| The CASH BOX Rhythm & Blues Top 50 | ||||||
| Week ending AUGUST 8, 1959 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | THERE GOES MY BABY Drifters (Atlantic 2025) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| 2 | WHAT’D I SAY (pt. 1) Ray Charles (Atlantic 2031) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| 3 | WHAT A DIFF’RENCE A DAY MAKES Dinah Washington (Mercury 71435) | 3 | 6 | 6 | 14 | |
| 4 | YOU’RE SO FINE Falcons (Unart 2013) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | |
| 5 | THANK YOU PRETTY BABY Brook Benton (Mercury 71478) | 7 | 13 | 30 | 4 | |
| 6 | I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU Flamingos (End 1046) | 6 | 4 | 5 | 11 | |
| 7 | LAVENDER-BLUE Sammy Turner (Big Top 3016) | 12 | 19 | 32 | 4 | |
| 8 | I’LL BE SATISFIED Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55136) | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | |
| 9 | PERSONALITY Lloyd Price (ABC-Paramount 10018) | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 | |
| 10 | I LOVES YOU, PORGY Nina Simone (Bethlehem 11021) | 13 | 15 | 25 | 5 | |
| 11 | SINCE YOU’VE BEEN GONE Clyde McPhatter (Atlantic 2028) | 8 | 9 | 15 | 8 | |
| 12 | THERE IS SOMETHING ON YOUR MIND Big Jay McNeely & Band (Swingin’ 614) | 11 | 8 | 8 | 18 | |
| 13 | LONELY BOY Paul Anka (ABC-Paramount 10022) | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | |
| 14 | A BIG HUNK O’ LOVE Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-7600) | 10 | 10 | 12 | 5 | |
| 15 | JUST KEEP IT UP Dee Clark (Abner 1026) | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | |
| 16 | FORTY MILES OF BAD ROAD Duane Eddy & Rebels (Jamie 1126) | 18 | 17 | 23 | 5 | |
| 17 | ONLY SIXTEEN Sam Cooke (Keen 2022) | 16 | 11 | 11 | 8 | |
| 18 | BACK IN THE U.S.A. Chuck Berry (Chess 1729) | 19 | 18 | 16 | 7 | |
| 19 | HUSHABYE Mystics (Laurie 3028) | 21 | 24 | 27 | 5 | |
| 20 | IT’S TOO LATE Tarheel Slim & Little Ann (Fire 1000) | 23 | 33 | — | 3 | |
| 21 | LIKE YOUNG Andre Previn & David Rose (M-G-M 12792) | 24 | 26 | 24 | 6 | |
| 22 | I WANT TO WALK YOU HOME Fats Domino (Imperial 5606) | 41 | — | — | 2 | |
| 23 | SO FINE Fiestas (Old Town 1062) | 22 | 23 | 17 | 21 | |
| 24 | LEAVE MY KITTEN ALONE Little Willie John (King 5219) | 31 | 41 | — | 3 | |
| 25 | GETTING NEARER John Lester & Mello-Queens (C&M 500) | 30 | 44 | 49 | 4 | |
| 26 | WHERE DID I MAKE MY MISTAKE Clyde McPhatter (M-G-M 12816) | 34 | 39 | — | 3 | |
| 27 | CRACKIN’ UP Bo Diddley (Checker 924) | 35 | 37 | 39 | 4 | |
| 28 | THIS I SWEAR Skyliners (Calico 106) | 20 | 22 | 19 | 7 | |
| 29 | SUGAREE Hank Ballard & Midnighters (King 5215) Rusty York (Chess 1730) | 36 | 38 | 41 | 4 | |
| 30 | TIGER Fabian (Chancellor 1037) | 26 | 30 | — | 3 | |
| 31 | KANSAS CITY Wilbert Harrison (Fury 1023) | 17 | 14 | 9 | 18 | |
| 32 | DREAM LOVER Bobby Darin (Atco 6140) | 25 | 21 | 13 | 15 | |
| 33 | SHAKE A HAND Little Richard (Specialty 670) | 33 | 29 | 40 | 4 | |
| 34 | TIME MARCHES ON Roy Hamilton (Epic 9323) | 40 | 45 | — | 3 | |
| 35 | MIAMI Eugene Church (Class 254) | 43 | — | — | 2 | |
| 36 | TO A SOLDIER BOY Tassels (Madison 117) | 38 | 40 | 45 | 4 | |
| 37 | I’M COMING HOME Marv Johnson (United Artists 175) | 39 | 43 | — | 3 | |
| 38 | THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS Johnny Horton (Columbia 41339) | 27 | 27 | 20 | 13 | |
| 39 | YES, I’VE BEEN CRYING Miss LaVell (Duke 307) | 37 | 46 | — | 3 | |
| 40 | TALLAHASSEE LASSIE Freddy Cannon (Swan 4031) | 28 | 20 | 22 | 12 | |
| 41 | ENDLESSLY Brook Benton (Mercury 71443) | 29 | 28 | 21 | 17 | |
| 42 | ALONG CAME JONES Coasters (Atco 6141) | 32 | 25 | 18 | 12 | |
| 43 | A BOY WITHOUT A GIRL Frankie Avalon (Chancellor 1036) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 44 | I’M GONNA GET MARRIED Lloyd Price (ABC-Paramount 10032) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 45 | TANGERINE Ahmad Jamal (Argo 5337) | 46 | 48 | — | 3 | |
| 46 | SLEEP WALK Santo & Johnny (Canadian-American 103) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 47 | SO HIGH SO LOW LaVern Baker (Atlantic 2033) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | TWICE AS NICE Clyde McPhatter (M-G-M 12816) | 42 | 49 | — | 3 | |
| 49 | RED RIVER ROCK Johnny & The Hurricanes (Warwick 509) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | LINDA LU Ray Sharpe (Jamie 1128) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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