| The CASH BOX Country TOP 50 | ||||||
| Week ending APRIL 18, 1959 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | WHITE LIGHTNING George Jones (Mercury 71406) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2 | DON’T TAKE YOUR GUNS TO TOWN Johnny Cash (Columbia 41313) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | |
| 3 | WHEN IT’S SPRINGTIME IN ALASKA (It’s Forty Below) Johnny Horton (Columbia 41308) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | |
| 4 | HOME Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-7479) | 5 | 8 | 15 | 5 | |
| 5 | WHO CARES Don Gibson (RCA Victor 47-7437) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | |
| 6 | I’M IN LOVE AGAIN George Morgan (Columbia 41318) | 9 | 12 | 18 | 7 | |
| 7 | A THOUSAND MILES AGO Webb Pierce (Decca 30858) | 12 | 20 | 33 | 4 | |
| 8 | BILLY BAYOU Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-7380) | 6 | 5 | 5 | 22 | |
| 9 | THE HANGING TREE Marty Robbins (Columbia 41325) | 7 | 11 | 17 | 10 | |
| 10 | THAT’S WHAT IT’S LIKE TO BE LONESOME Ray Price (Columbia 41309) Bill Anderson (Decca 30773) | 8 | 6 | 6 | 17 | |
| 11 | CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 47-7435) | 11 | 13 | 13 | 9 | |
| 12 | LIFE TO GO Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 41257) | 10 | 7 | 7 | 23 | |
| 13 | THANKS A LOT Johnny Cash & Tennessee Two (Sun 316) | 16 | 17 | 20 | 4 | |
| 14 | PICK ME UP ON YOUR WAY DOWN Charlie Walker (Columbia 41211) | 13 | 9 | 9 | 32 | |
| 15 | (Now And Then There’s) A FOOL SUCH AS I Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-7506) | 30 | — | — | 2 | |
| 16 | I’VE RUN OUT OF TOMORROWS Hank Thompson & Brazos Valley Boys (Capitol 4085) | 14 | 10 | 10 | 18 | |
| 17 | COME WALK WITH ME Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper (Hickory 1085) | 15 | 14 | 12 | 16 | |
| 18 | SET HIM FREE Skeeter Davis (RCA Victor 47-7471) | 35 | — | — | 2 | |
| 19 | MOMMY FOR A DAY Kitty Wells (Decca 30804) | 18 | 23 | 23 | 11 | |
| 20 | WHICH ONE IS TO BLAME Wilburn Brothers (Decca 30787) | 17 | 21 | 21 | 15 | |
| 21 | TAKE A MESSAGE TO MARY Everly Brothers (Cadence 1364) | 28 | — | — | 2 | |
| 22 | DOGGONE THAT TRAIN Hank Snow (RCA Victor 47-7448) | 26 | 22 | 26 | 6 | |
| 23 | I NEED YOUR LOVE TONIGHT Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-7506) | 34 | — | — | 2 | |
| 24 | LUTHER PLAYED THE BOOGIE Johnny Cash & Tennessee Two (Sun 316) | 27 | — | — | 2 | |
| 25 | BEYOND THE SHADOW Browns (RCA Victor 47-7427) | 19 | 18 | 14 | 7 | |
| 26 | BLACK LAND FARMER Frankie Miller (Starday 424) | 22 | 32 | — | 3 | |
| 27 | AM I THAT EASY TO FORGET Carl Belew (Decca 30842) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 28 | POOR JENNY Everly Brothers (Cadence 1364) | 33 | — | — | 2 | |
| 29 | GOTTA TRAVEL ON Billy Grammer (Monument 400) Bill Monroe & Blue Grass Boys (Decca 30809) | 20 | 15 | 11 | 13 | |
| 30 | I TRADED HER LOVE (For Deep Purple Wine) Roland Johnson (Brunswick 55110) | 24 | 34 | 24 | 5 | |
| 31 | COUNTRY MUSIC IS HERE TO STAY Simon Crum (Capitol 4073) | 29 | 29 | 28 | 23 | |
| 32 | A LONG TIME AGO Faron Young (Capitol 4113) | 21 | 19 | 16 | 10 | |
| 33 | DARK HOLLOW Luke Gordon (Blue Ridge 502) Jimmie Skinner (Mercury 71387) | 23 | 16 | 8 | 14 | |
| 34 | IF HEARTACHE IS THE FASHION Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-7479) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 35 | MY REASON FOR LIVING Ferlin Husky (Capitol 4123) | 31 | 27 | 25 | 6 | |
| 36 | THAT’S THE WAY IT’S GOTTA BE Faron Young (Capitol 4164) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 37 | WAIT AND SEE Roy Drusky (Decca 30793) | 32 | 24 | 19 | 8 | |
| 38 | POOR OLD HEARTSICK ME Margie Bowes (Hickory 1094) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 39 | LIFE TO LIVE Billie Morgan (Starday 420) | — | 28 | — | 2 | |
| 40 | NEW RIVER TRAIN Bobby Helms (Decca 30831) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 41 | YANKEE, GO HOME Goldie Hill (Decca 30826) | 25 | 25 | 27 | 6 | |
| 42 | HAVE HEART, WILL LOVE Jean Shepard (Capitol 4129) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 43 | KNOXVILLE GIRL Louvin Brothers (Capitol 4117) Wilburn Brothers (Decca 30787) | — | 26 | 22 | 10 | |
| 44 | THE WALL Freddie Hart (Columbia 41345) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 45 | GOLD RECORDS IN THE SNOW Benny Barnes (D 1052) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 46 | TREASURE OF LOVE George Jones (Mercury 71373) | — | 33 | 29 | 18 | |
| 47 | WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT HEARTACHES? Johnnie & Jack (RCA Victor 47-7478) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | FRANKIE’S MAN, JOHNNY Johnny Cash (Columbia 41371) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | LAST NIGHT AT A PARTY Faron Young (Capitol 4113) | — | — | 31 | 10 | |
| 50 | I’LL TAKE THE BLAME Jean Shepard (Capitol 4129) | — | 31 | — | 2 | |
| NOTE: This week, Cash Box expanded its best-selling Country singles chart from 35 positions to 50, under the banner The Cash Box Country TOP 50 Across the Nation. At this point, the chart listed artist and label info for the Top 40 records, along with titles only for positions 41 through 50. Artists/labels listed above in those positions are based on a record’s previous or subsequent appearance in the Top 40 or its appearance on the concurrent Billboard Country charts. |
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