| The CASH BOX R&B Charts | ||||
| Week ending FEBRUARY 25, 1950 | ||||
| HOT IN HARLEM, N.Y. | ||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | RAG MOP Doc Sausage & Mad Lads (Regal 3251) Lionel Hampton & Orchestra (Decca 24855) | 2 | 4 3 | |
| 2 | DOUBLE CROSSING BLUES Johnny Otis Quintette (Savoy 731) | 4 | 3 | |
| 3 | I’VE BEEN A FOOL Shadows (Lee 200) | 3 | 4 | |
| 4 | NO ROLLIN’ BLUES Jimmy Witherspoon (Modern 721) | 1 | 6 | |
| 5 | FOR YOU MY LOVE Larry Darnell (Regal 3240) | 7 | 16 | |
| 6 | BIG FINE GIRL Jimmy Witherspoon (Modern 721) | 5 | 3 | |
| 7 | IS MY HEART WASTING TIME Orioles (Jubilee 5018) | — | 1 | |
| 8 | INDIANA EXPRESS Freddie Mitchell Orchestra (Derby 725) | 9 | 9 | |
| 9 | PUSH KA PEE SHEE PIE (The Saga Of Saga Boy) Louis Jordan & Tympany Five (Decca 24877) | — | 1 | |
| 10 | I’M TIRED CRYING OVER YOU Buddy Johnson & Orchestra (Decca 24817) | — | 1 | |
| HOT ON CHICAGO’S SOUTH SIDE | ||||
| 1 | RAG MOP Ames Brothers (Coral 60140) Lionel Hampton & Orchestra (Decca 24855) | 3 | 5 2 | |
| 2 | I ALMOST LOST MY MIND Ivory Joe Hunter (M-G-M 10578) | 2 | 8 | |
| 3 | BIG FINE GIRL Jimmy Witherspoon (Modern 721) | 6 | 3 | |
| 4 | MY BUDDY Herb Lance (Sittin’ In With 544) | 5 | 4 | |
| 5 | TIMES ARE GETTING HARD Blues Rockers (Aristocrat 407) | 4 | 6 | |
| 6 | I DON’T HAVE TO RIDE NO MORE Ravens (National 9101) | 8 | 2 | |
| 7 | CHATTANOOGIE SHOE SHINE BOY Red Foley (Decca 46205) | — | 1 | |
| 8 | DOUBLE CROSSING BLUES Johnny Otis Quintette (Savoy 731) | 10 | 2 | |
| 9 | I’VE BEEN A FOOL Shadows (Lee 200) | — | 2 | |
| 10 | I QUIT MY PRETTY MAMA Ivory Joe Hunter (King 4326) | — | 7 | |
| HOT IN NEW ORLEANS | ||||
| 1 | RAG MOP Doc Sausage & Mad Lads (Regal 3251) Lionel Hampton & Orchestra (Decca 24855) | 3 | 3 4 | |
| 2 | DOUBLE CROSSING BLUES Johnny Otis Quintette (Savoy 731) | 4 | 4 | |
| 3 | 3 X 7 = 21 Jewel King (Imperial 5055) | 2 | 5 | |
| 4 | THE FAT MAN Fats Domino (Imperial 5058) | 1 | 5 | |
| 5 | CARNIVAL DAY Dave Bartholomew & Orchestra (Imperial 5064) | — | 1 | |
| 6 | MARDI GRAS Joe Lutcher & Orchestra (Modern 672) | — | 11 | |
| 7 | I’VE BEEN A FOOL Shadows (Lee 200) | 7 | 5 | |
| 8 | WHY DO THINGS HAPPEN TO ME Roy Hawkins (Modern 734) | 5 | 3 | |
| 9 | BLUES IN CUBA Eddie Williams & Brown Buddies (Supreme 1528) | — | 1 | |
| 10 | TIMES ARE GETTING HARD Blues Rockers (Aristocrat 407) | — | 1 | |
| HOT ON CENTRAL AVE. IN LOS ANGELES | ||||
| 1 | RAG MOP Joe Liggins & “Honeydrippers” (Specialty 350) | 9 | 2 | |
| 2 | DOUBLE CROSSING BLUES Johnny Otis Quintette (Savoy 731) | 6 | 3 | |
| 3 | FOR YOU MY LOVE Larry Darnell (Regal 3240) | 1 | 9 | |
| 4 | HEART TROUBLE BLUES Texas Slim (King 4329) | — | 3 | |
| 5 | INFORMATION BLUES Roy Milton & Solid Senders (Specialty 349) | 4 | 4 | |
| 6 | NO ROLLIN’ BLUES Jimmy Witherspoon (Modern 721) | 5 | 12 | |
| 7 | 3 X 7 = 21 Jewel King (Imperial 5055) | 8 | 4 | |
| 8 | I’M JUST A FOOL IN LOVE Amos Milburn & Aladdin Chicken-Shackers (Aladdin 3043) | — | 1 | |
| 9 | THE FAT MAN Fats Domino (Imperial 5058) | — | 1 | |
| 10 | YOUNG GIRL Flames (Selective 113) | — | 1 | |
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