| The CASH BOX R&B Charts | ||||
| Week ending MAY 5, 1951 | ||||
| HOT IN HARLEM | ||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | PLEASE SEND ME SOMEONE TO LOVE Percy Mayfield & Orchestra (Specialty 375) | 1 | 23 | |
| 2 | ROCK LITTLE DADDY Eunice Davis with Freddie Mitchell Orchestra (Derby 752) | 2 | 16 | |
| 3 | HOW HIGH THE MOON Les Paul & Mary Ford (Capitol 1451) | 4 | 4 | |
| 4 | I APOLOGIZE Billy Eckstine (M-G-M 10903) | 3 | 9 | |
| 5 | TOO YOUNG Nat “King” Cole (Capitol 1449) | 10 | 2 | |
| 6 | BLACK NIGHT Charles Brown & Band (Aladdin 3076) | 5 | 9 | |
| 7 | LITTLE RED ROOSTER Margie Day with Griffin Brothers Orchestra (Dot 1019) | 7 | 11 | |
| 8 | COOL WATER Four Tunes (RCA Victor 47-3967) | — | 1 | |
| 9 | I WILL WAIT Four Buddies (Savoy 769) | 8 | 14 | |
| 10 | HOPEFULLY YOURS Larks (Apollo 1180) | — | 1 | |
| HOT ON CHICAGO’S SOUTH SIDE | ||||
| 1 | I APOLOGIZE Billy Eckstine (M-G-M 10903) | 3 | 5 | |
| 2 | HOW HIGH THE MOON Les Paul & Mary Ford (Capitol 1451) | 5 | 2 | |
| 3 | BLACK NIGHT Charles Brown & Band (Aladdin 3076) | 1 | 10 | |
| 4 | WHAT WILL I TELL MY HEART Al Hibbler & Orchestra (Chess 1455) | 2 | 9 | |
| 5 | GEE BABY Johnny Otis Orchestra (Savoy 777) | 4 | 4 | |
| 6 | BABY LET ME HOLD YOUR HAND Ray Charles Trio (Swing Time 250) | 6 | 4 | |
| 7 | KOREA BLUES J.B. & Bayou Boys (Chess 1449) | 7 | 11 | |
| 8 | TEND TO YOUR BUSINESS James Waynes (Sittin’ In With 588) | 8 | 2 | |
| 9 | ROCKET “88” Jackie Brenston & Delta Cats (Chess 1458) | — | 1 | |
| 10 | DON’T TAKE YOUR LOVE FROM ME Joe Morris & Orchestra featuring Laurie Tate (Atlantic 923) | 9 | 3 | |
| HOT IN NEW ORLEANS | ||||
| 1 | CHICA BOO Lloyd Glenn (Swing Time 254) | 1 | 4 | |
| 2 | ROCKET “88” Jackie Brenston & Delta Cats (Chess 1458) | 5 | 3 | |
| 3 | GEE BABY Johnny Otis Orchestra (Savoy 777) | 4 | 2 | |
| 4 | I APOLOGIZE Billy Eckstine (M-G-M 10903) | 2 | 7 | |
| 5 | TOO YOUNG Nat “King” Cole (Capitol 1449) | 8 | 2 | |
| 6 | DO SOMETHING FOR ME Dominoes (Federal 12001) | 7 | 5 | |
| 7 | KEEP YOUR HANDS ON YOUR HEART Billy Wright & Orchestra (Savoy 776) | — | 5 | |
| 8 | LITTLE RED ROOSTER Margie Day with Griffin Brothers Orchestra (Dot 1019) | 6 | 9 | |
| 9 | BABY LET ME HOLD YOUR HAND Ray Charles Trio (Swing Time 250) | 10 | 6 | |
| 10 | LET’S ROCK A WHILE Amos Milburn & Aladdin Chickenshackers (Aladdin 3080) | — | 2 | |
| HOT IN DALLAS | ||||
| 1 | KOREA BLUES J.B. & Bayou Boys (Chess 1449) | 1 | 5 | |
| 2 | BLACK NIGHT Charles Brown & Band (Aladdin 3076) | 3 | 12 | |
| 3 | DON’T TAKE YOUR LOVE FROM ME Joe Morris & Orchestra featuring Laurie Tate (Atlantic 923) | 2 | 9 | |
| 4 | LOST LOVE Percy Mayfield & Orchestra (Specialty 390) | 7 | 12 | |
| 5 | LONG DISTANCE CALL Muddy Waters (Chess 1452) | 4 | 4 | |
| 6 | ROCKIN’ AND ROLLIN’ Lil’ Son Jackson (Imperial 5113) | 5 | 9 | |
| 7 | ROCKET “88” Jackie Brenston & Delta Cats (Chess 1458) | — | 1 | |
| 8 | TENNESSEE WALTZ BLUES Stick McGhee & Buddies (Atlantic 926) | — | 2 | |
| 9 | BABY LET ME HOLD YOUR HAND Ray Charles Trio (Swing Time 250) | 6 | 10 | |
| 10 | TEND TO YOUR BUSINESS James Waynes (Sittin’ In With 588) | 8 | 2 | |
| HOT IN LOS ANGELES | ||||
| 1 | BLACK NIGHT Charles Brown & Band (Aladdin 3076) | 3 | 12 | |
| 2 | WHAT WILL I TELL MY HEART Al Hibbler & Orchestra (Chess 1455) | 1 | 4 | |
| 3 | ALL THAT WINE IS GONE Jay McNeeley & Orchestra (Imperial 5115) | 4 | 4 | |
| 4 | CHICA BOO Lloyd Glenn (Swing Time 254) | 10 | 4 | |
| 5 | I’LL WAIT FOR YOU Ruth Brown with Budd Johnson’s Orchestra (Atlantic 930) | 2 | 7 | |
| 6 | GOOD MAN BLUES Roy Brown & Mighty-Mighty Men (DeLuxe 3312) | 5 | 5 | |
| 7 | DOLPHIN STREET BOOGIE Red Callender Sextette (Recorded In Hollywood 141) | — | 10 | |
| 8 | GEE BABY Johnny Otis Orchestra (Savoy 777) | 6 | 7 | |
| 9 | BABY LET ME HOLD YOUR HAND Ray Charles Trio (Swing Time 250) | 8 | 10 | |
| 10 | ONCE IN LOVE BLUES Jimmy Grissom with Red Callender Sextette (Recorded In Hollywood 149) | 9 | 4 | |
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