Top 100 Songs Of 1959

These are the top 100 songs of 1959 and the top 50 artists of 1959 . On this page you will find two different chart types.

Official Billboard Top 100 Songs of 1959
This is Billboards official top 100 songs of 1959 also known as the Hot 100 of 1959 . To identify the Billboard chart, either the artist’s name or chart position will appear in RED.

Nolan Method (1959 cumulative points only)
The second Nolan Method chart is formulated using 1959 cumulative points only measured from December 1958 to November 1959 . To identify the Nolan Method 1959 chart, either the artist’s name or chart position will appear in GREEN.

Nolan Method Explained

The Nolan Method was formulated by lead Top40Weekly contributor Jarrett Nolan.

Using an inverse point-based system, songs earn points for each position that they’re in within the Top 40. Songs at #1 earn 40 points all the way down to 1 point at #40.

A song can earn bonus points if it debuts on the chart within the Top 40. If a song debuts between #11 and #40, the corresponding points for that position would be double with 10 points added.

Example: A song entering the chart at #38, earns 3 points. This would be doubled to 6 points plus 10 making the total score for that week 16 points.

If a song debuts within the Top 10, its entry points would be doubled with 20 points added.

Example: A song debuts on the chart at #1 earning 40 points. The points are doubled to 80 plus 20 for entering in the top 10 giving the song a 100 total for that week.

Bonus points can only be earned on a song’s debut week within the 40.

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Top 100 Songs of 1959 (side by side with Nolan Method)

Side by Side of Both Top 100 Songs of 1959

Top 50 Artists of 1959 (side by side with Nolan Method)

Top 100 Songs 1959

This list is a side by side of Billboard’s top songs of 1959 and Jarrett Nolan’s cumulative point method (aka the Nolan Method).

These top 100 songs of 1959 were created using data between December 1955 to the last week of November 1959 .

Billboard’s Hot 100 Year-end Of 1959

Billboard’s HOT 100 Songs are derived from radio airplay, sales data, and streaming data. RED.

This year’s most popular songs across all genres, ranked by radio airplay audience impressions as measured by Nielsen Music, sales data as compiled by Nielsen Music and streaming activity data provided by online music sources during the charts dated November 24, 1958, to November 16, 1959

The Nolan Method: Top 40 Weekly Year-end Of 1959

The Nolan Method totals all points accrued from all songs that entered the Billboard Hot 100 Top 40 from December 1, 1955 through November 30, 1959 . In the case of collaborations, each credited artist was given the total points a song earned. GREEN.

A song’s peak position is in parentheses after the title. If there is an asterisk next to the peak, it means that the song was still upwardly mobile as of the cutoff – November 30, 1959 .

Side by Side Comparison

This list is a side by side comparison of both top songs of 1959 charts.

