| The CASH BOX R&B Charts | ||||
| Week of OCTOBER 27, 1947 | ||||
| HOT IN HARLEM, N.Y. | ||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | FOOL THAT I AM Dinah Washington & Dave Young’s Orchestra (Mercury 8050) | 1 | 5 | |
| 2 | TRUST IN ME Hadda Brooks Trio (Modern Music 150) | 2 | 11 | |
| 3 | RED TOP Gene Ammons & Sextet (Mercury 8048) | 10 | 2 | |
| 4 | NEAR YOU Francis Craig & Orchestra (Bullet 1001) | — | 1 | |
| 5 | WALKIN’ WITH SID Arnett Cobb & Orchestra (Apollo 770) | — | 1 | |
| 6 | TRUE BLUES Roy Milton & Solid Senders (Specialty 510) | 5 | 8 | |
| 7 | BIG LEGS Gene Phillips & Rhythm Aces (Modern 527) | 8 | 7 | |
| 8 | MY MOTHER’S EYES Nellie Lutcher & Her Rhythm (Capitol Americana 40042) | — | 1 | |
| 9 | EVERYTHING I HAVE IS YOURS Sarah Vaughan with George Treadwell’s Orchestra (Musicraft 494) | 4 | 6 | |
| 10 | EARLY IN THE MORNIN’ Louis Jordan & Tympany Five (Decca 24155) | 3 | 4 | |
| HOT ON CHICAGO’S SOUTH SIDE | ||||
| 1 | SINCE I FELL FOR YOU Annie Laurie with Paul Gayten & Trio (DeLuxe 1082) | 1 | 3 | |
| 2 | THRILL ME Roy Milton & Solid Senders (Specialty 518) | 9 | 2 | |
| 3 | CHANGEABLE WOMAN BLUES Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers (Exclusive 251) | 2 | 3 | |
| 4 | BIG LEGS Gene Phillips & Rhythm Aces (Modern 527) | 5 | 3 | |
| 5 | DON’T TAKE YOUR LOVE FROM ME Hadda Brooks Trio (Modern 153) | 8 | 3 | |
| 6 | BELL-BOY BOOGIE Todd Rhodes Orchestra (Sensation 2133) | 4 | 3 | |
| 7 | THE WILDEST GAL IN TOWN Billy Eckstine (M-G-M 10069) | 3 | 3 | |
| 8 | RED TOP Gene Ammons & Sextet (Mercury 8048) | 7 | 3 | |
| 9 | EARLY IN THE MORNIN’ Louis Jordan & Tympany Five (Decca 24155) | 10 | 2 | |
| 10 | NEAR YOU Francis Craig & Orchestra (Bullet 1001) | 6 | 3 | |
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