| The CASH BOX R&B Charts | ||||
| Week ending MAY 13, 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 | 8 | |
| 2 | IT ISN’T FAIR Dinah Washington with Teddy Stewart’s Orchestra (Mercury 8169) | 2 | 3 | |
| 3 | CALYPSO BLUES Nat “King” Cole (Capitol 915) | 3 | 3 | |
| 4 | I ALMOST LOST MY MIND Ivory Joe Hunter (M-G-M 10578) | 4 | 11 | |
| 5 | MOONLIGHT Orioles (Jubilee 5026) | 6 | 3 | |
| 6 | DOUBLE CROSSING BLUES Johnny Otis Quintette (Savoy 731) | 5 | 14 | |
| 7 | BLUE SUNDAY MORNING Paupers (Melford 258) | 8 | 3 | |
| 8 | LET YOUR CONSCIENCE BE YOUR GUIDE Bull Moose Jackson & Buffalo Bearcats (King 4352) | 7 | 3 | |
| 9 | CALL ME DARLING Bobby Marshall with Ray Parker & Orchestra (Abbey 3014) | 9 | 3 | |
| 10 | PINK CHAMPAGNE Joe Liggins & “Honeydrippers” (Specialty 355) | — | 1 | |
| HOT ON CHICAGO’S SOUTH SIDE | ||||
| 1 | MISTRUSTIN’ BLUES Little Esther with Mel Walker & Johnny Otis Orchestra (Savoy 735) | 2 | 6 | |
| 2 | PINK CHAMPAGNE Joe Liggins & “Honeydrippers” (Specialty 355) | 3 | 3 | |
| 3 | DOUBLE CROSSING BLUES Johnny Otis Quintette (Savoy 731) | 1 | 13 | |
| 4 | I ALMOST LOST MY MIND Ivory Joe Hunter (M-G-M 10578) | 4 | 17 | |
| 5 | EVERYDAY I HAVE THE BLUES Lowell Fulson’s Combo featuring Lloyd Glenn (Swing Time 196) | 7 | 2 | |
| 6 | CALYPSO BLUES Nat “King” Cole (Capitol 915) | 8 | 2 | |
| 7 | IT ISN’T FAIR Dinah Washington with Teddy Stewart’s Orchestra (Mercury 8169) | 10 | 2 | |
| 8 | INFORMATION BLUES Roy Milton & Solid Senders (Specialty 349) | 5 | 5 | |
| 9 | MY FOOLISH HEART Billy Eckstine (M-G-M 10623) | 9 | 9 | |
| 10 | TEE-NAH-NAH Smiley Lewis & Sextet (Imperial 5067) | 6 | 3 | |
| HOT IN NEW ORLEANS | ||||
| 1 | STACK-A’LEE (pts. 1 & 2) Archibald & Orchestra (Imperial 5068) | 1 | 5 | |
| 2 | PINK CHAMPAGNE Joe Liggins & “Honeydrippers” (Specialty 355) | — | 1 | |
| 3 | CRY, CRY BABY Ed Wiley & After Hour Rhythm (Sittin’ In With 545) | — | 3 | |
| 4 | I NEED YOU SO Ivory Joe Hunter (M-G-M 10663) | 4 | 5 | |
| 5 | IT ISN’T FAIR Dinah Washington with Teddy Stewart’s Orchestra (Mercury 8169) | 3 | 5 | |
| 6 | MY BABY’S GONE Charles Brown & Band (Aladdin 3051) | 6 | 3 | |
| 7 | I’LL NEVER BE FREE Annie Laurie & Paul Gayten & Orchestra (Regal 3258) | — | 1 | |
| 8 | WHERE YOU BEEN Roy Hawkins & Orchestra (Modern 752) | — | 1 | |
| 9 | GLAMOUR GIRL T-Bone Walker & Orchestra (Imperial 5071) | — | 1 | |
| 10 | MISTRUSTIN’ BLUES Little Esther with Mel Walker & Johnny Otis Orchestra (Savoy 735) | — | 5 | |
| HOT ON CENTRAL AVE. IN LOS ANGELES | ||||
| 1 | EVERYDAY I HAVE THE BLUES Lowell Fulson’s Combo featuring Lloyd Glenn (Swing Time 196) | 1 | 8 | |
| 2 | IT ISN’T FAIR Dinah Washington with Teddy Stewart’s Orchestra (Mercury 8169) | — | 1 | |
| 3 | PINK CHAMPAGNE Joe Liggins & “Honeydrippers” (Specialty 355) | 8 | 4 | |
| 4 | AFTER HOURS SESSION Frank “Floorshow” Culley & Band (Atlantic 888) | 3 | 7 | |
| 5 | MISTRUSTIN’ BLUES Little Esther with Mel Walker & Johnny Otis Orchestra (Savoy 735) | — | 1 | |
| 6 | SAD FEELING Lionel Hampton & Orchestra (Decca 24946) | 9 | 2 | |
| 7 | WELL OH WELL Tiny Bradshaw (King 4357) | — | 1 | |
| 8 | ANYBODY’S BLUES Amos Milburn (Aladdin 3056) | — | 1 | |
| 9 | I ALMOST LOST MY MIND Ivory Joe Hunter (M-G-M 10578) | 4 | 11 | |
| 10 | INFORMATION BLUES Roy Milton & Solid Senders (Specialty 349) | — | 9 | |
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