US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 2nd August, 1959

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These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending August 2, 1959

US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 2nd August, 1959

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US Top 40 Singles – 2nd August, 1959

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 2nd August, 1959
– Issue Date: 27th July, 1959

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

1 1 LONELY BOY –•– Paul Anka (ABC-Paramount)-9 – (3 wks @ #1) (1)
2 2 THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS –•– Johnny Horton (Columbia)-14 (1)
3 3 TIGER –•– Fabian (Chancellor)-7 (3)
4 4 WATERLOO –•– Stonewall Jackson (Columbia)-10 (4)
5 9 A BIG HUNK O’ LOVE –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-4 (5)
6 6 MY HEART IS AN OPEN BOOK –•– Carl Dobkins, Jr. (Decca)-15 (6)
7 16 THERE GOES MY BABY –•– The Drifters (Atlantic)-9 (7)
8 8 LIPSTICK ON YOUR COLLAR –•– Connie Francis (MGM)-11 (5)
9 12 FORTY MILES OF BAD ROAD –•– Duane Eddy (Jamie)-7 (9)
10 5 PERSONALITY –•– Lloyd Price (ABC-Paramount)-14 (2)

11 23 JUST A LITTLE TOO MUCH –•– Ricky Nelson (Imperial)-5 (11)
12 24 LAVENDER-BLUE –•– Sammy Turner (Big Top)-6 (12)
13 13 I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU –•– The Flamingos (End)-9 (11)
14 22 WHAT A DIFF’RENCE A DAY MAKES –•– Dinah Washington (Mercury)-10 (14)
15 18 SWEETER THAN YOU –•– Ricky Nelson (Imperial)-4 (15)
16 11 BOBBY SOX TO STOCKINGS –•– Frankie Avalon (Chancellor)-10 (8)
17 14 A BOY WITHOUT A GIRL –•– Frankie Avalon (Chancellor)-10 (10)
18 25 RAGTIME COWBOY JOE –•– David Seville and the Chipmunks (Liberty)-4 (18)
19 19 M.T.A. –•– The Kingston Trio (Capitol)-7 (15)
20 17 TWIXT TWELVE AND TWENTY –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-7 (17)

21 20 YOU’RE SO FINE –•– The Falcons (Unart)-15 (17)
22 27 MY WISH CAME TRUE –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-3 (22)
23 21 HUSHABYE –•– The Mystics (Laurie)-10 (20)
24 15 FRANKIE –•– Connie Francis (MGM)-11 (9)
25 28 I’LL BE SATISFIED –•– Jackie Wilson (Brunswick)-6 (25)
26 33 WHAT’D I SAY (Part 1) –•– Ray Charles (Atlantic)-4 (26)
27 7 TALLAHASSEE LASSIE –•– Freddy Cannon (Swan)-12 (6)
28 35 HERE COMES SUMMER –•– Jerry Keller (Kapp)-5 (28)
29 10 DREAM LOVER –•– Bobby Darin (Atco)-15 (2)
30 40 SMALL WORLD –•– Johnny Mathis (Columbia)-7 (30)

31 55 WHAT IS LOVE –•– The Playmates (Roulette)-4 (31)
32 48 CIAO, CIAO BAMBINA –•– Jacky Noguez and His Orchestra (Jamie)-6 (32)
33 50 IT WAS I –•– Skip and Flip (Brent)-6 (33)
34 31 ROBBIN’ THE CRADLE –•– Tony Bellus (NRC)-14 (31)
35 38 SEA OF LOVE –•– Phil Phillips with the Twilights (Mercury)-4 (35)
36 52 TILL THERE WAS YOU –•– Anita Bryant (Carlton)-5 (36)
37 26 BONGO ROCK –•– Preston Epps (Original Sound)-11 (14)
38 29 THE WONDER OF YOU –•– Ray Peterson (RCA Victor)-11 (25)
39 49 MONA LISA –•– Carl Mann (Phillips International)-9 (39)
40 39 ONLY SIXTEEN –•– Sam Cooke (Keen)-8 (28)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS: 2nd August, 1959

41 30 THIS I SWEAR –•– The Skyliners (Calico)-9 (26)
43 32 JUST KEEP IT UP –•– Dee Clark (Abner)-13 (18)
51 36 ALONG CAME JONES –•– The Coasters (Atco)-11 (9)
55 37 QUIET VILLAGE –•– Martin Denny (Liberty)-16 (4)
61 34 A TEENAGER IN LOVE –•– Dion and the Belmonts (Laurie)-15 (5)

POWER HITS: 2nd August, 1959

42 43 SINCE YOU’VE BEEN GONE –•– Clyde McPhatter (Atlantic)-7 (40)
44 41 REMEMBER WHEN –•– The Platters (Mercury) – Wks: 6 (41)
45 53 THE WAY I WALK –•– Jack Scott (Carlton)-5 (45)
46 47 THE QUIET THREE –•– Duane Eddy (Jamie)-5 (46)
47 60 THANK YOU PRETTY BABY –•– Brook Benton (Mercury)-3 (47)
48 51 HIGH HOPES –•– Frank Sinatra “and a Bunch Of Kids” (Capitol)-7 (48)
49 54 TEN THOUSAND DRUMS –•– Carl Smith (Columbia)-4 (49)
50 57 LONELY GUITAR –•– Annette (Buena Vista)-4 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK: 2nd August, 1959

63 — THE THREE BELLS –•– The Browns (RCA Victor)-1 (63)
67 — I’M GONNA BE A WHEEL SOMEDAY –•– Fats Domino (Imperial)-1 (67)
95 — SLEEP WALK –•– Santo and Johnny (Canadian American)-1 (95)
96 — SO HIGH SO LOW –•– LaVern Baker (Atlantic)-1 (96)
97 — WITH OPEN ARMS –•– Jane Morgan (Kapp)-1 (97)
98 — HALF-BREED –•– Marvin Rainwater (MGM)-1 (98)
99 — YOU DON’T KNOW GIRLS –•– Kathy Linden (Felsted)-1 (99)
100 — WHO SHOT SAM –•– George Jones (Mercury)-1 (100)