| The CASH BOX R&B Charts | ||||
| Week ending MAY 6, 1950 | ||||
| HOT IN HARLEM, N.Y. | ||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | MISTRUSTIN’ BLUES Little Esther with Mel Walker & Johnny Otis Orchestra (Savoy 735) | 1 | 7 | |
| 2 | IT ISN’T FAIR Dinah Washington with Teddy Stewart’s Orchestra (Mercury 8169) | 3 | 2 | |
| 3 | CALYPSO BLUES Nat “King” Cole (Capitol 915) | 5 | 2 | |
| 4 | I ALMOST LOST MY MIND Ivory Joe Hunter (M-G-M 10578) | 2 | 10 | |
| 5 | DOUBLE CROSSING BLUES Johnny Otis Quintette (Savoy 731) | 4 | 13 | |
| 6 | MOONLIGHT Orioles (Jubilee 5026) | 7 | 2 | |
| 7 | LET YOUR CONSCIENCE BE YOUR GUIDE Bull Moose Jackson & Buffalo Bearcats (King 4352) | 6 | 2 | |
| 8 | BLUE SUNDAY MORNING Paupers (Melford 258) | 9 | 2 | |
| 9 | CALL ME DARLING Bobby Marshall with Ray Parker & Orchestra (Abbey 3014) | 10 | 2 | |
| 10 | MY FOOLISH HEART Billy Eckstine (M-G-M 10623) | 8 | 8 | |
| HOT ON CHICAGO’S SOUTH SIDE | ||||
| 1 | DOUBLE CROSSING BLUES Johnny Otis Quintette (Savoy 731) | 1 | 12 | |
| 2 | MISTRUSTIN’ BLUES Little Esther with Mel Walker & Johnny Otis Orchestra (Savoy 735) | 2 | 5 | |
| 3 | PINK CHAMPAGNE Joe Liggins & “Honeydrippers” (Specialty 355) | 3 | 2 | |
| 4 | I ALMOST LOST MY MIND Ivory Joe Hunter (M-G-M 10578) | 4 | 16 | |
| 5 | INFORMATION BLUES Roy Milton & Solid Senders (Specialty 349) | 5 | 4 | |
| 6 | TEE-NAH-NAH Smiley Lewis & Sextet (Imperial 5067) | 6 | 2 | |
| 7 | EVERYDAY I HAVE THE BLUES Lowell Fulson’s Combo featuring Lloyd Glenn (Swing Time 196) | — | 1 | |
| 8 | CALYPSO BLUES Nat “King” Cole (Capitol 915) | — | 1 | |
| 9 | MY FOOLISH HEART Billy Eckstine (M-G-M 10623) | 9 | 8 | |
| 10 | IT ISN’T FAIR Dinah Washington with Teddy Stewart’s Orchestra (Mercury 8169) | — | 1 | |
| HOT IN NEW ORLEANS | ||||
| 1 | STACK-A’LEE (pts. 1 & 2) Archibald & Orchestra (Imperial 5068) | 1 | 4 | |
| 2 | SHE AIN’T GOT NO HAIR Professor Longhair & Shuffling Hungarians (Star Talent 809) | 2 | 4 | |
| 3 | IT ISN’T FAIR Dinah Washington with Teddy Stewart’s Orchestra (Mercury 8169) | 3 | 4 | |
| 4 | I NEED YOU SO Ivory Joe Hunter (M-G-M 10663) | 4 | 4 | |
| 5 | ADAM BIT THE APPLE Joe Turner (Freedom 1531) | 5 | 8 | |
| 6 | MY BABY’S GONE Charles Brown & Band (Aladdin 3051) | 6 | 2 | |
| 7 | LITTLE BEE “Fats” Domino & Sextet (Imperial 5065) | 7 | 8 | |
| 8 | TEE-NAH-NAH Smiley Lewis & Sextet (Imperial 5067) | 8 | 7 | |
| 9 | BYE BYE BABY Professor Longhair & Shuffling Hungarians (Star Talent 809) | 9 | 2 | |
| 10 | HEED MY WARNING Louis Jordan & Tympany Five (Decca 24981) | 10 | 2 | |
| HOT ON CENTRAL AVE. IN LOS ANGELES | ||||
| 1 | EVERYDAY I HAVE THE BLUES Lowell Fulson’s Combo featuring Lloyd Glenn (Swing Time 196) | 1 | 7 | |
| 2 | MY FOOLISH HEART Billy Eckstine (M-G-M 10623) | 4 | 3 | |
| 3 | AFTER HOURS SESSION Frank “Floorshow” Culley & Band (Atlantic 888) | 2 | 6 | |
| 4 | I ALMOST LOST MY MIND Ivory Joe Hunter (M-G-M 10578) | 6 | 10 | |
| 5 | DOUBLE CROSSING BLUES Johnny Otis Quintette (Savoy 731) | 3 | 13 | |
| 6 | A FOOL IN LOVE Bull Moose Jackson & Buffalo Bearcats (King 4352) | 5 | 4 | |
| 7 | I’M JUST A FOOL IN LOVE Amos Milburn & Aladdin Chicken-Shackers (Aladdin 3043) | 7 | 7 | |
| 8 | PINK CHAMPAGNE Joe Liggins & “Honeydrippers” (Specialty 355) | 10 | 3 | |
| 9 | SAD FEELING Lionel Hampton & Orchestra (Decca 24946) | — | 1 | |
| 10 | 3 X 7 = 21 Jewel King (Imperial 5055) | — | 7 | |
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