Billboard Hot 100™

Week of August 10, 1959

Billboard Hot 100™

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR CURRENT SONGS ACROSS ALL GENRES, RANKED BY STREAMING ACTIVITY FROM DIGITAL MUSIC SOURCES TRACKED BY LUMINATE, RADIO AIRPLAY AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS AS MEASURED BY LUMINATE AND SALES DATA AS COMPILED BY LUMINATE.

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A Big Hunk O' Love

Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Songwriter(s):

A.Schroeder, S.Wyche

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

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Billboard Hot 100™

Week of August 10, 1959

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1
- A Big Hunk O' Love
  Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires
- 2
- 1
- 6
- - 2
  - 1
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

A.Schroeder, S.Wyche

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

2
- Lonely Boy
  Paul Anka
- 1
- 1
- 11
- - 1
  - 1
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

P.Anka

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC-Paramount

3
- My Heart Is An Open Book
  Carl Dobkins, Jr.
- 3
- 3
- 17
- - 3
  - 3
  - 17

Songwriter(s):

H.David, L.Pockriss

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Decca

4
- There Goes My Baby
  The Drifters
- 6
- 4
- 11
- - 6
  - 4
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

B.Nelson, L.Patterson, G.Treadwell

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

5
- Lavender-Blue
  Sammy Turner
- 8
- 5
- 8
- - 8
  - 5
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

Larry Morey, L.Morey

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Big Top

6
- Tiger
  Fabian
- 5
- 3
- 9
- - 5
  - 3
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

O.Jones

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chancellor

7
- The Battle Of New Orleans
  Johnny Horton
- 4
- 1
- 16
- - 4
  - 1
  - 16

Songwriter(s):

J.Driftwood

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

8
- What A Diff'rence A Day Makes
  Dinah Washington
- 13
- 8
- 12
- - 13
  - 8
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

S.Adams, M.Grever

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury

9
- What'd I Say (Part I & II)
  Ray Charles and his Orchestra
- 15
- 9
- 6
- - 15
  - 9
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

R.Charles

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

10
- Waterloo
  Stonewall Jackson
- 7
- 4
- 12
- - 7
  - 4
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

J.D.Loudermilk, M.Wilkin

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

11
- Forty Miles Of Bad Road
  Duane Eddy And The Rebels
- 10
- 9
- 9
- - 10
  - 9
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

A.Casey, D.Eddy

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Jamie

12
- Sweeter Than You
  Ricky Nelson
- 9
- 9
- 6
- - 9
  - 9
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

B.Knight

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Imperial Records

13
- Just A Little Too Much
  Ricky Nelson
- 12
- 11
- 7
- - 12
  - 11
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

J.Burnette

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Imperial Records

14
- My Wish Came True
  Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires
- 14
- 14
- 5
- - 14
  - 14
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

I.J.Hunter

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

15
- Sea Of Love
  Phil Phillips With The Twilights
- 21
- 15
- 6
- - 21
  - 15
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

P.Battiste, G.Khoury

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury

16
- The Three Bells
  The Browns
- 32
- 16
- 3
- - 32
  - 16
  - 3

Songwriter(s):

B.Reisfield, J.Villard

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

17
- It Was I
  Skip And Flip
- 22
- 17
- 8
- - 22
  - 17
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

G.Paxton

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Brent

18
- Here Comes Summer
  Jerry Keller
- 18
- 18
- 7
- - 18
  - 18
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

J.Keller

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Kapp

19
- Ragtime Cowboy Joe
  David Seville And The Chipmunks
- 16
- 16
- 6
- - 16
  - 16
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

P.Giffin

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Liberty

20
- Small World
  Johnny Mathis
- 26
- 20
- 9
- - 26
  - 20
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

J.Styne, S.Sondheim

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

21
- What Is Love?
  The Playmates
- 25
- 21
- 6
- - 25
  - 21
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

L.Pockriss, P.Vance

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Roulette

22
- I Only Have Eyes For You
  The Flamingos
- 17
- 11
- 11
- - 17
  - 11
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

H.Warren

Imprint/Promotion Label:

END

23
- Thank You Pretty Baby
  Brook Benton
- 28
- 23
- 5
- - 28
  - 23
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

B.Benton, C.Otis

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury

24
- Ciao, Ciao Bambina
  Jacky Noguez And His Musette Orchestra
- 34
- 24
- 8
- - 34
  - 24
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

D.Modugno, D.Verde

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Jamie

25
- Mona Lisa
  Carl Mann
- 47
- 25
- 11
- - 47
  - 25
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

