| The CASH BOX R&B Charts | ||||
| Week ending JANUARY 12, 1952 | ||||
| HOT IN HARLEM | ||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | I GOT LOADED “Peppermint” Harris with Maxwell Davis & All-Stars (Aladdin 3097) | 1 | 9 | |
| 2 | CRY Johnnie Ray & Four Lads (Okeh 6840) | 4 | 2 | |
| 3 | COLD, COLD HEART Dinah Washington (Mercury 5728) | 2 | 10 | |
| 4 | IT’S ALL IN THE GAME Tommy Edwards (M-G-M 11035) | 5 | 10 | |
| 5 | BEST WISHES Roy Milton & Solid Senders (Specialty 414) | 9 | 6 | |
| 6 | BECAUSE OF YOU Tab Smith & Orchestra (United 104) | 3 | 12 | |
| 7 | DON’T TELL HER WHAT’S HAPPENED TO ME Orioles (Jubilee 5065) | 6 | 10 | |
| 8 | FOOL, FOOL, FOOL Clovers (Atlantic 944) | 8 | 12 | |
| 9 | FLAMINGO Earl Bostic & Orchestra (King 4475) | 7 | 6 | |
| 10 | LOVIN’ MACHINE Wynonie Harris with Todd Rhodes Orchestra (King 4485) | — | 1 | |
| HOT ON CHICAGO’S SOUTH SIDE | ||||
| 1 | THE LITTLE WHITE CLOUD THAT CRIED Johnnie Ray & Four Lads (Okeh 6840) | 6 | 2 | |
| 2 | CRY Johnnie Ray & Four Lads (Okeh 6840) | 3 | 2 | |
| 3 | BEST WISHES Roy Milton & Solid Senders (Specialty 414) | 1 | 8 | |
| 4 | COLD, COLD HEART Dinah Washington (Mercury 5728) | 4 | 9 | |
| 5 | BECAUSE OF YOU Tab Smith & Orchestra (United 104) | 2 | 14 | |
| 6 | FOOL, FOOL, FOOL Clovers (Atlantic 944) | 7 | 12 | |
| 7 | I RAN ALL THE WAY HOME Sarah Vaughan with Percy Faith & Orchestra (Columbia 39576) | 5 | 8 | |
| 8 | 3 O’CLOCK BLUES B.B. King (RPM 339) | 9 | 4 | |
| 9 | FLAMINGO Earl Bostic & Orchestra (King 4475) | 10 | 4 | |
| 10 | WEEPIN’ AND CRYIN’ Griffin Brothers Orchestra Featuring Tommy Brown (Dot 16130) | 8 | 5 | |
| HOT IN NEW ORLEANS | ||||
| 1 | SADDLED THE COW (And Milked The Horse) Roscoe Gordon & Orchestra (RPM 324) | 1 | 6 | |
| 2 | BOOTED Roscoe Gordon & Orchestra (Chess 1487 / RPM 344) | 6 | 3 | |
| 3 | 3 O’CLOCK BLUES B.B. King (RPM 339) | 5 | 4 | |
| 4 | HOW MANY MORE YEARS Howlin’ Wolf (Chess 1479) | 3 | 6 | |
| 5 | BEST WISHES Roy Milton & Solid Senders (Specialty 414) | 4 | 8 | |
| 6 | GOT YOU ON MY MIND John Greer & Rhythm Rockers (RCA Victor 47-4348) | — | 1 | |
| 7 | I’M IN THE MOOD John Lee Hooker (Modern 835) | 8 | 12 | |
| 8 | SHINE ON (Big Bright Moon, Shine On) Ruth Brown (Atlantic 948) | — | 1 | |
| 9 | WEEPIN’ AND CRYIN’ Griffin Brothers Orchestra Featuring Tommy Brown (Dot 16130) | 9 | 8 | |
| 10 | CRY Johnnie Ray & Four Lads (Okeh 6840) | — | 1 | |
| HOT IN DALLAS | ||||
| 1 | BEST WISHES Roy Milton & Solid Senders (Specialty 414) | 1 | 9 | |
| 2 | CRY Johnnie Ray & Four Lads (Okeh 6840) | — | 1 | |
| 3 | FLAMINGO Earl Bostic & Orchestra (King 4475) | 3 | 6 | |
| 4 | (It’s No) SIN Tab Smith & Orchestra (United 107) | 10 | 4 | |
| 5 | 3 O’CLOCK BLUES B.B. King (RPM 339) | 5 | 5 | |
| 6 | DUST MY BROOM Elmo James (Trumpet 146) | — | 1 | |
| 7 | HOW MANY MORE YEARS Howlin’ Wolf (Chess 1479) | 4 | 14 | |
| 8 | GROUND HOG BLUES John Lee Hooker (Chess 1482) | — | 1 | |
| 9 | SADDLED THE COW (And Milked The Horse) Roscoe Gordon & Orchestra (RPM 324) | — | 1 | |
| 10 | FOOL, FOOL, FOOL Clovers (Atlantic 944) | 8 | 16 | |
| HOT IN LOS ANGELES | ||||
| 1 | (It’s No) SIN Tab Smith & Orchestra (United 107) | 1 | 6 | |
| 2 | HOT ICE Freddie Mitchell Orchestra (Derby 777) | 4 | 4 | |
| 3 | BEST WISHES Roy Milton & Solid Senders (Specialty 414) | 2 | 11 | |
| 4 | IT WAS YOU Eddie Beale Fourtette Featuring Gene Forrest (Recorded In Hollywood 172) | 3 | 7 | |
| 5 | DO IT IF YOU WANTA Sonny Boy Williamson (Trumpet 139) | 6 | 3 | |
| 6 | SHINE ON (Big Bright Moon, Shine On) Ruth Brown (Atlantic 948) | 8 | 3 | |
| 7 | GOOD ROCKIN’ MAN Roy Brown & Mighty-Mighty Men (DeLuxe 3319) | — | 2 | |
| 8 | COLD, COLD HEART Dinah Washington (Mercury 5728) | — | 3 | |
| 9 | BECAUSE OF YOU Tab Smith & Orchestra (United 104) | 5 | 8 | |
| 10 | LOVIN’ MACHINE Wynonie Harris with Todd Rhodes Orchestra (King 4485) | — | 1 | |
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