List of Artists Who Reached Number One On The Billboard R&B Chart - 1953

1953

• Johnny Ace (5 weeks BS, 4 weeks JB)
• Faye Adams (9 weeks BS, 10 weeks JB)
• Ruth Brown (5 weeks BS, 5 weeks JB)
• The "5" Royales (8 weeks BS, 8 weeks JB)
• B.B. King (3 weeks JB)
• Willie Mabon (2 weeks BS)
• Clyde McPhatter and The Drifters (11 weeks BS, 1 week JB)
• The Orioles (4 weeks BS, 5 weeks JB)
• Big Mama Thornton (6 weeks BS, 7 weeks JB)
• Big Joe Turner (8 weeks JB)