1The Battle of New Orleans (#1)The Battle of New Orleans (#1)
Johnny HortonJohnny Horton
2Mack the Knife (#1)Donna (#2)
Bobby DarinRitchie Valens
3Personality (#2)Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (#1)
Lloyd PriceThe Platters
4Venus (#1)Mack the Knife (#1)
Frankie AvalonBobby Darin
5Lonely Boy (#1)Lonely Boy (#1)
Paul AnkaPaul Anka
6Dream Lover (#2)Stagger Lee (#1)
Bobby DarinLloyd Price
7The Three Bells (#1)Venus (#1)
The BrownsFrankie Avalon
8Come Softly to Me (#1)The Three Bells (#1)
The FleetwoodsThe Browns
9Kansas City (#1)Personality (#2)
Wilbert HarrisonLloyd Price
10Mr. Blue (#1)My Heart is an Open Book (#3)
The FleetwoodsCarl Dobkins, Jr.
11Sleep Walk (#1)16 Candles (#2)
Santo & JohnnyThe Crests
12Put Your Head on My Shoulder (#2)Put Your Head on My Shoulder (#2)
Paul AnkaPaul Anka
13Stagger Lee (#1)Dream Lover (#2)
Lloyd PriceBobby Darin
14Donna (#2)Sleep Walk (#1)
Ritchie ValensSanto & Johnny
15Pink Shoe Laces (#3)Mr. Blue (#1)
Dodie StevensThe Fleetwoods
16Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (#1)Pink Shoe Laces (#3)
The PlattersDodie Stevens
17Charlie Brown (#2)Gotta Travel On (#4)
The CoastersBilly Grammar
18Quiet Village (#4)A Lover’s Question (#6)
Martin DennyClyde McPhatter
19My Heart is an Open Book (#3)Lonely Teardrops (#7)
Carl Dobkins, Jr.Jackie Wilson
20(Till) I Kissed You (#4)Come Softly to Me (#1)
The Everly BrothersThe Fleetwoods
21Sea of Love (#2)My Happiness (#2)
Phil PhillipsConnie Francis
22The Happy Organ (#1)(Till) I Kissed You (#4)
Dave “Baby” CortezThe Everly Brothers
23I’m Gonna Get Married (#3)Kansas City (#1)
Lloyd PriceWilbert Harrison
24Sorry (I Ran All the Way Home) (#2)The Happy Organ (#1)
The ImpalasDave “Baby” Cortez
25A Teenager in Love (#5)Charlie Brown (#2)
Dion and the BelmontsThe Coasters
2616 Candles (#2)Sea of Love (#2)
The CrestsPhil Phillips
27It’s Just a Matter of Time (#3)Teen Beat (#4)
Brook BentonSandy Nelson
28Lipstick on Your Collar (#5)Lavender Blue (#3)
Connie FrancisSammy Turner
29There Goes My Baby (#2)To Know Him, Is to Love Him (#1)
The Driftersthe Teddy Bears
30A Big Hunk o’ Love (#1)I’m Gonna Get Married (#3)
Elvis PresleyLloyd Price
31Red River Rock (#5)There Goes My Baby (#2)
Johnny and the HurricanesThe Drifters
32Waterloo (#4)Red River Rock (#5)
Stonewall JacksonJohnny and the Hurricanes
33Lavender Blue (#3)Primrose Lane (#8)
Sammy TurnerJerry Wallace
34(Now and Then There’s) A Fool Such as I (#2)It’s Just a Matter of Time (#3)
Elvis PresleyBrook Benton
35Guitar Boogie Shuffle (#5)Lipstick on Your Collar (#5)
The VirtuesConnie Francis
36Teen Beat (#4)Sorry (I Ran All the Way Home) (#2)
Sandy NelsonThe Impalas
37Kookie, Kookie, Lend Me Your Comb (#4)Quiet Village (#4)
Edd Byrnes & Connie StevensMartin Denny
38Tragedy (#5)A Teenager in Love (#5)
Thomas WayneDion and the Belmonts
39My Happiness (#2)Hawaiian Wedding Song (#11)
Connie FrancisAndy Williams
40Tallahassee Lassie (#6)Guitar Boogie Shuffle (#5)
Freddy CannonThe Virtues
41Tiger (#3)A Big Hunk o’ Love (#1)
FabianElvis Presley
42Never Be Anyone Else But You (#6)The All American Boy (#2)
Ricky NelsonBill Parsons
43Don’t You Know? (#2)One Night (#4)
Della ReeseElvis Presley
44I Need Your Love Tonight (#4)Tragedy (#5)
Elvis PresleyThomas Wayne
45What a Diff’rence a Day Makes (#8)Waterloo (#4)
Dinah WashingtonStonewall Jackson
46The All American Boy (#2)(Now and Then There’s) A Fool Such as I (#2)
Bill ParsonsElvis Presley
47Primrose Lane (#8)I Cried a Tear (#6)
Jerry WallaceLaVern Baker
48Alvin’s Harmonica (#3)Lonely Street (#5)
The ChipmunksAndy Williams
49Lonely Street (#5)Problems (#2)
Andy WilliamsThe Everly Brothers
50What’d I Say (#6)Whole Lotta Loving (#6)
Ray CharlesFats Domino
51Broken Hearted Melody (#7)Never Be Anyone Else But You (#6)
