| The CASH BOX R&B Charts | ||||
| Week ending OCTOBER 29, 1949 | ||||
| HOT IN HARLEM, N.Y. | ||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | THAT LUCKY OLD SUN Frankie Laine (Mercury 5316) | 1 | 6 | |
| 2 | EMPTY ARMS BLUES Amos Milburn (Aladdin 3032) | 3 | 9 | |
| 3 | ALL SHE WANTS TO DO IS ROCK Wynonie Harris (King 4304) | 8 | 9 | |
| 4 | A KISS AND A ROSE Orioles (Jubilee 5009) | 4 | 9 | |
| 5 | SATURDAY NIGHT FISH FRY (pts. 1 & 2) Louis Jordan & Tympany Five (Decca 24725) | 9 | 3 | |
| 6 | BOOGIE AT MIDNIGHT Roy Brown & Mighty-Mighty Men (DeLuxe 3300) | — | 1 | |
| 7 | IT'S MIDNIGHT (No Place To Go) Little Willie Littlefield (Modern 686) | 5 | 8 | |
| 8 | I'LL GET ALONG SOMEHOW (pts. 1 & 2) Ruth Brown with Budd Johnson's Orchestra (Atlantic 887) | — | 1 | |
| 9 | LATER FOR YOU Charlie Singleton (Apollo 794) | — | 4 | |
| 10 | DOBY'S BOOGIE Freddie Mitchell Orchestra (Derby 713) | 7 | 8 | |
| HOT ON CHICAGO’S SOUTH SIDE | ||||
| 1 | THAT LUCKY OLD SUN Herb Lance (Sittin' In With 524) | 1 | 5 | |
| 2 | ALL SHE WANTS TO DO IS ROCK Wynonie Harris (King 4304) | 2 | 6 | |
| 3 | DOBY'S BOOGIE Freddie Mitchell Orchestra (Derby 713) | 4 | 3 | |
| 4 | A KISS AND A ROSE Orioles (Jubilee 5009) | 3 | 8 | |
| 5 | SATURDAY NIGHT FISH FRY (pts. 1 & 2) Louis Jordan & Tympany Five (Decca 24725) | 8 | 2 | |
| 6 | GUESS WHO Ivory Joe Hunter (King 4306) | 5 | 4 | |
| 7 | THERE IS SOMETHING MISSING Roy Milton & Solid Senders (Specialty 330) | 6 | 10 | |
| 8 | EMPTY ARMS BLUES Amos Milburn (Aladdin 3032) | — | 1 | |
| 9 | BABY GET LOST Dinah Washington (Mercury 8148) | 9 | 13 | |
| 10 | CRYING Billy Eckstine (M-G-M 10458) | 10 | 14 | |
| HOT IN NEW ORLEANS | ||||
| 1 | GUESS WHO Ivory Joe Hunter (King 4306) | 3 | 8 | |
| 2 | FAREWELL “Little Willie” Littlefield (Modern 709) | 6 | 4 | |
| 3 | IT'S MIDNIGHT (No Place To Go) Little Willie Littlefield (Modern 686) | 1 | 13 | |
| 4 | BROKEN HEARTED Eddie Williams & Brown Buddies (Supreme 1535) | 4 | 8 | |
| 5 | SATURDAY NIGHT FISH FRY (pts. 1 & 2) Louis Jordan & Tympany Five (Decca 24725) | 2 | 3 | |
| 6 | YOU SATISFY Billy Wright (Savoy 710) | — | 1 | |
| 7 | DRINKIN' HADACOL “Little Willie” Littlefield (Modern 709) | 10 | 4 | |
| 8 | AFTER SCHOOL BLUES Sugar Chile Robinson (Capitol 70037) | — | 1 | |
| 9 | BLAZER BOY BLUES James (Blazer Boy) Locks (Regal 3231) | 8 | 8 | |
| 10 | COME BACK TO ME Bull Moose Jackson & Buffalo Bearcats (King 4305) | 5 | 3 | |
| HOT ON CENTRAL AVE. IN LOS ANGELES | ||||
| 1 | SATURDAY NIGHT FISH FRY (pts. 1 & 2) Louis Jordan & Tympany Five (Decca 24725) | — | 2 | |
| 2 | EMPTY ARMS BLUES Amos Milburn (Aladdin 3032) | 2 | 8 | |
| 3 | ALL SHE WANTS TO DO IS ROCK Wynonie Harris (King 4304) | 6 | 4 | |
| 4 | BROKEN HEARTED Eddie Williams & Brown Buddies (Supreme 1535) | 9 | 2 | |
| 5 | IT'S MIDNIGHT (No Place To Go) Little Willie Littlefield (Modern 686) | 1 | 14 | |
| 6 | BLUE AND LONESOME Memphis Slim & House Rockers (Miracle 136) | 5 | 10 | |
| 7 | WAKIN' UP BABY Roy Milton & Solid Senders (Specialty 341) | — | 1 | |
| 8 | GUESS WHO Ivory Joe Hunter (King 4306) | — | 1 | |
| 9 | PAGE BOY SHUFFLE Joe Thomas & Orchestra (King 4299) | — | 1 | |
| 10 | SO LONG Ruth Brown (Atlantic 879) | — | 1 | |
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