The CASH BOX Country Best Sellers | ||||||
Week ending JANUARY 24, 1959 | ||||||
TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
1 | PICK ME UP ON YOUR WAY DOWN Charlie Walker (Columbia 41211) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 20 | |
2 | BILLY BAYOU Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-7380) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
3 | COUNTRY MUSIC IS HERE TO STAY Simon Crum (Capitol 4073) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |
4 | LIFE TO GO Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 41257) | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | |
5 | CITY LIGHTS Ray Price (Columbia 41191) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 30 | |
6 | TREASURE OF LOVE George Jones (Mercury 71373) | 6 | 8 | 13 | 7 | |
7 | GIVE MYSELF A PARTY Don Gibson (RCA Victor 47-7330) | 7 | 9 | 9 | 16 | |
8 | WHAT DO I CARE Johnny Cash (Columbia 41251) | 9 | 10 | 7 | 16 | |
9 | THAT’S WHAT IT’S LIKE TO BE LONESOME Ray Price (Columbia 41309) Bill Anderson (Decca 30773) | 13 | 24 | 28 | 5 | |
10 | I’VE RUN OUT OF TOMORROWS Hank Thompson & Brazos Valley Boys (Capitol 4085) | 16 | 18 | 18 | 6 | |
11 | CIGARETTES AND COFFEE BLUES Lefty Frizzell (Columbia 41268) | 20 | 15 | 17 | 7 | |
12 | ALL OVER AGAIN Johnny Cash (Columbia 41251) | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | |
13 | I’D LIKE TO BE Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-7380) | 14 | 17 | 23 | 9 | |
14 | WHICH ONE IS TO BLAME Wilburn Brothers (Decca 30787) | 19 | 30 | — | 3 | |
15 | YOU’RE MAKIN’ A FOOL OUT OF ME Jimmy Newman (M-G-M 12707) | 11 | 16 | 14 | 13 | |
16 | ONE NIGHT Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-7410) | 10 | 7 | 6 | 11 | |
17 | PROBLEMS Everly Brothers (Cadence 1355) | 8 | 6 | 4 | 11 | |
18 | DON’T TAKE YOUR GUNS TO TOWN Johnny Cash (Columbia 41313) | — | — | — | 1 | |
19 | SQUAWS ALONG THE YUKON Hank Thompson & Brazos Valley Boys (Capitol 4017) | 15 | 12 | 10 | 23 | |
20 | DARK HOLLOW Luke Gordon (Blue Ridge 502) Jimmie Skinner (Mercury 71387) | 26 | — | — | 2 | |
21 | TUPELO COUNTY JAIL Webb Pierce (Decca 30711) | 18 | 11 | 11 | 20 | |
22 | COME WALK WITH ME Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper (Hickory 1085) | 22 | 23 | 27 | 4 | |
23 | ALONE WITH YOU Faron Young (Capitol 3982) | 17 | 13 | 12 | 32 | |
24 | IT’S JUST ABOUT TIME Johnny Cash & Tennessee Two (Sun 309) | 24 | 34 | — | 3 | |
25 | THE BEST YEARS OF YOUR LIFE Carl Smith (Columbia 41290) | 23 | 33 | — | 3 | |
26 | WHEN IT’S SPRINGTIME IN ALASKA (It’s Forty Below) Johnny Horton (Columbia 41308) | 35 | — | — | 2 | |
27 | THAT’S THE WAY I FEEL Faron Young (Capitol 4050) | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 | |
28 | AIN’T I THE LUCKY ONE Marty Robbins (Columbia 41282) | 28 | 22 | 34 | 4 | |
29 | GOTTA TRAVEL ON Billy Grammer (Monument 400) Bill Monroe & Blue Grass Boys (Decca 30809) | — | — | — | 1 | |
30 | HALF A MIND Ernest Tubb (Decca 30685) | 25 | 20 | 20 | 13 | |
31 | DEAR LONESOME Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 47-7374) | 29 | 26 | — | 4 | |
32 | TOM DOOLEY Kingston Trio (Capitol 4049) | 27 | 21 | 21 | 9 | |
33 | WHAT AM I LIVING FOR Ernest Tubb (Decca 30759) | 34 | — | — | 2 | |
34 | MY BABY’S GONE Louvin Brothers (Capitol 4055) | 33 | — | 35 | 12 | |
35 | SO MANY TIMES Roy Acuff & Smoky Mountain Boys (Hickory 1090) | — | — | — | 1 |
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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