| The CASH BOX Rhythm & Blues Top 50 | ||||||
| Week ending JULY 4, 1959 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | PERSONALITY Lloyd Price (ABC-Paramount 10018) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| 2 | THERE GOES MY BABY Drifters (Atlantic 2025) | 5 | 9 | 18 | 7 | |
| 3 | I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU Flamingos (End 1046) | 3 | 6 | 10 | 6 | |
| 4 | KANSAS CITY Wilbert Harrison (Fury 1023) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | |
| 5 | DREAM LOVER Bobby Darin (Atco 6140) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
| 6 | YOU’RE SO FINE Falcons (Unart 2013) | 4 | 7 | 12 | 12 | |
| 7 | THERE IS SOMETHING ON YOUR MIND Big Jay McNeely & Band (Swingin’ 614) | 8 | 5 | 6 | 13 | |
| 8 | JUST KEEP IT UP Dee Clark (Abner 1026) | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | |
| 9 | WHAT A DIFF’RENCE A DAY MAKES Dinah Washington (Mercury 71435) | 11 | 14 | 13 | 9 | |
| 10 | SO FINE Fiestas (Old Town 1062) | 7 | 4 | 4 | 16 | |
| 11 | ENDLESSLY Brook Benton (Mercury 71443) | 13 | 10 | 8 | 12 | |
| 12 | I’LL BE SATISFIED Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55136) | 15 | 35 | — | 3 | |
| 13 | SINCE YOU’VE BEEN GONE Clyde McPhatter (Atlantic 2028) | 21 | 32 | — | 3 | |
| 14 | LONELY BOY Paul Anka (ABC-Paramount 10022) | 14 | 19 | 37 | 4 | |
| 15 | I’M READY Fats Domino (Imperial 5585) | 9 | 8 | 5 | 9 | |
| 16 | ALONG CAME JONES Coasters (Atco 6141) | 12 | 13 | 15 | 7 | |
| 17 | QUIET VILLAGE Martin Denny (Liberty 55162) | 16 | 16 | 7 | 10 | |
| 18 | THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS Johnny Horton (Columbia 41339) | 18 | 12 | 14 | 8 | |
| 19 | ONLY SIXTEEN Sam Cooke (Keen 2022) | 23 | 30 | — | 3 | |
| 20 | BACK IN THE U.S.A. Chuck Berry (Chess 1729) | 38 | — | — | 2 | |
| 21 | BONGO ROCK Preston Epps (Original Sound 4) | 25 | 29 | 35 | 4 | |
| 22 | THIS I SWEAR Skyliners (Calico 106) | 37 | — | — | 2 | |
| 23 | TALLAHASSEE LASSIE Freddy Cannon (Swan 4031) | 20 | 23 | 26 | 7 | |
| 24 | I WAITED TOO LONG LaVern Baker (Atlantic 2021) | 22 | 18 | 11 | 11 | |
| 25 | WHAT’D I SAY (pt. 1) Ray Charles (Atlantic 2031) | 44 | — | — | 2 | |
| 26 | SO CLOSE Brook Benton (Mercury 71443) | 17 | 17 | 16 | 11 | |
| 27 | I’M NOT ASHAMED Bobby “Blue” Bland (Duke 303) | 19 | 22 | 22 | 8 | |
| 28 | A TEENAGER IN LOVE Dion & Belmonts (Laurie 3027) | 24 | 15 | 17 | 10 | |
| 29 | THE HAPPY ORGAN Dave “Baby” Cortez (Clock 1009) | 26 | 28 | 19 | 16 | |
| 30 | SORRY (I Ran All The Way Home) Impalas (Cub 9022) | 27 | 21 | 21 | 16 | |
| 31 | I’VE GOT TO CHANGE James Brown & Famous Flames (Federal 12352) | 29 | 24 | 34 | 5 | |
| 32 | FIVE LONG YEARS Little Junior Parker (Duke 306) | 31 | 33 | 25 | 11 | |
| 33 | LET IT ROLL (Let The Good Times Roll) (pt. 1) Earl Knight & George Kelly (ABC-Paramount 10023) | 34 | 26 | 36 | 6 | |
| 34 | DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE Shirelles (Scepter 1203) | 36 | 40 | 41 | 4 | |
| 35 | I CAN’T STOP LOVIN’ YOU Larry Williams (Specialty 665) | 33 | 41 | — | 3 | |
| 36 | THAT’S WHY (I Love You So) Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55121) | 28 | 20 | 20 | 16 | |
| 37 | THE BELLS (On Our Wedding Day) Baby Washington (Neptune 104) | 30 | 25 | 32 | 8 | |
| 38 | ALMOST GROWN Chuck Berry (Chess 1722) | 35 | 27 | 23 | 14 | |
| 39 | TAKE OUT SOME INSURANCE Jimmy Reed (Vee-Jay 314) | 43 | 45 | 42 | 10 | |
| 40 | BE EVER WONDERFUL Ted Taylor (Duke 304) | 40 | 34 | 31 | 17 | |
| 41 | LIKE YOUNG Andre Previn & David Rose (M-G-M 12792) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 42 | I’M HOLDING ON Little Junior Parker (Duke 306) | 42 | 43 | 29 | 8 | |
| 43 | COME TO ME Marv Johnson (United Artists 160) | 50 | 50 | 50 | 16 | |
| 44 | I NEED YOUR LOVIN’ Roy Hamilton (Epic 9307) | 32 | 37 | 24 | 13 | |
| 45 | LITTLE DIPPER Mickey Mozart Quintet (Roulette 4148) | 46 | — | — | 2 | |
| 46 | KOOKIE, KOOKIE (Lend Me Your Comb) Edward Byrnes & Connie Stevens (Warner Bros. 5047) | 39 | 39 | 39 | 7 | |
| 47 | ISLAND OF LOVE Sheppards (Apex 7750) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | ONLY YOU (Loin De Vous) Franck Pourcel’s French Fiddles (Capitol 4165) | 45 | 31 | 33 | 5 | |
| 49 | CROSSFIRE Johnny & Hurricanes (Warwick 502) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 50 | I WON’T CRY Johnny Adams (Ric 961) | 41 | 42 | 28 | 10 | |
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