Billboard Top Twenty for July 13, 1959
Rank..Previous .. # Weeks .. Title .. Artist
#1 .. 2 / 7 Lonely Boy------------------------------Paul Anka
#2 .. 1 / 12 The Battle Of New Orleans---------------Johnny Horton
#3 .. 3 / 12 Personality-----------------------------Lloyd Price
#4 .. 6 / 8 Waterloo--------------------------------Stonewall Jackson
#5 .. 5 / 9 Lipstick On Your Collar-----------------Connie Francis
#6 .. 10 / 5 Tiger-----------------------------------Fabian
#7 .. 4 / 13 Dream Lover-----------------------------Bobby Darin
#8 .. 7 / 10 Tallahassee Lassie----------------------Freddy Cannon
#9 .. 13 / 13 My Heart Is An Open Book----------------Carl Dobkins Jr.
#10 .. 12 / 8 A Boy Without A Girl--------------------Frankie Avalon
#11 .. 16 / 7 I Only Have Eyes For You----------------The Flamingos
#12 .. 8 / 8 Bobby Sox To Stockings------------------Frankie Avalon
#13 .. 23 / 5 Forty Miles Of Bad Road-----------------Duane Eddy
#14 .. 9 / 9 Frankie---------------------------------Connie Francis
#15 .. 18 / 5 M. T. A.--------------------------------The Kingston Trio
#16 .. 11 / 9 Along Came Jones------------------------The Coasters
#17 .. 20 / 13 You're So Fine--------------------------The Falcons
#18 .. 24 / 5 Twixt Twelve And Twenty-----------------Pat Boone
#19 .. 15 / 9 Bongo Rock------------------------------Preston Epps
#20 .. 28 / 7 There Goes My Baby----------------------The Drifters
#21 .. 14 / 14 Quiet Village---------------------------Martin Denny
#22 .. 21 / 11 Just Keep It Up-------------------------Dee Clark
#23 .. 25 / 8 What A Difference A Day Makes-----------Dinah Washington
#24 .. 53 / 2 Sweeter Than You------------------------Ricky Nelson
#25 .. 43 / 2 A Big Hunk 'O Love----------------------Elvis Presley
#26 .. 31 / 4 Lavender Blue---------------------------Sammy Turner
#27 .. 22 / 8 Hushabye--------------------------------The Mystics
#28 .. 32 / 6 Only Sixteen----------------------------Sam Cooke
#29 .. 17 / 14 Kansas City-----------------------------Wilbert Harrison
#30 .. 26 / 7 This I Swear----------------------------The Skyliners
#31 .. 27 / 9 The Wonder Of You-----------------------Ray Peterson
#32 .. 42 / 3 Just A Little Too Much------------------Ricky Nelson
#33 .. 19 / 13 A Teenager In Love----------------------Dion & The Belmonts
#34 .. 34 / 12 Robbin' The Cradle----------------------Tony Bellus
#35 .. 33 / 4 I'll Be Satisfied-----------------------Jackie Wilson
#36 .. 65 / 2 Ragtime Cowboy Joe----------------------The Chipmunks
#37 .. 41 / 4 Back In The U.S.A.----------------------Chuck Berry
#38 .. 30 / 8 Little Dipper---------------------------The Mickey Mozart Quintet
#39 .. - / 1 My Wish Came True-----------------------Elvis Presley
#40 .. 59 / 5 Since You've Been Gone------------------Clyde McPhatter
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Paul Anka had sixteen top twenty records during the Elvis Era (1956-1963). His first, "Diana," was a #1. "Lonely Boy" reached the top spot on July 13th, 1959 and would be his only other number one. Anka was one of the first singer / songwriters and he would go on to write major hits for other artists, most notably, "My Way" by Frank Sinatra. There was only one other chart topper in the top twenty on July 13th, "The Battle of New Orleans" which "Lonely Boy" replaced. However, there were two former #2's from June: "Personality" and "Dream Lover." "There Goes My Baby" was barely in the top twenty in July, but would climb to number two on August 17th.
This was the beginning of the teen idol stage of rock and roll. Along with Paul Anka, Fabian, Bobby Darin, Frankie Avalon, and Freddy Cannon all had top ten entries. Avalon had two songs in the top twenty with the double-sided hit, "A Boy Without a Girl" and "Bobby Sox to Stockings." Connie Francis also two sided top twenty with "Lipstick on Your Collar" and "Frankie" (her ode to Frankie Avalon.)
The July 13th chart showcased four records that would make Billboard's 1959 end of the year top ten: "The Battle of New Orleans" (#1), "Personality" (#3), "Lonely Boy" (#5), and "Dream Lover" (#6). |
