| The CASH BOX R&B Charts | ||||
| Week ending JANUARY 26, 1952 | ||||
| HOT IN HARLEM | ||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | CRY Johnnie Ray & Four Lads (Okeh 6840) | 1 | 4 | |
| 2 | I GOT LOADED “Peppermint” Harris with Maxwell Davis & All-Stars (Aladdin 3097) | 2 | 11 | |
| 3 | IT’S ALL IN THE GAME Tommy Edwards (M-G-M 11035) | 3 | 12 | |
| 4 | THE LITTLE WHITE CLOUD THAT CRIED Johnnie Ray & Four Lads (Okeh 6840) | — | 1 | |
| 5 | 3 O’CLOCK BLUES B.B. King (RPM 339) | — | 1 | |
| 6 | DON’T TELL HER WHAT’S HAPPENED TO ME Orioles (Jubilee 5065) | 5 | 12 | |
| 7 | SHINE ON (Big Bright Moon, Shine On) Ruth Brown (Atlantic 948) | — | 1 | |
| 8 | FLAMINGO Earl Bostic & Orchestra (King 4475) | 7 | 8 | |
| 9 | MANHATTAN Georgie Auld with Jud Conlon’s Rhythmaires (Coral 60612) | 9 | 2 | |
| 10 | COLD, COLD HEART Dinah Washington (Mercury 5728) | 4 | 12 | |
| HOT ON CHICAGO’S SOUTH SIDE | ||||
| 1 | THE LITTLE WHITE CLOUD THAT CRIED Johnnie Ray & Four Lads (Okeh 6840) | 1 | 4 | |
| 2 | FLAMINGO Earl Bostic & Orchestra (King 4475) | 2 | 6 | |
| 3 | 3 O’CLOCK BLUES B.B. King (RPM 339) | 3 | 6 | |
| 4 | BEST WISHES Roy Milton & Solid Senders (Specialty 414) | 4 | 10 | |
| 5 | CRY Johnnie Ray & Four Lads (Okeh 6840) | 5 | 4 | |
| 6 | BECAUSE OF YOU Tab Smith & Orchestra (United 104) | 6 | 16 | |
| 7 | FOOL, FOOL, FOOL Clovers (Atlantic 944) | 7 | 14 | |
| 8 | I RAN ALL THE WAY HOME Sarah Vaughan with Percy Faith & Orchestra (Columbia 39576) | 8 | 10 | |
| 9 | BOOTED Roscoe Gordon & Orchestra (Chess 1487 / RPM 344) | 9 | 2 | |
| 10 | (It’s No) SIN Savannah Churchill (RCA Victor 47-4280) | 10 | 2 | |
| HOT IN NEW ORLEANS | ||||
| 1 | BOOTED Roscoe Gordon & Orchestra (Chess 1487 / RPM 344) | 1 | 5 | |
| 2 | GOT YOU ON MY MIND John Greer & Rhythm Rockers (RCA Victor 47-4348) | 4 | 3 | |
| 3 | SADDLED THE COW (And Milked The Horse) Roscoe Gordon & Orchestra (RPM 324) | 2 | 8 | |
| 4 | 3 O’CLOCK BLUES B.B. King (RPM 339) | 3 | 6 | |
| 5 | SHINE ON (Big Bright Moon, Shine On) Ruth Brown (Atlantic 948) | 6 | 3 | |
| 6 | HOW MANY MORE YEARS Howlin’ Wolf (Chess 1479) | 7 | 8 | |
| 7 | CRY Johnnie Ray & Four Lads (Okeh 6840) | 8 | 3 | |
| 8 | BEST WISHES Roy Milton & Solid Senders (Specialty 414) | 5 | 10 | |
| 9 | SUNSET TO DAWN Mel Walker with Johnny Otis Orchestra (Savoy 821) | — | 1 | |
| 10 | THE LITTLE WHITE CLOUD THAT CRIED Johnnie Ray & Four Lads (Okeh 6840) | — | 1 | |
| HOT IN DALLAS | ||||
| 1 | 3 O’CLOCK BLUES B.B. King (RPM 339) | 2 | 7 | |
| 2 | BEST WISHES Roy Milton & Solid Senders (Specialty 414) | 1 | 11 | |
| 3 | FLAMINGO Earl Bostic & Orchestra (King 4475) | 4 | 8 | |
| 4 | CRY Johnnie Ray & Four Lads (Okeh 6840) | 3 | 3 | |
| 5 | BECAUSE OF YOU Tab Smith & Orchestra (United 104) | — | 6 | |
| 6 | SADDLED THE COW (And Milked The Horse) Roscoe Gordon & Orchestra (RPM 324) | — | 2 | |
| 7 | BOOTED Roscoe Gordon & Orchestra (Chess 1487 / RPM 344) | — | 1 | |
| 8 | SHINE ON (Big Bright Moon, Shine On) Ruth Brown (Atlantic 948) | — | 2 | |
| 9 | SUNSET TO DAWN Mel Walker with Johnny Otis Orchestra (Savoy 821) | 8 | 6 | |
| 10 | LOVIN’ MACHINE Wynonie Harris with Todd Rhodes Orchestra (King 4485) | — | 1 | |
| HOT IN LOS ANGELES | ||||
| 1 | DO IT IF YOU WANTA Sonny Boy Williamson (Trumpet 139) | 1 | 5 | |
| 2 | GOOD ROCKIN’ MAN Roy Brown & Mighty-Mighty Men (DeLuxe 3319) | 4 | 4 | |
| 3 | HOT ICE Freddie Mitchell Orchestra (Derby 777) | 2 | 6 | |
| 4 | LOVIN’ MACHINE Wynonie Harris with Todd Rhodes Orchestra (King 4485) | 5 | 3 | |
| 5 | 3 O’CLOCK BLUES B.B. King (RPM 339) | 8 | 5 | |
| 6 | IT WAS YOU Eddie Beale Fourtette Featuring Gene Forrest (Recorded In Hollywood 172) | 6 | 9 | |
| 7 | COLD, COLD HEART Dinah Washington (Mercury 5728) | 7 | 5 | |
| 8 | (It’s No) SIN Tab Smith & Orchestra (United 107) | 3 | 8 | |
| 9 | BEST WISHES Roy Milton & Solid Senders (Specialty 414) | 9 | 13 | |
| 10 | CRY Johnnie Ray & Four Lads (Okeh 6840) | 10 | 2 | |
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