CASH BOX (USA) MAGAZINE'S (Harlem) R&B TOP JUKE BOX PLAYS FOR 1949

No. Song-Artist-Peak Month
  1 CLOSE YOUR EYES-HERB LANCE & RAY ABRAMS SEXTET-MARCH 1472 
  2 FOR YOU MY LOVE-LARRY DARNELL-December 1092 
  3 TELL ME SO-ORIOLES-June 1052 
  4 THE HUCKLEBUCK-PAUL WILLIAMS & HUCKLEBUCKERS-March 1038 
  5 BEWILDERED-AMOS MILBURN-January 916 
  6 EMPTY ARMS BLUES-AMOS MILBURN-November 880 
  7 TREES-AL HIBBLER-January 866 
  8 SATURDAY NIGHT FISH FRY-Louis Jordan & Tympany Five-November 828 
  9 SEPTEMBER IN THE RAIN-George Shearing Quintette-July 740 
 10 CHICKEN-SHACK BOOGIE-Amos Milburn-January 712 
 11 Baby Get Lost-Dinah Washington-August 710 
 12 Trouble Blues-Charles Brown Trio-July 700 
 13 The Deacon's Hop-Big Jay Mcneeley's Blue Jays-January 694 
 14 A Kiss And A Rose-Orioles-September 666 
 15 Doby's Boogie-Freddie Mitchell & Orchestra-October 662 
 16 Cole Slaw (Sorghum Switch)-Frank 'floorshow' Culley & Band-May 588 
 17 Because-Herb Lance-August 584 
 18 Fat Meat And Greens-Edgar Hayes Orchestra & Stardusters-April 574 
 19 By The Candle Glow-Ben Smith Quartet-May 548 
 20 Ricky's Blues-Ravens-June 532 
 21 Indiana Express-Freddie Mitchell Orchestra-December 510 
 22 All She Wants To Do Is Rock-Wynonie Harris-October 510 
 23 That Lucky Old Sun-Frankie Laine-October 434 
 24 It's Midnight (No Place To Go)-Little Willie Littlefield-October 432 
 25 Kind Loving Daddy-Eddie Mack & Orchestra-December 404 
 26 So Long-Ruth Brown-September 402 
 27 That Lucky Old Sun-Herb Lance & Vocal Quartet-October 386 
 28 Crying-Billy Eckstine-August 384 
 29 A Long Time-Don Juan Trio-March 378 
 30 Come Back Baby-Champion Jack Dupree & Band-June 352 
 31 Texas Hop-Pee Wee Crayton-January 330 
 32 That Lucky Old Sun-Louis Armstrong & Gordon Jenkins Orchestra-November 290 
 33 Sweet Georgia Brown-Brother Bones & His Shadows-January 282 
 34 Ain't Nobody's Business-Jimmy Witherspoon-June 266 
 35 Mule Train-Frankie Laine & Muleskinners-November 252 
 36 Careless Love-Ravens-September 248 
 37 Birdland-Charlie Ventura & Orchestra-April 244 
 38 I Don't Want Your Money Honey-"Frantic" Fay Thomas-July 244 
 39 A New Shade Of Blues-Billy Eckstine-June 238 
 40 I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles-Charlie Ventura & Orchestra-January 236 
 41 What Are You Doing New Year's-Orioles-December 220 
 42 Later For You-Charlie Singleton-November 218 
 43 Did You See Jackie Robinson Hit That Ball?-Buddy Johnson & Orchestra-August 214 
 44 Buffalo Nickel-Bobby Smith & Orchestra-August 214 
 45 Cole Slaw-Louis Jordan & The Tynpany Five-May 210 
 46 I Love You So-Pee Wee Crayton-August 198 
 47 Penthouse Serenade-Errol Garner-July 192 
 48 I Challenge Your Kiss-Orioles-August 186 
 49 Hold Me Baby-Amos Milburn-May 186 
 50 For You-Luis Russell & Orchestra & Lee Richardson-January 182 
 51 Drinkin' Wine,Spoo-Dee-O-Dee-"Stick" Mcghee & Buddies-May 176 
 52 Mule Train-Bing Crosby & Perry Botkin's String Band-November 152 
 53 Happy Am I ('Cause I'm In Love With You)-Ray-O-Vacs-April 150 
 54 In A Traveling Mood-Andrew Tibbs & Dozier Boys-May 150 
 55 Little Girl Don't Cry-Bull Moose Jackson & Buffalo Bearcats-June 148 
 56 Ethel Mae-L. C. Williams & Conney's Combo-October 146 
 57 Grandma Plays The Numbers-Wynonie Harris-March 146 
 58 Let's Make Christmas Merry,Baby-Amos Milburn & Aladdin Chicken Shackers-December 138 
 59 New Year's Resolution-Roy Milton & Solid Senders-January 134 
 60 Someday-Ravens-October 132 
 61 Boogie Chillen'-John Lee Hooker-March 130 
 62 Boogie At Midnight-Roy Brown & Mighty Mighty Men-October 100 
 63 Roomin' House Boogie-Amos Milburn-November 96 
 64 T.J. Boogie-T.j. Fowler & Orchestra-April 92 
 65 Baby,It's Cold Outside-Ella Fitzgerald,Louis Jordan & The Tynpany Five-June 90 
 66 The Bop Hop-Pee Wee Crayton-July 88 
 67 Jealous Heart-Ivory Joe Hunter-December 84 
 68 Good Daddy Blues-Dinah Washington-December 52 
 69 Merry Christmas,Baby-Johnny Moore's Three Blazers-January 52 
 70 Pot Likker-Todd Rhodes & Orchestra-June 48 
 71 Lean On Me-Harry Belafonte-May 48 
 72 Safe,Sane And Single-Louis Jordan & Tympany Five-April 46 
 73 Hucklebuck Daddy-Jimmy Preston & Prestonians-April 44 
 74 Sympathetic Blues-Roy Milton & Solid Senders-April 44 
 75 Hobo Blues-John Lee Hooker-May 44 
 76 Broken Hearted-Eddie Williams & Brown Buddies-September 42 
 77 Don't Put Me Down-Jimmy Liggins & Drops Of Joy-November 42 
 78 Bump In The Road Boogie-Camille Howard-January 42 
 79 Where Can I Find My Baby-Johnny Moore's Three Blazers-March 42