| The CASH BOX Rhythm & Blues Top 50 | ||||||
| Week ending NOVEMBER 1, 1958 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | TOPSY (pt. 2) Cozy Cole (Love 5004) | 1 | 6 | 15 | 7 | |
| 2 | IT’S ALL IN THE GAME Tommy Edwards (M-G-M 12688) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |
| 3 | TEARS ON MY PILLOW Little Anthony & Imperials (End 1027) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | |
| 4 | ROCK-IN ROBIN Bobby Day (Class 229) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | |
| 5 | TEN COMMANDMENTS OF LOVE Harvey & Moonglows (Chess 1705) | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | |
| 6 | CHANTILLY LACE Big Bopper (Mercury 71343) | 9 | 10 | 10 | 6 | |
| 7 | WIN YOUR LOVE FOR ME Sam Cooke (Keen 2006) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
| 8 | IT DON’T HURT NO MORE Nappy Brown (Savoy 1551) | 7 | 9 | 14 | 5 | |
| 9 | YOU CHEATED Shields (Dot 15805) | 8 | 11 | 9 | 13 | |
| 10 | IT’S ONLY MAKE BELIEVE Conway Twitty (M-G-M 12677) | 15 | 18 | 39 | 4 | |
| 11 | SUSIE DARLIN’ Robin Luke (Dot 15781) | 11 | 13 | 12 | 7 | |
| 12 | A LOVER’S QUESTION Clyde McPhatter (Atlantic 1199) | 14 | 31 | 50 | 4 | |
| 13 | BIRD DOG Everly Brothers (Cadence 1350) | 13 | 8 | 8 | 11 | |
| 14 | HOLD IT Bill Doggett (King 5149) | 19 | 27 | 43 | 5 | |
| 15 | LITTLE BOY BLUE Bobby “Blue” Bland (Duke 196) | 18 | 15 | 16 | 9 | |
| 16 | (At) THE END (Of A Rainbow) Earl Grant (Decca 30719) | 21 | 25 | 26 | 7 | |
| 17 | LITTLE STAR Elegants (Apt 25005) | 10 | 7 | 5 | 15 | |
| 18 | NO ONE KNOWS Dion & Belmonts (Laurie 3015) | 16 | 16 | 22 | 7 | |
| 19 | QUEEN OF THE HOP Bobby Darin (Atco 6127) | 23 | 30 | 42 | 4 | |
| 20 | PLEASE ACCEPT MY LOVE B.B. King & Vocal Chords (Kent 315) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 21 | DOWN THE AISLE OF LOVE Quin-Tones (Hunt 321) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | |
| 22 | TELL IT LIKE IT IS Little Willie John (King 5147) | 22 | 29 | 37 | 5 | |
| 23 | KEY TO THE HIGHWAY Little Walter & Jukes (Checker 904) | 25 | 33 | — | 3 | |
| 24 | I’M GONNA GET MY BABY Jimmy Reed (Vee-Jay 298) | 24 | 24 | 34 | 4 | |
| 25 | TO KNOW HIM, IS TO LOVE HIM Teddy Bears (Dore 503) | 41 | — | — | 2 | |
| 26 | THIS LITTLE GIRL’S GONE ROCKIN’ Ruth Brown (Atlantic 1197) | 20 | 19 | 21 | 7 | |
| 27 | TEA FOR TWO CHA CHA Tommy Dorsey Orchestra Starring Warren Covington (Decca 30704) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 5 | |
| 28 | NON DIMENTICAR (Don’t Forget) Nat “King” Cole (Capitol 4056) | 30 | 32 | — | 3 | |
| 29 | EVERYTHING WILL BE ALRIGHT Gene Allison (Vee-Jay 299) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 30 | GUAGLIONE Perez Prado & Orchestra (RCA Victor 47-7337) | 36 | 44 | — | 3 | |
| 31 | A LETTER TO AN ANGEL Jimmy Clanton (Ace 551) | 39 | — | — | 2 | |
| 32 | POINCIANA Ahmad Jamal Trio (Argo 5306) | 32 | 34 | — | 3 | |
| 33 | SUMMERTIME BLUES Eddie Cochran (Liberty 55144) | 31 | 26 | 35 | 5 | |
| 34 | CARMEN Ramsey Lewis Trio (Argo 5303) | 34 | 23 | 20 | 7 | |
| 35 | BABY FACE Little Richard (Specialty 645) | 35 | 42 | 23 | 5 | |
| 36 | CAROL Chuck Berry (Chess 1700) | 29 | 21 | 13 | 8 | |
| 37 | POOR BOY Royaltones (Jubilee 5338) | 38 | 45 | — | 3 | |
| 38 | YES I WANT YOU Ivory Joe Hunter (Atlantic 1191) | 37 | 38 | 41 | 12 | |
| 39 | COME BACK MY LOVE Impressions Featuring Jerry Butler (Abner 1017) | 40 | 41 | 28 | 6 | |
| 40 | NEED YOUR LOVE Bobby Freeman (Josie 844) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 41 | HOW THE TIME FLIES Jerry Wallace (Challenge 59013) | 26 | 36 | 30 | 7 | |
| 42 | TOM DOOLEY Kingston Trio (Capitol 4049) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 43 | NEED YOU Donnie Owens (Guyden 2001) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 44 | PLEDGING MY LOVE Roy Hamilton (Epic 9294) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 45 | I GOT A FEELING Ricky Nelson (Imperial 5545) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 46 | MEXICAN HAT ROCK Applejacks (Cameo 149) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 47 | ALMOST IN YOUR ARMS (Love Song From “Houseboat”) Johnny Nash (ABC-Paramount 9960) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | LOVE IS ALL WE NEED Tommy Edwards (M-G-M 12722) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | CALL ME Johnny Mathis (Columbia 41253) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | SECRET LOVE Ahmad Jamal Trio (Argo 5317) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| NOTE: On the original published chart, Cash Box listed artist and label info for the Top 30 records, along with titles only for positions 31 through 50. Artists/labels listed above in those positions are based on a record’s previous or subsequent appearance in the Top 30 or its appearance on the concurrent Billboard R&B charts. |
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