| Cover | | Date   | Title • Artist
Album | Points
| Charts Peaks | Comment |
|---|
![Mack the Knife [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_6052.jpg "Mack the Knife [article]") | 1. | 08/1959 | | 413
 | US ✫1
UK ✫1
US R&B 6 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #251]
written by Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht |
![Running Bear [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_23129.jpg "Running Bear [article]") | 2. | 10/1959 | | 374
| US ✫1
UK ✫1
US R&B 3 | written by The Big Bopper |
| 3. | 04/1959 | | 345
| US 2
UK ✫1
US R&B 4 | written by Bobby Darin |
![(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such As I [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_14257.jpg "(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such As I [article]") | 4. | 03/1959 | | 345
| US 2
UK ✫1
US R&B 16 | hit for Hank Snow in 1953 ; charted as A Fool Such As I / I Need Your Love Tonight in UK charts
written by Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King, Anita Steiman |
| 5. | 06/1959 | | 327
| US ✫1
UK 3
US R&B 6 | |
| 6. | 07/1959 | | 320
| US ✫1
UK 6
US country ✫1
US R&B 10 | written by Jean Villard Gilles, Marc Herrand, Bert Reisfeld |
| 7. | 03/1959 | | 316
| US 4
UK ✫1 | US: B-side to (Now and Then There's) A Fool Such As I ; charted as A Fool Such As I / I Need Your Love Tonight in UK charts
written by Sid Wayne, Bix Reichner |
![A Big Hunk O' Love [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_14259.jpg "A Big Hunk O' Love [article]") | 8. | 07/1959 | | 304
| US ✫1
UK 4
US R&B 10 | |
| 9. | 04/1959 | | 302
| US ✫1
UK 16
US country ✫1
US R&B 3 | [Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1960] |
| 10. | 12/1959 | | 299
| US 2
UK 3
US R&B 3 | written by Otis Blackwell, Jimmy Jones |
| 11. | 03/1959 | | 299
| US ✫1
UK 6
US R&B 5 | written by Gretchen Christopher |
| 12. | 10/1959 | | 292
| US ✫1
UK 5
US R&B 19 | written by Harlan Howard |
| 13. | 08/1959 | | 291
| US 4
UK 2
US country 8
US R&B 22 | |
| 14. | 02/1959 | | 281
| US ✫1
UK 16
US AC ✫1
US R&B 10 | written by Ed Marshall, Peter DeAngelis |
| 15. | 11/1959 | | 269
| US 3
UK 3
US R&B 14 | written by Joe Turner Layton, Henry Creamer |
| 16. | 12/1959 | | 269
| US 2
UK 12
US country ✫1
US R&B 13 | written by Joe Allison, Audrey Allison
[RCA Victor 47-7643] |
| 17. | 02/1959 | | 268
| US 2
UK 6
US R&B 2 | |
| 18. | 08/1959 | | 267
| US 5
UK 3
US R&B 5 | rock version of "red river valley" |
![Lipstick on Your Collar [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_9538.jpg "Lipstick on Your Collar [article]") | 19. | 05/1959 | | 262
| US 5
UK 3
US R&B 10 | |
| 20. | 12/1959 | | 262
| US 4
UK 4
US R&B 12 | |
| 21. | 04/1959 | | 257
| US 2
UK 9
US R&B ✫1 | |
![El Paso [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_27813.jpg "El Paso [article]") | 22. | 11/1959 | | 256
| US ✫1
UK 19
US country ✫1 | |
| 23. | 08/1959 | | 252
| US 2
UK 7
US R&B 12 | written by Paul Anka |
| 24. | 01/1959 | | 250
| US 5
UK 3
