| The CASH BOX R&B Charts | ||||
| Week ending AUGUST 19, 1950 | ||||
| HOT IN HARLEM | ||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | I NEED YOU SO Ivory Joe Hunter (M-G-M 10663) | 1 | 3 | |
| 2 | WELL OH WELL Tiny Bradshaw (King 4357) | 3 | 8 | |
| 3 | PINK CHAMPAGNE Joe Liggins & “Honeydrippers” (Specialty 355) | 2 | 13 | |
| 4 | MY FOOLISH HEART Gene Ammons & Sextet (Chess 1425) | 4 | 6 | |
| 5 | CUPID’S BOOGIE Little Esther & Mel Walker with Johnny Otis Orchestra (Savoy 750) | 5 | 8 | |
| 6 | GOODNIGHT IRENE Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra & Weavers (Decca 27077) Paul Gayten & Orchestra with Coleman Brothers (Regal 3281) | 10 | 2 | |
| 7 | LA VIE EN ROSE Louis Armstrong with Sy Oliver & Orchestra (Decca 27113) | 9 | 2 | |
| 8 | MONA LISA Nat “King” Cole (Capitol 1010) | 8 | 10 | |
| 9 | I WANNA BE LOVED Dinah Washington with Teddy Stewart’s Orchestra (Mercury 8181) | 7 | 10 | |
| 10 | EVERYDAY I HAVE THE BLUES Lowell Fulson’s Combo featuring Lloyd Glenn (Swing Time 196) | 6 | 13 | |
| HOT ON CHICAGO’S SOUTH SIDE | ||||
| 1 | PINK CHAMPAGNE Joe Liggins & “Honeydrippers” (Specialty 355) | 3 | 17 | |
| 2 | WELL OH WELL Tiny Bradshaw (King 4357) | 2 | 7 | |
| 3 | CUPID’S BOOGIE Little Esther & Mel Walker with Johnny Otis Orchestra (Savoy 750) | 7 | 8 | |
| 4 | MY FOOLISH HEART Billy Eckstine (M-G-M 10623) Gene Ammons & Sextet (Chess 1425) | 5 | 23 10 | |
| 5 | I WANNA BE LOVED Dinah Washington with Teddy Stewart’s Orchestra (Mercury 8181) | 4 | 10 | |
| 6 | MONA LISA Nat “King” Cole (Capitol 1010) | 1 | 10 | |
| 7 | GOOD BYE Gene Ammons & Sextet (Chess 1428) | 9 | 2 | |
| 8 | EVERYDAY I HAVE THE BLUES Lowell Fulson’s Combo featuring Lloyd Glenn (Swing Time 196) | 6 | 16 | |
| 9 | BLUE SHADOWS Lowell Fulson featuring Lloyd Glenn (Swing Time 226) | 10 | 2 | |
| 10 | I NEED YOU SO Ivory Joe Hunter (M-G-M 10663) | — | 1 | |
| HOT IN NEW ORLEANS | ||||
| 1 | GOODNIGHT IRENE Paul Gayten & Orchestra with Coleman Brothers (Regal 3281) | 1 | 2 | |
| 2 | LET ME DREAM Ivory Joe Hunter (M-G-M 10733) | 2 | 4 | |
| 3 | MONA LISA Nat “King” Cole (Capitol 1010) | 3 | 10 | |
| 4 | GROWING OLD Smiley Lewis & Sextet (Imperial 5072) | — | 3 | |
| 5 | GOLD AIN’T EVERYTHING Gene Gilbeaux & Orchestra (RCA Victor 50-0070) | 7 | 3 | |
| 6 | LEAVING ON THE MIDNIGHT TRAIN Helen Marina with Otis Tucker Orchestra (Decca 48159) | 6 | 5 | |
| 7 | I’M YOURS TO KEEP Herb Fisher & Trio (Modern 753) | 5 | 2 | |
| 8 | BLUE SHADOWS Lowell Fulson featuring Lloyd Glenn (Swing Time 226) | 4 | 2 | |
| 9 | EVERYDAY I HAVE THE BLUES Lowell Fulson’s Combo featuring Lloyd Glenn (Swing Time 196) | 8 | 10 | |
| 10 | I’VE BEEN MISTREATED Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown & Orchestra (Peacock 1508) | — | 1 | |
| HOT IN DETROIT | ||||
| 1 | WELL OH WELL Tiny Bradshaw (King 4357) | 1 | 6 | |
| 2 | HARD LUCK BLUES Roy Brown & Mighty-Mighty Men (DeLuxe 3304) | 2 | 6 | |
| 3 | PINK CHAMPAGNE Joe Liggins & “Honeydrippers” (Specialty 355) | 4 | 6 | |
| 4 | CUPID’S BOOGIE Little Esther & Mel Walker with Johnny Otis Orchestra (Savoy 750) | 3 | 6 | |
| 5 | MY FOOLISH HEART Billy Eckstine (M-G-M 10623) Gene Ammons & Sextet (Chess 1425) | 5 | 5 | |
| 6 | I NEED YOU SO Ivory Joe Hunter (M-G-M 10663) | 6 | 6 | |
| 7 | MONA LISA Nat “King” Cole (Capitol 1010) | 7 | 4 | |
| 8 | I WANNA BE LOVED Dinah Washington with Teddy Stewart’s Orchestra (Mercury 8181) | 8 | 6 | |
| 9 | BLUE SHADOWS Lowell Fulson featuring Lloyd Glenn (Swing Time 226) | 10 | 2 | |
| 10 | EVERYDAY I HAVE THE BLUES Lowell Fulson’s Combo featuring Lloyd Glenn (Swing Time 196) | 9 | 6 | |
| HOT IN LOS ANGELES | ||||
| 1 | I WANNA BE LOVED Dinah Washington with Teddy Stewart’s Orchestra (Mercury 8181) | 1 | 7 | |
| 2 | I’LL NEVER BE FREE Annie Laurie & Paul Gayten & Orchestra (Regal 3258) | 7 | 2 | |
| 3 | MONA LISA Nat “King” Cole (Capitol 1010) | 10 | 3 | |
| 4 | TWO YEARS OF TORTURE Monroe Tucker & Orchestra with Percy Mayfield (Recorded In Hollywood 111) | 3 | 9 | |
| 5 | HARD LUCK BLUES Roy Brown & Mighty-Mighty Men (DeLuxe 3304) | 2 | 12 | |
| 6 | WELL OH WELL Tiny Bradshaw (King 4357) | 4 | 15 | |
| 7 | PINK CHAMPAGNE Joe Liggins & “Honeydrippers” (Specialty 355) | 5 | 18 | |
| 8 | I NEED YOU SO Ivory Joe Hunter (M-G-M 10663) | — | 4 | |
| 9 | STACK-A’LEE (pts. 1 & 2) Archibald & Orchestra (Imperial 5068) | 6 | 7 | |
| 10 | REPENTANCE BLUES Charles Brown & Band (Aladdin 3060) | 8 | 3 | |
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