US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 5th July, 1959
These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending July , 1959
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US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 5th July, 1959
#1 THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS By Johnny Horton (Columbia)
US Top 40 Singles – 5th July, 1959
US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 5th July, 1959
– Issue Date: 29th June, 1959
TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS –•– Johnny Horton (Columbia)-10 – (5 wks @ #1) (1)
2 2 PERSONALITY –•– Lloyd Price (ABC-Paramount)-10 (2)
3 4 LONELY BOY –•– Paul Anka (ABC-Paramount)-5 (3)
4 3 DREAM LOVER –•– Bobby Darin (Atco)-11 (2)
5 10 LIPSTICK ON YOUR COLLAR –•– Connie Francis (MGM)-7 (5)
6 7 TALLAHASSEE LASSIE –•– Freddy Cannon (Swan)-8 (6)
7 5 KANSAS CITY –•– Wilbert Harrison (Fury)-12 (1)
8 6 QUIET VILLAGE –•– Martin Denny (Liberty)-12 (4)
9 9 ALONG CAME JONES –•– The Coasters (Atco)-7 (9)
10 8 A TEENAGER IN LOVE –•– Dion and the Belmonts (Laurie)-11 (5)
11 11 FRANKIE –•– Connie Francis (MGM)-7 (11)
12 17 WATERLOO –•– Stonewall Jackson (Columbia)-6 (12)
13 13 BOBBY SOX TO STOCKINGS –•– Frankie Avalon (Chancellor)-6 (13)
14 16 BONGO ROCK –•– Preston Epps (Original Sound)-7 (14)
15 19 I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU –•– The Flamingos (End)-5 (15)
16 21 A BOY WITHOUT A GIRL –•– Frankie Avalon (Chancellor)-6 (16)
17 26 MY HEART IS AN OPEN BOOK –•– Carl Dobkins, Jr. (Decca)-11 (17)
18 22 JUST KEEP IT UP –•– Dee Clark (Abner)-9 (18)
19 34 TIGER –•– Fabian (Chancellor)-3 (19)
20 33 HUSHABYE –•– The Mystics (Laurie)-6 (20)
21 31 YOU’RE SO FINE –•– The Falcons (Unart)-11 (21)
22 15 SO FINE –•– The Fiestas (Old Town)-13 (11)
23 12 ONLY YOU –•– Franck Pourcel’s French Fiddles (Capitol)-13 (9)
24 14 KOOKIE, KOOKIE (Lend Me Your Comb) –•– Edward Byrnes and Connie Stevens (Warner Brothers)-11 (4)
25 28 THE WONDER OF YOU –•– Ray Peterson (RCA Victor)-7 (25)
26 40 WHAT A DIFF’RENCE A DAY MAKES –•– Dinah Washington (Mercury)-6 (26)
27 30 THIS I SWEAR –•– The Skyliners (Calico)-5 (27)
28 49 M.T.A. –•– The Kingston Trio (Capitol)-3 (28)
29 18 I’M READY –•– Fats Domino (Imperial)-8 (16)
30 24 CROSSFIRE –•– Johnny and the Hurricanes (Warwick)-10 (23)
31 50 FORTY MILES OF BAD ROAD –•– Duane Eddy (Jamie)-3 (31)
32 35 RING-A-LING-A-LARIO –•– Jimmie Rodgers (Roulette)-5 (32)
33 32 LITTLE DIPPER –•– The Mickey Mozart Quintet (Roulette)-6 (32)
34 41 THERE GOES MY BABY –•– The Drifters (Atlantic)-5 (34)
35 54 TWIXT TWELVE AND TWENTY –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-3 (35)
36 27 GOODBYE JIMMY, GOODBYE –•– Kathy Linden (Felsted)-12 (11)
37 29 MY MELANCHOLY BABY –•– Tommy Edwards (MGM)-7 (26)
38 25 THE HAPPY ORGAN –•– Dave “Baby” Cortez (Clock)-16 (1)
39 43 ROBBIN’ THE CRADLE –•– Tony Bellus (NRC)-10 (39)
40 23 ENDLESSLY –•– Brook Benton (Mercury)-11 (12)
THIS WEEK’S DROPS: 5th July, 1959
41 20 SORRY (I Ran All the Way Home) –•– The Impalas (Cub)-16 (2)
43 37 I’VE COME OF AGE –•– Billy Storm (Columbia)-12 (28)
56 36 TALL COOL ONE –•– The Wailers (Golden Crest)-7 (36)
57 39 GRADUATION’S HERE –•– The Fleetwoods (Dolton)-7 (39)
61 38 THE CLASS –•– Chubby Checker (Parkway)-7 (38)
POWER HITS: 5th July, 1959
42 51 ONLY SIXTEEN –•– Sam Cooke (Keen)-4 (42)
44 53 I CAN’T GET YOU OUT OF MY HEART –•– Al Martino (20th Fox)-7 (44)
45 64 FORTY DAYS –•– Ronnie Hawkins (Roulette)-4 (45)
46 62 WONDERFUL YOU –•– Jimmie Rodgers (Roulette)-3 (46)
47 44 LONELY FOR YOU –•– Gary Stites (Carlton) – Wks: 12 (24)
48 63 I’LL BE SATISFIED –•– Jackie Wilson (Brunswick)-2 (48)
49 60 LAVENDER-BLUE –•– Sammy Turner (Big Top)-2 (49)
50 46 MONA LISA –•– Carl Mann (Phillips International) – Wks: 5 (46)
NEW THIS WEEK: 5th July, 1959
63 — JUST A LITTLE TOO MUCH –•– Ricky Nelson (Imperial)-1 (63)
67 — THE QUIET THREE –•– Duane Eddy (Jamie)-1 (67)
79 — YES-SIR-EE –•– Dodie Stevens (Crystalette)-2 (79)
85 — TILL THERE WAS YOU –•– Anita Bryant (Carlton)-1 (85)
86 — ONE LOVE, ONE HEART –•– The Four Coins (Epic)-3 (82)
87 — SWEET SOMEONE –•– Eddie and Betty (Warner Brothers)-1 (87)
89 — THE FIVE PENNIES –•– Dodie Stevens (Crystalette)-1 (89)
90 — SEE YOU IN SEPTEMBER –•– The Tempos (Climax)-1 (90)
93 — KISSIN’ TIME –•– Bobby Rydell (Cameo)-1 (93)
94 — BEACH TIME –•– Roger Smith (Warner Brothers)-1 (94)
98 — HERE COMES SUMMER –•– Jerry Keller (Kapp)-1 (98)
99 — HAPPY VACATION –•– Jackie Lee (Swan)-1 (99)
100 — THE WAY I WALK –•– Jack Scott (Carlton)-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…
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