| The CASH BOX Country Top 50 | ||||||
| Week ending AUGUST 22, 1959 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | WATERLOO Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 41393) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | |
| 2 | TENNESSEE STUD Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 47-7542) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | |
| 3 | WHO SHOT SAM George Jones (Mercury 71464) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 4 | I AIN’T NEVER Webb Pierce (Decca 30923) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | |
| 5 | THE THREE BELLS (Les Trois Cloches) Browns (RCA Victor 47-7555) | 10 | 15 | 27 | 4 | |
| 6 | HEARTACHES BY THE NUMBER Ray Price (Columbia 41374) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | |
| 7 | PARTNERS Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-7557) | 11 | 19 | 35 | 5 | |
| 8 | COUNTRY GIRL Faron Young (Capitol 4233) | 9 | 11 | 17 | 6 | |
| 9 | TEN THOUSAND DRUMS Carl Smith (Columbia 41417) | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
| 10 | BIG MIDNIGHT SPECIAL Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper (Hickory 1098) | 7 | 6 | 6 | 14 | |
| 11 | THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS Johnny Horton (Columbia 41339) | 6 | 5 | 3 | 18 | |
| 12 | HALF-BREED Marvin Rainwater (M-G-M 12803) | 14 | 10 | 10 | 11 | |
| 13 | KATY TOO Johnny Cash & Tennessee Two (Sun 321) | 15 | 16 | 20 | 6 | |
| 14 | SOMEBODY’S BACK IN TOWN Wilburn Brothers (Decca 30871) | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |
| 15 | NINETY-NINE Bill Anderson (Decca 30914) | 16 | 12 | 12 | 8 | |
| 16 | CHASIN’ A RAINBOW Hank Snow & Rainbow Ranch Boys (RCA Victor 47-7524) | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | |
| 17 | GRIN AND BEAR IT Jimmy Newman (M-G-M 12812) | 18 | 22 | 25 | 6 | |
| 18 | THE LONG BLACK VEIL Lefty Frizzell (Columbia 41384) | 17 | 13 | 13 | 11 | |
| 19 | JIMMY BROWN THE NEWSBOY Mac Wiseman (Dot 15946) | 22 | 24 | 37 | 5 | |
| 20 | I GOT STRIPES Johnny Cash (Columbia 41427) | 30 | 39 | 50 | 4 | |
| 21 | SOLDIER’S JOY Hawkshaw Hawkins (Columbia 41419) Jerry Reed (NRC 5008) | 27 | 33 | 41 | 5 | |
| 22 | I’M NOT SUPPOSED Claude Gray (D 1059) | 19 | 18 | 19 | 8 | |
| 23 | JOHNNY REB Johnny Horton (Columbia 41437) | 40 | — | — | 2 | |
| 24 | JOHN WESLEY HARDIN Jimmie Skinner (Mercury 71470) | 36 | 42 | 45 | 5 | |
| 25 | SHANGHIED Webb Pierce (Decca 30923) | 20 | 17 | 22 | 8 | |
| 26 | LITTLE DUTCH GIRL George Morgan (Columbia 41420) | 29 | 34 | 34 | 4 | |
| 27 | YOU TAKE THE TABLE AND I’LL TAKE THE CHAIRS Bob Gallion (M-G-M 12777) | 23 | 25 | 15 | 17 | |
| 28 | YOUR WILD LIFE’S GONNA GET YOU DOWN Kitty Wells (Decca 30890) | 21 | 21 | 16 | 11 | |
| 29 | DRAGGIN’ THE RIVER Ferlin Husky (Capitol 4186) | 33 | 32 | 26 | 14 | |
| 30 | SAWMILL Mel Tillis & Bill Phillips (Columbia 41416) | 46 | 50 | — | 3 | |
| 31 | I HEAR YOU TALKIN’ Faron Young (Capitol 4233) | 25 | 29 | 28 | 6 | |
| 32 | BLACK LAND FARMER Frankie Miller (Starday 424) | 31 | 28 | 23 | 21 | |
| 33 | SAILOR MAN Johnnie & Jack (RCA Victor 47-7545) | 49 | 41 | — | 3 | |
| 34 | HOME Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-7479) | 26 | 23 | 11 | 23 | |
| 35 | MONA LISA Conway Twitty (M-G-M 12804) Carl Mann (Phillips Int’l 3539) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 36 | WHITE LIGHTNING George Jones (Mercury 71406) | 32 | 27 | 24 | 25 | |
| 37 | FIVE FEET HIGH AND RISING Johnny Cash (Columbia 41427) | 34 | 30 | 46 | 4 | |
| 38 | NUTHIN’ BUT TRUE LOVE Margie Singleton (Starday 443) | 43 | — | — | 2 | |
| 39 | I’M BEGINNING TO FORGET YOU Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-7557) | 37 | 47 | 49 | 4 | |
| 40 | CABIN IN THE HILLS Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & Foggy Mountain Boys (Columbia 41389) | 39 | 38 | 32 | 9 | |
| 41 | I’LL CATCH YOU WHEN YOU FALL Charlie Walker (Columbia 41388) | 28 | 26 | 21 | 13 | |
| 42 | AM I THAT EASY TO FORGET Carl Belew (Decca 30842) | 35 | 31 | 30 | 19 | |
| 43 | A BIG HUNK O’ LOVE Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-7600) | 41 | 36 | 38 | 4 | |
| 44 | DON’T TELL ME YOUR TROUBLES Don Gibson (RCA Victor 47-7566) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 45 | WHAT KIND OF “GOD” DO YOU THINK YOU ARE Jimmie John (Todd 1026) | 24 | 20 | 18 | 11 | |
| 46 | OUR CHURCH–YOUR WEDDING Roy Drusky (Decca 30943) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 47 | HEARTBREAK AVENUE Don Gibson (RCA Victor 47-7566) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | SAL’S GOT A SUGAR LIP Johnny Horton (Columbia 41437) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | HEARTS ARE LONELY Phil Sullivan (Starday 437) | 42 | 40 | 42 | 10 | |
| 50 | A THOUSAND MILES AGO Webb Pierce (Decca 30858) | 38 | 35 | 29 | 22 | |
| 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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