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BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S WEEKLY "BEST SELLING RETAIL RACE RECORDS" CHARTS FROM 1950


BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S R&B SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:January 7,1950
"Best Selling Retail Race Records" 
TW LW Wks HP Song-Artist
 1  2 14  1 SATURDAY NIGHT FISH FRY (Parts I & II)-LOUIS JORDAN
 2  1  9  1 For You My Love-Larry Darnell
 3  3  8  3 I'll Get Along Somehow (Parts I & II)-Larry Darnell
 3 11  6  3 Let's Make Christmas Merry,Baby-Amos Milburn
 5  9 13  2 Sneakin' Around-Rudy Render
 6 11  3  6 Silent Night-Sister Rosetta Tharpe Gospel Singers
 7 RE  3  7 Landlord Blues-Ivory Joe Hunter
 7 RE  3  7 Lonesome Cabin Blues-Mercy Dee
 9 15  6  6 Homesick Blues-Charles Brown
 9  5  2  5 Big Fine Girl-Jimmy Witherspoon
 9 RE  2  9 What Are You Doing New Year's-Orioles
 9 RE  2  9 Merry Christmas Baby-Johnny Moore's Three Blazers
 9  -  1  9 You Satisfy-Billy Wright
 9  -  1  9 Little School Girl-Smokey Hogg
 9  -  1  9 Love For Christmas-Felix Gross

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S R&B SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:January 14,1950
"Best Selling Retail Race Records" 
TW LW Wks HP Song-Artist
 1  2 10  1 FOR YOU MY LOVE-LARRY DARNELL
 2  1 15  1 Saturday Night Fish Fry (Parts I & II)-Louis Jordan
 3 RE  5  3 Boogie At Midnight-Ruth Brown
 4  3  9  3 I'll Get Along Somehow (Parts I & II)-Larry Darnell
 5 RE 14  4 Numbers Boogie-Sugar Chile Robinson
 5 RE  3  5 No Rollin' Blues-Jimmy Witherspoon
 7 RE  5  5 Guess Who-Ivory Joe Hunter
 8 RE  8  5 Forgive And Forget-The Orioles
 9  9  3  5 Big Fine Girl-Jimmy Witherspoon
10  7  4  7 Lonesome Cabin Blues-Mercy Dee
11 RE 10  4 Empty Arm Blues-Amos Milburn
12  9  7  6 Homesick Blues-Charles Brown
12 RE 11  9 Pot Likker-Todd Rhodes
12  -  1 12 School Days-Louis Jordan
15  5 14  2 Sneakin' Around-Rudy Render
15  -  1 15 I Quit My Party Mama-Ivory Joe Hunter

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S R&B SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:January 21,1950
"Best Selling Retail Race Records" 
TW LW Wks HP Song-Artist
 1  1 11  1 FOR YOU MY LOVE-LARRY DARNELL
 2  2 16  1 Saturday Night Fish Fry (Parts I & II)-Louis Jordan
 3  4 10  3 I'll Get Along Somehow (Parts I & II)-Larry Darnell
 4  9  4  4 Big Fine Girl-Jimmy Witherspoon
 4  -  1  4 I Almost Lost My Mind-Ivory Joe Hunter
 6  3  6  3 Boogie At Midnight-Ruth Brown
 7  5  4  5 No Rollin' Blues-Jimmy Witherspoon
 7 15  2  7 I Quit My Party Mama-Ivory Joe Hunter
 9  7  6  5 Guess Who-Ivory Joe Hunter
10 RE  2 10 After Hour Session-Frank Culley
10  -  1 10 I've Been A Fool-The Shadows
12 RE  2 12 School Days-Louis Jordan
13  8  9  5 Forgive And Forget-The Orioles
14 RE  5  7 Angel Child-Memphis Slim
15  5 15  4 Numbers Boogie-Sugar Chile Robinson
15 12  8  6 Homesick Blues-Charles Brown

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S R&B SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:January 28,1950
"Best Selling Retail Race Records" 
TW LW Wks HP Song-Artist
 1  1 12  1 FOR YOU MY LOVE-LARRY DARNELL
 2  2 17  1 Saturday Night Fish Fry (Parts I & II)-Louis Jordan
 3  4  2  3 I Almost Lost My Mind-Ivory Joe Hunter
 4  3 11  3 I'll Get Along Somehow (Parts I & II)-Larry Darnell
 5 15 16  4 Numbers Boogie-Sugar Chile Robinson
 6  9  7  5 Guess Who-Ivory Joe Hunter
 7 12  3  7 School Days-Louis Jordan
 7  -  1  7 Sittin' On It All The Time-Wynonie Harris
 9 10  2  9 I've Been A Fool-The Shadows
10 RE  5  7 Lonesome Cabin Blues-Mercy Dee
11 RE 15  2 Sneakin' Around-Rudy Render
12 10  3 10 After Hour Session-Frank Culley
13  6  7  3 Boogie At Midnight-Ruth Brown
14  7  3  7 I Quit My Party Mama-Ivory Joe Hunter
15  4  5  4 Big Fine Girl-Jimmy Witherspoon

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S R&B SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:February 4,1950
"Best Selling Retail Race Records" 
TW LW Wks HP Song-Artist
 1  1 13  1 FOR YOU MY LOVE-LARRY DARNELL
 2  3  3  2 I Almost Lost My Mind-Ivory Joe Hunter
 3  4 12  3 I'll Get Along Somehow (Parts I & II)-Larry Darnell
 4  -  1  4 Double Crossing Blues-Johnny Otis Orchestra & Little Esther
 5  2 18  1 Saturday Night Fish Fry (Parts I & II)-Louis Jordan
 5 14  4  5 I Quit My Party Mama-Ivory Joe Hunter
 7  -  1  7 Rag Mop-Lionel Hampton Orchestra
 8  -  1  8 Rag Mop-Doc Savage & His Mad Lads
 9 15  6  4 Big Fine Girl-Jimmy Witherspoon
10 RE  5  5 No Rollin' Blues-Jimmy Witherspoon
11  9  3  9 I've Been A Fool-The Shadows
12 13  8  3 Boogie At Midnight-Ruth Brown
12  7  4  7 School Days-Louis Jordan
14  -  1 14 If It's So Baby-The Robins
15  6  8  5 Guess Who-Ivory Joe Hunter

