US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 12th July, 1959
These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending July 12 , 1959
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US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 12th July, 1959
#1 THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS By Johnny Horton (Columbia)
US Top 40 Singles – 12th July, 1959
US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 12th July, 1959
– Issue Date: 6th July, 1959
TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS –•– Johnny Horton (Columbia)-11 – (6 wks @ #1) (1)
2 3 LONELY BOY –•– Paul Anka (ABC-Paramount)-6 (2)
3 2 PERSONALITY –•– Lloyd Price (ABC-Paramount)-11 (2)
4 4 DREAM LOVER –•– Bobby Darin (Atco)-12 (2)
5 5 LIPSTICK ON YOUR COLLAR –•– Connie Francis (MGM)-8 (5)
6 12 WATERLOO –•– Stonewall Jackson (Columbia)-7 (6)
7 6 TALLAHASSEE LASSIE –•– Freddy Cannon (Swan)-9 (6)
8 13 BOBBY SOX TO STOCKINGS –•– Frankie Avalon (Chancellor)-7 (8)
9 11 FRANKIE –•– Connie Francis (MGM)-8 (9)
10 19 TIGER –•– Fabian (Chancellor)-4 (10)
11 9 ALONG CAME JONES –•– The Coasters (Atco)-8 (9)
12 16 A BOY WITHOUT A GIRL –•– Frankie Avalon (Chancellor)-7 (12)
13 17 MY HEART IS AN OPEN BOOK –•– Carl Dobkins, Jr. (Decca)-12 (13)
14 8 QUIET VILLAGE –•– Martin Denny (Liberty)-13 (4)
15 14 BONGO ROCK –•– Preston Epps (Original Sound)-8 (14)
16 15 I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU –•– The Flamingos (End)-6 (15)
17 7 KANSAS CITY –•– Wilbert Harrison (Fury)-13 (1)
18 28 M.T.A. –•– The Kingston Trio (Capitol)-4 (18)
19 10 A TEENAGER IN LOVE –•– Dion and the Belmonts (Laurie)-12 (5)
20 21 YOU’RE SO FINE –•– The Falcons (Unart)-12 (20)
21 18 JUST KEEP IT UP –•– Dee Clark (Abner)-10 (18)
22 20 HUSHABYE –•– The Mystics (Laurie)-7 (20)
23 31 FORTY MILES OF BAD ROAD –•– Duane Eddy (Jamie)-4 (23)
24 35 TWIXT TWELVE AND TWENTY –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-4 (24)
25 26 WHAT A DIFF’RENCE A DAY MAKES –•– Dinah Washington (Mercury)-7 (25)
26 27 THIS I SWEAR –•– The Skyliners (Calico)-6 (26)
27 25 THE WONDER OF YOU –•– Ray Peterson (RCA Victor)-8 (25)
28 34 THERE GOES MY BABY –•– The Drifters (Atlantic)-6 (28)
29 22 SO FINE –•– The Fiestas (Old Town)-14 (11)
30 33 LITTLE DIPPER –•– The Mickey Mozart Quintet (Roulette)-7 (30)
31 49 LAVENDER-BLUE –•– Sammy Turner (Big Top)-3 (31)
32 42 ONLY SIXTEEN –•– Sam Cooke (Keen)-5 (32)
33 48 I’LL BE SATISFIED –•– Jackie Wilson (Brunswick)-3 (33)
34 39 ROBBIN’ THE CRADLE –•– Tony Bellus (NRC)-11 (34)
35 23 ONLY YOU –•– Franck Pourcel’s French Fiddles (Capitol)-14 (9)
36 30 CROSSFIRE –•– Johnny and the Hurricanes (Warwick)-11 (23)
37 32 RING-A-LING-A-LARIO –•– Jimmie Rodgers (Roulette)-6 (32)
38 24 KOOKIE, KOOKIE (Lend Me Your Comb) –•– Edward Byrnes and Connie Stevens (Warner Brothers)-12 (4)
39 29 I’M READY –•– Fats Domino (Imperial)-9 (16)
40 46 WONDERFUL YOU –•– Jimmie Rodgers (Roulette)-4 (40)
THIS WEEK’S DROPS: 12th July, 1959
52 40 ENDLESSLY –•– Brook Benton (Mercury)-12 (12)
67 37 MY MELANCHOLY BABY –•– Tommy Edwards (MGM)-8 (26)
70 38 THE HAPPY ORGAN –•– Dave “Baby” Cortez (Clock)-17 (1)
73 36 GOODBYE JIMMY, GOODBYE –•– Kathy Linden (Felsted)-13 (11)
POWER HITS: 12th July, 1959
41 52 BACK IN THE U.S.A. –•– Chuck Berry (Chess)-3 (41)
42 63 JUST A LITTLE TOO MUCH –•– Ricky Nelson (Imperial)-2 (42)
43 — A BIG HUNK O’ LOVE –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-1 (43)
44 43 I’VE COME OF AGE –•– Billy Storm (Columbia) – Wks: 13 (28)
45 74 CAP AND GOWN –•– Marty Robbins (Columbia)-4 (45)
46 44 I CAN’T GET YOU OUT OF MY HEART –•– Al Martino (20th Fox) – Wks: 8 (44)
47 67 THE QUIET THREE –•– Duane Eddy (Jamie)-2 (47)
48 56 TALL COOL ONE –•– The Wailers (Golden Crest)-8 (36)
49 58 REMEMBER WHEN –•– The Platters (Mercury)-3 (49)
50 50 MONA LISA –•– Carl Mann (Phillips International)-6 (46)
NEW THIS WEEK: 12th July, 1959
43 — A BIG HUNK O’ LOVE –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-1 (43)
53 — SWEETER THAN YOU –•– Ricky Nelson (Imperial)-1 (53)
65 — RAGTIME COWBOY JOE –•– David Seville and the Chipmunks (Liberty)-1 (65)
78 — BEI MIR BIST DU SCHON –•– Louis Prima and Keely Smith (Dot)-1 (78)
82 — WHAT’D I SAY (Part 1) –•– Ray Charles (Atlantic)-1 (82)
84 — TEN THOUSAND DRUMS –•– Carl Smith (Columbia)-1 (84)
85 — SEA OF LOVE –•– Phil Phillips with the Twilights (Mercury)-1 (85)
89 — WHAT IS LOVE –•– The Playmates (Roulette)-1 (89)
96 — LONELY GUITAR –•– Annette (Buena Vista)-1 (96)
97 — SWEET SUGAR LIPS –•– The Kalin Twins (Decca)-1 (97)
98 — CRACKIN’ UP –•– Bo Diddley (Checker)-1 (98)
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Wailers are not to be confused with the Bob Marley related group of the same name. This group formed in Washington in the late 50’s and were once known as The Fabulous Wailers. Bob Marley’s group, The Wailers, were formed in 1963 in Kingston, Jamaica. And now, on with the countdown…
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