J.Livingston, R.B.Evans

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Phillips

26
- Lipstick On Your Collar
  Connie Francis
- 11
- 5
- 13
- - 11
  - 5
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

G.Goehring, E.Lewis

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM

27
- Personality
  Lloyd Price and His Orchestra
- 19
- 2
- 16
- - 19
  - 2
  - 16

Songwriter(s):

H.Logan, L.Price

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC-Paramount

28
- Robbin' The Cradle
  Tony Bellus
- 31
- 28
- 16
- - 31
  - 28
  - 16

Songwriter(s):

T.Bellus

Imprint/Promotion Label:

NRC

29
- You're So Fine
  The Falcons
- 29
- 17
- 17
- - 29
  - 17
  - 17

Songwriter(s):

L.Finney, W.Schofield

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Unart

30
- I'll Be Satisfied
  Jackie Wilson
- 20
- 20
- 8
- - 20
  - 20
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

B.Gordy Jr., T.Carlo

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Brunswick

31
- Till There Was You
  Anita Bryant
- 33
- 31
- 7
- - 33
  - 31
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

M.Willson

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Carlton

32
- Hushabye
  The Mystics
- 36
- 20
- 12
- - 36
  - 20
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

D.Pomus, M.Shuman

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Laurie

33
- A Boy Without A Girl
  Frankie Avalon
- 24
- 10
- 12
- - 24
  - 10
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

S.Jacobson, R.Sexter

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chancellor

34
- Frankie
  Connie Francis
- 27
- 9
- 13
- - 27
  - 9
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

N.Sedaka, H.Greenfield

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM

35
- See You In September
  The Tempos
- 42
- 35
- 7
- - 42
  - 35
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

S.Edwards, S.Wayne

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Climax

36
- The Way I Walk
  Jack Scott
- 37
- 36
- 7
- - 37
  - 36
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

J.Scott

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Carlton

37
- Kissin' Time
  Bobby Rydell
- 49
- 37
- 7
- - 49
  - 37
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

K.Mann

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Cameo

38
- I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Some Day
  Fats Domino
- 52
- 38
- 3
- - 52
  - 38
  - 3

Songwriter(s):

R.Hayes, D.Bartholomew, F.Domino

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Imperial Records

39
- Makin' Love
  Floyd Robinson
- 39
- 39
- 4
- - 39
  - 39
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

F.Robinson

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

40
- Baby Talk
  Jan & Dean
- 65
- 40
- 2
- - 65
  - 40
  - 2

Songwriter(s):

M.Schwartz

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dore

41
- M.T.A.
  The Kingston Trio
- 30
- 15
- 9
- - 30
  - 15
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

J.Steiner, B.Hawes

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

42
- My Own True Love
  Jimmy Clanton
- 76
- 42
- 2
- - 76
  - 42
  - 2

Songwriter(s):

M.David, M.Steiner

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ace

43
- Twixt Twelve And Twenty
  Pat Boone
- 35
- 17
- 9
- - 35
  - 17
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

A.Schroeder, F.Gold

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dot

44
- Bobby Sox To Stockings
  Frankie Avalon
- 23
- 8
- 12
- - 23
  - 8
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

R.DiCicco, R.Faith

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chancellor

45
- Broken-Hearted Melody
  Sarah Vaughan
- 54
- 45
- 4
- - 54
  - 45
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

H.David, S.Edwards

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury

46 NEW
NEW
- I Want To Walk You Home
  Fats Domino
- -
- 46
- 1
- - -
  - 46
  - 1

Songwriter(s):

F.Domino

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Imperial Records

47
- Since You've Been Gone
  Clyde McPhatter
- 38
- 38
- 9
- - 38
  - 38
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

N.Sedaka, H.Greenfield

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

48
- High Hopes
  Frank Sinatra "and a bunch of kids"
- 58
- 48
- 9
- - 58
  - 48
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

S.Cahn, J.van Heusen

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

49
- Angel Face
  Jimmy Darren
- 75
- 49
- 2
- - 75
  - 49
  - 2

Songwriter(s):

D.Pomus, M.Shuman

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Colpix

50
- Red River Rock
  Johnny And The Hurricanes
- 66
- 50
- 2
- - 66
  - 50
  - 2

Songwriter(s):

T.King, I.Mack, F.Mendelsohn

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warwick

51
- The Wonder Of You
  Ray Peterson
- 44
- 25
- 13
- - 44
  - 25
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

B.Knight

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

52
- Ten Thousand Drums
  Carl Smith
- 43
- 43
- 6
- - 43
  - 43
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