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S R&B SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:February 11,1950
"Best Selling Retail Race Records" 
TW LW Wks HP Song-Artist
 1  1 14  1 FOR YOU MY LOVE-LARRY DARNELL
 2  2  4  2 I Almost Lost My Mind-Ivory Joe Hunter
 3  4  2  3 Double Crossing Blues-Johnny Otis Orchestra & Little Esther
 4  5 19  1 Saturday Night Fish Fry (Parts I & II)-Louis Jordan
 5  9  7  4 Big Fine Girl-Jimmy Witherspoon
 6  8  2  6 Rag Mop-Doc Savage & His Mad Lads
 7  5  5  5 I Quit My Party Mama-Ivory Joe Hunter
 8  7  2  7 Rag Mop-Lionel Hampton Orchestra
 9 10  6  5 No Rollin' Blues-Jimmy Witherspoon
 9 15  9  5 Guess Who-Ivory Joe Hunter
11 RE  4 10 After Hour Session-Frank Culley
12  3 13  3 I'll Get Along Somehow (Parts I & II)-Larry Darnell
13  -  1 13 Confused-Lonnie Johnson
14 RE 17  4 Numbers Boogie-Sugar Chile Robinson
15 RE  9  6 Homesick Blues-Charles Brown

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S R&B SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:February 18,1950
"Best Selling Retail Race Records" 
TW LW Wks HP Song-Artist
 1  2  5  1 I ALMOST LOST MY MIND-IVORY JOE HUNTER
 2  1 15  1 For You My Love-Larry Darnell
 3  3  3  3 Double Crossing Blues-Johnny Otis Orchestra & Little Esther
 4  6  3  4 Rag Mop-Doc Savage & His Mad Lads
 5  9  7  5 No Rollin' Blues-Jimmy Witherspoon
 6  4 20  1 Saturday Night Fish Fry (Parts I & II)-Louis Jordan
 6  -  1  6 My Mother Told Me-King Cole Trio
 8  5  8  4 Big Fine Girl-Jimmy Witherspoon
 8  7  6  5 I Quit My Party Mama-Ivory Joe Hunter
 8 12 14  3 I'll Get Along Somehow (Parts I & II)-Larry Darnell
 8  -  1  8 Double Crossing Blues-Johnny Otis
12  8  3  7 Rag Mop-Lionel Hampton Orchestra
12  -  1 12 For You My Love-King Cole Trio
12 RE  2  7 Sittin' On It All The Time-Wynonie Harris
15  -  1 15 Rag Mop-Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S R&B SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:February 25,1950
"Best Selling Retail Race Records" 
TW LW Wks HP Song-Artist
 1  1  6  1 I ALMOST LOST MY MIND-IVORY JOE HUNTER
 2  3  4  2 Double Crossing Blues-Johnny Otis Orchestra & Little Esther
 3  2 16  1 For You My Love-Larry Darnell
 4 12  3  4 Rag Mop-Lionel Hampton Orchestra
 5  6 20  1 Saturday Night Fish Fry (Parts I & II)-Louis Jordan
 6  4  3  4 Rag Mop-Doc Savage & His Mad Lads
 7  8  8  4 Big Fine Girl-Jimmy Witherspoon
 8  -  1  8 Why Do Things Happen To Me-Roy Hawkins
 9  -  1 13 Don't Have To Ride Bo More-The Ravens
10  8  6  5 I Quit My Party Mama-Ivory Joe Hunter
11  5  7  5 No Rollin' Blues-Jimmy Witherspoon
11 RE  2 11 Confused-Lonnie Johnson
13  -  1 13 S.P. Blues-Ivory Joe Hunter
14  -  1 14 Information Blues-Roy Milton & His Solid Senders
15 RE  2  9 Little School Girl-Smokey Hogg

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S R&B SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:March 4,1950
"Best Selling Retail Race Records" 
TW LW Wks HP Song-Artist
 1  2  5  1 DOUBLE CROSSING BLUES-JOHNNY OTIS  & LITTLE ESTHER
 2  1  7  1 I Almost Lost My Mind-Ivory Joe Hunter
 3  3 17  1 For You My Love-Larry Darnell
 4  6  4  4 Rag Mop-Doc Savage & His Mad Lads
 5  8  2  5 Why Do Things Happen To Me-Roy Hawkins
 6  4  4  4 Rag Mop-Lionel Hampton Orchestra
 7  7  9  4 Big Fine Girl-Jimmy Witherspoon
 7  -  1  7 Bon Ton Roula-Clarence Garlow
 9 RE  2  9 Rag Mop-Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers
10 11  8  5 No Rollin' Blues-Jimmy Witherspoon
11  9  2 14 I Don't Have To Ride Bo More-The Ravens
11 RE 15  3 I'll Get Along Somehow (Parts I & II)-Larry Darnell
13 11  3 11 Confused-Lonnie Johnson
13 15  3  9 Little School Girl-Smokey Hogg
15 RE  3  7 Sittin' On It All The Time-Wynonie Harris
15  -  1 15 Three Times Seven Equals Twenty-One-Jewel King

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S R&B SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:March 11,1950
"Best Selling Retail Race Records" 
TW LW Wks HP Song-Artist
 1  1  6  1 DOUBLE CROSSING BLUES-JOHNNY OTIS  & LITTLE ESTHER
 2  2  8  1 I Almost Lost My Mind-Ivory Joe Hunter
 3  3 18  1 For You My Love-Larry Darnell
 4 RE 21  1 Saturday Night Fish Fry (Parts I & II)-Louis Jordan
 5  4  5  4 Rag Mop-Doc Savage & His Mad Lads
 6  6  5  4 Rag Mop-Lionel Hampton Orchestra
 6  9  3  6 Rag Mop-Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers
 8  5  3  5 Why Do Things Happen To Me-Roy Hawkins
 9  7 10  4 Big Fine Girl-Jimmy Witherspoon
10 10  9  5 No Rollin' Blues-Jimmy Witherspoon
11 RE  7  5 I Quit My Party Mama-Ivory Joe Hunter
12  -  1 12 Still In The Dark-Joe Turner
13 RE  2 13 Information Blues-Roy Milton & His Solid Senders
13 RE  2 13 S.P. Blues-Ivory Joe Hunter
13  -  1 13 Sittin' By The Window-Billy Ecstine

