US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 23rd August, 1959

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These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending August 23, 1959

US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 23rd August, 1959

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US Top 40 Singles – 23rd August, 1959

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 23rd August, 1959
– Issue Date: 17th August, 1959

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

1 1 A BIG HUNK O’ LOVE –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-7 – (2 wks @ #1) (1)
2 4 THERE GOES MY BABY –•– The Drifters (Atlantic)-12 (2)
3 3 MY HEART IS AN OPEN BOOK –•– Carl Dobkins, Jr. (Decca)-18 (3)
4 5 LAVENDER-BLUE –•– Sammy Turner (Big Top)-9 (4)
5 2 LONELY BOY –•– Paul Anka (ABC-Paramount)-12 (1)
6 9 WHAT’D I SAY (Part 1) –•– Ray Charles (Atlantic)-7 (6)
7 16 THE THREE BELLS –•– The Browns (RCA Victor)-4 (7)
8 8 WHAT A DIFF’RENCE A DAY MAKES –•– Dinah Washington (Mercury)-13 (8)
9 13 JUST A LITTLE TOO MUCH –•– Ricky Nelson (Imperial)-8 (9)
10 11 FORTY MILES OF BAD ROAD –•– Duane Eddy (Jamie)-10 (9)

11 6 TIGER –•– Fabian (Chancellor)-10 (3)
12 14 MY WISH CAME TRUE –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-6 (12)
13 7 THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS –•– Johnny Horton (Columbia)-17 (1)
14 18 HERE COMES SUMMER –•– Jerry Keller (Kapp)-8 (14)
15 17 IT WAS I –•– Skip and Flip (Brent)-9 (15)
16 21 WHAT IS LOVE –•– The Playmates (Roulette)-7 (16)
17 10 WATERLOO –•– Stonewall Jackson (Columbia)-13 (4)
18 12 SWEETER THAN YOU –•– Ricky Nelson (Imperial)-7 (9)
19 23 THANK YOU PRETTY BABY –•– Brook Benton (Mercury)-6 (19)
20 26 LIPSTICK ON YOUR COLLAR –•– Connie Francis (MGM)-14 (5)

21 20 SMALL WORLD –•– Johnny Mathis (Columbia)-10 (20)
22 15 SEA OF LOVE –•– Phil Phillips with the Twilights (Mercury)-7 (15)
23 37 KISSIN’ TIME –•– Bobby Rydell (Cameo)-8 (23)
24 46 I WANT TO WALK YOU HOME –•– Fats Domino (Imperial)-2 (24)
25 28 ROBBIN’ THE CRADLE –•– Tony Bellus (NRC)-17 (25)
26 38 I’M GONNA BE A WHEEL SOMEDAY –•– Fats Domino (Imperial)-4 (26)
27 40 BABY TALK –•– Jan and Dean (Dore)-3 (27)
28 19 RAGTIME COWBOY JOE –•– David Seville and the Chipmunks (Liberty)-7 (16)
29 35 SEE YOU IN SEPTEMBER –•– The Tempos (Climax)-8 (29)
30 31 TILL THERE WAS YOU –•– Anita Bryant (Carlton)-8 (30)

31 25 MONA LISA –•– Carl Mann (Phillips International)-12 (25)
32 24 CIAO, CIAO BAMBINA –•– Jacky Noguez and His Orchestra (Jamie)-9 (24)
33 55 SLEEP WALK –•– Santo and Johnny (Canadian American)-4 (33)
34 45 BROKEN-HEARTED MELODY –•– Sarah Vaughan (Mercury)-5 (34)
35 65 I’M GONNA GET MARRIED –•– Lloyd Price (ABC-Paramount)-2 (35)
36 50 RED RIVER ROCK –•– Johnny and the Hurricanes (Warwick)-3 (36)
37 39 MAKIN’ LOVE –•– Floyd Robinson (RCA Victor)-5 (37)
38 36 THE WAY I WALK –•– Jack Scott (Carlton)-8 (36)
39 22 I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU –•– The Flamingos (End)-12 (11)
40 42 MY OWN TRUE LOVE –•– Jimmy Clanton (Ace)-3 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS: 23rd August, 1959

41 27 PERSONALITY –•– Lloyd Price (ABC-Paramount)-17 (2)
43 30 I’LL BE SATISFIED –•– Jackie Wilson (Brunswick)-9 (20)
44 32 HUSHABYE –•– The Mystics (Laurie)-13 (20)
46 34 FRANKIE –•– Connie Francis (MGM)-14 (9)
50 29 YOU’RE SO FINE –•– The Falcons (Unart)-18 (17)
70 33 A BOY WITHOUT A GIRL –•– Frankie Avalon (Chancellor)-13 (10)

POWER HITS: 23rd August, 1959

42 57 MONA LISA –•– Conway Twitty (MGM)-5 (42)
45 48 HIGH HOPES –•– Frank Sinatra “and a Bunch Of Kids” (Capitol)-10 (45)
47 49 ANGEL FACE –•– Jimmy Darren (Colpix)-3 (47)
48 53 TENNESSEE STUD –•– Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor)-6 (48)
49 68 CARIBBEAN –•– Mitchell Torok (Guyden)-3 (49)

NEW THIS WEEK: 23rd August, 1959

56 — (‘Til) I KISSED YOU –•– The Everly Brothers (Cadence)-1 (56)
78 — MARY LOU –•– Ronnie Hawkins and the Hawks (Roulette)-1 (78)
82 — MORGEN –•– Ivo Robic and the Song-Masters (Laurie)-1 (82)
86 — PRIMROSE LANE –•– Jerry Wallace with the Jewels (Challenge)-1 (86)
90 — MAU-MAU –•– The Wailers (Golden Crest)-1 (90)
95 — THE ANGELS LISTENED IN –•– The Crests (Coed)-1 (95)
96 — BELLS, BELLS, BELLS (The Bell Song) –•– Billy and Lillie (Swan)-5 (88)
97 — SMILE –•– Tony Bennett (Columbia)-1 (97)
98 — IF YOU LOVE ME –•– LaVern Baker (Atlantic)-1 (98)
99 — A GIRL’S WORK IS NEVER DONE –•– The Chordettes (Cadence)-1 (99)
100 — SAL’S GOT A SUGAR LIP –•– Johnny Horton (Columbia)-1 (100)

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…