| The CASH BOX Rhythm & Blues Top 50 | ||||||
| Week ending OCTOBER 31, 1959 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | POISON IVY Coasters (Atco 6146) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
| 2 | MACK THE KNIFE Bobby Darin (Atco 6147) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| 3 | HEY LITTLE GIRL Dee Clark (Abner 1029) | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | |
| 4 | SAY MAN Bo Diddley (Checker 931) | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | |
| 5 | DON’T YOU KNOW Della Reese (RCA Victor 47-7591) | 5 | 10 | 25 | 6 | |
| 6 | PUT YOUR HEAD ON MY SHOULDER Paul Anka (ABC-Paramount 10040) | 7 | 9 | 13 | 7 | |
| 7 | I DON’T KNOW Ruth Brown (Atlantic 2035) | 8 | 14 | 17 | 7 | |
| 8 | MR. BLUE Fleetwoods (Dolton 5) | 11 | 12 | 18 | 7 | |
| 9 | TEEN BEAT Sandy Nelson (Original Sound 5) | 10 | 11 | 15 | 8 | |
| 10 | UNFORGETTABLE Dinah Washington (Mercury 71508) | 17 | 20 | 32 | 5 | |
| 11 | SO MANY WAYS Brook Benton (Mercury 71512) | 19 | 27 | 41 | 4 | |
| 12 | I’M GONNA GET MARRIED Lloyd Price (ABC-Paramount 10032) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 | |
| 13 | YOU BETTER KNOW IT Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55149) | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | |
| 14 | SHOUT (pt. 1) Isley Brothers (RCA Victor 47-7588) | 16 | 18 | 20 | 7 | |
| 15 | THE ANGELS LISTENED IN Crests (Coed 515) | 15 | 16 | 16 | 9 | |
| 16 | DANCE WITH ME Drifters (Atlantic 2040) | 20 | 33 | — | 3 | |
| 17 | LOVE POTION NO. 9 Clovers (United Artists 180) | 18 | 24 | 28 | 6 | |
| 18 | THE CLOUDS Spacemen (Alton 254) | 23 | 28 | 34 | 5 | |
| 19 | YOU WERE MINE Fireflies (Ribbon 6901) | 24 | 29 | 33 | 7 | |
| 20 | I LOVES YOU, PORGY Nina Simone (Bethlehem 11021) | 14 | 13 | 12 | 17 | |
| 21 | SLEEP WALK Santo & Johnny (Canadian-American 103) | 13 | 4 | 4 | 13 | |
| 22 | RED RIVER ROCK Johnny & The Hurricanes (Warwick 509) | 12 | 6 | 6 | 13 | |
| 23 | BE MY GUEST Fats Domino (Imperial 5629) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 24 | BAD GIRL Miracles (Chess 1734) | 22 | 25 | 27 | 9 | |
| 25 | MARY LOU Ronnie Hawkins & Hawks (Roulette 4177) | 25 | 26 | 29 | 7 | |
| 26 | PRIMROSE LANE Jerry Wallace with Jewels (Challenge 59047) | 31 | 34 | 46 | 5 | |
| 27 | WOO-HOO Rock-A-Teens (Roulette 4192) | 32 | 40 | — | 3 | |
| 28 | DECK OF CARDS Wink Martindale (Dot 15968) | 36 | 42 | — | 3 | |
| 29 | CHILDHOOD SWEETHEART Chuck Berry (Chess 1737) | 30 | 32 | 40 | 5 | |
| 30 | POCO-LOCO Gene & Eunice (Case 1001) | 35 | 36 | 38 | 5 | |
| 31 | STRANDED Little Junior Parker (Duke 309) | 26 | 21 | 21 | 10 | |
| 32 | LOVE WALKED IN Flamingos (End 1055) | 33 | 38 | 45 | 6 | |
| 33 | SOME KIND-A EARTHQUAKE Duane Eddy & Rebels (Jamie 1130) | 41 | 45 | — | 3 | |
| 34 | (If You Cry) TRUE LOVE, TRUE LOVE Drifters (Atlantic 2040) | 50 | — | — | 2 | |
| 35 | IN THE MOOD Ernie Fields Orchestra (Rendezvous 110) | 39 | 44 | — | 3 | |
| 36 | YOU WENT BACK ON YOUR WORD Clyde McPhatter (Atlantic 2038) | 44 | 50 | — | 3 | |
| 37 | GOING TO NEW YORK Jimmy Reed (Vee-Jay 326) | 37 | 39 | 42 | 4 | |
| 38 | CRYING IN THE CHAPEL Sonny Til & Orioles (Jubilee 6001) | 43 | — | — | 2 | |
| 39 | ALWAYS Sammy Turner (Big Top 3029) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 40 | BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO Jivin’ Gene & Jokers (Mercury 71485) | 38 | 41 | 48 | 4 | |
| 41 | SHADOWS 5 Satins (Ember 1056) | 42 | 46 | — | 3 | |
| 42 | BROKEN-HEARTED MELODY Sarah Vaughan (Mercury 71477) | 27 | 15 | 10 | 12 | |
| 43 | (’Til) I KISSED YOU Everly Brothers (Cadence 1369) | 29 | 17 | 14 | 9 | |
| 44 | THE HUNCH Bobby Peterson Quintet (V-Tone 205) Paul Gayten (Anna 1106) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 45 | LONELY STREET Andy Williams (Cadence 1370) | 45 | 47 | — | 3 | |
| 46 | MARIE Four Tunes (Jubilee 6000) | 48 | — | — | 16 | |
| 47 | THERE I’VE SAID IT AGAIN Sam Cooke (Keen 82105) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 48 | SOMEDAY Bobby “Blue” Bland (Duke 310) | 49 | 48 | 50 | 4 | |
| 49 | OH! CAROL Neil Sedaka (RCA Victor 47-7595) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 50 | I’M MOVIN’ ON Ray Charles & Orchestra (Atlantic 2043) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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