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S R&B SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:March 18,1950
"Best Selling Retail Race Records" 
TW LW Wks HP Song-Artist
 1  1  7  1 DOUBLE CROSSING BLUES-JOHNNY OTIS  & LITTLE ESTHER
 2  2  9  1 I Almost Lost My Mind-Ivory Joe Hunter
 3  3 19  1 For You My Love-Larry Darnell
 4  8  4  4 Why Do Things Happen To Me-Roy Hawkins
 5  5  6  4 Rag Mop-Doc Savage & His Mad Lads
 6  6  7  4 Rag Mop-Lionel Hampton Orchestra
 7 13  3  7 Information Blues-Roy Milton & His Solid Senders
 8  -  1  8 Because-Buddy Johnson
 9  6  4  6 Rag Mop-Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers
10  -  1 10 I Only Know-Dinah Washington
10  -  1 10 Raining In My Heart-Peppermint Harris
12 11  8  5 I Quit My Party Mama-Ivory Joe Hunter
12 RE 15  3 I'll Get Along Somehow (Parts I & II)-Larry Darnell
14  4 22  1 Saturday Night Fish Fry (Parts I & II)-Louis Jordan
15 RE  4  9 I've Been A Fool-The Shadows

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S R&B SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:March 25,1950
"Best Selling Retail Race Records" 
TW LW Wks HP Song-Artist
 1  1  8  1 DOUBLE CROSSING BLUES-JOHNNY OTIS  & LITTLE ESTHER
 2  2 10  1 I Almost Lost My Mind-Ivory Joe Hunter
 3  3 20  1 For You My Love-Larry Darnell
 4  4  5  4 Why Do Things Happen To Me-Roy Hawkins
 5 10  2  5 I Only Know-Dinah Washington
 6 RE  2  6 Sittin' By The Window-Billy Ecstine
 7  6  8  4 Rag Mop-Lionel Hampton Orchestra
 7  7  4  7 Information Blues-Roy Milton & His Solid Senders
 9  9  5  6 Rag Mop-Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers
 9  -  1  9 I Like My Baby's Pudding-Wynonie Harris

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S R&B SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:April 1,1950
"Best Selling Retail Race Records" 
TW LW Wks HP Song-Artist
 1  1  9  1 DOUBLE CROSSING BLUES-JOHNNY OTIS  & LITTLE ESTHER
 2  2 11  1 I Almost Lost My Mind-Ivory Joe Hunter
 3  7  5  3 Information Blues-Roy Milton & His Solid Senders
 4  4  6  4 Why Do Things Happen To Me-Roy Hawkins
 5  3 21  1 For You My Love-Larry Darnell
 6 RE  2  6 Raining In My Heart-Peppermint Harris
 7  -  1  7 Walkin' Blues-Johnny Moore's Three Blazers
 8  -  1  8 The Fat Man-Fats Domino
 9  5  3  5 I Only Know-Dinah Washington
 9  -  1  9 Cry,Cry Baby-Ed Wiley

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S R&B SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:April 8,1950
"Best Selling Retail Race Records" 
TW LW Wks HP Song-Artist
 1  1 10  1 DOUBLE CROSSING BLUES-JOHNNY OTIS  & LITTLE ESTHER
 2  2 12  1 I Almost Lost My Mind-Ivory Joe Hunter
 3  9  4  3 I Only Know-Dinah Washington
 4  -  1  4 Mistrustin' Blues-Little Esther & Johnny Otis Orchestra
 5  5 22  1 For You My Love-Larry Darnell
 6  4  7  4 Why Do Things Happen To Me-Roy Hawkins
 7  -  1  7 Easter Boogie-Freddie Mitchell
 8  3  6  3 Information Blues-Roy Milton & His Solid Senders
 9  6  3  6 Raining In My Heart-Peppermint Harris
10  9  2  9 Cry,Cry Baby-Ed Wiley
10  -  1 10 It Isn't Fair-Dinah Washington

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S R&B SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:April 15,1950
"Best Selling Retail Race Records" 
TW LW Wks HP Song-Artist
 1  1 11  1 DOUBLE CROSSING BLUES-JOHNNY OTIS  & LITTLE ESTHER
 2  2 13  1 I Almost Lost My Mind-Ivory Joe Hunter
 3  6  8  3 Why Do Things Happen To Me-Roy Hawkins
 4  4  2  4 Mistrustin' Blues-Little Esther & Johnny Otis Orchestra
 5  8  7  3 Information Blues-Roy Milton & His Solid Senders
 6  3  5  3 I Only Know-Dinah Washington
 7 10  2  7 It Isn't Fair-Dinah Washington
 8 10  3  8 Cry,Cry Baby-Ed Wiley
 8 RE  2  7 Walkin' Blues-Johnny Moore's Three Blazers
10 RE  5  9 I've Been A Fool-The Shadows

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S R&B SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:April 22,1950
"Best Selling Retail Race Records" 
TW LW Wks HP Song-Artist
 1  1 12  1 DOUBLE CROSSING BLUES-JOHNNY OTIS  & LITTLE ESTHER
 2  4  3  2 Mistrustin' Blues-Little Esther & Johnny Otis Orchestra
 3  2 14  1 I Almost Lost My Mind-Ivory Joe Hunter
 4  3  9  3 Why Do Things Happen To Me-Roy Hawkins
 5  7  3  5 It Isn't Fair-Dinah Washington
 6 RE  2  6 The Fat Man-Fats Domino
 7  8  3  7 Walkin' Blues-Johnny Moore's Three Blazers
 8  -  1  8 My Baby's Gone-Charles Brown
 9  8  4  8 Cry,Cry Baby-Ed Wiley
 9  -  1  9 I Almost Lost My Mind-King Cole Trio

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S R&B SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:April 29,1950
"Best Selling Retail Race Records" 
TW LW Wks HP Song-Artist
 1  1 13  1 DOUBLE CROSSING BLUES-JOHNNY OTIS  & LITTLE ESTHER
 2  2  4  2 Mistrustin' Blues-Little Esther & Johnny Otis Orchestra
 3  3 15  1 I Almost Lost My Mind-Ivory Joe Hunter
 4  -  1  4 Need You So-Ivory Joe Hunter
 5  4 10  3 Why Do Things Happen To Me-Roy Hawkins
 6  5  4  5 It Isn't Fair-Dinah Washington
 7  9  5  7 Cry,Cry Baby-Ed Wiley
 8  9  2  8 I Almost Lost My Mind-King Cole Trio
 9  8  2  8 My Baby's Gone-Charles Brown
10 RE  6  3 I Only Know-Dinah Washington
10  -  1 10 I'll Never Be Free-Paul Gayten & Annie Laurie

