| The CASH BOX R&B Charts | ||||
| Week ending SEPTEMBER 17, 1949 | ||||
| HOT IN HARLEM, N.Y. | ||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | A KISS AND A ROSE Orioles (Jubilee 5009) | 1 | 3 | |
| 2 | SO LONG Ruth Brown (Atlantic 879) | 3 | 2 | |
| 3 | CARELESS LOVE Ravens (National 9085) | 4 | 3 | |
| 4 | BABY GET LOST Dinah Washington (Mercury 8148) | 2 | 9 | |
| 5 | EMPTY ARMS BLUES Amos Milburn (Aladdin 3032) | 6 | 3 | |
| 6 | THAT LUCKY OLD SUN Herb Lance (Sittin’ In With 524) | 10 | 2 | |
| 7 | ALL SHE WANTS TO DO IS ROCK Wynonie Harris (King 4304) | 5 | 3 | |
| 8 | DOBY’S BOOGIE Freddie Mitchell & Orchestra (Derby 713) | 9 | 2 | |
| 9 | LATER FOR YOU Charlie Singleton (Apollo 794) | — | 1 | |
| 10 | BROKEN HEARTED Eddie Williams & Brown Buddies (Supreme 1535) | — | 1 | |
| HOT ON CHICAGO’S SOUTH SIDE | ||||
| 1 | BABY GET LOST Dinah Washington (Mercury 8148) | 1 | 7 | |
| 2 | THERE IS SOMETHING MISSING Roy Milton & Solid Senders (Specialty 330) | 3 | 4 | |
| 3 | CRYING Billy Eckstine (M-G-M 10458) | 2 | 8 | |
| 4 | A KISS AND A ROSE Orioles (Jubilee 5009) | 5 | 2 | |
| 5 | ONE MAN BLUES Annie Laurie & Paul Gayten Trio (DeLuxe 3225) | 4 | 3 | |
| 6 | IN THE EVENING WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN Charles Brown Trio (Aladdin 3030) | — | 1 | |
| 7 | LITTLE GIRL DON’T CRY Bull Moose Jackson & Buffalo Bearcats (King 4288) | 7 | 14 | |
| 8 | LATER FOR YOU Charlie Singleton (Apollo 794) | — | 1 | |
| 9 | BLUE AND LONESOME Memphis Slim & House Rockers (Miracle 136) | 8 | 5 | |
| 10 | CARELESS LOVE Ravens (National 9085) | — | 1 | |
| HOT IN NEW ORLEANS | ||||
| 1 | IT’S MIDNIGHT (No Place To Go) Little Willie Littlefield (Modern 686) | 1 | 7 | |
| 2 | BLUE AND LONESOME Memphis Slim & House Rockers (Miracle 136) | 2 | 4 | |
| 3 | GUESS WHO Ivory Joe Hunter (King 4306) | 3 | 2 | |
| 4 | BABY GET LOST Dinah Washington (Mercury 8148) | 4 | 6 | |
| 5 | IN THE EVENING WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN Charles Brown Trio (Aladdin 3030) | 5 | 2 | |
| 6 | BROKEN HEARTED Eddie Williams & Brown Buddies (Supreme 1535) | 6 | 2 | |
| 7 | ROOMIN’ HOUSE BOOGIE Amos Milburn (Aladdin 3032) | 7 | 2 | |
| 8 | TELL ME SO Orioles (Jubilee 5005) | 8 | 15 | |
| 9 | BLAZER BOY BLUES James (Blazer Boy) Locks (Regal 3231) | 9 | 2 | |
| 10 | AIN’T NOBODY’S BUSINESS (pts. 1 & 2) Jimmy Witherspoon (Supreme 1506) | 10 | 6 | |
| HOT ON CENTRAL AVE. IN LOS ANGELES | ||||
| 1 | BABY GET LOST Dinah Washington (Mercury 8148) | 5 | 6 | |
| 2 | THE HUCKLE-BUCK Pearl Bailey & Hot Lips Page (Harmony 1049) | 2 | 2 | |
| 3 | BLUE AND LONESOME Memphis Slim & House Rockers (Miracle 136) | 1 | 4 | |
| 4 | IT’S MIDNIGHT (No Place To Go) Little Willie Littlefield (Modern 686) | 4 | 8 | |
| 5 | TELL ME SO Orioles (Jubilee 5005) | 6 | 8 | |
| 6 | EMPTY ARMS BLUES Amos Milburn (Aladdin 3032) | 8 | 2 | |
| 7 | THERE IS SOMETHING MISSING Roy Milton & Solid Senders (Specialty 330) | 3 | 12 | |
| 8 | CRYING Billy Eckstine (M-G-M 10458) | — | 4 | |
| 9 | THAT LUCKY OLD SUN Frankie Laine (Mercury 5316) | — | 1 | |
| 10 | STILL GONE (pts. 3 & 4) Sonny “Long Gone” Thompson & Orchestra (Miracle 139) | — | 1 | |
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