| The CASH BOX R&B Charts | ||||
| Week ending MAY 17, 1952 | ||||
| HOT IN HARLEM | ||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | MOODY MOOD FOR LOVE King Pleasure with Teacho & Band (Prestige 924) | 2 | 5 | |
| 2 | 5-10-15 HOURS Ruth Brown (Atlantic 962) | 1 | 9 | |
| 3 | HEAVENLY FATHER Edna McGriff with Buddy Lucas & Band Of Tomorrow (Jubilee 5073) | 3 | 11 | |
| 4 | MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT Clovers (Atlantic 963) | 5 | 3 | |
| 5 | THAT’S WHAT YOU’RE DOING TO ME Dominoes (Federal 12059) | 6 | 7 | |
| 6 | TROUBLE IN MIND Dinah Washington (Mercury 8269) Amos Milburn & Aladdin Chickenshackers (Aladdin 3124) | 4 | 10 7 | |
| 7 | BE ANYTHING (But Be Mine) Wini Brown & Boyfriends (Mercury 8270) | 7 | 3 | |
| 8 | STOLEN LOVE Larks (Apollo 1190) | 8 | 5 | |
| 9 | KEEP ON CHURNIN’ Wynonie Harris with Todd Rhodes Orchestra (King 4526) | — | 1 | |
| 10 | MELLOW BLUES (pts. 1 & 2) Sonny Thompson (King 4488) | 10 | 12 | |
| HOT ON CHICAGO’S SOUTH SIDE | ||||
| 1 | HEAVENLY FATHER Edna McGriff with Buddy Lucas & Band Of Tomorrow (Jubilee 5073) | 1 | 4 | |
| 2 | 5-10-15 HOURS Ruth Brown (Atlantic 962) | 2 | 7 | |
| 3 | NO MORE DOGGIN’ Roscoe Gordon (RPM 350) | 3 | 7 | |
| 4 | I’LL ALWAYS BE IN LOVE WITH YOU Paul Quinchette & Orchestra featuring Count Basie (Mercury 8272) | 5 | 2 | |
| 5 | INDIAN LOVE CALL Louis Armstrong & Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra (Decca 28076) | 8 | 2 | |
| 6 | BE ANYTHING (But Be Mine) Wini Brown & Boyfriends (Mercury 8270) | 9 | 2 | |
| 7 | THAT’S WHAT YOU’RE DOING TO ME Dominoes (Federal 12059) | 4 | 5 | |
| 8 | NEW BLOWTOP BLUES Dinah Washington (Mercury 8269) | 6 | 3 | |
| 9 | SLOW CABOOSE Sax Mallard & Orchestra (Checker 750) | 7 | 4 | |
| 10 | STOLEN LOVE Larks (Apollo 1190) | — | 1 | |
| HOT IN NEW ORLEANS | ||||
| 1 | LAWDY MISS CLAWDY Lloyd Price & Orchestra (Specialty 428) | 1 | 3 | |
| 2 | 5-10-15 HOURS Ruth Brown (Atlantic 962) | 5 | 9 | |
| 3 | I CAN’T LOSE WITH THE STUFF I USE Lester Williams & Band (Specialty 422) | — | 1 | |
| 4 | SO TIRED Roy Milton & Solid Senders (Specialty 429) | — | 1 | |
| 5 | SWEET SIXTEEN Joe Turner (Atlantic 960) | 7 | 9 | |
| 6 | MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT Clovers (Atlantic 963) | — | 6 | |
| 7 | GOIN’ HOME Fats Domino (Imperial 5180) | 2 | 6 | |
| 8 | THAT’S WHAT YOU’RE DOING TO ME Dominoes (Federal 12059) | 4 | 7 | |
| 9 | DUST MY BROOM Elmo James (Trumpet 146) | 3 | 3 | |
| 10 | REELING AND ROCKING Fats Domino (Imperial 5180) | 6 | 4 | |
| HOT IN DALLAS | ||||
