| The CASH BOX R&B Charts | ||||
| Week ending APRIL 28, 1951 | ||||
| HOT IN HARLEM | ||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | PLEASE SEND ME SOMEONE TO LOVE Percy Mayfield & Orchestra (Specialty 375) | 1 | 22 | |
| 2 | ROCK LITTLE DADDY Eunice Davis with Freddie Mitchell Orchestra (Derby 752) | 2 | 15 | |
| 3 | I APOLOGIZE Billy Eckstine (M-G-M 10903) | 4 | 8 | |
| 4 | HOW HIGH THE MOON Les Paul & Mary Ford (Capitol 1451) | 8 | 3 | |
| 5 | BLACK NIGHT Charles Brown & Band (Aladdin 3076) | 3 | 8 | |
| 6 | TEND TO YOUR BUSINESS James Waynes (Sittin’ In With 588) | 7 | 5 | |
| 7 | LITTLE RED ROOSTER Margie Day with Griffin Brothers Orchestra (Dot 1019) | 5 | 10 | |
| 8 | I WILL WAIT Four Buddies (Savoy 769) | 6 | 13 | |
| 9 | LOST LOVE Percy Mayfield & Orchestra (Specialty 390) | 10 | 7 | |
| 10 | TOO YOUNG Nat “King” Cole (Capitol 1449) | — | 1 | |
| HOT ON CHICAGO’S SOUTH SIDE | ||||
| 1 | BLACK NIGHT Charles Brown & Band (Aladdin 3076) | 1 | 9 | |
| 2 | WHAT WILL I TELL MY HEART Al Hibbler & Orchestra (Chess 1455) | 2 | 8 | |
| 3 | I APOLOGIZE Billy Eckstine (M-G-M 10903) | 3 | 4 | |
| 4 | GEE BABY Johnny Otis Orchestra (Savoy 777) | 5 | 3 | |
| 5 | HOW HIGH THE MOON Les Paul & Mary Ford (Capitol 1451) | — | 1 | |
| 6 | BABY LET ME HOLD YOUR HAND Ray Charles Trio (Swing Time 250) | 6 | 3 | |
| 7 | KOREA BLUES J.B. & Bayou Boys (Chess 1449) | 8 | 10 | |
| 8 | TEND TO YOUR BUSINESS James Waynes (Sittin’ In With 588) | — | 1 | |
| 9 | DON’T TAKE YOUR LOVE FROM ME Joe Morris & Orchestra featuring Laurie Tate (Atlantic 923) | 10 | 2 | |
| 10 | JET Nat “King” Cole with Ray Charles Singers (Capitol 1365) | 4 | 6 | |
| HOT IN NEW ORLEANS | ||||
| 1 | CHICA BOO Lloyd Glenn (Swing Time 254) | 6 | 3 | |
| 2 | I APOLOGIZE Billy Eckstine (M-G-M 10903) | 4 | 6 | |
| 3 | BLACK NIGHT Charles Brown & Band (Aladdin 3076) | 1 | 10 | |
| 4 | GEE BABY Johnny Otis Orchestra (Savoy 777) | — | 1 | |
| 5 | ROCKET “88” Jackie Brenston & Delta Cats (Chess 1458) | 9 | 2 | |
| 6 | LITTLE RED ROOSTER Margie Day with Griffin Brothers Orchestra (Dot 1019) | 3 | 8 | |
| 7 | DO SOMETHING FOR ME Dominoes (Federal 12001) | 2 | 4 | |
| 8 | TOO YOUNG Nat “King” Cole (Capitol 1449) | — | 1 | |
| 9 | ROCKIN’ BLUES Johnny Otis Orchestra with Mel Walker (Savoy 766) | — | 12 | |
| 10 | BABY LET ME HOLD YOUR HAND Ray Charles Trio (Swing Time 250) | 8 | 5 | |
| HOT IN DALLAS | ||||
| 1 | KOREA BLUES J.B. & Bayou Boys (Chess 1449) | 6 | 4 | |
| 2 | DON’T TAKE YOUR LOVE FROM ME Joe Morris & Orchestra featuring Laurie Tate (Atlantic 923) | 2 | 8 | |
| 3 | BLACK NIGHT Charles Brown & Band (Aladdin 3076) | 1 | 11 | |
| 4 | LONG DISTANCE CALL Muddy Waters (Chess 1452) | 7 | 3 | |
| 5 | ROCKIN’ AND ROLLIN’ Lil’ Son Jackson (Imperial 5113) | 3 | 8 | |
| 6 | BABY LET ME HOLD YOUR HAND Ray Charles Trio (Swing Time 250) | — | 9 | |
| 7 | LOST LOVE Percy Mayfield & Orchestra (Specialty 390) | 4 | 11 | |
| 8 | TEND TO YOUR BUSINESS James Waynes (Sittin’ In With 588) | — | 1 | |
| 9 | GEE BABY Johnny Otis Orchestra (Savoy 777) | 8 | 8 | |
| 10 | CHEW TOBACCO RAG Lucky Millinder & Orchestra (King 4449) | — | 1 | |
| HOT IN LOS ANGELES | ||||
| 1 | WHAT WILL I TELL MY HEART Al Hibbler & Orchestra (Chess 1455) | 3 | 3 | |
| 2 | I’LL WAIT FOR YOU Ruth Brown with Budd Johnson’s Orchestra (Atlantic 930) | 1 | 6 | |
| 3 | BLACK NIGHT Charles Brown & Band (Aladdin 3076) | 2 | 11 | |
| 4 | ALL THAT WINE IS GONE Jay McNeeley & Orchestra (Imperial 5115) | 5 | 3 | |
| 5 | GOOD MAN BLUES Roy Brown & Mighty-Mighty Men (DeLuxe 3312) | 7 | 4 | |
| 6 | GEE BABY Johnny Otis Orchestra (Savoy 777) | 4 | 6 | |
| 7 | HARBOR LIGHTS Dominoes (Federal 12010) | 6 | 2 | |
| 8 | BABY LET ME HOLD YOUR HAND Ray Charles Trio (Swing Time 250) | 9 | 9 | |
| 9 | ONCE IN LOVE BLUES Jimmy Grissom with Red Callender Sextette (Recorded In Hollywood 149) | 10 | 3 | |
| 10 | CHICA BOO Lloyd Glenn (Swing Time 254) | — | 3 | |
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