Hot 100 number-one singles of 1959 |
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No. | for the week ending |
Song Backed with |
Artist(s) | Time | Record label |
1 | January 4 January 11 January 18 |
The Chipmunk
Song Almost Good |
David Seville & The Chipmunks |
2:22 | Liberty 55168A |
2 | January 25 February 1 February 8 |
Smoke
Gets in Your Eyes No Matter What You Are |
The Platters | 2:39 | Mercury 71383A |
3 | February 15 February 22 March 1 March 8 |
Stagger Lee You Need Love |
Lloyd Price | 2:22 | ABC-Paramount 9972A |
4 | March 15 March 22 March 29 April 5 April 12 |
Venus I'm Broke |
Frankie Avalon | 2:22 | Chancellor 1031A |
5 | April 19 April 26 May 3 May 10 |
Come
Softly to Me I Care So Much |
The Fleetwoods | 2:19 | Dolphin 1A |
6 | May 17 | The Happy Organ Love Me As I Love You |
Dave "Baby" Cortez | 2:03 | Clock 1009A |
7 | May 24 May 31 |
Kansas City Listen, My Darling |
Wilbert Harrison | 2:25 | Fury 1023A |
8 | June 7 June 14 June 21 June 28 July 5 July 12 |
The
Battle of New Orleans All For The Love Of A Girl |
Johnny Horton | 2:34 | Columbia 41339A |
9 | July 19 July 26 August 2 August 9 |
Lonely Boy Your Love |
Paul Anka | 2:38 | ABC-Paramount 10022A |
10 | August 16 August 23 |
A Big
Hunk o' Love My Wish Came True |
Elvis Presley | 2:14 | RCA Victor 47-7600A |
11 | August 30 September 6 September 13 September 20 |
The Three Bells Heaven Fell Last Night |
The Browns | 2:52 | RCA Victor 47-7555A |
12 | September 27 October 4 |
Sleep Walk All Night Diner |
Santo & Johnny | 2:24 | Canadian-American 103A |
13 | October 11 October 18 October 25 November 1 November 8 November 15 |
Mack the Knife Was There A Call For Me |
Bobby Darin | 3:06 | Atco 6147A |
14 | November 22 | Mr. Blue You Mean Everything To Me |
The Fleetwoods | 2:22 | Dolton 5A |
15 | November 29 December 6 December 13 |
Mack the Knife Was There A Call For Me |
Bobby Darin | 3:06 | Atco 6147A |
16 | December 20 December 27 |
Heartaches
by the Number Two |
Guy Mitchell | 2:37 | Columbia 41476A |
17 | January 3 1960 |
Why Swingin' On A Rainbow |
Frankie Avalon | 2:37 | Chancellor 1045A |
Hot 100 number-two singles of 1959 (held down by the #1 hits) | |||||
18 | January 25 | My Happiness Never Before |
Connie Francis | 2:26 | MGM 12738A |
19 | February 8 | The All
American Boy Rubber Dolly |
Bill
Parsons (Bobby Bare) |
2:55 | Fraternity 835A |
20 | February 15 February 22 |
16 Candles Beside You |
The Crests | 2:48 | Coed 506A |
21 | March 1 March 8 |
Donna La Bamba |
Ritchie Valens | 2:25 | Del-Fi 4110A |
22 | March 15 March 22 |
Charlie Brown Three Cool Cats |
The Coasters | 2:20 | Atco 6132A |
23 | May 3 | (Now
And Then There's) A Fool Such As I I Need Your Love Tonight |
Elvis_Presley | 2:34 | RCA Victor 47-7506A |
24 | May 17 May 24 |
Sorry
(I Ran All The Way Home) Fool, Fool, Fool |
The Impalas | 2:29 | Cub 9022A |
25 | June 14 | Dream Lover Bullmoose |
Bobby Darin | 2:27 | Atco 6140A |
26 | June 21 | Personality Have You Ever Had The Blues |
Lloyd Price | 2:33 | ABC-Paramount 10018A |
27 | August 23 | There Goes
My Baby Oh My Love |
The Drifters | 2:07 | Atlantic 2025A |
28 | August 30 September 6 |
Sea Of Love Juella |
Phil
Phillips & The Twilights |
2:20 | Mercury 71465A |
29 | October 11 October 18 October 25 |
Put
Your Head On My Shoulder Don't Ever Leave Me |
Paul Anka | 2:38 | ABC-Paramount 10040A |
30 | December 6 | Don't You Know Soldier, Won't You Marry Me |
Della Reese | 2:33 | RCA Victor 47-7591A |