| The CASH BOX R&B Charts | ||||
| Week ending SEPTEMBER 16, 1950 | ||||
| HOT IN HARLEM | ||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | I NEED YOU SO Ivory Joe Hunter (M-G-M 10663) | 1 | 7 | |
| 2 | WELL OH WELL Tiny Bradshaw (King 4357) | 2 | 12 | |
| 3 | GOODNIGHT IRENE Paul Gayten & Orchestra with Coleman Brothers (Regal 3281) | 3 | 6 | |
| 4 | BALD HEAD Roy Byrd & Blues Jumpers (Mercury 8175) | 5 | 3 | |
| 5 | BESAME MUCHO (Kiss Me Much) Ray-O-Vacs (Decca 48162) | 4 | 3 | |
| 6 | BLUE LIGHT BOOGIE (pts. 1 & 2) Louis Jordan & Tympany Five (Decca 27114) | 6 | 3 | |
| 7 | I LOVE YOU MY DARLIN’ Joe Fritz (Sittin’ In With 559) | 7 | 5 | |
| 8 | EVERYDAY I HAVE THE BLUES Lowell Fulson’s Combo featuring Lloyd Glenn (Swing Time 196) | 8 | 17 | |
| 9 | I’M YOURS TO KEEP Herb Fisher & Trio (Modern 753) | 9 | 3 | |
| 10 | LA VIE EN ROSE Louis Armstrong with Sy Oliver & Orchestra (Decca 27113) | 10 | 6 | |
| HOT ON CHICAGO’S SOUTH SIDE | ||||
| 1 | PINK CHAMPAGNE Joe Liggins & “Honeydrippers” (Specialty 355) | 1 | 21 | |
| 2 | GOOD BYE Gene Ammons & Sextet (Chess 1428) | 3 | 6 | |
| 3 | WELL OH WELL Tiny Bradshaw (King 4357) | 2 | 11 | |
| 4 | CUPID’S BOOGIE Little Esther & Mel Walker with Johnny Otis Orchestra (Savoy 750) | 4 | 12 | |
| 5 | C’EST SI BON (It’s So Good) Louis Armstrong & Orchestra (Decca 27113) | 5 | 4 | |
| 6 | AFTER HOURS Bobby Smith & Orchestra (Apollo 804) | 6 | 4 | |
| 7 | MONA LISA Nat “King” Cole (Capitol 1010) | 7 | 14 | |
| 8 | I WANNA BE LOVED Dinah Washington with Teddy Stewart’s Orchestra (Mercury 8181) | 8 | 14 | |
| 9 | I NEED YOU SO Ivory Joe Hunter (M-G-M 10663) | 9 | 4 | |
| 10 | MY FOOLISH HEART Billy Eckstine (M-G-M 10623) Gene Ammons & Sextet (Chess 1425) | 10 | 27 14 | |
| HOT IN NEW ORLEANS | ||||
| 1 | GOODNIGHT IRENE Paul Gayten & Orchestra with Coleman Brothers (Regal 3281) | 1 | 6 | |
| 2 | I’M YOURS TO KEEP Herb Fisher & Trio (Modern 753) | 4 | 6 | |
| 3 | BLUE SHADOWS Lowell Fulson featuring Lloyd Glenn (Swing Time 226) | 3 | 6 | |
| 4 | GOLD AIN’T EVERYTHING Gene Gilbeaux & Orchestra (RCA Victor 50-0070) | 2 | 7 | |
| 5 | MY TEMPER IS RISING Roy Hawkins & Orchestra (Modern 765) | 5 | 3 | |
| 6 | DECEIVIN’ BLUES Little Esther & Mel Walker with Johnny Otis Orchestra (Savoy 759) | 6 | 3 | |
| 7 | EVERYDAY I HAVE THE BLUES Lowell Fulson’s Combo featuring Lloyd Glenn (Swing Time 196) | 7 | 14 | |
| 8 | LEAVING ON THE MIDNIGHT TRAIN Helen Marina with Otis Tucker Orchestra (Decca 48159) | 8 | 9 | |
| 9 | BOOGIE RAMBLER Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown & Orchestra (Peacock 1508) | 9 | 3 | |
| 10 | LA VIE EN ROSE Louis Armstrong with Sy Oliver & Orchestra (Decca 27113) | 10 | 3 | |
| HOT IN DETROIT | ||||
| 1 | WELL OH WELL Tiny Bradshaw (King 4357) | 1 | 10 | |
| 2 | I NEED YOU SO Ivory Joe Hunter (M-G-M 10663) | 2 | 10 | |
| 3 | BLUE SHADOWS Lowell Fulson featuring Lloyd Glenn (Swing Time 226) | 3 | 6 | |
| 4 | EVERYDAY I HAVE THE BLUES Lowell Fulson’s Combo featuring Lloyd Glenn (Swing Time 196) | 4 | 10 | |
| 5 | GOODNIGHT IRENE Paul Gayten & Orchestra with Coleman Brothers (Regal 3281) | 5 | 3 | |
| 6 | MONA LISA Nat “King” Cole (Capitol 1010) | 6 | 8 | |
| 7 | 1950 BLUES Tampa Red (RCA Victor 50-0084) | 7 | 3 | |
| 8 | MY FOOLISH HEART Gene Ammons & Sextet (Chess 1425) | 8 | 9 | |
| 9 | I LOVE YOU MY DARLIN’ Joe Fritz (Sittin’ In With 559) | 9 | 3 | |
| 10 | DECEIVIN’ BLUES Little Esther & Mel Walker with Johnny Otis Orchestra (Savoy 759) | 10 | 3 | |
| HOT IN LOS ANGELES | ||||
| 1 | I’LL NEVER BE FREE Annie Laurie & Paul Gayten & Orchestra (Regal 3258) | 1 | 6 | |
| 2 | MONA LISA Nat “King” Cole (Capitol 1010) | 2 | 7 | |
| 3 | I NEED YOU SO Ivory Joe Hunter (M-G-M 10663) | 3 | 8 | |
| 4 | BLUE SHADOWS Lowell Fulson featuring Lloyd Glenn (Swing Time 226) | 4 | 4 | |
| 5 | BLUE LIGHT BOOGIE (pts. 1 & 2) Louis Jordan & Tympany Five (Decca 27114) | 5 | 3 | |
| 6 | I WANNA BE LOVED Dinah Washington with Teddy Stewart’s Orchestra (Mercury 8181) | 6 | 10 | |
| 7 | DECEIVIN’ BLUES Little Esther & Mel Walker with Johnny Otis Orchestra (Savoy 759) | 7 | 2 | |
| 8 | TWO YEARS OF TORTURE Monroe Tucker & Orchestra with Percy Mayfield (Recorded In Hollywood 111) | 8 | 13 | |
| 9 | HAPPY PAY DAY Little Willie Littlefield (Modern 754) | 9 | 4 | |
| 10 | PINK CHAMPAGNE Joe Liggins & “Honeydrippers” (Specialty 355) | 10 | 22 | |
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