| The CASH BOX Rhythm & Blues Top 50 | ||||||
| Week ending JANUARY 24, 1959 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | STAGGER LEE Lloyd Price (ABC-Paramount 9972) | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | |
| 2 | LONELY TEARDROPS Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55105) | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | |
| 3 | SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES Platters (Mercury 71383) | 5 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| 4 | A LOVER’S QUESTION Clyde McPhatter (Atlantic 1199) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | |
| 5 | TRY ME James Brown & Famous Flames (Federal 12337) | 6 | 6 | 5 | 11 | |
| 6 | 16 CANDLES Crests (Coed 506) | 9 | 11 | 16 | 6 | |
| 7 | I CRIED A TEAR LaVern Baker (Atlantic 2007) | 11 | 13 | 11 | 7 | |
| 8 | NOBODY BUT YOU Dee Clark (Abner 1019) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | |
| 9 | (Night Time Is) THE RIGHT TIME Ray Charles with Raylettes (Atlantic 2010) | 10 | 9 | 12 | 6 | |
| 10 | WHOLE LOTTA LOVING Fats Domino (Imperial 5553) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | |
| 11 | LOVE YOU MOST OF ALL Sam Cooke (Keen 2008) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | |
| 12 | ROCK HOUSE (pt. 2) Ray Charles (Atlantic 2006) | 16 | 17 | 14 | 10 | |
| 13 | DONNA Ritchie Valens (Del-Fi 4110) | 17 | 39 | — | 3 | |
| 14 | PRETTY GIRLS EVERYWHERE Eugene Church & Fellows (Class 235) | 14 | 23 | 24 | 7 | |
| 15 | RAINBOW RIOT (pt. 1) Bill Doggett (King 5159) | 15 | 16 | 21 | 7 | |
| 16 | ONE NIGHT Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-7410) | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | |
| 17 | GOTTA TRAVEL ON Billy Grammer (Monument 400) | 22 | 30 | 42 | 7 | |
| 18 | GOODBYE BABY Jack Scott (Carlton 493) | 24 | 43 | — | 3 | |
| 19 | MY HAPPINESS Connie Francis (M-G-M 12738) | 29 | 49 | — | 3 | |
| 20 | LOVERS NEVER SAY GOODBYE Flamingos (End 1035) | 39 | 48 | 45 | 4 | |
| 21 | TO KNOW HIM, IS TO LOVE HIM Teddy Bears (Dore 503) | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | |
| 22 | SWEET HOME CHICAGO Little Junior Parker (Duke 301) | 18 | 18 | 20 | 8 | |
| 23 | PEEK-A-BOO Cadillacs (Josie 846) | 20 | 22 | 23 | 7 | |
| 24 | SO MUCH Little Anthony & Imperials (End 1036) | 23 | 20 | 28 | 5 | |
| 25 | NO REGRETS Little Willie John (King 5170) Jimmy Barnes (Gibraltar 101) | 42 | — | — | 2 1 | |
| 26 | QUEEN OF THE HOP Bobby Darin (Atco 6127) | 21 | 15 | 17 | 16 | |
| 27 | I GOT STUNG Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-7410) | 26 | 27 | 33 | 12 | |
| 28 | HERE I STAND Wade Flemons & Newcomers (Vee-Jay 295) | 19 | 21 | 22 | 9 | |
| 29 | MANHATTAN SPIRITUAL Reg Owen & Orchestra (Palette 5005) | 33 | — | — | 2 | |
| 30 | YOU’RE GOING TO NEED SOMEONE Nappy Brown (Savoy 1555) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 31 | PLEASE ACCEPT MY LOVE B.B. King & Vocal Chords (Kent 315) | 25 | 31 | 30 | 13 | |
| 32 | THE CHIPMUNK SONG Chipmunks with David Seville (Liberty 55168) | 28 | 10 | 9 | 6 | |
| 33 | TELL ME THE TRUTH Gene Allison (Vee-Jay 305) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 34 | IT’S JUST A MATTER OF TIME Brook Benton (Mercury 71394) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 35 | THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC Louis Prima & Keely Smith (Capitol 4063) | 32 | 28 | 27 | 11 | |
| 36 | THE TIME Baby Washington (Neptune 101) | 45 | — | — | 2 | |
| 37 | DELILAH Ramsey Lewis Trio (Argo 5322) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 38 | I LOST SIGHT ON THE WORLD Bobby “Blue” Bland (Duke 300) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 39 | PLEDGING MY LOVE Roy Hamilton (Epic 9294) | 27 | 32 | 32 | 13 | |
| 40 | IT DON’T HURT NO MORE Nappy Brown (Savoy 1551) | 30 | 24 | 18 | 17 | |
| 41 | THE ALL AMERICAN BOY Bill Parsons (Fraternity 835) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 42 | WORRY WORRY B.B. King (Kent 317) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 43 | PROBLEMS Everly Brothers (Cadence 1355) | 31 | 19 | 19 | 10 | |
| 44 | BEEP BEEP Playmates (Roulette 4115) | 36 | 29 | 26 | 11 | |
| 45 | LUCKY LADYBUG Billie & Lillie (Swan 4020) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 46 | I WANT SOMEBODY Harvey (Chess 1713) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 47 | POOR BOY Royaltones (Jubilee 5338) | 34 | 34 | 37 | 15 | |
| 48 | HOLD IT Bill Doggett (King 5149) | 35 | 33 | 38 | 17 | |
| 49 | I TOLD YOU BABY Jimmy Reed (Vee-Jay 304) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | I’LL WAIT FOR YOU Frankie Avalon (Chancellor 1026) | 38 | 35 | 36 | 7 | |
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