| The CASH BOX R&B Charts | ||||
| Week ending JULY 16, 1949 | ||||
| HOT IN HARLEM, N.Y. | ||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | TROUBLE BLUES Charles Brown Trio (Aladdin 3024) | 1 | 9 | |
| 2 | TELL ME SO Orioles (Jubilee 5005) | 2 | 15 | |
| 3 | SEPTEMBER IN THE RAIN George Shearing Quintette (M-G-M 10426) | 3 | 5 | |
| 4 | CLOSE YOUR EYES Herb Lance with Ray Abrams Sextet (Sittin’ In With 514) | 4 | 22 | |
| 5 | I DON’T WANT YOUR MONEY HONEY “Frantic” Fay Thomas (Exclusive 109x) | 5 | 4 | |
| 6 | BECAUSE Herb Lance (Sittin’ In With 519) | 6 | 6 | |
| 7 | A NEW SHADE OF BLUES Billy Eckstine (M-G-M 10422) | 7 | 5 | |
| 8 | RICKY’S BLUES Ravens (National 9073) | 8 | 8 | |
| 9 | COME BACK BABY Champion Jack Dupree & Band (Apollo 407) | 9 | 5 | |
| 10 | BUFFALO NICKEL Bobby Smith & Orchestra (Apollo 795) | 10 | 2 | |
| HOT ON CHICAGO’S SOUTH SIDE | ||||
| 1 | LITTLE GIRL DON’T CRY Bull Moose Jackson & Buffalo Bearcats (King 4288) | 1 | 5 | |
| 2 | TELL ME SO Orioles (Jubilee 5005) | 2 | 7 | |
| 3 | TROUBLE BLUES Charles Brown Trio (Aladdin 3024) | 3 | 8 | |
| 4 | SUNDAY MORNIN’ BLUES Edgar Hayes & Stardusters (Exclusive 106x) | 4 | 5 | |
| 5 | I DON’T WANT YOUR MONEY HONEY “Frantic” Fay Thomas (Exclusive 109x) | 5 | 3 | |
| 6 | CLOSE YOUR EYES Herb Lance with Ray Abrams Sextet (Sittin’ In With 514) | 6 | 15 | |
| 7 | CONFESSION BLUES Maxin Trio (Down Beat 171) | 7 | 9 | |
| 8 | ANNIE LAURIE “Bumps” Meyers Sextet (Selective 101) | 8 | 6 | |
| 9 | COME BACK BABY Champion Jack Dupree & Band (Apollo 407) | 9 | 5 | |
| 10 | HOLD ME BABY Amos Milburn (Aladdin 3023) | 10 | 8 | |
| HOT IN NEW ORLEANS | ||||
| 1 | MARDI GRAS Joe Lutcher & Orchestra (Modern 672) | 1 | 5 | |
| 2 | TROUBLE BLUES Charles Brown Trio (Aladdin 3024) | 2 | 11 | |
| 3 | WAITING IN VAIN Ivory Joe Hunter (King 4291) | 3 | 6 | |
| 4 | I FOUND A DREAM Lonnie Johnson (King 4297) | 4 | 2 | |
| 5 | LITTLE GIRL DON’T CRY Bull Moose Jackson & Buffalo Bearcats (King 4288) | 5 | 9 | |
| 6 | SUNDAY MORNIN’ BLUES Edgar Hayes & Stardusters (Exclusive 106x) | 6 | 2 | |
| 7 | COME BACK BABY Champion Jack Dupree & Band (Apollo 407) | 7 | 4 | |
| 8 | STAY GONE BLUES Saunders King & Orchestra (Rhythm 301) | 8 | 2 | |
| 9 | AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’ Kay Starr (Modern 680) | 9 | 2 | |
| 10 | HOLD ME, BABY Jimmy Preston & Prestonians (Gotham 180) | 10 | 2 | |
| HOT ON CENTRAL AVE. IN LOS ANGELES | ||||
| 1 | POT LIKKER Todd Rhodes & Orchestra (King 4287) | 1 | 5 | |
| 2 | TROUBLE BLUES Charles Brown Trio (Aladdin 3024) | 2 | 13 | |
| 3 | CLOSE YOUR EYES Herb Lance with Ray Abrams Sextet (Sittin’ In With 514) | 4 | 10 | |
| 4 | LITTLE GIRL DON’T CRY Bull Moose Jackson & Buffalo Bearcats (King 4288) | 3 | 10 | |
| 5 | THERE IS SOMETHING MISSING Roy Milton & Solid Senders (Specialty 330) | 7 | 3 | |
| 6 | I DON’T WANT YOUR MONEY HONEY “Frantic” Fay Thomas (Exclusive 109x) | 8 | 4 | |
| 7 | IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT Amos Milburn (Aladdin 3026) | 5 | 3 | |
| 8 | TELL ME SO Orioles (Jubilee 5005) | — | 1 | |
| 9 | LATE AFTER HOURS Great Gates (Selective 103) | 9 | 2 | |
| 10 | COLE SLAW (Sorghum Switch) Frank “Floorshow” Culley & Band (Atlantic 874) Louis Jordan & Tympany Five (Decca 24633) | — | 7 1 | |
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