| The CASH BOX R&B Charts | ||||
| Week ending APRIL 2, 1949 | ||||
| HOT IN HARLEM, N.Y. | ||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | THE HUCKLE-BUCK Paul Williams & Hucklebuckers (Savoy 683) | 2 | 6 | |
| 2 | FAT MEAT ’N GREENS Edgar Hayes & Stardusters (Exclusive 78x) | 3 | 6 | |
| 3 | CLOSE YOUR EYES Herb Lance with Ray Abrams Sextet (Sittin’ In With 514) | 1 | 7 | |
| 4 | COLE SLAW (Sorghum Switch) Frank “Floorshow” Culley & Band (Atlantic 874) | 6 | 2 | |
| 5 | GRANDMA PLAYS THE NUMBERS Wynonie Harris (King 42676) | 5 | 2 | |
| 6 | BIRDLAND Charlie Ventura & Orchestra (RCA Victor 20-3346) | 7 | 2 | |
| 7 | WRAPPED UP IN A DREAM Do Ray And Me (Commodore 7505) | 4 | 21 | |
| 8 | SAFE, SANE AND SINGLE Louis Jordan & Tympany Five (Decca 24587) | — | 1 | |
| 9 | TREES Al Hibbler (Miracle 501) | 8 | 16 | |
| 10 | THE DEACON’S HOP Big Jay McNeeley’s Blue Jays (Savoy 685) | — | 11 | |
| HOT ON CHICAGO’S SOUTH SIDE | ||||
| 1 | BOOGIE CHILLEN’ John Lee Hooker (Modern 627) | 2 | 7 | |
| 2 | WRAPPED UP IN A DREAM Do Ray And Me (Commodore 7505) | 1 | 12 | |
| 3 | THE HUCKLE-BUCK Paul Williams & Hucklebuckers (Savoy 683) | 4 | 3 | |
| 4 | A LONG TIME Don Juan Trio (Modern 654) | 3 | 5 | |
| 5 | IN A TRAVELING MOOD Andrew Tibbs & Dozier Boys (Aristocrat 1105) | 7 | 3 | |
| 6 | WHERE CAN I FIND MY BABY Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers featuring Charles Brown & Oscar Moore (Exclusive 69x) | 5 | 11 | |
| 7 | I’LL ALWAYS BE IN LOVE WITH YOU X-Rays (Savoy 681) | 6 | 8 | |
| 8 | AIN’T NOBODY’S BUSINESS (pts. 1 & 2) Jimmy Witherspoon (Supreme 1506) | — | 1 | |
| 9 | THE DEACON’S HOP Big Jay McNeeley’s Blue Jays (Savoy 685) | 10 | 6 | |
| 10 | MY BLUE WALK 4 Shades Of Rhythm (Old Swing-Master 13) | — | 1 | |
| HOT IN NEW ORLEANS | ||||
| 1 | ROCKIN’ AT MIDNIGHT Roy Brown & Mighty-Mighty Men (DeLuxe 3212) | 1 | 4 | |
| 2 | THE HUCKLE-BUCK Paul Williams & Hucklebuckers (Savoy 683) | 2 | 2 | |
| 3 | LOW DOWN DOG Joe Turner & Band (Aladdin 3013) | 3 | 2 | |
| 4 | GET YOURSELF ANOTHER FOOL Charles Brown Trio (Aladdin 3020) | 5 | 9 | |
| 5 | BOOGIE CHILLEN’ John Lee Hooker (Modern 627) | 6 | 8 | |
| 6 | COLE SLAW (Sorghum Switch) Frank “Floorshow” Culley & Band (Atlantic 874) | — | 1 | |
| 7 | ANNIE’S BLUES Annie Laurie & Paul Gayten Trio (DeLuxe 3193) | 4 | 6 | |
| 8 | BLUES ON RHUMBA Sonny Thompson & Orchestra (Miracle 131) | 9 | 5 | |
| 9 | SAFE, SANE AND SINGLE Louis Jordan & Tympany Five (Decca 24587) | 10 | 2 | |
| 10 | THE DEACON’S HOP Big Jay McNeeley’s Blue Jays (Savoy 685) | — | 6 | |
| HOT ON CENTRAL AVE. IN LOS ANGELES | ||||
| 1 | THE HUCKLE-BUCK Paul Williams & Hucklebuckers (Savoy 683) | 2 | 3 | |
| 2 | TREES Al Hibbler (Miracle 501) | 1 | 9 | |
| 3 | AIN’T NOBODY’S BUSINESS (pts. 1 & 2) Jimmy Witherspoon (Supreme 1506) | 4 | 7 | |
| 4 | T-BONE SHUFFLE T-Bone Walker (Comet 53) | 3 | 3 | |
| 5 | THE DEACON’S HOP Big Jay McNeeley’s Blue Jays (Savoy 685) | 6 | 9 | |
| 6 | YOU SATISFY Dinah Washington (Mercury 8102) | — | 1 | |
| 7 | ROCKIN’ AT MIDNIGHT Roy Brown & Mighty-Mighty Men (DeLuxe 3212) | — | 1 | |
| 8 | BLUES ON RHUMBA Sonny Thompson & Orchestra (Miracle 131) | 9 | 4 | |
| 9 | BOOGIE CHILLEN’ John Lee Hooker (Modern 627) | 5 | 10 | |
| 10 | CHICKEN-SHACK BOOGIE Amos Milburn (Aladdin 3014) | 7 | 21 | |
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