The Biggest Hits and Artists of 1959

The top hits of 1959 are calculated from the individual positions of the songs on the national charts and are based on the calendar year 1959.

The Top 100 Hits of 1959

1. Mack the Knife - Bobby Darin 
2. The Battle of New Orleans - Johnny Horton 
3. Mr. Blue - Fleetwoods 
4. Donna - Ritchie Valens 
5. Lonely Boy - Paul Anka 
6. Put Your Head on My Shoulder - Paul Anka 
7. Stagger Lee - Lloyd Price 
8. Venus - Frankie Avalon 
9. The Three Bells - Browns 
10. Personality - Lloyd Price 
11. My Heart Is An Open Book - Carl Dobkins, Jr. 
12. Dream Lover - Bobby Darin 
13. Sleep Walk - Santo & Johnny 
14. Don't You Know - Della Reese 
15. Pink Shoe Laces - Dodie Stevens 
16. 16 Candles - Crests 
17. Come Softly To Me - Fleetwoods 
18. ('til) I Kissed You - Everly Brothers 
19. Kansas City - Wilbert Harrison 
20. The Happy Organ - Dave “Baby” Cortez 
21. Charlie Brown - Coasters 
22. Sea of Love - Phil Phillips With the Twilights 
23. Teen Beat - Sandy Nelson 
24. Primrose Lane - Jerry Wallace With the Jewels 
25. Heartaches By the Number - Guy Mitchell 
26. Lavender-Blue - Sammy Turner 
27. I'm Gonna Get Married - Lloyd Price 
28. There Goes My Baby - Drifters 
29. Red River Rock - Johnny and the Hurricanes 
30. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes-  Platters 
31. It's Just a Matter of Time - Brook Benton 
32. Lipstick on Your Collar - Connie Francis 
33. Sorry (I Ran All the Way Home) - Impalas 
34. Quiet Village - Exotic Sounds of Martin Denny 
35. My Happiness - Connie Francis 
36. A Teenager in Love - Dion & the Belmonts 
37. The Hawaiian Wedding Song (Ke Kali Nei Au) - Andy Williams 
38. In the Mood - Ernie Fields & Orch. 
39. Guitar Boogie Shuffle - Virtues 
40. Lonely Street - Andy Williams 
41. A Bit Hunk O' Love - Elvis Presley 
42. The All American Boy - Bill Parsons 
43. Tragedy - Thomas Wayne With the Delons 
44. Waterloo - Stonewall Jackson 
45. (Now and Then There's) A Fool Such As I - Elvis Presley 
46. Lonely Teardrops - Jackie Wilson 
47. Gotta Travel On - Billy Grammer 
48. I Cried a Tear - LaVern Baker 
49. Never Be Anyone Else But You - Ricky Nelson 
50. What a Diff'rence a Day Makes - Dinah Washington 
51. Deck of Cards - Wink Martindale 
52. Kookie, Kookie (Lend Me Your Comb) - Edward Byrnes & Connie Stevens 
53. Poison Ivy - Coasters 
54. So Many Ways - Brook Benton 
55. Peter Gunn - Ray Anthony and His Orchestra 
56. Tiger - Fabian 
57. Tallahassee Lassie - Freddy Cannon 
58. Just Ask Your Heart - Frankie Avalon 
59. I've Had It - Bell Notes 
60. Broken-Hearted Melody - Sarah Vaughan 
61. What'd I Say (Part I & II) - Ray Charles 
62. We Got Love - Bobby Rydell 
63. Goodbye Baby - Jack Scott 
64. Forty Miles of Bad Road - Duane Eddy and the Rebels 
65. Turn Me Loose - Fabian 
66. I Need Your Love Tonight - Elvis Presley With the Jordanaires 
67. Alvin's Harmonica - David Seville and the Chipmunks 
68. Only You - Franck Pourcel's French Fiddles 
69. (Seven Little Girls) Sitting in the Back Seat - Paul Evans and the Curls 
70. Frankie - Connie Francis 
71. A Lover's Question - Clyde McPhatter 
72. Petite Fleur (Little Flower) - Chris Barber's Jazz Band 
73. I Want to Walk You Home - Fats Domino 
74. Manhattan Spiritual - Reg Owen & His Orchestra 
75. Tall Paul - Annette With the Afterbeats 
76. Danny Boy - Conway Twitty 
77. Oh! Carol - Neil Sedaka 
78. Enchanted - Platters 
79. Bobby Sox to Stockings - Frankie Avalon 
80. Tell Him No - Travis & Bob 
81. Since I Don't Have You - Skyliners 
82. I Only Have Eyes For You - Flamingos 
83. May You Always - McGuire Sisters 
84. So Fine - Fiestas 
85. It's Late - Ricky Nelson 
86. Misty - Johnny Mathis 
87. Battle Hymn of the Republic - Mormon Tabernacle Choir 
88. Be My Guest - Fats Domino 
89. Just a Little Too Much - Ricky Nelson 
90. Morgan - Ivo Robic and the Song-Masters 
91. It Was I - Skip and Flip 
92. A Boy Without a Girl - Frankie Avalon 
93. (All of a Sudden) My Heart Sings - Paul Anka 
94. Along Came Jones - Coasters 
95. The Tijuana Jail - Kingston Trio 
96. My Wish Came True - Elvis Presley 
97. Sea Cruise - Frankie Ford 
98. Baby Talk - Jan & Dean 
99. Sweeter Than You - Ricky Nelson 
100. Whole Lotta Loving - Fats Domino

The Top 50 Artists of 1959

1. Lloyd Price
2. Frankie Avalon
3. Elvis Presley
4. Paul Anka
5. Connie Francis
6. Bobby Darin
7. Ricky Nelson
8. Brook Benton
9. Fleetwoods
10. Fats Domino
11. Coasters
12. Fabian
13. Everly Brothers
14. Andy Williams
15. Platters
16. Johnny Horton
17. Browns
18. Jackie Wilson
19. Ritchie Valens
20. Crests
21. David Seville and the Chipmunks
22. Kingston Trio
23. Drifters
24. Johnny and the Hurricanes
25. Santo & Johnny
26. Bobby Rydell
27. Sammy Turner
28. Dinah Washington
29. Carl Dobkins, Jr.
30. Della Reese
31. Dodie Stevens
32. Freddie Cannon
33. Duane Eddy
34. Neil Sedaka
35. Dee Clark
36. Wilbert Harrison
37. Dave “Baby” Cortez
38. Conway Twitty
39. Phil Phillips With the Twilights
40. Sandy Nelson
41. Exotic Sounds of Martin Denny
42. Jerry Wallace With the Jewels
43. Guy Mitchell
44. Impalas
45. Dion & the Belmonts
46. Pat Boone
47. Ernie Fields & Orch.
48. Virtues
49. Bill Parsons
50. Thomas Wayne With the Delons