Sarah VaughanRicky Nelson
52Only You (And You Alone) (#9)What a Diff’rence a Day Makes (#8)
Franck PourcelDinah Washington
53Gotta Travel On (#4)Tom Dooley (#1)
Billy GrammarThe Kingston Trio
54Poison Ivy (#7)Lonesome Town (#7)
The CoastersRicky Nelson
55Turn Me Loose (#9)Kookie, Kookie, Lend Me Your Comb (#4)
FabianEdd Byrnes & Connie Stevens
56Lonely Teardrops (#7)Poison Ivy (#7)
Jackie WilsonThe Coasters
57Hawaiian Wedding Song (#11)The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don’t Be Late) (#1)
Andy WilliamsThe Chipmunks
58Forty Miles of Bad Road (#9)Don’t You Know? (#2)
Duane EddyDella Reese
59Just Ask Your Heart (#7)Peter Gunn Theme (#8)
Frankie AvalonRay Anthony
60Tell Him No (#8)Tiger (#3)
Travis and BobFabian
61Frankie (#9)Tallahassee Lassie (#6)
Connie FrancisFreddy Cannon
62I’ve Had It (#6)I Need Your Love Tonight (#4)
The Bell NotesElvis Presley
63I Cried a Tear (#6)Goodbye Baby (#8)
LaVern BakerJack Scott
64Enchanted (#12)Manhattan Spiritual (#10)
The PlattersReg Owen
65Since I Don’t Have You (#12)Just Ask Your Heart (#7)
The SkylinersFrankie Avalon
66Peter Gunn Theme (#8)I’ve Had It (#6)
Ray AnthonyThe Bell Notes
67The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don’t Be Late) (#1)Broken Hearted Melody (#7)
The ChipmunksSarah Vaughan
68I Want to Walk You Home (#8)What’d I Say (#6)
Fats DominoRay Charles
69So Fine (#11)Deck of Cards (#7)
The FiestasWink Martindale
70Bobby Sox to Stockings (#8)Beep Beep (#4)
Frankie Avalonthe Playmates
71Deck of Cards (#7)Forty Miles of Bad Road (#9)
Wink MartindaleDuane Eddy
72A Lover’s Question (#6)Turn Me Loose (#9)
Clyde McPhatterFabian
73I Only Have Eyes for You (#11)Alvin’s Harmonica (#3)
The FlamingosThe Chipmunks
74It’s Late (#9)Only You (And You Alone) (#9)
Ricky NelsonFranck Pourcel
75Petite Fleur (#5)Frankie (#9)
Chris Barber’s Jazz BandConnie Francis
76Tall Paul (#7)Petite Fleur (#5)
Annette FunicelloChris Barber’s Jazz Band
77The Tijuana Jail (#12)I Want to Walk You Home (#8)
The Kingston TrioFats Domino
78Just a Little Too Much (#9)Tall Paul (#7)
Ricky NelsonAnnette Funicello
79Goodbye Baby (#8)Enchanted (#12)
Jack ScottThe Platters
80Along Came Jones (#9)Bobby Sox to Stockings (#8)
The CoastersFrankie Avalon
81Three Stars (#11)I Got Stung (8)
Tommy Dee & Carol KayElvis Presley
82A Boy Without a Girl (#10)Bimbombey (#11)
Frankie AvalonJimmie Rodgers
83Sweeter Than You (#9)Tell Him No (#8)
Ricky NelsonTravis and Bob
84It Was I (#11)Since I Don’t Have You (#12)
Skip & FlipThe Skyliners
85Goodbye Jimmy, Goodbye (#11)I Only Have Eyes for You (#11)
Kathy LindenThe Flamingos
86Manhattan Spiritual (#10)May You Always (#11)
Reg Owenthe McGuire Sisters
87Endlessly (#12)So Fine (#11)
Brook BentonThe Fiestas
88Heartaches by the Number (#4*)It’s Only Make Believe (#1)
Guy MitchellConway Twitty
89Sea Cruise (#14)It’s Late (#9)
Frankie FordRicky Nelson
90That’s Why (I Love You So) (#13)(All of a Sudden) My Heart Sings (#15)
Jackie WilsonPaul Anka
91You’re So Fine (#17)Seven Little Girls (Sitting in the Back Seat) (#9*)
The FalconsPaul Evans
92Kissin’ Time (#11)The Battle Hymn of the Republic (#13)
Bobby RydellMormon Tabernacle Choir
93My Wish Came True (#12)Heartaches by the Number (#4*)
Elvis PresleyGuy Mitchell
94Morgen (#13)In the Mood (#5*)
Ivo RobićErnie Fields
95Baby Talk (#10)Just a Little Too Much (#9)
Jan and DeanRicky Nelson
96Take a Message to Mary (#16)Morgen (#13)
The Everly BrothersIvo Robić
97The Battle Hymn of the Republic (#13)It Was I (#11)
Mormon Tabernacle ChoirSkip & Flip
98Bongo Rock (#14)A Boy Without a Girl (#10)
Preston EppsFrankie Avalon
99In the Mood (#5*)My Wish Came True (#12)
Ernie FieldsElvis Presley
100Seven Little Girls (Sitting in the Back Seat) (#9*)Along Came Jones (#9)
Paul EvansThe Coasters

