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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Other • Top 1000

Top Country Songs of 1959

1958 <-1959-> 1960
    

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1959
1.
01/1959

That's What It's Like to Be Lonesome by Ray Price

12



7
country




[Columbia 4-41309]
written by Bill Anderson
2.
01/1959

Which One Is to Blame by The Wilburn Brothers

16



4
country




[Decca 9-30787]
written by Redd Stewart & Sunny Dull
3.
01/1959

When It's Springtime in Alaska (It's Forty Below) by Johnny Horton

from The Spectacular Johnny Horton   The Spectacular Johnny Horton
24



✫1
country




[Columbia 4-41308]
written by Tillman Franks
4.
01/1959

Dark Hollow by Jimmie Skinner

12



7
country




US B side to Walkin' My Blues Away
[Mercury 71387]
written by Bill Browning
5.
01/1959

Don't Take Your Guns to Town by Johnny Cash

from The Fabulous Johnny Cash   
53

32
US
✫1
country




[Columbia 4-41313]
written by Johnny Cash
6.
01/1959

The Best Years of Your Life by Carl Smith

7



15
country




[Columbia 4-41290]
written by Keith Lloyd
7.
01/1959

The Knoxville Girl by The Wilburn Brothers

6



18
country




[Decca 9-30787]
written by traditional
8.
01/1959

Who Cares by Don Gibson

37

43
US
3
country




[RCA Victor 47-7437]
written by Don Gibson
9.
02/1959

A Long Time Ago by Faron Young

7



16
country




US B side to Last Night at a Party
[Capitol 4113]
written by Merril Killgore & Faron Young
10.
02/1959

The Hanging Tree by Marty Robbins

from Marty's Greatest Hits   
31

38
US
15
country




[Columbia 4-41325]
written by Max Steiner, Mack David & Jerry Livingston
11.
02/1959

I'm in Love Again by George Morgan

17



3
country




[Columbia 4-41318]
written by George Morgan & Vic McAlpin
12.
02/1959

Mommy for a Day by Kitty Wells

15



5
country




[Decca 9-30804]
written by Buck Owens & Harlan Howard
13.
02/1959

My Reason for Living by Ferlin Husky

from Gone   
8



14
country




[Capitol 4123]
written by Ferlin Husky & Gertrude Cox
14.
02/1959

Beyond the Shadow by The Browns

9



11
country




[RCA Victor 47-7427]
written by Tommy Russell
15.
02/1959

Yankee, Go Home by Goldie Hill

6



17
country




featuring Red Sovine
[Decca 9-30826]
written by Harlan Howard
16.
03/1959

Gotta Travel On by Bill Monroe

7



15
country




as Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys
[Decca 9-30809]
written by Paul Clayton, Pete Seeger, Lee Hays, Fred Hellerman, Ronnie Gilbert, Larry Ehrlich & Dave Lazer
17.
03/1959

All the Time by Kitty Wells

6



18
country




[Decca 9-30804]
written by Wayne Walker & Mel Tillis
18.
03/1959

Chip Off the Old Block by Eddy Arnold

14

97
US
12
country




[RCA Victor 47-7435]
written by James Lee
19.
03/1959

White Lightning by George Jones

from White Lightning and Other Favorites   
34

73
US
✫1
country




[Mercury 71406]
written by The Big Bopper (as J. P. Richardson)
20.
03/1959

Poor Old Heartsick Me by Margie Bowes

9



10
country




[Hickory 1094]
written by Helen Carter
21.
03/1959

Home by Jim Reeves

from He'll Have to Go   
20



2
country




[RCA Victor 47-7479]
written by Roger Miller
22.
03/1959

Luther Played the Boogie by Johnny Cash

from Greatest!   
11



8
country




as Johnny Cash and The Tennessee Two
[Sun 316]
written by Johnny Cash
23.
03/1959

Set Him Free by Skeeter Davis

from I'll Sing You a Song and Harmonize Too   
15



5
country




[RCA Victor 47-7471]
written by Skeeter Davis, Helen Moyers & Marie Wilson
24.
03/1959

Thanks a Lot by Johnny Cash

from Greatest!   
8



12
country




as Johnny Cash and The Tennessee Two
[Sun 316]
written by Charlie Rich
25.
04/1959

