| The CASH BOX R&B Charts | ||||
| Week ending FEBRUARY 17, 1951 | ||||
| HOT IN HARLEM | ||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | I WILL WAIT Four Buddies (Savoy 769) | 3 | 3 | |
| 2 | PLEASE SEND ME SOMEONE TO LOVE Percy Mayfield & Orchestra (Specialty 375) | 2 | 12 | |
| 3 | THE TENNESEE WALTZ Patti Page (Mercury 5534) | 1 | 13 | |
| 4 | BE MY LOVE Mario Lanza (RCA Victor Red Seal 10-1561 / 49-1353) | 9 | 2 | |
| 5 | BAD, BAD WHISKEY Amos Milburn & Aladdin Chickenshackers (Aladdin 3068) | 4 | 11 | |
| 6 | 5 VOCALES Y 1 MAMBO Damiron (Landia 5019) | 6 | 4 | |
| 7 | TEARDROPS FROM MY EYES Ruth Brown with Budd Johnson’s Orchestra (Atlantic 919) | 5 | 21 | |
| 8 | ROCK LITTLE DADDY Eunice Davis with Freddie Mitchell Orchestra (Derby 752) | 8 | 5 | |
| 9 | LITTLE RED ROOSTER Margie Day with Griffin Brothers Orchestra (Dot 1019) | 7 | 4 | |
| 10 | LOST LOVE Percy Mayfield & Orchestra (Specialty 390) | — | 1 | |
| HOT ON CHICAGO’S SOUTH SIDE | ||||
| 1 | PLEASE SEND ME SOMEONE TO LOVE Percy Mayfield & Orchestra (Specialty 375) | 1 | 16 | |
| 2 | BAD, BAD WHISKEY Amos Milburn & Aladdin Chickenshackers (Aladdin 3068) | 3 | 8 | |
| 3 | TEARDROPS FROM MY EYES Ruth Brown with Budd Johnson’s Orchestra (Atlantic 919) | 2 | 13 | |
| 4 | ONCE THERE LIVED A FOOL Jimmy Grissom (Recorded In Hollywood 143) | 6 | 7 | |
| 5 | THE TENNESEE WALTZ Patti Page (Mercury 5534) | 4 | 7 | |
| 6 | ROCKIN’ BLUES Johnny Otis Orchestra with Mel Walker (Savoy 766) | 7 | 4 | |
| 7 | TELEPHONE BLUES Floyd Dixon & Johnny Moore with Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers featuring Oscar Moore (Aladdin 3075) | 9 | 4 | |
| 8 | ANYTIME, ANY PLACE, ANYWHERE Joe Morris & Orchestra featuring Laurie Tate (Atlantic 914) | 8 | 15 | |
| 9 | OLD TIME SHUFFLE BLUES Lloyd Glenn with Th’ Fulson Unit (Swing Time 237) | 5 | 13 | |
| 10 | LITTLE RED ROOSTER Margie Day with Griffin Brothers Orchestra (Dot 1019) | — | 1 | |
| HOT IN NEW ORLEANS | ||||
| 1 | BAD, BAD WHISKEY Amos Milburn & Aladdin Chickenshackers (Aladdin 3068) | 2 | 8 | |
| 2 | THE TENNESEE WALTZ Patti Page (Mercury 5534) | 1 | 7 | |
| 3 | TELEPHONE BLUES Floyd Dixon & Johnny Moore with Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers featuring Oscar Moore (Aladdin 3075) | 4 | 8 | |
| 4 | ROCKIN’ BLUES Johnny Otis Orchestra with Mel Walker (Savoy 766) | 8 | 5 | |
| 5 | BACK-BREAKING BLUES Joe Turner & Band (Aladdin 3070) | 7 | 6 | |
| 6 | TEARDROPS FROM MY EYES Ruth Brown with Budd Johnson’s Orchestra (Atlantic 919) | 3 | 10 | |
| 7 | PLEASE SEND ME SOMEONE TO LOVE Percy Mayfield & Orchestra (Specialty 375) | 6 | 11 | |
| 8 | I CRY Buddy Johnson & Orchestra (Decca 27330) | 9 | 5 | |
| 9 | LOOKING FOR A WOMAN Jimmy McCracklin with Blues Blasters (Swing Time 260) | — | 1 | |
| 10 | OLD TIME SHUFFLE BLUES Lloyd Glenn with Th’ Fulson Unit (Swing Time 237) | 10 | 13 | |
| HOT IN DALLAS | ||||
| 1 | BLACK NIGHT Charles Brown & Band (Aladdin 3076) | — | 1 | |
| 2 | ROCKIN’ BLUES Johnny Otis Orchestra with Mel Walker (Savoy 766) | — | 1 | |
| 3 | TEARDROPS FROM MY EYES Ruth Brown with Budd Johnson’s Orchestra (Atlantic 919) | — | 1 | |
| 4 | LOST LOVE Percy Mayfield & Orchestra (Specialty 390) | — | 1 | |
| 5 | ROCK LITTLE DADDY Eunice Davis with Freddie Mitchell Orchestra (Derby 752) | — | 1 | |
| 6 | LITTLE RED ROOSTER Margie Day with Griffin Brothers Orchestra (Dot 1019) | — | 1 | |
| 7 | THE TENNESEE WALTZ Patti Page (Mercury 5534) | — | 1 | |
| 8 | ANYTIME, ANY PLACE, ANYWHERE Joe Morris & Orchestra featuring Laurie Tate (Atlantic 914) | — | 1 | |
| 9 | BAD, BAD WHISKEY Amos Milburn & Aladdin Chickenshackers (Aladdin 3068) | — | 1 | |
| 10 | I CRY Buddy Johnson & Orchestra (Decca 27330) | — | 1 | |
| HOT IN LOS ANGELES | ||||
| 1 | DO SOMETHING FOR ME Dominoes (Federal 12001) | 4 | 5 | |
| 2 | ONCE THERE LIVED A FOOL Jimmy Grissom (Recorded In Hollywood 143) | 2 | 10 | |
| 3 | TEARDROPS FROM MY EYES Ruth Brown with Budd Johnson’s Orchestra (Atlantic 919) | 5 | 13 | |
| 4 | BAD, BAD WHISKEY Amos Milburn & Aladdin Chickenshackers (Aladdin 3068) | 3 | 14 | |
| 5 | THE TENNESEE WALTZ Patti Page (Mercury 5534) | 1 | 7 | |
| 6 | ROCKIN’ BLUES Johnny Otis Orchestra with Mel Walker (Savoy 766) | 6 | 8 | |
| 7 | BLACK NIGHT Charles Brown & Band (Aladdin 3076) | — | 1 | |
| 8 | LITTLE RED ROOSTER Margie Day with Griffin Brothers Orchestra (Dot 1019) | — | 1 | |
| 9 | TELEPHONE BLUES Floyd Dixon & Johnny Moore with Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers featuring Oscar Moore (Aladdin 3075) | 8 | 8 | |
| 10 | PLEASE SEND ME SOMEONE TO LOVE Percy Mayfield & Orchestra (Specialty 375) | 7 | 21 | |
| NOTE: This week, Cash Box replaced Detroit with Dallas as one of the featured locations for its “Hot” R&B charts. |
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