| The CASH BOX R&B Charts | ||||
| Week ending FEBRUARY 5, 1949 | ||||
| HOT IN HARLEM, N.Y. | ||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | BEWILDERED Amos Milburn (Aladdin 3018) | 1 | 9 | |
| 2 | TREES Al Hibbler (Miracle 501) | 2 | 8 | |
| 3 | THE DEACON’S HOP Big Jay McNeeley’s Blue Jays (Savoy 685) | 3 | 4 | |
| 4 | A LITTLE BIRD TOLD ME Paula Watson (Supreme 1507) | 4 | 13 | |
| 5 | CHICKEN-SHACK BOOGIE Amos Milburn (Aladdin 3014) | 5 | 10 | |
| 6 | TEXAS HOP Pee Wee Crayton (Modern 643) | 6 | 3 | |
| 7 | I’LL ALWAYS BE IN LOVE WITH YOU Ray-O-Vacs (Coleman 100) X-Rays (Savoy 681) | 7 | 8 4 | |
| 8 | FOR YOU Luis Russell & Orchestra with Lee Richardson (Apollo 1139) | 8 | 3 | |
| 9 | SWEET GEORGIA BROWN Brother Bones & Shadows (Tempo 652) | 9 | 5 | |
| 10 | WRAPPED UP IN A DREAM Do Ray And Me (Commodore 7505) | 10 | 13 | |
| HOT ON CHICAGO’S SOUTH SIDE | ||||
| 1 | BEWILDERED Amos Milburn (Aladdin 3018) Red Miller Trio (Bullet 295) | 1 | 7 11 | |
| 2 | TREES Al Hibbler (Miracle 501) | 2 | 6 | |
| 3 | TEXAS HOP Pee Wee Crayton (Modern 643) | 3 | 6 | |
| 4 | WRAPPED UP IN A DREAM Do Ray And Me (Commodore 7505) | 9 | 4 | |
| 5 | PRETTY MAMA BOOGIE Jimmy Grissom with Buddy Floyd Orchestra (Modern 635) | 8 | 6 | |
| 6 | WHERE CAN I FIND MY BABY Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers featuring Charles Brown & Oscar Moore (Exclusive 69x) | 10 | 3 | |
| 7 | CHICKEN-SHACK BOOGIE Amos Milburn (Aladdin 3014) | 6 | 11 | |
| 8 | A LITTLE BIRD TOLD ME Paula Watson (Supreme 1507) | 4 | 12 | |
| 9 | THE DEACON’S HOP Big Jay McNeeley’s Blue Jays (Savoy 685) | — | 1 | |
| 10 | JIMMIE’S BOOGIE Buddy Collette & Band (Crest 111) | — | 1 | |
| HOT IN NEW ORLEANS | ||||
| 1 | BEWILDERED Amos Milburn (Aladdin 3018) Red Miller Trio (Bullet 295) | 1 | 8 9 | |
| 2 | THE DEACON’S HOP Big Jay McNeeley’s Blue Jays (Savoy 685) | — | 1 | |
| 3 | CHICKEN-SHACK BOOGIE Amos Milburn (Aladdin 3014) | 7 | 11 | |
| 4 | TEXAS HOP Pee Wee Crayton (Modern 643) | 5 | 6 | |
| 5 | GET YOURSELF ANOTHER FOOL Charles Brown Trio (Aladdin 3020) | — | 1 | |
| 6 | TREES Al Hibbler (Miracle 501) | — | 1 | |
| 7 | WRAPPED UP IN A DREAM Do Ray And Me (Commodore 7505) | 6 | 4 | |
| 8 | A LITTLE BIRD TOLD ME Paula Watson (Supreme 1507) | 4 | 12 | |
| 9 | HIP SHAKIN’ MAMA Chubby “Hip Shakin’” Newsom & Hip Shakers (DeLuxe 3199) | 2 | 8 | |
| 10 | BLUES FOR THE RED BOY Todd Rhodes Orchestra (King 4240) | 10 | 14 | |
| HOT ON CENTRAL AVE. IN LOS ANGELES | ||||
| 1 | BEWILDERED Amos Milburn (Aladdin 3018) | 1 | 11 | |
| 2 | TEXAS HOP Pee Wee Crayton (Modern 643) | 2 | 8 | |
| 3 | BOOGIE CHILLEN’ John Lee Hooker (Modern 627) | 6 | 2 | |
| 4 | CHICKEN-SHACK BOOGIE Amos Milburn (Aladdin 3014) | 5 | 15 | |
| 5 | THE DEACON’S HOP Big Jay McNeeley’s Blue Jays (Savoy 685) | — | 1 | |
| 6 | A LITTLE BIRD TOLD ME Paula Watson (Supreme 1507) | 3 | 16 | |
| 7 | GET YOURSELF ANOTHER FOOL Charles Brown Trio (Aladdin 3020) | 7 | 5 | |
| 8 | SWEET GEORGIA BROWN Brother Bones & Shadows (Tempo 652) | 8 | 5 | |
| 9 | TREES Al Hibbler (Miracle 501) | — | 1 | |
| 10 | JIMMIE’S BOOGIE Buddy Collette & Band (Crest 111) | 10 | 2 | |
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