A Thousand Miles Ago by Webb Pierce

13



6
country




[Decca 9-30858]
written by Mel Tillis & Webb Pierce
26.
04/1959

Am I That Easy to Forget by Carl Belew

from Carl Belew [1960 album]   
10



9
country




[Decca 9-30842]
written by Carl Belew & W. S. Stevenson
27.
04/1959

Black Land Farmer by Frankie Miller [country singer]

15



5
country




[Starday 424]
written by Frankie Miller [country singer]
28.
04/1959

That's the Way It's Gotta Be by Faron Young

8



14
country




[Capitol 4164]
written by Roy Drusky
29.
04/1959

Frankie's Man, Johnny by Johnny Sea

8



13
country




[NRC 019]
written by Johnny Cash
30.
04/1959

Frankie's Man Johnny by Johnny Cash

from The Fabulous Johnny Cash   
24

57
US
9
country




[Columbia 4-41371]
written by Johnny Cash
31.
04/1959

How Can I Think of Tomorrow by James O'Gwynn

8



13
country




[Mercury 71419]
written by James O'Gwynn & Roy Crocker
32.
04/1959

The Battle of New Orleans by Johnny Horton

from The Spectacular Johnny Horton   The Spectacular Johnny Horton
331

✫1
US
✫1
country
3
R&B
16
UK
[Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1960]
[Columbia 4-41339]
written by Jimmie Driftwood
33.
05/1959

I Cried a Tear by Ernest Tubb

8



12
country




[Decca 9-30872]
written by Al Julia
34.
05/1959

Lonesome Old House by Don Gibson

19

71
US
11
country




[RCA Victor 47-7505]
written by Don Gibson
35.
05/1959

Anybody's Girl by Hank Thompson

8



13
country




as Hank Thompson and the Brazos Valley Boys
[Capitol 4182]
written by Hank Thompson & Billy Gray
36.
05/1959

Heartaches by the Number by Ray Price

21



2
country




[Columbia 4-41374]
written by Harlan Howard
37.
05/1959

You Dreamer You by Johnny Cash

8



13
country




[Columbia 4-41371]
written by Johnny Cash
38.
05/1959

Somebody's Back in Town by The Wilburn Brothers

13



6
country




[Decca 9-30871]
written by Don Helms, Teddy Wilburn & Doyle Wilburn
39.
05/1959

You Take the Table and I'll Take the Chairs by Bob Gallion

6



18
country




[MGM 12777]
written by John D. Loudermilk
40.
05/1959

Big Midnight Special by Wilma Lee Cooper & Stoney Cooper

from The Big Wheel   
16



4
country




[Hickory 1098]
written by Stoney Cooper
41.
05/1959

Waterloo by Stonewall Jackson

from The Dynamic Stonewall Jackson   The Dynamic Stonewall Jackson
228

4
US
✫1
country
11
R&B
24
UK
[Columbia 41393]
written by John D. Loudermilk & Marijohn Wilkin
42.
06/1959

Chasin' a Rainbow by Hank Snow

13



6
country




as Hank Snow and The Rainbow Ranch Boys
[RCA Victor 47-7524]
written by Ted Harris
43.
06/1959

Draggin' the River by Ferlin Husky

9



11
country




[Capitol 4186]
written by Vic McAlpin
44.
06/1959

Cabin in the Hills by Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs

10



9
country




as Flatt & Scruggs
[Columbia 4-41389]
written by Cal DeVoll
45.
06/1959

I'll Catch You When You Fall by Charlie Walker

7



16
country




[Columbia 4-41388]
written by Harlan Howard
46.
06/1959

The Long Black Veil by Lefty Frizzell

13



6
country




[Columbia 4-41384]
written by Marijohn Wilkin & Danny Dill
47.
06/1959

Tennessee Stud by Eddy Arnold

32

48
US
5
country




[RCA Victor 47-7542]
written by Jimmie Driftwood
48.
07/1959

Half-Breed by Marvin Rainwater

18

66
US
16
country




[MGM 12803]
written by John D. Loudermilk
49.
07/1959

Ninety-Nine by Bill Anderson

from Country Heart Songs   
8



13
country




[Decca 9-30914]
written by Bill Anderson
50.
07/1959

Ten Thousand Drums by Carl Smith

34

43
US
5
country




[Columbia 4-41417]
written by Mel Tillis & Carl Smith
51.
07/1959

Your Wild Life's Gonna Get You Down by Kitty Wells

8



12
country




[Decca 9-30890]
written by Bob Gallion
52.
07/1959

Katy Too by Johnny Cash

from Greatest!   
21

66
US
11
country




as Johnny Cash and The Tennessee Two
[Sun 321]
written by Johnny Cash & Jack Clement
53.
07/1959

