| The CASH BOX R&B Charts | ||||
| Week ending OCTOBER 15, 1949 | ||||
| HOT IN HARLEM, N.Y. | ||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | THAT LUCKY OLD SUN Frankie Laine (Mercury 5316) Herb Lance (Sittin’ In With 524) | 2 | 4 6 | |
| 2 | SO LONG Ruth Brown (Atlantic 879) | 3 | 6 | |
| 3 | EMPTY ARMS BLUES Amos Milburn (Aladdin 3032) | 9 | 7 | |
| 4 | A KISS AND A ROSE Orioles (Jubilee 5009) | 1 | 7 | |
| 5 | IT’S MIDNIGHT (No Place To Go) Little Willie Littlefield (Modern 686) | 6 | 6 | |
| 6 | ETHEL MAE L.C. Williams with Conney’s Combo (Freedom 1517) | 8 | 2 | |
| 7 | DOBY’S BOOGIE Freddie Mitchell Orchestra (Derby 713) | 5 | 6 | |
| 8 | ALL SHE WANTS TO DO IS ROCK Wynonie Harris (King 4304) | 4 | 7 | |
| 9 | SATURDAY NIGHT FISH FRY (pts. 1 & 2) Louis Jordan & Tympany Five (Decca 24725) | — | 1 | |
| 10 | SOMEDAY Ravens (National 9089) | 7 | 2 | |
| HOT ON CHICAGO’S SOUTH SIDE | ||||
| 1 | A KISS AND A ROSE Orioles (Jubilee 5009) | 1 | 6 | |
| 2 | ALL SHE WANTS TO DO IS ROCK Wynonie Harris (King 4304) | 3 | 4 | |
| 3 | THAT LUCKY OLD SUN Herb Lance (Sittin’ In With 524) | 6 | 3 | |
| 4 | CARELESS LOVE Ravens (National 9085) | 2 | 5 | |
| 5 | GUESS WHO Ivory Joe Hunter (King 4306) | 9 | 2 | |
| 6 | THERE IS SOMETHING MISSING Roy Milton & Solid Senders (Specialty 330) | 4 | 8 | |
| 7 | BABY GET LOST Dinah Washington (Mercury 8148) | 5 | 11 | |
| 8 | DOBY’S BOOGIE Freddie Mitchell Orchestra (Derby 713) | — | 1 | |
| 9 | IN THE EVENING WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN Charles Brown Trio (Aladdin 3030) | 7 | 5 | |
| 10 | CRYING Billy Eckstine (M-G-M 10458) | 8 | 12 | |
| HOT IN NEW ORLEANS | ||||
| 1 | IT’S MIDNIGHT (No Place To Go) Little Willie Littlefield (Modern 686) | 1 | 11 | |
| 2 | SATURDAY NIGHT FISH FRY (pts. 1 & 2) Louis Jordan & Tympany Five (Decca 24725) | — | 1 | |
| 3 | GUESS WHO Ivory Joe Hunter (King 4306) | 3 | 6 | |
| 4 | BROKEN HEARTED Eddie Williams & Brown Buddies (Supreme 1535) | 2 | 6 | |
| 5 | COME BACK TO ME Bull Moose Jackson & Buffalo Bearcats (King 4305) | — | 1 | |
| 6 | FAREWELL “Little Willie” Littlefield (Modern 709) | 7 | 2 | |
| 7 | PAGE BOY SHUFFLE Joe Thomas & Orchestra (King 4299) | — | 2 | |
| 8 | BLAZER BOY BLUES James (Blazer Boy) Locks (Regal 3231) | 4 | 6 | |
| 9 | YOU’RE BREAKING MY HEART Ink Spots (Decca 24693) | — | 1 | |
| 10 | DRINKIN’ HADACOL “Little Willie” Littlefield (Modern 709) | 9 | 2 | |
| HOT ON CENTRAL AVE. IN LOS ANGELES | ||||
| 1 | EMPTY ARMS BLUES Amos Milburn (Aladdin 3032) | 1 | 6 | |
| 2 | IT’S MIDNIGHT (No Place To Go) Little Willie Littlefield (Modern 686) | 2 | 12 | |
| 3 | IN THE EVENING WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN Charles Brown Trio (Aladdin 3030) | 5 | 3 | |
| 4 | THAT LUCKY OLD SUN Frankie Laine (Mercury 5316) Louis Armstrong & Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra (Decca 24752) | 6 | 3 2 | |
| 5 | BABY GET LOST Dinah Washington (Mercury 8148) | 3 | 10 | |
| 6 | ALL SHE WANTS TO DO IS ROCK Wynonie Harris (King 4304) | 10 | 2 | |
| 7 | SATURDAY NIGHT FISH FRY (pts. 1 & 2) Louis Jordan & Tympany Five (Decca 24725) | — | 1 | |
| 8 | TELL ME SO Orioles (Jubilee 5005) | — | 11 | |
| 9 | THE HUCKLE-BUCK Pearl Bailey & Hot Lips Page (Harmony 1049) | 9 | 5 | |
| 10 | BLUE AND LONESOME Memphis Slim & House Rockers (Miracle 136) | 4 | 8 | |
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