| The CASH BOX R&B Charts | ||||
| Week ending OCTOBER 23, 1948 | ||||
| HOT IN HARLEM, N.Y. | ||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | AM I ASKING TOO MUCH Dinah Washington (Mercury 8095) | 3 | 7 | |
| 2 | IT’S TOO SOON TO KNOW Orioles (It’s A Natural 5000) Dinah Washington (Mercury 8107) | 1 | 8 1 | |
| 3 | CORN BREAD Hal Singer Sextette (Savoy 671) | 4 | 7 | |
| 4 | EVERYTHING I DO IS WRONG Roy Milton & Solid Senders (Specialty 314) | 5 | 5 | |
| 5 | MY HEART BELONGS TO YOU Arbee Stidham (RCA Victor 20-2572) | 6 | 5 | |
| 6 | MY FAULT Brownie McGhee (Savoy 5551) | 2 | 7 | |
| 7 | BARCAROLLE BOOGIE Camille Howard (Specialty 309) | 8 | 4 | |
| 8 | THAT’S YOUR LAST BOOGIE Joe Swift with Johnny Otis & Orchestra (Exclusive 51x) | — | 1 | |
| 9 | ELEVATOR BOOGIE Mabel Scott (Exclusive 35x) | — | 1 | |
| 10 | WHAT DID YOU DO TO ME Ivory Joe Hunter (King 4232) | — | 1 | |
| HOT ON CHICAGO’S SOUTH SIDE | ||||
| 1 | AM I ASKING TOO MUCH Dinah Washington (Mercury 8095) | 1 | 7 | |
| 2 | CORN BREAD Hal Singer Sextette (Savoy 671) | 6 | 7 | |
| 3 | LATE FREIGHT Sonny Thompson Quintet featuring Eddie Chomblee (Miracle 128) | 8 | 5 | |
| 4 | EVERYTHING I DO IS WRONG Roy Milton & Solid Senders (Specialty 314) | 3 | 5 | |
| 5 | SOPHISTICATED LADY Billy Eckstine (National 9049) | 4 | 10 | |
| 6 | MESSIN’ AROUND Memphis Slim & House Rockers (Miracle 125) | 9 | 9 | |
| 7 | MY FAULT Brownie McGhee (Savoy 5551) | 7 | 3 | |
| 8 | BARCAROLLE BOOGIE Camille Howard (Specialty 309) | 5 | 5 | |
| 9 | IT’S TOO SOON TO KNOW Orioles (It’s A Natural 5000) | — | 1 | |
| 10 | BLUES AFTER HOURS Pee Wee Crayton (Modern 624) | — | 1 | |
| HOT IN NEW ORLEANS | ||||
| 1 | IT’S TOO SOON TO KNOW Orioles (It’s A Natural 5000) | 5 | 3 | |
| 2 | MY FAULT Brownie McGhee (Savoy 5551) | 1 | 7 | |
| 3 | AM I ASKING TOO MUCH Dinah Washington (Mercury 8095) | — | 1 | |
| 4 | WHAT DID YOU DO TO ME Ivory Joe Hunter (King 4232) | — | 1 | |
| 5 | PLEASING YOU (As Long As I Live) Lonnie Johnson (King 4245) | — | 1 | |
| 6 | BLUES FOR THE RED BOY Todd Rhodes Orchestra (King 4240) | — | 1 | |
| 7 | LATE FREIGHT Sonny Thompson Quintet featuring Eddie Chomblee (Miracle 128) | 2 | 7 | |
| 8 | EVERYTHING I DO IS WRONG Roy Milton & Solid Senders (Specialty 314) | 4 | 7 | |
| 9 | CORN BREAD Hal Singer Sextette (Savoy 671) | 3 | 7 | |
| 10 | I FEEL LIKE GOING HOME Muddy Waters (Aristocrat 1305) | — | 1 | |
| HOT ON CENTRAL AVE. IN LOS ANGELES | ||||
| 1 | HOP, SKIP, AND JUMP Roy Milton & Solid Senders (Specialty 314) | 1 | 7 | |
| 2 | BLUES AFTER HOURS Pee Wee Crayton (Modern 624) | 3 | 3 | |
| 3 | AM I ASKING TOO MUCH Dinah Washington (Mercury 8095) | — | 1 | |
| 4 | PRETTY PAPA BLUES (Pretty Mama Blues) Paula Watson (Supreme 1507) | — | 1 | |
| 5 | MY FAULT Brownie McGhee (Savoy 5551) | 5 | 3 | |
| 6 | MY HEART BELONGS TO YOU Arbee Stidham (RCA Victor 20-2572) | 7 | 2 | |
| 7 | PRETTY MAMA BLUES Ivory Joe Hunter & Band (4 Star 1254) | 2 | 13 | |
| 8 | LATE FREIGHT Sonny Thompson Quintet featuring Eddie Chomblee (Miracle 128) | 4 | 7 | |
| 9 | THAT’S YOUR LAST BOOGIE Joe Swift with Johnny Otis & Orchestra (Exclusive 51x) | — | 1 | |
| 10 | CORN BREAD Hal Singer Sextette (Savoy 671) | 9 | 5 | |
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