Top 100 Of 1959 (* indicates a #1 song)
POS-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)
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*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)
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 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)
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 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)
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 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)
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 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)
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 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)
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 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)
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 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)
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 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)
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