Almanac: 1951 Billboard rnb jukebox debut

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January 6, 1951

10 Harbor Lights-Dinah Washington

January 13, 1951

5 Little Joe's Boogie-Joe Liggins And His "Honeydrippers"

7 Strange Things Happening-Percy Mayfield and Orchestra

January 20, 1951

9 Mother Earth-Memphis Slim and The House Rockers

January 27, 1951

7 Telephone Blues-Floyd Dixon & Johnny Moore with Johnny Moore's Three Blazers featuring Oscar Moore

February 3, 1951

9 Lemonade-Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five, Vocal Chorus - Louis Jordan

10 Do Something For Me-The Dominoes

February 10, 1951

8 Red's Boogie-Piano Red

10 Little Red Roosters-Margie Day With Griffin Brothers Orchestra

10 Black Night-Charles Brown and His Band

10 Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand-Ray Charles Trio

February 17, 1951

5 Lost Love-Percy Mayfield and Orchestra

9 Frankie Lee-Joe Liggins and His "Honeydrippers"

February 24, 1951

8 Once There Lived A Fool-Jimmy Grissom

March 3, 1951

7 My Heart Cries For You-Dinah Washington accompanied by Jimmy Carroll & His Orchestra

March 17, 1951

7 Mambo Boogie-Johnny Otis Orchestra

8 I'll Wait For You-Ruth Brown with Budd Johnson's Orch.

10 Jug-Gene Ammons and His Band, Gene Ammons - Tenor Sax Solo

March 24, 1951

9 Tear Drops From My Eyes-Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five, Vocal Chorus - Louis Jordan, Bill Davis At The Organ

March 31, 1951

6 Don't Take Your Love Away From Me-Joe Morris and His Orchestra featuring Laurie Tate

April 7, 1951

7 Gee Baby-Johnny Otis Orchestra, Vocal - Mel Walker

April 14, 1951

5 Tennessee Waltz Blues-Stick McGhee and His Buddies

6 Chica Boo-Lloyd Glenn

10 Tears, Tears, Tears-Amos Milburn and his Aladdin Chickenshackers

April 21, 1951

4 Let's Rock A While-Amos Milburn and his Aladdin Chickenshackers

May 5, 1951

3 I Will Wait-The Four Buddies

8 I Apologize-Billy Eckstine

May 12, 1951

7 How High The Moon-Les Paul and Mary Ford

9 What Will I Tell My Heart-Al Hibbler and Orchestra

10 Rocket "88"-Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats

May 26, 1951

7 Sixty Minute Man-The Dominoes

June 2, 1951

5 Tend To Your Business-James Waynes

10 It's Later Than You Think-Roy Milton And His Solid Senders

June 16, 1951

4 Too Young-Nat "King" Cole

8 I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water (And Sleep In A Hollow Log)-Grant Jones With Brown's Blues Blowers

9 What A Fool I Was-Percy Mayfield

June 30, 1951

8 I'm Waiting Just For You-Lucky Millinder And His Orchestra, Vocal - Annisteen Allen and John Carol

July 7, 1951

5 Castle Rock-Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra

8 I Won't Cry Anymore-Dinah Washington

July 14, 1951

9 Stacked Deck-Billy Wright

10 Honey Bee-Muddy Waters and his Guitar

July 21, 1951

9 Don't You Know I Love You-The Clovers, Vocal Quartet With Instrumental Accompaniment

July 28, 1951

7 Chains Of Love-Joe Turner with Vann "Piano Man" Walls and His Orchestra

8 I'll Always Be In Love With You-Charles Brown and his Band

9 "T" 99 Blues-Jimmy Nelson And The Peter Rabbit Trio

10 Weak Minded Blues-Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five, Vocal - Louis Jordan

August 4, 1951

10 I Have News For You-Roy Milton And His Solid Senders

10 Will You Be Mine-The Swallows

August 11, 1951

10 The Thrill Is Gone-Roy Hawkins

August 25, 1951

10 I've Been Lost-Little Willie Littlefield and Little Lora Wiggins

September 1, 1951

7 Bloodshot Eyes-Wynonie Harris

10 Go! Go! Go!-The Treniers

September 8, 1951

6 Sleep-Earl Bostic And His Orchestra

8 Hoppin'-Griffin Brothers Orch.

10 All Nite Long-Johnny Otis Orchestra, Vocal - Johnny Otis

10 Tra-La-La-Griffin Brothers Featuring Tommy Brown

September 15, 1951

9 Smooth Sailing-Ella Fitzgerald with The Ray Charles Singers

10 Saddled The Cow (And Milked The Horse)-Rosco Gordon And His Orchestra

10 Walkin' The Chalk Line-Tiny Bradshaw

September 22, 1951

8 The Glory Of Love-The Five Keys

September 29, 1951

8 I Got Loaded-"Peppermint" Harris with Maxwell Davis and his All-Stars

October 6, 1951

10 Heh, Little Girl- Billy Wright

October 13, 1951

9 Fool, Fool, Fool-The Clovers

October 20, 1951

10 Hey Little Girl-John Godfrey Trio

October 27, 1951

7 Pretty Baby Blues-Tampa Red

November 3, 1951

7 I'm In The Mood-John Lee Hooker

8 Seven Long Days-Charles Brown and his band

9 Prayin' For Your Return-Percy Mayfield and Orchestra

9 Cold, Cold Heart-Dinah Washington

November 10, 1951

10 Moanin' At Midnight-The Howlin' Wolf

November 17, 1951

9 Because Of You-Tab Smith His Fabulous Alto and Orchestra

November 24, 1951

9 Still A Fool-Muddy Waters And His Guitar

December 1, 1951

9 Bar Room Blues-Roy Brown And His Mighty-Mighty Men

December 8, 1951

5 Best Wishes-Roy Milton And His Solid Senders

10 I'm Gonna Dig Myself A Hole-Arthur Crudup

December 15, 1951

6 The Chill Is On-Joe Turner with Van "Piano Man" Walls and His Orchestra

7 Weepin' & Cryin'-Griffin Brothers Orch. Featuring Tommy Brown

December 22, 1951

9 How Many More Years-The Howlin' Wolf

9 Flamingo-Earl Bostic And His Orchestra

December 29, 1951

6 3 O'Clock Blues-B. B. King