Country Girl by Faron Young

from Sings the Best   
24



✫1
country




[Capitol 4233]
written by Roy Drusky
54.
07/1959

I Ain't Never by Webb Pierce

65

24
US
2
country




[Decca 9-30923]
written by Mel Tillis & Webb Pierce
55.
07/1959

Who Shot Sam by George Jones

18

93
US
7
country




[Mercury 71464]
written by George Jones, Darrell Edwards, Ray Jackson & Patsy Timmons
56.
07/1959

Grin and Bear It by Jimmy Newman

10



9
country




[MGM 12812]
written by John D. Loudermilk & Marijohn Wilkin
57.
07/1959

Partners by Jim Reeves

from He'll Have to Go   
15



5
country




[RCA Victor 47-7557]
written by Danny Dill
58.
07/1959

The Three Bells by The Browns

from Sweet Sounds by The Browns   
377

✫1
US
✫1
country
10
R&B
6
UK
[RCA Victor 7555]
written by Jean Villard, Marc Herrand & Bert Reisfeld
59.
08/1959

I Got Stripes by Johnny Cash

36

43
US
4
country




[Columbia 4-41427]
written by Charles Williams & Johnny Cash
60.
08/1959

John Wesley Hardin by Jimmie Skinner

6



17
country




[Mercury 71470]
written by Jimmie Skinner
61.
08/1959

Soldier's Joy by Hawkshaw Hawkins

14

87
US
15
country




[Columbia 4-41419]
written by Jimmie Driftwood (as Jimmy Driftwood)
62.
08/1959

Don't Tell Me Your Troubles by Don Gibson

22

85
US
5
country




[RCA Victor 47-7566]
written by Don Gibson
63.
08/1959

Jimmy Brown the Newsboy by Mac Wiseman

from Great Folk Ballads   
15



5
country




[Dot 45-15946]
written by A. P. Carter
64.
08/1959

Sailor Man by Johnnie & Jack

7



16
country




[RCA Victor 47-7545]
written by Jimmie Driftwood
65.
08/1959

('Til) I Kissed You by The Everly Brothers

from The Fabulous Style of the Everly Brothers   The Fabulous Style of the Everly Brothers
352

4
US
8
country
22
R&B
2
UK
[Cadence 1369]
written by Don Everly
66.
08/1959

I'm Beginning to Forget You by Jim Reeves

6



17
country




[RCA Victor 47-7557]
written by Willie Phelps
67.
08/1959

Sal's Got a Sugar Lip by Johnny Horton

15

81
US
19
country




[Columbia 4-41437]
written by Jimmie Driftwood
68.
08/1959

Five Feet High and Rising by Johnny Cash

from Songs of Our Soil   Songs of Our Soil
17

76
US
14
country




[Columbia 4-41427]
written by Johnny Cash
69.
08/1959

Johnny Reb by Johnny Horton

from Johnny Horton Makes History   
24

54
US
10
country




B side to Sal's Got a Sugar Lip
[Columbia 4-41437]
written by Merle Kilgore
70.
08/1959

My Love and Little Me by Margie Bowes

7



15
country




[Hickory 1102]
written by Phil Everly
71.
08/1959

Old Moon by Betty Foley

12



7
country




[Bandera 1304]
written by O'Brien Fisher & Waco Austin
72.
09/1959

The Battle of Kookamonga by Homer and Jethro

75

14
US
26
country




a parody of "the battle of new orleans"
[RCA Victor 47-7585]
written by Jimmie Driftwood (as Jimmy Driftwood) & J. J. Reynolds
73.
09/1959

Deck of Cards by Wink Martindale

180

7
US
11
country


18
UK
[Dot 45-15968]
written by T. Texas Tyler
74.
09/1959

Homebreaker by Skeeter Davis

7



15
country




[RCA Victor 47-7570]
written by Marie Wilson & Skeeter Davis
75.
09/1959

Next Time by Ernest Tubb

8



14
country




[Decca 9-30952]
written by Glenn Douglas
76.
10/1959

Family Man by Frankie Miller [country singer]

