| The CASH BOX Country Top 50 | ||||||
| Week ending MAY 2, 1959 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | WHITE LIGHTNING George Jones (Mercury 71406) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| 2 | HOME Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-7479) | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | |
| 3 | A THOUSAND MILES AGO Webb Pierce (Decca 30858) | 5 | 7 | 12 | 6 | |
| 4 | WHEN IT’S SPRINGTIME IN ALASKA (It’s Forty Below) Johnny Horton (Columbia 41308) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | |
| 5 | (Now And Then There’s) A FOOL SUCH AS I Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-7506) | 11 | 15 | 30 | 4 | |
| 6 | I’M IN LOVE AGAIN George Morgan (Columbia 41318) | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | |
| 7 | DON’T TAKE YOUR GUNS TO TOWN Johnny Cash (Columbia 41313) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | |
| 8 | WHO CARES Don Gibson (RCA Victor 47-7437) | 7 | 5 | 4 | 13 | |
| 9 | THE HANGING TREE Marty Robbins (Columbia 41325) | 8 | 9 | 7 | 12 | |
| 10 | SET HIM FREE Skeeter Davis (RCA Victor 47-7471) | 14 | 18 | 35 | 4 | |
| 11 | THAT’S WHAT IT’S LIKE TO BE LONESOME Ray Price (Columbia 41309) Bill Anderson (Decca 30773) | 9 | 10 | 8 | 19 | |
| 12 | LUTHER PLAYED THE BOOGIE Johnny Cash & Tennessee Two (Sun 316) | 13 | 24 | 27 | 4 | |
| 13 | LIFE TO GO Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 41257) | 12 | 12 | 10 | 25 | |
| 14 | BLACK LAND FARMER Frankie Miller (Starday 424) | 19 | 26 | 22 | 5 | |
| 15 | MOMMY FOR A DAY Kitty Wells (Decca 30804) | 16 | 19 | 18 | 13 | |
| 16 | CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 47-7435) | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
| 17 | COME WALK WITH ME Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper (Hickory 1085) | 17 | 17 | 15 | 18 | |
| 18 | TAKE A MESSAGE TO MARY Everly Brothers (Cadence 1364) | 18 | 21 | 28 | 4 | |
| 19 | THAT’S THE WAY IT’S GOTTA BE Faron Young (Capitol 4164) | 29 | 36 | — | 3 | |
| 20 | THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS Johnny Horton (Columbia 41339) | 45 | — | — | 2 | |
| 21 | THANKS A LOT Johnny Cash & Tennessee Two (Sun 316) | 15 | 13 | 16 | 6 | |
| 22 | AM I THAT EASY TO FORGET Carl Belew (Decca 30842) | 27 | 27 | — | 3 | |
| 23 | BEYOND THE SHADOW Browns (RCA Victor 47-7427) | 20 | 25 | 19 | 9 | |
| 24 | DOGGONE THAT TRAIN Hank Snow (RCA Victor 47-7448) | 24 | 22 | 26 | 8 | |
| 25 | I’VE RUN OUT OF TOMORROWS Hank Thompson & Brazos Valley Boys (Capitol 4085) | 22 | 16 | 14 | 20 | |
| 26 | WAIT AND SEE Roy Drusky (Decca 30793) | 30 | 37 | 32 | 10 | |
| 27 | THE WALL Freddie Hart (Columbia 41345) | 44 | 44 | — | 3 | |
| 28 | BILLY BAYOU Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-7380) | 21 | 8 | 6 | 24 | |
| 29 | WHICH ONE IS TO BLAME Wilburn Brothers (Decca 30787) | 26 | 20 | 17 | 17 | |
| 30 | I NEED YOUR LOVE TONIGHT Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-7506) | 23 | 23 | 34 | 4 | |
| 31 | FRANKIE’S MAN, JOHNNY Johnny Cash (Columbia 41371) | 33 | 48 | — | 3 | |
| 32 | PICK ME UP ON YOUR WAY DOWN Charlie Walker (Columbia 41211) | 25 | 14 | 13 | 34 | |
| 33 | POOR OLD HEARTSICK ME Margie Bowes (Hickory 1094) | 32 | 38 | — | 3 | |
| 34 | POOR JENNY Everly Brothers (Cadence 1364) | 28 | 28 | 33 | 4 | |
| 35 | WE’RE TALKING IT OVER Faron Young (Capitol 4164) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 36 | I CRIED A TEAR Ernest Tubb (Decca 30872) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 37 | YOU TAKE THE TABLE AND I’LL TAKE THE CHAIRS Bob Gallion (M-G-M 12777) June Webb (Hickory 1096) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 38 | A LONG TIME AGO Faron Young (Capitol 4113) | 37 | 32 | 21 | 12 | |
| 39 | HEARTACHES BY THE NUMBER Ray Price (Columbia 41374) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 40 | MY REASON FOR LIVING Ferlin Husky (Capitol 4123) | 38 | 35 | 31 | 8 | |
| 41 | YANKEE, GO HOME Goldie Hill (Decca 30826) | 43 | 41 | 25 | 8 | |
| 42 | WHEN THE BAND PLAYS THE BLUES Hank Locklin (RCA Victor 47-7472) | 46 | — | — | 2 | |
| 43 | CRY NOT FOR ME Patsy Cline (Decca 30846) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 44 | IT’S ALL MY HEARTACHE Carl Smith (Columbia 41344) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 45 | WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT HEARTACHES? Johnnie & Jack (RCA Victor 47-7478) | 47 | 47 | — | 3 | |
| 46 | HAVE HEART, WILL LOVE Jean Shepard (Capitol 4129) | 42 | 42 | — | 3 | |
| 47 | DARK HOLLOW Luke Gordon (Blue Ridge 502) Jimmie Skinner (Mercury 71387) | 39 | 33 | 23 | 16 | |
| 48 | IF HEARTACHE IS THE FASHION Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-7479) | 31 | 34 | — | 3 | |
| 49 | SO SOON Jimmy Newman (M-G-M 12749) | — | — | — | 4 | |
| 50 | I TRADED HER LOVE (For Deep Purple Wine) Roland Johnson (Brunswick 55110) | 36 | 30 | 24 | 7 | |
| NOTE: On the original published chart, Cash Box 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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