| The CASH BOX R&B Charts | ||||
| Week of SEPTEMBER 16, 1946 | ||||
| HOT IN HARLEM, N.Y. | ||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | PLAYFUL BABY Wynonie “Blues” Harris with Johnnie Alston & All Stars (Apollo 372) | 1 | 6 | |
| 2 | CHOO CHOO CH’BOOGIE Louis Jordan & Tympany Five (Decca 23610) | 2 | 6 | |
| 3 | TO EACH HIS OWN Ink Spots (Decca 23615) | 3 | 3 | |
| 4 | YOU ARE MY FIRST LOVE Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers (Aladdin 129) | 4 | 3 | |
| 5 | AFTER HOURS Ace Harris & Orchestra (Hub 3019) | 5 | 3 | |
| 6 | THE VERY THOUGHT OF YOU Luis Russell & Orchestra (Apollo 1012) | 6 | 6 | |
| 7 | THAT’S THE GROOVY THING Earl Bostic & Orchestra (Gotham 104) | 7 | 13 | |
| 8 | LEAP FROG BLUES Buster Bennett Trio (Columbia 36873) | 8 | 2 | |
| 9 | SURRENDER Deek Watson & Brown Dots (Manor 1026) | — | 1 | |
| 10 | R.M. BLUES Roy Milton & Solid Senders (Juke Box 504) | 10 | 5 | |
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