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S R&B SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:May 6,1950
"Best Selling Retail Race Records" 
TW LW Wks HP Song-Artist
 1  2  5  1 MISTRUSTIN' BLUES-LITTLE ESTHER & JOHNNY OTIS ORCHESTRA
 2  1 14  1 Double Crossing Blues-Johnny Otis Orchestra & Little Esther
 3  5 11  3 Why Do Things Happen To Me-Roy Hawkins
 4  3 16  1 I Almost Lost My Mind-Ivory Joe Hunter
 5  4  2  4 Need You So-Ivory Joe Hunter
 6  7  6  6 Cry,Cry Baby-Ed Wiley
 7  9  3  7 My Baby's Gone-Charles Brown
 8 RE  8  3 Information Blues-Roy Milton & His Solid Senders
 8  6  5  5 It Isn't Fair-Dinah Washington
 9  -  1  9 Pink Champagne-Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S R&B SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:May 13,1950
"Best Selling Retail Race Records" 
TW LW Wks HP Song-Artist
 1  1  6  1 MISTRUSTIN' BLUES-LITTLE ESTHER & JOHNNY OTIS ORCHESTRA
 2  1 15  1 Double Crossing Blues-Johnny Otis Orchestra & Little Esther
 3  5  3  3 Need You So-Ivory Joe Hunter
 4  6  7  4 Cry,Cry Baby-Ed Wiley
 5  3 12  3 Why Do Things Happen To Me-Roy Hawkins
 6  4 17  1 I Almost Lost My Mind-Ivory Joe Hunter
 6  9  2  6 Pink Champagne-Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers
 8  -  1  8 Walkin' Blues-Amos Milburn
 9 RE  3  8 I Almost Lost My Mind-King Cole Trio
10 RE  3  6 The Fat Man-Fats Domino

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S R&B SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:May 20,1950
"Best Selling Retail Race Records" 
TW LW Wks HP Song-Artist
 1  1  7  1 MISTRUSTIN' BLUES-LITTLE ESTHER & JOHNNY OTIS ORCHESTRA
 2  3  4  2 Need You So-Ivory Joe Hunter
 3  2 16  1 Double Crossing Blues-Johnny Otis Orchestra & Little Esther
 4  6  3  4 Pink Champagne-Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers
 5 RE  6  5 It Isn't Fair-Dinah Washington
 6  5 13  3 Why Do Things Happen To Me-Roy Hawkins
 6  6 18  1 I Almost Lost My Mind-Ivory Joe Hunter
 8 RE  2  8 I'll Never Be Free-Paul Gayten & Annie Laurie
 9 RE  9  3 Information Blues-Roy Milton & His Solid Senders
10 RE  4  7 My Baby's Gone-Charles Brown

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S R&B SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:May 27,1950
"Best Selling Retail Race Records" 
TW LW Wks HP Song-Artist
 1  1  8  1 MISTRUSTIN' BLUES-LITTLE ESTHER & JOHNNY OTIS ORCHESTRA
 2  4  4  2 Pink Champagne-Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers
 3  2  5  2 Need You So-Ivory Joe Hunter
 4  3 17  1 Double Crossing Blues-Johnny Otis Orchestra & Little Esther
 5  -  1  5 Everyday I Have The Blues-Lowell Fulson
 6  6 14  3 Why Do Things Happen To Me-Roy Hawkins
 7 RE  4  7 I Almost Lost My Mind-King Cole Trio
 8 10  5  7 My Baby's Gone-Charles Brown
 8 RE  8  4 Cry,Cry Baby-Ed Wiley
10  6 19  1 I Almost Lost My Mind-Ivory Joe Hunter

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S R&B SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:June 3,1950
"Best Selling Retail Race Records" 
TW LW Wks HP Song-Artist
 1  2  5  1 PINK CHAMPAGNE-JOE LIGGINS & HIS HONEYDRIPPERS
 2  3  6  2 Need You So-Ivory Joe Hunter
 3  1  9  1 Mistrustin' Blues-Little Esther & Johnny Otis Orchestra
 4  -  1  4 Well,Oh Well-Tiny Bradshaw
 5  4 18  1 Double Crossing Blues-Johnny Otis Orchestra & Little Esther
 6  5  2  5 Everyday I Have The Blues-Lowell Fulson
 7  6 15  3 Why Do Things Happen To Me-Roy Hawkins
 8  8  6  7 My Baby's Gone-Charles Brown
 9  8  9  4 Cry,Cry Baby-Ed Wiley
10  7  5  7 I Almost Lost My Mind-King Cole Trio

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S R&B SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:June 10,1950
"Best Selling Retail Race Records" 
TW LW Wks HP Song-Artist
 1  1  6  1 PINK CHAMPAGNE-JOE LIGGINS & HIS HONEYDRIPPERS
 2  3 10  1 Mistrustin' Blues-Little Esther & Johnny Otis Orchestra
 3  2  7  2 Need You So-Ivory Joe Hunter
 4  4  2  4 Well,Oh Well-Tiny Bradshaw
 5  5 19  1 Double Crossing Blues-Johnny Otis Orchestra & Little Esther
 6  8  7  6 My Baby's Gone-Charles Brown
 7  7 16  3 Why Do Things Happen To Me-Roy Hawkins
 7  9 10  4 Cry,Cry Baby-Ed Wiley
 9  -  1  9 Cupid's Boogie-Little Esther
10 RE  7  5 It Isn't Fair-Dinah Washington
10  -  1 10 Stak-A-Lee (Parts I & II)-Archibald Orchestra