US R&B 28 | as Chris Barber's Jazz Band
written by Sidney Bechet |
| 25. | 02/1959 | | 243
| US 5
UK 3 | as Lonnie Donegan & His Skiffle Group |
| 26. | 07/1959 | | 240
| US ✫1
UK 22
US R&B 4 | |
| 27. | 11/1959 | | 229
| US ✫1
UK 20
US R&B 6 | |
| 28. | 10/1959 | | 229
| US 9
UK 3
US R&B 27 | [dedicated to Carole King] |
| 29. | 03/1959 | | 226
| US 9
UK 3
US R&B 30 | B side to Never Be Anyone Else But You |
| 30. | 02/1959 | | 226
| US 13
UK ✫1 | written by Paul Anka |
| 31. | 09/1959 | | 220
| US 4
UK 9
US R&B 17 | |
![Teen Angel [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_27567.jpg "Teen Angel [article]") | 32. | 12/1959 | | 219
| US ✫1
UK 37
US R&B 5 | |
| 33. | 07/1959 | | 217
| US 7
UK 7
US R&B 5 | |
| 34. | 06/1959 | | 211
| US 14
UK ✫1 | |
![Living Doll [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_9122.jpg "Living Doll [article]") | 35. | 07/1959 | | 211
| US 30
UK ✫1 | as Cliff Richard & The Drifters
written by Lionel Bart |
| 36. | 04/1959 | | 211
| US ✫1
US R&B ✫1 | written by Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller |
| 37. | 09/1959 | | 211
| US 4
UK 13
US R&B 7 | #1 hit for Glenn Miller in 1940
written by Joe Garland, Andy Razaf |
| 38. | 11/1959 | | 206
| US 10
UK 7
US R&B 2 | written by Tyran Carlo, Roquel Davis, Gwen Fuqua, Berry Gordy, Marv Johnson |
| 39. | 08/1959 | | 204
| US 3
UK 23
US R&B ✫1 | |
| 40. | 09/1959 | | 203
| US ✫1
US R&B 3 | |
| 41. | 03/1959 | | 198
| US 2
UK 28
US R&B 14 | |
| 42. | 05/1959 | | 197
| US 4
UK 24
US country ✫1
US R&B 11 | [Columbia 41393] |
| 43. | 03/1959 | | 195
| US ✫1
US R&B 5 | |
| 44. | 11/1959 | | 191
| US 7
UK 11
US R&B 10 | B side to God Bless America
written by Edgar Leslie, Lawrence Wright |
| 45. | 11/1959 | | 189
| US 8
UK 11
US R&B 2 | |
| 46. | 08/1959 | | 188
| US 7
UK 15
US R&B ✫1 | |
| 47. | 07/1959 | | 188
| US 2
US R&B ✫1 | as Phil Phillips & the Twilights
written by Phil Phillips, George Khoury |
| 48. | 09/1959 | | 187
| US 2
US R&B ✫1 | |
![There Goes My Baby [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_42577.jpg "There Goes My Baby [article]") | 49. | 06/1959 | | 185
| US 2
US R&B ✫1 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #193] |
| 50. | 11/1959 | | 180
| US 3
UK 30
US R&B 16 | |
| 51. | 10/1959 | | 180
| UK ✫1 | written by Joseph McCarthy, Howard Johnson, James V. Monaco |
| 52. | 08/1959 | | 179
| US 8
UK 14
US R&B ✫1 | B side to I'm Gonna Be a Wheel Someday |
| 53. | 05/1959 | | 176
| US 6
UK 17
US R&B 13 | |
| 54. | 02/1959 | | 176
| US 6
UK 14 | |
| 55. | 11/1959 | | 175
| US 4
UK 28
US R&B 13 | |
| 56. | 06/1959 | | 174
| US 9
UK 11
US R&B 17 | |
| 57. | 10/1959 | | 174
| UK ✫1 | as Cliff Richard & The Shadows |
![It's Just a Matter of Time [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_7002.jpg "It's Just a Matter of Time [article]") | 58. | 01/1959 | | 173
| US 3
US R&B ✫1 | written by Brook Benton, Belford Hendricks, Clyde Otis |
| 59. | 09/1959 | | 172
| US 7
UK 18
US country 11 | |
| 60. | 06/1959 | | 168
| US 9
UK 11 | |
| 61. | 02/1959 | | 168
