| The CASH BOX Rhythm & Blues Top Ten | ||||
| Week ending JULY 11, 1953 | ||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | HELP ME SOMEBODY “5” Royales with Charlie (Little Jazz) Ferguson & Orchestra (Apollo 446) | 1 | 10 | |
| 2 | PLEASE LOVE ME B.B. King & Orchestra (RPM 386) | 2 | 4 | |
| 3 | THE CLOCK Johnny Ace with Beale Streeters (Duke 112) | 8 | 2 | |
| 4 | THIRD DEGREE Eddie Boyd & Chess Men (Chess 1541) | 4 | 5 | |
| 5 | I WANNA KNOW Du Droppers (RCA Victor 47-5229) Dolly Cooper with Hal Singer’s Orchestra (Savoy 891) | 3 | 10 9 | |
| 6 | THESE FOOLISH THINGS REMIND ME OF YOU Billy Ward & Dominoes (Federal 12129) | 5 | 5 | |
| 7 | I FOUND OUT (What You Do When You Go ’Round There) Du Droppers (RCA Victor 47-5321) | 9 | 2 | |
| 8 | GOING TO THE RIVER Fats Domino (Imperial 5231) | 7 | 13 | |
| 9 | I’M MAD Willie Mabon & Combo (Chess 1538) | 6 | 12 | |
| 10 | 40 CUPS OF COFFEE Danny Overbea with King Kolax & Orchestra (Checker 774) | — | 1 | |
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