BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE’S TOP R&B SINGLES FOR 1949 (Most Played Juke Box Race Records Charts) (Barr

No. Song-Artist-Peak Month
  1 HUCKLEBUCK-PAUL WILLIAMS-MARCH 1838 
  2 TROUBLE BLUES-CHARLES BROWN TRIO-June 1520
  3 SATURDAY NIGHT FISH FRY-LOUIS JORDAN & THE TYMPANY FIVE-October 1226
  4 AIN'T NOBODY'S BUSINESS-JIMMY WITHERSPOON-June 1188
  5 CHICKEN SHACK BOOGIE-AMOS MILBURN-January 1174
  6 BEWILDERED-RED MILLER TRIO-January 1148
  7 DRINKIN' WINE SPO-DEE-O-DEE-STICK MCGHEE-May 1036
  8 TELL ME SO-Orioles-August 968
  9 ALL SHE WANTS TO DO IS ROCK-Wynonie Harris-September 950
 10 BOOGIE CHILLEN-John Lee Hooker-February 886
 11 Wrapped Up In A Dream-Do, Ray & Me Trio-April 882
 12 Little Girl, Don't Cry-Bull Moose Jackson-July 848
 13 Broken Hearted-Eddie Williams-October 838
 14 Bewildered-Amos Milburn-January 804
 15 Close Your Eyes-Herb Lance & The Classics-May 772
 16 Rockin' At Midnight-Roy Brown-April 772
 17 Baby, Get Lost-Dinah Washington-September 766
 18 Hold Me, Baby-Amos Milburn-April 718
 19 Deacon's Hop-Big Jay Mcneely-March 708
 20 Guess Who-Ivory Joe Hunter-November 590
 21 Beans And Cornbread-Louis Jordan-October 588
 22 Roomin' House Boogie-Amos Milburn-September 574
 23 Boogie At Midnight-Ruth Brown-December 530
 24 Jealous Heart-Ivory Joe Hunter-December 524
 25 Pot Likker-Todd Rhodes-July 520
 26 Confession Blues-Maxine Trio-August 514
 27 D'natural Blues-Lucky Millinder Orchestra-April 500
 28 Why Don't You Haul Off And Love Me-Bull Moose Jackson-December 492
 29 Texas Hop-Pee Wee Crayton-January 474
 30 It's Midnight-Little Willie Littlefield-October 472
 31 Blues For The Red Boy-Todd Rhodes-January 458
 32 Blue And Lonesome-Memphis Slim-August 424
 33 Sneakin' Around-Rudy Render-December 404
 34 Don't Put Me Down-Jimmy Liggins-December 404
 35 I Love You So-Pee Wee Crayton-September 366
 36 In The Middle Of The Night-Amos Milburn-August 354
 37 Trees-Al Hibbler-February 350
 38 Hobo Blues-John Lee Hooker-June 348
 39 Long John Blues-Dinah Washington-September 334
 40 In The Evening When The Sun Goes Down-Charles Brown-September 326
 41 Back Street-Eddie Chamblee-September 312
 42 Homesick Blues-Charles Brown-December 280
 43 Drinkin' Wine, Spoo-dee-o-dee-Wynonie Harris-June 280
 44 'fore Day In The Morning-Roy Brown-January 270
 45 I'll Always Be In Love With You-X-rays-January 236
 46 Please Don't Go-Roy Brown-October 228
 47 Ricky's Blues-Ravens-July 226
 48 Crawling King Snake Blues-John Lee Hooker-December 220
 49 Get Yourself Another Fool-Charles Brown-April 218
 50 Blues For My Baby-Billy Wright-November 216
 51 Empty Arm Blues-Amos Milburn-October 216
 52 Hucklebuck Daddy-Jimmy Preston-May 206
 53 Angel Child-Memphis Slim-December 204
 54 So Tired-Lonnie Johnson-February 198
 55 Landlord Blues-Ivory Joe Hunter-November 196
 56 Grandma Plays The Numbers-Wynonie Harris-April 192
 57 Cole Slaw-Louis Jordan & The Tynpany Five-June 190
 58 Hucklebuck-Roy Milton-April 184
 59 In The Evening When The Sun Goes Down-Jimmy Witherspoon-November 182
 60 Waiting In Vain-Ivory Joe Hunter-October 178
 61 T-bone Shuffle-T-bone Walker-May 170
 62 Baby, It's Cold Outside-Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Jordan-August 164
 63 Hip Shakin' Mama-Chubby Newsom-April 162
 64 Numbers Boogie-Sugar Chile Robinson-December 162
 65 Up Above My Head, I Hear Music In The Air-Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Marie Knight-January 154
 66 Hoogie Boogie-John Lee Hooker-May 152
 67 Doby's Boogie-Freddie Mitchell-August 152
 68 So Long-Ruth Brown-November 148
 69 Cuttin' Out-Annie Laurie-December 128
 70 Page Boy Shuffle-Joe Thomas Orchestra-September 126
 71 Ethel Mae-L. C. Williams-October 122
 72 A Kiss And A Rose-Charioteers-July 122
 73 I Feel That Old Age Coming On-Wynonie Harris-May 120
 74 A Kiss And A Rose-Orioles-October 114
 75 I Challenge Your Kiss-Four Jacks-May 112
 76 Cole Slaw-Frank Culley-May 110
 77 When Things Go Wrong-Tampa Red Orchestra-September 110
 78 Farewell-Little Willie Littlefield-December 98
 79 It Took A Long, Long Time-Amos Milburn-January 96
 80 A Little Bird Told Me-Blue Lu Barker-January 94
