| The CASH BOX R&B Charts | ||||
| Week ending NOVEMBER 4, 1950 | ||||
| HOT IN HARLEM | ||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | TEARDROPS FROM MY EYES Ruth Brown with Budd Johnson’s Orchestra (Atlantic 919) | 1 | 6 | |
| 2 | I LOVE YOU MY DARLIN’ Joe Fritz (Sittin’ In With 559) | 2 | 12 | |
| 3 | I’LL NEVER BE FREE Dinah Washington with Teddy Stewart’s Orchestra (Mercury 8187) | 3 | 6 | |
| 4 | ANYTIME, ANY PLACE, ANYWHERE Joe Morris & Orchestra featuring Laurie Tate (Atlantic 914) | 7 | 2 | |
| 5 | MILLION DOLLAR SECRET Helen Humes (Modern 779) | 4 | 3 | |
| 6 | HARBOR LIGHTS Dinah Washington with Jimmy Carroll’s Orchestra (Mercury 5488) | 5 | 4 | |
| 7 | BLUE SHADOWS Lowell Fulson featuring Lloyd Glenn (Swing Time 226) | 6 | 2 | |
| 8 | HARD LUCK BLUES Roy Brown & Mighty-Mighty Men (DeLuxe 3304) | 9 | 3 | |
| 9 | OO-WEE BABY (Love With A Thrill) Peppermint Harris (Sittin’ In With 578) | 8 | 4 | |
| 10 | BLUE LIGHT BOOGIE (pts. 1 & 2) Louis Jordan & Tympany Five (Decca 27114) | — | 7 | |
| HOT ON CHICAGO’S SOUTH SIDE | ||||
| 1 | BLUE LIGHT BOOGIE (pts. 1 & 2) Louis Jordan & Tympany Five (Decca 27114) | 2 | 6 | |
| 2 | BOOGIE RAMBLER Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown & Orchestra (Peacock 1508) | 3 | 5 | |
| 3 | BLUE SHADOWS Lowell Fulson featuring Lloyd Glenn (Swing Time 226) | 4 | 6 | |
| 4 | AFTER HOURS Bobby Smith & Orchestra (Apollo 804) | 1 | 11 | |
| 5 | I LOVE YOU MY DARLIN’ Joe Fritz (Sittin’ In With 559) | 6 | 3 | |
| 6 | I’M YOURS TO KEEP Herb Fisher & Trio (Modern 753) | 10 | 3 | |
| 7 | HARBOR LIGHTS Dinah Washington with Jimmy Carroll’s Orchestra (Mercury 5488) | — | 1 | |
| 8 | GOOD BYE Gene Ammons & Sextet (Chess 1428) | 7 | 13 | |
| 9 | C’EST SI BON (It’s So Good) Louis Armstrong & Orchestra (Decca 27113) | 8 | 11 | |
| 10 | PLEASE SEND ME SOMEONE TO LOVE Percy Mayfield & Orchestra (Specialty 375) | — | 1 | |
| HOT IN NEW ORLEANS | ||||
| 1 | BLUE SHADOWS Lowell Fulson featuring Lloyd Glenn (Swing Time 226) | 1 | 13 | |
| 2 | EVERY NIGHT ABOUT THIS TIME Fats Domino (Imperial 5099) | 8 | 3 | |
| 3 | ALABAMA BLUES Elmore Nixon with Henry Hayes & Four Kings (Peacock 1537) | 7 | 2 | |
| 4 | FAILING BY DEGREES Jimmy Witherspoon (Modern 772) | 5 | 3 | |
| 5 | BOOGIE RAMBLER Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown & Orchestra (Peacock 1508) | 2 | 10 | |
| 6 | LATE IN THE EVENING BLUES Ray Charles (Swing Time 228) | 6 | 3 | |
| 7 | EVERYBODY’S SOMEBODY’S FOOL Lionel Hampton & Orchestra (Decca 27176) | 3 | 5 | |
| 8 | MILLION DOLLAR SECRET Helen Humes (Modern 779) | 4 | 3 | |
| 9 | (I’ll Be Glad When You’re Dead) YOU RASCAL YOU Louis Armstrong & Louis Jordan & Tympany Five (Decca 27212) | — | 2 | |
| 10 | IT’S A SIN Ivory Joe Hunter (M-G-M 10818) | — | 1 | |
| HOT IN DETROIT | ||||
| 1 | BLUE SHADOWS Lowell Fulson featuring Lloyd Glenn (Swing Time 226) | 1 | 13 | |
| 2 | I NEED YOU SO Ivory Joe Hunter (M-G-M 10663) | 2 | 17 | |
| 3 | MILLION DOLLAR SECRET Helen Humes (Modern 779) | 3 | 3 | |
| 4 | I LOVE YOU MY DARLIN’ Joe Fritz (Sittin’ In With 559) | 4 | 10 | |
| 5 | WELL OH WELL Tiny Bradshaw (King 4357) | 5 | 17 | |
| 6 | SAX SHACK BOOGIE Amos Milburn & Aladdin Chickenshackers (Aladdin 3064) | 6 | 3 | |
| 7 | STREET WALKIN’ DADDY Margie Day with Griffin Brothers (Dot 1010) | 7 | 3 | |
| 8 | HARD LUCK BLUES Roy Brown & Mighty-Mighty Men (DeLuxe 3304) | 8 | 10 | |
| 9 | EVERYDAY I HAVE THE BLUES Lowell Fulson’s Combo featuring Lloyd Glenn (Swing Time 196) | 9 | 17 | |
| 10 | BLUE LIGHT BOOGIE (pts. 1 & 2) Louis Jordan & Tympany Five (Decca 27114) | 10 | 3 | |
| HOT IN LOS ANGELES | ||||
| 1 | PLEASE SEND ME SOMEONE TO LOVE Percy Mayfield & Orchestra (Specialty 375) | 3 | 6 | |
| 2 | ANYTIME, ANY PLACE, ANYWHERE Joe Morris & Orchestra featuring Laurie Tate (Atlantic 914) | 6 | 5 | |
| 3 | EVERY NIGHT ABOUT THIS TIME Fats Domino (Imperial 5099) | 7 | 4 | |
| 4 | MILLION DOLLAR SECRET Helen Humes (Modern 779) | 5 | 4 | |
| 5 | EVERYBODY’S SOMEBODY’S FOOL Lionel Hampton & Orchestra (Decca 27176) | 1 | 5 | |
| 6 | BESAME MUCHO (Kiss Me Much) Ray-O-Vacs (Decca 48162) | 2 | 5 | |
| 7 | BLUE SHADOWS Lowell Fulson featuring Lloyd Glenn (Swing Time 226) | 4 | 11 | |
| 8 | LOVE DON’T LOVE NOBODY Roy Brown & Mighty-Mighty Men (DeLuxe 3306) | 8 | 7 | |
| 9 | BAD, BAD WHISKEY Amos Milburn & Aladdin Chickenshackers (Aladdin 3068) | 9 | 2 | |
| 10 | WEDDING BOOGIE Johnny Otis’ Congregation featuring Little Esther, Mel Walker & Lee Graves (Savoy 764) | 10 | 2 | |
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