| The CASH BOX R&B Charts | ||||
| Week ending MARCH 11, 1950 | ||||
| HOT IN HARLEM, N.Y. | ||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | DOUBLE CROSSING BLUES Johnny Otis Quintette (Savoy 731) | 2 | 5 | |
| 2 | RAG MOP Doc Sausage & Mad Lads (Regal 3251) Lionel Hampton & Orchestra (Decca 24855) | 1 | 6 5 | |
| 3 | I’VE BEEN A FOOL Shadows (Lee 200) | 3 | 6 | |
| 4 | FOR YOU MY LOVE Larry Darnell (Regal 3240) | 5 | 18 | |
| 5 | NO ROLLIN’ BLUES Jimmy Witherspoon (Modern 721) | 4 | 8 | |
| 6 | IS MY HEART WASTING TIME Orioles (Jubilee 5018) | 7 | 3 | |
| 7 | PUSH KA PEE SHEE PIE (The Saga Of Saga Boy) Louis Jordan & Tympany Five (Decca 24877) | 9 | 3 | |
| 8 | I ALMOST LOST MY MIND Ivory Joe Hunter (M-G-M 10578) | — | 2 | |
| 9 | BIG FINE GIRL Jimmy Witherspoon (Modern 721) | 6 | 5 | |
| 10 | INDIANA EXPRESS Freddie Mitchell Orchestra (Derby 725) | 8 | 11 | |
| HOT ON CHICAGO’S SOUTH SIDE | ||||
| 1 | RAG MOP Ames Brothers (Coral 60140) | 1 | 7 | |
| 2 | DOUBLE CROSSING BLUES Johnny Otis Quintette (Savoy 731) | 2 | 4 | |
| 3 | BIG FINE GIRL Jimmy Witherspoon (Modern 721) | 3 | 5 | |
| 4 | I DON’T HAVE TO RIDE NO MORE Ravens (National 9101) | 6 | 4 | |
| 5 | I ALMOST LOST MY MIND Ivory Joe Hunter (M-G-M 10578) | 8 | 10 | |
| 6 | CHATTANOOGIE SHOE SHINE BOY Red Foley (Decca 46205) | 5 | 3 | |
| 7 | SITTING BY THE WINDOW Billy Eckstine with Quartones (M-G-M 10602) | 7 | 3 | |
| 8 | IT ISN’T FAIR Bill Farrell (M-G-M 10637) | — | 1 | |
| 9 | TIMES ARE GETTING HARD Blues Rockers (Aristocrat 407) | 9 | 8 | |
| 10 | MY FOOLISH HEART Billy Eckstine (M-G-M 10623) | 4 | 1 | |
| HOT IN NEW ORLEANS | ||||
| 1 | DOUBLE CROSSING BLUES Johnny Otis Quintette (Savoy 731) | 2 | 6 | |
| 2 | INFORMATION BLUES Roy Milton & Solid Senders (Specialty 349) | — | 2 | |
| 3 | RAG MOP Lionel Hampton & Orchestra (Decca 24855) | 1 | 6 | |
| 4 | WHY DO THINGS HAPPEN TO ME Roy Hawkins (Modern 734) | 7 | 5 | |
| 5 | THE FAT MAN Fats Domino (Imperial 5058) | 4 | 7 | |
| 6 | I ALMOST LOST MY MIND Ivory Joe Hunter (M-G-M 10578) | — | 9 | |
| 7 | S. P. BLUES Ivory Joe Hunter (M-G-M 10618) | — | 1 | |
| 8 | I’VE BEEN A FOOL Shadows (Lee 200) | 8 | 7 | |
| 9 | 3 X 7 = 21 Jewel King (Imperial 5055) | 3 | 7 | |
| 10 | HOWLIN’ WOLF John Lee Hooker (Modern 730) | — | 1 | |
| HOT ON CENTRAL AVE. IN LOS ANGELES | ||||
| 1 | RAG MOP Lionel Hampton & Orchestra (Decca 24855) | — | 2 | |
| 2 | DOUBLE CROSSING BLUES Johnny Otis Quintette (Savoy 731) | 2 | 5 | |
| 3 | FOR YOU MY LOVE Larry Darnell (Regal 3240) | 3 | 11 | |
| 4 | WHY DO THINGS HAPPEN TO ME Roy Hawkins (Modern 734) | — | 1 | |
| 5 | WHAM-A-LAM Joe Thomas & Orchestra (King 4339) | — | 1 | |
| 6 | HUNGRY MAN Louis Jordan & Tympany Five (Decca 24877) | — | 1 | |
| 7 | NO ROLLIN’ BLUES Jimmy Witherspoon (Modern 721) | 4 | 14 | |
| 8 | JOHNSON RAG Amos Milburn & Aladdin Chicken-Shackers (Aladdin 3049) | — | 1 | |
| 9 | I ALMOST LOST MY MIND Ivory Joe Hunter (M-G-M 10578) | 7 | 2 | |
| 10 | I’LL GET ALONG SOMEHOW (pts. 1 & 2) Larry Darnell (Regal 3236) | 5 | 10 | |
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