| The CASH BOX R&B Charts | ||||
| Week ending NOVEMBER 18, 1950 | ||||
| HOT IN HARLEM | ||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | TEARDROPS FROM MY EYES Ruth Brown with Budd Johnson’s Orchestra (Atlantic 919) | 1 | 8 | |
| 2 | ANYTIME, ANY PLACE, ANYWHERE Joe Morris & Orchestra featuring Laurie Tate (Atlantic 914) | 2 | 4 | |
| 3 | I LOVE YOU MY DARLIN’ Joe Fritz (Sittin’ In With 559) | 5 | 14 | |
| 4 | BLUE SHADOWS Lowell Fulson featuring Lloyd Glenn (Swing Time 226) | 3 | 4 | |
| 5 | ANABACOA Chapuseaux Y Damiron (Landia 5001) | 9 | 2 | |
| 6 | I’LL NEVER BE FREE Dinah Washington with Teddy Stewart’s Orchestra (Mercury 8187) | 7 | 8 | |
| 7 | HARD LUCK BLUES Roy Brown & Mighty-Mighty Men (DeLuxe 3304) | 4 | 5 | |
| 8 | HARBOR LIGHTS Dinah Washington with Jimmy Carroll’s Orchestra (Mercury 5488) | — | 5 | |
| 9 | PERDIDO Sarah Vaughan (Columbia 39001) | — | 1 | |
| 10 | MILLION DOLLAR SECRET Helen Humes (Modern 779) | 6 | 5 | |
| HOT ON CHICAGO’S SOUTH SIDE | ||||
| 1 | BLUE LIGHT BOOGIE (pts. 1 & 2) Louis Jordan & Tympany Five (Decca 27114) | 1 | 8 | |
| 2 | BLUE SHADOWS Lowell Fulson featuring Lloyd Glenn (Swing Time 226) | 3 | 8 | |
| 3 | PLEASE SEND ME SOMEONE TO LOVE Percy Mayfield & Orchestra (Specialty 375) | 6 | 3 | |
| 4 | AFTER HOURS Bobby Smith & Orchestra (Apollo 804) | 4 | 13 | |
| 5 | I LOVE YOU MY DARLIN’ Joe Fritz (Sittin’ In With 559) | 5 | 5 | |
| 6 | MILLION DOLLAR SECRET Helen Humes (Modern 779) | 8 | 2 | |
| 7 | BOOGIE RAMBLER Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown & Orchestra (Peacock 1508) | 2 | 7 | |
| 8 | ANYTIME, ANY PLACE, ANYWHERE Joe Morris & Orchestra featuring Laurie Tate (Atlantic 914) | 10 | 2 | |
| 9 | LOVE DON’T LOVE NOBODY Roy Brown & Mighty-Mighty Men (DeLuxe 3306) | 9 | 2 | |
| 10 | HARBOR LIGHTS Dinah Washington with Jimmy Carroll’s Orchestra (Mercury 5488) | 7 | 3 | |
| HOT IN NEW ORLEANS | ||||
| 1 | ALABAMA BLUES Elmore Nixon with Henry Hayes & Four Kings (Peacock 1537) | 1 | 4 | |
| 2 | OLD TIME SHUFFLE BLUES Lloyd Glenn with Th’ Fulson Unit (Swing Time 237) | 6 | 2 | |
| 3 | EVERY NIGHT ABOUT THIS TIME Fats Domino (Imperial 5099) | 2 | 5 | |
| 4 | EVERYBODY’S SOMEBODY’S FOOL Lionel Hampton & Orchestra (Decca 27176) | 4 | 7 | |
| 5 | BLUE SHADOWS Lowell Fulson featuring Lloyd Glenn (Swing Time 226) | 3 | 15 | |
| 6 | DIRTY PEOPLE Smiley Lewis & Sextet (Imperial 5102) | 8 | 2 | |
| 7 | BESAME MUCHO (Kiss Me Much) Ray-O-Vacs (Decca 48162) | — | 2 | |
| 8 | LATE IN THE EVENING BLUES Ray Charles (Swing Time 228) | 5 | 5 | |
| 9 | OUR FATHER (Which Art In Heaven) Five Blind Boys (Peacock 1550) | 9 | 2 | |
| 10 | SAD FEELING Roy Milton & Solid Senders (Specialty 372) | 7 | 5 | |
| HOT IN DETROIT | ||||
| 1 | I NEED YOU SO Ivory Joe Hunter (M-G-M 10663) | 1 | 19 | |
| 2 | I LOVE YOU MY DARLIN’ Joe Fritz (Sittin’ In With 559) | 2 | 12 | |
| 3 | BLUE SHADOWS Lowell Fulson featuring Lloyd Glenn (Swing Time 226) | 3 | 15 | |
| 4 | STREET WALKIN’ DADDY Margie Day with Griffin Brothers (Dot 1010) | 4 | 5 | |
| 5 | MILLION DOLLAR SECRET Helen Humes (Modern 779) | 5 | 5 | |
| 6 | ANYTIME, ANY PLACE, ANYWHERE Joe Morris & Orchestra featuring Laurie Tate (Atlantic 914) | 6 | 2 | |
| 7 | EVERYBODY’S SOMEBODY’S FOOL Lionel Hampton & Orchestra (Decca 27176) | 7 | 2 | |
| 8 | HARD LUCK BLUES Roy Brown & Mighty-Mighty Men (DeLuxe 3304) | 8 | 12 | |
| 9 | BLUE LIGHT BOOGIE (pts. 1 & 2) Louis Jordan & Tympany Five (Decca 27114) | 9 | 5 | |
| 10 | EVERY NIGHT ABOUT THIS TIME Fats Domino (Imperial 5099) | 10 | 2 | |
| HOT IN LOS ANGELES | ||||
| 1 | PLEASE SEND ME SOMEONE TO LOVE Percy Mayfield & Orchestra (Specialty 375) | 1 | 8 | |
| 2 | MILLION DOLLAR SECRET Helen Humes (Modern 779) | 2 | 6 | |
| 3 | EVERY NIGHT ABOUT THIS TIME Fats Domino (Imperial 5099) | 3 | 6 | |
| 4 | ANYTIME, ANY PLACE, ANYWHERE Joe Morris & Orchestra featuring Laurie Tate (Atlantic 914) | 4 | 7 | |
| 5 | BLUE SHADOWS Lowell Fulson featuring Lloyd Glenn (Swing Time 226) | 5 | 13 | |
| 6 | I’M GOING TO TELL MY MAMA Amos Milburn & Aladdin Chickenshackers (Aladdin 3068) | 7 | 2 | |
| 7 | WEDDING BOOGIE Johnny Otis’ Congregation featuring Little Esther, Mel Walker & Lee Graves (Savoy 764) | 8 | 4 | |
| 8 | OH BABE! Louis Prima & Keely Smith Orchestra (Robin Hood 101) | — | 1 | |
| 9 | SINNER’S PRAYER Lowell Fulson featuring Lloyd Glenn (Swing Time 237) | — | 1 | |
| 10 | EMPTY LIFE Mercy Dee (Imperial 5104) | — | 1 | |
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