Songs are listed in alphabetically according to the artist or band’s name.

Key:

  • RED – Official Billboard Top 100 Songs of 1959
  • GREEN – Nolan Method 1959 cumulative points only
Hawaiian Wedding Song (#11)5739
Andy Williams
Lonely Street (#5)4948
Andy Williams
Tall Paul (#7)7678
Annette Funicello
The All American Boy (#2)4642
Bill Parsons
Gotta Travel On (#4)5317
Billy Grammar
Dream Lover (#2)613
Bobby Darin
Mack the Knife (#1)24
Bobby Darin
Kissin’ Time92
Bobby Rydell
Endlessly87
Brook Benton
It’s Just a Matter of Time (#3)2734
Brook Benton
My Heart is an Open Book (#3)1910
Carl Dobkins, Jr.
Petite Fleur (#5)7576
Chris Barber’s Jazz Band
A Lover’s Question (#6)7218
Clyde McPhatter
Frankie (#9)6175
Connie Francis
Lipstick on Your Collar (#5)2835
Connie Francis
My Happiness (#2)3921
Connie Francis
It’s Only Make Believe (#1)88
Conway Twitty
The Happy Organ (#1)2224
Dave “Baby” Cortez
Don’t You Know? (#2)4358
Della Reese
What a Diff’rence a Day Makes (#8)4552
Dinah Washington
A Teenager in Love (#5)2538
Dion and the Belmonts
Pink Shoe Laces (#3)1516
Dodie Stevens
Forty Miles of Bad Road (#9)5871
Duane Eddy
Kookie, Kookie, Lend Me Your Comb (#4)3755
Edd Byrnes & Connie Stevens
(Now and Then There’s) A Fool Such as I (#2)3446
Elvis Presley
A Big Hunk o’ Love (#1)3041
Elvis Presley
I Got Stung (8)81
Elvis Presley
I Need Your Love Tonight (#4)4462
Elvis Presley
My Wish Came True (#12)9399
Elvis Presley
One Night (#4)43
Elvis Presley
In the Mood (#5*)9994
Ernie Fields
Tiger (#3)4160
Fabian
Turn Me Loose (#9)5572
Fabian
I Want to Walk You Home (#8)6877
Fats Domino
Whole Lotta Loving (#6)50
Fats Domino
Only You (And You Alone) (#9)5274
Franck Pourcel
A Boy Without a Girl (#10)8298
Frankie Avalon
Bobby Sox to Stockings (#8)7080
Frankie Avalon
Just Ask Your Heart (#7)5965
Frankie Avalon
Venus (#1)47
Frankie Avalon
Sea Cruise89
Frankie Ford
Tallahassee Lassie (#6)4061
Freddy Cannon
Heartaches by the Number (#4*)8893
Guy Mitchell
Morgen (#13)9496
Ivo Robić
Goodbye Baby (#8)7963
Jack Scott
Lonely Teardrops (#7)5619
Jackie Wilson
That’s Why (I Love You So)90
Jackie Wilson
Baby Talk95
Jan and Dean
Primrose Lane (#8)4733
Jerry Wallace
Bimbombey (#11)82
Jimmie Rodgers
Red River Rock (#5)3132
Johnny and the Hurricanes
The Battle of New Orleans (#1)11
Johnny Horton
Goodbye Jimmy, Goodbye85
Kathy Linden
I Cried a Tear (#6)6347
