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

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

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

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US Top 40 Singles – 13th September, 1959

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

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

1 1 THE THREE BELLS –•– The Browns (RCA Victor)-7 – (3 wks @ #1) (1)
2 3 SLEEP WALK –•– Santo and Johnny (Canadian American)-7 (2)
3 2 SEA OF LOVE –•– Phil Phillips with the Twilights (Mercury)-10 (2)
4 5 I’M GONNA GET MARRIED –•– Lloyd Price (ABC-Paramount)-5 (4)
5 9 RED RIVER ROCK –•– Johnny and the Hurricanes (Warwick)-6 (5)
6 13 (‘Til) I KISSED YOU –•– The Everly Brothers (Cadence)-4 (6)
7 14 BROKEN-HEARTED MELODY –•– Sarah Vaughan (Mercury)-8 (7)
8 4 LAVENDER-BLUE –•– Sammy Turner (Big Top)-12 (3)
9 6 WHAT’D I SAY (Part 1) –•– Ray Charles (Atlantic)-10 (6)
10 10 I WANT TO WALK YOU HOME –•– Fats Domino (Imperial)-5 (10)

11 17 BABY TALK –•– Jan and Dean (Dore)-6 (11)
12 8 THERE GOES MY BABY –•– The Drifters (Atlantic)-15 (2)
13 7 A BIG HUNK O’ LOVE –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-10 (1)
14 15 KISSIN’ TIME –•– Bobby Rydell (Cameo)-11 (14)
15 11 IT WAS I –•– Skip and Flip (Brent)-12 (11)
16 12 MY HEART IS AN OPEN BOOK –•– Carl Dobkins, Jr. (Decca)-21 (3)
17 18 WHAT A DIFF’RENCE A DAY MAKES –•– Dinah Washington (Mercury)-16 (8)
18 16 THANK YOU PRETTY BABY –•– Brook Benton (Mercury)-9 (16)
19 19 WHAT IS LOVE –•– The Playmates (Roulette)-10 (15)
20 22 I’M GONNA BE A WHEEL SOMEDAY –•– Fats Domino (Imperial)-7 (20)

21 27 MAKIN’ LOVE –•– Floyd Robinson (RCA Victor)-8 (21)
22 21 MY WISH CAME TRUE –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-9 (12)
23 30 SEE YOU IN SEPTEMBER –•– The Tempos (Climax)-11 (23)
24 43 MACK THE KNIFE –•– Bobby Darin (Atco)-3 (24)
25 25 HERE COMES SUMMER –•– Jerry Keller (Kapp)-11 (14)
26 32 ROBBIN’ THE CRADLE –•– Tony Bellus (NRC)-20 (25)
27 28 I LOVES YOU, PORGY –•– Nina Simone (Bethlehem)-6 (27)
28 45 PRIMROSE LANE –•– Jerry Wallace with the Jewels (Challenge)-4 (28)
29 40 MORGEN –•– Ivo Robic and the Song-Masters (Laurie)-4 (29)
30 41 HIGH HOPES –•– Frank Sinatra “and a Bunch Of Kids” (Capitol)-13 (30)

31 20 JUST A LITTLE TOO MUCH –•– Ricky Nelson (Imperial)-11 (9)
32 23 FORTY MILES OF BAD ROAD –•– Duane Eddy (Jamie)-13 (9)
33 36 MY OWN TRUE LOVE –•– Jimmy Clanton (Ace)-6 (33)
34 54 POISON IVY –•– The Coasters (Atco)-3 (34)
35 31 CARIBBEAN –•– Mitchell Torok (Guyden)-6 (31)
36 33 SMALL WORLD –•– Johnny Mathis (Columbia)-13 (20)
37 24 LONELY BOY –•– Paul Anka (ABC-Paramount)-15 (1)
38 35 TILL THERE WAS YOU –•– Anita Bryant (Carlton)-11 (30)
39 37 MONA LISA –•– Carl Mann (Phillips International)-15 (25)
40 29 MONA LISA –•– Conway Twitty (MGM)-8 (29)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS: 13th September, 1959

42 34 THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS –•– Johnny Horton (Columbia)-20 (1)
43 26 SWEETER THAN YOU –•– Ricky Nelson (Imperial)-10 (9)
44 38 I AIN’T NEVER –•– Webb Pierce (Decca)-5 (38)
47 39 WITH OPEN ARMS –•– Jane Morgan (Kapp)-7 (39)

POWER HITS: 13th September, 1959

41 67 PUT YOUR HEAD ON MY SHOULDER –•– Paul Anka (ABC-Paramount)-2 (41)
45 47 I GOT STRIPES –•– Johnny Cash (Columbia)-6 (45)
46 51 THE MUMMY –•– Bob McFadden and Dor (Brunswick)-3 (46)
48 61 HEY LITTLE GIRL –•– Dee Clark (Abner)-3 (48)
49 42 LIKE I LOVE YOU –•– Edd Byrnes and Friend (Warner Brothers) – Wks: 5 (42)
50 62 THE ANGELS LISTENED IN –•– The Crests (Coed)-4 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK: 13th September, 1959

71 — I’M A HOG FOR YOU –•– The Coasters (Atco)-1 (71)
72 — LONELY STREET –•– Andy Williams (Cadence)-1 (72)
75 — MR. BLUE –•– The Fleetwoods (Dolton)-1 (75)
76 — THE BATTLE OF KOOKAMONGA –•– Homer and Jethro (RCA Victor)-1 (76)
77 — COME ON AND GET ME –•– Fabian (Chancellor)-1 (77)
78 — THE BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC –•– The Mormon Tabernacle Choir (Columbia)-1 (78)
82 — WHERE –•– The Platters (Mercury)-1 (82)
83 — BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO –•– Jivin’ Gene and the Jokers (Mercury)-1 (83)
84 — TEEN BEAT –•– Sandy Nelson (Original Sound)-1 (84)
87 — THE SHAPE I’M IN –•– Johnny Restivo (RCA Victor)-1 (87)
97 — YOU WERE MINE –•– The Fireflies (Ribbon)-1 (97)
100 — YOU BETTER KNOW IT –•– Jackie Wilson (Brunswick)-1 (100)