CASH BOX (USA) MAGAZINE'S (Harlem) R&B TOP JUKE BOX PLAYS FOR 1950
No. Song-Artist-Peak Month 1 TEARDROPS FROM MY EYES-RUTH BROWN & BUDD JOHNSON'S ORCHESTRA-OCTOBER 1482 2 MY FOOLISH HEART-BILLY ECKSTINE-June 948 3 EVERYDAY I HAVE THE BLUES-LOWELL FULSON'S COMBO & LLOYD GLENN-July 898 4 DOUBLE CROSSING BLUES-JOHNNY OTIS ORCHESTRA-March 896 5 I LOVE YOU MY DARLIN'-JOE FRITZ-October 820 6 FORGIVE AND FORGET-ORIOLES-January 766 7 MISTRUSTIN' BLUES-LITTLE ESTHER,MEL WALKER & JOHNNY OTIS ORCHESTRA-April 756 8 WELL OH WELL-Tiny Bradshaw-August 728 9 I ALMOST LOST MY MIND-Ivory Joe Hunter-March 726 10 PINK CHAMPAGNE-Joe Liggins & "Honeydrippers"-August 718 11 Anytime,Anyplace,Anywhere-Joe Morris Orchestra & Laurie Tate-November 706 12 I'll Get Along Somehow (Parts I & II)-Larry Darnell-January 664 13 I Need You So-Ivory Joe Hunter-August 642 14 I Wanna Be Loved-Dinah Washington & Teddy Stewart's Orchestra-July 640 15 I'll Never Be Free-Dinah Washington & Teddy Stewart's Orchestra-October 576 16 Million Dollar Secret-Helen Humes-October 570 17 Mona Lisa-Nat "King" Cole-July 560 18 It Isn't Fair-Dinah Washington & Teddy Stewart's Orchestra-June 538 19 Harbor Lights-Dinah Washington & Jimmy Carroll's Orchestra-October 524 20 Goodnight Irene-Paul Gayten Orchestra & Coleman Brothers-September 516 21 Anabacoa-Chapuseaux Y Damiron-December 506 22 I'll Get Along Somehow (Parts I & II)-Ruth Brown & Budd Johnson's Orchestra-January 500 23 No Rollin' Blues-Jimmy Witherspoon-February 494 24 Cupid's Boogie-Little Esther,Mel Walker & Johnny Otis Orchestra-July 470 25 Bald Head-Roy Byrd & Blues Jumpers-September 432 26 I'm Yours To Keep-Herb Fisher & Trio-September 426 27 Oh Babe!-Larry Darnell-December 412 28 Moonlight-Orioles-May 412 29 Count Every Star-Ravens-June 408 30 Rag Mop-Doc Sausage & His Mad Lads-February 400 31 The Lord's Prayer-Orioles-December 396 32 I've Been A Fool-Shadows-February 380 33 Blue Light Boogie (Parts I & II)-Louis Jordan & Tympany Five-September 374 34 Rag Mop-Lionel Hampton Orchestra-February 358 35 Push Ka Pee Shee Pie (The Saga Of Saga Boy)-Louis Jordan & Tympany Five-March 346 36 My Foolish Heart-Gene Ammons-August 344 37 Blue Sunday Morning-Paupers-May 334 38 Everything They Said Came True-Orioles-July 316 39 La Vie En Rose-Louis Armstrong & Sy Oliver Orchestra-August 308 40 The Fat Man-Fats Domino-March 278 41 Easter Parade-Freddie Mitchell & Orchestra-April 274 42 I Don't Have To Ride No More-Ravens-March 274 43 Bernice-Roosevelt Wardell & Ray Chambers Trio-April 252 44 3 X 7 = 21-Jewel King-April 250 45 Big Fine Girl-Jimmy Witherspoon-February 244 46 Hard Luck Blues-Roy Brown & Mighty Mighty Men-November 236 47 Whirlpool-Cabineers & Bill Mcrae Orchestra-January 232 48 Perdido-Sarah Vaughan-December 232 49 Sittin' On It All The Time-Wynonie Harris-January 224 50 Besame Mucho (Kiss Me Much)-Ray-O-Vacs-September 214 51 Calypso Blues-Nat "King" Cole-May 212 52 Blue Shadows-Lowell Fulson & Lloyd Glenn-November 208 53 Sparrow's Flight-Johnny Sparrow,Bows And Arrow-January 198 54 Good Morning Judge-Wynonie Harris-October 192 55 Oo-Wee Baby (Love With A Thrill)-Peppermint Harris-October 182 56 Sneakin' Around-Rudy Render-January 180 57 I'll Remember April-George Shearing Quintet-May 172 58 After Hours Session-Frank "Floorshow" Culley & Band-January 160 59 Danny Boy-Al Hibbler-July 156 60 Is My Heart Wasting Time-Orioles-March 146 61 Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide-Bull Moose Jackson & Buffalo Bearcats-April 144 62 Goodnight Irene-Gordon Jenkins Orchestra & Weavers-August 142 63 I'll Never Be Free-Annie Laurie & Paul Gayten Trio-July 138 64 Chitlin' Switch-Rene Hall & All Stars-January 136 65 Call Me Darling-Bobby Marshall & Ray Parker Orchestra-May 130 66 Everybody's Somebody's Fool-Lionel Hampton & Orchestra-October 126 67 Deceivin' Blues-Little Esther,mel Walker & Johnny Otis Orchestra-September 100 68 At Night-Orioles-April 92 69 Don't Worry Me No More-Nellie Hill & Ben Smith Quartet-January 90 70 I Ain't Gonna Let You In-Annie Laurie,Paul Gayten & Orchestra-July 88 71 How About That-Eddie Mack & Bobby Smith Orchestra-June 88 72 Right Will Always Win (A Man's Best Friend)-Teddy Reynolds-October 88 73 Pennies From Heaven-Gene Ammons & Orchestra-April 88 74 I'm Tired Crying Over You-Buddy Johnson & Orchestra-February 84 75 You're My Thrill-Billie Holiday-January 50 76 Sentimental Me-Ray-O-Vacs-June 46 77 Tamburitza Boogie-Louis Jordan & Tympany Five-November 44 78 I'm So Crazy For Love-Billy Eckstine & Quartones-December 44 79 Hoot And Holler Saturday Night-Eddie Mack & Orchestra-February 44 80 Rag Mop-Ames Brothers-February 42 81 Lemonade-Louis Jordan & Tympany Five-December 42 82 Afternoon Of A Dream-Joe Medlin & Freddie Washington Quintet-July 42