| The CASH BOX R&B Charts | ||||
| Week ending MARCH 26, 1949 | ||||
| HOT IN HARLEM, N.Y. | ||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | CLOSE YOUR EYES Herb Lance with Ray Abrams Sextet (Sittin’ In With 514) | 1 | 6 | |
| 2 | THE HUCKLE-BUCK Paul Williams & Hucklebuckers (Savoy 683) | 2 | 5 | |
| 3 | FAT MEAT ’N GREENS Edgar Hayes & Stardusters (Exclusive 78x) | 3 | 5 | |
| 4 | WRAPPED UP IN A DREAM Do Ray And Me (Commodore 7505) | 5 | 20 | |
| 5 | GRANDMA PLAYS THE NUMBERS Wynonie Harris (King 42676) | — | 1 | |
| 6 | COLE SLAW (Sorghum Switch) Frank “Floorshow” Culley & Band (Atlantic 874) | — | 1 | |
| 7 | BIRDLAND Charlie Ventura & Orchestra (RCA Victor 20-3346) | — | 1 | |
| 8 | TREES Al Hibbler (Miracle 501) | 6 | 15 | |
| 9 | A LONG TIME Don Juan Trio (Modern 654) | 4 | 6 | |
| 10 | BOOGIE CHILLEN’ John Lee Hooker (Modern 627) | 9 | 3 | |
| HOT ON CHICAGO’S SOUTH SIDE | ||||
| 1 | WRAPPED UP IN A DREAM Do Ray And Me (Commodore 7505) | 1 | 11 | |
| 2 | BOOGIE CHILLEN’ John Lee Hooker (Modern 627) | 2 | 6 | |
| 3 | A LONG TIME Don Juan Trio (Modern 654) | 5 | 4 | |
| 4 | THE HUCKLE-BUCK Paul Williams & Hucklebuckers (Savoy 683) | 8 | 2 | |
| 5 | WHERE CAN I FIND MY BABY Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers featuring Charles Brown & Oscar Moore (Exclusive 69x) | 3 | 10 | |
| 6 | I’LL ALWAYS BE IN LOVE WITH YOU X-Rays (Savoy 681) | 4 | 7 | |
| 7 | IN A TRAVELING MOOD Andrew Tibbs & Dozier Boys (Aristocrat 1105) | 9 | 2 | |
| 8 | TEXAS HOP Pee Wee Crayton (Modern 643) | 6 | 13 | |
| 9 | BEWILDERED Red Miller Trio (Bullet 295) | 7 | 18 | |
| 10 | THE DEACON’S HOP Big Jay McNeeley’s Blue Jays (Savoy 685) | — | 5 | |
| HOT IN NEW ORLEANS | ||||
| 1 | ROCKIN’ AT MIDNIGHT Roy Brown & Mighty-Mighty Men (DeLuxe 3212) | 6 | 3 | |
| 2 | THE HUCKLE-BUCK Paul Williams & Hucklebuckers (Savoy 683) | — | 1 | |
| 3 | LOW DOWN DOG Joe Turner & Band (Aladdin 3013) | — | 1 | |
| 4 | ANNIE’S BLUES Annie Laurie & Paul Gayten Trio (DeLuxe 3193) | 10 | 5 | |
| 5 | GET YOURSELF ANOTHER FOOL Charles Brown Trio (Aladdin 3020) | 9 | 8 | |
| 6 | BOOGIE CHILLEN’ John Lee Hooker (Modern 627) | 7 | 7 | |
| 7 | DRINKIN’ WINE SPO-DEE-O-DEE “Stick” McGhee & Buddies (Atlantic 873) | 3 | 3 | |
| 8 | TELEPHONE BLUES Eddie Gorman (DeLuxe 3209) | 4 | 3 | |
| 9 | BLUES ON RHUMBA Sonny Thompson & Orchestra (Miracle 131) | 1 | 4 | |
| 10 | SAFE, SANE AND SINGLE Louis Jordan & Tympany Five (Decca 24587) | — | 1 | |
| HOT ON CENTRAL AVE. IN LOS ANGELES | ||||
| 1 | TREES Al Hibbler (Miracle 501) | 1 | 8 | |
| 2 | THE HUCKLE-BUCK Paul Williams & Hucklebuckers (Savoy 683) | 5 | 2 | |
| 3 | T-BONE SHUFFLE T-Bone Walker (Comet 53) | 4 | 2 | |
| 4 | AIN’T NOBODY’S BUSINESS (pts. 1 & 2) Jimmy Witherspoon (Supreme 1506) | 2 | 6 | |
| 5 | BOOGIE CHILLEN’ John Lee Hooker (Modern 627) | 3 | 9 | |
| 6 | THE DEACON’S HOP Big Jay McNeeley’s Blue Jays (Savoy 685) | 6 | 8 | |
| 7 | CHICKEN-SHACK BOOGIE Amos Milburn (Aladdin 3014) | — | 20 | |
| 8 | DALLAS BLUES Floyd Dixon Trio (Modern 653) | 7 | 6 | |
| 9 | BLUES ON RHUMBA Sonny Thompson & Orchestra (Miracle 131) | 10 | 3 | |
| 10 | FAT MEAT ’N GREENS Edgar Hayes & Stardusters (Exclusive 78x) | 9 | 5 | |
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