| The CASH BOX R&B Charts | ||||
| Week ending AUGUST 20, 1949 | ||||
| HOT IN HARLEM, N.Y. | ||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | BABY GET LOST Dinah Washington (Mercury 8148) | 1 | 5 | |
| 2 | CRYING Billy Eckstine (M-G-M 10458) | 3 | 5 | |
| 3 | DID YOU SEE JACKIE ROBINSON HIT THAT BALL? Buddy Johnson & Orchestra (Decca 24675) | 5 | 2 | |
| 4 | SEPTEMBER IN THE RAIN George Shearing Quintette (M-G-M 10426) | 2 | 10 | |
| 5 | I LOVE YOU SO Pee Wee Crayton (Modern 675) | 7 | 2 | |
| 6 | RICKY’S BLUES Ravens (National 9073) | — | 9 | |
| 7 | BECAUSE Herb Lance (Sittin’ In With 519) | 4 | 11 | |
| 8 | IT’S MIDNIGHT (No Place To Go) Little Willie Littlefield (Modern 686) | — | 1 | |
| 9 | I CHALLENGE YOUR KISS Orioles (Jubilee 5008) | 9 | 2 | |
| 10 | BUFFALO NICKEL Bobby Smith & Orchestra (Apollo 795) | 8 | 4 | |
| HOT ON CHICAGO’S SOUTH SIDE | ||||
| 1 | I DON’T WANT YOUR MONEY HONEY “Frantic” Fay Thomas (Exclusive 109x) | 1 | 8 | |
| 2 | CRYING Billy Eckstine (M-G-M 10458) | 2 | 4 | |
| 3 | SEPTEMBER IN THE RAIN George Shearing Quintette (M-G-M 10426) | 5 | 3 | |
| 4 | LITTLE GIRL DON’T CRY Bull Moose Jackson & Buffalo Bearcats (King 4288) | 4 | 10 | |
| 5 | TELL ME SO Orioles (Jubilee 5005) | 3 | 12 | |
| 6 | BABY GET LOST Dinah Washington (Mercury 8148) | 7 | 3 | |
| 7 | BECAUSE Herb Lance (Sittin’ In With 519) | 9 | 3 | |
| 8 | BLUE AND LONESOME Memphis Slim & House Rockers (Miracle 136) | — | 1 | |
| 9 | HOUSE ROCKER Paul Williams & Hucklebuckers (Savoy 702) | 10 | 4 | |
| 10 | TROUBLE BLUES Charles Brown Trio (Aladdin 3024) | 6 | 13 | |
| HOT IN NEW ORLEANS | ||||
| 1 | MARDI GRAS Joe Lutcher & Orchestra (Modern 672) | 1 | 10 | |
| 2 | TELL ME SO Orioles (Jubilee 5005) | 2 | 11 | |
| 3 | I FOUND A DREAM Lonnie Johnson (King 4297) | 3 | 5 | |
| 4 | RIDING HIGH Roy Brown & Mighty-Mighty Men (DeLuxe 3226) | 4 | 5 | |
| 5 | IT’S MIDNIGHT (No Place To Go) Little Willie Littlefield (Modern 686) | 5 | 3 | |
| 6 | STAY GONE BLUES Saunders King & Orchestra (Rhythm 301) | 6 | 5 | |
| 7 | AIN’T NOBODY’S BUSINESS (pts. 1 & 2) Jimmy Witherspoon (Supreme 1506) | 7 | 3 | |
| 8 | ONE MAN BLUES Annie Laurie & Paul Gayten Trio (DeLuxe 3225) | 8 | 5 | |
| 9 | BECAUSE Herb Lance (Sittin’ In With 519) | 9 | 2 | |
| 10 | BUFFALO NICKEL Bobby Smith & Orchestra (Apollo 795) | 10 | 3 | |
| HOT ON CENTRAL AVE. IN LOS ANGELES | ||||
| 1 | THERE IS SOMETHING MISSING Roy Milton & Solid Senders (Specialty 330) | 1 | 8 | |
| 2 | TELL ME SO Orioles (Jubilee 5005) | 6 | 4 | |
| 3 | I DON’T WANT YOUR MONEY HONEY “Frantic” Fay Thomas (Exclusive 109x) | 3 | 9 | |
| 4 | IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT Amos Milburn (Aladdin 3026) | 2 | 8 | |
| 5 | BABY GET LOST Dinah Washington (Mercury 8148) | 8 | 2 | |
| 6 | IT’S MIDNIGHT (No Place To Go) Little Willie Littlefield (Modern 686) | 9 | 4 | |
| 7 | POT LIKKER Todd Rhodes & Orchestra (King 4287) | 4 | 10 | |
| 8 | CRYING Billy Eckstine (M-G-M 10458) | — | 1 | |
| 9 | TROUBLE BLUES Charles Brown Trio (Aladdin 3024) | 5 | 18 | |
| 10 | DRINKING WINE, SPO-DEE-O-DEE, DRINKING WINE Lionel Hampton & Orchestra (Decca 24642) | 7 | 5 | |
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