| The CASH BOX Rhythm & Blues Top 50 | ||||||
| Week ending DECEMBER 12, 1959 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | SO MANY WAYS Brook Benton (Mercury 71512) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| 2 | DANCE WITH ME Drifters (Atlantic 2040) | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| 3 | THE CLOUDS Spacemen (Alton 254) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
| 4 | BE MY GUEST Fats Domino (Imperial 5629) | 4 | 6 | 9 | 7 | |
| 5 | I’M MOVIN’ ON Ray Charles & Orchestra (Atlantic 2043) | 7 | 9 | 14 | 7 | |
| 6 | DON’T YOU KNOW Della Reese (RCA Victor 47-7591) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | |
| 7 | UNFORGETTABLE Dinah Washington (Mercury 71508) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | |
| 8 | ALWAYS Sammy Turner (Big Top 3029) | 9 | 10 | 15 | 7 | |
| 9 | COME INTO MY HEART Lloyd Price (ABC-Paramount 10062) | 10 | 11 | 16 | 6 | |
| 10 | SMOKIE (pt. 2) Bill Black’s Combo (Hi 2018) | 15 | 19 | 36 | 5 | |
| 11 | (If You Cry) TRUE LOVE, TRUE LOVE Drifters (Atlantic 2040) | 11 | 8 | 11 | 8 | |
| 12 | MACK THE KNIFE Bobby Darin (Atco 6147) | 8 | 7 | 4 | 15 | |
| 13 | I BELIEVE TO MY SOUL Ray Charles & Orchestra (Atlantic 2043) | 13 | 18 | 24 | 6 | |
| 14 | TALK THAT TALK Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55165) | 18 | 32 | 39 | 4 | |
| 15 | WONT’CHA COME HOME Lloyd Price (ABC-Paramount 10062) | 21 | 28 | 34 | 6 | |
| 16 | SMOOTH OPERATOR Sarah Vaughan (Mercury 71519) | 20 | 25 | 31 | 6 | |
| 17 | IN THE MOOD Ernie Fields Orchestra (Rendezvous 110) | 16 | 22 | 20 | 9 | |
| 18 | I’LL TAKE CARE OF YOU Bobby Bland (Duke 314) | 28 | 50 | — | 3 | |
| 19 | YOU GOT WHAT IT TAKES Marv Johnson (United Artists 185) | 25 | 29 | 37 | 6 | |
| 20 | OH! CAROL Neil Sedaka (RCA Victor 47-7595) | 23 | 24 | 25 | 7 | |
| 21 | SHADOWS 5 Satins (Ember 1056) | 22 | 23 | 23 | 9 | |
| 22 | I CRIED LIKE A BABY Nappy Brown (Savoy 1575) | 24 | 27 | 30 | 6 | |
| 23 | UH! OH! Nutty Squirrels (Hanover 4540) | 30 | 38 | 47 | 4 | |
| 24 | LOVE POTION NO. 9 Clovers (United Artists 180) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
| 25 | MR. BLUE Fleetwoods (Dolton 5) | 14 | 13 | 8 | 13 | |
| 26 | I’VE BEEN AROUND Fats Domino (Imperial 5629) | 26 | 26 | 32 | 6 | |
| 27 | THE BIG HURT Miss Toni Fisher (Signet 275) | 36 | — | — | 2 | |
| 28 | LET THEM TALK Little Willie John (King 5274) | 29 | 37 | 42 | 5 | |
| 29 | MISTY Johnny Mathis (Columbia 41483) | 31 | 45 | 49 | 5 | |
| 30 | WE GOT LOVE Bobby Rydell (Cameo 169) | 32 | 47 | — | 3 | |
| 31 | SAY MAN, BACK AGAIN Bo Diddley (Checker 936) | 33 | 41 | — | 3 | |
| 32 | THE HUNCH Bobby Peterson Quintet (V-Tone 205) Paul Gayten (Anna 1106) | 17 | 16 | 19 | 7 | |
| 33 | I DON’T KNOW Ruth Brown (Atlantic 2035) | 19 | 14 | 10 | 13 | |
| 34 | REVEILLE ROCK Johnny & The Hurricanes (Warwick 513) | 35 | 46 | 50 | 4 | |
| 35 | WAY DOWN YONDER IN NEW ORLEANS Freddy Cannon (Swan 4043) | 42 | — | — | 2 | |
| 36 | WE TOLD YOU NOT TO MARRY Titus Turner (Glover 201) | 37 | 39 | 43 | 4 | |
| 37 | EBB TIDE Bobby Freeman (Josie 872) | 45 | — | — | 2 | |
| 38 | BELIEVE ME Royal Teens (Capitol 4261) | 43 | — | — | 2 | |
| 39 | WHY Frankie Avalon (Chancellor 1045) | 44 | — | — | 2 | |
| 40 | ROOSTER BLUES Lightnin’ Slim (Excello 2169) | 41 | — | — | 2 | |
| 41 | WHAT ABOUT US Coasters (Atco 6153) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 42 | IT’S TIME TO CRY Paul Anka (ABC-Paramount 10064) | 47 | — | — | 2 | |
| 43 | BABY WHAT YOU WANT ME TO DO Jimmy Reed (Vee-Jay 333) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 44 | TINY TIM LaVern Baker (Atlantic 2041) | 38 | 35 | 38 | 6 | |
| 45 | MIDNIGHT STROLL Revels (Norgolde 103) | 49 | 48 | — | 3 | |
| 46 | FANNIE MAE Buster Brown (Fire 1008) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 47 | SHIMMY, SHIMMY, KO-KO-BOP Little Anthony & Imperials (End 1060) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | RUN RED RUN Coasters (Atco 6153) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 49 | TEAR DROP Santo & Johnny (Canadian-American 107) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | JUST TO BE WITH YOU Passions (Audicon 102) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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