US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 27th December, 1959

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These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending December 27, 1959

US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 27th December, 1959

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US Top 40 Singles – 27th December, 1959

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 27th December, 1959
– Issue Date: 21st December, 1959

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

1 1 HEARTACHES BY THE NUMBER –•– Guy Mitchell (Columbia)-12 – (2 wks @ #1) (1)
2 5 WHY –•– Frankie Avalon (Chancellor)-5 (2)
3 11 EL PASO –•– Marty Robbins (Columbia)-7 (3)
4 10 THE BIG HURT –•– Miss Toni Fisher (Signet)-6 (4)
5 13 WAY DOWN YONDER IN NEW ORLEANS –•– Freddy Cannon (Swan)-5 (5)
6 9 IT’S TIME TO CRY –•– Paul Anka (ABC-Paramount)-5 (6)
7 3 MACK THE KNIFE –•– Bobby Darin (Atco)-18 (1)
8 6 WE GOT LOVE –•– Bobby Rydell (Cameo)-11 (6)
9 21 AMONG MY SOUVENIRS –•– Connie Francis (MGM)-5 (9)
10 16 HOUND DOG MAN –•– Fabian (Chancellor)-6 (10)

11 4 IN THE MOOD –•– Ernie Fields (Rendezvous)-14 (4)
12 27 THIS FRIENDLY WORLD –•– Fabian (Chancellor)-5 (12)
13 7 DON’T YOU KNOW –•– Della Reese (RCA Victor)-14 (2)
14 18 SCARLET RIBBONS (For Her Hair) –•– The Browns (RCA Victor)-8 (14)
15 8 SO MANY WAYS –•– Brook Benton (Mercury)-10 (6)
16 14 OH CAROL –•– Neil Sedaka (RCA Victor)-11 (9)
17 2 MR. BLUE –•– The Fleetwoods (Dolton)-16 (1)
18 15 UH OH (Part 2) –•– The Nutty Squirrels (Hanover)-7 (15)
19 20 PRETTY BLUE EYES –•– Steve Lawrence (ABC-Paramount)-5 (19)
20 23 I WANNA BE LOVED –•– Ricky Nelson (Imperial)-4 (20)

21 12 BE MY GUEST –•– Fats Domino (Imperial)-9 (8)
22 17 MISTY –•– Johnny Mathis (Columbia)-12 (12)
23 30 TEAR DROP –•– Santo and Johnny (Canadian American)-4 (23)
24 41 RUNNING BEAR –•– Johnny Preston (Mercury)-10 (24)
25 43 YOU GOT WHAT IT TAKES –•– Marv Johnson (United Artists)-8 (25)
26 25 COME INTO MY HEART –•– Lloyd Price (ABC-Paramount)-9 (20)
27 19 DANNY BOY –•– Conway Twitty (MGM)-13 (10)
28 48 SMOKIE (Part 2) –•– Bill Black’s Combo (Hi)-4 (28)
29 31 SANDY –•– Larry Hall (Strand)-5 (29)
30 28 REVEILLE ROCK –•– Johnny and the Hurricanes (Warwick)-8 (25)

31 34 MARINA –•– Rocco Granata and the International Quintet (Laurie)-7 (31)
32 32 FIRST NAME INITIAL –•– Annette with the Afterbeats (Buena Vista)-9 (32)
33 24 DANCE WITH ME –•– The Drifters (Atlantic)-11 (15)
34 22 ALWAYS –•– Sammy Turner (Big Top)-8 (19)
35 74 GO, JIMMY, GO –•– Jimmy Clanton (Ace)-3 (35)
36 60 GOD BLESS AMERICA –•– Connie Francis (MGM)-6 (36)
37 37 JUST AS MUCH AS EVER –•– Bob Beckham (Decca)-19 (32)
38 55 MIGHTY GOOD –•– Ricky Nelson (Imperial)-4 (38)
39 33 (If You Cry) TRUE LOVE, TRUE LOVE –•– The Drifters (Atlantic)-7 (33)
40 35 BELIEVE ME –•– The Royal Teens (Capitol)-9 (26)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS: 27th December, 1959

41 26 (Seven Little Girls) SITTING IN THE BACK SEAT –•– Paul Evans with the Curls (Guaranteed)-15 (9)
42 29 UNFORGETTABLE –•– Dinah Washington (Mercury)-12 (17)
43 36 PUT YOUR HEAD ON MY SHOULDER –•– Paul Anka (ABC-Paramount)-17 (2)
48 38 DECK OF CARDS –•– Wink Martindale (Dot)-15 (7)
50 39 PRIMROSE LANE –•– Jerry Wallace with the Jewels (Challenge)-19 (8)
55 40 I’M MOVIN’ ON –•– Ray Charles (Atlantic)-7 (40)

POWER HITS: 27th December, 1959

44 56 TALK THAT TALK –•– Jackie Wilson (Brunswick)-5 (44)
45 54 UH OH (Part 1) –•– The Nutty Squirrels (Hanover)-3 (45)
46 46 MARINA –•– Willy Alberti (London)-4 (46)
47 99 THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY –•– The Harry Simeone Chorale (20th Fox)-11 (13)
49 47 HIGH SCHOOL U.S.A. –•– Tommy Facenda (Atlantic) – Wks: 10 (28)

NEW THIS WEEK: 27th December, 1959

82 — CLIMB EV’RY MOUNTAIN –•– Tony Bennett (Columbia)-1 (82)
85 — BACIARE BACIARE (Kissing Kissing) –•– Dorothy Collins (Top Rank)-1 (85)
88 — RUN RED RUN –•– The Coasters (Atco)-1 (88)
91 — THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY –•– Johnny Cash (Columbia)-1 (91)
93 — SWINGIN’ ON A RAINBOW –•– Frankie Avalon (Chancellor)-1 (93)
94 — LET’S TRY AGAIN –•– Clyde McPhatter (MGM)-1 (94)
96 — THIS TIME OF YEAR –•– Brook Benton (Mercury)-1 (96)
98 — IF I HAD A GIRL –•– Rod Lauren (RCA Victor)-1 (98)
99 — SWEET NOTHIN’S –•– Brenda Lee (Decca)-1 (99)
100 — TEEN ANGEL –•– Mark Dinning (MGM)-1 (100)