| The CASH BOX R&B Charts | ||||
| Week ending JULY 8, 1950 | ||||
| HOT IN HARLEM, N.Y. | ||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | I WANNA BE LOVED Dinah Washington with Teddy Stewart’s Orchestra (Mercury 8181) | 1 | 4 | |
| 2 | EVERYDAY I HAVE THE BLUES Lowell Fulson’s Combo featuring Lloyd Glenn (Swing Time 196) | 2 | 7 | |
| 3 | CUPID’S BOOGIE Little Esther & Mel Walker with Johnny Otis Orchestra (Savoy 750) | 3 | 2 | |
| 4 | MONA LISA Nat “King” Cole (Capitol 1010) | 5 | 4 | |
| 5 | PINK CHAMPAGNE Joe Liggins & “Honeydrippers” (Specialty 355) | 4 | 7 | |
| 6 | MY FOOLISH HEART Billy Eckstine (M-G-M 10623) Gene Ammons & Sextet (Chess 1425) | 6 | 16 1 | |
| 7 | I LOVE YOU MY DARLIN’ Joe Fritz (Sittin’ In With 559) | 7 | 2 | |
| 8 | WELL OH WELL Tiny Bradshaw (King 4357) | 8 | 2 | |
| 9 | EVERYTHING THEY SAID CAME TRUE Orioles (Jubilee 5028) | 9 | 4 | |
| 10 | COUNT EVERY STAR Ravens (National 9111) | 10 | 8 | |
| HOT ON CHICAGO’S SOUTH SIDE | ||||
| 1 | MY FOOLISH HEART Gene Ammons & Sextet (Chess 1425) Billy Eckstine (M-G-M 10623) | 1 | 4 17 | |
| 2 | I WANNA BE LOVED Dinah Washington with Teddy Stewart’s Orchestra (Mercury 8181) | 5 | 4 | |
| 3 | EVERYDAY I HAVE THE BLUES Lowell Fulson’s Combo featuring Lloyd Glenn (Swing Time 196) | 4 | 10 | |
| 4 | PINK CHAMPAGNE Joe Liggins & “Honeydrippers” (Specialty 355) | 3 | 11 | |
| 5 | MONA LISA Nat “King” Cole (Capitol 1010) | 6 | 4 | |
| 6 | IT ISN’T FAIR Dinah Washington with Teddy Stewart’s Orchestra (Mercury 8169) | 2 | 10 | |
| 7 | CUPID’S BOOGIE Little Esther & Mel Walker with Johnny Otis Orchestra (Savoy 750) | 10 | 2 | |
| 8 | CALL ME DARLING Bobby Marshall with Ray Parker & Orchestra (Abbey 3014) | 8 | 7 | |
| 9 | I’LL NEVER BE FREE Annie Laurie & Paul Gayten & Orchestra (Regal 3258) | 9 | 7 | |
| 10 | WELL OH WELL Tiny Bradshaw (King 4357) | — | 1 | |
| HOT IN NEW ORLEANS | ||||
| 1 | PINK CHAMPAGNE Joe Liggins & “Honeydrippers” (Specialty 355) | 1 | 8 | |
| 2 | MONA LISA Nat “King” Cole (Capitol 1010) | 3 | 4 | |
| 3 | CUPID’S BOOGIE Little Esther & Mel Walker with Johnny Otis Orchestra (Savoy 750) | 2 | 4 | |
| 4 | I WANNA BE LOVED Dinah Washington with Teddy Stewart’s Orchestra (Mercury 8181) | 4 | 4 | |
| 5 | HARD LUCK BLUES Roy Brown & Mighty-Mighty Men (DeLuxe 3304) | — | 1 | |
| 6 | I AIN’T GONNA LET YOU IN Paul Gayten & Orchestra & Annie Laurie (Regal 3273) | — | 1 | |
| 7 | STACK-A’LEE (pts. 1 & 2) Archibald & Orchestra (Imperial 5068) | — | 12 | |
| 8 | EVERYDAY I HAVE THE BLUES Lowell Fulson’s Combo featuring Lloyd Glenn (Swing Time 196) | — | 4 | |
| 9 | MY BABY’S GONE Charles Brown & Band (Aladdin 3051) | — | 9 | |
| 10 | I NEED YOU SO Ivory Joe Hunter (M-G-M 10663) | — | 12 | |
| HOT ON CENTRAL AVE. IN LOS ANGELES | ||||
| 1 | HARD LUCK BLUES Roy Brown & Mighty-Mighty Men (DeLuxe 3304) | 2 | 6 | |
| 2 | WELL OH WELL Tiny Bradshaw (King 4357) | 1 | 9 | |
| 3 | EVERYDAY I HAVE THE BLUES Lowell Fulson’s Combo featuring Lloyd Glenn (Swing Time 196) | 3 | 16 | |
| 4 | PINK CHAMPAGNE Joe Liggins & “Honeydrippers” (Specialty 355) | 5 | 12 | |
| 5 | I WANNA BE LOVED Dinah Washington with Teddy Stewart’s Orchestra (Mercury 8181) | — | 1 | |
| 6 | CUPID’S BOOGIE Little Esther & Mel Walker with Johnny Otis Orchestra (Savoy 750) | 6 | 2 | |
| 7 | GOOD MORNING JUDGE Wynonie Harris (King 4378) | — | 1 | |
| 8 | THE HUSTLE IS ON T-Bone Walker & Orchestra (Imperial 5081) | 9 | 2 | |
| 9 | I NEED YOU SO Ivory Joe Hunter (M-G-M 10663) | — | 1 | |
| 10 | STACK-A’LEE (pts. 1 & 2) Archibald & Orchestra (Imperial 5068) | — | 1 | |
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