CASH BOX R&B SINGLES – 1959 |
| The Legendary Cash Box Magazine Charts |
| Chart data collected by Randy Price
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The 1959 Charts! |
| 1959 | #1 | Top Debut |
| January 3 | A Lover’s Question - Clyde McPhatter | 45. Lovers Never Say Goodbye - Flamingos |
| January 10 | Nobody But You - Dee Clark | 39. Donna - Ritchie Valens |
| January 17 | Stagger Lee - Lloyd Price | 33. Manhattan Spiritual - Reg Owen & Orchestra |
| January 24 | Stagger Lee - Lloyd Price | 30. You’re Going To Need Someone - Nappy Brown |
| January 31 | Lonely Teardrops - Jackie Wilson | 39. The Diary - Neil Sedaka |
| February 7 | Stagger Lee - Lloyd Price | 31. Charlie Brown - Coasters |
| February 14 | Stagger Lee - Lloyd Price | 36. The Twist - Hank Ballard & Midnighters |
| February 21 | Stagger Lee - Lloyd Price | 45. Lost - Jerry Butler |
| February 28 | Stagger Lee - Lloyd Price | 29. She Say (Oom Dooby Doom) - Diamonds |
| March 7 | Charlie Brown - Coasters | 31. Where Were You (On Our Wedding Day)? - Lloyd Price |
| March 14 | It’s Just A Matter Of Time - Brook Benton | 36. Tragedy - Thomas Wayne with DeLons |
| March 21 | It’s Just A Matter Of Time - Brook Benton | 39. Come To Me - Marv Johnson |
| March 28 | It’s Just A Matter Of Time - Brook Benton | 36. I Need Your Love Tonight - Elvis Presley |
| April 4 | It’s Just A Matter Of Time - Brook Benton | 37. Almost Grown - Chuck Berry |
| April 11 | It’s Just A Matter Of Time - Brook Benton | 35. Kansas City - Wilbert Harrison |
| April 18 | That’s Why (I Love You So) - Jackie Wilson | 43. Endlessly - Brook Benton |
| April 25 | That’s Why (I Love You So) - Jackie Wilson | 36. Five Long Years - Little Junior Parker |
| May 2 | That’s Why (I Love You So) - Jackie Wilson | 38. Tell Him No - Travis & Bob |
| May 9 | Kansas City - Wilbert Harrison | 26. Personality - Lloyd Price |
| May 16 | Kansas City - Wilbert Harrison | 38. The Battle Of New Orleans - Johnny Horton |
| May 23 | Kansas City - Wilbert Harrison | 37. Along Came Jones - Coasters |
| May 30 | Kansas City - Wilbert Harrison | 40. I Only Have Eyes For You - Flamingos |
| June 6 | Kansas City - Wilbert Harrison | 37. I’ve Got To Change - James Brown & Famous Flames |
| June 13 | Personality - Lloyd Price | 35. Bongo Rock - Preston Epps |
| June 20 | Personality - Lloyd Price | 30. Only Sixteen - Sam Cooke |
| June 27 | Personality - Lloyd Price | 37. This I Swear - Skyliners |
| July 4 | Personality - Lloyd Price | 41. Like Young - Andre Previn & David Rose |
| July 11 | Personality - Lloyd Price | 36. A Big Hunk O’ Love - Elvis Presley |
| July 18 | There Goes My Baby - Drifters | 30. Thank You Pretty Baby - Brook Benton |
| July 25 | There Goes My Baby - Drifters | 30. Tiger - Fabian |
| August 1 | There Goes My Baby - Drifters | 41. I Want To Walk You Home - Fats Domino |
| August 8 | There Goes My Baby - Drifters | 44. I’m Gonna Get Married - Lloyd Price |
| August 15 | There Goes My Baby - Drifters | 41. I’m Gonna Be A Wheel Some Day - Fats Domino |
| August 22 | What’d I Say (pt. 1) - Ray Charles | 41. Baby Talk - Jan & Dean |
| August 29 | What’d I Say (pt. 1) - Ray Charles | 29. Poison Ivy - Coasters |
| September 5 | What’d I Say (pt. 1) - Ray Charles | 28. The Three Bells (Les Trois Cloches) - Browns |
| September 12 | I’m Gonna Get Married - Lloyd Price | 45. You Better Know It - Jackie Wilson |
| September 19 | I’m Gonna Get Married - Lloyd Price | 39. Put Your Head On My Shoulder - Paul Anka |
| September 26 | I’m Gonna Get Married - Lloyd Price | 41. Love Potion No. 9 - Clovers |
| October 3 | I’m Gonna Get Married - Lloyd Price | 38. Unforgettable - Dinah Washington |
| October 10 | Mack The Knife - Bobby Darin | 41. So Many Ways - Brook Benton |
| October 17 | Mack The Knife - Bobby Darin | 33. Dance With Me - Drifters |
| October 24 | Mack The Knife - Bobby Darin | 43. Crying In The Chapel - Sonny Til & Orioles |
| October 31 | Poison Ivy - Coasters | 23. Be My Guest - Fats Domino |
| November 7 | Mack The Knife - Bobby Darin | 42. Come Into My Heart - Lloyd Price |
| November 14 | Don’t You Know - Della Reese | 45. Smokie (pt. 2) - Bill Black’s Combo |
| November 21 | So Many Ways - Brook Benton | 39. Talk That Talk - Jackie Wilson |
| November 28 | So Many Ways - Brook Benton | 41. Say Man, Back Again - Bo Diddley |
| December 5 | So Many Ways - Brook Benton | 36. The Big Hurt - Miss Toni Fisher |
| December 12 | So Many Ways - Brook Benton | 41. What About Us - Coasters |
| December 19 | So Many Ways - Brook Benton | 44. How About That - Dee Clark |
| December 26 | Smokie (pt. 2) - Bill Black’s Combo | 42. Pretty Blues Eyes - Steve Lawrence |
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