| The CASH BOX R&B Charts | ||||
| Week ending FEBRUARY 21, 1953 | ||||
| HOT IN HARLEM | ||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | BABY DON’T DO IT “5” Royales with Charlie Ferguson & Orchestra (Apollo 443) | 1 | 7 | |
| 2 | I DON’T KNOW Willie Mabon & Combo (Chess 1531) | 2 | 12 | |
| 3 | (Mama) HE TREATS YOUR DAUGHTER MEAN Ruth Brown (Atlantic 986) | 6 | 3 | |
| 4 | SOFT Tiny Bradshaw (King 4577) | 3 | 6 | |
| 5 | CROSS MY HEART Johnny Ace with Beale Streeters (Duke 107) | 4 | 4 | |
| 6 | BE TRUE Vocaleers (Red Robin 113) | 5 | 6 | |
| 7 | YES! I KNOW (What You’re Putting Down) Linda Hayes with Red Callender Sextette (Recorded In Hollywood 244) | 10 | 3 | |
| 8 | PORT OF RICO Illinois Jacquet & Orchestra (Mercury 89001) | 7 | 18 | |
| 9 | I’M GONE Shirley & Lee with Dave Bartholomew & Orchestra (Aladdin 3153) | 8 | 5 | |
| 10 | ROCK ME ALL NIGHT LONG Ravens (Mercury 8291) | 9 | 21 | |
| HOT ON CHICAGO’S SOUTH SIDE | ||||
| 1 | YES! I KNOW (What You’re Putting Down) Linda Hayes with Red Callender Sextette (Recorded In Hollywood 244) | 4 | 3 | |
| 2 | BABY DON’T DO IT “5” Royales with Charlie Ferguson & Orchestra (Apollo 443) | 1 | 6 | |
| 3 | I DON’T KNOW Willie Mabon & Combo (Chess 1531) | 2 | 13 | |
| 4 | SOFT Tiny Bradshaw (King 4577) | 3 | 6 | |
| 5 | DREAM GIRL Jesse & Marvin (Specialty 447) | 10 | 4 | |
| 6 | JOHNNY JOHNNY Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers with Mari Jones (Modern 888) | 5 | 10 | |
| 7 | (Mama) HE TREATS YOUR DAUGHTER MEAN Ruth Brown (Atlantic 986) | — | 1 | |
| 8 | TRAIN, TRAIN, TRAIN Danny Overbea & Combo (Checker 768) | — | 1 | |
| 9 | I BELIEVE Elmore James (Meteor 5000) | — | 4 | |
| 10 | PRETEND Nat “King” Cole (Capitol 2346) | — | 1 | |
| HOT IN NEW ORLEANS | ||||
| 1 | BABY DON’T DO IT “5” Royales with Charlie Ferguson & Orchestra (Apollo 443) | 1 | 3 | |
| 2 | (Mama) HE TREATS YOUR DAUGHTER MEAN Ruth Brown (Atlantic 986) | — | 1 | |
| 3 | CROSS MY HEART Johnny Ace with Beale Streeters (Duke 107) | 2 | 4 | |
| 4 | DREAM GIRL Jesse & Marvin (Specialty 447) | 8 | 2 | |
| 5 | AIN’T IT A SHAME? Lloyd Price & Orchestra (Specialty 452) | 3 | 6 | |
| 6 | NOBODY LOVES ME Fats Domino (Imperial 5220) | 4 | 6 | |
| 7 | I DON’T KNOW Willie Mabon & Combo (Chess 1531) | 6 | 10 | |
| 8 | SOFT Tiny Bradshaw (King 4577) | 5 | 3 | |
| 9 | YES! I KNOW (What You’re Putting Down) Linda Hayes with Red Callender Sextette (Recorded In Hollywood 244) | 7 | 3 | |
| 10 | GABBIN’ BLUES Big Maybelle (Okeh 6931) | — | 5 | |
| HOT IN DALLAS | ||||