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S R&B SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:June 17,1950
"Best Selling Retail Race Records" 
TW LW Wks HP Song-Artist
 1  1  7  1 PINK CHAMPAGNE-JOE LIGGINS & HIS HONEYDRIPPERS
 2  9  2  2 Cupid's Boogie-Little Esther
 3  4  3  3 Well,Oh Well-Tiny Bradshaw
 4  3  8  2 Need You So-Ivory Joe Hunter
 5 RE  3  5 Everyday I Have The Blues-Lowell Fulson
 6  2 11  1 Mistrustin' Blues-Little Esther & Johnny Otis Orchestra
 7 10  8  5 It Isn't Fair-Dinah Washington
 8  7 17  3 Why Do Things Happen To Me-Roy Hawkins
 9  7 11  4 Cry,Cry Baby-Ed Wiley
 9  -  1  9 I Wanna Be Loved-Dinah Washington

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S R&B SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:June 24,1950
"Best Selling Retail Race Records" 
TW LW Wks HP Song-Artist
 1  1  8  1 PINK CHAMPAGNE-JOE LIGGINS & HIS HONEYDRIPPERS
 2  4  9  2 Need You So-Ivory Joe Hunter
 3  3  4  3 Well,Oh Well-Tiny Bradshaw
 4  6 12  1 Mistrustin' Blues-Little Esther & Johnny Otis Orchestra
 5  2  3  2 Cupid's Boogie-Little Esther
 6  -  1  6 Hard Luck Blues-Roy Brown
 7  9  2  7 I Wanna Be Loved-Dinah Washington
 8  5  4  5 Everyday I Have The Blues-Lowell Fulson
 9 RE 20  1 Double Crossing Blues-Johnny Otis Orchestra & Little Esther
10  8 18  3 Why Do Things Happen To Me-Roy Hawkins

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S R&B SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:July 1,1950
"Best Selling Retail Race Records" 
TW LW Wks HP Song-Artist
 1  1  9  1 PINK CHAMPAGNE-JOE LIGGINS & HIS HONEYDRIPPERS
 2  3  5  2 Well,Oh Well-Tiny Bradshaw
 3  2 10  2 Need You So-Ivory Joe Hunter
 4  5  4  2 Cupid's Boogie-Little Esther
 5  4 13  1 Mistrustin' Blues-Little Esther & Johnny Otis Orchestra
 6  6  2  6 Hard Luck Blues-Roy Brown
 7  7  3  7 I Wanna Be Loved-Dinah Washington
 8 10 19  3 Why Do Things Happen To Me-Roy Hawkins
 9  9 21  1 Double Crossing Blues-Johnny Otis Orchestra & Little Esther
10 RE 12  4 Cry,Cry Baby-Ed Wiley

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S R&B SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:July 8,1950
"Best Selling Retail Race Records" 
TW LW Wks HP Song-Artist
 1  1 10  1 PINK CHAMPAGNE-JOE LIGGINS & HIS HONEYDRIPPERS
 2  4  5  2 Cupid's Boogie-Little Esther
 3  3 11  2 Need You So-Ivory Joe Hunter
 4  2  6  2 Well,Oh Well-Tiny Bradshaw
 5  6  3  5 Hard Luck Blues-Roy Brown
 6  7  4  6 I Wanna Be Loved-Dinah Washington
 7  5 14  1 Mistrustin' Blues-Little Esther & Johnny Otis Orchestra
 8 RE  5  5 Everyday I Have The Blues-Lowell Fulson
 9  -  1  9 Mona Lisa-Nat "King" Cole 
10 10 13  4 Cry,Cry Baby-Ed Wiley

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S R&B SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:July 15,1950
"Best Selling Retail Race Records" 
TW LW Wks HP Song-Artist
 1  1 11  1 PINK CHAMPAGNE-JOE LIGGINS & HIS HONEYDRIPPERS
 2  2  6  2 Cupid's Boogie-Little Esther
 3  5  4  3 Hard Luck Blues-Roy Brown
 4  4  7  2 Well,Oh Well-Tiny Bradshaw
 5  3 12  2 Need You So-Ivory Joe Hunter
 6  6  5  6 I Wanna Be Loved-Dinah Washington
 7  8  6  5 Everyday I Have The Blues-Lowell Fulson
 8  9  2  8 Mona Lisa-Nat "King" Cole 
 9 RE 22  1 Double Crossing Blues-Johnny Otis Orchestra & Little Esther
 9 RE  8  6 My Baby's Gone-Charles Brown

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S R&B SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:July 22,1950
"Best Selling Retail Race Records" 
TW LW Wks HP Song-Artist
 1  1 12  1 PINK CHAMPAGNE-JOE LIGGINS & HIS HONEYDRIPPERS
 2  3  5  2 Hard Luck Blues-Roy Brown
 3  2  7  2 Cupid's Boogie-Little Esther
 4  4  8  2 Well,Oh Well-Tiny Bradshaw
 5  5 13  2 Need You So-Ivory Joe Hunter
 6  6  6  6 I Wanna Be Loved-Dinah Washington
 6  7  7  5 Everyday I Have The Blues-Lowell Fulson
 8 RE 15  1 Mistrustin' Blues-Little Esther & Johnny Otis Orchestra
 9  8  3  8 Mona Lisa-Nat "King" Cole 
10 RE 14  4 Cry,Cry Baby-Ed Wiley

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S R&B SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:July 29,1950
"Best Selling Retail Race Records" 
TW LW Wks HP Song-Artist
 1  1 13  1 PINK CHAMPAGNE-JOE LIGGINS & HIS HONEYDRIPPERS
 2  2  6  2 Hard Luck Blues-Roy Brown
 3  4  9  2 Well,Oh Well-Tiny Bradshaw
 4  3  8  2 Cupid's Boogie-Little Esther
 5  6  7  5 I Wanna Be Loved-Dinah Washington
 6  5 14  2 Need You So-Ivory Joe Hunter
 7  9  4  7 Mona Lisa-Nat "King" Cole 
 8  8 16  1 Mistrustin' Blues-Little Esther & Johnny Otis Orchestra
 9  -  1  9 My Foolish Heart-Gene Ammons
10  6  8  5 Everyday I Have The Blues-Lowell Fulson

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S R&B SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:August 5,1950
"Best Selling Retail Race Records" 
TW LW Wks HP Song-Artist
 1  1 14  1 PINK CHAMPAGNE-JOE LIGGINS & HIS HONEYDRIPPERS
 2  2  7  2 Hard Luck Blues-Roy Brown
 3  4  9  2 Cupid's Boogie-Little Esther
 4  3 10  2 Well,Oh Well-Tiny Bradshaw
 5  6 15  2 Need You So-Ivory Joe Hunter
 6  5  8  5 I Wanna Be Loved-Dinah Washington
 7  7  5  7 Mona Lisa-Nat "King" Cole 
 8 10  9  5 Everyday I Have The Blues-Lowell Fulson
 9  -  1  9 I Love My Baby-Larry Darnell
10  -  1 10 Blue Light Boogie (Parts I & II)-Louis Jordan

