| The CASH BOX R&B Charts | ||||
| Week ending MAY 20, 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 | 9 | |
| 2 | IT ISN’T FAIR Dinah Washington with Teddy Stewart’s Orchestra (Mercury 8169) | 2 | 4 | |
| 3 | MOONLIGHT Orioles (Jubilee 5026) | 5 | 4 | |
| 4 | BLUE SUNDAY MORNING Paupers (Melford 258) | 7 | 4 | |
| 5 | I ALMOST LOST MY MIND Ivory Joe Hunter (M-G-M 10578) | 4 | 12 | |
| 6 | COUNT EVERY STAR Ravens (National 9111) | — | 1 | |
| 7 | CALYPSO BLUES Nat “King” Cole (Capitol 915) | 3 | 4 | |
| 8 | MY FOOLISH HEART Billy Eckstine (M-G-M 10623) | — | 9 | |
| 9 | I’LL REMEMBER APRIL George Shearing Quintet (M-G-M 10687) | — | 1 | |
| 10 | DOUBLE CROSSING BLUES Johnny Otis Quintette (Savoy 731) | 6 | 15 | |
| HOT ON CHICAGO’S SOUTH SIDE | ||||
| 1 | MISTRUSTIN’ BLUES Little Esther with Mel Walker & Johnny Otis Orchestra (Savoy 735) | 1 | 7 | |
| 2 | PINK CHAMPAGNE Joe Liggins & “Honeydrippers” (Specialty 355) | 2 | 4 | |
| 3 | IT ISN’T FAIR Dinah Washington with Teddy Stewart’s Orchestra (Mercury 8169) | 7 | 3 | |
| 4 | EVERYDAY I HAVE THE BLUES Lowell Fulson’s Combo featuring Lloyd Glenn (Swing Time 196) | 5 | 3 | |
| 5 | INFORMATION BLUES Roy Milton & Solid Senders (Specialty 349) | 8 | 6 | |
| 6 | DOUBLE CROSSING BLUES Johnny Otis Quintette (Savoy 731) | 3 | 14 | |
| 7 | MY FOOLISH HEART Billy Eckstine (M-G-M 10623) | 9 | 10 | |
| 8 | CALYPSO BLUES Nat “King” Cole (Capitol 915) | 6 | 3 | |
| 9 | I ALMOST LOST MY MIND Ivory Joe Hunter (M-G-M 10578) | 4 | 18 | |
| 10 | CALL ME DARLING Bobby Marshall with Ray Parker & Orchestra (Abbey 3014) | — | 1 | |
| HOT IN NEW ORLEANS | ||||
| 1 | STACK-A’LEE (pts. 1 & 2) Archibald & Orchestra (Imperial 5068) | 1 | 6 | |
| 2 | I NEED YOU SO Ivory Joe Hunter (M-G-M 10663) | 4 | 6 | |
| 3 | MISTRUSTIN’ BLUES Little Esther with Mel Walker & Johnny Otis Orchestra (Savoy 735) | 10 | 6 | |
| 4 | IT ISN’T FAIR Dinah Washington with Teddy Stewart’s Orchestra (Mercury 8169) | 5 | 6 | |
| 5 | TEE-NAH-NAH Smiley Lewis & Sextet (Imperial 5067) | — | 8 | |
| 6 | BALD HEAD Roy Byrd & Blues Jumpers (Mercury 8175) | — | 1 | |
| 7 | I’LL NEVER BE FREE Annie Laurie & Paul Gayten & Orchestra (Regal 3258) | 7 | 2 | |
| 8 | BYE BYE BABY Professor Longhair & Shuffling Hungarians (Star Talent 809) | — | 3 | |
| 9 | CRY, CRY BABY Johnny Otis Orchestra (Regent 1016) | — | 5 | |
| 10 | INFORMATION BLUES Roy Milton & Solid Senders (Specialty 349) | — | 9 | |
| HOT ON CENTRAL AVE. IN LOS ANGELES | ||||
| 1 | IT ISN’T FAIR Dinah Washington with Teddy Stewart’s Orchestra (Mercury 8169) | 2 | 2 | |
| 2 | PINK CHAMPAGNE Joe Liggins & “Honeydrippers” (Specialty 355) | 3 | 5 | |
| 3 | EVERYDAY I HAVE THE BLUES Lowell Fulson’s Combo featuring Lloyd Glenn (Swing Time 196) | 1 | 9 | |
| 4 | WELL OH WELL Tiny Bradshaw (King 4357) | 7 | 2 | |
| 5 | MISTRUSTIN’ BLUES Little Esther with Mel Walker & Johnny Otis Orchestra (Savoy 735) | 5 | 2 | |
| 6 | ANYBODY’S BLUES Amos Milburn (Aladdin 3056) | 8 | 2 | |
| 7 | AFTER HOURS SESSION Frank “Floorshow” Culley & Band (Atlantic 888) | 4 | 8 | |
| 8 | I ALMOST LOST MY MIND Ivory Joe Hunter (M-G-M 10578) | 9 | 12 | |
| 9 | SAD FEELING Lionel Hampton & Orchestra (Decca 24946) | 6 | 3 | |
| 10 | 3 X 7 = 21 Jewel King (Imperial 5055) | — | 8 | |
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