BILLBOARD MAGAZINE’S (USA) R&B TOP SINGLES 1948
Jukebox Plays
No. Song-Artist-Peak Month 1 SNATCH IT AND GRAB IT-JULIA LEE & HER BOY FRIENDS-JANUARY 1728 2 TOMORROW NIGHT-LONNIE JOHNSON-May 1698 3 LONG GONE-SONNY THOMPSON-July 1634 4 KING SIZE PAPA-JULIA LEE & HER BOY FRIENDS-March 1524 5 I LOVE YOU, YES I DO-BULL MOOSE JACKSON-February 1450 6 GOOD ROCKIN' TONIGHT-WYNONIE HARRIS-July 1270 7 PRETTY MAMA BLUES-IVORY JOE HUNTER-September 1220 8 CORN BREAD-Hal Singer Sextet-October 1148 9 MESSIN' AROUND-Memphis Slim-September 882 10 FINE BROWN FRAME-Nellie Lutcher-April 860 11 It's Too Soon To Know-Orioles-November 830 12 Run Joe-Louis Jordan & The Tympany Five-July 828 13 All My Love Belongs To You-Bull Moose Jackson-April 828 14 My Heart Belongs To You-Arbee Stidham-September 758 15 I Can't Go On Without You-Bull Moose Jackson-August 754 16 Long About Midnight-Roy Brown-December 708 17 Barnyard Boogie-Louis Jordan-March 694 18 Am I Asking Too Much?-Dinah Washington-October 650 19 A Little Bird Told Me-Paula Watson-December 638 20 Write Me A Letter-Ravens-January 614 21 Nature Boy-King Cole Trio-June 580 22 Late Freight-Sonny Thompson-October 558 23 I Want A Bowlegged Woman-Bull Moose Jackson-May 512 24 Blues After Hours-Pee Wee Crayton-November 494 25 Don't Fall In Love With Me-Ivory Joe Hunter-June 490 26 Pleasing You-Lonnie Johnson-November 454 27 Send For Me If You Need Me-Ravens-July 442 28 I Can't Give You Anything But Love-Rose Murphy-February 392 29 Hop, Skip And Jump-Roy Milton-October 378 30 Everything I Do Is Wrong-Roy Milton-October 346 31 My Fault-Brownie Mcghee-October 330 32 Don't Burn The Candle At Both Ends-Louis Jordan & The Tympany Five-September 318 33 Reet Petite And Gone-Louis Jordan-May 292 34 Recess In Heaven-Dan Grissom-June 282 35 Call It Stormy Monday, But Tuesday Is Just As Bad-T-bone Walker-January 278 36 35-30-Paul Williams-May 260 37 My Happiness-Ella Fitzgerald-August 202 38 The Song Is Ended-Nellie Lutcher-February 192 39 Elevator Boogie-Mabel Scott-October 190 40 Daddy-o-Louis Jordan, Martha Davis-December 186 41 Ebony Rhapsody-Rosetta Howard-April 176 42 Merry Christmas, Baby-Johnny Moore's Three Blazers-January 172 43 Come And Get It, Honey-Nellie Lutcher-June 170 44 Those Things Money Can't Buy-King Cole Trio-February 170 45 Tear Drop Blues-Jimmy Liggins, Drops Of Joy-August 166 46 West Side Baby-Dinah Washington-September 158 47 That's What I Like-Julia Lee & Her Boy Friends-May 136 48 We're Gonna Rock, We're Gonna Roll-Wild Bill Moore-October 124 49 Tell Me Daddy-Julia Lee & Her Boy Friends-August 122 50 Cool Water-Nellie Lutcher-August 116 51 Lollypop Mama-Wynonie Harris-August 116 52 Pettin' & Pokin'-Louis Jordan & The Tympany Five-December 108 53 It's Too Soon To Know-Dinah Washington-October 108 54 Waxie Maxie-Paul Williams-October 102 55 X-temperance Boogie-Camille Howard Trio-May 90 56 It's Going To Be A Lonely Christmas-Orioles-December 90 57 Milky White Way-Trumpeteers-June 90 58 What'll I Do-King Cole Trio-February 88 59 Do You Or Don't You Love Me-Nellie Lutcher-January 86 60 It's Too Soon To Know-Ella Fitzgerald-October 84 61 Roll 'em-Joe Liggins-October 82 62 What Did You Do To Me?