| The CASH BOX Rhythm & Blues Top 50 | ||||||
| Week ending NOVEMBER 21, 1959 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | SO MANY WAYS Brook Benton (Mercury 71512) | 2 | 6 | 11 | 7 | |
| 2 | DON’T YOU KNOW Della Reese (RCA Victor 47-7591) | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | |
| 3 | UNFORGETTABLE Dinah Washington (Mercury 71508) | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | |
| 4 | MACK THE KNIFE Bobby Darin (Atco 6147) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |
| 5 | DANCE WITH ME Drifters (Atlantic 2040) | 8 | 10 | 16 | 6 | |
| 6 | THE CLOUDS Spacemen (Alton 254) | 9 | 13 | 18 | 8 | |
| 7 | POISON IVY Coasters (Atco 6146) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | |
| 8 | MR. BLUE Fleetwoods (Dolton 5) | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | |
| 9 | BE MY GUEST Fats Domino (Imperial 5629) | 11 | 16 | 23 | 4 | |
| 10 | I DON’T KNOW Ruth Brown (Atlantic 2035) | 12 | 9 | 7 | 10 | |
| 11 | (If You Cry) TRUE LOVE, TRUE LOVE Drifters (Atlantic 2040) | 15 | 22 | 34 | 5 | |
| 12 | LOVE POTION NO. 9 Clovers (United Artists 180) | 13 | 14 | 17 | 9 | |
| 13 | SAY MAN Bo Diddley (Checker 931) | 10 | 5 | 4 | 12 | |
| 14 | I’M MOVIN’ ON Ray Charles & Orchestra (Atlantic 2043) | 16 | 25 | 50 | 4 | |
| 15 | ALWAYS Sammy Turner (Big Top 3029) | 18 | 29 | 39 | 4 | |
| 16 | COME INTO MY HEART Lloyd Price (ABC-Paramount 10062) | 29 | 42 | — | 3 | |
| 17 | HEY LITTLE GIRL Dee Clark (Abner 1029) | 7 | 4 | 3 | 12 | |
| 18 | PRIMROSE LANE Jerry Wallace with Jewels (Challenge 59047) | 19 | 19 | 26 | 8 | |
| 19 | THE HUNCH Bobby Peterson Quintet (V-Tone 205) Paul Gayten (Anna 1106) | 23 | 26 | 44 | 4 | |
| 20 | IN THE MOOD Ernie Fields Orchestra (Rendezvous 110) | 24 | 34 | 35 | 6 | |
| 21 | CRYING IN THE CHAPEL Sonny Til & Orioles (Jubilee 6001) | 26 | 30 | 38 | 5 | |
| 22 | WOO-HOO Rock-A-Teens (Roulette 4192) | 20 | 21 | 27 | 6 | |
| 23 | SHADOWS 5 Satins (Ember 1056) | 25 | 27 | 41 | 6 | |
| 24 | I BELIEVE TO MY SOUL Ray Charles & Orchestra (Atlantic 2043) | 32 | 44 | — | 3 | |
| 25 | OH! CAROL Neil Sedaka (RCA Victor 47-7595) | 34 | 39 | 49 | 4 | |
| 26 | SHOUT (pt. 1) Isley Brothers (RCA Victor 47-7588) | 14 | 12 | 14 | 10 | |
| 27 | YOU WENT BACK ON YOUR WORD Clyde McPhatter (Atlantic 2038) | 28 | 36 | 36 | 6 | |
| 28 | YOU WERE MINE Fireflies (Ribbon 6901) | 17 | 17 | 19 | 10 | |
| 29 | DECK OF CARDS Wink Martindale (Dot 15968) | 21 | 20 | 28 | 6 | |
| 30 | I CRIED LIKE A BABY Nappy Brown (Savoy 1575) | 33 | 43 | — | 3 | |
| 31 | SMOOTH OPERATOR Sarah Vaughan (Mercury 71519) | 37 | 48 | — | 3 | |
| 32 | I’VE BEEN AROUND Fats Domino (Imperial 5629) | 39 | 46 | — | 3 | |
| 33 | THERE I’VE SAID IT AGAIN Sam Cooke (Keen 82105) | 35 | 40 | 47 | 4 | |
| 34 | WONT’CHA COME HOME Lloyd Price (ABC-Paramount 10062) | 40 | 50 | — | 3 | |
| 35 | PUT YOUR HEAD ON MY SHOULDER Paul Anka (ABC-Paramount 10040) | 22 | 11 | 6 | 10 | |
| 36 | SMOKIE (pt. 2) Bill Black’s Combo (Hi 2018) | 45 | — | — | 2 | |
| 37 | YOU GOT WHAT IT TAKES Marv Johnson (United Artists 185) | 42 | 47 | — | 3 | |
| 38 | TINY TIM LaVern Baker (Atlantic 2041) | 43 | 49 | — | 3 | |
| 39 | TALK THAT TALK Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55165) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 40 | LOVE WALKED IN Flamingos (End 1055) | 30 | 31 | 32 | 9 | |
| 41 | TEEN BEAT Sandy Nelson (Original Sound 5) | 27 | 18 | 9 | 11 | |
| 42 | LET THEM TALK Little Willie John (King 5274) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 43 | WE TOLD YOU NOT TO MARRY Titus Turner (Glover 201) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 44 | I WAS WRONG Jerry Butler (Abner 1030) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 45 | POCO-LOCO Gene & Eunice (Case 1001) | 31 | 28 | 30 | 8 | |
| 46 | MARIE Four Tunes (Jubilee 6000) | 41 | 41 | 46 | 19 | |
| 47 | UH! OH! Nutty Squirrels (Hanover 4540) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | THE ANGELS LISTENED IN Crests (Coed 515) | 36 | 15 | 15 | 12 | |
| 49 | MISTY Johnny Mathis (Columbia 41483) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 50 | REVEILLE ROCK Johnny & Hurricanes (Warwick 513) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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