| UK ✫1 | |
| 62. | 08/1959 | | 168
| UK ✫1 | |
| 63. | 04/1959 | | 167
| US 4
UK 27
US R&B 30 | |
| 64. | 02/1959 | | 167
| US 3
US R&B 5 | |
| 65. | 04/1959 | | 164
| US 3
US R&B 11 | |
![What Do You Want [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_911.jpg "What Do You Want [article]") | 66. | 11/1959 | | 162
| UK ✫1 | |
| 67. | 01/1959 | | 162
| UK ✫1 | |
| 68. | 06/1959 | | 160
| US 3
US R&B 14 | written by traditional |
| 69. | 04/1959 | | 159
| US 5
UK 28 | as Dion & The Belmonts
written by Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman |
| 70. | 05/1959 | | 158
| US 106
UK ✫1 | |
| 71. | 12/1959 | | 152
| US 3
US R&B 19 | as Dion & The Belmonts
#1 hit for Hal Kemp & His Orchestra in 1937 |
| 72. | 04/1959 | | 152
| US 4
US R&B 11 | as The Exotic Sounds of Martin Denny
written by Les Baxter |
| 73. | 10/1959 | | 150
| US 6
US R&B ✫1 | |
| 74. | 07/1959 | | 149
| US 9
UK 19 | B side to Just a Little Too Much |
![What'd I Say (Part I) [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_34339.jpg "What'd I Say (Part I) [article]") | 75. | 07/1959 | | 146
| US 6
US R&B ✫1 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #10]
written by Ray Charles |
| 76. | 01/1959 | | 142
| US 5
US R&B 20 | |
| 77. | 09/1959 | | 141
| US 5
US R&B 20 | |
| 78. | 09/1959 | | 141
| US 9
UK 25 | with The Curls |
| 79. | 02/1959 | | 141
| US 3 | as David Seville and The Chipmunks
written by David Seville (as Ross Bagdasarian Sr.) |
| 80. | 06/1959 | | 141
| US 3
US R&B 15 | [Chancellor 1037] |
| 81. | 03/1959 | | 140
| US 5
US R&B 27 | |
| 82. | 10/1959 | | 133
| US 12
UK 12
US R&B 10 | |
| 83. | 12/1959 | | 131
| US 6
US R&B 27 | |
![What a Diff'rence a Day Makes [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_12113.jpg "What a Diff'rence a Day Makes [article]") | 84. | 05/1959 | | 131
| US 8
US R&B 4 | hit for the Dorsey Brothers in 1934
written by MarÃa Grever, Stanley Adams |
| 85. | 01/1959 | | 130
| US 6
US R&B 19 | |
| 86. | 06/1959 | | 130
| UK 2 | as Lonnie Donegan & His Skiffle Group |
| 87. | 06/1959 | | 130
| UK 2 | written by Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman |
| 88. | 07/1959 | | 129
| US 29
UK 5 | #1 hit for Nat King Cole in 1950
written by Ray Evans, Jay Livingston |
| 89. | 10/1959 | | 128
| US 6 | written by Bernie Lowe, Kal Mann |
| 90. | 06/1959 | | 128
| US 30
UK 6
US R&B 20 | written by Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn |
| 91. | 10/1959 | | 126
| US 15
UK 17
US R&B 2 | B side to True Love, True Love |
| 92. | 12/1959 | | 125
| US 5
US R&B 19 | written by Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman
[Ace 575] |
| 93. | 01/1959 | | 123
| US 8
US R&B 12 | written by Henry Mancini |
| 94. | 08/1959 | | 123
| US 8
US R&B 12 | with the Jewels |
| 95. | 07/1959 | | 123
| US 20
UK 9
US R&B 27 | |
| 96. | 06/1959 | | 121
| US 27
UK 6 | written by Henry Mancini |
| 97. | 01/1959 | | 120
| US 11
UK 15 | |
| 98. | 12/1959 | | 119
| US 7 | |
| 99. | 08/1959 | | 117
| US 7 | |
| 100. | 03/1959 | | 117
| US 8
