Billboard Hot 100 — January 5, 1959
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of January 5, 1959. "The Chipmunk Song" by The Chipmunks With David Seville held #1 for a 3rd straight week, on its way to 4 weeks on top. 17 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Don't You Know Yockomo" by Huey "piano" Smith With His Clowns at #71, which would go on to peak at #56. The biggest climber was "Red River Rose" by The Ames Brothers, up 40 places from #100 to #60.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "The Chipmunk Song" by The Chipmunks With David Seville — 3 weeks at the top so far, 6 weeks on the chart since debuting December 1, 1958.
- New in the top 10: "My Happiness" by Connie Francis (up from #13 to #6); "Gotta Travel On" by Billy Grammer (up from #11 to #9).
- Biggest fall: "Call Me" by Johnny Mathis, down 48 places from #49 to #97.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Chantilly Lace" by Big Bopper, 23 weeks and counting (peak #6).
TW = this week, LW = last week (NEW = first week on the chart), Peak = highest position reached up to this week, Wks = weeks on the chart up to this week.
| TW | LW | Peak | Wks | Song / Artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | The Chipmunk Song The Chipmunks With David Seville |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | Smoke Gets In Your Eyes The Platters |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 16 | To Know Him, Is To Love Him The Teddy Bears |
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 9 | Problems The Everly Brothers |
| 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | One Night Elvis Presley |
| 6 | 13 | 6 | 5 | My Happiness Connie Francis |
| 7 | 6 | 1 | 15 | Tom Dooley The Kingston Trio |
| 8 | 9 | 8 | 13 | A Lover's Question Clyde McPhatter |
| 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | Gotta Travel On Billy Grammer |
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | Whole Lotta Loving Fats Domino |
| 11 | 7 | 7 | 12 | Lonesome Town Ricky Nelson |
| 12 | 8 | 4 | 10 | Beep Beep The Playmates |
| 13 | 15 | 11 | 9 | Bimbombey Jimmie Rodgers |
| 14 | 14 | 8 | 10 | I Got Stung Elvis Presley |
| 15 | 18 | 15 | 7 | Donna Ritchie Valens |
| 16 | 29 | 16 | 3 | The Little Drummer Boy The Harry Simeone Chorale |
| 17 | 17 | 9 | 14 | Queen Of The Hop Bobby Darin |
| 18 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 16 Candles The Crests |
| 19 | 12 | 1 | 17 | It's Only Make Believe Conway Twitty |
| 20 | 16 | 16 | 7 | Lonely Teardrops Jackie Wilson |
| 21 | 32 | 21 | 5 | The Diary Neil Sedaka |
| 22 | 22 | 22 | 5 | Manhattan Spiritual Reg Owen & His Orchestra |
| 23 | 30 | 23 | 4 | Goodbye Baby Jack Scott |
| 24 | 19 | 15 | 11 | Love Is All We Need Tommy Edwards |
| 25 | 23 | 15 | 12 | I'll Wait For You Frankie Avalon |
| 26 | 31 | 15 | 10 | Cannonball Duane Eddy His Twangy Guitar And The Rebels |
| 27 | 56 | 27 | 3 | Lucky Ladybug Billy & Lillie |
| 28 | 27 | 26 | 8 | Philadelphia U.S.A. The Nu Tornados |
| 29 | 33 | 29 | 6 | The Teen Commandments Paul Anka-Geo. Hamilton IV-Johnny Nash |
| 30 | 24 | 18 | 10 | That Old Black Magic Louis Prima And Keely Smith |
| 31 | 26 | 26 | 8 | Love You Most Of All Sam Cooke |
| 32 | 21 | 17 | 12 | Poor Boy The Royaltones |
| 33 | 39 | 33 | 3 | The All American Boy Bill Parsons |
| 34 | 20 | 10 | 13 | I Got A Feeling Ricky Nelson |
| 35 | 48 | 35 | 7 | C'mon Everybody Eddie Cochran |
| 36 | 53 | 36 | 5 | Stagger Lee Lloyd Price |
| 37 | 43 | 37 | 3 | (All of a Sudden) My Heart Sings Paul Anka |
| 38 | 34 | 34 | 5 | I Cried A Tear LaVern Baker |
| 39 | 40 | 21 | 9 | The World Outside The Four Coins |
| 40 | 55 | 40 | 3 | Don't Pity Me Dion & The Belmonts |
| 41 | 50 | 35 | 5 | Peek-A-Boo The Cadillacs |
| 42 | 28 | 3 | 20 | Topsy II Cozy Cole |
