| The CASH BOX R&B Charts | ||||
| Week ending OCTOBER 21, 1950 | ||||
| HOT IN HARLEM | ||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | I LOVE YOU MY DARLIN’ Joe Fritz (Sittin’ In With 559) | 1 | 10 | |
| 2 | TEARDROPS FROM MY EYES Ruth Brown with Budd Johnson’s Orchestra (Atlantic 919) | 2 | 4 | |
| 3 | I’LL NEVER BE FREE Dinah Washington with Teddy Stewart’s Orchestra (Mercury 8187) | 3 | 4 | |
| 4 | I’M YOURS TO KEEP Herb Fisher & Trio (Modern 753) | 4 | 8 | |
| 5 | BALD HEAD Roy Byrd & Blues Jumpers (Mercury 8175) | 5 | 8 | |
| 6 | GOOD MORNING JUDGE Wynonie Harris (King 4378) | 6 | 4 | |
| 7 | MILLION DOLLAR SECRET Helen Humes (Modern 779) | — | 1 | |
| 8 | OO-WEE BABY (Love With A Thrill) Peppermint Harris (Sittin’ In With 578) | 8 | 2 | |
| 9 | RIGHT WILL ALWAYS WIN (A Man’s Best Friend) Teddy Reynolds (Sittin’ In With 571) | 9 | 2 | |
| 10 | HARBOR LIGHTS Dinah Washington with Jimmy Carroll’s Orchestra (Mercury 5488) | 10 | 2 | |
| HOT ON CHICAGO’S SOUTH SIDE | ||||
| 1 | AFTER HOURS Bobby Smith & Orchestra (Apollo 804) | 1 | 9 | |
| 2 | BLUE LIGHT BOOGIE (pts. 1 & 2) Louis Jordan & Tympany Five (Decca 27114) | 4 | 4 | |
| 3 | BOOGIE RAMBLER Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown & Orchestra (Peacock 1508) | 6 | 3 | |
| 4 | WELL OH WELL Tiny Bradshaw (King 4357) | 2 | 16 | |
| 5 | GOOD BYE Gene Ammons & Sextet (Chess 1428) | 5 | 11 | |
| 6 | BLUE SHADOWS Lowell Fulson featuring Lloyd Glenn (Swing Time 226) | 9 | 4 | |
| 7 | C’EST SI BON (It’s So Good) Louis Armstrong & Orchestra (Decca 27113) | 3 | 9 | |
| 8 | PINK CHAMPAGNE Joe Liggins & “Honeydrippers” (Specialty 355) | 7 | 26 | |
| 9 | I NEED YOU SO Ivory Joe Hunter (M-G-M 10663) | 10 | 9 | |
| 10 | I LOVE YOU MY DARLIN’ Joe Fritz (Sittin’ In With 559) | — | 1 | |
| HOT IN NEW ORLEANS | ||||
| 1 | BLUE SHADOWS Lowell Fulson featuring Lloyd Glenn (Swing Time 226) | 3 | 11 | |
| 2 | SAD FEELING Roy Milton & Solid Senders (Specialty 372) | 8 | 3 | |
| 3 | FAILING BY DEGREES Jimmy Witherspoon (Modern 772) | — | 1 | |
| 4 | EVERYBODY’S SOMEBODY’S FOOL Lionel Hampton & Orchestra (Decca 27176) | 10 | 3 | |
| 5 | LATE IN THE EVENING BLUES Ray Charles (Swing Time 228) | — | 1 | |
| 6 | EVERY NIGHT ABOUT THIS TIME Fats Domino (Imperial 5099) | — | 1 | |
| 7 | (I’ll Be Glad When You’re Dead) YOU RASCAL YOU Louis Armstrong & Louis Jordan & Tympany Five (Decca 27212) | — | 1 | |
| 8 | BOOGIE RAMBLER Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown & Orchestra (Peacock 1508) | 1 | 8 | |
| 9 | MILLION DOLLAR SECRET Helen Humes (Modern 779) | — | 1 | |
| 10 | I’M YOURS TO KEEP Herb Fisher & Trio (Modern 753) | 2 | 11 | |
| HOT IN DETROIT | ||||
| 1 | BLUE SHADOWS Lowell Fulson featuring Lloyd Glenn (Swing Time 226) | 1 | 11 | |
| 2 | I NEED YOU SO Ivory Joe Hunter (M-G-M 10663) | 2 | 15 | |
| 3 | WELL OH WELL Tiny Bradshaw (King 4357) | 3 | 15 | |
| 4 | I LOVE YOU MY DARLIN’ Joe Fritz (Sittin’ In With 559) | 4 | 8 | |
| 5 | MILLION DOLLAR SECRET Helen Humes (Modern 779) | — | 1 | |
| 6 | SAX SHACK BOOGIE Amos Milburn & Aladdin Chickenshackers (Aladdin 3064) | — | 1 | |
| 7 | BLUE LIGHT BOOGIE (pts. 1 & 2) Louis Jordan & Tympany Five (Decca 27114) | — | 1 | |
| 8 | HARD LUCK BLUES Roy Brown & Mighty-Mighty Men (DeLuxe 3304) | — | 8 | |
| 9 | EVERYDAY I HAVE THE BLUES Lowell Fulson’s Combo featuring Lloyd Glenn (Swing Time 196) | 9 | 15 | |
| 10 | STREET WALKIN’ DADDY Margie Day with Griffin Brothers (Dot 1010) | — | 1 | |
| HOT IN LOS ANGELES | ||||
| 1 | BESAME MUCHO (Kiss Me Much) Ray-O-Vacs (Decca 48162) | 1 | 3 | |
| 2 | PLEASE SEND ME SOMEONE TO LOVE Percy Mayfield & Orchestra (Specialty 375) | 5 | 4 | |
| 3 | EVERYBODY’S SOMEBODY’S FOOL Lionel Hampton & Orchestra (Decca 27176) | 2 | 3 | |
| 4 | BLUE SHADOWS Lowell Fulson featuring Lloyd Glenn (Swing Time 226) | 3 | 9 | |
| 5 | ANYTIME, ANY PLACE, ANYWHERE Joe Morris & Orchestra featuring Laurie Tate (Atlantic 914) | 6 | 3 | |
| 6 | LOVE DON’T LOVE NOBODY Roy Brown & Mighty-Mighty Men (DeLuxe 3306) | 7 | 5 | |
| 7 | MILLION DOLLAR SECRET Helen Humes (Modern 779) | 9 | 2 | |
| 8 | EVERY NIGHT ABOUT THIS TIME Fats Domino (Imperial 5099) | 10 | 2 | |
| 9 | BLUE LIGHT BOOGIE (pts. 1 & 2) Louis Jordan & Tympany Five (Decca 27114) | 4 | 8 | |
| 10 | I’LL NEVER BE FREE Annie Laurie & Paul Gayten & Orchestra (Regal 3258) | 8 | 11 | |
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