| 1 | GOIN’ HOME Fats Domino (Imperial 5180) | 2 | 4 | |
| 2 | SO TIRED Roy Milton & Solid Senders (Specialty 429) | 9 | 2 | |
| 3 | SWEET SIXTEEN Joe Turner (Atlantic 960) | 1 | 8 | |
| 4 | ONE MINT JULEP Clovers (Atlantic 963) | 3 | 3 | |
| 5 | HEAVENLY FATHER Edna McGriff with Buddy Lucas & Band Of Tomorrow (Jubilee 5073) | 4 | 3 | |
| 6 | LAWDY MISS CLAWDY Lloyd Price & Orchestra (Specialty 428) | 7 | 2 | |
| 7 | NO MORE DOGGIN’ Roscoe Gordon (RPM 350) | 5 | 7 | |
| 8 | 5-10-15 HOURS Ruth Brown (Atlantic 962) | 8 | 7 | |
| 9 | GUITAR SHUFFLE Lowell Fulson (Swing Time 295 ) | — | 1 | |
| 10 | BIG GUN BLUES Lil’ Son Jackson (Imperial 5175) | 6 | 2 | |
| HOT IN LOS ANGELES | ||||
| 1 | HEAVENLY FATHER Edna McGriff with Buddy Lucas & Band Of Tomorrow (Jubilee 5073) | 4 | 2 | |
| 2 | MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT Clovers (Atlantic 963) | 2 | 4 | |
| 3 | 5-10-15 HOURS Ruth Brown (Atlantic 962) | 1 | 5 | |
| 4 | THAT’S WHAT YOU’RE DOING TO ME Dominoes (Federal 12059) | — | 1 | |
| 5 | GOIN’ HOME Fats Domino (Imperial 5180) | 6 | 3 | |
| 6 | NO MORE DOGGIN’ Roscoe Gordon (RPM 350) | 5 | 10 | |
| 7 | DUST MY BROOM Elmo James (Trumpet 146) | 3 | 9 | |
| 8 | GIVE ME CENTRAL 209 Lightnin’ Hopkins (Sittin’ In With 621) | — | 1 | |
| 9 | LAWDY MISS CLAWDY Lloyd Price & Orchestra (Specialty 428) | 10 | 2 | |
| 10 | YANCEY’ SPECIAL Lloyd Glenn’s Combo (Swing Time 292) | 9 | 2 | |
| HOT IN ST. LOUIS | ||||
| 1 | MARY JO Four Blazes (United 114) | — | 1 | |
| 2 | ONE MINT JULEP Clovers (Atlantic 963) | — | 1 | |
| 3 | 5-10-15 HOURS Ruth Brown (Atlantic 962) | — | 1 | |
| 4 | BE ANYTHING (But Be Mine) Wini Brown & Boyfriends (Mercury 8270) | — | 1 | |
| 5 | MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT Clovers (Atlantic 963) | — | 1 | |
| 6 | NO MORE DOGGIN’ Roscoe Gordon (RPM 350) | — | 1 | |
| 7 | HEAVENLY FATHER Edna McGriff with Buddy Lucas & Band Of Tomorrow (Jubilee 5073) | — | 1 | |
| 8 | SO TIRED Roy Milton & Solid Senders (Specialty 429) | — | 1 | |
| 9 | BIG DIP Jimmy Forrest (United 119) | — | 1 | |
| 10 | CORNER TO CORNER Sarah Vaughan with Percy Faith & Orchestra (Columbia 39719) | — | 1 | |
| NOTE: This week, Cash Box added St. Louis to its main tier of “Hot” R&B chart cities. It also added a second tier, including many of the cities that had been previously shown in smaller type as part of a sidebar of rotating R&B locations; however, that second tier did not include the same cities every week, and didn’t appear in every issue, so only the first tier is included in this archive. |
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