M.Tillis, C.Smith

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

53
- Tennessee Stud
  Eddy Arnold
- 67
- 53
- 5
- - 67
  - 53
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

J.Driftwood

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

54
- Cry
  The Knightsbridge Strings
- 60
- 54
- 4
- - 60
  - 54
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

C.Kohlman

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Top Rank

55
- Sleep Walk
  Santo & Johnny
- 77
- 55
- 3
- - 77
  - 55
  - 3

Songwriter(s):

A.Farina, J.Farina, S.Farina

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Canadian American

56
- Dream Lover
  Bobby Darin
- 46
- 2
- 17
- - 46
  - 2
  - 17

Songwriter(s):

B.Darin

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atco

57
- Mona Lisa
  Conway Twitty
- 71
- 57
- 4
- - 71
  - 57
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

J.Livingston, R.B.Evans

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM

58
- Like Young
  Andre Previn With David Rose
- 61
- 46
- 9
- - 61
  - 46
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

A.Previn

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM

59
- This I Swear
  The Skyliners
- 40
- 26
- 11
- - 40
  - 26
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

J.Beaumont, J.Vogel, J.Verscharen, W.Lester, J.Taylor, J.Rock

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Calico

60
- There Is Something On Your Mind
  Big Jay McNeely And Band
- 56
- 44
- 12
- - 56
  - 44
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

J.McNeely

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Swingin'

61
- On An Evening In Roma
  Dean Martin
- 59
- 59
- 5
- - 59
  - 59
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

S.Taccani, N.Fredrics

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

62
- With Open Arms
  Jane Morgan
- 68
- 62
- 3
- - 68
  - 62
  - 3

Songwriter(s):

B.F.Bacharach, H.David

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Kapp

63
- Bongo Rock
  Preston Epps
- 50
- 14
- 13
- - 50
  - 14
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

P.Epps, A.Egnoian

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Original Sound

64
- To A Soldier Boy
  The Tassels
- 55
- 55
- 5
- - 55
  - 55
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

J.Gaudet

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Madison

65 NEW
NEW
- I'm Gonna Get Married
  Lloyd Price
- -
- 65
- 1
- - -
  - 65
  - 1

Songwriter(s):

H.Logan, L.Price

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC-Paramount

66
- Katy Too
  Johnny Cash And The Tennessee Two
- 69
- 66
- 5
- - 69
  - 66
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

J.Clement, J.R.Cash

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sun

67
- So High So Low
  LaVern Baker
- 72
- 67
- 3
- - 72
  - 67
  - 3

Songwriter(s):

L.Baker

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

68
- Caribbean
  Mitchell Torok
- 73
- 68
- 2
- - 73
  - 68
  - 2

Songwriter(s):

M.Torok

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Guyden

69
- Leave My Kitten Alone
  Little Willie John
- 70
- 69
- 2
- - 70
  - 69
  - 2

Songwriter(s):

Little Willie John, T.Tumer, J.McDougal

Imprint/Promotion Label:

King

70
- Half-Breed
  Marvin Rainwater
- 85
- 70
- 3
- - 85
  - 70
  - 3

Songwriter(s):

J.D.Loudermilk

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM

71
- I Still Get Jealous
  Joni James
- 63
- 63
- 5
- - 63
  - 63
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

S.Cahn, J.Styne

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM

72
- Just Keep It Up
  Dee Clark
- 53
- 18
- 15
- - 53
  - 18
  - 15

Songwriter(s):

O.Blackwell

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Abner

73
- The Quiet Three
  Duane Eddy His Twangy Guitar And The Rebels
- 51
- 46
- 7
- - 51
  - 46
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

L.Hazlewood, D.Eddy

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Jamie

74
- Remember When
  The Platters
- 45
- 41
- 8
- - 45
  - 41
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

B.Ram, M.Addy

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury

75
- Lonely Guitar
  Annette
- 57
- 50
- 6
- - 57
  - 50
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

J.Dodd

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Buena Vista

76
- Beach Time
  Roger Smith
- 64
- 64
- 7
- - 64
  - 64
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

R.Sherman, R.Sherman

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner

77
- Tallahassee Lassie
  Freddy Cannon
- 41
- 6
- 14
- - 41
  - 6
  - 14

Songwriter(s):

B.Crewe, F.Picariello, F.Slay

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Swan

78
- I Loves You, Porgy
  Nina Simone
- 91
- 78
- 2
- - 91
  - 78
  - 2

Songwriter(s):

D.Heyward, I.Gershwin

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bethlehem

79
- Only Sixteen
  Sam Cooke
- 48
- 28
- 10
- - 48
  - 28
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

