US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 13th December, 1959

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These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending December 13, 1959

US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 13th December, 1959

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US Top 40 Singles – 13th December, 1959

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 13th December, 1959
– Issue Date: 7th December, 1959

TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)

1 1 MACK THE KNIFE –•– Bobby Darin (Atco)-16 – (9 wks @ #1) (1)
2 4 HEARTACHES BY THE NUMBER –•– Guy Mitchell (Columbia)-10 (2)
3 3 MR. BLUE –•– The Fleetwoods (Dolton)-14 (1)
4 2 DON’T YOU KNOW –•– Della Reese (RCA Victor)-12 (2)
5 5 IN THE MOOD –•– Ernie Fields (Rendezvous)-12 (5)
6 8 WE GOT LOVE –•– Bobby Rydell (Cameo)-9 (6)
7 6 SO MANY WAYS –•– Brook Benton (Mercury)-8 (6)
8 9 BE MY GUEST –•– Fats Domino (Imperial)-7 (8)
9 13 OH CAROL –•– Neil Sedaka (RCA Victor)-9 (9)
10 14 DANNY BOY –•– Conway Twitty (MGM)-11 (10)

11 7 PUT YOUR HEAD ON MY SHOULDER –•– Paul Anka (ABC-Paramount)-15 (2)
12 11 DECK OF CARDS –•– Wink Martindale (Dot)-13 (7)
13 12 MISTY –•– Johnny Mathis (Columbia)-10 (12)
14 10 (Seven Little Girls) SITTING IN THE BACK SEAT –•– Paul Evans with the Curls (Guaranteed)-13 (9)
15 27 EL PASO –•– Marty Robbins (Columbia)-5 (15)
16 21 SCARLET RIBBONS (For Her Hair) –•– The Browns (RCA Victor)-6 (16)
17 18 THE BIG HURT –•– Miss Toni Fisher (Signet)-4 (17)
18 40 IT’S TIME TO CRY –•– Paul Anka (ABC-Paramount)-3 (18)
19 25 UH OH (Part 2) –•– The Nutty Squirrels (Hanover)-5 (19)
20 30 COME INTO MY HEART –•– Lloyd Price (ABC-Paramount)-7 (20)

21 32 HOUND DOG MAN –•– Fabian (Chancellor)-4 (21)
22 19 ALWAYS –•– Sammy Turner (Big Top)-6 (19)
23 15 DANCE WITH ME –•– The Drifters (Atlantic)-9 (15)
24 53 WHY –•– Frankie Avalon (Chancellor)-3 (24)
25 41 THIS FRIENDLY WORLD –•– Fabian (Chancellor)-3 (25)
26 16 LONELY STREET –•– Andy Williams (Cadence)-14 (5)
27 23 WOO-HOO –•– The Rock-A-Teens (Roulette)-10 (16)
28 28 REVEILLE ROCK –•– Johnny and the Hurricanes (Warwick)-6 (25)
29 17 PRIMROSE LANE –•– Jerry Wallace with the Jewels (Challenge)-17 (8)
30 20 UNFORGETTABLE –•– Dinah Washington (Mercury)-10 (17)

31 60 WAY DOWN YONDER IN NEW ORLEANS –•– Freddy Cannon (Swan)-3 (31)
32 36 MARINA –•– Rocco Granata and the International Quintet (Laurie)-5 (32)
33 39 JUST AS MUCH AS EVER –•– Bob Beckham (Decca)-17 (32)
34 33 (If You Cry) TRUE LOVE, TRUE LOVE –•– The Drifters (Atlantic)-5 (33)
35 22 THE ENCHANTED SEA –•– The Islanders (Mayflower)-11 (15)
36 29 BELIEVE ME –•– The Royal Teens (Capitol)-7 (26)
37 64 SANDY –•– Larry Hall (Strand)-3 (37)
38 56 AMONG MY SOUVENIRS –•– Connie Francis (MGM)-3 (38)
39 34 YOU GOT WHAT IT TAKES –•– Marv Johnson (United Artists)-6 (32)
40 50 I WANNA BE LOVED –•– Ricky Nelson (Imperial)-2 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS: 13th December, 1959

41 26 TEEN BEAT –•– Sandy Nelson (Original Sound)-14 (4)
43 38 TALK TO ME –•– Frank Sinatra (Capitol)-8 (38)
46 35 MIDNIGHT STROLL –•– The Revels (Norgolde)-8 (35)
47 31 LOVE POTION NO. 9 –•– The Clovers (United Artists)-13 (23)
48 24 YOU WERE MINE –•– The Fireflies (Ribbon)-14 (21)
55 37 THE BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC –•– The Mormon Tabernacle Choir (Columbia)-14 (13)

POWER HITS: 13th December, 1959

42 48 FIRST NAME INITIAL –•– Annette with the Afterbeats (Buena Vista)-7 (42)
44 54 PRETTY BLUE EYES –•– Steve Lawrence (ABC-Paramount)-3 (44)
45 49 I’M MOVIN’ ON –•– Ray Charles (Atlantic)-5 (45)
49 47 JOEY’S SONG –•– Bill Haley and His Comets (Decca)-10 (46)
50 57 SMOOTH OPERATOR –•– Sarah Vaughan (Mercury)-6 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK: 13th December, 1959

71 — A YEAR AGO TONIGHT –•– The Crests (Coed)-1 (71)
77 — WHAT ABOUT US –•– The Coasters (Atco)-1 (77)
83 — THE HAPPY REINDEER –•– Dancer, Prancer and Nervous (Capitol)-1 (83)
93 — LUCKY DEVIL –•– Carl Dobkins, Jr. (Decca)-1 (93)
96 — SHIMMY, SHIMMY, KO-KO-BOP –•– Little Anthony and the Imperials (End)-1 (96)
98 — GO, JIMMY, GO –•– Jimmy Clanton (Ace)-1 (98)
99 — HOW ABOUT THAT –•– Dee Clark (Abner)-1 (99)
100 — UH OH (Part 1) –•– The Nutty Squirrels (Hanover)-1 (100)