 81 You Broke Your Promise-Louis Jordan & The Tympany Five-April 94
 82 Because-Herb Lance-July 88
 83 I Didn't Like It The First Time-Julia Lee-April 86
 84 Rainy Weather Blues-Roy Brown-April 86
 85 That Lucky Old Sun-Herb Lance & Vocal Quartet-October 84
 86 Walkin' Around-Paul Williams-January 84
 87 Somebody Done Stole My Cherry Red-Eddie Vinson-December 84
 88 Fat Meat And Greens-Edgar Hayes Orchestra-February 80
 89 I Want My Fanny Brown-Wynonie Harris-October 80
 90 Roamin' Blues-Louis Jordan & The Tympany Five-April 80
 91 Temptation-Billy Eckstine-July 80
 92 Long Time-Charlie Brown-March 80
 93 After Hour Session-Frank Culley-December 76
 94 Every Man To His Own Profession-Louis Jordan & The Tynpany Five-July 74
 95 Empty Bedroom Blues-Saunders King-April 74
 96 Hot Biscuits-Jay Mcschann-March 74
 97 You Satisfy-Billy Wright-November 72
 98 Bewildered-Billy Eckstine-February 72
 99 Drinkin' Wine, Spoo-dee-o-dee-Lionel Hampton Orchestra-August 70
100 Pop Corn-Paul Williams-September 70
101 Did You See Jackie Robinson Hit The Ball-Buddy Johnson-September 68
102 You Broke Your Promise-Paul Watson-March 68
103 Fools Rush In-Billy Eckstine-February 50
104 Late After Hours-The Great Gates-September 50
105 Rock The Joint-Jimmy Preston-September 50
106 Flo And Joe-King Cole Trio-January 48
107 Corn Bread-Erskine Hawkins Orchestra-April 46
108 You Satisfy-Dinah Washington-April 46
109 Where Can I Find My Baby-Johnny Moore's Three Blazers-April 46
110 T-model Blues-Lightnin' Hopkins-October 46
111 I Love You So Much It Hurts-Mills Brothers-April 46
112 The Christmas Song-Nat King Cole-January 46
113 I Cover The Water Front-Erroll Garner-October 46
114 Miss Fanny Brown-Roy Brown-April 46
115 Mary Is Fine-Clarence Brown-November 46
116 Lavender Coffin-Fat Man Robinson Quintet-May 44
117 Sweet Georgia Brown-Brother Bones & His Shadows-January 44
118 My Time Is Expensive-Clarence Brown-November 44
119 Lover Come Back To Me-Al Hibbler-February 44
120 White Christmas-Ravens-January 44
121 Gospel Train-Marie Knight-February 44
122 A And M Blues-Amos Milburn-January 44
123 Help Me Some-Memphis Slim-September 44
124 Dallas Blues-Floyd Dixon Trio-March 42
125 Blue Dreams-Sonny Thompson-March 42
126 Blues At Night-Ivory Joe Hunter-September 42
127 Kee-mo, Ky-mo (The Magic Song)-King Cole Trio-January 42
128 I Challenge Your Kiss-Orioles-November 40
129 Blues At Dawn (Parts I & Ii)-Edgar Hayes-September 38
130 Blue Moon-Billy Eckstine-April 38
131 Fiesta In Old Mexico-Camille Howard Trio-September 38
132 Crying-Billy Eckstine-October 38
133 Wild Wig-Big Jay Mcneely & His Bluejays-February 38
134 You've Changed-Bill Farrell-October 38
135 Hucklebuck-Lionel Hampton-August 38
136 House Rocker-Paul Williams-July 38
137 Frisco Bay-Memphis Slim-February 38
138 Tim Moore's Farm-Lightnin' Hopkins-February 36
139 Tonight's The Night-Julia Lee & Her Boy Friends-September 36
140 Annie Lee Blues-Nighthawks-December 36
141 Lullaby In Rhythm-Charlie Ventura Orchestra-March 36
142 Walkin' Blues-Johnny Moore's Three Blazers-October 36
143 Lavender Coffin-Lionel Hampton Orchestra-August 36
144 He Knows How To Hucklebuck-Paul Williams-August 36
145 Description Blues-T-bone Walker-March 36
146 It's Nothing-Charles Brown-April 36
147 Come Back, Baby-Lowell Fulson-August 36
148 Mardi Gras-Nellie Lutcher-September 36
149 Bongo Blues-Dee Williams Sextet-March 36
150 I Feel Like Cryin'-Andrew Tibbs-January 36
151 Cook That Stuff-Cleo Brown-December 36
152 Love For Christmas-Felix Gross Orchestra-December 36
153 47th Street Jive-Andy Kirk Orchestra-March 34
154 I Like It-Ivory Joe Hunter-February 34
155 Jackson's Blues-Don Johnson Band-April 34
156 Caravan-Billy Eckstine-May 34
157 Mordedo-Jazz At The Philharmonic-April 34
158 Mississippi Blues-Floyd Dixon Trio-December 34
159 That Lucky Old Sun-Louis Armstrong-November 34
160 Teardrops-Joe Thomas Orchestra-October 34
161 Stay Gone Blues-Saunders King-March 34
162 I'll Always Be In Love With You-Ray-o-vac's-March 32
163 You're All I Want For Christmas-Frankie Laine-January 32
164 Little Girl, Don't Cry-Lucky Millinder Orchestra-July 32
165 I'll Miss You-Charles Brown-December 32