LaVern Baker
I’m Gonna Get Married (#3)2330
Lloyd Price
Personality (#2)39
Lloyd Price
Stagger Lee (#1)136
Lloyd Price
Quiet Village (#4)1837
Martin Denny
The Battle Hymn of the Republic (#13)9792
Mormon Tabernacle Choir
(All of a Sudden) My Heart Sings (#15)90
Paul Anka
Lonely Boy (#1)55
Paul Anka
Put Your Head on My Shoulder (#2)1212
Paul Anka
Seven Little Girls (Sitting in the Back Seat) (#9*)10091
Paul Evans
Sea of Love (#2)2126
Phil Phillips
Bongo Rock98
Preston Epps
Peter Gunn Theme (#8)6659
Ray Anthony
What’d I Say (#6)5068
Ray Charles
Manhattan Spiritual (#10)8664
Reg Owen
It’s Late (#9)7489
Ricky Nelson
Just a Little Too Much (#9)7895
Ricky Nelson
Lonesome Town (#7)54
Ricky Nelson
Never Be Anyone Else But You (#6)4251
Ricky Nelson
Sweeter Than You83
Ricky Nelson
Donna (#2)142
Ritchie Valens
Lavender Blue (#3)3328
Sammy Turner
Teen Beat (#4)3627
Sandy Nelson
Sleep Walk (#1)1114
Santo & Johnny
Broken Hearted Melody (#7)5167
Sarah Vaughan
It Was I (#11)8497
Skip & Flip
Waterloo (#4)3245
Stonewall Jackson
I’ve Had It (#6)6266
The Bell Notes
The Three Bells (#1)78
The Browns
Alvin’s Harmonica (#3)4873
The Chipmunks
The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don’t Be Late) (#1)6757
The Chipmunks
Along Came Jones (#9)80100
The Coasters
Charlie Brown (#2)1725
The Coasters
Poison Ivy (#7)5456
The Coasters
16 Candles (#2)2611
The Crests
There Goes My Baby (#2)2931
The Drifters
(Till) I Kissed You (#4)2022
The Everly Brothers
Problems (#2)49
The Everly Brothers
Take a Message to Mary96
The Everly Brothers
You’re So Fine91
The Falcons
So Fine (#11)6987
The Fiestas
I Only Have Eyes for You (#11)7385
The Flamingos
Come Softly to Me (#1)820
The Fleetwoods
Mr. Blue (#1)1015
The Fleetwoods
Sorry (I Ran All the Way Home) (#2)2436
The Impalas
The Tijuana Jail77
The Kingston Trio
Tom Dooley (#1)53
The Kingston Trio
May You Always (#11)86
the McGuire Sisters
Enchanted (#12)6479
The Platters
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (#1)163
The Platters
Beep Beep (#4)70
the Playmates
Since I Don’t Have You (#12)6584
The Skyliners
To Know Him, Is to Love Him (#1)29
the Teddy Bears
Guitar Boogie Shuffle (#5)3540
The Virtues
Tragedy (#5)3844
Thomas Wayne
Three Stars81
Tommy Dee & Carol Kay
Tell Him No (#8)6083
Travis and Bob
Kansas City (#1)923
Wilbert Harrison
Deck of Cards (#7)7169
Wink Martindale