| The CASH BOX Country Top 50 | ||||||
| Week ending DECEMBER 12, 1959 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | COUNTRY GIRL Faron Young (Capitol 4233) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | |
| 2 | UNDER YOUR SPELL AGAIN Ray Price (Columbia 41477) Buck Owens (Capitol 4245) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 15 | |
| 3 | THERE’S A BIG WHEEL Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper (Hickory 1107) | 4 | 3 | 9 | 8 | |
| 4 | THE SAME OLD ME Ray Price (Columbia 41477) | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | |
| 5 | THE LAST RIDE Hank Snow (RCA Victor 47-7586) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | |
| 6 | EL PASO Marty Robbins (Columbia 41511) | 7 | 10 | 13 | 8 | |
| 7 | SCARLET RIBBONS (For Her Hair) Browns (RCA Victor 47-7614) | 8 | 9 | 12 | 6 | |
| 8 | AMIGO’S GUITAR Kitty Wells (Decca 30987) | 9 | 13 | 17 | 6 | |
| 9 | FAMILY MAN Frankie Miller (Starday 457) | 10 | 8 | 8 | 12 | |
| 10 | RIVERBOAT Faron Young (Capitol 4291) | 13 | 14 | 23 | 5 | |
| 11 | ARE YOU WILLING, WILLIE Marion Worth (Cherokee 503) | 11 | 15 | 18 | 7 | |
| 12 | A WOMAN’S INTUITION Wilburn Brothers (Decca 30968) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | |
| 13 | FACE TO THE WALL Faron Young (Capitol 4291) | 15 | 20 | 36 | 5 | |
| 14 | I’M MOVIN’ ON Don Gibson (RCA Victor 47-7629) | 17 | 19 | 28 | 5 | |
| 15 | I AIN’T NEVER Webb Pierce (Decca 30923) | 12 | 7 | 3 | 23 | |
| 16 | MONEY TO BURN George Jones (Mercury 71514) | 20 | 23 | 29 | 6 | |
| 17 | DEAD OR ALIVE Bill Anderson (Decca 30993) | 28 | 31 | 32 | 5 | |
| 18 | NEXT TIME Ernest Tubb (Decca 30952) | 14 | 21 | 25 | 14 | |
| 19 | GOODBY LITTLE DARLIN’ Johnny Cash & Tennessee Two (Sun 331) | 18 | 17 | 19 | 6 | |
| 20 | TOMORROW NIGHT Carl Smith (Columbia 41489) | 23 | 28 | 30 | 6 | |
| 21 | WALKIN’ DOWN THE ROAD Jimmy Newman (M-G-M 12830) | 25 | 30 | 33 | 5 | |
| 22 | DECK OF CARDS Wink Martindale (Dot 15968) | 16 | 12 | 14 | 11 | |
| 23 | JIMMY BROWN THE NEWSBOY Mac Wiseman (Dot 15946) | 19 | 11 | 11 | 21 | |
| 24 | HE’LL HAVE TO GO Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-7643) | 37 | 43 | — | 3 | |
| 25 | EASY MONEY James O’Gwynn (Mercury 71513) | 32 | 37 | 42 | 4 | |
| 26 | CHAIN GANG Freddie Hart (Columbia 41456) | 26 | 27 | 22 | 13 | |
| 27 | I DIDN’T MEAN TO FALL IN LOVE Hank Thompson & Brazos Valley Boys (Capitol 4269) | 29 | 33 | 38 | 4 | |
| 28 | HOMEBREAKER Skeeter Davis (RCA Victor 47-7570) | 34 | 24 | 15 | 13 | |
| 29 | PARTNERS Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-7557) | 21 | 16 | 7 | 21 | |
| 30 | IGMOO (The Pride Of South Central High) Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 41488) | 22 | 18 | 16 | 9 | |
| 31 | THE THREE BELLS (Les Trois Cloches) Browns (RCA Victor 47-7555) | 24 | 22 | 10 | 20 | |
| 32 | BLACK SHEEP Ferlin Husky (Capitol 4278) | 38 | 45 | — | 3 | |
| 33 | I’LL WALK WITH YOU (All The Way) Carl Smith (Columbia 41489) | 33 | 38 | 44 | 4 | |
| 34 | LONELY IS A WORD Kitty Wells (Decca 30987) | 35 | 40 | — | 3 | |
| 35 | WHEN MY CONSCIENCE HURTS THE MOST Charlie Walker (Columbia 41467) | 31 | 29 | 27 | 7 | |
| 36 | BIG HARLAN TAYLOR George Jones (Mercury 71514) | 42 | — | — | 2 | |
| 37 | I GOT STRIPES Johnny Cash (Columbia 41427) | 36 | 26 | 20 | 20 | |
| 38 | TIMBROOK Lewis Pruitt (Peach 725) | 45 | 46 | 48 | 4 | |
| 39 | MY LOVE AND LITTLE ME Margie Bowes (Hickory 1102) | 39 | 35 | 31 | 13 | |
| 40 | A TOWN THAT NEVER SLEEPS Wilburn Brothers (Decca 30968) | 41 | 34 | 26 | 6 | |
| 41 | THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY Johnny Cash (Columbia 41481) | 48 | 49 | 43 | 5 | |
| 42 | NO LOVE HAVE I Webb Pierce (Decca 31021) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 43 | TAKE ME LIKE I AM Johnny Horton (Columbia 41502) | 30 | 32 | 34 | 6 | |
| 44 | DON’T TELL ME YOUR TROUBLES Don Gibson (RCA Victor 47-7566) | 40 | 36 | 24 | 17 | |
| 45 | OLD MOON Betty Foley (Bandera 1304) | 27 | 25 | 21 | 16 | |
| 46 | I’M JUST A NOBODY Bill Alex & Dixie Drifters (Country Jubilee 517) | — | 44 | 47 | 4 | |
| 47 | THE PARTY OF THE SECOND PART Hank Snow (RCA Victor 47-7586) | — | — | — | 7 | |
| 48 | HEARTACHES BY THE NUMBER Ray Price (Columbia 41374) | 47 | 42 | 40 | 33 | |
| 49 | UNTIL TODAY Elmer Snodgrass & Musical Pioneers (Country Jubilee 519) | — | — | 49 | 2 | |
| 50 | WISHFUL THINKING Wynn Stewart (Challenge 59061) | — | — | — | 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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