US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 9th August, 1959
These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 9th August, 1959
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US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 9th August, 1959
#1 LONELY BOY By Paul Anka (ABC-Paramount)
US Top 40 Singles – 9th August, 1959
US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 9th August, 1959
– Issue Date: 3rd August, 1959
TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 LONELY BOY –•– Paul Anka (ABC-Paramount)-10 – (4 wks @ #1) (1)
2 5 A BIG HUNK O’ LOVE –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-5 (2)
3 6 MY HEART IS AN OPEN BOOK –•– Carl Dobkins, Jr. (Decca)-16 (3)
4 2 THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS –•– Johnny Horton (Columbia)-15 (1)
5 3 TIGER –•– Fabian (Chancellor)-8 (3)
6 7 THERE GOES MY BABY –•– The Drifters (Atlantic)-10 (6)
7 4 WATERLOO –•– Stonewall Jackson (Columbia)-11 (4)
8 12 LAVENDER-BLUE –•– Sammy Turner (Big Top)-7 (8)
9 15 SWEETER THAN YOU –•– Ricky Nelson (Imperial)-5 (9)
10 9 FORTY MILES OF BAD ROAD –•– Duane Eddy (Jamie)-8 (9)
11 8 LIPSTICK ON YOUR COLLAR –•– Connie Francis (MGM)-12 (5)
12 11 JUST A LITTLE TOO MUCH –•– Ricky Nelson (Imperial)-6 (11)
13 14 WHAT A DIFF’RENCE A DAY MAKES –•– Dinah Washington (Mercury)-11 (13)
14 22 MY WISH CAME TRUE –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-4 (14)
15 26 WHAT’D I SAY (Part 1) –•– Ray Charles (Atlantic)-5 (15)
16 18 RAGTIME COWBOY JOE –•– David Seville and the Chipmunks (Liberty)-5 (16)
17 13 I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU –•– The Flamingos (End)-10 (11)
18 28 HERE COMES SUMMER –•– Jerry Keller (Kapp)-6 (18)
19 10 PERSONALITY –•– Lloyd Price (ABC-Paramount)-15 (2)
20 25 I’LL BE SATISFIED –•– Jackie Wilson (Brunswick)-7 (20)
21 35 SEA OF LOVE –•– Phil Phillips with the Twilights (Mercury)-5 (21)
22 33 IT WAS I –•– Skip and Flip (Brent)-7 (22)
23 16 BOBBY SOX TO STOCKINGS –•– Frankie Avalon (Chancellor)-11 (8)
24 17 A BOY WITHOUT A GIRL –•– Frankie Avalon (Chancellor)-11 (10)
25 31 WHAT IS LOVE –•– The Playmates (Roulette)-5 (25)
26 30 SMALL WORLD –•– Johnny Mathis (Columbia)-8 (26)
27 24 FRANKIE –•– Connie Francis (MGM)-12 (9)
28 47 THANK YOU PRETTY BABY –•– Brook Benton (Mercury)-4 (28)
29 21 YOU’RE SO FINE –•– The Falcons (Unart)-16 (17)
30 19 M.T.A. –•– The Kingston Trio (Capitol)-8 (15)
31 34 ROBBIN’ THE CRADLE –•– Tony Bellus (NRC)-15 (31)
32 63 THE THREE BELLS –•– The Browns (RCA Victor)-2 (32)
33 36 TILL THERE WAS YOU –•– Anita Bryant (Carlton)-6 (33)
34 32 CIAO, CIAO BAMBINA –•– Jacky Noguez and His Orchestra (Jamie)-7 (32)
35 20 TWIXT TWELVE AND TWENTY –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-8 (17)
36 23 HUSHABYE –•– The Mystics (Laurie)-11 (20)
37 45 THE WAY I WALK –•– Jack Scott (Carlton)-6 (37)
38 42 SINCE YOU’VE BEEN GONE –•– Clyde McPhatter (Atlantic)-8 (38)
39 66 MAKIN’ LOVE –•– Floyd Robinson (RCA Victor)-3 (39)
40 41 THIS I SWEAR –•– The Skyliners (Calico)-10 (26)
THIS WEEK’S DROPS: 9th August, 1959
41 27 TALLAHASSEE LASSIE –•– Freddy Cannon (Swan)-13 (6)
44 38 THE WONDER OF YOU –•– Ray Peterson (RCA Victor)-12 (25)
46 29 DREAM LOVER –•– Bobby Darin (Atco)-16 (2)
47 39 MONA LISA –•– Carl Mann (Phillips International)-10 (39)
48 40 ONLY SIXTEEN –•– Sam Cooke (Keen)-9 (28)
50 37 BONGO ROCK –•– Preston Epps (Original Sound)-12 (14)
POWER HITS: 9th August, 1959
42 57 SEE YOU IN SEPTEMBER –•– The Tempos (Climax)-6 (42)
43 49 TEN THOUSAND DRUMS –•– Carl Smith (Columbia)-5 (43)
45 44 REMEMBER WHEN –•– The Platters (Mercury) – Wks: 7 (41)
49 59 KISSIN’ TIME –•– Bobby Rydell (Cameo)-6 (49)
NEW THIS WEEK: 9th August, 1959
65 — BABY TALK –•– Jan and Dean (Dore)-1 (65)
66 — RED RIVER ROCK –•– Johnny and the Hurricanes (Warwick)-1 (66)
70 — LEAVE MY KITTEN ALONE –•– Little Willie John (King)-1 (70)
73 — CARIBBEAN –•– Mitchell Torok (Guyden)-1 (73)
75 — ANGEL FACE –•– Jimmy Darren (Colpix)-1 (75)
76 — MY OWN TRUE LOVE –•– Jimmy Clanton (Ace)-1 (76)
89 — TIME MARCHES ON –•– Roy Hamilton (Epic)-1 (89)
91 — I LOVES YOU, PORGY –•– Nina Simone (Bethlehem)-1 (91)
92 — SOLDIER’S JOY –•– Hawkshaw Hawkins (Columbia)-1 (92)
94 — MIDNIGHT FLYER –•– Nat King Cole (Capitol)-1 (94)
95 — I GOT STRIPES –•– Johnny Cash (Columbia)-1 (95)
96 — MIAMI –•– Eugene Church (Class)-1 (96)
99 — GEE –•– George Hamilton IV (ABC-Paramount)-1 (99)
100 — ALIMONY –•– Frankie Ford (Ace)-1 (100)
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