| The CASH BOX Rhythm & Blues Top 50 | ||||||
| Week ending FEBRUARY 28, 1959 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | STAGGER LEE Lloyd Price (ABC-Paramount 9972) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |
| 2 | IT’S JUST A MATTER OF TIME Brook Benton (Mercury 71394) | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | |
| 3 | CHARLIE BROWN Coasters (Atco 6132) | 7 | 11 | 31 | 4 | |
| 4 | LONELY TEARDROPS Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55105) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | |
| 5 | 16 CANDLES Crests (Coed 506) | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |
| 6 | I CRIED A TEAR LaVern Baker (Atlantic 2007) | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | |
| 7 | SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES Platters (Mercury 71383) | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 | |
| 8 | TRY ME James Brown & Famous Flames (Federal 12337) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 16 | |
| 9 | DONNA Ritchie Valens (Del-Fi 4110) | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | |
| 10 | (Night Time Is) THE RIGHT TIME Ray Charles with Raylettes (Atlantic 2010) | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | |
| 11 | A LOVER’S QUESTION Clyde McPhatter (Atlantic 1199) | 8 | 7 | 5 | 21 | |
| 12 | NOBODY BUT YOU Dee Clark (Abner 1019) | 10 | 8 | 7 | 16 | |
| 13 | TEARDROPS ON YOUR LETTER Hank Ballard & Midnighters (King 5171) | 14 | 17 | 26 | 5 | |
| 14 | NO REGRETS Jimmy Barnes (Gibraltar 101) Little Willie John (King 5170) | 13 | 15 | 15 | 6 7 | |
| 15 | I’VE HAD IT Bell Notes (Time 1004) | 20 | 21 | 28 | 5 | |
| 16 | WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN Fats Domino (Imperial 5569) | 21 | 41 | — | 3 | |
| 17 | THE ALL AMERICAN BOY Bill Parsons (Fraternity 835) | 15 | 19 | 30 | 6 | |
| 18 | PRETTY GIRLS EVERYWHERE Eugene Church & Fellows (Class 235) | 17 | 18 | 13 | 12 | |
| 19 | WISHFUL THINKING Little Anthony & Imperials (End 1039) | 26 | 47 | — | 3 | |
| 20 | PETITE FLEUR (Little Flower) Chris Barber’s Jazz Band (Laurie 3022) | 22 | 45 | — | 3 | |
| 21 | GOTTA TRAVEL ON Billy Grammer (Monument 400) | 18 | 14 | 14 | 12 | |
| 22 | PETER GUNN Ray Anthony & Orchestra (Capitol 4041) | 23 | 44 | — | 3 | |
| 23 | TELLING LIES Fats Domino (Imperial 5569) | 27 | 43 | — | 3 | |
| 24 | THE TWIST Hank Ballard & Midnighters (King 5171) | 24 | 36 | — | 3 | |
| 25 | THE TIME Baby Washington (Neptune 101) | 28 | 29 | 35 | 7 | |
| 26 | MANHATTAN SPIRITUAL Reg Owen & Orchestra (Palette 5005) | 29 | 30 | 33 | 7 | |
| 27 | LOVERS NEVER SAY GOODBYE Flamingos (End 1035) | 32 | 23 | 19 | 9 | |
| 28 | (All Of A Sudden) MY HEART SINGS Paul Anka (ABC-Paramount 9987) | 34 | 48 | — | 3 | |
| 29 | SHE SAY (Oom Dooby Doom) Diamonds (Mercury 71404) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 30 | TELL ME THE TRUTH Gene Allison (Vee-Jay 305) | 19 | 16 | 18 | 6 | |
| 31 | WHOLE LOTTA LOVING Fats Domino (Imperial 5553) | 16 | 13 | 12 | 16 | |
| 32 | GOODBYE BABY Jack Scott (Carlton 493) | 25 | 22 | 17 | 8 | |
| 33 | WORRY WORRY B.B. King (Kent 317) | 31 | 32 | 40 | 6 | |
| 34 | MY HAPPINESS Connie Francis (M-G-M 12738) | 30 | 27 | 20 | 8 | |
| 35 | DELILAH Ramsey Lewis Trio (Argo 5322) | 37 | 25 | 21 | 6 | |
| 36 | I WANT SOMEBODY Harvey (Chess 1713) | 39 | 33 | 32 | 6 | |
| 37 | EVERYBODY LIKES TO CHA CHA CHA Sam Cooke (Keen 2018) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 38 | LA BAMBA Ritchie Valens (Del-Fi 4110) | 43 | 40 | 44 | 4 | |
| 39 | SEA CRUISE Frankie Ford (Ace 554) | 41 | 42 | 46 | 4 | |
| 40 | I’M SORRY Bo Diddley (Checker 914) | 42 | 50 | — | 3 | |
| 41 | ROCK HOUSE (pt. 2) Ray Charles (Atlantic 2006) | 33 | 20 | 22 | 15 | |
| 42 | LOST Jerry Butler (Abner 1024) | 45 | — | — | 2 | |
| 43 | VENUS Frankie Avalon (Chancellor 1031) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 44 | YOU’RE GOING TO NEED SOMEONE Nappy Brown (Savoy 1555) | 44 | 31 | 23 | 6 | |
| 45 | LOVE’S BURNING FIRE Beverly Ann Gibson (Deb 105) | 47 | — | — | 2 | |
| 46 | ANTHONY BOY Chuck Berry (Chess 1716) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 47 | LUCKY LADYBUG Billie & Lillie (Swan 4020) | 40 | 35 | 24 | 6 | |
| 48 | HERE I STAND Wade Flemons & Newcomers (Vee-Jay 295) | 35 | 26 | 25 | 14 | |
| 49 | LOVE YOU MOST OF ALL Sam Cooke (Keen 2008) | 46 | 24 | 16 | 15 | |
| 50 | LOVE IS A RIVER Moonglows (Chess 1717) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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