| The CASH BOX R&B Charts | ||||
| Week ending MAY 26, 1951 | ||||
| HOT IN HARLEM | ||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | HOW HIGH THE MOON Les Paul & Mary Ford (Capitol 1451) | 1 | 7 | |
| 2 | TOO YOUNG Nat “King” Cole (Capitol 1449) | 2 | 5 | |
| 3 | I APOLOGIZE Billy Eckstine (M-G-M 10903) | 4 | 12 | |
| 4 | SIXTY MINUTE MAN Dominoes (Federal 12022) | 8 | 2 | |
| 5 | PLEASE SEND ME SOMEONE TO LOVE Percy Mayfield & Orchestra (Specialty 375) | 3 | 26 | |
| 6 | I’LL WAIT FOR YOU Ruth Brown with Budd Johnson’s Orchestra (Atlantic 930) | 7 | 2 | |
| 7 | I WON’T CRY ANYMORE Dinah Washington (Mercury 8211) | — | 1 | |
| 8 | BLACK NIGHT Charles Brown & Band (Aladdin 3076) | 6 | 12 | |
| 9 | COOL WATER Four Tunes (RCA Victor 47-3967) | 10 | 4 | |
| 10 | ROCK LITTLE DADDY Eunice Davis with Freddie Mitchell Orchestra (Derby 752) | 5 | 19 | |
| HOT ON CHICAGO’S SOUTH SIDE | ||||
| 1 | HOW HIGH THE MOON Les Paul & Mary Ford (Capitol 1451) | 1 | 5 | |
| 2 | I APOLOGIZE Billy Eckstine (M-G-M 10903) | 2 | 8 | |
| 3 | ROCKET “88” Jackie Brenston & Delta Cats (Chess 1458) | 5 | 4 | |
| 4 | BLACK NIGHT Charles Brown & Band (Aladdin 3076) | 3 | 13 | |
| 5 | WHAT WILL I TELL MY HEART Al Hibbler & Orchestra (Chess 1455) | 4 | 12 | |
| 6 | DO SOMETHING FOR ME Dominoes (Federal 12001) | 6 | 2 | |
| 7 | DON’T TAKE YOUR LOVE FROM ME Joe Morris & Orchestra featuring Laurie Tate (Atlantic 923) | 7 | 5 | |
| 8 | KOREA BLUES J.B. & Bayou Boys (Chess 1449) | 8 | 14 | |
| 9 | CHICA BOO Lloyd Glenn (Swing Time 254) | — | 1 | |
| 10 | TOO YOUNG Nat “King” Cole (Capitol 1449) | 9 | 3 | |
| HOT IN NEW ORLEANS | ||||
| 1 | DO SOMETHING FOR ME Dominoes (Federal 12001) | 1 | 8 | |
| 2 | ROCKET “88” Jackie Brenston & Delta Cats (Chess 1458) | 2 | 6 | |
| 3 | TOO YOUNG Nat “King” Cole (Capitol 1449) | 4 | 5 | |
| 4 | CHICA BOO Lloyd Glenn (Swing Time 254) | 3 | 7 | |
| 5 | BLUE AND LONESOME King Perry & Pied Pipers (Specialty 398) | 10 | 2 | |
| 6 | BABY LET ME HOLD YOUR HAND Ray Charles Trio (Swing Time 250) | 6 | 9 | |
| 7 | DON’T YOU LIE TO ME Fats Domino & Orchestra (Imperial 5123) | 8 | 2 | |
| 8 | KEEP YOUR HANDS ON YOUR HEART Billy Wright & Orchestra (Savoy 776) | 5 | 8 | |
| 9 | STACKED DECK Billy Wright (Savoy 781) | — | 1 | |
| 10 | WEAK MINDED BLUES Louis Jordan & Tympany Five (Decca 27547) | — | 1 | |
| HOT IN DALLAS | ||||
| 1 | KOREA BLUES J.B. & Bayou Boys (Chess 1449) | 1 | 8 | |
| 2 | ROCKET “88” Jackie Brenston & Delta Cats (Chess 1458) | 2 | 4 | |
| 3 | TEND TO YOUR BUSINESS James Waynes (Sittin’ In With 588) | 3 | 5 | |
| 4 | ROCKIN’ AND ROLLIN’ Lil’ Son Jackson (Imperial 5113) | 6 | 12 | |
| 5 | THE WORLD IS IN A TANGLE Jimmy Rogers with Rocking Four (Chess 1453) | 7 | 3 | |
| 6 | THE NUMBER’S BLUES Roy Milton & Solid Senders (Specialty 403) | — | 1 | |
| 7 | LOST LOVE Percy Mayfield & Orchestra (Specialty 390) | 4 | 15 | |
| 8 | BABY LET ME HOLD YOUR HAND Ray Charles Trio (Swing Time 250) | 5 | 13 | |
| 9 | DON’T TAKE YOUR LOVE FROM ME Joe Morris & Orchestra featuring Laurie Tate (Atlantic 923) | 8 | 12 | |
| 10 | LONG DISTANCE CALL Muddy Waters (Chess 1452) | 9 | 7 | |
| HOT IN LOS ANGELES | ||||
| 1 | CHICA BOO Lloyd Glenn (Swing Time 254) | 1 | 7 | |
| 2 | I’D RATHER DRINK MUDDY WATER (And Sleep In A Hollow Log) Grant Jones with Brown’s Blues Blowers (Decca 48192) | 5 | 3 | |
| 3 | ROCKET “88” Jackie Brenston & Delta Cats (Chess 1458) | 6 | 2 | |
| 4 | TENNESSEE WALTZ BLUES Stick McGhee & Buddies (Atlantic 926) | 2 | 3 | |
| 5 | ALL THAT WINE IS GONE Jay McNeeley & Orchestra (Imperial 5115) | 3 | 7 | |
| 6 | I APOLOGIZE Billy Eckstine (M-G-M 10903) | 7 | 4 | |
| 7 | WHAT WILL I TELL MY HEART Al Hibbler & Orchestra (Chess 1455) | 4 | 7 | |
| 8 | DON’T YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU Clovers (Atlantic 934) | 9 | 2 | |
| 9 | BLACK NIGHT Charles Brown & Band (Aladdin 3076) | 8 | 15 | |
| 10 | PRETTY EYED BABY Jo Stafford & Frankie Laine (Columbia 39388) | — | 1 | |
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