B.Campbell

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Keen

80
- Gee
  George Hamilton IV
- 99
- 80
- 2
- - 99
  - 80
  - 2

Songwriter(s):

D.Flood

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC-Paramount

81
- Linda Lu
  Ray Sharpe
- 86
- 81
- 4
- - 86
  - 81
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

R.Sharpe

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Jamie

82 NEW
NEW
- Like I Love You
  Edd Byrnes and Friend
- -
- 82
- 1
- - -
  - 82
  - 1

Songwriter(s):

L.Markes, D.Ralke

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner

83
- A Girl Like You
  Gary Stites
- 80
- 80
- 4
- - 80
  - 80
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

G.Stites

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Carlton

84
- Danny Boy
  Sil Austin
- 81
- 59
- 11
- - 81
  - 59
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

F.Weatherly

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury

85
- Miami
  Eugene Church
- 96
- 85
- 2
- - 96
  - 85
  - 2

Songwriter(s):

P.Clifton, E.Chruch

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Class

86 NEW
NEW
- I've Been There
  Tommy Edwards
- -
- 86
- 1
- - -
  - 86
  - 1

Songwriter(s):

R.Allen, M.David

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM

87
- Soldier's Joy
  Hawkshaw Hawkins
- 92
- 87
- 2
- - 92
  - 87
  - 2

Songwriter(s):

J.Driftwood

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

88
- Time Marches On
  Roy Hamilton
- 89
- 88
- 2
- - 89
  - 88
  - 2

Songwriter(s):

N.Sedaka, H.Greenfield

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

89
- I Got Stripes
  Johnny Cash
- 95
- 89
- 2
- - 95
  - 89
  - 2

Songwriter(s):

C.Williams, J.R.Cash

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

90
- Midnight Flyer
  Nat King Cole
- 94
- 90
- 2
- - 94
  - 90
  - 2

Songwriter(s):

M.Watts, R.Mosely

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

91
- Bei Mir Bist Du Schön
  Louis Prima And Keely Smith
- 78
- 69
- 6
- - 78
  - 69
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

S.Cahn, S.Chaplin, S.Secunda

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dot

92
- You Don't Know Girls
  Kathy Linden
- 93
- 92
- 3
- - 93
  - 92
  - 3

Songwriter(s):

L.Stallman, S.Jacobson

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Felsted

93
- Who Shot Sam
  George Jones
- 98
- 93
- 3
- - 98
  - 93
  - 3

Songwriter(s):

D.Edwards, R.Jackson, G.G.Jones

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury

94
- Tall Cool One
  The Wailers
- 74
- 36
- 13
- - 74
  - 36
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

R.Dangel, K.Morrill, J.Greek

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Golden Crest

95 NEW
NEW
- Don't Tell Me Your Troubles
  Don Gibson
- -
- 95
- 1
- - -
  - 95
  - 1

Songwriter(s):

D.Gibson

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

96 NEW
NEW
- Furry Murray
  The Tradewinds
- -
- 96
- 1
- - -
  - 96
  - 1

Songwriter(s):

J.Hammer, Z.Samuels

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

97
- Alimony
  Frankie Ford
- 100
- 97
- 2
- - 100
  - 97
  - 2

Songwriter(s):

J.Caronna, F.Ford, H.Smith

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ace

98 NEW
NEW
- Just As Much As Ever
  Bob Beckham
- -
- 98
- 1
- - -
  - 98
  - 1

Songwriter(s):

C.Singleton, L.Coleman

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Decca

99
- Back In The U.S.A.
  Chuck Berry
- 62
- 37
- 8
- - 62
  - 37
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

C.E.A.Berry

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chess

100 NEW
NEW
- I Ain't Never
  Webb Pierce
- -
- 100
- 1
- - -
  - 100
  - 1

Songwriter(s):

M.Tillis, W.Pierce

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Decca

Billboard Hot 100™

Week of August 10, 1959

Billboard Hot 100™

A Big Hunk O' Love

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Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 Countdown For November 23, 2024

Billboard Hot 100™

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

A Big Hunk O' Love

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Lonely Boy

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My Heart Is An Open Book

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There Goes My Baby

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Lavender-Blue

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Tiger

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The Battle Of New Orleans

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What A Diff'rence A Day Makes

Songwriter(s):

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What'd I Say (Part I & II)

Songwriter(s):

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Waterloo

Songwriter(s):

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Forty Miles Of Bad Road

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Sweeter Than You

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Just A Little Too Much

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