Amos Milburn-March 46
 57 Dust My Broom-Elmore James-April 44
 58 The Big Question-Percy Mayfield-April 44
 59 Cry Baby-Percy Mayfield-January 44
 60 Story From My Heart And Soul-B.b. King-December 44
 61 Sleep-Earl Bostic-January 44
 62 How Long?-Fats Domino-December 44
 63 She Moves Me-Muddy Waters-February 42
 64 Night And Day-Roy Milton-September 42
 65 Kiss Me Baby-Ray Charles-March 42
 66 Be Anything (But Be Mine)-Wini Brown-May 42
 67 Sunset To Dawn-Johnny Otis Orchestra-January 42