Billboard Top R&B Records of 1953 is made up of two year-end charts compiled by Billboard magazine ranking the year's top rhythm and blues records based on record sales and juke box plays.
Retailyear-end Juke boxyear-end Title Artist(s) Label1 2 "(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean" Ruth Brown Atlantic2 8 "Shake a Hand" Faye Adams Herald3 4 "Hound Dog" Big Mama Thornton Peacock4 5 "Crying in the Chapel" The Orioles Jubille5 9 "The Clock" Johnny Ace Duke6 1 "I Don't Know Willie Mabon Chess7 10 "Good Lovin'" The Clovers Atlantic8 3 "Baby Don't Do It" The "5" Royales Apollo9 7 "Help Me Somebody" The "5" Royales Apollo10 6 "Please Love Me" B.B. King RPM11 16 "Going to the River" Fats Domino Imperial12 19 "Crawlin'" The Clovers Atlantic13 28 "Let Me Go Home, Whiskey" Amos Milburn Aladdin14 24 "I Wanna Know" The Du Droppers RCA Victor15 11 "I'm Mad" Willie Mabon Chess16 27 "Too Much Lovin'" The "5" Royales Apollo17 12 "Soft" Tiny Bradshaw King 18 17 "Red Top" King Pleasure, Betty Carter Prestige19 15 "Cross My Heart" Johnny Ace Duke20 NR "Don't Deceive Me" Chuck Willis Okeh21 20 "Honey Hush" Big Joe Turner Atlantic22 13 "Yes, I Know" Linda Hayes Hollywood23 14 "Please Don't Leave Me" Fats Domino Imperial24 NR "Wild, Wild Young Men" Ruth Brown Atlantic25 NR "One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer" Amos Milburn Aladdin26 21 "Woke Up This Morning" B.B. King RPM27 NR "Mercy, Mr. Percy" Varetta Dillard Savoy28 17 "Dream Girl" Jesse & Marvin Specialty29 NR "Money Honey" Clyde McPhatter Atlantic30 NR "I Found Out" The Du Droppers RCA VictorNR 22 "Sad Hours" Little Walter ChessNR 23 "Bells" Dominoes FederalNR 25 "24 Hours" Eddie Boyd ChessNR 26 "Bear Cat" Rufus Thomas ChessNR 29 "Hittin' on Me" Buddy Johnson MercuryNR 30 "I'm Gone" Shirley & Lee Aladdin
See also Billboard No. 1 singles of 1953 Billboard year-end top 30 singles of 1953 1953 in music
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