| The CASH BOX Country Top 50 | ||||||
| Week ending MAY 23, 1959 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS Johnny Horton (Columbia 41339) | 2 | 4 | 20 | 5 | |
| 2 | HOME Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-7479) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
| 3 | WHITE LIGHTNING George Jones (Mercury 71406) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | |
| 4 | A THOUSAND MILES AGO Webb Pierce (Decca 30858) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| 5 | I’M IN LOVE AGAIN George Morgan (Columbia 41318) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 12 | |
| 6 | SET HIM FREE Skeeter Davis (RCA Victor 47-7471) | 6 | 7 | 10 | 7 | |
| 7 | HEARTACHES BY THE NUMBER Ray Price (Columbia 41374) | 20 | 43 | 39 | 4 | |
| 8 | WHEN IT’S SPRINGTIME IN ALASKA (It’s Forty Below) Johnny Horton (Columbia 41308) | 8 | 8 | 4 | 19 | |
| 9 | YOU DREAMER YOU Johnny Cash (Columbia 41371) | 19 | 29 | — | 3 | |
| 10 | AM I THAT EASY TO FORGET Carl Belew (Decca 30842) | 17 | 25 | 22 | 6 | |
| 11 | LUTHER PLAYED THE BOOGIE Johnny Cash & Tennessee Two (Sun 316) | 10 | 11 | 12 | 7 | |
| 12 | BLACK LAND FARMER Frankie Miller (Starday 424) | 11 | 9 | 14 | 8 | |
| 13 | THE HANGING TREE Marty Robbins (Columbia 41325) | 12 | 10 | 9 | 15 | |
| 14 | I CRIED A TEAR Ernest Tubb (Decca 30872) | 16 | 32 | 36 | 4 | |
| 15 | (Now And Then There’s) A FOOL SUCH AS I Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-7506) | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
| 16 | THE WALL Freddie Hart (Columbia 41345) | 18 | 22 | 27 | 6 | |
| 17 | DOGGONE THAT TRAIN Hank Snow (RCA Victor 47-7448) | 23 | 20 | 24 | 11 | |
| 18 | THAT’S THE WAY IT’S GOTTA BE Faron Young (Capitol 4164) | 9 | 12 | 19 | 6 | |
| 19 | MOMMY FOR A DAY Kitty Wells (Decca 30804) | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | |
| 20 | YOU TAKE THE TABLE AND I’LL TAKE THE CHAIRS Bob Gallion (M-G-M 12777) | 21 | 28 | 37 | 4 | |
| 21 | FRANKIE’S MAN, JOHNNY Johnny Cash (Columbia 41371) | 30 | 18 | 31 | 6 | |
| 22 | LONESOME OLD HOUSE Don Gibson (RCA Victor 47-7505) | 31 | — | — | 2 | |
| 23 | DON’T TAKE YOUR GUNS TO TOWN Johnny Cash (Columbia 41313) | 14 | 14 | 7 | 18 | |
| 24 | LIFE TO GO Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 41257) | 15 | 15 | 13 | 28 | |
| 25 | THANKS A LOT Johnny Cash & Tennessee Two (Sun 316) | 22 | 24 | 21 | 9 | |
| 26 | TAKE A MESSAGE TO MARY Everly Brothers (Cadence 1364) | 25 | 16 | 18 | 7 | |
| 27 | THAT’S WHAT IT’S LIKE TO BE LONESOME Ray Price (Columbia 41309) Bill Anderson (Decca 30773) | 24 | 21 | 11 | 22 | |
| 28 | SOMEBODY’S BACK IN TOWN Wilburn Brothers (Decca 30871) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 29 | CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 47-7435) | 28 | 23 | 16 | 14 | |
| 30 | WHO CARES Don Gibson (RCA Victor 47-7437) | 27 | 19 | 8 | 16 | |
| 31 | WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT HEARTACHES? Johnnie & Jack (RCA Victor 47-7478) | 35 | 31 | 45 | 6 | |
| 32 | POOR OLD HEARTSICK ME Margie Bowes (Hickory 1094) | 26 | 26 | 33 | 6 | |
| 33 | IT’S ALL MY HEARTACHE Carl Smith (Columbia 41344) | 36 | 33 | 44 | 5 | |
| 34 | COME AND KNOCK (On The Door Of My Heart) Roy Acuff & Smoky Mountain Boys (Hickory 1097) | — | 48 | — | 2 | |
| 35 | BEYOND THE SHADOW Browns (RCA Victor 47-7427) | 34 | 27 | 23 | 12 | |
| 36 | CONSCIENCE (Set Me Free) June Webb (Hickory 1096) | 37 | 38 | — | 3 | |
| 37 | HOW CAN I THINK OF TOMORROW James O’Gwynn (Mercury 71419) | 29 | 35 | — | 3 | |
| 38 | I LOVE EVERYBODY Wilburn Brothers (Decca 30871) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 39 | COME WALK WITH ME Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper (Hickory 1085) | 32 | 17 | 17 | 21 | |
| 40 | POOR JENNY Everly Brothers (Cadence 1364) | 40 | 37 | 34 | 7 | |
| 41 | TOTAL STRANGERS Hank Thompson & Brazos Valley Boys (Capitol 4182) | 41 | — | — | 2 | |
| 42 | I TRADED HER LOVE (For Deep Purple Wine) Roland Johnson (Brunswick 55110) | 43 | 44 | 50 | 10 | |
| 43 | ANYBODY’S GIRL Hank Thompson & Brazos Valley Boys (Capitol 4182) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 44 | BETTER LOVE NEXT TIME Jean Shepard (Capitol 4191) | 44 | 45 | — | 3 | |
| 45 | THE TEARS THAT FALL Bill Phillips (Columbia 41323) | 48 | 42 | — | 3 | |
| 46 | BIG MIDNIGHT SPECIAL Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper (Hickory 1098) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 47 | FROM A KISS TO THE BLUES Country Johnny Mathis (D 1054) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | DRAGGIN’ THE RIVER Ferlin Husky (Capitol 4186) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 49 | SECOND FIDDLE Buck Owens (Capitol 4172) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | SO SOON Jimmy Newman (M-G-M 12749) | 46 | 40 | 49 | 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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