| The CASH BOX Country Best Sellers | ||||||
| Week ending FEBRUARY 21, 1959 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | DON’T TAKE YOUR GUNS TO TOWN Johnny Cash (Columbia 41313) | 1 | 4 | 9 | 5 | |
| 2 | BILLY BAYOU Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-7380) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | |
| 3 | LIFE TO GO Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 41257) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | |
| 4 | PICK ME UP ON YOUR WAY DOWN Charlie Walker (Columbia 41211) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 24 | |
| 5 | THAT’S WHAT IT’S LIKE TO BE LONESOME Ray Price (Columbia 41309) Bill Anderson (Decca 30773) | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | |
| 6 | WHEN IT’S SPRINGTIME IN ALASKA (It’s Forty Below) Johnny Horton (Columbia 41308) | 8 | 10 | 16 | 6 | |
| 7 | GOTTA TRAVEL ON Billy Grammer (Monument 400) Bill Monroe & Blue Grass Boys (Decca 30809) | 11 | 15 | 27 | 5 | |
| 8 | COUNTRY MUSIC IS HERE TO STAY Simon Crum (Capitol 4073) | 7 | 7 | 4 | 15 | |
| 9 | I’VE RUN OUT OF TOMORROWS Hank Thompson & Brazos Valley Boys (Capitol 4085) | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | |
| 10 | TREASURE OF LOVE George Jones (Mercury 71373) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | |
| 11 | WHO CARES Don Gibson (RCA Victor 47-7437) | 14 | 31 | — | 3 | |
| 12 | DARK HOLLOW Luke Gordon (Blue Ridge 502) Jimmie Skinner (Mercury 71387) | 12 | 12 | 17 | 6 | |
| 13 | WHICH ONE IS TO BLAME Wilburn Brothers (Decca 30787) | 13 | 11 | 10 | 7 | |
| 14 | COME WALK WITH ME Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper (Hickory 1085) | 16 | 16 | 18 | 8 | |
| 15 | CITY LIGHTS Ray Price (Columbia 41191) | 10 | 8 | 5 | 34 | |
| 16 | WHAT DO I CARE Johnny Cash (Columbia 41251) | 15 | 13 | 11 | 20 | |
| 17 | IT’S JUST ABOUT TIME Johnny Cash & Tennessee Two (Sun 309) | 19 | 22 | 26 | 7 | |
| 18 | KISSING YOUR PICTURE (Is So Cold) Ray Price (Columbia 41309) | 18 | 26 | 34 | 4 | |
| 19 | A LONG TIME AGO Faron Young (Capitol 4113) | 23 | — | — | 2 | |
| 20 | SO MANY TIMES Roy Acuff & Smoky Mountain Boys (Hickory 1090) | 22 | 28 | 30 | 5 | |
| 21 | LAST NIGHT AT A PARTY Faron Young (Capitol 4113) | 21 | 25 | 29 | 4 | |
| 22 | THE BEST YEARS OF YOUR LIFE Carl Smith (Columbia 41290) | 27 | 24 | 25 | 7 | |
| 23 | CIGARETTES AND COFFEE BLUES Lefty Frizzell (Columbia 41268) | 17 | 17 | 14 | 11 | |
| 24 | MOMMY FOR A DAY Kitty Wells (Decca 30804) | 30 | 32 | — | 3 | |
| 25 | THE HANGING TREE Marty Robbins (Columbia 41325) | 34 | — | — | 2 | |
| 26 | GIVE MYSELF A PARTY Don Gibson (RCA Victor 47-7330) | 20 | 14 | 12 | 20 | |
| 27 | KNOXVILLE GIRL Louvin Brothers (Capitol 4117) Wilburn Brothers (Decca 30787) | 25 | — | 32 | 3 | |
| 28 | YOU’RE MAKIN’ A FOOL OUT OF ME Jimmy Newman (M-G-M 12707) | 26 | 19 | 15 | 17 | |
| 29 | ALL OVER AGAIN Johnny Cash (Columbia 41251) | 24 | 18 | 13 | 16 | |
| 30 | I STILL MISS SOMEONE Johnny Cash (Columbia 41313) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 31 | THAT’S THE WAY I FEEL Faron Young (Capitol 4050) | 31 | 21 | 24 | 19 | |
| 32 | AIN’T I THE LUCKY ONE Marty Robbins (Columbia 41282) | 32 | 33 | 28 | 8 | |
| 33 | CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 47-7435) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 34 | MY BABY’S GONE Louvin Brothers (Capitol 4055) | 33 | 35 | 35 | 16 | |
| 35 | LOVE NEVER DIES Phil Sullivan (Starday 410) | — | — | — | 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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