CASH BOX R&B SINGLES – 1946 |
| The Legendary Cash Box Magazine Charts |
| Chart data collected by Randy Price
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The 1946 Charts! |
| 1946 | #1 | Top Debut |
| June 24 | Stone Cold Dead In The Market (He Had It Coming) - Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Jordan & Tympany Five | (First chart week) |
| July 1 | Stone Cold Dead In The Market (He Had It Coming) - Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Jordan & Tympany Five | (No debuts) |
| July 8 | Stone Cold Dead In The Market (He Had It Coming) - Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Jordan & Tympany Five | 4. (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 - King Cole Trio |
| July 15 | Petootie Pie - Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Jordan & Tympany Five | 1. Petootie Pie - Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Jordan & Tympany Five |
| July 22 | Stone Cold Dead In The Market (He Had It Coming) - Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Jordan & Tympany Five | 4. Sneakin’ Out - Erskine Hawkins & Orchestra |
| July 29 | Stone Cold Dead In The Market (He Had It Coming) - Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Jordan & Tympany Five | 3. On The Sunny Side Of The Street - Eddie Heywood & Orchestra |
| August 5 | Stone Cold Dead In The Market (He Had It Coming) - Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Jordan & Tympany Five | 4. That Chick’s Too Young To Fry - Louis Jordan & Tympany Five |
| August 12 | The Very Thought Of You - Luis Russell & Orchestra | 1. The Very Thought Of You - Luis Russell & Orchestra |
| August 19 | The Very Thought Of You - Luis Russell & Orchestra | (No debuts) |
| August 26 | Playful Baby - Wynonie “Blues” Harris with Johnnie Alston & All Stars | (No debuts) |
| September 2 | Playful Baby - Wynonie “Blues” Harris with Johnnie Alston & All Stars | 3. You Are My First Love - Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers |
| September 9 | Playful Baby - Wynonie “Blues” Harris with Johnnie Alston & All Stars | 8. Leap Frog Blues - Buster Bennett Trio |
| September 16 | Playful Baby - Wynonie “Blues” Harris with Johnnie Alston & All Stars | 9. Surrender - Deek Watson & Brown Dots |
| September 23 | Playful Baby - Wynonie “Blues” Harris with Johnnie Alston & All Stars | (No debuts) |
| September 30 | Playful Baby - Wynonie “Blues” Harris with Johnnie Alston & All Stars | 4. My Silent Love - Johnny Moore & “Three Blazers” |
| October 7 | Playful Baby - Wynonie “Blues” Harris with Johnnie Alston & All Stars | 9. Too Many Irons In The Fire - Mills Brothers |
| October 14 | I Sold My Heart To The Junk Man - Basin Street Boys with Eddie Beals’ Fourtet | 9. Boogie Blues - Gene Krupa & Orchestra |
| October 21 | I Sold My Heart To The Junk Man - Basin Street Boys with Eddie Beals’ Fourtet | 6. If I Were A Itty Bitty Girl - Velma Nelson with Will Rowland & Band |
| October 28 | Rumors Are Flying - Brown Dots | 1. Rumors Are Flying - Brown Dots |
| November 4 | Rumors Are Flying - Brown Dots | 8. Don’t Take Your Love From Me - Luis Russell & Orchestra |
| November 11 | Rumors Are Flying - Brown Dots | 9. Lies - Julia Lee & Boy Friends |
| November 18 | Rumors Are Flying - Brown Dots | 9. Breaking My Heart - Joe Liggins & Honeydrippers |
| November 25 | Don’t Take Your Love From Me - Luis Russell & Orchestra | 3. The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You) - King Cole Trio |
| December 2 | The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You) - King Cole Trio | (No debuts) |
| December 9 | The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You) - King Cole Trio | 9. That’s The Beginning Of The End - King Cole Trio |
| December 16 | The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You) - King Cole Trio | 3. Let The Good Times Roll - Louis Jordan & Tympany Five |
| December 23 | The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You) - King Cole Trio | 3. Ain’t Nobody Here But Us Chickens - Louis Jordan & Tympany Five |
| December 30 | Let The Good Times Roll - Louis Jordan & Tympany Five | (No debuts) |
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