Almanac: 1950 Billboard rnb selling debut

   Almanac: Music Highlight of the Early Years

billboard.com

Best-Selling Retail Rhythm & Blues Records - debut in 

Billboard chart

January 7, 1950

9 You Satisfy-Billy Wright

9 Little School Girl-Smokey Hogg

9 Love For Christmas-Felix Gross And His Orchestra

January 14, 1950

12 School Days-Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five, Vocal Chorus - Louis Jordan And Ensemble

15 I Quit My Pretty Mama-Ivory Joe Hunter

January 21, 1950

4 I Almost Lost My Mind-Ivory Joe Hunter

10 I've Been A Fool-The Shadows

January 28, 1950

7 Sittin' On It All The Time-Wynonie Harris

February 4, 1950

4 Double Crossing Blues-Little Esther & The Robins, Johnny Otis Quintete

7 Rag Mop-Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra, Vocal Chorus - The Hamptones

8 Rag Mop-Doc Sausage & His Mad Lads

14 If It's So Baby-The Robins

February 11, 1950

13 Confused-Lonnie Johnson

February 18, 1950

6 My Mother Told Me-Nat "King" Cole And The Trio

8 Double Crossing Blues-Johnny Otis Quintette, Vocals - The Robins and Little Esther (DUPLICATE ENTRY)

12 For You My Love-Nellie Lutcher and Nat "King" Cole With Orchestral Accompaniment

15 Rag Mop-Joe Liggins And "His Honeydrippers"

February 25, 1950

8 Why Do Things Happen To Me-Roy Hawkins And His Orchestra

9 I Don't Have To Ride No More-The Ravens with Rhythm Acc., Quartet Blues - Vocal by Jimmy Ricks, Bass

13 S.P. Blues-Ivory Joe Hunter With Orchestral Accompaniment

14 Information Blues-Roy Milton And His Solid Senders

March 4, 1950

7 Bon Ton Roula-Clarence Garlow

15 3 x 7=21  [Three Times Seven Equals Twenty-One]-Jewel King with Orchestra Accompaniment

March 11, 1950

12 Still In The Dark-Joe Turner and Orchestra

13 Sitting By The Window-Billy Eckstine With The Quartones

March 18, 1950

8 Because, Part I & II-Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra, Vocal - Arthur Prysock

10 I Only Know-Dinah Washington with Teddy Stewart's Orchestra

10 Raining In My Heart-Peppermint Harris

March 25, 1950

9 I Like My Baby's Pudding-Wynonie Harris

April 1, 1950

7 Walkin' Blues-Johnny Moore's Three Blazers (with Oscar Moore), Vocal refrain - Billy Valentine

8 The Fat Man-Fats Domino

9 Cry, Cry Baby-Ed Wiley and his After Hour Rhythm, Blues Vocal - Teddy Reynolds

April 8, 1950

4 Mistrustin' Blues-Little Esther with Mel Walker Accomp. By The Johnny Otis Orch.

7 Easter Parade [Easter Boogie]-Freddie Mitchell and his Orchestra

10 It Isn't Fair-Dinah Washington with Teddy Stewart's Orchestra

April 22, 1950

8 My Baby's Gone-Charles Brown And His Band

9 I Almost Lost My Mind-Nat "King" Cole And The Trio

April 29, 1950

4 I Need You So-Ivory Joe Hunter With Orchestral Accompaniment

10 I'll Never Be Free-Annie Laurie, Paul Gayten and His Orchestra

May 6, 1950

9 Pink Champagne-Joe Liggins and His "Honeydrippers"

May 13, 1950

8 Walking Blues-Amos Milburn and his Aladdin Chicken-Shackers

May 27, 1950

5 Everyday I Have The Blues-Lowell Fulson's Combo

June 3, 1950

4 Well Oh Well-Tiny Bradshaw

June 10, 1950

9 Cupid's Boogie-Little Esther and Mel Walker with Johnny Otis Orchestra

10 Stack-A'Lee (Parts I & II)-Archibald And His Orchestra

June 17, 1950

9 I Wanna Be Loved-Dinah Washington with Teddy Stewart's Orchestra

June 24, 1950

6 Hard Luck Blues-Roy Brown And his Mighty-Mighty Men

July 8, 1950

9 Mona Lisa-Nat 'King' Cole (Les Baxter & His Orchestra)

July 29, 1950

9 My Foolish Heart-Gene Ammons and His Sextet

August 5, 1950

9 I Love My Baby-Larry Darnell

10 Blue Light Boogie (Parts I & II)-Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five, Vocal Chorus - Louis Jordan and Trio

August 12, 1950

9 Tenderly-Lynn Hope Quintet

10 Bald Head-Roy Byrd And His Blues Jumpers

August 26, 1950

10 Blue Shadows-Lowell Fulson

September 9, 1950

6 Deceivin' Blues-Little Esther and Mel Walker with Johnny Otis Orch.

8 Dreamin' Blues-Mel Walker with Johnny Otis Orchestra

September 16, 1950

7 I'm Yours To Keep-Herb Fisher and His Trio

September 23, 1950

8 Love Don't Love Nobody-Roy Brown And His Mighty-Mighty Men

September 30, 1950

9 Shotgun Blues-Lightning Hopkins

10 Safronia B-Calvin Boze And His All-Stars

October 7, 1950

3 I'll Never Be Free-Dinah Washington With Teddy Stewart's Orchestra

9 Anytime, Any Place, Anywhere-Joe Morris And His Orchestra featuring Laurie Tate

October 14, 1950

7 I'm Going To Have Myself A Ball-Tiny Bradshaw

October 21, 1950

8 'Long About Sundown-Roy Brown And His Mighty-Mighty Men

October 28, 1950

5 Teardrops From My Eyes-Ruth Brown with Budd Johnson's Orch.

6 Besame Mucho (Kiss Me Much)-The Ray-O-Vacs, Vocal Chorus - Lester Harris

6 Cadillac Baby-Roy Brown And His Mighty-Mighty Men

8 Please Send Me Someone To Love-Percy Mayfield

November 4, 1950

10 Million Dollar Secret-Helen Humes

10 Tamburitza Boogie-Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five, Vocal Chorus - Louis Jordan

November 11, 1950

6 Wedding Boogie-Johnny Otis' Congregation: Little Esther, Mel Walker, Lee Graves

7 Oh Babe!-Jimmy Preston with Burnetta Evans and Jimmy Preston's Orch.

8 Bad, Bad Whiskey-Amos Milburn And His Aladdin Chickenshackers

November 25, 1950

8 Oh, Babe!-Larry Darnell

December 2, 1950

8 Oh Babe!-Roy Milton And His Solid Senders

December 9, 1950

7 Far Away Blues (Xmas Blues)-Johnny Otis Orchestra with Little Esther and Mel Walker

7 Every Night About This Time-Fats Domino With Orchestra Accompaniment

December 16, 1950

7 Old Time Shuffle Blues-Lloyd Glenn With Th' Fulson Unit [Lowell Fulson]

December 23, 1950

10 Lonesome Christmas (Parts 1 & 2)-Lowell Fulson

December 30, 1950

6 Rockin' With Red-Piano Red

6 Tennessee Waltz-Erskine Hawkins And His Orchestra, Vocal Chorus - Ace Harris