CASH BOX (USA) MAGAZINE'S NATIONAL (MAGAZINE'S CHART) R&B BEST SELLERS FOR 1953*

No. Song-Artist-Peak Month
  1 HOUND DOG-WILLIE MAE 'BIG MAMA' THORNTON AND KANSAS CITY BILL & ORCHESTRA-APRIL
  2 (MAMA) HE TREATS YOUR DAUGHTER MEAN-RUTH BROWN-February
  3 GOOD LOVIN?-CLOVERS-August 
  4 SHAKE A HAND-FAYE ADAMS WITH JOE MORRIS ORCHESTRA-September
  5 I DON?T KNOW-WILLIE MABON & COMBO-January 
  6 CRYING IN THE CHAPEL-ORIOLES-August
  7 The Clock-JOHNNY ACE & THE BEALE STREETERS -July
  8 BABY DON?T DO IT-'5' Royales With Charlie Ferguson & Orchestra-February
  9 PLEASE DON?T LEAVE ME-Fats Domino-August
 10 SOFT-Tiny Bradshaw-January
 11 Please Love Me-B.B. King & Orchestra-June
 12 HELP ME SOMEBODY-'5' Royales & Charlie (Litle Jazz) Ferguson & Orchestra-June
 13 I?m Mad-Willie Mabon & Combo-May
 14 One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer-Amos Milburn & Aladdin Chickenshackers-October
 15 Red Top-King Pleasure With Betty Carter & Charlie Ferguson Band-May
 16 Let Me Go Home,Whiskey-Amos Milburn & Aladdin Chickenshackers-March 
 17 Going To The River-Fats Domino-May
 18 Crawlin?-Clovers-April
 19 I Wanna Know-Du Droppers-June
 20 I'm Gone-Shirley & Lee-January 
 21 Cross My Heart-Johnny Ace With Beale Streeters-February
 22 Wild Wild Young Men-Ruth Brown-August
 23 Third Degree-Eddie Boyd & Chess Men-July
 24 These Foolish Things Remind Me Of You-Billy Ward & Dominoes-July
 25 Honey Hush-Joe Turner & Band-November 

*As published in the December 26,1953 issue of Cash Box Magazine.