of 1959 Greatest Hits and Chart Singles

1958 <-1959-> 1960
Top songs: #1: Running Bear by Johnny Preston - #2: Mack the Knife by Bobby Darin - #3: Dream Lover by Bobby Darin - #4: (Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I by Elvis Presley - #5: Lonely Boy by Paul Anka
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Running Bear
#1
10/1959

Running Bear
Johnny Preston

481 pts
1
US


3
R&B
1
UK
[Mercury 71474]
written by J. P. Richardson
#2
08/1959

Mack the Knife
Bobby Darin

from That's All   That's All
481 pts
1
US


6
R&B
1
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #251] Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1960
[Atco 6147]
written by Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht & Marc Blitzstein
Dream Lover
#3
04/1959

Dream Lover
Bobby Darin

448 pts
2
US


4
R&B
1
UK
[Atco 6140]
written by Bobby Darin
#4
03/1959

(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I
Elvis Presley

from 50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong (Elvis' Golden Records 2)   50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong (Elvis' Golden Records 2)
434 pts
2
US


16
R&B
1
UK
hit for Hank Snow in 1953 ; charted as A Fool Such As I / I Need Your Love Tonight in UK charts
[RCA Victor 47-7506]
written by Bill Trader
Lonely Boy
#5
06/1959

Lonely Boy
Paul Anka

415 pts
1
US


6
R&B
3
UK
[ABC-Paramount 10022]
written by Paul Anka
#6
07/1959

The Three Bells
The Browns

from Sweet Sounds by The Browns   
398 pts
1
US
1
ctry
10
R&B
6
UK
[RCA Victor 7555]
written by Jean Villard, Marc Herrand & Bert Reisfeld
A Big Hunk o' Love
#7
07/1959

A Big Hunk o' Love
Elvis Presley

from 50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong (Elvis' Golden Records 2)   50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong (Elvis' Golden Records 2)
397 pts
1
US


10
R&B
4
UK
[RCA Victor 47-7600]
written by Aaron Schroeder & Sidney Wyche
Handy Man
#8
12/1959

Handy Man
Jimmy Jones

387 pts
2
US


3
R&B
3
UK
[Cub 9049]
written by Otis Blackwell, Jimmy Jones & Charles Merenstein
I Need Your Love Tonight
#9
03/1959

I Need Your Love Tonight
Elvis Presley

from 50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong (Elvis' Golden Records 2)   50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong (Elvis' Golden Records 2)
383 pts
4
US




1
UK
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
[RCA Victor 47-7506]
written by Sid Wayne & Bix Reichner
#10
10/1959

Heartaches by the Number
Guy Mitchell

380 pts
1
US


19
R&B
5
UK
[Columbia 41476]
written by Harlan Howard
#11
03/1959

Come Softly to Me
The Fleetwoods

from Mr. Blue   
379 pts
1
US


5
R&B
6
UK
[Dolphin 1]
written by Gretchen Christopher
('Til) I Kissed You
#12
08/1959

('Til) I Kissed You
The Everly Brothers

from The Fabulous Style of the Everly Brothers   The Fabulous Style of the Everly Brothers
371 pts
4
US
8
ctry
22
R&B
2
UK
[Cadence 1369]
written by Don Everly
#13
02/1959

Charlie Brown
The Coasters

354 pts
2
US


2
R&B
6
UK
[novelty]
[Atco 6132]
written by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
The Battle of New Orleans
#14
04/1959

The Battle of New Orleans
Johnny Horton

from The Spectacular Johnny Horton   The Spectacular Johnny Horton
350 pts
1
US
1
ctry
3
R&B
16
UK
Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1960
[Columbia 41339]
written by Jimmie Driftwood
Way Down Yonder in New Orleans
#15
11/1959

Way Down Yonder in New Orleans
Freddy Cannon

from The Explosive Freddy Cannon   
342 pts
3
US


14
R&B
3
UK
[Swan 4043]
written by Joe Turner Layton & Henry Creamer
#16
04/1959

Personality
Lloyd Price

from Mr. "Personality"   
329 pts
2
US


1
R&B
9
UK
[ABC-Paramount 10018]
written by Harold Logan & Lloyd Price
#17
08/1959

Put Your Head on My Shoulder
Paul Anka

327 pts
2
US


12
R&B
7
UK
[ABC-Paramount 10040]
written by Paul Anka
#18
08/1959

Red River Rock
Johnny & The Hurricanes

327 pts
5
US


5
R&B
3
UK
instrumental rock version of "Red River Valley"
[Warwick 509]
written by traditional
Sweet Nothin's
#19
12/1959

