| The CASH BOX R&B Charts | ||||
| Week ending MARCH 18, 1950 | ||||
| HOT IN HARLEM, N.Y. | ||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | I ALMOST LOST MY MIND Ivory Joe Hunter (M-G-M 10578) | 8 | 3 | |
| 2 | DOUBLE CROSSING BLUES Johnny Otis Quintette (Savoy 731) | 1 | 6 | |
| 3 | SITTIN’ ON IT ALL THE TIME Wynonie Harris (King 4330) | — | 4 | |
| 4 | PUSH KA PEE SHEE PIE (The Saga Of Saga Boy) Louis Jordan & Tympany Five (Decca 24877) | 7 | 4 | |
| 5 | MY FOOLISH HEART Billy Eckstine (M-G-M 10623) | — | 1 | |
| 6 | THE FAT MAN Fats Domino (Imperial 5058) | — | 1 | |
| 7 | FOR YOU MY LOVE Larry Darnell (Regal 3240) | 4 | 19 | |
| 8 | I’VE BEEN A FOOL Shadows (Lee 200) | 3 | 7 | |
| 9 | RAG MOP Doc Sausage & Mad Lads (Regal 3251) Lionel Hampton & Orchestra (Decca 24855) | 2 | 6 5 | |
| 10 | NO ROLLIN’ BLUES Jimmy Witherspoon (Modern 721) | 5 | 9 | |
| HOT ON CHICAGO’S SOUTH SIDE | ||||
| 1 | RAG MOP Ames Brothers (Coral 60140) | 1 | 8 | |
| 2 | DOUBLE CROSSING BLUES Johnny Otis Quintette (Savoy 731) | 2 | 5 | |
| 3 | CHATTANOOGIE SHOE SHINE BOY Red Foley (Decca 46205) | 6 | 4 | |
| 4 | BIG FINE GIRL Jimmy Witherspoon (Modern 721) | 3 | 6 | |
| 5 | IT ISN’T FAIR Bill Farrell (M-G-M 10637) | 8 | 2 | |
| 6 | I DON’T HAVE TO RIDE NO MORE Ravens (National 9101) | 4 | 5 | |
| 7 | I ALMOST LOST MY MIND Ivory Joe Hunter (M-G-M 10578) | 5 | 11 | |
| 8 | MY FOOLISH HEART Billy Eckstine (M-G-M 10623) | 10 | 2 | |
| 9 | SITTING BY THE WINDOW Billy Eckstine with Quartones (M-G-M 10602) | 7 | 4 | |
| 10 | JOHNSON RAG Amos Milburn & Aladdin Chicken-Shackers (Aladdin 3049) | — | 1 | |
| HOT IN NEW ORLEANS | ||||
| 1 | WHY DO THINGS HAPPEN TO ME Roy Hawkins (Modern 734) | 4 | 6 | |
| 2 | INFORMATION BLUES Roy Milton & Solid Senders (Specialty 349) | 2 | 3 | |
| 3 | ADAM BIT THE APPLE Joe Turner (Freedom 1531) | — | 1 | |
| 4 | RAG MOP Lionel Hampton & Orchestra (Decca 24855) | 3 | 7 | |
| 5 | TEE NAH NAH Van “Piano Man” Walls & After Hours Session Boys (Atlantic 904) | — | 1 | |
| 6 | DOUBLE CROSSING BLUES Johnny Otis Quintette (Savoy 731) | 1 | 7 | |
| 7 | LITTLE BEE “Fats” Domino & Sextet (Imperial 5065) | — | 1 | |
| 8 | S. P. BLUES Ivory Joe Hunter (M-G-M 10618) | 7 | 2 | |
| 9 | THE FAT MAN Fats Domino (Imperial 5058) | 5 | 8 | |
| 10 | 3 X 7 = 21 Jewel King (Imperial 5055) | 9 | 8 | |
| HOT ON CENTRAL AVE. IN LOS ANGELES | ||||
| 1 | DOUBLE CROSSING BLUES Johnny Otis Quintette (Savoy 731) | 2 | 6 | |
| 2 | RAG MOP Lionel Hampton & Orchestra (Decca 24855) Joe Liggins & “Honeydrippers” (Specialty 350) | 1 | 3 3 | |
| 3 | WHY DO THINGS HAPPEN TO ME Roy Hawkins (Modern 734) | 4 | 2 | |
| 4 | INFORMATION BLUES Roy Milton & Solid Senders (Specialty 349) | — | 5 | |
| 5 | HEART TROUBLE BLUES Texas Slim (King 4329) | — | 5 | |
| 6 | FOR YOU MY LOVE Larry Darnell (Regal 3240) | 3 | 12 | |
| 7 | WALKING BLUES Amos Milburn & Aladdin Chicken-Shackers (Aladdin 3049) | — | 1 | |
| 8 | NO ROLLIN’ BLUES Jimmy Witherspoon (Modern 721) | 7 | 15 | |
| 9 | PUSH KA PEE SHEE PIE (The Saga Of Saga Boy) Louis Jordan & Tympany Five (Decca 24877) | — | 2 | |
| 10 | I ALMOST LOST MY MIND Ivory Joe Hunter (M-G-M 10578) | 9 | 3 | |
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