The 1952 R&B Hits Collection

This 90-track 4-CD anthology includes, with the exception of certain records which are unavailable for inclusion due to copyright restrictions, just about every record which peaked during the year in the published top 10 'Best Selling Retail Rhythm & Blues Records' and 'Most Played Juke Box Rhythm & Blues' charts.

Disc 1
1: I Got Loaded - Peppermint Harris and Maxwell Davis & His Allstars
2: Cold Cold Heart - Dinah Washington
3: Weeping and Crying - Griffin Brothers Orchestra
4: Cry - Johnnie Ray and the Four Lads
5: Three O'clock Blues - B.B. King
6: Fool, Fool, Fool - The Clovers
7: Best Wishes - Roy Milton and His Solid Senders
8: How Many More Years - Howlin' Wolf
9: Chill Is On - Joe Turner
10: I'm Gonna Dig Myself a Hole - Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup
11: Because of You - Tab Smith
12: Cry Baby - Percy Mayfield
13: Hey Little Girl - John Godfrey Trio
14: Seven Long Days - Charles Brown
15: Saddled the Cow (And Milked the Horse) - Rosco Gordon
16: Bar Room Blues - Roy Brown and His Mighty Mighty Men
17: Sunset to Dawn - Mel Walker with Johnny Otis and his Orchestra
18: Smooth Sailing - Ella Fitzgerald
19: I Didn't Sleep a Wink Last Night - Arthur Prysock
20: I'm in the Mood - John Lee Hooker
21: Baby Please Don't Go - The Orioles
22: Walkin' - Nat King Cole

Disc 2
1: Booted - Rosco Gordon
2: Wheel of Fortune - Eddie Wilcox Orchestra & Sunny Gale
3: The Little White Cloud That Cried - Johnnie Ray and the Four Lads
4: Where Are You (Now That I Need You) - The Mello-Moods
5: She Moves Me - Muddy Waters
6: Give Me Central 209 - Lightnin' Hopkins
7: Worry Worry Worry - Joe Houston
8: Night Train - Jimmy Forrest
9: Hard Times - Charles Brown
10: Still a Fool - Muddy Waters
11: Wheel of Fortune - Dinah Washington
12: Tell Me Why - Dinah Washington
13: Wheel of Fortune - The Cardinals
14: Got You On My Mind - John Greer and the Rhythm Rockers
15: Thinkin' and Drinkin' - Amos Milburn & His Aladdin Chickenshackers
16: Kissa Me Baby - Ray Charles
17: A Pound of Blues - Johnny Hodges
18: Trouble in Mind - Dinah Washington
19: Coffee Blues - Lightnin' Hopkins
20: Heavenly Father - Edna McGriff
21: 5-10-15 Hours - Ruth Brown
22: No More Doggin' - Rosco Gordon

Disc 3
1: New Blowtop Blues - Dinah Washington
2: Sweet Sixteen - Joe Turner
3: Big Question - Percy Mayfield
4: Wind Is Blowing - Jimmy Witherspoon
5: Diane - Buddy Lucas & His Band of Tomorrow
6: One Mint Julep - The Clovers
7: Middle of the Night - The Clovers
8: Goin' Home - Fats Domino
9: Be Anything (But Be Mine) - Wini Brown and Her Boyfriends
10: Moody's Mood for Love - King Pleasure
11: So Tired - Roy Milton
12: Lawdy Miss Clawdy - Lloyd Price
13: Kiss of Fire - Billy Eckstine
14: I'm Gonna Play the Honky Tonks - Marie Adams
15: Easy, Easy, Baby - Varetta Dillard
16: Mary Jo - The Four Blazes
17: My Heart's Desire - Jimmie Lee & Artis
18: Ting-a-ling - The Clovers
19: Call Operator 210 - Floyd Dixon
20: I Wonder Where My Baby's Gone - The Clovers
21: Don't You Cry - Joe Turner
22: My Song - Johnny Ace
23: Call Operator 210 - Johnny Otis and His Orchestra with Mel Walker

Disc 4
1: Daddy Daddy - Ruth Brown
2: The Bells Are Ringing - Smiley Lewis
3: Darlin', You Know I Love You - B.B. King
4: Juke - Little Walter and His Night Cats
5: Night and Day (I Miss You So) - Roy Milton
6: Five Long Years - Eddie Boyd
7: Poor Poor Me - Fats Domino
8: Goodbye Baby - Little Caesar
9: Restless Heart - Lloyd Price
10: Oooh, Oooh, Oooh - Lloyd Price
11: Please Send Her Back to Me - The Four Blazes
12: My Story - Chuck Willis
13: Every Day I Have the Blues - Joe Williams
14: Rock Me All Night Long - The Ravens
15: Hey, Miss Fannie - The Clovers
16: Port of Rico - Illinois Jacquet and His Orchestra
17: I Played the Fool - The Clovers
18: I Don't Know - Willie Mabon
19: How Long - Fats Domino
20: Sad Hours - Little Walter and His Night Caps
21: I'm Gone - Shirley & Lee
22: Hey Mrs. Jones - Jimmy Forrest
23: Story from My Heart and Soul - B.B. 'Blues Boy' King

Number of Discs: 4

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