US R&B 21 | |
| 101. | 11/1959 | | 116
| UK 3 | |
| 102. | 09/1959 | | 116
| UK 3 | written by Phil Phillips, George Khoury |
| 103. | 05/1959 | | 116
| UK 3 | |
| 104. | 03/1959 | | 116
| UK 3 | |
| 105. | 01/1959 | | 116
| UK 3 | |
| 106. | 07/1959 | | 116
| US 16
UK 11
US R&B 29 | as David Seville and The Chipmunks
written by Lewis F. Muir, Maurice Abrahams, Grant Clarke |
| 107. | 03/1959 | | 114
| US 35
UK 6 | |
![Only You (and You Alone) (Loin de Vous) [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_16075.jpg "Only You (and You Alone) (Loin de Vous) [article]") | 108. | 04/1959 | | 114
| US 9
US R&B 18 |
written by Buck Ram, Ande Rand |
| 109. | 04/1959 | | 114
| US 9
US R&B 18 |
written by Buck Ram, Ande Rand |
| 110. | 05/1959 | | 114
| US 9
US R&B 17 | B side to Lipstick On Your Collar; written by Neil Sedaka |
| 111. | 01/1959 | | 114
| US 7 | |
| 112. | 05/1959 | | 113
| US 8
US R&B 26 | |
![The Little Drummer Boy [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_18861.jpg "The Little Drummer Boy [article]") | 113. | 02/1959 | | 110
| US 15
UK 13 | [R]
written by Katherine K. Davis |
| 114. | 09/1959 | | 110
| US 10
US R&B 18 | based on traditional irish song "londonderry air", 1855
written by Frederick Weatherly |
| 115. | 04/1959 | | 108
| US 12
UK 28
US R&B 3 | |
| 116. | 05/1959 | | 108
| US 9
US R&B 14 |
written by Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller |
| 117. | 03/1959 | | 108
| US 23
UK 15
US R&B 4 | |
| 118. | 11/1959 | | 108
| US 9 | |
| 119. | 12/1959 | | 107
| UK 4 | |
| 120. | 11/1959 | | 102
| US 19
UK 26
US R&B 2 | |
| 121. | 05/1959 | | 98
| US 10 | B side to Bobby Sox to Stockings |
| 122. | 08/1959 | | 97
| US 13
UK 23 | |
| 123. | 07/1959 | | 96
| UK 5 | |
| 124. | 11/1959 | | 96
| UK 5 | |
| 125. | 08/1959 | | 96
| UK 5 | |
| 126. | 05/1959 | | 95
| US 18
UK 26
US R&B 9 | |
| 127. | 12/1959 | | 95
| US 45
UK 7 | |
| 128. | 11/1959 | | 94
| US 25
UK 14
US R&B 17 | rock version of "reveille" |
| 129. | 03/1959 | | 93
| US 16
UK 20 | |
| 130. | 03/1959 | | 90
| US 22
UK 14 | B side to Take A Message to Mary |
| 131. | 12/1959 | | 90
| US 26
UK 12 | |
| 132. | 06/1959 | | 90
| US 17
UK 18 | |
| 133. | 03/1959 | | 89
| US 9 | written by Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman
[Chancellor 1033] |
| 134. | 04/1959 | | 89
| US 11
US R&B 3 | |
| 135. | 02/1959 | | 89
| US 29
UK 10 | |
| 136. | 11/1959 | | 89
| UK 6 | |
| 137. | 06/1959 | | 89
| UK 6 | |
| 138. | 12/1959 | | 89
| UK 6 | |
| 139. | 02/1959 | | 89
| UK 6 | written by Katherine K. Davis |
| 140. | 06/1959 | | 88
| US 11
US R&B 3 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #157] #1 hit for Ben Selvin in 1934
written by Harry Warren, Al Dubin |
| 141. | 02/1959 | | 87
| US 12
US R&B 3 | written by Joseph Rock, James Beaumont, Lenny Martin |
| 142. | 03/1959 | | 85
| US 42
UK 9 | |
| 143. | 03/1959 | | 85
| US 23
UK 19 | |
| 144. | 03/1959 | | 84
| US 13
US R&B 2 | |
| 145. | 11/1959 | | 84
| US 9 | [Chancellor 1044] |
| 146. | 11/1959 | | 81
