List of number-one R&B singles of 1959 (U.S.)
These are the Billboard magazine R&B singles chart number one hits of 1959:
See also: 1959 in music, List of number-one R&B hits (United States)
| Issue Date |
Song |
Artist |
| January 5 |
Lonely Teardrops |
Jackie Wilson |
| January 12 |
Lonely Teardrops |
Jackie Wilson |
| January 19 |
Lonely Teardrops |
Jackie Wilson |
| January 26 |
Lonely Teardrops |
Jackie Wilson |
| March 2 |
Try Me |
James Brown and His Famous Flames |
| February 9 |
Stagger Lee |
Lloyd Price |
| February 16 |
Stagger Lee |
Lloyd Price |
| February 23 |
Stagger Lee |
Lloyd Price |
| March 2 |
Stagger Lee |
Lloyd Price |
| March 9 |
It's Just a Matter of Time |
Brook Benton |
| March 16 |
It's Just a Matter of Time |
Brook Benton |
| March 23 |
It's Just a Matter of Time |
Brook Benton |
| March 30 |
It's Just a Matter of Time |
Brook Benton |
| April 6 |
It's Just a Matter of Time |
Brook Benton |
| April 13 |
It's Just a Matter of Time |
Brook Benton |
| April 20 |
It's Just a Matter of Time |
Brook Benton |
| April 27 |
It's Just a Matter of Time |
Brook Benton |
| May 4 |
It's Just a Matter of Time |
Brook Benton |
| May 11 |
Kansas City |
Wilbert Harrison |
| May 18 |
Kansas City |
Wilbert Harrison |
| May 25 |
Kansas City |
Wilbert Harrison |
| June 1 |
Kansas City |
Wilbert Harrison |
| June 8 |
Kansas City |
Wilbert Harrison |
| June 15 |
Kansas City |
Wilbert Harrison |
| June 22 |
Kansas City |
Wilbert Harrison |
| June 29 |
Personality |
Lloyd Price |
| July 6 |
Personality |
Lloyd Price |
| July 13 |
Personality |
Lloyd Price |
| July 20 |
Personality |
Lloyd Price |
| July 27 |
There Goes My Baby |
The Drifters |
| August 3 |
What'd I Say (Part 1) |
Ray Charles |
| August 10 |
Thank You Pretty Baby |
Brook Benton |
| August 17 |
Thank You Pretty Baby |
Brook Benton |
| August 24 |
Thank You Pretty Baby |
Brook Benton |
| August 31 |
Thank You Pretty Baby |
Brook Benton |
| September 7 |
I'm Gonna Get Married |
Lloyd Price |
| September 14 |
I'm Gonna Get Married |
Lloyd Price |
| September 21 |
I Want to Walk You Home |
Fats Domino |
| September 28 |
I'm Gonna Get Married |
Lloyd Price |
| October 5 |
Poison Ivy |
The Coasters |
| October 12 |
Sea of Love |
Phil Phillips |
| October 19 |
You Better Know It |
Jackie Wilson |
| October 26 |
Poison Ivy |
The Coasters |
| November 2 |
Poison Ivy |
The Coasters |
| November 9 |
Poison Ivy |
The Coasters |
| November 16 |
So Many Ways |
Brook Benton |
| November 23 |
Don't You Know? |
Della Reese |
| November 30 |
Don't You Know |
Della Reese |
| December 7 |
The Clouds |
The Spacemen |
| December 14 |
So Many Ways |
Brook Benton |
| December 21 |
So Many Ways |
Brook Benton |
| December 28 |
The Clouds |
The Spacemen |
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