| The CASH BOX Rhythm & Blues Top 50 | ||||||
| Week ending JANUARY 16, 1960 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | SMOKIE (pt. 2) Bill Black’s Combo (Hi 2018) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| 2 | YOU GOT WHAT IT TAKES Marv Johnson (United Artists 185) | 3 | 5 | 10 | 11 | |
| 3 | I’LL TAKE CARE OF YOU Bobby Bland (Duke 314) | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | |
| 4 | THE BIG HURT Miss Toni Fisher (Signet 275) | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | |
| 5 | TALK THAT TALK Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55165) | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | |
| 6 | THE CLOUDS Spacemen (Alton 254) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | |
| 7 | FANNIE MAE Buster Brown (Fire 1008) | 8 | 12 | 18 | 6 | |
| 8 | I BELIEVE TO MY SOUL Ray Charles & Orchestra (Atlantic 2043) | 7 | 11 | 12 | 11 | |
| 9 | WAY DOWN YONDER IN NEW ORLEANS Freddy Cannon (Swan 4043) | 12 | 21 | 28 | 7 | |
| 10 | WHAT ABOUT US Coasters (Atco 6153) | 11 | 16 | 25 | 6 | |
| 11 | BABY WHAT YOU WANT ME TO DO Jimmy Reed (Vee-Jay 333) | 14 | 20 | 27 | 6 | |
| 12 | LET THEM TALK Little Willie John (King 5274) | 9 | 14 | 19 | 10 | |
| 13 | WHY Frankie Avalon (Chancellor 1045) | 15 | 17 | 26 | 7 | |
| 14 | SO MANY WAYS Brook Benton (Mercury 71512) | 13 | 6 | 2 | 15 | |
| 15 | SHIMMY, SHIMMY, KO-KO-BOP Little Anthony & Imperials (End 1060) | 22 | 30 | 35 | 6 | |
| 16 | WE GOT LOVE Bobby Rydell (Cameo 169) | 16 | 18 | 22 | 8 | |
| 17 | UH! OH! Nutty Squirrels (Hanover 4540) | 10 | 13 | 15 | 9 | |
| 18 | GO, JIMMY, GO Jimmy Clanton (Ace 575) | 27 | 36 | 43 | 5 | |
| 19 | BE MY GUEST Fats Domino (Imperial 5629) | 18 | 9 | 4 | 12 | |
| 20 | IT’S TIME TO CRY Paul Anka (ABC-Paramount 10064) | 20 | 24 | 32 | 7 | |
| 21 | ROOSTER BLUES Lightnin’ Slim (Excello 2169) | 23 | 31 | 34 | 7 | |
| 22 | EBB TIDE Bobby Freeman (Josie 872) | 25 | 28 | 33 | 7 | |
| 23 | COME INTO MY HEART Lloyd Price (ABC-Paramount 10062) | 17 | 8 | 6 | 11 | |
| 24 | HOW ABOUT THAT Dee Clark (Abner 1032) | 29 | 37 | 41 | 5 | |
| 25 | JUST A LITTLE BIT Rosco Gordon (Vee-Jay 332) | 30 | 41 | — | 3 | |
| 26 | ALWAYS Sammy Turner (Big Top 3029) | 19 | 15 | 14 | 12 | |
| 27 | DANCE WITH ME Drifters (Atlantic 2040) | 24 | 10 | 5 | 14 | |
| 28 | IN THE MOOD Ernie Fields Orchestra (Rendezvous 110) | 32 | 35 | 37 | 14 | |
| 29 | SWEET SIXTEEN (pt. 1) B.B. King & Orchestra (Kent 330) | 34 | 43 | — | 3 | |
| 30 | RUNNING BEAR Johnny Preston (Mercury 71474) | 36 | 47 | — | 3 | |
| 31 | OH! CAROL Neil Sedaka (RCA Victor 47-7595) | 21 | 27 | 21 | 12 | |
| 32 | RUN RED RUN Coasters (Atco 6153) | 35 | 42 | 44 | 6 | |
| 33 | PRETTY BLUE EYES Steve Lawrence (ABC-Paramount 10058) | 39 | 40 | 42 | 4 | |
| 34 | MACK THE KNIFE Bobby Darin (Atco 6147) | 26 | 23 | 20 | 20 | |
| 35 | TEAR DROP Santo & Johnny (Canadian-American 107) | 40 | 45 | 36 | 6 | |
| 36 | I’M MOVIN’ ON Ray Charles & Orchestra (Atlantic 2043) | 31 | 25 | 13 | 12 | |
| 37 | LOCK ME IN YOUR HEART (And Throw Away The Key) Tarheel Slim & Little Ann (Fire 1009) | 43 | 44 | 45 | 4 | |
| 38 | DON’T MESS WITH MY MAN Irma Thomas (Ron 328) | 47 | 48 | — | 3 | |
| 39 | LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL Ray Charles (Atlantic 2047) | 45 | — | — | 2 | |
| 40 | BONNIE CAME BACK Duane Eddy & Rebels (Jamie 1144) | 46 | — | — | 2 | |
| 41 | BULLDOG Fireballs (Top Rank 2026) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 42 | HARLEM NOCTURNE Viscounts (Madison 123) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 43 | SMOOTH OPERATOR Sarah Vaughan (Mercury 71519) | 33 | 26 | 16 | 11 | |
| 44 | NOT ONE MINUTE MORE Della Reese (RCA Victor 47-7644) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 45 | HANDY MAN Jimmy Jones (Cub 9049) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 46 | WHERE OR WHEN Dion & Belmonts (Laurie 3044) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 47 | THE VILLAGE OF ST. BERNADETTE Andy Williams (Cadence 1374) | 49 | — | — | 2 | |
| 48 | SHADOWS 5 Satins (Ember 1056) | 37 | 29 | 23 | 14 | |
| 49 | THIS TIME OF THE YEAR Brook Benton (Mercury 71558) | 38 | 39 | — | 3 | |
| 50 | (Do The) MASHED POTATOES (pt. 1) Nat Kendrick & Swans (Dade 1804) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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