12



7
country




[Starday 457]
written by J. A. Balthrop
77.
10/1959

Under Your Spell Again by Buck Owens

from Buck Owens [1961 album]   
16



4
country




[Capitol 4245]
written by Buck Owens & Dusty Rhodes
78.
10/1959

The Same Old Me by Ray Price

24



✫1
country




[Columbia 4-41477]
written by Fuzzy Owen
79.
10/1959

Are You Willing, Willie by Marion Worth

from Marion Worth   
9



12
country




[Cherokee 503]
written by Marion Worth
80.
10/1959

Igmoo (The Pride of South Central High) by Stonewall Jackson

9

95
US
29
country




[Columbia 4-41488]
written by Marijohn Wilkin & Wayne Walker
81.
10/1959

The Last Ride by Hank Snow

17



3
country




[RCA Victor 47-7586]
written by Robert Halcomb & Ted Daffan
82.
10/1959

There's a Big Wheel by Wilma Lee Cooper & Stoney Cooper

from The Big Wheel   
17



3
country




[Hickory 1107]
written by Don Gibson
83.
10/1959

A Woman's Intuition by The Wilburn Brothers

10



9
country




[Decca 9-30968]
written by Madelyn Burroughs
84.
11/1959

Scarlet Ribbons (for Her Hair) by The Browns

from Town & Country   
87

13
US
7
country




[RCA Victor 47-7614]
written by Evelyn Danzig & Jack Segal
85.
11/1959

Amigo's Guitar by Kitty Wells

15



5
country




[Decca 9-30987]
written by John D. Loudermilk, Kitty Wells & Roy Botkin
86.
11/1959

El Paso by Marty Robbins

from Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs   
299

✫1
US
✫1
country


19
UK
[Columbia 4-41511]
written by Marty Robbins
87.
11/1959

Chain Gang by Freddie Hart

from The Spirited Freddie Hart   
6



17
country




[Columbia 4-41456]
written by Harlan Howard
88.
11/1959

Face to the Wall by Faron Young

9



10
country




[Capitol 4291]
written by Bill Anderson & Faron Young
89.
11/1959

Riverboat by Faron Young

from Sings the Best   
24

83
US
4
country




[Capitol 4291]
written by Bill Anderson
90.
11/1959

Big Harlan Taylor by George Jones

from The Novelty Side   
6



19
country




[Mercury 71514]
written by Roger Miller
91.
11/1959

Money to Burn by George Jones

from Singing the Blues   
7



15
country




[Mercury 71514]
written by Johnny Nelms
92.
11/1959

Under Your Spell Again by Ray Price

15



5
country




[Columbia 4-41477]
written by Buck Owens & Dusty Rhodes
93.
12/1959

He'll Have to Go by Jim Reeves

from He'll Have to Go   
301

2
US
✫1
country
13
R&B
12
UK
[RCA Victor 7643]
written by Joe Allison & Audrey Allison
94.
12/1959

Timbrook by Lewis Pruitt

9



10
country




[Peach 725]
written by Jim Howell
95.
12/1959

I'm Movin' On by Don Gibson

8



14
country




[RCA Victor 47-7629]
written by Hank Snow (as Clarence E. Snow)
96.
12/1959

No Love Have I by Webb Pierce

31

55
US
4
country




[Decca 9-31021]
written by Mel Tillis
97.
12/1959

The Little Drummer Boy by Johnny Cash

17

63
US
24
country




[Christmas]
[Columbia 4-41481]
written by Katherine K. Davis, Henry Onorati & Harry Simeone
98.
12/1959

Dead or Alive by Bill Anderson

6



19
country




[Decca 9-30993]
written by Bill Anderson
99.
12/1959

Mary, Don't You Weep by Stonewall Jackson

from The Dynamic Stonewall Jackson   The Dynamic Stonewall Jackson
29

41
US
12
country




[Columbia 4-41533]
written by Mel Tillis & Marijohn Wilkin
100.
12/1959

Wishful Thinking by Wynn Stewart

from Wynn Stewart   
15



5
country




[Challenge 9061]
written by Wynn Stewart
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