| The CASH BOX R&B Charts | ||||
| Week ending OCTOBER 2, 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 | 5 | |
| 2 | MY FAULT Brownie McGhee (Savoy 5551) | 3 | 4 | |
| 3 | AM I ASKING TOO MUCH Dinah Washington (Mercury 8095) | 2 | 4 | |
| 4 | CORN BREAD Hal Singer Sextette (Savoy 671) | 4 | 4 | |
| 5 | EVERYTHING I DO IS WRONG Roy Milton & Solid Senders (Specialty 314) | 8 | 2 | |
| 6 | MY HEART BELONGS TO YOU Arbee Stidham (RCA Victor 20-2572) | 9 | 2 | |
| 7 | OUT OF THE BLUE Hadda Brooks Trio (Modern 600) | 6 | 11 | |
| 8 | SOPHISTICATED LADY Billy Eckstine (National 9049) | 5 | 8 | |
| 9 | BARCAROLLE BOOGIE Camille Howard (Specialty 309) | — | 1 | |
| 10 | PRETTY MAMA BLUES Ivory Joe Hunter & Band (4 Star 1254) | 7 | 10 | |
| HOT ON CHICAGO’S SOUTH SIDE | ||||
| 1 | SEND FOR ME IF YOU NEED ME Ravens (National 9045) | 2 | 13 | |
| 2 | SOPHISTICATED LADY Billy Eckstine (National 9049) | 1 | 7 | |
| 3 | MESSIN’ AROUND Memphis Slim & House Rockers (Miracle 125) | 3 | 6 | |
| 4 | EVERYTHING I DO IS WRONG Roy Milton & Solid Senders (Specialty 314) | 7 | 2 | |
| 5 | AM I ASKING TOO MUCH Dinah Washington (Mercury 8095) | 5 | 4 | |
| 6 | LATE FREIGHT Sonny Thompson Quintet featuring Eddie Chomblee (Miracle 128) | — | 2 | |
| 7 | ELEVATOR BOOGIE Mabel Scott (Exclusive 35x) | 6 | 3 | |
| 8 | PRETTY MAMA BLUES Ivory Joe Hunter & Band (4 Star 1254) | 4 | 10 | |
| 9 | OUT OF THE BLUE Hadda Brooks Trio (Modern 600) | 8 | 2 | |
| 10 | BARCAROLLE BOOGIE Camille Howard (Specialty 309) | 10 | 2 | |
| HOT IN NEW ORLEANS | ||||
| 1 | MY FAULT Brownie McGhee (Savoy 5551) | 1 | 4 | |
| 2 | LATE FREIGHT Sonny Thompson Quintet featuring Eddie Chomblee (Miracle 128) | 2 | 4 | |
| 3 | PRETTY MAMA BLUES Ivory Joe Hunter & Band (4 Star 1254) | 6 | 11 | |
| 4 | EVERYTHING I DO IS WRONG Roy Milton & Solid Senders (Specialty 314) | 3 | 4 | |
| 5 | MY HEART BELONGS TO YOU Arbee Stidham (RCA Victor 20-2572) | 8 | 2 | |
| 6 | MESSIN’ AROUND Memphis Slim & House Rockers (Miracle 125) | 10 | 18 | |
| 7 | THE DARKTOWN STRUTTERS’ BALL Joe Liggins & “Honeydrippers” (Exclusive 49x) | 5 | 3 | |
| 8 | OUT OF THE BLUE Hadda Brooks Trio (Modern 600) | 4 | 9 | |
| 9 | CORN BREAD Hal Singer Sextette (Savoy 671) | 7 | 4 | |
| 10 | EVERYTHING I HAVE IS YOURS Billy Eckstine (M-G-M 10259) | 9 | 2 | |
| HOT ON CENTRAL AVE. IN LOS ANGELES | ||||
| 1 | PRETTY MAMA BLUES Ivory Joe Hunter & Band (4 Star 1254) | 1 | 10 | |
| 2 | HOP, SKIP, AND JUMP Roy Milton & Solid Senders (Specialty 314) | 3 | 4 | |
| 3 | I CAN’T GO ON WITHOUT YOU Bull Moose Jackson & Buffalo Bearcats (King 4230) | 2 | 11 | |
| 4 | SOPHISTICATED LADY Billy Eckstine (National 9049) | 5 | 4 | |
| 5 | CORN BREAD Hal Singer Sextette (Savoy 671) | 8 | 2 | |
| 6 | WEST SIDE BABY T-Bone Walker (Comet 50) | 9 | 2 | |
| 7 | HAS YOUR LOVE GROWN COLD? Camille Howard (Specialty 309) | 10 | 2 | |
| 8 | LATE FREIGHT Sonny Thompson Quintet featuring Eddie Chomblee (Miracle 128) | 7 | 4 | |
| 9 | DON’T FALL IN LOVE WITH ME Ivory Joe Hunter (King 4220) | 4 | 14 | |
| 10 | IT’S TOO SOON TO KNOW Orioles (It’s A Natural 5000) | — | 1 | |
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