| The CASH BOX R&B Charts | ||||
| Week ending FEBRUARY 16, 1952 | ||||
| HOT IN HARLEM | ||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | CRY Johnnie Ray & Four Lads (Okeh 6840) | 1 | 7 | |
| 2 | WHEEL OF FORTUNE Eddie Wilcox Orchestra with Sunny Gale (Derby 787) | 3 | 3 | |
| 3 | THE LITTLE WHITE CLOUD THAT CRIED Johnnie Ray & Four Lads (Okeh 6840) | 2 | 4 | |
| 4 | WHEN IT’S SLEEPY TIME DOWN SOUTH Louis Armstrong & Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra (Decca 27899) | 5 | 3 | |
| 5 | THIS IS HAPPINESS Joe Holiday (Prestige 767) | 9 | 2 | |
| 6 | I GOT LOADED “Peppermint” Harris with Maxwell Davis & All-Stars (Aladdin 3097) | 4 | 14 | |
| 7 | MANHATTAN Georgie Auld with Jud Conlon’s Rhythmaires (Coral 60612) | 7 | 5 | |
| 8 | BABY PLEASE DON’T GO Orioles (Jubilee 5065) | 8 | 2 | |
| 9 | FLAMINGO Earl Bostic & Orchestra (King 4475) | 6 | 11 | |
| 10 | MELLOW BLUES (pts. 1 & 2) Sonny Thompson (King 4488) | — | 1 | |
| HOT ON CHICAGO’S SOUTH SIDE | ||||
| 1 | THE LITTLE WHITE CLOUD THAT CRIED Johnnie Ray & Four Lads (Okeh 6840) | 1 | 7 | |
| 2 | DIANE Buddy Lucas & Band Of Tomorrow (Jubilee 5070) | 6 | 3 | |
| 3 | BABY PLEASE DON’T GO Orioles (Jubilee 5065) | 8 | 2 | |
| 4 | 3 O’CLOCK BLUES B.B. King (RPM 339) | 2 | 9 | |
| 5 | WHEEL OF FORTUNE Eddie Wilcox Orchestra with Sunny Gale (Derby 787) | — | 1 | |
| 6 | CRY Johnnie Ray & Four Lads (Okeh 6840) | 3 | 7 | |
| 7 | NIGHT TRAIN Jimmy Forrest (United 110) | — | 1 | |
| 8 | WHEN IT’S SLEEPY TIME DOWN SOUTH Louis Armstrong & Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra (Decca 27899) | 4 | 3 | |
| 9 | WAGON WHEELS Ravens (Mercury 5764) | — | 1 | |
| 10 | HOT ICE Freddie Mitchell Orchestra (Derby 777) | 9 | 3 | |
| HOT IN NEW ORLEANS | ||||
| 1 | WHEEL OF FORTUNE Eddie Wilcox Orchestra with Sunny Gale (Derby 787) | 5 | 3 | |
| 2 | GOT YOU ON MY MIND John Greer & Rhythm Rockers (RCA Victor 47-4348) | 1 | 6 | |
| 3 | 3 O’CLOCK BLUES B.B. King (RPM 339) | 2 | 9 | |
| 4 | HOW MANY MORE YEARS Howlin’ Wolf (Chess 1479) | 6 | 11 | |
| 5 | BOOTED Roscoe Gordon & Orchestra (RPM 344) | 3 | 8 | |
| 6 | NIGHT TRAIN Jimmy Forrest (United 110) | 9 | 2 | |
| 7 | LET’S TALK ABOUT JESUS Bells Of Joy (Peacock 1584) | — | 1 | |
| 8 | HARD TIMES Charles Brown (Aladdin 3116) | — | 2 | |
| 9 | HOWLIN’ WOLF BOOGIE Howlin’ Wolf (Chess 1497) | — | 1 | |
| 10 | SHINE ON (Big Bright Moon, Shine On) Ruth Brown (Atlantic 948) | 4 | 6 | |
| HOT IN DALLAS | ||||
| 1 | GOT YOU ON MY MIND John Greer & Rhythm Rockers (RCA Victor 47-4348) | 1 | 3 | |
| 2 | WHEEL OF FORTUNE Eddie Wilcox Orchestra with Sunny Gale (Derby 787) | 5 | 3 | |
| 3 | I DIDN’T SLEEP A WINK LAST NIGHT Arthur Prysock (Decca 27871) | 10 | 2 | |
| 4 | BOOTED Roscoe Gordon & Orchestra (RPM 344) | — | 3 | |
| 5 | BABY PLEASE DON’T GO Orioles (Jubilee 5065) | — | 1 | |
| 6 | LET YOUR TEARS FALL BABY Willie Mae Thornton with Bill Harvey’s Band (Peacock 1587) | — | 1 | |
| 7 | 3 O’CLOCK BLUES B.B. King (RPM 339) | 2 | 10 | |
| 8 | CRY Johnnie Ray & Four Lads (Okeh 6840) | 4 | 6 | |
| 9 | FLAMINGO Earl Bostic & Orchestra (King 4475) | 6 | 11 | |
| 10 | NIGHT TRAIN Jimmy Forrest (United 110) | — | 1 | |
| HOT IN LOS ANGELES | ||||
| 1 | BOOTED Roscoe Gordon & Orchestra (Chess 1487 / RPM 344) | 6 | 2 | |
| 2 | GOOD ROCKIN’ MAN Roy Brown & Mighty-Mighty Men (DeLuxe 3319) | 2 | 7 | |
| 3 | HOT ICE Freddie Mitchell Orchestra (Derby 777) | 1 | 9 | |
| 4 | 3 O’CLOCK BLUES B.B. King (RPM 339) | 4 | 8 | |
| 5 | STOMPIN Jimmy Jackson All Stars (RPM 349) | 7 | 2 | |
| 6 | WHEEL OF FORTUNE Eddie Wilcox Orchestra with Sunny Gale (Derby 787) | — | 1 | |
| 7 | LOVIN’ MACHINE Wynonie Harris with Todd Rhodes Orchestra (King 4485) | 8 | 6 | |
| 8 | BLOW, BLOW, BLOW Big Jay McNeeley (Imperial 5170) | 9 | 2 | |
| 9 | SUNSET TO DAWN Mel Walker with Johnny Otis Orchestra (Savoy 821) | 10 | 2 | |
| 10 | HARD TIMES Charles Brown (Aladdin 3116) | — | 1 | |
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