| The CASH BOX Rhythm & Blues Top 50 | ||||||
| Week ending OCTOBER 17, 1959 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | MACK THE KNIFE Bobby Darin (Atco 6147) | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | |
| 2 | POISON IVY Coasters (Atco 6146) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | |
| 3 | I’M GONNA GET MARRIED Lloyd Price (ABC-Paramount 10032) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
| 4 | SLEEP WALK Santo & Johnny (Canadian-American 103) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | |
| 5 | HEY LITTLE GIRL Dee Clark (Abner 1029) | 5 | 9 | 12 | 7 | |
| 6 | RED RIVER ROCK Johnny & The Hurricanes (Warwick 509) | 6 | 5 | 4 | 11 | |
| 7 | YOU BETTER KNOW IT Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55149) | 8 | 12 | 17 | 6 | |
| 8 | SAY MAN Bo Diddley (Checker 931) | 9 | 13 | 14 | 7 | |
| 9 | PUT YOUR HEAD ON MY SHOULDER Paul Anka (ABC-Paramount 10040) | 13 | 22 | 30 | 5 | |
| 10 | DON’T YOU KNOW Della Reese (RCA Victor 47-7591) | 25 | 33 | 44 | 4 | |
| 11 | TEEN BEAT Sandy Nelson (Original Sound 5) | 15 | 16 | 19 | 6 | |
| 12 | MR. BLUE Fleetwoods (Dolton 5) | 18 | 24 | 37 | 5 | |
| 13 | I LOVES YOU, PORGY Nina Simone (Bethlehem 11021) | 12 | 8 | 7 | 15 | |
| 14 | I DON’T KNOW Ruth Brown (Atlantic 2035) | 17 | 23 | 33 | 5 | |
| 15 | BROKEN-HEARTED MELODY Sarah Vaughan (Mercury 71477) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| 16 | THE ANGELS LISTENED IN Crests (Coed 515) | 16 | 17 | 23 | 7 | |
| 17 | (’Til) I KISSED YOU Everly Brothers (Cadence 1369) | 14 | 15 | 16 | 7 | |
| 18 | SHOUT (pt. 1) Isley Brothers (RCA Victor 47-7588) | 20 | 25 | 32 | 5 | |
| 19 | I WANT TO WALK YOU HOME Fats Domino (Imperial 5606) | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | |
| 20 | UNFORGETTABLE Dinah Washington (Mercury 71508) | 32 | 38 | — | 3 | |
| 21 | STRANDED Little Junior Parker (Duke 309) | 21 | 26 | 27 | 8 | |
| 22 | JUST ASK YOUR HEART Frankie Avalon (Chancellor 1040) | 23 | 30 | 35 | 5 | |
| 23 | SEA OF LOVE Phil Phillips with Twilights (Mercury 71465) | 11 | 6 | 3 | 10 | |
| 24 | LOVE POTION NO. 9 Clovers (United Artists 180) | 28 | 34 | 41 | 4 | |
| 25 | BAD GIRL Miracles (Chess 1734) | 27 | 29 | 40 | 7 | |
| 26 | MARY LOU Ronnie Hawkins & Hawks (Roulette 4177) | 29 | 36 | 39 | 5 | |
| 27 | SO MANY WAYS Brook Benton (Mercury 71512) | 41 | — | — | 2 | |
| 28 | THE CLOUDS Spacemen (Alton 254) | 34 | 41 | — | 3 | |
| 29 | YOU WERE MINE Fireflies (Ribbon 6901) | 33 | 42 | 47 | 5 | |
| 30 | THE THREE BELLS (Les Trois Cloches) Browns (RCA Victor 47-7555) | 22 | 14 | 11 | 7 | |
| 31 | WHAT’D I SAY (pt. 1) Ray Charles (Atlantic 2031) | 19 | 11 | 8 | 17 | |
| 32 | CHILDHOOD SWEETHEART Chuck Berry (Chess 1737) | 40 | 46 | — | 3 | |
| 33 | DANCE WITH ME Drifters (Atlantic 2040) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 34 | PRIMROSE LANE Jerry Wallace with Jewels (Challenge 59047) | 46 | 49 | — | 3 | |
| 35 | MIDNIGHT FLYER Nat “King” Cole (Capitol 4248) | 26 | 18 | 13 | 10 | |
| 36 | POCO-LOCO Gene & Eunice (Case 1001) | 38 | 44 | — | 3 | |
| 37 | THANK YOU PRETTY BABY Brook Benton (Mercury 71478) | 24 | 19 | 15 | 14 | |
| 38 | LOVE WALKED IN Flamingos (End 1055) | 45 | 45 | 46 | 4 | |
| 39 | GOING TO NEW YORK Jimmy Reed (Vee-Jay 326) | 42 | — | — | 2 | |
| 40 | WOO-HOO Rock-A-Teens (Roulette 4192) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 41 | BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO Jivin’ Gene & Jokers (Mercury 71485) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 42 | DECK OF CARDS Wink Martindale (Dot 15968) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 43 | WHERE Platters (Mercury 71502) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 44 | IN THE MOOD Ernie Fields Orchestra (Rendezvous 110) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 45 | SOME KIND-A EARTHQUAKE Duane Eddy & Rebels (Jamie 1130) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 46 | SHADOWS 5 Satins (Ember 1056) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 47 | LONELY STREET Andy Williams (Cadence 1370) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | SOMEDAY Bobby “Blue” Bland (Duke 310) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 49 | LEAVE MY KITTEN ALONE Little Willie John (King 5219) | 31 | 27 | 22 | 13 | |
| 50 | YOU WENT BACK ON YOUR WORD Clyde McPhatter (Atlantic 2038) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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