| The CASH BOX R&B Charts | ||||
| Week ending APRIL 15, 1950 | ||||
| HOT IN HARLEM, N.Y. | ||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | EASTER PARADE Freddie Mitchell & Orchestra (Derby 733) | 6 | 4 | |
| 2 | I ALMOST LOST MY MIND Ivory Joe Hunter (M-G-M 10578) | 1 | 7 | |
| 3 | MY FOOLISH HEART Billy Eckstine (M-G-M 10623) | 5 | 5 | |
| 4 | DOUBLE CROSSING BLUES Johnny Otis Quintette (Savoy 731) | 3 | 10 | |
| 5 | MISTRUSTIN’ BLUES Little Esther with Mel Walker & Johnny Otis Orchestra (Savoy 735) | 7 | 4 | |
| 6 | BERNICE Roosevelt Wardell & Ray Chambers Trio (Melford 256) | 2 | 4 | |
| 7 | 3 X 7 = 21 Jewel King (Imperial 5055) | 4 | 4 | |
| 8 | AT NIGHT Orioles (Jubilee 5025) | — | 1 | |
| 9 | PENNIES FROM HEAVEN Gene Ammons & Orchestra (Aristocrat 411) | — | 1 | |
| 10 | THE FAT MAN Fats Domino (Imperial 5058) | 8 | 5 | |
| HOT ON CHICAGO’S SOUTH SIDE | ||||
| 1 | DOUBLE CROSSING BLUES Johnny Otis Quintette (Savoy 731) | 1 | 9 | |
| 2 | MISTRUSTIN’ BLUES Little Esther with Mel Walker & Johnny Otis Orchestra (Savoy 735) | 8 | 2 | |
| 3 | I ALMOST LOST MY MIND Ivory Joe Hunter (M-G-M 10578) | — | 13 | |
| 4 | MY FOOLISH HEART Billy Eckstine (M-G-M 10623) | 5 | 5 | |
| 5 | INFORMATION BLUES Roy Milton & Solid Senders (Specialty 349) | — | 1 | |
| 6 | IT ISN’T FAIR Bill Farrell (M-G-M 10637) | 2 | 6 | |
| 7 | WHY DO THINGS HAPPEN TO ME Roy Hawkins (Modern 734) | — | 1 | |
| 8 | RAG MOP Joe Liggins & “Honeydrippers” (Specialty 350) | — | 1 | |
| 9 | BIG FINE GIRL Jimmy Witherspoon (Modern 721) | 4 | 10 | |
| 10 | PENNIES FROM HEAVEN Gene Ammons & Orchestra (Aristocrat 411) | 9 | 3 | |
| HOT IN NEW ORLEANS | ||||
| 1 | TEE-NAH-NAH Smiley Lewis & Sextet (Imperial 5067) | 1 | 4 | |
| 2 | I NEED YOU SO Ivory Joe Hunter (M-G-M 10663) | — | 1 | |
| 3 | CRY, CRY BABY Johnny Otis Orchestra (Regent 1016) | 9 | 3 | |
| 4 | SHE AIN’T GOT NO HAIR Professor Longhair & Shuffling Hungarians (Star Talent 809) | — | 1 | |
| 5 | ADAM BIT THE APPLE Joe Turner (Freedom 1531) | 3 | 5 | |
| 6 | MISTRUSTIN’ BLUES Little Esther with Mel Walker & Johnny Otis Orchestra (Savoy 735) | 2 | 3 | |
| 7 | IT ISN’T FAIR Dinah Washington with Teddy Stewart’s Orchestra (Mercury 8169) | — | 1 | |
| 8 | LITTLE BEE “Fats” Domino & Sextet (Imperial 5065) | 5 | 5 | |
| 9 | INFORMATION BLUES Roy Milton & Solid Senders (Specialty 349) | 4 | 7 | |
| 10 | STACK-A’LEE (pts. 1 & 2) Archibald & Orchestra (Imperial 5068) | — | 1 | |
| HOT ON CENTRAL AVE. IN LOS ANGELES | ||||
| 1 | EVERYDAY I HAVE THE BLUES Lowell Fulson’s Combo featuring Lloyd Glenn (Swing Time 196) | 1 | 4 | |
| 2 | DOUBLE CROSSING BLUES Johnny Otis Quintette (Savoy 731) | 4 | 10 | |
| 3 | AFTER HOURS SESSION Frank “Floorshow” Culley & Band (Atlantic 888) | 5 | 3 | |
| 4 | WHY DO THINGS HAPPEN TO ME Roy Hawkins (Modern 734) | 2 | 6 | |
| 5 | I ALMOST LOST MY MIND Ivory Joe Hunter (M-G-M 10578) | 3 | 7 | |
| 6 | I’M JUST A FOOL IN LOVE Amos Milburn & Aladdin Chicken-Shackers (Aladdin 3043) | 6 | 4 | |
| 7 | A FOOL IN LOVE Bull Moose Jackson & Buffalo Bearcats (King 4352) | — | 1 | |
| 8 | CENTRAL AVENUE BLUES Al Winter Trio (International 701) | 9 | 4 | |
| 9 | WHAM-A-LAM Joe Thomas & Orchestra (King 4339) | 8 | 5 | |
| 10 | PINK CHAMPAGNE Joe Liggins & “Honeydrippers” (Specialty 355) | — | 1 | |
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