| The CASH BOX R&B Charts | ||||
| Week ending MAY 28, 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 | 15 | |
| 2 | THE HUCKLE-BUCK Paul Williams & Hucklebuckers (Savoy 683) | 3 | 14 | |
| 3 | BY THE CANDLE GLOW Ben Smith Quartet (Coleman 110) | 6 | 8 | |
| 4 | TELL ME SO Orioles (Jubilee 5005) | 8 | 8 | |
| 5 | COLE SLAW (Sorghum Switch) Frank “Floorshow” Culley & Band (Atlantic 874) Louis Jordan & Tympany Five (Decca 24633) | 2 | 10 3 | |
| 6 | LITTLE GIRL DON’T CRY Bull Moose Jackson & Buffalo Bearcats (King 4288) | — | 1 | |
| 7 | HOLD ME BABY Amos Milburn (Aladdin 3023) | 4 | 3 | |
| 8 | FAT MEAT ’N GREENS Edgar Hayes & Stardusters (Exclusive 78x) | — | 11 | |
| 9 | RICKY’S BLUES Ravens (National 9073) | — | 1 | |
| 10 | BABY, IT’S COLD OUTSIDE Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Jordan & Tympany Five (Decca 24644) | — | 1 | |
| HOT ON CHICAGO’S SOUTH SIDE | ||||
| 1 | CLOSE YOUR EYES Herb Lance with Ray Abrams Sextet (Sittin’ In With 514) | 2 | 8 | |
| 2 | THE HUCKLE-BUCK Paul Williams & Hucklebuckers (Savoy 683) | 3 | 11 | |
| 3 | COLE SLAW (Sorghum Switch) Frank “Floorshow” Culley & Band (Atlantic 874) | 4 | 6 | |
| 4 | TROUBLE BLUES Charles Brown Trio (Aladdin 3024) | — | 1 | |
| 5 | MY BLUE WALK 4 Shades Of Rhythm (Old Swing-Master 13) | 1 | 9 | |
| 6 | HOLD ME BABY Amos Milburn (Aladdin 3023) | — | 1 | |
| 7 | T-BONE SHUFFLE T-Bone Walker (Comet 53) | 5 | 7 | |
| 8 | CONFESSION BLUES Maxin Trio (Down Beat 171) | 10 | 2 | |
| 9 | YOU SATISFY Dinah Washington (Mercury 8102) | 7 | 4 | |
| 10 | AIN’T NOBODY’S BUSINESS (pts. 1 & 2) Jimmy Witherspoon (Supreme 1506) | 9 | 9 | |
| HOT IN NEW ORLEANS | ||||
| 1 | TROUBLE BLUES Charles Brown Trio (Aladdin 3024) | 1 | 4 | |
| 2 | HOLD ME BABY Amos Milburn (Aladdin 3023) | 2 | 2 | |
| 3 | THE HUCKLE-BUCK Paul Williams & Hucklebuckers (Savoy 683) | 4 | 10 | |
| 4 | CONFESSION BLUES Maxin Trio (Down Beat 171) | 3 | 3 | |
| 5 | HOOGIE BOOGIE John Lee Hooker (Modern 663) | 6 | 6 | |
| 6 | D’ NATURAL BLUES Lucky Millinder & Orchestra (RCA Victor 20-3351) | — | 3 | |
| 7 | COLE SLAW (Sorghum Switch) Frank “Floorshow” Culley & Band (Atlantic 874) | 7 | 9 | |
| 8 | YOU SATISFY Dinah Washington (Mercury 8102) | — | 2 | |
| 9 | AIN’T NOBODY’S BUSINESS (pts. 1 & 2) Jimmy Witherspoon (Supreme 1506) | — | 1 | |
| 10 | LITTLE GIRL DON’T CRY Bull Moose Jackson & Buffalo Bearcats (King 4288) | — | 2 | |
| HOT ON CENTRAL AVE. IN LOS ANGELES | ||||
| 1 | TROUBLE BLUES Charles Brown Trio (Aladdin 3024) | 1 | 6 | |
| 2 | THE HUCKLE-BUCK Paul Williams & Hucklebuckers (Savoy 683) | 2 | 11 | |
| 3 | HOLD ME BABY Amos Milburn (Aladdin 3023) | 4 | 7 | |
| 4 | AIN’T NOBODY’S BUSINESS (pts. 1 & 2) Jimmy Witherspoon (Supreme 1506) | 3 | 15 | |
| 5 | CLOSE YOUR EYES Herb Lance with Ray Abrams Sextet (Sittin’ In With 514) | 5 | 3 | |
| 6 | COLE SLAW (Sorghum Switch) Frank “Floorshow” Culley & Band (Atlantic 874) | 6 | 3 | |
| 7 | LITTLE GIRL DON’T CRY Bull Moose Jackson & Buffalo Bearcats (King 4288) | 7 | 3 | |
| 8 | MARDI GRAS Joe Lutcher & Orchestra (Modern 672) | 9 | 2 | |
| 9 | ANNIE LAURIE “Bumps” Meyers Sextet (Selective 101) | 10 | 2 | |
| 10 | MISS YOU Joe Liggins & “Honeydrippers” (Exclusive 102x) | — | 1 | |
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