| UK 7 | |
| 147. | 12/1959 | | 81
| UK 7 | written by Joe Beal, Jim Boothe |
| 148. | 01/1959 | | 80
| US 21
UK 21 | |
| 149. | 07/1959 | | 79
| US 16
US R&B ✫1 | |
| 150. | 04/1959 | | 78
| US 17
US R&B 2 | |
| 151. | 03/1959 | | 78
| US 12
US R&B 9 | |
| 152. | 10/1959 | | 77
| US 37
UK 12 | B side to First Love, First Tears |
| 153. | 11/1959 | | 77
| US 13
US country 7 | |
| 154. | 08/1959 | | 76
| US 10
US R&B 28 | [Dore 522] |
| 155. | 02/1959 | | 75
| US 14
US R&B 11 | written by Huey "Piano" Smith |
| 156. | 06/1959 | | 75
| US 11
US R&B 29 | |
| 157. | 11/1959 | | 75
| US 17
US R&B ✫1 | |
| 158. | 07/1959 | | 73
| US 12
US R&B 15 | US: B-side to A Big Hunk O' Love |
| 159. | 08/1959 | | 72
| US 18
US R&B 2 | |
| 160. | 03/1959 | | 72
| US 30
UK 17 | |
| 161. | 11/1959 | | 72
| US 14
US R&B 9 | B side to Uh! Oh! (Part I) |
| 162. | 05/1959 | | 71
| US 25
UK 23 | written by Baker Knight |
| 163. | 06/1959 | | 71
| US 11 | |
| 164. | 06/1959 | | 71
| US 28
UK 23
US R&B 13 | |
| 165. | 02/1959 | | 70
| UK 8 | |
| 166. | 08/1959 | | 70
| US 20
US R&B 2 | |
| 167. | 05/1959 | | 70
| UK 9 | |
| 168. | 05/1959 | | 70
| UK 9 | written by Gretchen Christopher |
| 169. | 04/1959 | | 69
| US 11 | [Felsted 8571] |
| 170. | 11/1959 | | 69
| US 20
UK 30 | |
| 171. | 10/1959 | | 68
| US 20
US R&B 2 | |
| 172. | 06/1959 | | 67
| US 47
UK 13 | |
| 173. | 03/1959 | | 66
| US 12 | |
| 174. | 09/1959 | | 66
| US 14
US country 26 | a parody of "the battle of new orleans" |
| 175. | 02/1959 | | 65
| US 11 | new version of 1952-hit |
| 176. | 05/1959 | | 65
| US 16
US R&B 7 | |
| 177. | 03/1959 | | 65
| US 11 | with Carol Kay & The Teen-Aires
[tribute to Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens & the Big Bopper] |
| 178. | 09/1959 | | 65
| US 13 | written in 1862; #1 hit for the Columbia Stellar Quartet in 1918 |
| 179. | 11/1959 | | 65
| US 12 | B side to Hound Dog Man
[Chancellor 1044] |
| 180. | 12/1959 | | 65
| US 13 | written by Lee Ricks, Slim Gaillard |
| 181. | 01/1959 | | 64
| US 13 | |
| 182. | 09/1959 | | 64
| US 20
US R&B 3 | |
| 183. | 05/1959 | | 64
| US 26
UK 29
US R&B 27 | written by Ernie Burnett, George A. Norton |
| 184. | 12/1959 | | 63
| US 16
US R&B 13 | |
| 185. | 08/1959 | | 63
| US 24
US country 2 | written by Mel Tillis, Webb Pierce |
| 186. | 11/1959 | | 61
| UK 10 | |
| 187. | 05/1959 | | 61
| UK 10 | as Cliff Richard & The Drifters |
| 188. | 05/1959 | | 61
| UK 10 | |
| 189. | 06/1959 | | 61
| UK 10 | |
| 190. | 10/1959 | | 61
| US 17
US R&B 15 | hit for Nat King Cole in 1952
written by Irving Gordon |
| 191. | 06/1959 | | 61
| US 20
US R&B 6 | |
| 192. | 11/1959 | | 61
| US 15 | |
| 193. | 01/1959 | | 60
| US 33
UK 24 | |
| 194. | 05/1959 | | 60
| US 14 | |
| 195. | 07/1959 | | 60
| US 15 | |
| 196. | 09/1959 | | 60
| US 15 | |
| 197. | 07/1959 | | 59
| US 17
US R&B 22 | |
| 198. | 06/1959 | | 59
| US 15 | m.t.a.: metropolitan transit authority of boston |
| 199. | 11/1959 | | 59
| US 23
UK 50
US R&B 17 | |
| 200. | 03/1959 | | 58
| US 20
US R&B 12 | |
