| The CASH BOX R&B Charts | ||||
| Week ending JANUARY 14, 1950 | ||||
| HOT IN HARLEM, N.Y. | ||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | FORGIVE AND FORGET Orioles (Jubilee 5016) | 4 | 9 | |
| 2 | FOR YOU MY LOVE Larry Darnell (Regal 3240) | 1 | 10 | |
| 3 | I’LL GET ALONG SOMEHOW (pts. 1 & 2) Larry Darnell (Regal 3236) Ruth Brown with Budd Johnson’s Orchestra (Atlantic 887) | 2 | 10 8 | |
| 4 | SITTIN’ ON IT ALL THE TIME Wynonie Harris (King 4330) | — | 1 | |
| 5 | AFTER HOURS SESSION Frank “Floorshow” Culley & Band (Atlantic 888) | — | 1 | |
| 6 | YOU’RE MY THRILL Billie Holiday (Decca 24796) | — | 1 | |
| 7 | SATURDAY NIGHT FISH FRY (pts. 1 & 2) Louis Jordan & Tympany Five (Decca 24725) | 6 | 14 | |
| 8 | WHIRLPOOL Cabineers with Bill McRae Orchestra (Abbey 3003) | — | 1 | |
| 9 | SPARROW’S FLIGHT Johnny Sparrow & Bows And Arrow (Melford 253) | — | 1 | |
| 10 | I ALMOST LOST MY MIND Ivory Joe Hunter (M-G-M 10578) | — | 1 | |
| HOT ON CHICAGO’S SOUTH SIDE | ||||
| 1 | FORGIVE AND FORGET Orioles (Jubilee 5016) | 1 | 5 | |
| 2 | FOR YOU MY LOVE Larry Darnell (Regal 3240) | 2 | 9 | |
| 3 | I’LL GET ALONG SOMEHOW (pts. 1 & 2) Larry Darnell (Regal 3236) | 3 | 7 | |
| 4 | YOU’VE CHANGED Bill Farrell (M-G-M 10519) | 5 | 3 | |
| 5 | GOOD DADDY BLUES Dinah Washington (Mercury 8154) | 6 | 5 | |
| 6 | I QUIT MY PRETTY MAMA Ivory Joe Hunter (King 4326) | 7 | 2 | |
| 7 | HY’A SUE Duke Ellington & Orchestra (Columbia 38234) | 4 | 9 | |
| 8 | I ALMOST LOST MY MIND Ivory Joe Hunter (M-G-M 10578) | 8 | 2 | |
| 9 | BLUEBERRY HILL Louis Armstrong & Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra (Decca 24752) | — | 5 | |
| 10 | WHY DON’T YOU HAUL OFF AND LOVE ME Bull Moose Jackson & Buffalo Bearcats (King 4322) | — | 2 | |
| HOT IN NEW ORLEANS | ||||
| 1 | I ALMOST LOST MY MIND Ivory Joe Hunter (M-G-M 10578) | 1 | 3 | |
| 2 | I QUIT MY PRETTY MAMA Ivory Joe Hunter (King 4326) | 2 | 3 | |
| 3 | FOR YOU MY LOVE Larry Darnell (Regal 3240) | 3 | 9 | |
| 4 | THE MOON IS RISIN’ Little Willie Littlefield (Modern 726) | 4 | 3 | |
| 5 | I’LL GET ALONG SOMEHOW (pts. 1 & 2) Larry Darnell (Regal 3236) | 5 | 10 | |
| 6 | SNEAKIN’ AROUND Rudy Render (London 17000) | 6 | 2 | |
| 7 | CUTTIN’ OUT Annie Laurie & Paul Gayten Orchestra (Regal 3235) | 7 | 9 | |
| 8 | THAT LUCKY OLD SUN (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day) Louis Armstrong & Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra (Decca 24752) | 8 | 3 | |
| 9 | FORGIVE AND FORGET Orioles (Jubilee 5016) | 9 | 2 | |
| 10 | MISSISSIPPI BLUES Floyd Dixon Trio (Modern 700) | 10 | 8 | |
| HOT ON CENTRAL AVE. IN LOS ANGELES | ||||
| 1 | NO ROLLIN’ BLUES Jimmy Witherspoon (Modern 721) | 1 | 6 | |
| 2 | REAL PRETTY MAMA BLUES Amos Milburn & Aladdin Chicken-Shackers (Aladdin 3038) | 3 | 5 | |
| 3 | ANGEL CHILD Memphis Slim & House Rockers (Miracle 145) | — | 2 | |
| 4 | SNEAKIN’ AROUND Rudy Render (London 17000) | 2 | 11 | |
| 5 | I’LL GET ALONG SOMEHOW (pts. 1 & 2) Larry Darnell (Regal 3236) | 4 | 3 | |
| 6 | HOMESICK BLUES Charles Brown & Smarties (Aladdin 3039) | 7 | 2 | |
| 7 | FOR YOU MY LOVE Larry Darnell (Regal 3240) | 8 | 3 | |
| 8 | WHY DON’T YOU HAUL OFF AND LOVE ME Bull Moose Jackson & Buffalo Bearcats (King 4322) | 5 | 6 | |
| 9 | DON’T PUT ME DOWN Jimmy Liggins & Drops Of Joy (Specialty 339) | 9 | 10 | |
| 10 | THE MOON IS RISIN’ Little Willie Littlefield (Modern 726) | — | 1 | |
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