Sweet Nothin's
Brenda Lee

from Miss Dynamite   
324 pts
4
US


12
R&B
4
UK
[Decca 30967]
written by Ronnie Self
Lipstick on Your Collar
#20
05/1959

Lipstick on Your Collar
Connie Francis

from Connies's Greatest Hits   
319 pts
5
US


10
R&B
3
UK
[MGM 12793]
written by George Goehring & Edna Lewis
#21
12/1959

He'll Have to Go
Jim Reeves

from He'll Have to Go   
319 pts
2
US
1
ctry
13
R&B
12
UK
[RCA Victor 7643]
written by Joe Allison & Audrey Allison
El Paso
#22
11/1959

El Paso
Marty Robbins

from Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs   
317 pts
1
US
1
ctry


19
UK
[Columbia 41511]
written by Marty Robbins
Venus
#23
02/1959

Venus
Frankie Avalon

from The Hit Makers   
313 pts
1
US


10
R&B
16
UK
[Chancellor 1031]
written by Ed Marshall
#24
01/1959

Petite Fleur (Little Flower)
Chris Barber

311 pts
5
US


28
R&B
3
UK
as Chris Barber's Jazz Band
instrumental
[Laurie 3022]
written by Sidney Bechet
Does Your Chewing Gum Lose It's Flavour (On the Bedpost Overnight)
#25
02/1959

Does Your Chewing Gum Lose It's Flavour (On the Bedpost Overnight)
Lonnie Donegan

306 pts
5
US




3
UK
as Lonnie Donegan & His Skiffle Group
[Dot 45-15911]
written by Marty Bloom, Ernest Breur & Billy Rose
Sleep Walk
#26
07/1959

Sleep Walk
Santo & Johnny

from Santo & Johnny   
304 pts
1
US


4
R&B
22
UK
instrumental
[Canadian American 103]
written by Santo Farina & Johnny Farina
Why
#27
11/1959

Why
Frankie Avalon

from The Hit Makers   
304 pts
1
US


6
R&B
20
UK
[Chancellor 1045]
written by Robert Marcucci & Peter De Angelis
It Doesn't Matter Anymore
#28
02/1959

It Doesn't Matter Anymore
Buddy Holly

from The Buddy Holly Story   
302 pts
13
US




1
UK
[Coral 62074]
written by Paul Anka
#29
06/1959

Here Comes Summer
Jerry Keller

297 pts
14
US




1
UK
[Kapp 277]
written by Jerry Keller
Teen Angel
#30
12/1959

Teen Angel
Mark Dinning

278 pts
1
US


5
R&B
37
UK
[MGM 12845]
written by Jean Dinning & Red Surrey
Oh! Carol
#31
10/1959

Oh! Carol
Neil Sedaka

from Neil Sedaka Sings Little Devil and His Other Hits   
268 pts
9
US


27
R&B
3
UK
[dedicated to Carole King]
[RCA Victor 7595]
written by Neil Sedaka & Howard Greenfield
It's Late
#32
03/1959

It's Late
Ricky Nelson

from Ricky Sings Again   
267 pts
9
US


30
R&B
3
UK
B side to Never Be Anyone Else But You
[Imperial 5565]
written by Dorsey Burnette
Kansas City
#33
04/1959

Kansas City
Wilbert Harrison

265 pts
1
US


1
R&B


[Fury 1023]
written by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
#34
09/1959

Teen Beat
Sandy Nelson

264 pts
4
US


17
R&B
9
UK
instrumental
[Original Sound 5]
written by Sandy Nelson & Art Egnoian
Living Doll
#35
07/1959

Living Doll
Cliff Richard

259 pts
30
US




1
UK
as Cliff Richard & The Drifters
[ABC 10042]
written by Lionel Bart
#36
09/1959

Mr. Blue
The Fleetwoods

from Mr. Blue   
258 pts
1
US


3
R&B


[Dolton 5]
written by Dewayne Blackwell
#37
03/1959

The Happy Organ
Dave Baby Cortez

253 pts
1
US


5
R&B


instrumental
[Clock 1009]
written by Dave Baby Cortez & Kurt Wood
Broken-Hearted Melody
#38
07/1959

