| The CASH BOX R&B Charts | ||||
| Week ending MAY 8, 1948 | ||||
| HOT IN HARLEM, N.Y. | ||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | NATURE BOY King Cole (Capitol 15054) | 1 | 3 | |
| 2 | THIRTY-FIVE THIRTY Paul Williams Sextette (Savoy 661) | 3 | 15 | |
| 3 | TOMORROW NIGHT (Lonnie Johnson’s Theme Song) Lonnie Johnson (King 4201) | 8 | 9 | |
| 4 | GOOD ROCKIN’ TONIGHT Wynonie Harris (King 4210) | 4 | 5 | |
| 5 | BUBBLES Bill Moore & Band (Savoy 662) | 10 | 9 | |
| 6 | RECESS IN HEAVEN Dan Grissom with Buddy Harper Orchestra (Jewel 2004) | — | 1 | |
| 7 | TIME OUT FOR TEARS Savannah Churchill with Four Tunes (Manor 1116 ) | 9 | 3 | |
| 8 | ALL MY LOVE BELONGS TO YOU Bull Moose Jackson & Buffalo Bearcats (King 4189) | 7 | 9 | |
| 9 | KING SIZE PAPA Julia Lee & Boy Friends (Capitol Americana 40082) | 2 | 5 | |
| 10 | LONG GONE (pts. 1 & 2) Sonny Thompson with Sharps And Flats (Miracle 126) | — | 1 | |
| HOT ON CHICAGO’S SOUTH SIDE | ||||
| 1 | FINE BROWN FRAME Nellie Lutcher & Her Rhythm (Capitol 15032) | 1 | 8 | |
| 2 | IF I SHOULD LOSE YOU Milton Hinton’s Orchestra with Emile Jones (Staff 606) | 3 | 5 | |
| 3 | HEY, LITTLE GIRL Paul Gayten & Trio (DeLuxe 1138) | 2 | 5 | |
| 4 | THE MOJO Sax Mallard & Orchestra (Aristocrat 2001) | 6 | 4 | |
| 5 | NATURE BOY King Cole (Capitol 15054) | 8 | 2 | |
| 6 | THERE’S NO YOU Ravens (National 9042) | 4 | 8 | |
| 7 | YOU DON’T LOVE ME Camille Howard with Roy Milton Unit (Specialty 307) | 9 | 2 | |
| 8 | LONG GONE (pts. 1 & 2) Sonny Thompson with Sharps And Flats (Miracle 126) | 7 | 5 | |
| 9 | BUBBLES Bill Moore & Band (Savoy 662) | 5 | 11 | |
| 10 | THIRTY-FIVE THIRTY Paul Williams Sextette (Savoy 661) | 10 | 16 | |
| HOT IN NEW ORLEANS | ||||
| 1 | GOOD ROCKIN’ TONIGHT Wynonie Harris (King 4210) | 6 | 3 | |
| 2 | REET, PETITE AND GONE Louis Jordan & Tympany Five (Decca 24381) | 1 | 3 | |
| 3 | NATURE BOY King Cole (Capitol 15054) | 4 | 3 | |
| 4 | TOMORROW NIGHT (Lonnie Johnson’s Theme Song) Lonnie Johnson (King 4201) | 9 | 5 | |
| 5 | THAT’S WHAT I LIKE Julia Lee & Boy Friends (Capitol 15060) | 3 | 3 | |
| 6 | KING SIZE PAPA Julia Lee & Boy Friends (Capitol Americana 40082) | 8 | 5 | |
| 7 | I AM SO GLAD Lonnie Johnson (King 4212) | 7 | 2 | |
| 8 | FINE BROWN FRAME Nellie Lutcher & Her Rhythm (Capitol 15032) | 5 | 5 | |
| 9 | RECESS IN HEAVEN Dan Grissom with Buddy Harper Orchestra (Jewel 2004) | — | 1 | |
| 10 | I WANT A BOWLEGGED WOMAN Bull Moose Jackson & Buffalo Bearcats (King 4189) | — | 1 | |
| HOT ON CENTRAL AVE. IN LOS ANGELES | ||||
| 1 | INFLATION BLUES Louis Jordan & Tympany Five (Decca 24381) | 2 | 6 | |
| 2 | YOU DON’T LOVE ME Camille Howard with Roy Milton Unit (Specialty 307) | 3 | 6 | |
| 3 | NATURE BOY King Cole (Capitol 15054) | 1 | 2 | |
| 4 | REET, PETITE AND GONE Louis Jordan & Tympany Five (Decca 24381) | 4 | 4 | |
| 5 | ALL MY LOVE BELONGS TO YOU Bull Moose Jackson & Buffalo Bearcats (King 4189) | 5 | 6 | |
| 6 | FINE BROWN FRAME Nellie Lutcher & Her Rhythm (Capitol 15032) | 7 | 8 | |
| 7 | TOMORROW NIGHT (Lonnie Johnson’s Theme Song) Lonnie Johnson (King 4201) | 8 | 13 | |
| 8 | MILKY WHITE WAY Trumpeteers (Score 5001) | 10 | 2 | |
| 9 | LONG GONE (pts. 1 & 2) Sonny Thompson with Sharps And Flats (Miracle 126) | — | 1 | |
| 10 | TEAR DROP BLUES Jimmy Liggins & Drops Of Joy (Specialty 521) | 9 | 6 | |
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