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