US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 1st March, 1959

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These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending March 1, 1959

US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 1st March, 1959

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US Top 40 Singles – 1st March, 1959

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 1st March, 1959
– Issue Date: 23rd February, 1959

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

1 1 STAGGER LEE –•– Lloyd Price (ABC-Paramount)-12 – (3 wks @ #1) (1)
2 3 DONNA –•– Ritchie Valens (Del-Fi)-14 (2)
3 2 16 CANDLES –•– The Crests (Coed)-14 (2)
4 5 THE ALL AMERICAN BOY –•– Bill Parsons (Bobby Bare) (Fraternity)-10 (2)
5 20 CHARLIE BROWN –•– The Coasters (Atco)-4 (5)
6 14 I CRIED A TEAR –•– LaVern Baker (Atlantic)-12 (6)
7 12 TALL PAUL –•– Annette and the Afterbeats (Disneyland)-8 (7)
8 13 PETITE FLEUR (Little Flower) –•– Chris Barber’s Jazz Band (Laurie)-7 (8)
9 7 LONELY TEARDROPS –•– Jackie Wilson (Brunswick)-14 (7)
10 16 PETER GUNN –•– Ray Anthony (Capitol)-8 (10)

11 6 MY HAPPINESS –•– Connie Francis (MGM)-11 (2)
12 4 SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES –•– The Platters (Mercury)-15 (1)
13 11 THE HAWAIIAN WEDDING SONG (Ke Kali Nei Au) –•– Andy Williams (Cadence)-9 (11)
14 10 MANHATTAN SPIRITUAL –•– Reg Owen and His Orchestra (Palette)-12 (10)
15 9 GOTTA TRAVEL ON –•– Billy Grammer (Monument)-14 (4)
16 8 GOODBYE BABY –•– Jack Scott (Carlton)-11 (8)
17 18 THE CHILDREN’S MARCHING SONG (Nick Nack Paddy Whack) –•– Mitch Miller and His Orchestra and Chorus (Columbia)-7 (16)
18 25 I’VE HAD IT –•– The Bell Notes (Time)-5 (18)
19 15 THE CHILDREN’S MARCHING SONG (Nick Nack Taddy Whack) –•– Cyril Stapleton and His Orchestra (London)-7 (13)
20 19 (All Of a Sudden) MY HEART SINGS –•– Paul Anka (ABC-Paramount)-10 (15)

21 22 WITH THE WIND AND THE RAIN IN YOUR HAIR –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-7 (21)
22 29 SHE SAY (Oom Dooby Doom) –•– The Diamonds (Mercury)-5 (22)
23 21 MAY YOU ALWAYS –•– The McGuire Sisters (Coral)-8 (11)
24 36 IT’S JUST A MATTER OF TIME –•– Brook Benton (Mercury)-5 (24)
25 17 A LOVER’S QUESTION –•– Clyde McPhatter (Atlantic)-20 (6)
26 23 THE LONELY ONE –•– Duane Eddy (Jamie)-6 (23)
27 28 I GOT A WIFE –•– The Mark IV (Mercury)-5 (27)
28 53 VENUS –•– Frankie Avalon (Chancellor)-3 (28)
29 35 THE STORY OF MY LOVE –•– Conway Twitty (MGM)-5 (29)
30 70 ALVIN’S HARMONICA –•– David Seville and the Chipmunks (Liberty)-2 (30)

31 24 THE LITTLE SPACE GIRL –•– Jesse Lee Turner (Carlton)-8 (20)
32 38 TRAGEDY –•– Thomas Wayne with the DeLons (Fernwood)-5 (32)
33 49 (I’ll Be With You In) APPLE BLOSSOM TIME –•– Tab Hunter (Warner Brothers)-4 (33)
34 32 DON’T TAKE YOUR GUNS TO TOWN –•– Johnny Cash (Columbia)-6 (32)
35 26 LUCKY LADYBUG –•– Billy and Lillie (Swan)-10 (14)
36 27 THE DIARY –•– Neil Sedaka (RCA Victor)-12 (14)
37 42 PRETTY GIRLS EVERYWHERE –•– Eugene Church and the Fellows (Class)-9 (37)
38 45 PLAIN JANE –•– Bobby Darin (Atco)-5 (38)
39 39 NOLA –•– Billy Williams (Coral)-5 (39)
40 33 THERE MUST BE A WAY –•– Joni James (MGM)-6 (33)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS: 1st March, 1959

41 31 I’M A MAN –•– Fabian (Chancellor)-7 (31)
44 34 LA BAMBA –•– Ritchie Valens (Del-Fi)-9 (22)
45 30 NOBODY BUT YOU –•– Dee Clark (Abner)-13 (21)
57 37 WHOLE LOTTA LOVING –•– Fats Domino (Imperial)-15 (6)
71 40 THE CHIPMUNK SONG –•– The Chipmunks with the Music Of David Seville (Liberty)-13 (1)

POWER HITS: 1st March, 1959

42 47 IT’S ONLY THE BEGINNING –•– The Kalin Twins (Decca)-7 (42)
43 57 WHO CARES –•– Don Gibson (RCA Victor)-6 (43)
46 54 FIRST ANNIVERSARY –•– Cathy Carr (Roulette)-5 (46)
47 64 RAW-HIDE –•– Link Wray and the Wraymen (Epic)-5 (47)
48 46 DON’T PITY ME –•– Dion & The Belmonts (Laurie) – Wks: 10 (40)
49 41 RED RIVER ROSE –•– The Ames Brothers (RCA Victor) – Wks: 9 (37)
50 59 TRY ME –•– James Brown (Federal)-11 (48)

NEW THIS WEEK: 1st March, 1959

65 — NEVER BE ANYONE ELSE BUT YOU –•– Ricky Nelson (Imperial)-1 (65)
67 — TOMBOY –•– Perry Como (RCA Victor)-1 (67)
78 — HURTIN’ INSIDE –•– Brook Benton (Mercury)-1 (78)
82 — IT DOESN’T MATTER ANYMORE –•– Buddy Holly (Coral)-1 (82)
93 — I’M NEVER GONNA TELL –•– Jimmie Rodgers (Roulette)-1 (93)
94 — BUNNY HOP –•– The Applejacks (Cameo)-1 (94)
95 — I’VE GOT YOU UNDER MY SKIN –•– Louis Prima and Keely Smith (Capitol)-1 (95)
98 — SHIRLEY –•– John Fred and the Playboys (Montel)-1 (98)
100 — GLAD RAGS –•– Tennessee Ernie Ford (Capitol)-1 (100)