| The CASH BOX R&B Charts | ||||
| Week ending FEBRUARY 18, 1950 | ||||
| HOT IN HARLEM, N.Y. | ||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | NO ROLLIN’ BLUES Jimmy Witherspoon (Modern 721) | 1 | 5 | |
| 2 | RAG MOP Doc Sausage & Mad Lads (Regal 3251) Lionel Hampton & Orchestra (Decca 24855) | 2 | 3 2 | |
| 3 | I’VE BEEN A FOOL Shadows (Lee 200) | 3 | 3 | |
| 4 | DOUBLE CROSSING BLUES Johnny Otis Quintette (Savoy 731) | 4 | 2 | |
| 5 | BIG FINE GIRL Jimmy Witherspoon (Modern 721) | 7 | 2 | |
| 6 | FORGIVE AND FORGET Orioles (Jubilee 5016) | 6 | 14 | |
| 7 | FOR YOU MY LOVE Larry Darnell (Regal 3240) | 5 | 15 | |
| 8 | I DON’T HAVE TO RIDE NO MORE Ravens (National 9101) | 9 | 3 | |
| 9 | INDIANA EXPRESS Freddie Mitchell Orchestra (Derby 725) | 8 | 8 | |
| 10 | WHIRLPOOL Cabineers with Bill McRae Orchestra (Abbey 3003) | 10 | 5 | |
| HOT ON CHICAGO’S SOUTH SIDE | ||||
| 1 | YOU’VE CHANGED Bill Farrell (M-G-M 10519) | 1 | 8 | |
| 2 | I ALMOST LOST MY MIND Ivory Joe Hunter (M-G-M 10578) | 2 | 7 | |
| 3 | RAG MOP Ames Brothers (Coral 60140) Lionel Hampton & Orchestra (Decca 24855) | 4 | 4 1 | |
| 4 | TIMES ARE GETTING HARD Blues Rockers (Aristocrat 407) | 5 | 5 | |
| 5 | MY BUDDY Herb Lance (Sittin’ In With 544) | 7 | 3 | |
| 6 | BIG FINE GIRL Jimmy Witherspoon (Modern 721) | 8 | 2 | |
| 7 | SITTING BY THE WINDOW Billy Eckstine with Quartones (M-G-M 10602) | — | 1 | |
| 8 | I DON’T HAVE TO RIDE NO MORE Ravens (National 9101) | — | 1 | |
| 9 | YOU’RE MY THRILL Billie Holiday (Decca 24796) | — | 1 | |
| 10 | DOUBLE CROSSING BLUES Johnny Otis Quintette (Savoy 731) | — | 1 | |
| HOT IN NEW ORLEANS | ||||
| 1 | THE FAT MAN Fats Domino (Imperial 5058) | 1 | 4 | |
| 2 | 3 X 7 = 21 Jewel King (Imperial 5055) | 4 | 4 | |
| 3 | RAG MOP Doc Sausage & Mad Lads (Regal 3251) Lionel Hampton & Orchestra (Decca 24855) | 3 | 2 3 | |
| 4 | DOUBLE CROSSING BLUES Johnny Otis Quintette (Savoy 731) | 2 | 3 | |
| 5 | WHY DO THINGS HAPPEN TO ME Roy Hawkins (Modern 734) | 5 | 2 | |
| 6 | I ALMOST LOST MY MIND Ivory Joe Hunter (M-G-M 10578) | 7 | 8 | |
| 7 | I’VE BEEN A FOOL Shadows (Lee 200) | 6 | 4 | |
| 8 | FORGIVE AND FORGET Orioles (Jubilee 5016) | — | 6 | |
| 9 | FOR YOU MY LOVE Larry Darnell (Regal 3240) | — | 13 | |
| 10 | INFORMATION BLUES Roy Milton & Solid Senders (Specialty 349) | — | 1 | |
| HOT ON CENTRAL AVE. IN LOS ANGELES | ||||
| 1 | FOR YOU MY LOVE Larry Darnell (Regal 3240) | 3 | 8 | |
| 2 | I’LL GET ALONG SOMEHOW (pts. 1 & 2) Doc Sausage & Mad Lads (Regal 3251) Lionel Hampton & Orchestra (Decca 24855) | 1 | 8 | |
| 3 | REAL PRETTY MAMA BLUES Amos Milburn & Aladdin Chicken-Shackers (Aladdin 3038) | 5 | 10 | |
| 4 | INFORMATION BLUES Roy Milton & Solid Senders (Specialty 349) | 4 | 3 | |
| 5 | NO ROLLIN’ BLUES Jimmy Witherspoon (Modern 721) | 6 | 11 | |
| 6 | DOUBLE CROSSING BLUES Johnny Otis Quintette (Savoy 731) | — | 2 | |
| 7 | I QUIT MY PRETTY MAMA Ivory Joe Hunter (King 4326) | — | 1 | |
| 8 | 3 X 7 = 21 Jewel King (Imperial 5055) | 10 | 3 | |
| 9 | RAG MOP Joe Liggins & “Honeydrippers” (Specialty 350) | — | 1 | |
| 10 | THE MOON IS RISIN’ Little Willie Littlefield (Modern 726) | 8 | 6 | |
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