| The CASH BOX Rhythm & Blues Top 50 | ||||||
| Week ending AUGUST 22, 1959 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | WHAT’D I SAY (pt. 1) Ray Charles (Atlantic 2031) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| 2 | THERE GOES MY BABY Drifters (Atlantic 2025) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |
| 3 | THANK YOU PRETTY BABY Brook Benton (Mercury 71478) | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | |
| 4 | YOU’RE SO FINE Falcons (Unart 2013) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | |
| 5 | WHAT A DIFF’RENCE A DAY MAKES Dinah Washington (Mercury 71435) | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | |
| 6 | LAVENDER-BLUE Sammy Turner (Big Top 3016) | 6 | 7 | 12 | 6 | |
| 7 | I LOVES YOU, PORGY Nina Simone (Bethlehem 11021) | 8 | 10 | 13 | 7 | |
| 8 | I WANT TO WALK YOU HOME Fats Domino (Imperial 5606) | 10 | 22 | 41 | 4 | |
| 9 | I’LL BE SATISFIED Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55136) | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| 10 | THERE IS SOMETHING ON YOUR MIND Big Jay McNeely & Band (Swingin’ 614) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 20 | |
| 11 | I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU Flamingos (End 1046) | 7 | 6 | 6 | 13 | |
| 12 | PERSONALITY Lloyd Price (ABC-Paramount 10018) | 11 | 9 | 5 | 16 | |
| 13 | LONELY BOY Paul Anka (ABC-Paramount 10022) | 13 | 13 | 15 | 11 | |
| 14 | SINCE YOU’VE BEEN GONE Clyde McPhatter (Atlantic 2028) | 14 | 11 | 8 | 10 | |
| 15 | LEAVE MY KITTEN ALONE Little Willie John (King 5219) | 23 | 24 | 31 | 5 | |
| 16 | IT’S TOO LATE Tarheel Slim & Little Ann (Fire 1000) | 21 | 20 | 23 | 5 | |
| 17 | A BIG HUNK O’ LOVE Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-7600) | 19 | 14 | 10 | 7 | |
| 18 | FORTY MILES OF BAD ROAD Duane Eddy & Rebels (Jamie 1126) | 15 | 16 | 18 | 7 | |
| 19 | LIKE YOUNG Andre Previn & David Rose (M-G-M 12792) | 20 | 21 | 24 | 8 | |
| 20 | I’M GONNA GET MARRIED Lloyd Price (ABC-Paramount 10032) | 37 | 44 | — | 3 | |
| 21 | GETTING NEARER John Lester & Mello-Queens (C&M 500) | 24 | 25 | 30 | 6 | |
| 22 | JUST KEEP IT UP Dee Clark (Abner 1026) | 22 | 15 | 14 | 16 | |
| 23 | SLEEP WALK Santo & Johnny (Canadian-American 103) | 38 | 46 | — | 3 | |
| 24 | MIAMI Eugene Church (Class 254) | 28 | 35 | 43 | 4 | |
| 25 | HUSHABYE Mystics (Laurie 3028) | 16 | 19 | 21 | 7 | |
| 26 | BACK IN THE U.S.A. Chuck Berry (Chess 1729) | 17 | 18 | 19 | 9 | |
| 27 | I’M GONNA BE A WHEEL SOME DAY Fats Domino (Imperial 5606) | 41 | — | — | 2 | |
| 28 | MIDNIGHT FLYER Nat “King” Cole (Capitol 4248) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 29 | ONLY SIXTEEN Sam Cooke (Keen 2022) | 18 | 17 | 16 | 10 | |
| 30 | WHERE DID I MAKE MY MISTAKE Clyde McPhatter (M-G-M 12816) | 26 | 26 | 34 | 5 | |
| 31 | CRACKIN’ UP Bo Diddley (Checker 924) | 27 | 27 | 35 | 6 | |
| 32 | TIME MARCHES ON Roy Hamilton (Epic 9323) | 30 | 34 | 40 | 5 | |
| 33 | SO FINE Fiestas (Old Town 1062) | 29 | 23 | 22 | 23 | |
| 34 | SUGAREE Hank Ballard & Midnighters (King 5215) Rusty York (Chess 1730) | 25 | 29 | 36 | 6 | |
| 35 | LINDA LU Ray Sharpe (Jamie 1128) | 43 | 50 | — | 3 | |
| 36 | SEA OF LOVE Phil Phillips with Twilights (Mercury 71465) | 44 | — | — | 2 | |
| 37 | SO HIGH SO LOW LaVern Baker (Atlantic 2033) | 39 | 47 | — | 3 | |
| 38 | TIGER Fabian (Chancellor 1037) | 33 | 30 | 26 | 5 | |
| 39 | I’M COMING HOME Marv Johnson (United Artists 175) | 32 | 37 | 39 | 5 | |
| 40 | RED RIVER ROCK Johnny & The Hurricanes (Warwick 509) | 42 | 49 | — | 3 | |
| 41 | BABY TALK Jan & Dean (Dore 522) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 42 | BROKEN-HEARTED MELODY Sarah Vaughan (Mercury 71477) | 47 | — | — | 2 | |
| 43 | LET NOBODY LOVE YOU Little Willie John (King 5219) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 44 | KANSAS CITY Wilbert Harrison (Fury 1023) | 34 | 31 | 17 | 20 | |
| 45 | DREAM LOVER Bobby Darin (Atco 6140) | 35 | 32 | 25 | 17 | |
| 46 | THE BELLS (On Our Wedding Day) Baby Washington (Neptune 104) | — | — | — | 11 | |
| 47 | IT WAS I Skip & Flip (Brent 7002) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | TANGERINE Ahmad Jamal (Argo 5337) | 45 | 45 | 46 | 5 | |
| 49 | TO A SOLDIER BOY Tassels (Madison 117) | 46 | 36 | 38 | 6 | |
| 50 | THIS I SWEAR Skyliners (Calico 106) | 31 | 28 | 20 | 9 | |
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