| The CASH BOX R&B Charts | ||||
| Week ending APRIL 23, 1949 | ||||
| HOT IN HARLEM, N.Y. | ||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | THE HUCKLE-BUCK Paul Williams & Hucklebuckers (Savoy 683) | 1 | 9 | |
| 2 | CLOSE YOUR EYES Herb Lance with Ray Abrams Sextet (Sittin’ In With 514) | 2 | 10 | |
| 3 | COLE SLAW (Sorghum Switch) Frank “Floorshow” Culley & Band (Atlantic 874) | 3 | 5 | |
| 4 | TELL ME SO Orioles (Jubilee 5005) | 7 | 3 | |
| 5 | HAPPY AM I (’Cause I’m In Love With You) Ray-O-Vacs (Coleman 105) | — | 1 | |
| 6 | THE DEACON’S HOP Big Jay McNeeley’s Blue Jays (Savoy 685) | 8 | 14 | |
| 7 | FAT MEAT ’N GREENS Edgar Hayes & Stardusters (Exclusive 78x) | 4 | 9 | |
| 8 | AIN’T NOBODY’S BUSINESS (pts. 1 & 2) Jimmy Witherspoon (Supreme 1506) | — | 1 | |
| 9 | BIRDLAND Charlie Ventura & Orchestra (RCA Victor 20-3346) | 6 | 5 | |
| 10 | BY THE CANDLE GLOW Ben Smith Quartet (Coleman 110) | 5 | 3 | |
| HOT ON CHICAGO’S SOUTH SIDE | ||||
| 1 | THE HUCKLE-BUCK Paul Williams & Hucklebuckers (Savoy 683) | 2 | 6 | |
| 2 | A LONG TIME Don Juan Trio (Modern 654) | 3 | 8 | |
| 3 | BOOGIE CHILLEN’ John Lee Hooker (Modern 627) | 1 | 10 | |
| 4 | CLOSE YOUR EYES Herb Lance with Ray Abrams Sextet (Sittin’ In With 514) | 8 | 3 | |
| 5 | AIN’T NOBODY’S BUSINESS (pts. 1 & 2) Jimmy Witherspoon (Supreme 1506) | 4 | 4 | |
| 6 | MY BLUE WALK 4 Shades Of Rhythm (Old Swing-Master 13) | 6 | 4 | |
| 7 | WRAPPED UP IN A DREAM Do Ray And Me (Commodore 7505) | 7 | 15 | |
| 8 | IN A TRAVELING MOOD Andrew Tibbs & Dozier Boys (Aristocrat 1105) | 5 | 6 | |
| 9 | COLE SLAW (Sorghum Switch) Frank “Floorshow” Culley & Band (Atlantic 874) | — | 1 | |
| 10 | T-BONE SHUFFLE T-Bone Walker (Comet 53) | 10 | 2 | |
| HOT IN NEW ORLEANS | ||||
| 1 | THE HUCKLE-BUCK Paul Williams & Hucklebuckers (Savoy 683) | 1 | 5 | |
| 2 | BOOGIE CHILLEN’ John Lee Hooker (Modern 627) | 4 | 11 | |
| 3 | COLE SLAW (Sorghum Switch) Frank “Floorshow” Culley & Band (Atlantic 874) | 7 | 4 | |
| 4 | GRANDMA PLAYS THE NUMBERS Wynonie Harris (King 42676) | — | 1 | |
| 5 | MIDNIGHT IN THE BARREL HOUSE Johnny Otis Orchestra featuring Pete Lewis (Excelsior 536) | 6 | 3 | |
| 6 | HOOGIE BOOGIE John Lee Hooker (Modern 663) | — | 1 | |
| 7 | FAT MEAT ’N GREENS Edgar Hayes & Stardusters (Exclusive 78x) | — | 1 | |
| 8 | ROCKIN’ AT MIDNIGHT Roy Brown & Mighty-Mighty Men (DeLuxe 3212) | 2 | 7 | |
| 9 | WHEN DARKNESS FALLS Pee Wee Crayton (Modern 658) | 8 | 3 | |
| 10 | ROCKOLA Joe Lutcher & Band (Modern 661) | 10 | 3 | |
| HOT ON CENTRAL AVE. IN LOS ANGELES | ||||
| 1 | THE HUCKLE-BUCK Paul Williams & Hucklebuckers (Savoy 683) | 1 | 6 | |
| 2 | ROCKIN’ AT MIDNIGHT Roy Brown & Mighty-Mighty Men (DeLuxe 3212) | 3 | 4 | |
| 3 | AIN’T NOBODY’S BUSINESS (pts. 1 & 2) Jimmy Witherspoon (Supreme 1506) | 2 | 10 | |
| 4 | YOU SATISFY Dinah Washington (Mercury 8102) | 4 | 4 | |
| 5 | T-BONE SHUFFLE T-Bone Walker (Comet 53) | 5 | 6 | |
| 6 | TROUBLE BLUES Charles Brown Trio (Aladdin 3024) | — | 1 | |
| 7 | TREES Al Hibbler (Miracle 501) | 6 | 12 | |
| 8 | HOLD ME BABY Amos Milburn (Aladdin 3023) | 10 | 2 | |
| 9 | LIKE A SHIP AT SEA Dan Grissom with Buddy Harper Orchestra (Jewel 2010) | 8 | 2 | |
| 10 | SYMPATHETIC BLUES Roy Milton & Solid Senders (Specialty 328) | — | 2 | |
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