| The CASH BOX R&B Charts | ||||
| Week ending DECEMBER 11, 1948 | ||||
| HOT IN HARLEM, N.Y. | ||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | A LITTLE BIRD TOLD ME Paula Watson (Supreme 1507) | 3 | 5 | |
| 2 | WRAPPED UP IN A DREAM Do Ray And Me (Commodore 7505) | 2 | 6 | |
| 3 | IT’S TOO SOON TO KNOW Orioles (It’s A Natural 5000) Dinah Washington (Mercury 8107) | 1 | 15 8 | |
| 4 | BLUES FOR THE RED BOY Todd Rhodes Orchestra (King 4240) | 6 | 3 | |
| 5 | PLEASING YOU (As Long As I Live) Lonnie Johnson (King 4245) | 4 | 6 | |
| 6 | CHICKEN-SHACK BOOGIE Amos Milburn (Aladdin 3014) | 10 | 2 | |
| 7 | BLUES AFTER HOURS Pee Wee Crayton (Modern 624) | 7 | 4 | |
| 8 | YOU HAD BETTER CHANGE YOUR WAYS Buddy Johnson & Orchestra (Decca 48088) | 5 | 4 | |
| 9 | MERRY CHRISTMAS BABY Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers (Exclusive 63x) | — | 4 | |
| 10 | BEWILDERED Red Miller Trio (Bullet 295) Amos Milburn (Aladdin 3018) | — | 1 | |
| HOT ON CHICAGO’S SOUTH SIDE | ||||
| 1 | BLUES AFTER HOURS Pee Wee Crayton (Modern 624) | 1 | 8 | |
| 2 | BEWILDERED Red Miller Trio (Bullet 295) | 5 | 3 | |
| 3 | CHICKEN-SHACK BOOGIE Amos Milburn (Aladdin 3014) | 7 | 3 | |
| 4 | PLEASING YOU (As Long As I Live) Lonnie Johnson (King 4245) | 6 | 4 | |
| 5 | A LITTLE BIRD TOLD ME Paula Watson (Supreme 1507) | 4 | 4 | |
| 6 | IT’S TOO SOON TO KNOW Orioles (It’s A Natural 5000) Dinah Washington (Mercury 8107) | 2 | 8 5 | |
| 7 | AM I ASKING TOO MUCH Dinah Washington (Mercury 8095) | 9 | 14 | |
| 8 | LATE FREIGHT Sonny Thompson Quintet featuring Eddie Chomblee (Miracle 128) | 3 | 12 | |
| 9 | MERRY CHRISTMAS BABY Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers (Exclusive 63x) | — | 6 | |
| 10 | I’M FOREVER BLOWING BUBBLES Charlie Ventura & Orchestra (National 9057) | — | 1 | |
| HOT IN NEW ORLEANS | ||||
| 1 | CHICKEN-SHACK BOOGIE Amos Milburn (Aladdin 3014) | 4 | 3 | |
| 2 | BEWILDERED Red Miller Trio (Bullet 295) | 6 | 2 | |
| 3 | BLUES FOR THE RED BOY Todd Rhodes Orchestra (King 4240) | 1 | 8 | |
| 4 | BLUES AFTER HOURS Pee Wee Crayton (Modern 624) | 2 | 7 | |
| 5 | MERRY CHRISTMAS BABY Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers (Exclusive 63x) | — | 2 | |
| 6 | A LITTLE BIRD TOLD ME Paula Watson (Supreme 1507) | 3 | 4 | |
| 7 | PLEASING YOU (As Long As I Live) Lonnie Johnson (King 4245) | 7 | 8 | |
| 8 | YOU SURE LOOK GOOD TO ME Big Three Trio (Bullet 275) | 5 | 7 | |
| 9 | IT’S TOO SOON TO KNOW Orioles (It’s A Natural 5000) Dinah Washington (Mercury 8107) | 8 | 10 7 | |
| 10 | ’FORE DAY IN THE MORNING Roy Brown & Mighty-Mighty Men (DeLuxe 3198) | — | 1 | |
| HOT ON CENTRAL AVE. IN LOS ANGELES | ||||
| 1 | BEWILDERED Amos Milburn (Aladdin 3018) | 4 | 3 | |
| 2 | A LITTLE BIRD TOLD ME Paula Watson (Supreme 1507) | 1 | 8 | |
| 3 | CHICKEN-SHACK BOOGIE Amos Milburn (Aladdin 3014) | 2 | 7 | |
| 4 | BLUES AFTER HOURS Pee Wee Crayton (Modern 624) | 3 | 10 | |
| 5 | FEELING SO SAD Jimmy Witherspoon with Hootie McShann & Orchestra (Modern 629) | 9 | 3 | |
| 6 | AM I ASKING TOO MUCH Dinah Washington (Mercury 8095) | 6 | 8 | |
| 7 | IT’S TOO SOON TO KNOW Orioles (It’s A Natural 5000) | 7 | 8 | |
| 8 | PLEASING YOU (As Long As I Live) Lonnie Johnson (King 4245) | — | 1 | |
| 9 | THAT’S YOUR LAST BOOGIE Joe Swift with Johnny Otis & Orchestra (Exclusive 51x) | 5 | 4 | |
| 10 | CORN BREAD Hal Singer Sextette (Savoy 671) | 8 | 12 | |
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