| 1 | BABY DON’T DO IT “5” Royales with Charlie Ferguson & Orchestra (Apollo 443) | 1 | 6 | |
| 2 | I DON’T KNOW Willie Mabon & Combo (Chess 1531) | 2 | 12 | |
| 3 | (Mama) HE TREATS YOUR DAUGHTER MEAN Ruth Brown (Atlantic 986) | 10 | 2 | |
| 4 | SOFT Tiny Bradshaw (King 4577) | 5 | 8 | |
| 5 | HOW MUCH MORE J.B. Lenore & Combo (JOB 1008) | 8 | 3 | |
| 6 | THE RIVER’S INVITATION Percy Mayfield & Orchestra (Specialty 451) | 6 | 2 | |
| 7 | CROSS MY HEART Johnny Ace with Beale Streeters (Duke 107) | 4 | 5 | |
| 8 | YES! I KNOW (What You’re Putting Down) Linda Hayes with Red Callender Sextette (Recorded In Hollywood 244) | 3 | 3 | |
| 9 | NOBODY LOVES ME Fats Domino (Imperial 5220) | 9 | 3 | |
| 10 | LET ME GO HOME, WHISKEY Amos Milburn & Aladdin Chickenshackers (Aladdin 3164) | 7 | 3 | |
| HOT IN LOS ANGELES | ||||
| 1 | BABY DON’T DO IT “5” Royales with Charlie Ferguson & Orchestra (Apollo 443) | 3 | 4 | |
| 2 | YES! I KNOW (What You’re Putting Down) Linda Hayes with Red Callender Sextette (Recorded In Hollywood 244) | 2 | 4 | |
| 3 | I DON’T KNOW Willie Mabon & Combo (Chess 1531) | 1 | 10 | |
| 4 | LET ME GO HOME, WHISKEY Amos Milburn & Aladdin Chickenshackers (Aladdin 3164) | 8 | 3 | |
| 5 | (Mama) HE TREATS YOUR DAUGHTER MEAN Ruth Brown (Atlantic 986) | 10 | 2 | |
| 6 | AIN’T IT A SHAME? Lloyd Price & Orchestra (Specialty 452) | — | 1 | |
| 7 | CROSS MY HEART Johnny Ace with Beale Streeters (Duke 107) | 4 | 5 | |
| 8 | I’M GONE Shirley & Lee with Dave Bartholomew & Orchestra (Aladdin 3153) | 7 | 12 | |
| 9 | PACHUKO HOP Chuck Higgins (& Mellotones) (Combo 12) | 6 | 8 | |
| 10 | NOBODY LOVES ME Fats Domino (Imperial 5220) | 9 | 3 | |
| HOT IN ST. LOUIS | ||||
| 1 | BABY DON’T DO IT “5” Royales with Charlie Ferguson & Orchestra (Apollo 443) | 1 | 4 | |
| 2 | YES! I KNOW (What You’re Putting Down) Linda Hayes with Red Callender Sextette (Recorded In Hollywood 244) | 7 | 2 | |
| 3 | DREAM GIRL Jesse & Marvin (Specialty 447) | 3 | 4 | |
| 4 | I DON’T KNOW Willie Mabon & Combo (Chess 1531) | 2 | 12 | |
| 5 | PRETEND Nat “King” Cole (Capitol 2346) | — | 1 | |
| 6 | I BELIEVE Elmore James (Meteor 5000) | 5 | 8 | |
| 7 | (Mama) HE TREATS YOUR DAUGHTER MEAN Ruth Brown (Atlantic 986) | 10 | 2 | |
| 8 | CROSS MY HEART Johnny Ace with Beale Streeters (Duke 107) | 9 | 3 | |
| 9 | I’M GONE Shirley & Lee with Dave Bartholomew & Orchestra (Aladdin 3153) | 4 | 7 | |
| 10 | TRAIN, TRAIN, TRAIN Danny Overbea & Combo (Checker 768) | — | 1 | |
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