| The CASH BOX R&B Charts | ||||
| Week ending DECEMBER 17, 1949 | ||||
| HOT IN HARLEM, N.Y. | ||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | FOR YOU MY LOVE Larry Darnell (Regal 3240) | 3 | 6 | |
| 2 | SATURDAY NIGHT FISH FRY (pts. 1 & 2) Louis Jordan & Tympany Five (Decca 24725) | 1 | 10 | |
| 3 | KIND LOVING DADDY Eddie Mack & Orchestra (Apollo 414) | 5 | 5 | |
| 4 | I’LL GET ALONG SOMEHOW (pts. 1 & 2) Larry Darnell (Regal 3236) Ruth Brown with Budd Johnson’s Orchestra (Atlantic 887) | 7 | 6 7 | |
| 5 | GOOD DADDY BLUES Dinah Washington (Mercury 8154) | — | 1 | |
| 6 | EMPTY ARMS BLUES Amos Milburn (Aladdin 3032) | 2 | 16 | |
| 7 | WHAT ARE YOU DOING NEW YEAR’S EVE Orioles (Jubilee 5017) | — | 1 | |
| 8 | INDIANA EXPRESS Freddie Mitchell Orchestra (Derby 725) | — | 1 | |
| 9 | SNEAKIN’ AROUND Rudy Render (London 17000) | — | 1 | |
| 10 | THAT LUCKY OLD SUN (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day) Louis Armstrong & Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra (Decca 24752) | 8 | 6 | |
| HOT ON CHICAGO’S SOUTH SIDE | ||||
| 1 | FOR YOU MY LOVE Larry Darnell (Regal 3240) | 1 | 5 | |
| 2 | I’LL GET ALONG SOMEHOW (pts. 1 & 2) Larry Darnell (Regal 3236) | 2 | 3 | |
| 3 | MULE TRAIN Frankie Laine & Muleskinners (Mercury 5345) | 3 | 4 | |
| 4 | SNEAKIN’ AROUND Rudy Render (London 17000) | 4 | 6 | |
| 5 | CUTTIN’ OUT Annie Laurie & Paul Gayten Orchestra (Regal 3235) | 5 | 5 | |
| 6 | HY’A SUE Duke Ellington & Orchestra (Columbia 38234) | 6 | 5 | |
| 7 | BLUEBERRY HILL Louis Armstrong & Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra (Decca 24752) | 8 | 2 | |
| 8 | SATURDAY NIGHT FISH FRY (pts. 1 & 2) Louis Jordan & Tympany Five (Decca 24725) | 7 | 9 | |
| 9 | THAT LUCKY OLD SUN (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day) Louis Armstrong & Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra (Decca 24752) | 9 | 5 | |
| 10 | GOOD DADDY BLUES Dinah Washington (Mercury 8154) | — | 2 | |
| HOT IN NEW ORLEANS | ||||
| 1 | I’LL GET ALONG SOMEHOW (pts. 1 & 2) Larry Darnell (Regal 3236) | 1 | 6 | |
| 2 | FAREWELL “Little Willie” Littlefield (Modern 709) | 2 | 11 | |
| 3 | SATURDAY NIGHT FISH FRY (pts. 1 & 2) Louis Jordan & Tympany Five (Decca 24725) | 3 | 10 | |
| 4 | MISSISSIPPI BLUES Floyd Dixon Trio (Modern 700) | 4 | 5 | |
| 5 | MULE TRAIN Frankie Laine & Muleskinners (Mercury 5345) | 5 | 4 | |
| 6 | YOU SATISFY Billy Wright (Savoy 710) | 6 | 8 | |
| 7 | CUTTIN’ OUT Annie Laurie & Paul Gayten Orchestra (Regal 3235) | 7 | 5 | |
| 8 | FOR YOU MY LOVE Larry Darnell (Regal 3240) | 8 | 5 | |
| 9 | DON’T PUT ME DOWN Jimmy Liggins & Drops Of Joy (Specialty 339) | 9 | 4 | |
| 10 | MY TIME IS EXPENSIVE Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown & Orchestra (Peacock 1504) | 10 | 4 | |
| HOT ON CENTRAL AVE. IN LOS ANGELES | ||||
| 1 | MERRY CHRISTMAS “Little Willie” Littlefield (Modern 716) | 1 | 2 | |
| 2 | LET’S MAKE CHRISTMAS MERRY, BABY Amos Milburn & Aladdin Chicken-Shackers (Aladdin 3037) | 2 | 2 | |
| 3 | NO ROLLIN’ BLUES Jimmy Witherspoon (Modern 721) | 5 | 2 | |
| 4 | WHY DON’T YOU HAUL OFF AND LOVE ME Bull Moose Jackson & Buffalo Bearcats (King 4322) | 6 | 2 | |
| 5 | GOOD DADDY BLUES Dinah Washington (Mercury 8154) | 7 | 2 | |
| 6 | SNEAKIN’ AROUND Rudy Render (London 17000) | 3 | 7 | |
| 7 | SATURDAY NIGHT FISH FRY (pts. 1 & 2) Louis Jordan & Tympany Five (Decca 24725) | 4 | 9 | |
| 8 | BLUES FOR MY BABY Billy Wright (Savoy 710) | 10 | 6 | |
| 9 | DON’T PUT ME DOWN Jimmy Liggins & Drops Of Joy (Specialty 339) | 8 | 7 | |
| 10 | I LOST MY SUGAR IN SALT LAKE CITY “Frantic” Fay Thomas (Exclusive 145x) | 9 | 2 | |
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