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BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S TOP R&B SINGLES FOR 1953 (National Best Sellers Rhythm & Blues Record Charts) (Magazine's Chart)*
 
No.-Song-Artist-Month Peaked on charts 1 (MAMA) HE TREATS YOUR DAUGHTER MEAN-RUTH BROWN-MARCH 2 SHAKE A HAND-FAYE ADAMS-October 3 HOUND DOG-WILLIE MAE "BIG MAMA" THORNTON-May 3 CRYING IN THE CHAPEL-SONNY TIL & ORIOLES-September 5 THE CLOCK-JOHNNY ACE-August 6 I DON'T KNOW-WILLIE MABON-January 7 GOOD LOVIN'-CLOVERS-September 8 BABY DON'T DO IT-The "5" Royales-February 9 HELP ME SOMEBODY-The "5" Royales-July 10 PLEASE LOVE ME-B.B. King-July 10 GOIN' TO THE RIVER-Fats Domino-June 12 Crawlin'-The Clovers-April 13 Let Me Go Home,Whiskey-Amos Milburn-March 14 I Wanna Know-Da Droppers-May 15 I'm Mad-Willie Mabon-June 16 Too Much Lovin'-The "5" Royales-September 17 Soft-Tiny Bradshaw-January 18 Red Top-King Pleasure-May 19 Cross My Heart-Johnny Ace-February 20 Don't Deceive Me-Chuck Willis-August 21 Honey Hush-Joe Turner-November 22 Yes,I Know (What You're Putting Down)-Linda Hayes-February 23 Please Don't Leave Me-Fats Domino-August 24 Wild,Wild Young Men-Ruth Brown-June 25 One Scotch,One Bourbon,One Beer-Amos Milburn-October 26 Woke Up This Morning-B.B. King-June 27 Mercy,Mr.Percy-Varetta Dillard-July 28 Dream Girl-Jesse & Marvin-February 29 Money Honey-Clyde McPhatter-December 30 I Found Out-Da Droppers-July
*As published in the December 19,1953 issue of Billboard Magazine.
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