| The CASH BOX Rhythm & Blues Top 50 | ||||||
| Week ending JANUARY 17, 1959 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | STAGGER LEE Lloyd Price (ABC-Paramount 9972) | 5 | 6 | 10 | 8 | |
| 2 | LONELY TEARDROPS Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55105) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | |
| 3 | A LOVER’S QUESTION Clyde McPhatter (Atlantic 1199) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15 | |
| 4 | NOBODY BUT YOU Dee Clark (Abner 1019) | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | |
| 5 | SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES Platters (Mercury 71383) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | |
| 6 | TRY ME James Brown & Famous Flames (Federal 12337) | 6 | 5 | 4 | 10 | |
| 7 | WHOLE LOTTA LOVING Fats Domino (Imperial 5553) | 7 | 7 | 6 | 10 | |
| 8 | LOVE YOU MOST OF ALL Sam Cooke (Keen 2008) | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | |
| 9 | 16 CANDLES Crests (Coed 506) | 11 | 16 | 26 | 5 | |
| 10 | (Night Time Is) THE RIGHT TIME Ray Charles with Raylettes (Atlantic 2010) | 9 | 12 | 14 | 5 | |
| 11 | I CRIED A TEAR LaVern Baker (Atlantic 2007) | 13 | 11 | 12 | 6 | |
| 12 | TO KNOW HIM, IS TO LOVE HIM Teddy Bears (Dore 503) | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | |
| 13 | ONE NIGHT Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-7410) | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | |
| 14 | PRETTY GIRLS EVERYWHERE Eugene Church & Fellows (Class 235) | 23 | 24 | 34 | 6 | |
| 15 | RAINBOW RIOT (pt. 1) Bill Doggett (King 5159) | 16 | 21 | 22 | 6 | |
| 16 | ROCK HOUSE (pt. 2) Ray Charles (Atlantic 2006) | 17 | 14 | 13 | 9 | |
| 17 | DONNA Ritchie Valens (Del-Fi 4110) | 39 | — | — | 2 | |
| 18 | SWEET HOME CHICAGO Little Junior Parker (Duke 301) | 18 | 20 | 16 | 7 | |
| 19 | HERE I STAND Wade Flemons & Newcomers (Vee-Jay 295) | 21 | 22 | 18 | 8 | |
| 20 | PEEK-A-BOO Cadillacs (Josie 846) | 22 | 23 | 25 | 6 | |
| 21 | QUEEN OF THE HOP Bobby Darin (Atco 6127) | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | |
| 22 | GOTTA TRAVEL ON Billy Grammer (Monument 400) | 30 | 42 | 46 | 6 | |
| 23 | SO MUCH Little Anthony & Imperials (End 1036) | 20 | 28 | 40 | 4 | |
| 24 | GOODBYE BABY Jack Scott (Carlton 493) | 43 | — | — | 2 | |
| 25 | PLEASE ACCEPT MY LOVE B.B. King & Vocal Chords (Kent 315) | 31 | 30 | 28 | 12 | |
| 26 | I GOT STUNG Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-7410) | 27 | 33 | 36 | 11 | |
| 27 | PLEDGING MY LOVE Roy Hamilton (Epic 9294) | 32 | 32 | 27 | 12 | |
| 28 | THE CHIPMUNK SONG Chipmunks with David Seville (Liberty 55168) | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | |
| 29 | MY HAPPINESS Connie Francis (M-G-M 12738) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 30 | IT DON’T HURT NO MORE Nappy Brown (Savoy 1551) | 24 | 18 | 15 | 16 | |
| 31 | PROBLEMS Everly Brothers (Cadence 1355) | 19 | 19 | 20 | 9 | |
| 32 | THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC Louis Prima & Keely Smith (Capitol 4063) | 28 | 27 | 19 | 10 | |
| 33 | MANHATTAN SPIRITUAL Reg Owen & Orchestra (Palette 5005) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 34 | POOR BOY Royaltones (Jubilee 5338) | 34 | 37 | 31 | 14 | |
| 35 | HOLD IT Bill Doggett (King 5149) | 33 | 38 | 32 | 16 | |
| 36 | BEEP BEEP Playmates (Roulette 4115) | 29 | 26 | 29 | 10 | |
| 37 | LONESOME TOWN Ricky Nelson (Imperial 5545) | 26 | 34 | 37 | 8 | |
| 38 | I’LL WAIT FOR YOU Frankie Avalon (Chancellor 1026) | 35 | 36 | 43 | 6 | |
| 39 | LOVERS NEVER SAY GOODBYE Flamingos (End 1035) | 48 | 45 | — | 3 | |
| 40 | NEED YOUR LOVE Bobby Freeman (Josie 844) | 38 | 50 | 49 | 12 | |
| 41 | (At) THE END (Of A Rainbow) Earl Grant (Decca 30719) | 45 | 31 | 30 | 18 | |
| 42 | NO REGRETS Little Willie John (King 5170) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 43 | KEY TO THE HIGHWAY Little Walter & Jukes (Checker 904) | 41 | 41 | 35 | 14 | |
| 44 | I GOT A FEELING Ricky Nelson (Imperial 5545) | 36 | 35 | 38 | 12 | |
| 45 | THE TIME Baby Washington (Neptune 101) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 46 | IT’S ONLY MAKE BELIEVE Conway Twitty (M-G-M 12677) | 37 | 25 | 24 | 15 | |
| 47 | TOM DOOLEY Kingston Trio (Capitol 4049) | 44 | 44 | 44 | 12 | |
| 48 | TOPSY (pt. 2) Cozy Cole (Love 5004) | 40 | 29 | 21 | 18 | |
| 49 | KEEP A-DRIVING Chuck Willis (Atlantic 2005) | 42 | 48 | 47 | 9 | |
| 50 | SWEET LITTLE ROCK AND ROLLER Chuck Berry (Chess 1709) | 46 | 46 | 48 | 10 | |
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