| The CASH BOX R&B Charts | ||||
| Week ending MAY 21, 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 | 14 | |
| 2 | COLE SLAW (Sorghum Switch) Frank “Floorshow” Culley & Band (Atlantic 874) Louis Jordan & Tympany Five (Decca 24633) | 3 | 9 2 | |
| 3 | THE HUCKLE-BUCK Paul Williams & Hucklebuckers (Savoy 683) | 2 | 13 | |
| 4 | HOLD ME BABY Amos Milburn (Aladdin 3023) | 10 | 2 | |
| 5 | TROUBLE BLUES Charles Brown Trio (Aladdin 3024) | 9 | 2 | |
| 6 | BY THE CANDLE GLOW Ben Smith Quartet (Coleman 110) | 6 | 7 | |
| 7 | IN A TRAVELING MOOD Andrew Tibbs & Dozier Boys (Aristocrat 1105) | 4 | 3 | |
| 8 | TELL ME SO Orioles (Jubilee 5005) | 5 | 7 | |
| 9 | HOBO BLUES John Lee Hooker (Modern 663) | — | 1 | |
| 10 | DRINKIN’ WINE SPO-DEE-O-DEE “Stick” McGhee & Buddies (Atlantic 873) | — | 4 | |
| HOT ON CHICAGO’S SOUTH SIDE | ||||
| 1 | MY BLUE WALK 4 Shades Of Rhythm (Old Swing-Master 13) | 3 | 8 | |
| 2 | CLOSE YOUR EYES Herb Lance with Ray Abrams Sextet (Sittin’ In With 514) | 2 | 7 | |
| 3 | THE HUCKLE-BUCK Paul Williams & Hucklebuckers (Savoy 683) | 1 | 10 | |
| 4 | COLE SLAW (Sorghum Switch) Frank “Floorshow” Culley & Band (Atlantic 874) | 4 | 5 | |
| 5 | T-BONE SHUFFLE T-Bone Walker (Comet 53) | 6 | 6 | |
| 6 | A LONG TIME Don Juan Trio (Modern 654) | 5 | 12 | |
| 7 | YOU SATISFY Dinah Washington (Mercury 8102) | 8 | 3 | |
| 8 | SUNDAY MORNIN’ BLUES Edgar Hayes & Stardusters (Exclusive 106x) | — | 1 | |
| 9 | AIN’T NOBODY’S BUSINESS (pts. 1 & 2) Jimmy Witherspoon (Supreme 1506) | 9 | 8 | |
| 10 | CONFESSION BLUES Maxin Trio (Down Beat 171) | — | 1 | |
| HOT IN NEW ORLEANS | ||||
| 1 | TROUBLE BLUES Charles Brown Trio (Aladdin 3024) | 1 | 3 | |
| 2 | HOLD ME BABY Amos Milburn (Aladdin 3023) | — | 1 | |
| 3 | CONFESSION BLUES Maxin Trio (Down Beat 171) | 3 | 2 | |
| 4 | THE HUCKLE-BUCK Paul Williams & Hucklebuckers (Savoy 683) | 2 | 9 | |
| 5 | BOOGIE CHILLEN’ John Lee Hooker (Modern 627) | 10 | 14 | |
| 6 | HOOGIE BOOGIE John Lee Hooker (Modern 663) | 8 | 5 | |
| 7 | COLE SLAW (Sorghum Switch) Frank “Floorshow” Culley & Band (Atlantic 874) | 5 | 8 | |
| 8 | HOBO BLUES John Lee Hooker (Modern 663) | — | 1 | |
| 9 | FAT MEAT ’N GREENS Edgar Hayes & Stardusters (Exclusive 78x) | 4 | 5 | |
| 10 | MIDNIGHT IN THE BARREL HOUSE Johnny Otis Orchestra featuring Pete Lewis (Excelsior 536) | — | 5 | |
| HOT ON CENTRAL AVE. IN LOS ANGELES | ||||
| 1 | TROUBLE BLUES Charles Brown Trio (Aladdin 3024) | 1 | 5 | |
| 2 | THE HUCKLE-BUCK Paul Williams & Hucklebuckers (Savoy 683) | 2 | 10 | |
| 3 | AIN’T NOBODY’S BUSINESS (pts. 1 & 2) Jimmy Witherspoon (Supreme 1506) | 3 | 14 | |
| 4 | HOLD ME BABY Amos Milburn (Aladdin 3023) | 4 | 6 | |
| 5 | CLOSE YOUR EYES Herb Lance with Ray Abrams Sextet (Sittin’ In With 514) | — | 2 | |
| 6 | COLE SLAW (Sorghum Switch) Frank “Floorshow” Culley & Band (Atlantic 874) | 7 | 2 | |
| 7 | LITTLE GIRL DON’T CRY Bull Moose Jackson & Buffalo Bearcats (King 4288) | 8 | 2 | |
| 8 | ROCKIN’ AT MIDNIGHT Roy Brown & Mighty-Mighty Men (DeLuxe 3212) | 5 | 8 | |
| 9 | MARDI GRAS Joe Lutcher & Orchestra (Modern 672) | — | 1 | |
| 10 | ANNIE LAURIE “Bumps” Meyers Sextet (Selective 101) | — | 1 | |
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