BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S TOP R&B SINGLES FOR 1953 ((National Best Sellers Rhythm & Blues Record Charts) (Barry Kowal)
 
No. Song-Artist-Peak Month 1 HONEY HUSH-JOE TURNER-NOVEMBER 1338 2 MONEY HONEY-DRIFTERS-November 1286 3 SHAKE A HAND-FAYE ADAMS-September 1244 4 GOOD LOVIN'-CLOVERS-August 982 5 MAMA (HE TREATS YOUR DAUGHTER MEAN)-RUTH BROWN-March 952 6 I DON'T KNOW-WILLIE MABON-January 946 7 CRYING IN THE CHAPEL-ORIOLES-August 890 8 PLEASE LOVE ME-B.b. King-July 850 9 HOUND DOG-Willie Mae 'big Mama' Thornton-April 836 10 HELP ME SOMEBODY-5 Royales-June 828 11 The Clock-Johnny Ace-July 818 12 Baby Don't Do It-5 Royales-February 808 13 One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer-Amos Milburn-October 730 14 I Wanna Know-Du Droppers-June 722 15 Goin' To The River-Fats Domino-June 710 16 Soft-Tiny Bradshaw-January 696 17 I Had A Notion-Joe Morris-December 606 18 Crawlin'-Clovers-April 604 19 Red Top-King Pleasure-May 598 20 Too Much Lovin'-5 Royales-September 570 21 Please Don't Leave Me-Fats Domino-August 568 22 I'm Gone-Shirley & Lee-January 558 23 Don't Deceive Me-Chuck Willis-August 556 24 Marie-Four Tunes-December 544 25 Let Me Go Home Whiskey-Amos Milburn-March 516 26 I'm Mad-Willie Mabon-May 516 27 Cross My Heart-Johnny Ace-February 508 28 Wild, Wild Young Men-Ruth Brown-June 498 29 Rags To Riches-Billy Ward & The Dominoes-December 480 30 Mercy, Mr. Percy-Varetta Dillard-July 462 31 Dream Girl-Jesse & Marvin-February 458 32 I Played The Fool-Clovers-January 438 33 Sad Hours-Little Walter-January 410 34 Tv Is The Thing (This Year)-Dinah Washington-November 380 35 Yes, I Know-Linda Hayes-February 358 36 Woke Up This Morning-B.b. King-March 334 37 The Bells-Billy Ward & The Dominoes-January 330 38 These Foolish Things-Billy Ward & The Dominoes-June 324 39 Bear Cat-Rufus Thomas-April 302 40 Get It-Royals-September 298 41 Feelin' Good-Little Junior's Blue Flames-November 290 42 Is It A Dream?-Vocaleers-June 262 43 I Found Out-Du Droppers-July 262 44 Blues With Feeling-Little Walter-November 230 45 Drunk-Jimmy Liggins-November 224 46 Crazy, Crazy, Crazy-5 Royales-June 182 47 Ain't It A Shame-Lloyd Price-February 174 48 Third Degree-Eddie Boyd-July 142 49 Grabbin' Blues-Big Maybelle-January 132 50 I Believe-Elmore James-February 130 51 (Daughter) That's Your Red Wagon-Sax Kari & Gloria Irving-April 92 52 Baby, I'm Doin' It-Annisteen Allen-March 90 53 Please Hurry Home-B.b. King-October 90 54 Hey Mrs. Jones-Jimmy Forrest-January 88 55 Mad Love-Muddy Waters-November 86 56 My Country Man-Big Maybelle-December 86 57 My Kind Of Woman-Emitt Slay Trio-March 86 58 Goin' To The River-Chuck Willis-May 84 59 Fat Daddy-Dinah Washington-November 84 60 Baby It's You-Spaniels-September 84 61 Way Back Home-Big Maybelle-June 84 62 24 Hours-Eddie Boyd-March 84 63 I'd Be Satisfied-Dominoes-January 46 64 Hittin' On Me-Buddy Johnson-June 44 65 Pretend-Nat King Cole-February 42 66 Rose Mary-Fats Domino-October 42 67 Mean Old World-Little Walter-January 42
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