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S R&B SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:August 12,1950
"Best Selling Retail Race Records" 
TW LW Wks HP Song-Artist
 1  1 15  1 PINK CHAMPAGNE-JOE LIGGINS & HIS HONEYDRIPPERS
 2  3 10  2 Cupid's Boogie-Little Esther
 3  2  8  2 Hard Luck Blues-Roy Brown
 4  9  2  4 I Love My Baby-Larry Darnell
 5  4 11  2 Well,Oh Well-Tiny Bradshaw
 6  7  6  6 Mona Lisa-Nat "King" Cole 
 7  5 16  2 Need You So-Ivory Joe Hunter
 8  8 10  5 Everyday I Have The Blues-Lowell Fulson
 9  -  1  9 Tenderly-Lynn Hope Quintet'
10  6  9  5 I Wanna Be Loved-Dinah Washington
10 RE  2  9 My Foolish Heart-Gene Ammons
10  -  1 10 Bald Head-Roy Byrd

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S R&B SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:August 19,1950
"Best Selling Retail Race Records" 
TW LW Wks HP Song-Artist
 1  3  9  1 HARD LUCK BLUES-ROY BROWN
 2  1 16  1 Pink Champagne-Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers
 3  2 11  2 Cupid's Boogie-Little Esther
 4 RE  2  4 Blue Light Boogie (Parts I & II)-Louis Jordan
 5  5 12  2 Well,Oh Well-Tiny Bradshaw
 6  6  7  6 Mona Lisa-Nat "King" Cole 
 7  8 11  5 Everyday I Have The Blues-Lowell Fulson
 8  4  3  4 I Love My Baby-Larry Darnell
 9  7 17  2 Need You So-Ivory Joe Hunter
10 10 10  5 I Wanna Be Loved-Dinah Washington

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S R&B SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:August 26,1950
"Best Selling Retail Race Records" 
TW LW Wks HP Song-Artist
 1  1 10  1 HARD LUCK BLUES-ROY BROWN
 2  3 12  2 Cupid's Boogie-Little Esther
 3  4  3  4 Blue Light Boogie (Parts I & II)-Louis Jordan
 4  2 17  1 Pink Champagne-Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers
 5  5 13  2 Well,Oh Well-Tiny Bradshaw
 6  6  8  6 Mona Lisa-Nat "King" Cole 
 7  8  4  4 I Love My Baby-Larry Darnell
 8  9 18  2 Need You So-Ivory Joe Hunter
 9 RE  2  9 Tenderly-Lynn Hope Quintet'
10 10 11  5 I Wanna Be Loved-Dinah Washington
10  -  1 10 Blue Shadows-Lowell Fulson

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S R&B SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:September 2,1950
"Best Selling Retail Race Records" 
TW LW Wks HP Song-Artist
 1  1 11  1 HARD LUCK BLUES-ROY BROWN
 2  4 18  1 Pink Champagne-Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers
 3  3  4  3 Blue Light Boogie (Parts I & II)-Louis Jordan
 4  2 13  2 Cupid's Boogie-Little Esther
 5  6  9  5 Mona Lisa-Nat "King" Cole 
 6  8 19  2 Need You So-Ivory Joe Hunter
 7  7  5  4 I Love My Baby-Larry Darnell
 8  7 12  5 Everyday I Have The Blues-Lowell Fulson
 9  5 14  2 Well,Oh Well-Tiny Bradshaw
10 10  2 10 Blue Shadows-Lowell Fulson

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S R&B SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:September 9,1950
"Best Selling Retail Race Records" 
TW LW Wks HP Song-Artist
 1  3  5  1 BLUE LIGHT BOOGIE (PARTS I & II)-LOUIS JORDAN
 2  1 12  1 Hard Luck Blues-Roy Brown
 3  2 19  1 Pink Champagne-Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers
 4  4 14  2 Cupid's Boogie-Little Esther
 5  9 15  2 Well,Oh Well-Tiny Bradshaw
 6  -  1  6 Deceivin' Blues-Johnny Otis & Little Esther
 7  8 13  5 Everyday I Have The Blues-Lowell Fulson
 8  5 10  5 Mona Lisa-Nat "King" Cole 
 8 10  3 10 Blue Shadows-Lowell Fulson
 8  -  1  8 Dreamin' Blues-Johnny Otis

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S R&B SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:September 16,1950
"Best Selling Retail Race Records" 
TW LW Wks HP Song-Artist
 1  1  6  1 BLUE LIGHT BOOGIE (PARTS I & II)-LOUIS JORDAN
 2  8  4  2 Blue Shadows-Lowell Fulson
 3  8 11  3 Mona Lisa-Nat "King" Cole 
 4  3 20  1 Pink Champagne-Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers
 5  2 13  1 Hard Luck Blues-Roy Brown
 5  7 14  5 Everyday I Have The Blues-Lowell Fulson
 7  -  1  7 I'm Yours To Keep-Herb Fisher Trio
 8 RE 20  2 Need You So-Ivory Joe Hunter
 9  4 15  2 Cupid's Boogie-Little Esther
10  5 16  2 Well,Oh Well-Tiny Bradshaw

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S R&B SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:September 23,1950
"Best Selling Retail Race Records" 
TW LW Wks HP Song-Artist
 1  1  7  1 BLUE LIGHT BOOGIE (PARTS I & II)-LOUIS JORDAN
 2  2  5  2 Blue Shadows-Lowell Fulson
 3  4 21  1 Pink Champagne-Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers
 4  5 14  1 Hard Luck Blues-Roy Brown
 5 RE  2  5 Deceivin' Blues-Johnny Otis & Little Esther
 6  9 16  2 Cupid's Boogie-Little Esther
 6 RE  6  4 I Love My Baby-Larry Darnell
 8  -  1  8 Love Don't Love Nobody-Roy Brown
 9 10 17  2 Well,Oh Well-Tiny Bradshaw
10  3 12  3 Mona Lisa-Nat "King" Cole

