| The CASH BOX R&B Charts | ||||
| Week ending JUNE 18, 1949 | ||||
| HOT IN HARLEM, N.Y. | ||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | TELL ME SO Orioles (Jubilee 5005) | 1 | 11 | |
| 2 | CLOSE YOUR EYES Herb Lance with Ray Abrams Sextet (Sittin’ In With 514) | 2 | 18 | |
| 3 | TROUBLE BLUES Charles Brown Trio (Aladdin 3024) | 3 | 5 | |
| 4 | RICKY’S BLUES Ravens (National 9073) | 6 | 4 | |
| 5 | BECAUSE Herb Lance (Sittin’ In With 519) | 8 | 2 | |
| 6 | BY THE CANDLE GLOW Ben Smith Quartet (Coleman 110) | 9 | 11 | |
| 7 | COME BACK BABY Champion Jack Dupree & Band (Apollo 407) | — | 1 | |
| 8 | THE HUCKLE-BUCK Paul Williams & Hucklebuckers (Savoy 683) | 4 | 17 | |
| 9 | SEPTEMBER IN THE RAIN George Shearing Quintette (M-G-M 10426) | — | 1 | |
| 10 | A NEW SHADE OF BLUES Billy Eckstine (M-G-M 10422) | — | 1 | |
| HOT ON CHICAGO’S SOUTH SIDE | ||||
| 1 | TELL ME SO Orioles (Jubilee 5005) | 2 | 3 | |
| 2 | TROUBLE BLUES Charles Brown Trio (Aladdin 3024) | 3 | 4 | |
| 3 | CLOSE YOUR EYES Herb Lance with Ray Abrams Sextet (Sittin’ In With 514) | 1 | 11 | |
| 4 | CONFESSION BLUES Maxin Trio (Down Beat 171) | 5 | 5 | |
| 5 | THE HUCKLE-BUCK Paul Williams & Hucklebuckers (Savoy 683) | 4 | 14 | |
| 6 | ANNIE LAURIE “Bumps” Meyers Sextet (Selective 101) | 10 | 2 | |
| 7 | HOLD ME BABY Amos Milburn (Aladdin 3023) | 6 | 4 | |
| 8 | LITTLE GIRL DON’T CRY Bull Moose Jackson & Buffalo Bearcats (King 4288) | — | 1 | |
| 9 | COME BACK BABY Champion Jack Dupree & Band (Apollo 407) | — | 1 | |
| 10 | BLACK PEPPER Eddie Davis & Orchestra (Sittin’ In With 520) | — | 1 | |
| HOT IN NEW ORLEANS | ||||
| 1 | TROUBLE BLUES Charles Brown Trio (Aladdin 3024) | 1 | 7 | |
| 2 | CONFESSION BLUES Maxin Trio (Down Beat 171) | 2 | 6 | |
| 3 | HOLD ME BABY Amos Milburn (Aladdin 3023) | — | 4 | |
| 4 | WAITING IN VAIN Ivory Joe Hunter (King 4291) | 7 | 2 | |
| 5 | HOOGIE BOOGIE John Lee Hooker (Modern 663) | 4 | 9 | |
| 6 | IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT Amos Milburn (Aladdin 3026) | — | 1 | |
| 7 | LITTLE GIRL DON’T CRY Bull Moose Jackson & Buffalo Bearcats (King 4288) | 3 | 5 | |
| 8 | MARDI GRAS Joe Lutcher & Orchestra (Modern 672) | — | 1 | |
| 9 | CLOSE YOUR EYES Herb Lance with Ray Abrams Sextet (Sittin’ In With 514) | — | 2 | |
| 10 | TELL ME SO Orioles (Jubilee 5005) | 10 | 4 | |
| HOT ON CENTRAL AVE. IN LOS ANGELES | ||||
| 1 | LITTLE GIRL DON’T CRY Bull Moose Jackson & Buffalo Bearcats (King 4288) | 2 | 6 | |
| 2 | TROUBLE BLUES Charles Brown Trio (Aladdin 3024) | 1 | 9 | |
| 3 | CLOSE YOUR EYES Herb Lance with Ray Abrams Sextet (Sittin’ In With 514) | 8 | 6 | |
| 4 | HOLD ME BABY Amos Milburn (Aladdin 3023) | 3 | 10 | |
| 5 | COLE SLAW (Sorghum Switch) Frank “Floorshow” Culley & Band (Atlantic 874) | — | 4 | |
| 6 | THE HUCKLE-BUCK Paul Williams & Hucklebuckers (Savoy 683) Roy Milton & Solid Senders (Specialty 328) | 4 | 14 3 | |
| 7 | POT LIKKER Joe Lutcher & Orchestra (Modern 672) | — | 1 | |
| 8 | AIN’T NOBODY’S BUSINESS (pts. 1 & 2) Herb Lance with Ray Abrams Sextet (Sittin’ In With 514) | 6 | 18 | |
| 9 | JUNIOR JUMP Roy Milton & Solid Senders (Specialty 330) | 9 | 2 | |
| 10 | HOPPIN’ WITH HUNTER Big Jay McNeely (Exclusive 108x) | 10 | 2 | |
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