| The CASH BOX R&B Charts | ||||
| Week ending JUNE 2, 1951 | ||||
| HOT IN HARLEM | ||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | HOW HIGH THE MOON Les Paul & Mary Ford (Capitol 1451) | 1 | 8 | |
| 2 | TOO YOUNG Nat “King” Cole (Capitol 1449) | 2 | 6 | |
| 3 | SIXTY MINUTE MAN Dominoes (Federal 12022) | 4 | 3 | |
| 4 | I APOLOGIZE Billy Eckstine (M-G-M 10903) | 3 | 13 | |
| 5 | PLEASE SEND ME SOMEONE TO LOVE Percy Mayfield & Orchestra (Specialty 375) | 5 | 27 | |
| 6 | I WON’T CRY ANYMORE Dinah Washington (Mercury 8211) | 7 | 2 | |
| 7 | I’LL WAIT FOR YOU Ruth Brown with Budd Johnson’s Orchestra (Atlantic 930) | 6 | 3 | |
| 8 | COOL WATER Four Tunes (RCA Victor 47-3967) | 9 | 5 | |
| 9 | BLACK NIGHT Charles Brown & Band (Aladdin 3076) | 8 | 13 | |
| 10 | HOPEFULLY YOURS Larks (Apollo 1180) | — | 4 | |
| HOT ON CHICAGO’S SOUTH SIDE | ||||
| 1 | HOW HIGH THE MOON Les Paul & Mary Ford (Capitol 1451) | 1 | 6 | |
| 2 | I APOLOGIZE Billy Eckstine (M-G-M 10903) | 2 | 9 | |
| 3 | ROCKET “88” Jackie Brenston & Delta Cats (Chess 1458) | 3 | 5 | |
| 4 | BLACK NIGHT Charles Brown & Band (Aladdin 3076) | 4 | 14 | |
| 5 | CHICA BOO Lloyd Glenn (Swing Time 254) | 9 | 2 | |
| 6 | DO SOMETHING FOR ME Dominoes (Federal 12001) | 6 | 3 | |
| 7 | DON’T TAKE YOUR LOVE FROM ME Joe Morris & Orchestra featuring Laurie Tate (Atlantic 923) | 7 | 6 | |
| 8 | WHAT WILL I TELL MY HEART Al Hibbler & Orchestra (Chess 1455) | 5 | 13 | |
| 9 | KOREA BLUES J.B. & Bayou Boys (Chess 1449) | 8 | 15 | |
| 10 | TOO YOUNG Nat “King” Cole (Capitol 1449) | 10 | 4 | |
| HOT IN NEW ORLEANS | ||||
| 1 | ROCKET “88” Jackie Brenston & Delta Cats (Chess 1458) | 2 | 7 | |
| 2 | BLUE AND LONESOME King Perry & Pied Pipers (Specialty 398) | 5 | 3 | |
| 3 | CHICA BOO Lloyd Glenn (Swing Time 254) | 4 | 8 | |
| 4 | DO SOMETHING FOR ME Dominoes (Federal 12001) | 1 | 9 | |
| 5 | TOO YOUNG Nat “King” Cole (Capitol 1449) | 3 | 6 | |
| 6 | STACKED DECK Billy Wright (Savoy 781) | 9 | 2 | |
| 7 | TRA-LA-LA Dave Bartholomew & Orchestra (Decca 48216) | — | 1 | |
| 8 | WEAK MINDED BLUES Louis Jordan & Tympany Five (Decca 27547) | 10 | 2 | |
| 9 | TEND TO YOUR BUSINESS James Waynes (Sittin’ In With 588) | — | 1 | |
| 10 | DON’T YOU LIE TO ME Fats Domino & Orchestra (Imperial 5123) | 7 | 3 | |
| HOT IN DALLAS | ||||
| 1 | ROCKET “88” Jackie Brenston & Delta Cats (Chess 1458) | 2 | 5 | |
| 2 | KOREA BLUES J.B. & Bayou Boys (Chess 1449) | 1 | 9 | |
| 3 | THE NUMBER’S BLUES Roy Milton & Solid Senders (Specialty 403) | 6 | 2 | |
| 4 | TEND TO YOUR BUSINESS James Waynes (Sittin’ In With 588) | 3 | 6 | |
| 5 | LOST LOVE Percy Mayfield & Orchestra (Specialty 390) | 7 | 16 | |
| 6 | ROCKIN’ AND ROLLIN’ Lil’ Son Jackson (Imperial 5113) | 4 | 13 | |
| 7 | DOUBLE TROUBLE BLUES Lowell Fulsom (Aladdin 3088) | — | 1 | |
| 8 | SIXTY MINUTE MAN Dominoes (Federal 12022) | — | 1 | |
| 9 | THE WORLD IS IN A TANGLE Jimmy Rogers with Rocking Four (Chess 1453) | 5 | 4 | |
| 10 | CHAINS OF LOVE Joe Turner with Vann “Piano Man” Walls & Orchestra (Atlantic 939) | — | 1 | |
| HOT IN LOS ANGELES | ||||
| 1 | ROCKET “88” Jackie Brenston & Delta Cats (Chess 1458) | 3 | 3 | |
| 2 | I’D RATHER DRINK MUDDY WATER (And Sleep In A Hollow Log) Grant Jones with Brown’s Blues Blowers (Decca 48192) | 2 | 4 | |
| 3 | CHICA BOO Lloyd Glenn (Swing Time 254) | 1 | 8 | |
| 4 | TENNESSEE WALTZ BLUES Stick McGhee & Buddies (Atlantic 926) | 4 | 4 | |
| 5 | ALL THAT WINE IS GONE Jay McNeeley & Orchestra (Imperial 5115) | 5 | 8 | |
| 6 | I APOLOGIZE Billy Eckstine (M-G-M 10903) | 6 | 5 | |
| 7 | SIXTY MINUTE MAN Dominoes (Federal 12022) | — | 2 | |
| 8 | WRONG WOMAN BLUES Roy Brown (DeLuxe 3313) | — | 1 | |
| 9 | BLACK NIGHT Charles Brown & Band (Aladdin 3076) | 9 | 16 | |
| 10 | DOLPHIN STREET BOOGIE Red Callender Sextette (Recorded In Hollywood 141) | — | 11 | |
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