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S R&B SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:September 30,1950
"Best Selling Retail Race Records" 
TW LW Wks HP Song-Artist
 1  1  8  1 BLUE LIGHT BOOGIE (PARTS I & II)-LOUIS JORDAN
 2  4 15  1 Hard Luck Blues-Roy Brown
 3  3 22  1 Pink Champagne-Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers
 4  5  3  4 Deceivin' Blues-Johnny Otis & Little Esther
 5 10 13  3 Mona Lisa-Nat "King" Cole 
 6  9 18  2 Well,Oh Well-Tiny Bradshaw
 7  8  2  7 Love Don't Love Nobody-Roy Brown
 8  2  6  2 Blue Shadows-Lowell Fulson
 9  -  1  9 Shotgun Blues-Lightnin' Hopkins
10  6  7  4 I Love My Baby-Larry Darnell
10  -  1 10 Safronia-B-Calvin Boze

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S R&B SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:October 7,1950
"Best Selling Retail Race Records" 
TW LW Wks HP Song-Artist
 1  1  9  1 BLUE LIGHT BOOGIE (PARTS I & II)-LOUIS JORDAN
 2  8  7  2 Blue Shadows-Lowell Fulson
 3  -  1  3 I'll Never Be Free-Dinah Washington
 4  4  4  4 Deceivin' Blues-Johnny Otis & Little Esther
 5  2 16  1 Hard Luck Blues-Roy Brown
 6  6 19  2 Well,Oh Well-Tiny Bradshaw
 6  7  3  6 Love Don't Love Nobody-Roy Brown
 8 RE 21  2 Need You So-Ivory Joe Hunter
 9  -  1  9 Anytime,Anyplace,Anywhere-Joe Morris
 9 RE 15  5 Everyday I Have The Blues-Lowell Fulson

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S R&B SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:October 14,1950
"Best Selling Retail Race Records" 
TW LW Wks HP Song-Artist
 1  1 10  1 BLUE LIGHT BOOGIE (PARTS I & II)-LOUIS JORDAN
 2  9  2  2 Anytime,Anyplace,Anywhere-Joe Morris
 3  2  8  2 Blue Shadows-Lowell Fulson
 4 RE  2  4 I'm Yours To Keep-Herb Fisher Trio
 5 RE 23  1 Pink Champagne-Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers
 6  6  4  6 Love Don't Love Nobody-Roy Brown
 7  4  5  4 Deceivin' Blues-Johnny Otis & Little Esther
 7  6 20  2 Well,Oh Well-Tiny Bradshaw
 7  -  1  7 I'm Going To Have Myself A Ball-Tiny Bradshaw
10  5 17  1 Hard Luck Blues-Roy Brown

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S R&B SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:October 21,1950
"Best Selling Retail Race Records" 
TW LW Wks HP Song-Artist
 1  1 11  1 BLUE LIGHT BOOGIE (PARTS I & II)-LOUIS JORDAN
 2  6  5  2 Love Don't Love Nobody-Roy Brown
 3  2  3  2 Anytime,Anyplace,Anywhere-Joe Morris
 4  3  9  2 Blue Shadows-Lowell Fulson
 5 RE  2  5 Bald Head-Roy Byrd
 6  5 24  1 Pink Champagne-Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers
 6  7  6  4 Deceivin' Blues-Johnny Otis & Little Esther
 8  7 21  2 Well,Oh Well-Tiny Bradshaw
 8 RE  2  3 I'll Never Be Free-Dinah Washington
 8  -  1  8 Long About Sundown-Ruth Brown

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S R&B SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:October 28,1950
"Best Selling Retail Race Records" 
TW LW Wks HP Song-Artist
 1  4 10  1 BLUE SHADOWS-LOWELL FULSON
 2  1 12  1 Blue Light Boogie (Parts I & II)-Louis Jordan
 3  3  4  2 Anytime,Anyplace,Anywhere-Joe Morris
 4 RE 16  4 Everyday I Have The Blues-Lowell Fulson
 5  -  1  5 Teardrops From My Eyes-Ruth Brown
 6  -  1  6 Besame Mucho-Ray-O-Vacs
 6  -  1  6 Cadillac Baby-Roy Brown
 8  -  1  8 Please Send Me Someone To Love-Percy Mayfield
 9  2  6  2 Love Don't Love Nobody-Roy Brown
 9 RE  2  9 Shotgun Blues-Lightnin' Hopkins

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S R&B SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:November 4,1950
"Best Selling Retail Race Records" 
TW LW Wks HP Song-Artist
 1  3  5  1 ANYTIME,ANYPLACE,ANYWHERE-JOE MORRIS
 2  1 11  1 Blue Shadows-Lowell Fulson
 3  2 13  1 Blue Light Boogie (Parts I & II)-Louis Jordan
 4  8  2  4 Please Send Me Someone To Love-Percy Mayfield
 5  9  7  2 Love Don't Love Nobody-Roy Brown
 6  5  2  5 Teardrops From My Eyes-Ruth Brown
 7 RE 18  1 Hard Luck Blues-Roy Brown
 8 RE  3  3 I'll Never Be Free-Dinah Washington
 9 RE  8  4 I Love My Baby-Larry Darnell
10  -  1 10 Million Dollar Secret-Helen Humes
10  -  1 10 Tamburitza Boogie-Louis Jordan

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S R&B SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:November 11,1950
"Best Selling Retail Race Records" 
TW LW Wks HP Song-Artist
 1  1  6  1 ANYTIME,ANYPLACE,ANYWHERE-JOE MORRIS
 2  6  3  2 Teardrops From My Eyes-Ruth Brown
 3  4  3  3 Please Send Me Someone To Love-Percy Mayfield
 4  2 12  1 Blue Shadows-Lowell Fulson
 5  3 14  1 Blue Light Boogie (Parts I & II)-Louis Jordan
 6  -  1  6 Wedding Boogie-Little Esther,Mel Walker & Johnny Otis
 7  -  1  7 Oh,Babe-Jimmy Preston & Butnetta Evans
 8  5  8  2 Love Don't Love Nobody-Roy Brown
 8  -  1  8 Bad,Bad Whiskey-Amos Milburn
10 10  2 10 Million Dollar Secret-Helen Humes

