| The CASH BOX R&B Charts | ||||
| Week ending OCTOBER 16, 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 | 7 | |
| 2 | MY FAULT Brownie McGhee (Savoy 5551) | 2 | 6 | |
| 3 | AM I ASKING TOO MUCH Dinah Washington (Mercury 8095) | 3 | 6 | |
| 4 | CORN BREAD Hal Singer Sextette (Savoy 671) | 4 | 6 | |
| 5 | EVERYTHING I DO IS WRONG Roy Milton & Solid Senders (Specialty 314) | 5 | 4 | |
| 6 | MY HEART BELONGS TO YOU Arbee Stidham (RCA Victor 20-2572) | 6 | 4 | |
| 7 | SOPHISTICATED LADY Billy Eckstine (National 9049) | 7 | 10 | |
| 8 | BARCAROLLE BOOGIE Camille Howard (Specialty 309) | 8 | 3 | |
| 9 | PRETTY MAMA BLUES Ivory Joe Hunter & Band (4 Star 1254) | 9 | 12 | |
| 10 | OUT OF THE BLUE Hadda Brooks Trio (Modern 600) | 10 | 13 | |
| HOT ON CHICAGO’S SOUTH SIDE | ||||
| 1 | AM I ASKING TOO MUCH Dinah Washington (Mercury 8095) | 3 | 6 | |
| 2 | ELEVATOR BOOGIE Mabel Scott (Exclusive 35x) | 7 | 5 | |
| 3 | EVERYTHING I DO IS WRONG Roy Milton & Solid Senders (Specialty 314) | 1 | 4 | |
| 4 | SOPHISTICATED LADY Billy Eckstine (National 9049) | 5 | 9 | |
| 5 | BARCAROLLE BOOGIE Camille Howard (Specialty 309) | 4 | 4 | |
| 6 | CORN BREAD Hal Singer Sextette (Savoy 671) | 9 | 6 | |
| 7 | MY FAULT Brownie McGhee (Savoy 5551) | 10 | 2 | |
| 8 | LATE FREIGHT Sonny Thompson Quintet featuring Eddie Chomblee (Miracle 128) | 2 | 4 | |
| 9 | MESSIN’ AROUND Memphis Slim & House Rockers (Miracle 125) | 6 | 8 | |
| 10 | MY HEART BELONGS TO YOU Arbee Stidham (RCA Victor 20-2572) | 8 | 2 | |
| HOT IN NEW ORLEANS | ||||
| 1 | MY FAULT Brownie McGhee (Savoy 5551) | 1 | 6 | |
| 2 | LATE FREIGHT Sonny Thompson Quintet featuring Eddie Chomblee (Miracle 128) | 2 | 6 | |
| 3 | CORN BREAD Hal Singer Sextette (Savoy 671) | 4 | 6 | |
| 4 | EVERYTHING I DO IS WRONG Roy Milton & Solid Senders (Specialty 314) | 3 | 6 | |
| 5 | IT’S TOO SOON TO KNOW Orioles (It’s A Natural 5000) | 7 | 2 | |
| 6 | MY HEART BELONGS TO YOU Arbee Stidham (RCA Victor 20-2572) | 5 | 4 | |
| 7 | MESSIN’ AROUND Memphis Slim & House Rockers (Miracle 125) | 9 | 20 | |
| 8 | PRETTY MAMA BLUES Ivory Joe Hunter & Band (4 Star 1254) | 8 | 13 | |
| 9 | ELEVATOR BOOGIE Mabel Scott (Exclusive 35x) | — | 1 | |
| 10 | BARCAROLLE BOOGIE Camille Howard (Specialty 309) | — | 1 | |
| HOT ON CENTRAL AVE. IN LOS ANGELES | ||||
| 1 | HOP, SKIP, AND JUMP Roy Milton & Solid Senders (Specialty 314) | 1 | 6 | |
| 2 | PRETTY MAMA BLUES Ivory Joe Hunter & Band (4 Star 1254) | 2 | 12 | |
| 3 | BLUES AFTER HOURS Pee Wee Crayton (Modern 624) | 8 | 2 | |
| 4 | LATE FREIGHT Sonny Thompson Quintet featuring Eddie Chomblee (Miracle 128) | 5 | 6 | |
| 5 | MY FAULT Brownie McGhee (Savoy 5551) | 10 | 2 | |
| 6 | A LITTLE BIRD TOLD ME Paula Watson (Supreme 1507) | — | 1 | |
| 7 | MY HEART BELONGS TO YOU Arbee Stidham (RCA Victor 20-2572) | — | 1 | |
| 8 | IT’S TOO SOON TO KNOW Orioles (It’s A Natural 5000) | 9 | 3 | |
| 9 | CORN BREAD Hal Singer Sextette (Savoy 671) | 3 | 4 | |
| 10 | HAS YOUR LOVE GROWN COLD? Camille Howard (Specialty 309) | 6 | 4 | |
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