-Ivory Joe Hunter-October 80 63 I Feel Like Going Home-Muddy Waters-September 80 64 Midnight Blues-T-bone Walker-August 80 65 You Sure Look Good To Me-Big Three Trio-April 78 66 Lillette-King Cole Trio-October 76 67 Go Long-Dixieaires-December 76 68 Out Of The Blue-Hadda Brooks Trio-October 76 69 Groovy Movie Blues-Johnny Moore's Three Blazers-June 74 70 You Don't Love Me Anymore-Camille Howard Trio-October 70 71 London Donnie-Don Byas Quartet-September 68 72 Bye Bye Baby Blues-Ravens-October 68 73 Gone Again-Lionel Hampton-July 68 74 What Have I Done-Hadda Brooks Trio-October 56 75 More Than You Know-Johnny Moore's Three Blazers-October 54 76 Another Day, Another Dollar-Cecil Gant Trio-October 50 77 Ain't Misbehavin'-Dinah Washington-March 50 78 Three O'clock Blues-Lowell Fulson-October 50 79 Freedom Train Blues-Little Son Jackson-October 48 80 The Darktown Strutter's Ball-Joe Liggins, Honeydrippers-October 48 81 Sweet Georgia Brown-Joe Liggins, Honeydrippers-July 48 82 I'm Waiting For Your Call-T-bone Walker-July 46 83 Silent Night-Ravens-December 46 84 Keep A Dollar In Your Pocket-Roy Milton-March 46 85 Long Tall Mama-Smoky Hoggs-August 44 86 Dripper's Blues-Joe Liggins, Honeydrippers-July 44 87 How Long Must I Wait For You?-Louis Jordan-March 44 88 Cecilia-Rose Murphy-March 42 89 Shine-Mills Brothers-April 42 90 When I Grow Too Old To Dream-Rose Murphy-February 42 91 Time Out For Tears-Savannah Churchill-May 42 92 The Best Things In Life Are Free-Ink Spots-March 42 93 Temptation-Earl Bostic Orchestra-May 42 94 Shuffle Boogie-Joe Lutcher-March 42 95 Ol' Man River-Ravens-February 42 96 Long Skirt Baby Blues-T-bone Walker-February 42 97 Sneaky Pete-Bull Moose Jackson-March 42 98 Manana-Mills Brothers-February 42 99 Special Delivery-Cecil Gant-October 40 100 Everything I Have Is Yours-Billy Eckstine-October 40 101 Jilted Blues-Johnny Moore's Three Blazers-August 40 102 Little White Lies-Martha Davis-July 40 103 Cleveland, Ohio Blues-Bull Moose Jackson-November 38 104 Love Me Tonight-Bull Moose Jackson-December 38 105 Midnight Special-Tiny Grimes Quintet-November 38 106 Little Boy-Rev. Kelsey's Congregation-July 36 107 Manteca-Dizzy Gillespie-October 36 108 West Side Baby-T-bone Walker-October 36 109 Lake Charles Boogie-Nellie Lutcher-August 36 110 The Calloway Boogie-Cab Calloway-September 36 111 Be On Your Merry Way-Ravens-November 36 112 Precious Memories-Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Marie Knight-July 36 113 Pinetop's Boogie Woogie-Louis Jordan-August 34 114 September Song-Don Byas Quartet-September 34 115 Sweet And Lovely-Joe Liggins-August 34 116 Rockin' The Boogie-Joe Lutcher-September 34 117 We Can't Agree-Louis Jordan & The Tympany Five-September 34 118 I Want To Cry-Savannah Churchill-July 34 119 Candy Store Blues-Toni Harper, Beal Sextet-August 32 120 Resolution Blues-Dinah Washington-June 32 121 Barbados-Charlie Parker-December 32 122 The Twister-Paul Williams-August 32 123 Lonesome Blues-Johnny Moore's Three Blazers-November 32 124 That's Your Last Boogie-Joe Swift-December 32