NUMBER ONE SONGS FROM 1959:
There were 15 songs that made it to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 1959. "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" was #2 at the beginning of the year and climbed to the top spot in mid January, replacing "The Chipmunk Song" that had been #1 since December 22, 1958. |
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artist |
week began #1 |
weeks #1 |
| The Chipmunk Song |
The Chipmunks |
1958/12/22 |
4 |
| Smoke Gets in Your Eyes |
The Platters |
1959/01/19 |
3 |
| Stagger Lee |
Lloyd Price |
1959/02/09 |
4 |
| Venus |
Frankie Avalon |
1959/03/09 |
5 |
| Come Softly to Me |
The Fleetwoods |
1959/04/13 |
4 |
| The Happy Organ |
Dave Baby Cortez |
1959/05/11 |
1 |
| Kansas City |
Wilbert Harrison |
1959/05/18 |
2 |
| The Battle of New Orleans |
Johnny Horton |
1959/06/01 |
6 |
| Lonely Boy |
Paul Anka |
1959/07/13 |
4 |
| A Big Hunk 'O Love |
Elvis Presley |
1959/08/10 |
2 |
| The Three Bells |
The Browns |
1959/08/24 |
4 |
| Sleep Walk |
Santo & Johnny |
1959/09/21 |
2 |
| Mack the Knife |
Bobby Darin |
1959/10/05 |
9 |
| Mr. Blue |
The Fleetwoods |
1959/11/16 |
1 |
| Heartaches By the Number |
Guy Mitchell |
1959/12/14 |
2 |
| Why |
Frankie Avalon |
1959/12/28 |
1 |
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| NUMBER ONE RECORDS FROM 1959 PRESENTED IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER |
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