Broken-Hearted Melody
Sarah Vaughan

from Sarah Vaughan's Golden Hits   
253 pts
7
US


5
R&B
7
UK
[Mercury 71477]
written by Sherman Edwards & Hal David
In the Mood
#39
09/1959

In the Mood
Ernie Fields

251 pts
4
US


7
R&B
13
UK
instrumental #1 hit for Glenn Miller in 1940
[Rendezvous 110]
written by Joe Garland & Andy Razaf
#40
03/1959

Sorry (I Ran All the Way Home)
The Impalas

248 pts
2
US


14
R&B
28
UK
[Cub 9022]
written by Artie Zwirn & Harry Giosasi
#41
08/1959

I'm Gonna Get Married
Lloyd Price

from Mr. "Personality"   
248 pts
3
US


1
R&B
23
UK
[ABC-Paramount 10032]
written by Harold Logan & Lloyd Price
#42
05/1959

Waterloo
Stonewall Jackson

from The Dynamic Stonewall Jackson   The Dynamic Stonewall Jackson
241 pts
4
US
1
ctry
11
R&B
24
UK
[Columbia 41393]
written by John D. Loudermilk & Marijohn Wilkin
Don't You Know
#43
09/1959

Don't You Know
Della Reese

234 pts
2
US


1
R&B


[RCA Victor 7591]
written by Bobby Worth
You Got What It Takes
#44
10/1959

You Got What It Takes
Marv Johnson

from Marvelous Marv Johnson   
233 pts
10
US


2
R&B
7
UK
[United Artists 185]
written by Tyran Carlo, Gwen Fuqua, Berry Gordy Jr. & Marv Johnson
#45
06/1959

There Goes My Baby
The Drifters

233 pts
2
US


1
R&B


[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #193]
[Atlantic 2025]
written by Benjamin Nelson, Lover Patterson & George Treadwell
#46
07/1959

Sea of Love
Phil Phillips

233 pts
2
US


1
R&B


as Phil Phillips & the Twilights
[Mercury 71465]
written by Phil Phillips & George Khoury
#47
05/1959

Roulette
Russ Conway

227 pts
106
US




1
UK
instrumental
[Cub 9034]
written by Trevor Stanford
What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For
#48
10/1959

What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For
Emile Ford & the Checkmates

224 pts






1
UK
written by Joseph McCarthy, Howard Johnson & James V. Monaco
Travellin' Light
#49
10/1959

Travellin' Light
Cliff Richard

224 pts






1
UK
as Cliff Richard & The Shadows
written by Roy Bennett & Sid Tepper
#50
02/1959

Side Saddle
Russ Conway

224 pts






1
UK
instrumental
[Capitol 4188]
written by Trevor Stanford
Only Sixteen
#51
08/1959

Only Sixteen
Craig Douglas

224 pts






1
UK
written by Sam Cooke
What Do You Want?
#52
11/1959

What Do You Want?
Adam Faith

223 pts






1
UK
written by Les Vandyke
Poison Ivy
#53
08/1959

Poison Ivy
The Coasters

220 pts
7
US


1
R&B
15
UK
[Atco 6146]
written by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
Be My Guest
#54
10/1959

Be My Guest
Fats Domino

from Fats Domino Sings Million Record Hits   
219 pts
8
US


2
R&B
11
UK
[Imperial 5629]
written by Antoine Domino, John Marascalco & Tommy Boyce
Among My Souvenirs
#55
11/1959

Among My Souvenirs
Connie Francis

from More Greatest Hits   
215 pts
7
US


10
R&B
11
UK
US B side to God Bless America
[MGM 12841]
written by Edgar Leslie & Lawrence Wright
#56
11/1959

The Big Hurt
Miss Toni Fisher

212 pts
3
US


16
R&B
30
UK
[Signet 275]
written by Wayne Shanklin
#57
08/1959

I Want to Walk You Home
Fats Domino

from Let's Play Fats Domino   
211 pts
8
US


1
R&B
14
UK
B side to I'm Gonna Be a Wheel Someday
[Imperial 5606]
written by Antoine Domino
It's Time to Cry
#58
11/1959

