| The CASH BOX Rhythm & Blues Top 50 | ||||||
| Week ending JULY 18, 1959 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | THERE GOES MY BABY Drifters (Atlantic 2025) | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | |
| 2 | PERSONALITY Lloyd Price (ABC-Paramount 10018) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
| 3 | WHAT’D I SAY (pt. 1) Ray Charles (Atlantic 2031) | 8 | 25 | 44 | 4 | |
| 4 | YOU’RE SO FINE Falcons (Unart 2013) | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | |
| 5 | I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU Flamingos (End 1046) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| 6 | WHAT A DIFF’RENCE A DAY MAKES Dinah Washington (Mercury 71435) | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | |
| 7 | I’LL BE SATISFIED Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55136) | 9 | 12 | 15 | 5 | |
| 8 | THERE IS SOMETHING ON YOUR MIND Big Jay McNeely & Band (Swingin’ 614) | 5 | 7 | 8 | 15 | |
| 9 | KANSAS CITY Wilbert Harrison (Fury 1023) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | |
| 10 | LONELY BOY Paul Anka (ABC-Paramount 10022) | 13 | 14 | 14 | 6 | |
| 11 | ONLY SIXTEEN Sam Cooke (Keen 2022) | 15 | 19 | 23 | 5 | |
| 12 | A BIG HUNK O’ LOVE Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-7600) | 36 | — | — | 2 | |
| 13 | DREAM LOVER Bobby Darin (Atco 6140) | 11 | 5 | 6 | 12 | |
| 14 | JUST KEEP IT UP Dee Clark (Abner 1026) | 12 | 8 | 10 | 11 | |
| 15 | SINCE YOU’VE BEEN GONE Clyde McPhatter (Atlantic 2028) | 10 | 13 | 21 | 5 | |
| 16 | BACK IN THE U.S.A. Chuck Berry (Chess 1729) | 17 | 20 | 38 | 4 | |
| 17 | SO FINE Fiestas (Old Town 1062) | 14 | 10 | 7 | 18 | |
| 18 | ALONG CAME JONES Coasters (Atco 6141) | 18 | 16 | 12 | 9 | |
| 19 | THIS I SWEAR Skyliners (Calico 106) | 21 | 22 | 37 | 4 | |
| 20 | THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS Johnny Horton (Columbia 41339) | 20 | 18 | 18 | 10 | |
| 21 | ENDLESSLY Brook Benton (Mercury 71443) | 16 | 11 | 13 | 14 | |
| 22 | TALLAHASSEE LASSIE Freddy Cannon (Swan 4031) | 22 | 23 | 20 | 9 | |
| 23 | FORTY MILES OF BAD ROAD Duane Eddy & Rebels (Jamie 1126) | 44 | — | — | 2 | |
| 24 | LIKE YOUNG Andre Previn & David Rose (M-G-M 12792) | 25 | 41 | — | 3 | |
| 25 | I LOVES YOU, PORGY Nina Simone (Bethlehem 11021) | 41 | — | — | 2 | |
| 26 | BONGO ROCK Preston Epps (Original Sound 4) | 24 | 21 | 25 | 6 | |
| 27 | HUSHABYE Mystics (Laurie 3028) | 43 | — | — | 2 | |
| 28 | QUIET VILLAGE Martin Denny (Liberty 55162) | 23 | 17 | 16 | 12 | |
| 29 | I WAITED TOO LONG LaVern Baker (Atlantic 2021) | 27 | 24 | 22 | 13 | |
| 30 | THANK YOU PRETTY BABY Brook Benton (Mercury 71478) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 31 | I’M NOT ASHAMED Bobby “Blue” Bland (Duke 303) | 26 | 27 | 19 | 10 | |
| 32 | LAVENDER-BLUE Sammy Turner (Big Top 3016) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 33 | TAKE OUT SOME INSURANCE Jimmy Reed (Vee-Jay 314) | 38 | 39 | 43 | 12 | |
| 34 | FIVE LONG YEARS Little Junior Parker (Duke 306) | 29 | 32 | 31 | 13 | |
| 35 | THE BELLS (On Our Wedding Day) Baby Washington (Neptune 104) | 33 | 37 | 30 | 10 | |
| 36 | I’M HOLDING ON Little Junior Parker (Duke 306) | 40 | 42 | 42 | 10 | |
| 37 | ISLAND OF LOVE Sheppards (Apex 7750) | 42 | 47 | — | 3 | |
| 38 | BE EVER WONDERFUL Ted Taylor (Duke 304) | 39 | 40 | 40 | 19 | |
| 39 | CRACKIN’ UP Bo Diddley (Checker 924) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 40 | SHAKE A HAND Little Richard (Specialty 670) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 41 | SUGAREE Hank Ballard & Midnighters (King 5215) Rusty York (Chess 1730) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 42 | DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE Shirelles (Scepter 1203) | 34 | 34 | 36 | 6 | |
| 43 | THE HAPPY ORGAN Dave “Baby” Cortez (Clock 1009) | 31 | 29 | 26 | 18 | |
| 44 | A TEENAGER IN LOVE Dion & Belmonts (Laurie 3027) | 28 | 28 | 24 | 12 | |
| 45 | TO A SOLDIER BOY Tassels (Madison 117) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 46 | LET IT ROLL (Let The Good Times Roll) (pt. 1) Earl Knight & George Kelly (ABC-Paramount 10023) | 37 | 33 | 34 | 8 | |
| 47 | NO MORE DOGGIN’ Rosco Gordon (Vee-Jay 316) | 47 | — | — | 2 | |
| 48 | REMEMBER WHEN Platters (Mercury 71467) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | GETTING NEARER John Lester & Mello-Queens (C&M 500) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | WATERLOO Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 41393) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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