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
