| The CASH BOX Country Top 50 | ||||||
| Week ending OCTOBER 10, 1959 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | THE THREE BELLS (Les Trois Cloches) Browns (RCA Victor 47-7555) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
| 2 | I AIN’T NEVER Webb Pierce (Decca 30923) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | |
| 3 | COUNTRY GIRL Faron Young (Capitol 4233) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | |
| 4 | PARTNERS Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-7557) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | |
| 5 | I GOT STRIPES Johnny Cash (Columbia 41427) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
| 6 | DON’T TELL ME YOUR TROUBLES Don Gibson (RCA Victor 47-7566) | 6 | 8 | 14 | 8 | |
| 7 | (’Til) I KISSED YOU Everly Brothers (Cadence 1369) | 12 | 21 | 29 | 5 | |
| 8 | TENNESSEE STUD Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 47-7542) | 8 | 6 | 5 | 16 | |
| 9 | WHO SHOT SAM George Jones (Mercury 71464) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 13 | |
| 10 | JOHNNY REB Johnny Horton (Columbia 41437) | 11 | 15 | 15 | 9 | |
| 11 | HEARTACHES BY THE NUMBER Ray Price (Columbia 41374) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 24 | |
| 12 | SAL’S GOT A SUGAR LIP Johnny Horton (Columbia 41437) | 13 | 9 | 9 | 8 | |
| 13 | OLD MOON Betty Foley (Bandera 1304) | 15 | 18 | 28 | 7 | |
| 14 | THE BATTLE OF KOOKAMONGA Homer & Jethro (RCA Victor 47-7585) | 17 | 19 | 25 | 5 | |
| 15 | JIMMY BROWN THE NEWSBOY Mac Wiseman (Dot 15946) | 16 | 23 | 24 | 12 | |
| 16 | GRIN AND BEAR IT Jimmy Newman (M-G-M 12812) | 9 | 13 | 12 | 13 | |
| 17 | CHAIN GANG Freddie Hart (Columbia 41456) | 21 | 31 | 46 | 4 | |
| 18 | TEN THOUSAND DRUMS Carl Smith (Columbia 41417) | 14 | 16 | 13 | 14 | |
| 19 | NINETY-NINE Bill Anderson (Decca 30914) | 19 | 17 | 20 | 15 | |
| 20 | HOMEBREAKER Skeeter Davis (RCA Victor 47-7570) | 26 | 32 | 47 | 4 | |
| 21 | OUR CHURCH–YOUR WEDDING Roy Drusky (Decca 30943) | 18 | 14 | 16 | 8 | |
| 22 | THE LAST RIDE Hank Snow (RCA Victor 47-7586) | 25 | 43 | — | 3 | |
| 23 | UNDER YOUR SPELL AGAIN Ray Price (Columbia 41477) Buck Owens (Capitol 4245) | 37 | 49 | 41 | 2 6 | |
| 24 | FIVE FEET HIGH AND RISING Johnny Cash (Columbia 41427) | 22 | 25 | 27 | 11 | |
| 25 | SAWMILL Mel Tillis & Bill Phillips (Columbia 41416) | 24 | 20 | 22 | 10 | |
| 26 | WATERLOO Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 41393) | 23 | 11 | 7 | 20 | |
| 27 | NEXT TIME Ernest Tubb (Decca 30952) | 34 | 36 | 39 | 5 | |
| 28 | I’M BEGINNING TO FORGET YOU Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-7557) | 32 | 26 | 30 | 11 | |
| 29 | NO REGRETS Carl Belew (Decca 30947) | 31 | 33 | 37 | 5 | |
| 30 | SOLDIER’S JOY Hawkshaw Hawkins (Columbia 41419) Jerry Reed (NRC 5008) | 20 | 12 | 11 | 12 | |
| 31 | THE STORM WITHIN MY HEART Billy Walker (Columbia 41433) | 33 | 35 | — | 4 | |
| 32 | BIG MIDNIGHT SPECIAL Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper (Hickory 1098) | 29 | 29 | 19 | 21 | |
| 33 | JOHN WESLEY HARDIN Jimmie Skinner (Mercury 71470) | 27 | 22 | 23 | 12 | |
| 34 | LITTLE DUTCH GIRL George Morgan (Columbia 41420) | 30 | 24 | 18 | 11 | |
| 35 | KATY TOO Johnny Cash & Tennessee Two (Sun 321) | 28 | 27 | 17 | 13 | |
| 36 | GIVE ME DEATH Skeeter Davis (RCA Victor 47-7570) | 41 | 41 | 43 | 4 | |
| 37 | FAMILY MAN Frankie Miller (Starday 457) | 43 | 48 | — | 3 | |
| 38 | SAILOR MAN Johnnie & Jack (RCA Victor 47-7545) | 36 | 28 | 21 | 10 | |
| 39 | CABIN IN THE HILLS Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & Foggy Mountain Boys (Columbia 41389) | 39 | 38 | 36 | 16 | |
| 40 | SOMEBODY’S BACK IN TOWN Wilburn Brothers (Decca 30871) | 35 | 30 | 26 | 21 | |
| 41 | THE PARTY OF THE SECOND PART Hank Snow (RCA Victor 47-7586) | 42 | 45 | 45 | 5 | |
| 42 | DECK OF CARDS Wink Martindale (Dot 15968) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 43 | MOON JOE Lawton Williams (RCA Victor 47-7580) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 44 | BOO BOO STICK BEAT Chet Atkins (RCA Victor 47-7589) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 45 | MORGAN POISONED THE WATER HOLE Simon Crum (Capitol 4252) | 45 | 47 | — | 3 | |
| 46 | HEARTBREAK AVENUE Don Gibson (RCA Victor 47-7566) | 38 | 34 | 35 | 8 | |
| 47 | ABOVE AND BEYOND (The Call Of Love) Wynn Stewart (Jackpot 48019) | 47 | — | — | 3 | |
| 48 | MY LOVE AND LITTLE ME Margie Bowes (Hickory 1102) | — | 44 | 48 | 4 | |
| 49 | HALF-BREED Marvin Rainwater (M-G-M 12803) | — | — | 33 | 16 | |
| 50 | A WOMAN’S INTUITION Wilburn Brothers (Decca 30968) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 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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