CASH BOX (USA) MAGAZINE’S NATIONAL (BARRY KOWAL) R&B BEST SELLERS FOR 1953

No. Song-Artist-Peak Month
  1 HONEY HUSH-JOE TURNER & BAND-NOVEMBER 1266 
  2 SHAKE A HAND-FAYE ADAMS WITH JOE MORRIS ORCHESTRA-September 1036
  3 MONEY HONEY-CLYDE MCPHATTER & DRIFTERS-December 1012
  4 I DON?T KNOW-WILLIE MABON & COMBO-January 1004
  5 GOOD LOVIN?-CLOVERS-August 966
  6 (MAMA) HE TREATS YOUR DAUGHTER MEAN-RUTH BROWN-February 942
  7 HELP ME SOMEBODY-'5' ROYALES WITH CHARLIE (LITTLE JAZZ) FERGUSON & ORCHESTRA-June 906
  8 HOUND DOG-Willie Mae 'Big Mama' Thornton With Kansas City Bill & Orchestra-April 892
  9 CRYING IN THE CHAPEL-Orioles-August 880
 10 BABY DON?T DO IT-'5' Royales With Charlie Ferguson & Orchestra-February 866
 11 The Clock-Johnny Ace With Beale Streeters-July 822
 12 One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer-Amos Milburn & Aladdin Chickenshackers-October 800
 13 Please Don?t Leave Me-Fats Domino-August 780
 14 Please Love Me-B.B. King & Orchestra-June 760
 15 Going To The River-Fats Domino-May 742
 16 I?m Mad-Willie Mabon & Combo-May 688
 17 Soft-Tiny Bradshaw-January 676
 18 Marie-Four Tunes-December 676
 19 Red Top-King Pleasure With Betty Carter & Charlie Ferguson Band-May 580
 20 Too Much Lovin? (Much Too Much)-'5' Royales With Charlie 'Little Jazz' Ferguson & Orchestra-August 576
 21 I Had A Notion-Joe Morris Orchestra Featuring Al Savage-December 560
 22 I Wanna Know-Du Droppers-June 560
 23 Blues With A Feeling-Little Walter & Jukes-November 560
 24 Rags To Riches-Billy Ward & Dominoes-December 514
 25 I Wanna Know-Dolly Cooper With Hal Singer?s Orchestra-June 502
 26 Crawlin?-Clovers-April 500
 27 Drunk-Jimmy Liggins & 3-D Music-November 486
 28 Let Me Go Home, Whiskey-Amos Milburn & Aladdin Chickenshackers-March 468
 29 These Foolish Things Remind Me Of You-Billy Ward & Dominoes-July 424
 30 Third Degree-Eddie Boyd & Chess Men-July 408
 31 Cross My Heart-Johnny Ace With Beale Streeters-February 400
 32 Get It-Royals-September 382
 33 Don?t Deceive Me-Chuck Willis-August 362
 34 Tv Is The Thing (This Year)-Dinah Washington-November 354
 35 Yes! I Know (What You?re Putting Down)-Linda Hayes With Red Callender Sextette-February 348
 36 Be True-Vocaleers-February 340
 37 Feelin? Good-Little Junior?s Blue Flames-November 332
 38 Hittin? On Me-Buddy Johnson & Orchestra-May 320
 39 Rose Mary-Fats Domino-December 308
 40 Bear Cat-Rufus Hound Dog Thomas, Jr.-April 294
 41 Wild Wild Young Men-Ruth Brown-August 284
 42 I'm Gone-Shirley & Lee-January 284
 43 Baby I?m Doin? It-Annisteen Allen-March 222
 44 Mercy, Mr. Percy-Varetta Dillard-August 218
 45 Dream Girl-Jesse & Marvin-March 192
 46 One Room Country Shack-Mercy Dee-May 190
 47 Daughter (That?s Your Red Wagon)-Swinging Sax Kari & Orchestra-April 182
 48 I Found Out (What You Do When You Go ?round There)-Du Droppers-July 180
 49 Woke Up This Morning (My Baby She Was Gone)-B.B. King & Orchestra-April 140
 50 The Honey Jump (Pts. 1 & 2)-Oscar Mclollie & Honey Jumpers-May 132
 51 24 Hours-Eddie Boyd-March 98
 52 Is It A Dream-Vocaleers-June 88
 53 Nadine-Coronets-October 86
 54 Mad Love-Muddy Waters-December 84
 55 Just Walkin? In The Rain-Prisonaires-September 84
 56 Red Top-Ruth Brown-May 52
 57 I Cried For You-Dinah Washington-January 50
 58 Mend Your Ways-Ruth Brown-June 48
 59 The Bells-Billy Ward & Dominoes-January 46
 60 She Felt Too Good-Jimmy Mccracklin & Orchestra-June 44
 61 Shirley, Come Back To Me-Shirley & Lee-April 42
 62 Whoopin? And Hollerin?-Earl Forest With Beale Streeters-April 42
 63 Tin Pan Alley-Jimmy Wilson & All-stars-July 42
 64 Ain't It A Shame-Lloyd Price-January 42
 65 Nobody Loves Me-Fats Domino-March 42
 66 40 Cups Of Coffee-Danny Overbea With King Kolax & Orchestra-July 42
 67 The Mojo-J.B. Lenore & Combo-May 42