| The CASH BOX Rhythm & Blues Top 50 | ||||||
| Week ending MAY 16, 1959 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | KANSAS CITY Wilbert Harrison (Fury 1023) | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | |
| 2 | SO FINE Fiestas (Old Town 1062) | 3 | 7 | 5 | 9 | |
| 3 | THAT’S WHY (I Love You So) Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55121) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| 4 | THE HAPPY ORGAN Dave “Baby” Cortez (Clock 1009) | 4 | 8 | 13 | 9 | |
| 5 | SINCE I DON’T HAVE YOU Skyliners (Calico 103) | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
| 6 | ENDLESSLY Brook Benton (Mercury 71443) | 11 | 14 | 31 | 5 | |
| 7 | SORRY (I Ran All The Way Home) Impalas (Cub 9022) | 10 | 12 | 14 | 9 | |
| 8 | PERSONALITY Lloyd Price (ABC-Paramount 10018) | 26 | — | — | 2 | |
| 9 | ALMOST GROWN Chuck Berry (Chess 1722) | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | |
| 10 | SO CLOSE Brook Benton (Mercury 71443) | 15 | 33 | 46 | 4 | |
| 11 | I NEED YOUR LOVIN’ Roy Hamilton (Epic 9307) | 18 | 21 | 15 | 6 | |
| 12 | QUIET VILLAGE Martin Denny (Liberty 55162) | 25 | 40 | — | 3 | |
| 13 | IT’S JUST A MATTER OF TIME Brook Benton (Mercury 71394) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 17 | |
| 14 | I WAITED TOO LONG LaVern Baker (Atlantic 2021) | 16 | 35 | 39 | 4 | |
| 15 | SEA CRUISE Frankie Ford (Ace 554) | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | |
| 16 | THERE IS SOMETHING ON YOUR MIND Big Jay McNeely & Band (Swingin’ 614) | 23 | 37 | 35 | 6 | |
| 17 | DREAM LOVER Bobby Darin (Atco 6140) | 41 | 43 | — | 3 | |
| 18 | COME TO ME Marv Johnson (United Artists 160) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
| 19 | EVERYBODY LIKES TO CHA CHA CHA Sam Cooke (Keen 2018) | 8 | 5 | 4 | 12 | |
| 20 | BE EVER WONDERFUL Ted Taylor (Duke 304) | 19 | 20 | 18 | 10 | |
| 21 | YOU’RE SO FINE Falcons (Unart 2013) | 20 | 16 | 26 | 5 | |
| 22 | ENCHANTED Platters (Mercury 71427) | 13 | 19 | 19 | 7 | |
| 23 | A TEENAGER IN LOVE Dion & Belmonts (Laurie 3027) | 35 | 47 | — | 3 | |
| 24 | FIVE LONG YEARS Little Junior Parker (Duke 306) | 17 | 29 | 36 | 4 | |
| 25 | TURN ME LOOSE Fabian (Chancellor 1033) | 21 | 26 | 25 | 8 | |
| 26 | SIX NIGHTS A WEEK Crests (Coed 509) | 22 | 27 | 29 | 5 | |
| 27 | COME SOFTLY TO ME Fleetwoods (Dolphin 1) | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| 28 | (Now And Then There’s) A FOOL SUCH AS I Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-7506) | 27 | 17 | 20 | 6 | |
| 29 | I’M READY Fats Domino (Imperial 5585) | 43 | — | — | 2 | |
| 30 | I WON’T CRY Johnny Adams (Ric 961) | 42 | 49 | — | 3 | |
| 31 | GUESS WHO Jesse Belvin (RCA Victor 47-7469) | 38 | 28 | 28 | 7 | |
| 32 | WHAT A DIFF’RENCE A DAY MAKES Dinah Washington (Mercury 71435) | 37 | — | — | 2 | |
| 33 | JUST KEEP IT UP Dee Clark (Abner 1026) | 46 | — | — | 2 | |
| 34 | MARGIE Fats Domino (Imperial 5585) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 35 | I TOLD MYSELF A LIE Clyde McPhatter (M-G-M 12780) | 36 | 34 | 42 | 4 | |
| 36 | THAT’S ENOUGH Ray Charles with Raylettes (Atlantic 2022) | 34 | 31 | 33 | 5 | |
| 37 | TAKE OUT SOME INSURANCE Jimmy Reed (Vee-Jay 314) | 40 | 44 | — | 3 | |
| 38 | THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS Johnny Horton (Columbia 41339) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 39 | GUITAR BOOGIE SHUFFLE Virtues (Hunt 324) | 39 | 30 | 24 | 10 | |
| 40 | TELL HIM NO Travis & Bob (Sandy 1017) | 44 | 38 | — | 3 | |
| 41 | CASTIN’ MY SPELL Johnny Otis Show (Capitol 4168) | 45 | 46 | 47 | 4 | |
| 42 | I’M NOT ASHAMED Bobby “Blue” Bland (Duke 303) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 43 | A LONG TIME Nappy Brown (Savoy 1562) | 48 | 50 | — | 3 | |
| 44 | PRETTY GIRLS EVERYWHERE Eugene Church & Fellows (Class 235) | 32 | 23 | 21 | 23 | |
| 45 | VENUS Frankie Avalon (Chancellor 1031) | 28 | 22 | 16 | 12 | |
| 46 | WHERE WERE YOU (On Our Wedding Day)? Lloyd Price (ABC-Paramount 9997) | 24 | 13 | 8 | 11 | |
| 47 | THE BELLS (On Our Wedding Day) Baby Washington (Neptune 104) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | LOVEY DOVEY Clyde McPhatter (Atlantic 2018) | 30 | 24 | 27 | 8 | |
| 49 | THIS SHOULD GO ON FOREVER Rod Bernard (Argo 5327) | 33 | 15 | 23 | 10 | |
| 50 | I’M HOLDING ON Little Junior Parker (Duke 306) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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