Almanac: 1952 Billboard rnb selling debut

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Best-Selling Retail Rhythm & Blues Records - 

Rhythm & Blues National Best Sellers - debut in 

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January 5, 1952

6 3 O'Clock Blues-B. B. King

7 Lovin' Machine-Wynonie Harris With Todd Rhodes Orchestra

9 Sleep-Earl Bostic And His Orchestra

January 12, 1952

9 Cry Baby-Percy Mayfield

January 19, 1952

10 Sunset To Dawn-Mel Walker with Johnny Otis Orch.

February 2, 1952

8 I Didn't Sleep A Wink Last Night-Arthur Prysock

February 9, 1952

8 Baby Please Don't Go-The Orioles

10 Booted-Roscoe Gordon And His Orchestra

February 16, 1952

6 Wheel Of Fortune-Sunny Gale, Eddie Wilcox Orchestra

February 23, 1952

7 Where Are You (Now That I Need You)-The Mello-Moods With The Schubert Swanston Trio

8 Ring-A-Ding-Doo-Little Esther and Mel With the J. and O. Orchestra [Mel Walker, Johnny Otis And His Orchestra]

10 She Moves Me-Muddy Waters And His Guitar

March 1, 1952

6 Night Train-Jimmy Forrest, tenor and all star combo

7 Hard Times-Charles Brown and his band

March 8, 1952

5 Wheel Of Fortune-Dinah Washington

March 15, 1952

10 The Wheel Of Fortune-The Cardinals

March 22, 1952

8 Got You On My Mind-John Greer and the Rhythm Rockers

8 Thinking And Drinking-Amos Milburn and his Aladdin Chickenshackers

10 Kissa Me Baby-Ray Charles

March 29, 1952

6 Trouble In Mind-Dinah Washington

8 Mellow Blues (Parts I & II)-Sonny Thompson

April 5, 1952

5 Heavenly Father-Edna McGriff with Buddy Lucas and his Band of Tomorrow

9 Dust My Broom-Elmo James

April 12, 1952

2 5-10-15 Hours-Ruth Brown

4 No More Doggin'-Roscoe Gordon

7 New Blowtop Blues-Dinah Washington

8 Sweet Sixteen-Joe Turner with Van (Piano Man) Walls and his Orchestra

9 The Big Question-Percy Mayfield

9 The Wind Is Blowin-Jimmy Witherspoon

April 19, 1952

9 One Mint Julep-The Clovers

April 26, 1952

5 Middle Of The Night-The Clovers

7 That's What You're Doing To Me-The Dominoes

May 10, 1952

9 Goin' Home-Fats Domino

10 Be Anything - Be Mine-Wini Brown and her Boyfriends

May 17, 1952

9 Moody Mood For Love-King Pleasure

May 24, 1952

8 Have Mercy Baby-The Dominoes

May 31, 1952

9 So Tired-Roy Milton And His Solid Senders

10 Lawdy Miss Clawdy-Lloyd Price And His Orchestra

June 28, 1952

10 I'm Gonna Play The Honky Tonks-Marie Adams, Bill Harvey's Band

July 5, 1952

9 Easy, Easy Baby-Varetta Dillard

July 12, 1952

7 I'll Drown In My Tears-Sonny Thompson, Vocal - Lula Reed

July 19, 1952

6 Mary Jo-Four Blazers

10 My Heart's Desire-Jimmie Lee & Artis with Jay Frank's Orch.

July 26, 1952

5 Ting-A-Ling-The Clovers

8 Call Operator 210-Floyd Dixon

August 2, 1952

10 Beside You-The Swallows

August 9, 1952

9 My Song-Johnny Ace with The Beale Streeters

August 16, 1952

9 Let's Call It A Day-Sonny Thompson, Vocal - Lula Reed

September 6, 1952

7 Daddy Daddy-Ruth Brown

10 The Bells Are Ringing-Smiley Lewis

September 13, 1952

10 You Know I Love You-B. B. King And His Orchestra

September 27, 1952

6 Juke-Little Walter and His Night Cats

10 Night And Day-Roy Milton And Orchestra

October 4, 1952

7 Five Long Years-Eddie Boyd

October 11, 1952

9 Goodbye Baby-Little Caesar

10 Restless Heart-Lloyd Price And His Orchestra

10 Oooh-Oooh-Oooh-Lloyd Price And His Orchestra

October 25, 1952

9 My Story-Chuck Willis with Orchestral Acc.

November 1, 1952

8 Rock Me All Night Long-The Ravens

November 8, 1952

9 Hey, Miss Fannie-The Clovers

November 29, 1952

7 Port Of Rico-Illinois Jacquet and his Orchestra

9 I Played The Fool-The Clovers

December 6, 1952

7 I Don't Know-Willie Mabon and his Combo

December 13, 1952

9 How Long-Fats Domino

10 Sad Hours-Little Walter and his Night Caps

December 20, 1952

10 I'm Gone-Shirley And Lee with Dave Bartholomew And His Orchestra

10 Hey Mrs. Jones-Jimmy Forrest and Orchestra

December 27, 1952

9 Story From My Heart And Soul-B.B. King