It's Time to Cry
Paul Anka

206 pts
4
US


13
R&B
28
UK
[ABC-Paramount 10064]
written by Paul Anka
#59
05/1959

Tallahassee Lassie
Freddy Cannon

from The Explosive Freddy Cannon   
204 pts
6
US


13
R&B
17
UK
[Swan 4031]
written by Bob Crewe, Frank Slay & Frederick Picariello
Never Be Anyone Else but You
#60
02/1959

Never Be Anyone Else but You
Ricky Nelson

from Ricky Sings Again   
203 pts
6
US




14
UK
[Imperial 5565]
written by Baker Knight
#61
01/1959

It's Just a Matter of Time
Brook Benton

from It's Just a Matter of Time   
202 pts
3
US


1
R&B


[Mercury 71394]
written by Brook Benton, Belford Hendricks & Clyde Otis
#62
04/1959

Kookie, Kookie (Lend Me Your Comb)
Edward Byrnes & Connie Stevens

202 pts
4
US


30
R&B
27
UK
[novelty]
[Warner 5047]
written by Irving Taylor
#63
06/1959

Forty Miles of Bad Road
Duane Eddy

from $1,000,000.00 Worth of Twang   $1,000,000.00 Worth of Twang
192 pts
9
US


17
R&B
11
UK
instrumental
[Jamie 1126]
written by Al Casey & Duane Eddy
Battle of New Orleans
#64
06/1959

Battle of New Orleans
Lonnie Donegan

192 pts






2
UK
as Lonnie Donegan & His Skiffle Group
written by Jimmie Driftwood
A Teenager in Love
#65
06/1959

A Teenager in Love
Marty Wilde

192 pts






2
UK
written by Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman
#66
02/1959

Pink Shoe Laces
Dodie Stevens

191 pts
3
US


5
R&B


[Crystalette 724]
written by Mickie Grant
#67
09/1959

Deck of Cards
Wink Martindale

188 pts
7
US
11
ctry


18
UK
[Dot 15968]
written by T. Texas Tyler
#68
04/1959

My Heart Is an Open Book
Carl Dobkins Jr.

183 pts
3
US


11
R&B


[Decca 30803]
written by Hal David & Lee Pockriss
Just a Little Too Much
#69
06/1959

Just a Little Too Much
Ricky Nelson

from Songs by Ricky   
183 pts
9
US




11
UK
[Imperial 5595]
written by Johnny Burnette
A Teenager in Love
#70
04/1959

A Teenager in Love
Dion & The Belmonts

from Presenting Dion and the Belmonts   
182 pts
5
US




28
UK
[Laurie 3027]
written by Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman
Lavender Blue
#71
06/1959

Lavender Blue
Sammy Turner

181 pts
3
US


14
R&B


[Big Top 3016]
written by traditional, Eliot Daniel & Larry Morey
#72
06/1959

Tiger
Fabian

179 pts
3
US


15
R&B


[Chancellor 1037]
written by Ollie Jones
#73
12/1959

Where or When
Dion & The Belmonts

from Presenting Dion and the Belmonts   
178 pts
3
US


19
R&B


#1 hit for Hal Kemp & His Orchestra in 1937
[Laurie 3044]
written by Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart
Misty
#74
10/1959

Misty
Johnny Mathis

from Heavenly   
175 pts
12
US


10
R&B
12
UK
[Columbia 41483]
written by Erroll Garner & Johnny Burke
Mona Lisa
#75
07/1959

Mona Lisa
Conway Twitty

from Conway Twitty Sings   
174 pts
29
US




5
UK
#1 hit for Nat King Cole in 1950
[MGM 12804]
written by Ray Evans & Jay Livingston
#76
04/1959

Quiet Village
Martin Denny

from Exotica   
172 pts
4
US


11
R&B


as The Exotic Sounds of Martin Denny
instrumental
[Liberty 55162]
written by Les Baxter
Alvin's Harmonica
#77
02/1959

Alvin's Harmonica
The Chipmunks

from Let's All Sing with the Chipmunks   Let's All Sing with the Chipmunks
169 pts
3
US






as David Seville and The Chipmunks
[Liberty 55179]
written by Ross Bagdasarian Sr.
High Hopes
#78
06/1959

