| The CASH BOX R&B Charts | ||||
| Week ending JANUARY 28, 1950 | ||||
| HOT IN HARLEM, N.Y. | ||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | FOR YOU MY LOVE Larry Darnell (Regal 3240) | 2 | 12 | |
| 2 | SITTIN’ ON IT ALL THE TIME Wynonie Harris (King 4330) | 3 | 3 | |
| 3 | AFTER HOURS SESSION Frank “Floorshow” Culley & Band (Atlantic 888) | 5 | 3 | |
| 4 | SPARROW’S FLIGHT Johnny Sparrow & Bows And Arrow (Melford 253) | 7 | 3 | |
| 5 | FORGIVE AND FORGET Orioles (Jubilee 5016) | 1 | 11 | |
| 6 | NO ROLLIN’ BLUES Jimmy Witherspoon (Modern 721) | 9 | 2 | |
| 7 | WHIRLPOOL Cabineers with Bill McRae Orchestra (Abbey 3003) | 4 | 3 | |
| 8 | I’LL GET ALONG SOMEHOW (pts. 1 & 2) Larry Darnell (Regal 3236) Ruth Brown with Budd Johnson’s Orchestra (Atlantic 887) | 6 | 12 10 | |
| 9 | DON’T WORRY ME NO MORE Nellie Hill & Ben Smith Quartet (Abbey 3008) | 8 | 2 | |
| 10 | INDIANA EXPRESS Freddie Mitchell Orchestra (Derby 725) | — | 5 | |
| HOT ON CHICAGO’S SOUTH SIDE | ||||
| 1 | FORGIVE AND FORGET Orioles (Jubilee 5016) | 1 | 7 | |
| 2 | YOU’VE CHANGED Bill Farrell (M-G-M 10519) | 4 | 5 | |
| 3 | FOR YOU MY LOVE Larry Darnell (Regal 3240) | 2 | 11 | |
| 4 | I ALMOST LOST MY MIND Ivory Joe Hunter (M-G-M 10578) | 7 | 4 | |
| 5 | I QUIT MY PRETTY MAMA Ivory Joe Hunter (King 4326) | 6 | 4 | |
| 6 | GOOD DADDY BLUES Dinah Washington (Mercury 8154) | 5 | 7 | |
| 7 | RAG MOP Ames Brothers (Coral 60140) | — | 1 | |
| 8 | TIMES ARE GETTING HARD Blues Rockers (Aristocrat 407) | 10 | 2 | |
| 9 | SPARROW’S FLIGHT Johnny Sparrow & Bows And Arrow (Melford 253) | 9 | 2 | |
| 10 | MY MOTHER TOLD ME Nat “King” Cole & Trio (Capitol 70050) | — | 1 | |
| HOT IN NEW ORLEANS | ||||
| 1 | FOR YOU MY LOVE Larry Darnell (Regal 3240) | 3 | 11 | |
| 2 | THE FAT MAN Fats Domino (Imperial 5058) | — | 1 | |
| 3 | FORGIVE AND FORGET Orioles (Jubilee 5016) | 9 | 4 | |
| 4 | 3 X 7 = 21 Jewel King (Imperial 5055) | — | 1 | |
| 5 | I ALMOST LOST MY MIND Ivory Joe Hunter (M-G-M 10578) | 1 | 5 | |
| 6 | I’LL GET ALONG SOMEHOW (pts. 1 & 2) Larry Darnell (Regal 3236) | 5 | 12 | |
| 7 | HOMESICK BLUES Charles Brown & Smarties (Aladdin 3039) | — | 1 | |
| 8 | I’VE BEEN A FOOL Shadows (Lee 200) | — | 1 | |
| 9 | SNEAKIN’ AROUND Rudy Render (London 17000) | 6 | 4 | |
| 10 | THE MOON IS RISIN’ Little Willie Littlefield (Modern 726) | 4 | 5 | |
| HOT ON CENTRAL AVE. IN LOS ANGELES | ||||
| 1 | I’LL GET ALONG SOMEHOW (pts. 1 & 2) Larry Darnell (Regal 3236) | 1 | 5 | |
| 2 | FOR YOU MY LOVE Larry Darnell (Regal 3240) | 5 | 5 | |
| 3 | REAL PRETTY MAMA BLUES Amos Milburn & Aladdin Chicken-Shackers (Aladdin 3038) | 2 | 7 | |
| 4 | NO ROLLIN’ BLUES Jimmy Witherspoon (Modern 721) | 3 | 8 | |
| 5 | SNEAKIN’ AROUND Rudy Render (London 17000) | 4 | 13 | |
| 6 | A LETTER HOME Memphis Slim (King 4312) | 7 | 2 | |
| 7 | FORGIVE AND FORGET Orioles (Jubilee 5016) | — | 2 | |
| 8 | THE MOON IS RISIN’ Little Willie Littlefield (Modern 726) | 9 | 3 | |
| 9 | SATURDAY NIGHT FISH FRY (pts. 1 & 2) Louis Jordan & Tympany Five (Decca 24725) | 6 | 12 | |
| 10 | WHY DON’T YOU HAUL OFF AND LOVE ME Bull Moose Jackson & Buffalo Bearcats (King 4322) | 10 | 8 | |
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