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S R&B SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:November 18,1950
"Best Selling Retail Race Records" 
TW LW Wks HP Song-Artist
 1  1  7  1 ANYTIME,ANYPLACE,ANYWHERE-JOE MORRIS
 2  3  4  2 Please Send Me Someone To Love-Percy Mayfield
 3  4 13  1 Blue Shadows-Lowell Fulson
 4  8  9  2 Love Don't Love Nobody-Roy Brown
 5  5 15  1 Blue Light Boogie (Parts I & II)-Louis Jordan
 5 RE  3  5 Shotgun Blues-Lightnin' Hopkins
 7  6  2  6 Wedding Boogie-Little Esther,Mel Walker & Johnny Otis
 8  2  4  2 Teardrops From My Eyes-Ruth Brown
 9 RE  4  3 I'll Never Be Free-Dinah Washington
10 RE  2 10 Cadillac Baby-Roy Brown

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S R&B SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:November 25,1950
"Best Selling Retail Race Records" 
TW LW Wks HP Song-Artist
 1  2  5  1 PLEASE SEND ME SOMEONE TO LOVE-PERCY MAYFIELD
 2  1  8  1 Anytime,Anyplace,Anywhere-Joe Morris
 3  8  5  2 Teardrops From My Eyes-Ruth Brown
 4  3 14  1 Blue Shadows-Lowell Fulson
 5 RE  2  5 Bad,Bad Whiskey-Amos Milburn
 6 RE  3  6 Million Dollar Secret-Helen Humes
 7  5 16  1 Blue Light Boogie (Parts I & II)-Louis Jordan
 8  4 10  2 Love Don't Love Nobody-Roy Brown
 8  7  3  6 Wedding Boogie-Little Esther,Mel Walker & Johnny Otis
 8  -  1  8 Oh,Babe-Larry Darnell

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S R&B SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:December 2,1950
"Best Selling Retail Race Records" 
TW LW Wks HP Song-Artist
 1  2  9  1 ANYTIME,ANYPLACE,ANYWHERE-JOE MORRIS
 2  1  6  1 Please Send Me Someone To Love-Percy Mayfield
 3  3  6  2 Teardrops From My Eyes-Ruth Brown
 4  5  3  4 Bad,Bad Whiskey-Amos Milburn
 5 RE  2  5 Oh,Babe-Jimmy Preston & Butnetta Evans
 6 RE 17  4 Everyday I Have The Blues-Lowell Fulson
 7  4 15  1 Blue Shadows-Lowell Fulson
 8  8  4  6 Wedding Boogie-Little Esther,Mel Walker & Johnny Otis
 8  -  1  8 Oh,Babe-Roy Milton
10 RE  4  5 Shotgun Blues-Lightnin' Hopkins

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S R&B SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:December 9,1950
"Best Selling Retail Race Records" 
TW LW Wks HP Song-Artist
 1  3  7  1 TEARDROPS FROM MY EYES-RUTH BROWN
 2  1 10  1 Anytime,Anyplace,Anywhere-Joe Morris
 3  4  4  3 Bad,Bad Whiskey-Amos Milburn
 4  2  7  1 Please Send Me Someone To Love-Percy Mayfield
 5 RE  2  5 Oh,Babe-Larry Darnell
 6  5  3  5 Oh,Babe-Jimmy Preston & Butnetta Evans
 7  -  1  7 Far Away Blues-Little Esther & Johnny Otis
 7  -  1  7 Every Night About This Time-Fats Domino
 9 RE  4  6 Million Dollar Secret-Helen Humes
10  8  2  8 Oh,Babe-Roy Milton

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S R&B SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:December 16,1950
"Best Selling Retail Race Records" 
TW LW Wks HP Song-Artist
 1  4  8  1 PLEASE SEND ME SOMEONE TO LOVE-PERCY MAYFIELD
 2  1  8  1 Teardrops From My Eyes-Ruth Brown
 3  2 11  1 Anytime,Anyplace,Anywhere-Joe Morris
 4  3  5  3 Bad,Bad Whiskey-Amos Milburn
 5 RE 16  1 Blue Shadows-Lowell Fulson
 6  5  3  5 Oh,Babe-Larry Darnell
 7  -  1  7 Old Time Shuffle Blues-Lowell Fulson & Lloyd Glenn
 8 RE 11  2 Love Don't Love Nobody-Roy Brown
 9 RE  3  4 I'm Yours To Keep-Herb Fisher Trio
10  7  2  7 Far Away Blues-Little Esther & Johnny Otis
10 10  3  8 Oh,Babe-Roy Milton
10 RE  2 10 Stak-A-Lee (Parts I & II)-Archibald Orchestra

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S R&B SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:December 23,1950
"Best Selling Retail Race Records" 
TW LW Wks HP Song-Artist
 1  2  9  1 TEARDROPS FROM MY EYES-RUTH BROWN
 2  4  6  2 Bad,Bad Whiskey-Amos Milburn
 3  1  9  1 Please Send Me Someone To Love-Percy Mayfield
 4  3 12  1 Anytime,Anyplace,Anywhere-Joe Morris
 5 RE  2  5 Besame Mucho-Ray-O-Vacs
 6 10  3  6 Far Away Blues-Little Esther & Johnny Otis
 7  6  4  5 Oh,Babe-Larry Darnell
 8  5 17  1 Blue Shadows-Lowell Fulson
 9  7  2  7 Old Time Shuffle Blues-Lowell Fulson & Lloyd Glenn
10  -  1 10 Lonesome Christmas (Parts I & II)-Lowell Fulson

BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S R&B SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:December 30,1950
"Best Selling Retail Race Records" 
TW LW Wks HP Song-Artist
 1  1 10  1 TEARDROPS FROM MY EYES-RUTH BROWN
 2  2  7  2 Bad,Bad Whiskey-Amos Milburn
 3  4 13  1 Anytime,Anyplace,Anywhere-Joe Morris
 4  3 10  1 Please Send Me Someone To Love-Percy Mayfield
 5 RE  2  5 Every Night About This Time-Fats Domino
 6  -  1  6 Rocking With Red-Piano Red
 6  -  1  6 Tennessee Waltz-Etskine Hawkins
 8  5  3  5 Besame Mucho-Ray-O-Vacs
 8  7  5  5 Oh,Babe-Larry Darnell
10  8 18  1 Blue Shadows-Lowell Fulson
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