| The CASH BOX Rhythm & Blues Top 50 | ||||||
| Week ending SEPTEMBER 19, 1959 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | I’M GONNA GET MARRIED Lloyd Price (ABC-Paramount 10032) | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | |
| 2 | SLEEP WALK Santo & Johnny (Canadian-American 103) | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | |
| 3 | WHAT’D I SAY (pt. 1) Ray Charles (Atlantic 2031) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | |
| 4 | SEA OF LOVE Phil Phillips with Twilights (Mercury 71465) | 5 | 10 | 18 | 6 | |
| 5 | BROKEN-HEARTED MELODY Sarah Vaughan (Mercury 71477) | 9 | 12 | 22 | 6 | |
| 6 | I LOVES YOU, PORGY Nina Simone (Bethlehem 11021) | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | |
| 7 | I WANT TO WALK YOU HOME Fats Domino (Imperial 5606) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | |
| 8 | RED RIVER ROCK Johnny & The Hurricanes (Warwick 509) | 10 | 15 | 24 | 7 | |
| 9 | POISON IVY Coasters (Atco 6146) | 11 | 17 | 29 | 4 | |
| 10 | THE THREE BELLS (Les Trois Cloches) Browns (RCA Victor 47-7555) | 20 | 28 | — | 3 | |
| 11 | MACK THE KNIFE Bobby Darin (Atco 6147) | 24 | 37 | — | 3 | |
| 12 | THANK YOU PRETTY BABY Brook Benton (Mercury 71478) | 6 | 5 | 3 | 10 | |
| 13 | MIDNIGHT FLYER Nat “King” Cole (Capitol 4248) | 14 | 11 | 13 | 6 | |
| 14 | THERE GOES MY BABY Drifters (Atlantic 2025) | 8 | 2 | 2 | 18 | |
| 15 | WHAT A DIFF’RENCE A DAY MAKES Dinah Washington (Mercury 71435) | 13 | 9 | 8 | 20 | |
| 16 | SAY MAN Bo Diddley (Checker 931) | 19 | 40 | — | 3 | |
| 17 | HEY LITTLE GIRL Dee Clark (Abner 1029) | 21 | 30 | — | 3 | |
| 18 | LAVENDER-BLUE Sammy Turner (Big Top 3016) | 12 | 8 | 4 | 10 | |
| 19 | BABY TALK Jan & Dean (Dore 522) | 15 | 18 | 26 | 5 | |
| 20 | LEAVE MY KITTEN ALONE Little Willie John (King 5219) | 16 | 16 | 12 | 9 | |
| 21 | (’Til) I KISSED YOU Everly Brothers (Cadence 1369) | 30 | 36 | — | 3 | |
| 22 | THERE IS SOMETHING ON YOUR MIND Big Jay McNeely & Band (Swingin’ 614) | 17 | 19 | 17 | 24 | |
| 23 | IT WAS I Skip & Flip (Brent 7002) | 26 | 26 | 36 | 5 | |
| 24 | I’M GONNA BE A WHEEL SOME DAY Fats Domino (Imperial 5606) | 18 | 13 | 15 | 6 | |
| 25 | SO HIGH SO LOW LaVern Baker (Atlantic 2033) | 22 | 23 | 25 | 7 | |
| 26 | YOU BETTER KNOW IT Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55149) | 45 | — | — | 2 | |
| 27 | THE ANGELS LISTENED IN Crests (Coed 515) | 36 | 44 | — | 3 | |
| 28 | LIKE YOUNG Andre Previn & David Rose (M-G-M 12792) | 31 | 31 | 31 | 12 | |
| 29 | LET NOBODY LOVE YOU Little Willie John (King 5219) | 34 | 39 | — | 5 | |
| 30 | STRANDED Little Junior Parker (Duke 309) | 35 | 42 | 49 | 4 | |
| 31 | MIAMI Eugene Church (Class 254) | 27 | 14 | 16 | 8 | |
| 32 | IT’S TOO LATE Tarheel Slim & Little Ann (Fire 1000) | 28 | 21 | 14 | 9 | |
| 33 | TEEN BEAT Sandy Nelson (Original Sound 5) | 47 | — | — | 2 | |
| 34 | KISSIN’ TIME Bobby Rydell (Cameo 167) | 43 | 49 | — | 3 | |
| 35 | LINDA LU Ray Sharpe (Jamie 1128) | 23 | 22 | 23 | 7 | |
| 36 | A BIG HUNK O’ LOVE Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-7600) | 33 | 29 | 21 | 11 | |
| 37 | THE BELLS (On Our Wedding Day) Baby Washington (Neptune 104) | 40 | 32 | 33 | 15 | |
| 38 | I’LL BE SATISFIED Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55136) | 25 | 24 | 11 | 14 | |
| 39 | PUT YOUR HEAD ON MY SHOULDER Paul Anka (ABC-Paramount 10040) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 40 | GETTING NEARER John Lester & Mello-Queens (C&M 500) | 29 | 20 | 20 | 10 | |
| 41 | BAD GIRL Miracles (Chess 1734) | 44 | 46 | — | 3 | |
| 42 | MR. BLUE Fleetwoods (Dolton 5) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 43 | I DON’T KNOW Ruth Brown (Atlantic 2035) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 44 | MAKIN’ LOVE Floyd Robinson (RCA Victor 47-7529) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 45 | SHOUT (pt. 1) Isley Brothers (RCA Victor 47-7588) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 46 | JUST ASK YOUR HEART Frankie Avalon (Chancellor 1040) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 47 | I’VE BEEN THERE Tommy Edwards (M-G-M 12814) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | MARY LOU Ronnie Hawkins & Hawks (Roulette 4177) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | CRACKIN’ UP Bo Diddley (Checker 924) | 42 | 35 | 35 | 10 | |
| 50 | MY OWN TRUE LOVE Jimmy Clanton (Ace 567) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
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