| The CASH BOX R&B Charts | ||||
| Week ending MARCH 22, 1952 | ||||
| HOT IN HARLEM | ||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | WHEEL OF FORTUNE Eddie Wilcox Orchestra with Sunny Gale (Derby 787) | 1 | 8 | |
| 2 | HEAVENLY FATHER Edna McGriff with Buddy Lucas & Band Of Tomorrow (Jubilee 5073) | 3 | 3 | |
| 3 | NIGHT TRAIN Jimmy Forrest (United 110) | 2 | 5 | |
| 4 | TROUBLE IN MIND Dinah Washington (Mercury 8269) | 7 | 2 | |
| 5 | CRY Johnnie Ray & Four Lads (Okeh 6840) | 4 | 12 | |
| 6 | 5-10-15 HOURS Ruth Brown (Atlantic 962) | — | 1 | |
| 7 | 3 O’CLOCK BLUES B.B. King (RPM 339) | 6 | 5 | |
| 8 | THIS IS HAPPINESS Joe Holiday (Prestige 767) | 5 | 7 | |
| 9 | TELL ME WHY Dinah Washington (Mercury 8267) | 10 | 4 | |
| 10 | LOOKING FOR MY BABY Ravens (Mercury 5800) | — | 1 | |
| HOT ON CHICAGO’S SOUTH SIDE | ||||
| 1 | NIGHT TRAIN Jimmy Forrest (United 110) | 2 | 6 | |
| 2 | WHEEL OF FORTUNE Eddie Wilcox Orchestra with Sunny Gale (Derby 787) | 1 | 6 | |
| 3 | BABY PLEASE DON’T GO Orioles (Jubilee 5065) | 4 | 7 | |
| 4 | 3 O’CLOCK BLUES B.B. King (RPM 339) | 7 | 14 | |
| 5 | CRY Johnnie Ray & Four Lads (Okeh 6840) | 9 | 12 | |
| 6 | TELL ME WHY Dinah Washington (Mercury 8267) | 5 | 2 | |
| 7 | WALKIN’ Nat “King” Cole with Billy May’s Orchestra (Capitol 1863) | 6 | 7 | |
| 8 | DIANE Buddy Lucas & Band Of Tomorrow (Jubilee 5070) | 3 | 8 | |
| 9 | WHEN IT’S SLEEPY TIME DOWN SOUTH Louis Armstrong & Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra (Decca 27899) | — | 4 | |
| 10 | THIS IS HAPPINESS Joe Holiday (Prestige 767) | — | 1 | |
| HOT IN NEW ORLEANS | ||||
| 1 | WHEEL OF FORTUNE Eddie Wilcox Orchestra with Sunny Gale (Derby 787) | 1 | 8 | |
| 2 | LET’S TALK ABOUT JESUS Bells Of Joy (Peacock 1584) | 2 | 5 | |
| 3 | BAD NEIGHBORHOOD Floyd Dixon with Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers (Aladdin 3121) | 9 | 2 | |
| 4 | TROUBLE IN MIND Dinah Washington (Mercury 8269) | — | 1 | |
| 5 | SWEET SIXTEEN Joe Turner (Atlantic 960) | — | 1 | |
| 6 | NIGHT TRAIN Jimmy Forrest (United 110) | 3 | 7 | |
| 7 | KISS ME BABY Cardinals (Atlantic 958) | 5 | 5 | |
| 8 | GOT YOU ON MY MIND John Greer & Rhythm Rockers (RCA Victor 47-4348) | 4 | 11 | |
| 9 | 5-10-15 HOURS Ruth Brown (Atlantic 962) | — | 1 | |
| 10 | NO MORE DOGGIN’ Roscoe Gordon (RPM 350) | — | 1 | |
| HOT IN DALLAS | ||||
| 1 | WHEEL OF FORTUNE Eddie Wilcox Orchestra with Sunny Gale (Derby 787) | 2 | 8 | |
| 2 | NIGHT TRAIN Jimmy Forrest (United 110) | 7 | 6 | |
| 3 | THE BIG QUESTION Percy Mayfield & Orchestra (Specialty 425) | 8 | 2 | |
| 4 | BOOTED Roscoe Gordon & Orchestra (RPM 344) | 3 | 8 | |
| 5 | LET YOUR TEARS FALL BABY Willie Mae Thornton with Bill Harvey’s Band (Peacock 1587) | 10 | 5 | |
| 6 | 3 O’CLOCK BLUES B.B. King (RPM 339) | 6 | 14 | |
| 7 | WALKIN’ Nat “King” Cole with Billy May’s Orchestra (Capitol 1863) | — | 2 | |
| 8 | WHY DON’T YOU EAT WHERE YOU SLEPT LAST NIGHT ZuZu Bollin (Torch 6910) | — | 3 | |
| 9 | HARD TIMES Charles Brown (Aladdin 3116) | — | 3 | |
| 10 | GOT YOU ON MY MIND John Greer & Rhythm Rockers (RCA Victor 47-4348) | 1 | 8 | |
| HOT IN LOS ANGELES | ||||
| 1 | WHEEL OF FORTUNE Eddie Wilcox Orchestra with Sunny Gale (Derby 787) | 1 | 6 | |
| 2 | NIGHT TRAIN Jimmy Forrest (United 110) | 2 | 5 | |
| 3 | NO MORE DOGGIN’ Roscoe Gordon (RPM 350) | 9 | 2 | |
| 4 | MY PLAYFUL BABY’S GONE Wynonie Harris with Todd Rhodes Orchestra (King 4507) | 10 | 2 | |
| 5 | HARD TIMES Charles Brown (Aladdin 3116) | 5 | 6 | |
| 6 | MELLOW BLUES (pts. 1 & 2) Sonny Thompson (King 4488) | — | 1 | |
| 7 | DUST MY BROOM Elmo James (Trumpet 146) | — | 1 | |
| 8 | BLOW, BLOW, BLOW Big Jay McNeeley (Imperial 5170) | 7 | 7 | |
| 9 | KISS-A ME BABY Ray Charles (Swing Time 274) | — | 3 | |
| 10 | THE HUNT IS ON Percy Mayfield & Orchestra (Specialty 425) | 8 | 2 | |
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