| The CASH BOX Country Best Sellers | ||||||
| Week ending JANUARY 3, 1959 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | BILLY BAYOU Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-7380) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2 | PICK ME UP ON YOUR WAY DOWN Charlie Walker (Columbia 41211) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17 | |
| 3 | COUNTRY MUSIC IS HERE TO STAY Simon Crum (Capitol 4073) | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | |
| 4 | PROBLEMS Everly Brothers (Cadence 1355) | 6 | 7 | 14 | 8 | |
| 5 | CITY LIGHTS Ray Price (Columbia 41191) | 5 | 5 | 4 | 27 | |
| 6 | ONE NIGHT Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-7410) | 7 | 9 | 11 | 8 | |
| 7 | WHAT DO I CARE Johnny Cash (Columbia 41251) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | |
| 8 | LIFE TO GO Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 41257) | 9 | 10 | 13 | 8 | |
| 9 | GIVE MYSELF A PARTY Don Gibson (RCA Victor 47-7330) | 8 | 11 | 10 | 13 | |
| 10 | SQUAWS ALONG THE YUKON Hank Thompson & Brazos Valley Boys (Capitol 4017) | 10 | 6 | 5 | 20 | |
| 11 | TUPELO COUNTY JAIL Webb Pierce (Decca 30711) | 11 | 8 | 8 | 17 | |
| 12 | ALONE WITH YOU Faron Young (Capitol 3982) | 12 | 12 | 7 | 29 | |
| 13 | TREASURE OF LOVE George Jones (Mercury 71373) | 15 | 19 | 27 | 4 | |
| 14 | YOU’RE MAKIN’ A FOOL OUT OF ME Jimmy Newman (M-G-M 12707) | 14 | 18 | 15 | 10 | |
| 15 | ALL OVER AGAIN Johnny Cash (Columbia 41251) | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 | |
| 16 | THAT’S THE WAY I FEEL Faron Young (Capitol 4050) | 18 | 17 | 16 | 12 | |
| 17 | CIGARETTES AND COFFEE BLUES Lefty Frizzell (Columbia 41268) | 21 | 30 | 35 | 4 | |
| 18 | I’VE RUN OUT OF TOMORROWS Hank Thompson & Brazos Valley Boys (Capitol 4085) | 27 | 34 | — | 3 | |
| 19 | I GOT STUNG Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-7410) | 16 | 13 | 19 | 8 | |
| 20 | HALF A MIND Ernest Tubb (Decca 30685) | 20 | 21 | 21 | 10 | |
| 21 | TOM DOOLEY Kingston Trio (Capitol 4049) | 17 | 16 | 20 | 6 | |
| 22 | IT’S ONLY MAKE BELIEVE Conway Twitty (M-G-M 12677) | 19 | 15 | 9 | 17 | |
| 23 | I’D LIKE TO BE Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-7380) | 25 | 28 | 31 | 6 | |
| 24 | TOUCH AND GO HEART Kitty Wells (Decca 30736) | 24 | 25 | 30 | 11 | |
| 25 | THE WAYS OF A WOMAN IN LOVE Johnny Cash & Tennessee Two (Sun 302) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | |
| 26 | LOOK WHO’S BLUE Don Gibson (RCA Victor 47-7330) | 22 | 20 | 18 | 14 | |
| 27 | COME WALK WITH ME Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper (Hickory 1085) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 28 | THAT’S WHAT IT’S LIKE TO BE LONESOME Ray Price (Columbia 41309) Bill Anderson (Decca 30773) | 30 | — | — | 2 | |
| 29 | THE VIOLET AND A ROSE Mel Tillis (Columbia 41189) | 28 | 27 | 33 | 16 | |
| 30 | BLUE BOY Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-7266) | 26 | 22 | 17 | 26 | |
| 31 | I GOT A FEELING Ricky Nelson (Imperial 5545) | 29 | 24 | 24 | 11 | |
| 32 | ROCK HEARTS Jimmy Martin (Decca 30703) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 33 | HAVE BLUES—WILL TRAVEL Eddie Noack (D 1019) | 33 | — | — | 2 | |
| 34 | AIN’T I THE LUCKY ONE Marty Robbins (Columbia 41282) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 35 | MY BABY’S GONE Louvin Brothers (Capitol 4055) | 35 | 32 | 29 | 10 | |
| NOTE: On the original published chart, Cash Box listed artist and label info for the Top 10 records, along with titles only for positions 11 through 35. Artists/labels listed above in those positions are based on a record’s previous or subsequent appearance in the Top 10 or its appearance on the concurrent Billboard Country charts. |
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