Billboard Magazine ® Top 100 Singles for 1959
(* indicates a #1 song)
Position-Title
Artist (Peak Position-Peak Month)

*1   The Battle Of New Orleans
      Johnny Horton (#1, June)
*2   Mack The Knife
      Bobby Darin (#1, Oct)
 3   Personality
      Lloyd Price (#2, June)
*4   Venus
      Frankie Avalon (#1, March)
*5   Lonely Boy
      Paul Anka (#1, July)
 6   Dream Lover
      Bobby Darin (#2, June)
*7   The Three Bells
      The Browns (#1, Aug)
*8   Come Softly To Me
      The Fleetwoods (#1, April)
*9   Kansas City
      Wilburt Harrison (#1, May)
*10  Mr. Blue
      The Fleetwoods (#1, Nov)
*11  Sleep Walk
      Santo And Johnny (#1, Sept)
 12  Put Your Head On My Shoulder
      Paul Anka (#2, Oct)
*13  Stagger Lee
      Lloyd Price (#1, Feb)
 14  Donna
      Ritchie Valens (#2, Feb)
 15  Pink Shoe Laces
      Dodie Stevens (#3, April)
*16  Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
      The Platters (#1, Jan)
 17  Charlie Brown
      The Coasters (#2, March)
 18  Quiet Village
      Martin Denny (#4, June)
 19  My Heart Is An Open Book
      Carl Dobkins Jr. (#3, Aug)
 20  ('Til) I Kissed You
      The Everly Brothers (#4, Sept)
 21  Sea Of Love
      Phil Phillips With The Twilights (#2, Aug)
*22  The Happy Organ
      Dave "Baby" Cortez (#1, May)
 23  I'm Gonna Get Married
      Lloyd Price (#3, Sept)
 24  Sorry (I Ran All The Way Home)
      The Impalas (#2, May)
 25  A Teenager In Love
      Dion And The Belmonts (#5, May)
 26  16 Candles
      The Crests Featuring Johnny Maestro (#2, May)
 27  It's Just A Matter Of Time
      Brook Benton (#3, April)
 28  Lipstick On Your Collar
      Connie Francis (#5, June)
 29  There Goes My Baby
      The Drifters (#2, Aug)
*30  A Big Hunk O' Love
      Elvis Presley (#1, Aug)
 31  Red River Rock
      Johnny And The Hurricanes (#5, Sept)
 32  Waterloo
      Stonewall Jackson (#4, July)
 33  Lavender-Blue
      Sammy Turner (#3, Aug)
 34  (Now And Then There's) A Fool Such As I
      Elvis Presley (#2, April)
 35  Guitar Boogie Shuffle
      The Virtues (#5, April)
 36  Teen Beat
      Sandy Nelson (#4, Oct)
 37  Kookie Kookie (Lend Me Your Comb)
      Edward Byrnes With Connie Stevens (#4, May)
 38  Tragedy
      Thomas Wayne (#5, March)
 39  My Happiness
      Connie Francis (#2, Jan)
 40  Tallahassie Lassie
      Freddie Cannon (#6, June)
 41  Tiger
      Fabian (#3, July)
 42  Never Be Anyone Else But You
      Ricky Nelson (#6, April)
 43  Don't You Know
      Della Reese (#2, Nov)
 44  I Need Your Love Tonight
      Elvis Presley (#4, April)
 45  What A Diff'rence A Day Makes
      Dinah Washington (#8, Aug)
 46  The All American Boy
      Bill Parsons (#2, Feb)
 47  Primrose Lane
      Jerry Wallace (#8, Oct)
 48  Alvin's Harmonica
      The Chipmunks Featuring David Seville (#3, March)
 49  Lonely Street
      Andy Williams (#5, Nov)
 50  What'd I Say (Part 1)
      Ray Charles (#6, Aug)
 51  Broken-Hearted Melody
      Sarah Vaughan (#7, Sept)
 52  Only You
      Franck Pourcel's French Poodles (#9, June)
 53  Gotta Travel On
      Billy Grammer (#4, Jan)
 54  Poison Ivy
      The Coasters (#7, Oct)
 55  Turn Me Loose
      Fabian (#9, May)
 56  Lonely Teardrops
      Jackie Wilson (#7, Feb)
 57  The Hawaiian Wedding Song
      Andy Williams (#11, Feb)
 58  Forty Miles Of Bad Road
      Duane Eddy (#9, July)
 59  Just Ask Your Heart
      Frankie Avalon (#7, Oct)
 60  Tell Him No
      Travis And Bob (#8, April)
 61  Frankie
      Connie Francis (#9, July)
 62  I've Had It
      The Bell Notes (#6, March)
 63  I Cried A Tear
      Lavern Baker (#6, Feb)
 64  Enchanted
      The Platters (#12, May)
 65  Since I Don't Have You
      The Skyliners (#12, April)
 66  Peter Gunn
      Ray Anthony (#8, March)
*67  The Chipmunk Song
      The Chipmunks Featuring David Seville (#1, Dec 1958)
 68  I Want To Walk You Home
      Fats Domino (#8, Sept)
 69  Too Fine
      The Fiestas (#11, June)
 70  Bobby Sox To Stockings
      Frankie Avalon (#8, July)
 71  Deck Of Cards
      Wink Martindale (#7, Nov)
 72  A Lover's Question
      Clyde Mcphatter (#6, Jan)
 73  I Only Have Eyes For You
      The Flamingos (#11, July)
 74  It's Late
      Ricky Nelson (#9, April)
 75  Petite Fleur (Little Flower)
      Chris Barber's Jazz Band (#5, March)
 76  Tall Paul
      Annette (#7, Feb)
 77  The Tijuana Jail
      The Kingston Trio (#12, April)
 78  Just A Little Too Much
      Ricky Nelson (#9, Aug)
 79  Goodbye Baby
      Jack Scott (#8, Feb)
 80  Along Came Jones
      The Coasters (#9, June)
 81  Three Stars
      Tommy Dee With Carol Kay And The Teen-Aires (#11, May)
 82  A Boy Without A Girl
      Frankie Avalon (#10, July)
 83  Sweeter Than You
      Ricky Nelson (#9, Aug)
 84  It Was I
      Skip And Flip (#11, Aug)
 85  Goodbye Jimmy, Goodbye
      Kathy Linden (#11, June)
 86  Manhattan Spiritual
      The Reg Owens Orchestra (#10, Feb)
 87  Endlessly
     Brook Benton (#12, June)
*88  Heartaches By The Number
      Guy Mitchell (#1, Dec)
 89  Sea Cruise
      Frankie Ford (#14, April)
 90  That's Why (I Love You So)
      Jackie Wilson (#13, March)
 91  You're So Fine
      The Falcons (#17, July)
 92  Kissin' Time
      Bobby Rydell (#11, Sept)
 93  My Wish Came True
      Elvis Presley (#12, Aug)
 94  Morgen
      Ivo Robic And The Song-Masters (#13, Sept)
 95  Baby Talk
      Jan And Dean (#10, Sept)
 96  Bongo Rock
      Preston Epps (#14, July)
 97  Take A Message To Mary
      The Everly Brothers (#16, May)
 98  Battle Hymn Of The Republic
      The Mormon Tabernacle Choir (With The Phildelphia Orchestra,
      Eugene Ormandy, Conductor) (#13, Oct)
 99  In The Mood
      Ernie Fields (#4, Dec)
100  (Seven Little Girls) Sitting In The Back Seat
      Paul Evans And The Curls (#9, Nov)