SH BOX (USA) MAGAZINE'S (Harlem) R&B TOP JUKE BOX PLAYS FOR 1948
No. Song-Artist-Peak Month 1 I LOVE YOU YES I DO-BULL MOOSE JACKSON & BUFFALO BEARCATS-JANUARY 1274 2 TOMORROW NIGHT (LONNIE JOHNSON'S THEME SONG)-LONNIE JOHNSON-July 1178 3 IT'S TOO SOON TO KNOW-ORIOLES-September 1168 4 THIRTY-FIVE THIRTY-PAUL WILLIAMS SEXTETTE-March 1128 5 WRAPPED UP IN A DREAM-DO,RAY & ME TRIO-November 1096 6 LONG GONE-SONNY THOMPSON,SHARPS & FLATS-June 1090 7 A LITTLE BIRD TOLD ME-PAULA WATSON-December 816 8 AM I ASKING TOO MUCH?-Dinah Washington-October 744 9 BUBBLES-Bill Moore & Band-April 720 10 NATURE BOY-Nat 'king' Cole-May 694 11 Good Rockin' Tonight-Wynonie Harris-May 668 12 Out Of The Blue-Hadda Brooks Trio-August 656 13 Hastings St. Bounce-Paul Williams Sextette-February 638 14 Pretty Mama Blues-Ivory Joe Hunter & Band-August 620 15 Run Joe-Louis Jordan & The Tympany Five-July 618 16 It's Too Soon To Know-Dinah Washington-November 602 17 Don't Fall In Love With Me-Ivory Joe Hunter-July 584 18 All My Love Belongs To You-Bull Moose Jackson & Buffalo Bearcats-April 562 19 I'll Always Be In Love With You-Ray-O-Vacs-December 530 20 Corn Bread-Hal Singer Sextet-September 524 21 I Can't Go On Without You-Bull Moose Jackson & Buffalo Bearcats-August 504 22 Is It Too Late-Savannah Churchill & Four Tunes-January 490 23 Sophisticated Lady-Billy Eckstine-September 486 24 My Fault-Brownie Mcghee-October 472 25 Gone Again-Lionel Hampton-February 470 26 Everything I Do Is Wrong-Roy Milton & Solid Senders-October 458 27 Time Out For Tears-Savannah Churchill & Four Tunes-May 430 28 Fine Brown Frame-Nellie Lutcher-March 408 29 Lollipop Mama-Wynonie Harris-September 388 30 Mad Lad-Sir Charles & All Stars-January 386 31 You Don't Love Me-Camille Howard & Roy Milton Unit-July 348 32 I Want To Cry-Savannah Churchill-June 340 33 True-Billy Eckstine & The Quartones-March 320 34 Pleasing You (As Long As I Live)-Lonnie Johnson-November 318 35 Send For Me If You Need Me-Ravens-July 298 36 Honey,Honey,Honey-Hadda Brooks Trio-March 296 37 That's Your Last Boogie-Joe Swift,Johnny Otis & Orchestra-November 292 38 My Heart Belongs To You-Arbee Stidham-October 292 39 Dutch Kitchen Bounce-Arnett Cobb & Orchestra-May 290 40 You Had Better Change Your Ways-Buddy Johnson & Orchestra-November 278 41 What's The Use-Roy Milton & Solid Senders-February 274 42 King Size Papa-Julia Lee & Boy Friends-April 270 43 The Lord's Prayer-Sarah Vaughan & Ted Dale Orchestra-January 268 44 I Can't Give You Anything But Love-Rose Murphy-January 268 45 Barnyard Boogie-Louis Jordan & The Tympany Five-February 244 46 The Peanut Vendor-Little Willie Jackson-November 240 47 Hot Sauce!-Earl Bostic Quartette-February 240 48 More Than You Know-Johnny Moore's Three Blazers-July 238 49 If I Didn't Have You-Sonny Thompson Orchestra-February 236 50 Barcarolle Boogie-Camille Howard-October 226 51 Euphoria-Charlie Ventura & All Stars-June 226 52 Recess In Heaven-Dan Grissom & Buddy Harper Orchestra-May 206 53 What'll I Do-King Cole Trio-January 198 54 Inflation Blues-Louis Jordan & The Tympany Five-April 196 55 Blues After Hours-Pee Wee Crayton-November 186 56 Cobb's Boogie-Arnett Cobb & Orchestra-September 186 57 When I Grow Too Old To Dream-Arnett Cobb & Orchestra-April 182 58 Merry Christmas,baby-Johnny Moore's Three Blazers-January 176 59 The Christmas Song-Nat "King" Cole-January 152 60 Blues For The Red Boy-Todd Rhodes Orchestra-December 146 61 Go Red Go-Arnett Cobb & Orchestra-June 136 62 Together-Ravens-April 94 63 Annie Laurie-Tiny Grimes Quintet-November 92 64 Candy Store Blues-Toni Harper,Eddie Beal & Sextet-June 92 65 Elevator Boogie-Mabel Scott-October 92 66 What Did You Do To Me?-Ivory Joe Hunter-October 92 67 So Tired-Bill Johnson & Musical Notes-March 88 68 East Of Suez-Charlie Ventura & Great Combo-August 86 69 I Want A Bowlegged Woman-Bull Moose Jackson & Buffalo Bearcats-May 84 70 A Little Bird Told Me-Evelyn Knight & Stardusters-December 58 71 That's What I Like-Julia Lee & Boy Friends-May 50 72 Bewildered-Red Miller Trio-December 42 73 That Old Black Magic-Tiny Grimes Quintet-August 42 74 It All Depends On You-Hadda Brooks Trio-January 42