| The CASH BOX R&B Charts | ||||
| Week ending JANUARY 27, 1951 | ||||
| HOT IN HARLEM | ||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | THE TENNESEE WALTZ Patti Page (Mercury 5534) | 1 | 10 | |
| 2 | PLEASE SEND ME SOMEONE TO LOVE Percy Mayfield & Orchestra (Specialty 375) | 2 | 9 | |
| 3 | BAD, BAD WHISKEY Amos Milburn & Aladdin Chickenshackers (Aladdin 3068) | 4 | 8 | |
| 4 | TEARDROPS FROM MY EYES Ruth Brown with Budd Johnson’s Orchestra (Atlantic 919) | 3 | 18 | |
| 5 | ANYTIME, ANY PLACE, ANYWHERE Joe Morris & Orchestra featuring Laurie Tate (Atlantic 914) | 7 | 14 | |
| 6 | OH BABE! Larry Darnell (Regal 3298) Jimmy Preston & Orchestra with Burnetta Evans (Derby 748) | 5 | 8 6 | |
| 7 | ROCK LITTLE DADDY Eunice Davis with Freddie Mitchell Orchestra (Derby 752) | 10 | 2 | |
| 8 | 5 VOCALES Y 1 MAMBO Damiron (Landia 5019) | — | 1 | |
| 9 | LITTLE RED ROOSTER Margie Day with Griffin Brothers Orchestra (Dot 1019) | — | 1 | |
| 10 | MILLION DOLLAR SECRET Helen Humes (Modern 779) | 6 | 12 | |
| HOT ON CHICAGO’S SOUTH SIDE | ||||
| 1 | THE TENNESEE WALTZ Patti Page (Mercury 5534) | 5 | 4 | |
| 2 | PLEASE SEND ME SOMEONE TO LOVE Percy Mayfield & Orchestra (Specialty 375) | 2 | 13 | |
| 3 | TEARDROPS FROM MY EYES Ruth Brown with Budd Johnson’s Orchestra (Atlantic 919) | 1 | 10 | |
| 4 | BAD, BAD WHISKEY Amos Milburn & Aladdin Chickenshackers (Aladdin 3068) | 4 | 5 | |
| 5 | OLD TIME SHUFFLE BLUES Lloyd Glenn with Th’ Fulson Unit (Swing Time 237) | 3 | 10 | |
| 6 | ANYTIME, ANY PLACE, ANYWHERE Joe Morris & Orchestra featuring Laurie Tate (Atlantic 914) | 6 | 12 | |
| 7 | ONCE THERE LIVED A FOOL Jimmy Grissom (Recorded In Hollywood 143) | 8 | 4 | |
| 8 | ROCKIN’ BLUES Johnny Otis Orchestra with Mel Walker (Savoy 766) | — | 1 | |
| 9 | EVERY NIGHT ABOUT THIS TIME Fats Domino (Imperial 5099) | 9 | 2 | |
| 10 | TELEPHONE BLUES Floyd Dixon & Johnny Moore with Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers featuring Oscar Moore (Aladdin 3075) | — | 1 | |
| HOT IN NEW ORLEANS | ||||
| 1 | THE TENNESEE WALTZ Patti Page (Mercury 5534) | 1 | 4 | |
| 2 | TEARDROPS FROM MY EYES Ruth Brown with Budd Johnson’s Orchestra (Atlantic 919) | 2 | 7 | |
| 3 | BAD, BAD WHISKEY Amos Milburn & Aladdin Chickenshackers (Aladdin 3068) | 3 | 5 | |
| 4 | TELEPHONE BLUES Floyd Dixon & Johnny Moore with Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers featuring Oscar Moore (Aladdin 3075) | 4 | 5 | |
| 5 | PLEASE SEND ME SOMEONE TO LOVE Percy Mayfield & Orchestra (Specialty 375) | 5 | 8 | |
| 6 | BACK-BREAKING BLUES Joe Turner & Band (Aladdin 3070) | 6 | 3 | |
| 7 | ROCKIN’ BLUES Johnny Otis Orchestra with Mel Walker (Savoy 766) | 7 | 2 | |
| 8 | I CRY Buddy Johnson & Orchestra (Decca 27330) | 8 | 2 | |
| 9 | ANYTIME, ANY PLACE, ANYWHERE Joe Morris & Orchestra featuring Laurie Tate (Atlantic 914) | 9 | 4 | |
| 10 | CRYIN’ TO MYSELF Cecil Gant (Dot 1016) | 10 | 3 | |
| HOT IN DETROIT | ||||
| 1 | THE TENNESEE WALTZ Patti Page (Mercury 5534) | 1 | 4 | |
| 2 | PLEASE SEND ME SOMEONE TO LOVE Percy Mayfield & Orchestra (Specialty 375) | 2 | 9 | |
| 3 | TEARDROPS FROM MY EYES Ruth Brown with Budd Johnson’s Orchestra (Atlantic 919) | 4 | 7 | |
| 4 | BAD, BAD WHISKEY Amos Milburn & Aladdin Chickenshackers (Aladdin 3068) | 3 | 7 | |
| 5 | TELEPHONE BLUES Floyd Dixon & Johnny Moore with Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers featuring Oscar Moore (Aladdin 3075) | 5 | 6 | |
| 6 | ANYTIME, ANY PLACE, ANYWHERE Joe Morris & Orchestra featuring Laurie Tate (Atlantic 914) | 7 | 12 | |
| 7 | ROCKIN’ BLUES Johnny Otis Orchestra with Mel Walker (Savoy 766) | 8 | 2 | |
| 8 | ONCE THERE LIVED A FOOL Jimmy Grissom (Recorded In Hollywood 143) | — | 1 | |
| 9 | THE NEARNESS OF YOU Sarah Vaughan (Columbia 39071) | 6 | 3 | |
| 10 | OLD TIME SHUFFLE BLUES Lloyd Glenn with Th’ Fulson Unit (Swing Time 237) | 10 | 8 | |
| HOT IN LOS ANGELES | ||||
| 1 | ONCE THERE LIVED A FOOL Jimmy Grissom (Recorded In Hollywood 143) | 1 | 7 | |
| 2 | TEARDROPS FROM MY EYES Ruth Brown with Budd Johnson’s Orchestra (Atlantic 919) | 2 | 10 | |
| 3 | BAD, BAD WHISKEY Amos Milburn & Aladdin Chickenshackers (Aladdin 3068) | 3 | 11 | |
| 4 | THE TENNESEE WALTZ Patti Page (Mercury 5534) Erskine Hawkins & Orchestra (Coral 60313) | 4 | 4 2 | |
| 5 | ROCKIN’ BLUES Johnny Otis Orchestra with Mel Walker (Savoy 766) | 5 | 5 | |
| 6 | PLEASE SEND ME SOMEONE TO LOVE Percy Mayfield & Orchestra (Specialty 375) | 6 | 18 | |
| 7 | DO SOMETHING FOR ME Dominoes (Federal 12001) | 7 | 2 | |
| 8 | OLD TIME SHUFFLE BLUES Lloyd Glenn with Th’ Fulson Unit (Swing Time 237) | 8 | 7 | |
| 9 | EVERY NIGHT ABOUT THIS TIME Fats Domino (Imperial 5099) | 9 | 16 | |
| 10 | STREET WALKIN’ DADDY Margie Day with Griffin Brothers (Dot 1010) | 10 | 3 | |
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