High Hopes
Frank Sinatra

from All the Way   
167 pts
30
US


20
R&B
6
UK
[Capitol 4214]
written by Jimmy Van Heusen & Sammy Cahn
Peter Gunn
#79
06/1959

Peter Gunn
Duane Eddy

from Especially for You   
166 pts
27
US




6
UK
[Jamie 1168]
written by Henry Mancini
#80
10/1959

So Many Ways
Brook Benton

from I Love You In So Many Ways   
164 pts
6
US


1
R&B


[Mercury 71512]
written by Bobby Stevenson
What'd I Say (Part I)
#81
07/1959

What'd I Say (Part I)
Ray Charles

from What'd I Say   
164 pts
6
US


1
R&B


[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #10]
[Atlantic 2031]
written by Ray Charles
#82
11/1959

Seven Little Girls Sitting in the Back Seat
The Avons

162 pts






3
UK
written by Bob Hilliard & Lee Pockriss
#83
09/1959

Sea of Love
Marty Wilde

162 pts






3
UK
written by Phil Phillips & George Khoury
#84
05/1959

I've Waited So Long
Anthony Newley

162 pts






3
UK
[London 1871]
written by Jerry Lordan
#85
03/1959

Donna
Marty Wilde

162 pts






3
UK
written by Ritchie Valens
A Pub with No Beer
#86
01/1959

A Pub with No Beer
Slim Dusty

162 pts






3
UK
written by Gordon Parsons
#87
10/1959

Dance with Me
The Drifters

161 pts
15
US


2
R&B
17
UK
US B side to True Love, True Love
[Atlantic 2040]
written by George Treadwell, Irving Nahan, Jerry Leiber, Lewis Lebish & Mike Stoller
Makin' Love
#88
07/1959

Makin' Love
Floyd Robinson

157 pts
20
US


27
R&B
9
UK
[RCA Victor 7529]
written by Floyd Robinson
#89
01/1959

May You Always
The McGuire Sisters

156 pts
11
US




15
UK
[Coral 62059]
written by Larry Markes & Dick Charles
Sweeter Than You
#90
07/1959

Sweeter Than You
Ricky Nelson

from Songs by Ricky   
156 pts
9
US




19
UK
B side to Just a Little Too Much
[Imperial 5595]
written by Baker Knight
Ragtime Cowboy Joe
#91
07/1959

Ragtime Cowboy Joe
The Chipmunks

from Let's All Sing with the Chipmunks   Let's All Sing with the Chipmunks
156 pts
16
US


29
R&B
11
UK
as David Seville and The Chipmunks
[novelty]
[Liberty 55200]
written by Lewis F. Muir, Maurice Abrahams & Grant Clarke
Someone
#92
03/1959

Someone
Johnny Mathis

from More Johnny's Greatest Hits   
153 pts
35
US




6
UK
[Columbia 41355]
written by Bill Tennyson
#93
01/1959

Tragedy
Thomas Wayne

153 pts
5
US


20
R&B


with The DeLons
[Fernwood 109]
written by Gerald H. Nelson & Fred B. Burch
#94
12/1959

Go, Jimmy, Go
Jimmy Clanton

153 pts
5
US


19
R&B


[Ace 575]
written by Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman
Lonely Street
#95
09/1959

Lonely Street
Andy Williams

from Lonely Street   
153 pts
5
US


20
R&B


[Cadence 1370]
written by Carl Belew, Kenny Sowder & W. S. Stevenson
#96
12/1959

Staccato's Theme
Elmer Bernstein

151 pts






4
UK
written by Elmer Bernstein
Guitar Boogie Shuffle
#97
03/1959

Guitar Boogie Shuffle
The Virtues

151 pts
5
US


27
R&B


instrumental
[Hunt 324]
written by Arthur Smith [Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith]
#98
02/1959

The Little Drummer Boy
Harry Simeone Chorale

146 pts
15
US




13
UK
R
[20th Century Fox 121]
written by Katherine K. Davis, Henry Onorati & Harry Simeone
#99
09/1959

Seven Little Girls (Sittin' in the Back Seat)
Paul Evans

143 pts
9
US




25
UK
with The Curls
[Guaranteed 200]
written by Bob Hilliard & Lee Pockriss
#100
04/1959

Endlessly
Brook Benton

from Endlessly   
142 pts
12
US


3
R&B
28
UK
[Mercury 71443]
written by Brook Benton & Clyde Otis

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