| The CASH BOX R&B Charts | ||||
| Week ending SEPTEMBER 18, 1948 | ||||
| HOT IN HARLEM, N.Y. | ||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | IT’S TOO SOON TO KNOW Orioles (It’s A Natural 5000) | 1 | 3 | |
| 2 | AM I ASKING TOO MUCH Dinah Washington (Mercury 8095) | 4 | 2 | |
| 3 | CORN BREAD Hal Singer Sextette (Savoy 671) | 9 | 2 | |
| 4 | OUT OF THE BLUE Hadda Brooks Trio (Modern 600) | 2 | 9 | |
| 5 | MY FAULT Brownie McGhee (Savoy 5551) | 10 | 2 | |
| 6 | COBB’S BOOGIE Arnett Cobb & Orchestra (Apollo 781) | 6 | 3 | |
| 7 | SOPHISTICATED LADY Billy Eckstine (National 9049) | 3 | 6 | |
| 8 | PRETTY MAMA BLUES Ivory Joe Hunter & Band (4 Star 1254) | 5 | 8 | |
| 9 | LOLLIPOP MAMA Wynonie Harris (King 4226) | 7 | 8 | |
| 10 | LONG GONE (pts. 1 & 2) Sonny Thompson with Sharps And Flats (Miracle 126) | 8 | 20 | |
| HOT ON CHICAGO’S SOUTH SIDE | ||||
| 1 | SOPHISTICATED LADY Billy Eckstine (National 9049) | 4 | 5 | |
| 2 | MESSIN’ AROUND Memphis Slim & House Rockers (Miracle 125) | 1 | 4 | |
| 3 | CORN BREAD Hal Singer Sextette (Savoy 671) | 3 | 4 | |
| 4 | SEND FOR ME IF YOU NEED ME Ravens (National 9045) | 5 | 11 | |
| 5 | PRETTY MAMA BLUES Ivory Joe Hunter & Band (4 Star 1254) | 2 | 8 | |
| 6 | WEST SIDE BABY T-Bone Walker (Comet 50) | — | 1 | |
| 7 | AM I ASKING TOO MUCH Dinah Washington (Mercury 8095) | 8 | 2 | |
| 8 | ELEVATOR BOOGIE Mabel Scott (Exclusive 35x) | — | 1 | |
| 9 | RUN JOE Louis Jordan & Tympany Five (Decca 24448) | — | 13 | |
| 10 | I CAN’T GO ON WITHOUT YOU Bull Moose Jackson & Buffalo Bearcats (King 4230) | 9 | 11 | |
| HOT IN NEW ORLEANS | ||||
| 1 | MESSIN’ AROUND Memphis Slim & House Rockers (Miracle 125) | 2 | 16 | |
| 2 | EVERYTHING I DO IS WRONG Roy Milton & Solid Senders (Specialty 314) | 3 | 2 | |
| 3 | OUT OF THE BLUE Hadda Brooks Trio (Modern 600) | 8 | 7 | |
| 4 | LATE FREIGHT Sonny Thompson Quintet featuring Eddie Chomblee (Miracle 128) | 6 | 2 | |
| 5 | CORN BREAD Hal Singer Sextette (Savoy 671) | 10 | 2 | |
| 6 | MY FAULT Brownie McGhee (Savoy 5551) | 4 | 2 | |
| 7 | PRETTY MAMA BLUES Ivory Joe Hunter & Band (4 Star 1254) | 5 | 9 | |
| 8 | I CAN’T GO ON WITHOUT YOU Bull Moose Jackson & Buffalo Bearcats (King 4230) | 1 | 9 | |
| 9 | DON’T FALL IN LOVE WITH ME Ivory Joe Hunter (King 4220) | 9 | 7 | |
| 10 | THE DARKTOWN STRUTTERS’ BALL Joe Liggins & “Honeydrippers” (Exclusive 49x) | — | 1 | |
| HOT ON CENTRAL AVE. IN LOS ANGELES | ||||
| 1 | PRETTY MAMA BLUES Ivory Joe Hunter & Band (4 Star 1254) | 1 | 8 | |
| 2 | I CAN’T GO ON WITHOUT YOU Bull Moose Jackson & Buffalo Bearcats (King 4230) | 2 | 9 | |
| 3 | SOPHISTICATED LADY Billy Eckstine (National 9049) | 7 | 2 | |
| 4 | RUN JOE Louis Jordan & Tympany Five (Decca 24448) | 5 | 12 | |
| 5 | DON’T FALL IN LOVE WITH ME Ivory Joe Hunter (King 4220) | 3 | 12 | |
| 6 | ELEVATOR BOOGIE Mabel Scott (Exclusive 35x) | 4 | 5 | |
| 7 | SEND FOR ME IF YOU NEED ME Ravens (National 9045) | 6 | 9 | |
| 8 | HOP, SKIP, AND JUMP Roy Milton & Solid Senders (Specialty 314) | 10 | 2 | |
| 9 | LATE FREIGHT Sonny Thompson Quintet featuring Eddie Chomblee (Miracle 128) | 9 | 2 | |
| 10 | OUT OF THE BLUE Hadda Brooks Trio (Modern 600) | 8 | 5 | |
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