| The CASH BOX Country Best Sellers | ||||||
| Week ending JANUARY 17, 1959 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | PICK ME UP ON YOUR WAY DOWN Charlie Walker (Columbia 41211) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 19 | |
| 2 | BILLY BAYOU Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-7380) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| 3 | COUNTRY MUSIC IS HERE TO STAY Simon Crum (Capitol 4073) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
| 4 | LIFE TO GO Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 41257) | 4 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| 5 | CITY LIGHTS Ray Price (Columbia 41191) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 29 | |
| 6 | TREASURE OF LOVE George Jones (Mercury 71373) | 8 | 13 | 15 | 6 | |
| 7 | GIVE MYSELF A PARTY Don Gibson (RCA Victor 47-7330) | 9 | 9 | 8 | 15 | |
| 8 | PROBLEMS Everly Brothers (Cadence 1355) | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
| 9 | WHAT DO I CARE Johnny Cash (Columbia 41251) | 10 | 7 | 4 | 15 | |
| 10 | ONE NIGHT Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-7410) | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | |
| 11 | YOU’RE MAKIN’ A FOOL OUT OF ME Jimmy Newman (M-G-M 12707) | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | |
| 12 | ALL OVER AGAIN Johnny Cash (Columbia 41251) | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | |
| 13 | THAT’S WHAT IT’S LIKE TO BE LONESOME Ray Price (Columbia 41309) Bill Anderson (Decca 30773) | 24 | 28 | 30 | 4 | |
| 14 | I’D LIKE TO BE Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 47-7380) | 17 | 23 | 25 | 8 | |
| 15 | SQUAWS ALONG THE YUKON Hank Thompson & Brazos Valley Boys (Capitol 4017) | 12 | 10 | 10 | 22 | |
| 16 | I’VE RUN OUT OF TOMORROWS Hank Thompson & Brazos Valley Boys (Capitol 4085) | 18 | 18 | 27 | 5 | |
| 17 | ALONE WITH YOU Faron Young (Capitol 3982) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 31 | |
| 18 | TUPELO COUNTY JAIL Webb Pierce (Decca 30711) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 19 | |
| 19 | WHICH ONE IS TO BLAME Wilburn Brothers (Decca 30787) | 30 | — | — | 2 | |
| 20 | CIGARETTES AND COFFEE BLUES Lefty Frizzell (Columbia 41268) | 15 | 17 | 21 | 6 | |
| 21 | THAT’S THE WAY I FEEL Faron Young (Capitol 4050) | 19 | 16 | 18 | 14 | |
| 22 | COME WALK WITH ME Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper (Hickory 1085) | 23 | 27 | — | 3 | |
| 23 | THE BEST YEARS OF YOUR LIFE Carl Smith (Columbia 41290) | 33 | — | — | 2 | |
| 24 | IT’S JUST ABOUT TIME Johnny Cash & Tennessee Two (Sun 309) | 34 | — | — | 2 | |
| 25 | HALF A MIND Ernest Tubb (Decca 30685) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 12 | |
| 26 | DARK HOLLOW Luke Gordon (Blue Ridge 502) Jimmie Skinner (Mercury 71387) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 27 | TOM DOOLEY Kingston Trio (Capitol 4049) | 21 | 21 | 17 | 8 | |
| 28 | AIN’T I THE LUCKY ONE Marty Robbins (Columbia 41282) | 22 | 34 | — | 3 | |
| 29 | DEAR LONESOME Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 47-7374) | 26 | — | 31 | 3 | |
| 30 | THE WAYS OF A WOMAN IN LOVE Johnny Cash & Tennessee Two (Sun 302) | 29 | 25 | 23 | 22 | |
| 31 | I GOT STUNG Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-7410) | 25 | 19 | 16 | 10 | |
| 32 | TOUCH AND GO HEART Kitty Wells (Decca 30736) | 28 | 24 | 24 | 13 | |
| 33 | MY BABY’S GONE Louvin Brothers (Capitol 4055) | — | 35 | 35 | 11 | |
| 34 | WHAT AM I LIVING FOR Ernest Tubb (Decca 30759) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 35 | WHEN IT’S SPRINGTIME IN ALASKA (It’s Forty Below) Johnny Horton (Columbia 41308) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| NOTE: On the original published chart, Cash Box listed artist and label info for the Top 10 records, along with titles only for positions 11 through 35. Artists/labels listed above in those positions are based on a record’s previous or subsequent appearance in the Top 10 or its appearance on the concurrent Billboard Country charts. |
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