| 43 | 38 | 1 | 21 | It's All In The Game Tommy Edwards |
| 44 | 36 | 36 | 6 | Turvy II Cozy Cole |
| 45 | 35 | 35 | 3 | Jingle Bell Rock Bobby Helms |
| 46 | 51 | 46 | 7 | The Wedding June Valli |
| 47 | 47 | 47 | 4 | ¿Dònde Està Santa Claus? (Where Is Santa Claus?) Augie Rios |
| 48 | 72 | 48 | 2 | The Hawaiian Wedding Song (Ke Kali Nei Au) Andy Williams |
| 49 | 41 | 7 | 17 | The End Earl Grant |
| 50 | 58 | 50 | 3 | Rocka-Conga The Applejacks |
| 51 | 54 | 51 | 4 | It's Just About Time Johnny Cash And The Tennessee Two |
| 52 | 42 | 38 | 5 | Big Bopper's Wedding Big Bopper |
| 53 | 44 | 44 | 2 | Green Chri$tma$ Stan Freberg |
| 54 | 46 | 46 | 6 | Nobody But You Dee Clark |
| 55 | 37 | 6 | 23 | Chantilly Lace Big Bopper |
| 56 | 45 | 45 | 8 | Pledging My Love Roy Hamilton |
| 57 | 61 | 57 | 4 | Try Me James Brown And The Famous Flames |
| 58 | 68 | 58 | 3 | Teasin' Quaker City Boys |
| 59 | 73 | 59 | 2 | Blue Hawaii Billy Vaughn And His Orchestra |
| 60 | 100 | 60 | 2 | Red River Rose The Ames Brothers |
| 61 | 85 | 61 | 3 | Wiggle, Wiggle The Accents |
| 62 | 63 | 21 | 16 | Hideaway The Four Esquires |
| 63 | 75 | 29 | 11 | Walking Along The Diamonds |
| 64 | 62 | 25 | 14 | Need You Donnie Owens |
| 65 | 59 | 25 | 12 | A Letter To An Angel Jimmy Clanton |
| 66 | 70 | 32 | 10 | The Mocking Bird The Four Lads |
| 67 | 83 | 67 | 6 | Dreamy Eyes Johnny Tillotson |
| 68 | 60 | 7 | 19 | Tea For Two Cha Cha The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra |
| 69 | 92 | 69 | 2 | The Bluebird, The Buzzard & The Oriole Bobby Day |
| 70 | 94 | 70 | 5 | Come Prima Tony Dallara |
| 71 | NEW | 71 | 2 | Don't You Know Yockomo Huey "piano" Smith With His Clowns |
| 72 | 52 | 47 | 9 | Sweet Little Rock And Roller Chuck Berry |
| 73 | NEW | 73 | 1 | You Are Beautiful Johnny Mathis |
| 74 | 57 | 46 | 7 | Sing Sing Sing Bernie Lowe Orchestra |
| 75 | 77 | 75 | 5 | The Fool And The Angel Bobby Helms |
| 76 | 67 | 67 | 4 | Come Prima (Koma Preema) Polly Bergen |
| 77 | NEW | 77 | 3 | (I Wanna) Dance With The Teacher The Olympics |
| 78 | NEW | 78 | 1 | Peter Gunn Ray Anthony and His Orchestra |
| 79 | NEW | 79 | 1 | I Talk To The Trees Edmundo Ros and His Orchestra |
| 80 | 81 | 80 | 2 | La Bamba Ritchie Valens |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Yellow Bird The Mills Brothers |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Let's Love Johnny Mathis |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | The Girl On Page 44 The Four Lads |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | May You Always The McGuire Sisters |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 2 | Pretty Girls Everywhere Eugene Church and The Fellows |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | The Little Space Girl Jesse Lee Turner |
| 87 | 82 | 17 | 15 | Pussy Cat The Ames Brothers |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | The One Rose (That's Left In My Heart) Teresa Brewer |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Teach Me Tonight Cha Cha The DeCastro Sisters |
| 90 | 64 | 41 | 11 | Mr. Success Frank Sinatra |
| 91 | 65 | 34 | 11 | I'll Remember Tonight Pat Boone |
| 92 | 74 | 69 | 7 | Cinderella The Four Preps |
| 93 | 93 | 93 | 2 | Funny Jesse Belvin |
| 94 | 86 | 12 | 15 | Forget Me Not Kalin Twins |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | That's Why I Cry Buddy Knox |
| 96 | 99 | 96 | 2 | Heartbeat Buddy Holly |
| 97 | 49 | 21 | 15 | Call Me Johnny Mathis |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Tall Paul Annette With The Afterbeats |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Sermonette Della Reese |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Gazachstahagen The Wild-Cats |
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