CASH BOX (USA) MAGAZINE'S NATIONAL (BARRY KOWAL) R&B BEST SELLERS FOR 1954

No. Song-Artist-Peak Month
  1 WORK WITH ME ANNIE-MIDNIGHTERS-MAY 1542 
  2 SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROLL-JOE TURNER & BLUES KINGS-June 1372 
  3 YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE-ROY HAMILTON-April 1252 
  4 HONEY LOVE-DRIFTERS FEATURING CLYDE MCPHATTER-July 1226 
  5 THE THINGS THAT I USED TO DO-GUITAR SLIM-February 1174 
  6 OH WHAT A DREAM-RUTH BROWN & RHYTHMAKERS-September 1086 
  7 HURTS ME TO MY HEART-FAYE ADAMS-November 1014 
  8 HEARTS OF STONE-Charms-December 1010 
  9 SEXY WAYS-Midnighters-August 936 
 10 SH-BOOM-Chords-July 872 
 11 Lovey Dovey-Clovers-May 868 
 12 Goodnite Sweetheart, Goodnite-Spaniels-June 818 
 13 Such A Night-Clyde Mcphatter & Drifters-April 798 
 14 I'll Be True-Faye Adams With Joe Morris Orchestra-January 792 
 15 Just Make Love To Me-Muddy Waters-June 762 
 16 I Didn't Want To Do It-Spiders-March 758 
 17 Annie Had A Baby-Midnighters-September 730 
 18 You Upset Me Baby-B.B. 'Blues Boy' King & Orchestra-December 712 
 19 It Should've Been Me-Ray Charles & Orchestra-May 708 
 20 Saving My Love For You-Johnny Ace-February 706 
 21 You're So Fine-Little Walter & Jukes-January 668 
 22 I'm Your Hoochie Cooche Man-Muddy Waters-April 640 
 23 Reconsider Baby-Lowell Fulson-December 608 
 24 I Don't Hurt Anymore-Dinah Washington-October 586 
 25 Mambo Baby-Ruth Brown & Rhythmakers-November 580 
 26 I'm Ready-Muddy Waters-November 554 
 27 Please Forgive Me-Johnny Ace With Johnny Otis Orchestra-July 534 
 28 Your Cash Ain't Nothin' But Trash-Clovers-September 524 
 29 Oh Baby-Little Walter & Jukes-May 522 
 30 Ebb Tide-Roy Hamilton-October 522 
 31 You're The One-Spiders-April 414 
 32 Something's Wrong-Fats Domino-January 400 
 33 Cry Some More-'5' Royales With Charlie 'Little Jazz' Ferguson & Orchestra-June 394 
 34 Never Let Me Go-Johnny Ace-November 384 
 35 Poison Ivy-Willie Mabon-December 378 
 36 Darling Dear-Counts-April 366 
 37 You'd Better Watch Yourself-Little Walter & Jukes-October 362 
 38 Tv Mama-Joe Turner & Blues Kings-February 360 
 39 Watch Dog-Lula Reed-April 344 
 40 If I Loved You-Roy Hamilton-July 334 
 41 I'm Just Your Fool-Buddy Johnson & Orchestra-January 332 
 42 I Understand Just How You Feel-Four Tunes-July 298 
 43 Tick Tock-Marvin & Johnny-October 282 
 44 Everything I Do Is Wrong-B.B. 'Blues Boy' King & Orchestra-July 264 
 45 Lucille-Clyde Mcphatter & Drifters-March 244 
 46 El Baion-Joe Loco & Quintet-March 240 
 47 When My Heart Beats Like A Hammer-B.B. 'Blues Boy' King & Orchestra-September 234 
 48 Little Mama-Clovers-April 226 
 49 You Can Pack Your Suitcase-Fats Domino-September 214 
 50 Last Night-Little Walter & Jukes-December 210 
 51 I've Got My Eyes On You-Clovers-August 196 
 52 Hey There-Sammy Davis, Jr.-October 148 
 53 Whole Lotta' Love-B.B. 'Blues Boy' King & Orchestra-November 118 
 54 She's The One-Midnighters-November 110 
 55 Dream-Dinah Washington-October 106 
 56 Dear One-Scarlets-July 80 
 57 Someday You'll Want Me To Want You-Drifters Featuring Clyde Mcphatter-November 72 
 58 Sugar Lump-Four Tunes-June 72 
 59 Oop Shoop-Shirley Gunter & 'the Queens'-October 72 
 60 Bip Bam-Drifters Featuring Clyde Mcphatter-December 70 
 61 Ain't Cha Got Me (Where You Want Me)-Buddy Johnson & Orchestra-July 70 
 62 You're Still My Baby-Chuck Willis-February 68 
 63 Make Her Mine-Nat King Cole-August 38 
 64 Let's Walk-Charles Brown With Johnny Moore's Three Blazers-August 36 
 65 I Feel So Bad-Chuck Willis-July 36 
 66 I'm Slippin' In-Spiders-August 34 
 67 I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Cry (Over You)-Roy Hamilton-May 34 
 68 Well All Right-Joe Turner & Blues Kings-November 34