| The CASH BOX Rhythm & Blues Top 50 | ||||||
| Week ending DECEMBER 5, 1959 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | SO MANY WAYS Brook Benton (Mercury 71512) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
| 2 | DANCE WITH ME Drifters (Atlantic 2040) | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | |
| 3 | DON’T YOU KNOW Della Reese (RCA Victor 47-7591) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | |
| 4 | BE MY GUEST Fats Domino (Imperial 5629) | 6 | 9 | 11 | 6 | |
| 5 | UNFORGETTABLE Dinah Washington (Mercury 71508) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | |
| 6 | THE CLOUDS Spacemen (Alton 254) | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | |
| 7 | I’M MOVIN’ ON Ray Charles & Orchestra (Atlantic 2043) | 9 | 14 | 16 | 6 | |
| 8 | MACK THE KNIFE Bobby Darin (Atco 6147) | 7 | 4 | 3 | 14 | |
| 9 | ALWAYS Sammy Turner (Big Top 3029) | 10 | 15 | 18 | 6 | |
| 10 | COME INTO MY HEART Lloyd Price (ABC-Paramount 10062) | 11 | 16 | 29 | 5 | |
| 11 | (If You Cry) TRUE LOVE, TRUE LOVE Drifters (Atlantic 2040) | 8 | 11 | 15 | 7 | |
| 12 | LOVE POTION NO. 9 Clovers (United Artists 180) | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | |
| 13 | I BELIEVE TO MY SOUL Ray Charles & Orchestra (Atlantic 2043) | 18 | 24 | 32 | 5 | |
| 14 | MR. BLUE Fleetwoods (Dolton 5) | 13 | 8 | 6 | 12 | |
| 15 | SMOKIE (pt. 2) Bill Black’s Combo (Hi 2018) | 19 | 36 | 45 | 4 | |
| 16 | IN THE MOOD Ernie Fields Orchestra (Rendezvous 110) | 22 | 20 | 24 | 8 | |
| 17 | THE HUNCH Bobby Peterson Quintet (V-Tone 205) Paul Gayten (Anna 1106) | 16 | 19 | 23 | 6 | |
| 18 | TALK THAT TALK Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55165) | 32 | 39 | — | 3 | |
| 19 | I DON’T KNOW Ruth Brown (Atlantic 2035) | 14 | 10 | 12 | 12 | |
| 20 | SMOOTH OPERATOR Sarah Vaughan (Mercury 71519) | 25 | 31 | 37 | 5 | |
| 21 | WONT’CHA COME HOME Lloyd Price (ABC-Paramount 10062) | 28 | 34 | 40 | 5 | |
| 22 | SHADOWS 5 Satins (Ember 1056) | 23 | 23 | 25 | 8 | |
| 23 | OH! CAROL Neil Sedaka (RCA Victor 47-7595) | 24 | 25 | 34 | 6 | |
| 24 | I CRIED LIKE A BABY Nappy Brown (Savoy 1575) | 27 | 30 | 33 | 5 | |
| 25 | YOU GOT WHAT IT TAKES Marv Johnson (United Artists 185) | 29 | 37 | 42 | 5 | |
| 26 | I’VE BEEN AROUND Fats Domino (Imperial 5629) | 26 | 32 | 39 | 5 | |
| 27 | POISON IVY Coasters (Atco 6146) | 15 | 7 | 5 | 15 | |
| 28 | I’LL TAKE CARE OF YOU Bobby Bland (Duke 314) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 29 | LET THEM TALK Little Willie John (King 5274) | 37 | 42 | 49 | 4 | |
| 30 | UH! OH! Nutty Squirrels (Hanover 4540) | 38 | 47 | — | 3 | |
| 31 | MISTY Johnny Mathis (Columbia 41483) | 45 | 49 | 50 | 4 | |
| 32 | WE GOT LOVE Bobby Rydell (Cameo 169) | 47 | — | — | 2 | |
| 33 | SAY MAN, BACK AGAIN Bo Diddley (Checker 936) | 41 | — | — | 2 | |
| 34 | CRYING IN THE CHAPEL Sonny Til & Orioles (Jubilee 6001) | 20 | 21 | 26 | 7 | |
| 35 | REVEILLE ROCK Johnny & The Hurricanes (Warwick 513) | 46 | 50 | — | 3 | |
| 36 | THE BIG HURT Miss Toni Fisher (Signet 275) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 37 | WE TOLD YOU NOT TO MARRY Titus Turner (Glover 201) | 39 | 43 | — | 3 | |
| 38 | TINY TIM LaVern Baker (Atlantic 2041) | 35 | 38 | 43 | 5 | |
| 39 | SAY MAN Bo Diddley (Checker 931) | 17 | 13 | 10 | 14 | |
| 40 | SHE’S ALRIGHT Bo Diddley (Checker 936) | 43 | — | — | 2 | |
| 41 | ROOSTER BLUES Lightnin’ Slim (Excello 2169) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 42 | WAY DOWN YONDER IN NEW ORLEANS Freddy Cannon (Swan 4043) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 43 | BELIEVE ME Royal Teens (Capitol 4261) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 44 | WHY Frankie Avalon (Chancellor 1045) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 45 | EBB TIDE Bobby Freeman (Josie 872) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 46 | HEY LITTLE GIRL Dee Clark (Abner 1029) | 21 | 17 | 7 | 14 | |
| 47 | IT’S TIME TO CRY Paul Anka (ABC-Paramount 10064) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | I WAS WRONG Jerry Butler (Abner 1030) | 44 | 44 | 48 | 4 | |
| 49 | MIDNIGHT STROLL Revels (Norgolde 103) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 50 | DANNY BOY Conway Twitty (M-G-M 12826) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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