Billboard Hot 100 — January 19, 1959
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of January 19, 1959. "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" by The Platters climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "The Chipmunk Song" by The Chipmunks With David Seville, which had held it for 4 weeks, on its way to 3 weeks on top. 11 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Don't Take Your Guns To Town" by Johnny Cash at #71, which would go on to peak at #32. The biggest climber was "With The Wind And The Rain In Your Hair" by Pat Boone, up 47 places from #97 to #50.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" by The Platters — 1 week at the top so far, 10 weeks on the chart since debuting November 17, 1958.
- New in the top 10: "Donna" by Ritchie Valens (up from #15 to #4); "16 Candles" by The Crests (up from #12 to #5); "Stagger Lee" by Lloyd Price (up from #21 to #9).
- Biggest fall: "Come Prima" by Tony Dallara, down 39 places from #60 to #99.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Chantilly Lace" by Big Bopper, 25 weeks and counting (peak #6).
- Gone from the chart: "It's All In The Game" by Tommy Edwards after 22 weeks (peak #1); "Topsy II" by Cozy Cole after 21 weeks (peak #3); "Tea For Two Cha Cha" by The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra after 20 weeks (peak #7).
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 | 2 | 1 | 10 | Smoke Gets In Your Eyes The Platters |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | My Happiness Connie Francis |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | The Chipmunk Song The Chipmunks With David Seville |
| 4 | 15 | 4 | 9 | Donna Ritchie Valens |
| 5 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 16 Candles The Crests |
| 6 | 7 | 6 | 15 | A Lover's Question Clyde McPhatter |
| 7 | 4 | 4 | 9 | Gotta Travel On Billy Grammer |
| 8 | 6 | 6 | 10 | Whole Lotta Loving Fats Domino |
| 9 | 21 | 9 | 7 | Stagger Lee Lloyd Price |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | 18 | To Know Him, Is To Love Him The Teddy Bears |
| 11 | 9 | 2 | 11 | Problems The Everly Brothers |
| 12 | 17 | 12 | 9 | Lonely Teardrops Jackie Wilson |
| 13 | 8 | 4 | 11 | One Night Elvis Presley |
| 14 | 10 | 7 | 14 | Lonesome Town Ricky Nelson |
| 15 | 19 | 15 | 6 | Goodbye Baby Jack Scott |
| 16 | 20 | 16 | 7 | Manhattan Spiritual Reg Owen & His Orchestra |
| 17 | 26 | 17 | 5 | The All American Boy Bill Parsons |
| 18 | 11 | 1 | 17 | Tom Dooley The Kingston Trio |
| 19 | 14 | 11 | 11 | Bimbombey Jimmie Rodgers |
| 20 | 16 | 4 | 12 | Beep Beep The Playmates |
| 21 | 23 | 21 | 7 | The Diary Neil Sedaka |
| 22 | 18 | 8 | 12 | I Got Stung Elvis Presley |
| 23 | 13 | 13 | 5 | The Little Drummer Boy The Harry Simeone Chorale |
| 24 | 25 | 24 | 5 | (All of a Sudden) My Heart Sings Paul Anka |
| 25 | 24 | 24 | 5 | Lucky Ladybug Billy & Lillie |
| 26 | 33 | 26 | 8 | Nobody But You Dee Clark |
| 27 | 46 | 27 | 3 | May You Always The McGuire Sisters |
| 28 | 36 | 28 | 7 | Peek-A-Boo The Cadillacs |
| 29 | 29 | 9 | 16 | Queen Of The Hop Bobby Darin |
| 30 | 34 | 30 | 4 | The Hawaiian Wedding Song (Ke Kali Nei Au) Andy Williams |
| 31 | 27 | 26 | 10 | Love You Most Of All Sam Cooke |
| 32 | 31 | 26 | 10 | Philadelphia U.S.A. The Nu Tornados |
| 33 | 54 | 33 | 4 | La Bamba Ritchie Valens |
| 34 | 44 | 34 | 3 | Peter Gunn Ray Anthony and His Orchestra |
| 35 | 28 | 28 | 7 | I Cried A Tear LaVern Baker |
| 36 | 22 | 1 | 19 | It's Only Make Believe Conway Twitty |
| 37 | 41 | 37 | 4 | Red River Rose The Ames Brothers |
| 38 | 32 | 15 | 14 | I'll Wait For You Frankie Avalon |
| 39 | 40 | 39 | 5 | Rocka-Conga The Applejacks |
| 40 | 69 | 40 | 2 | The Children's Marching Song (Nick Nack Taddy Whack) Cyril Stapleton And His Orchestra |
| 41 | 42 | 35 | 9 | C'mon Everybody Eddie Cochran |
| 42 | 30 | 15 | 13 | Love Is All We Need Tommy Edwards |
| 43 | 72 | 43 | 3 | Tall Paul Annette With The Afterbeats |
| 44 | 43 | 43 | 9 | The Wedding June Valli |
| 45 | 50 | 45 | 5 | Teasin' Quaker City Boys |
| 46 | 61 | 46 | 3 | The Little Space Girl Jesse Lee Turner |
| 47 | 37 | 17 | 14 | Poor Boy The Royaltones |
| 48 | 38 | 10 | 15 | I Got A Feeling Ricky Nelson |
| 49 | 52 | 49 | 3 | Let's Love Johnny Mathis |
| 50 | 97 | 50 | 2 | With The Wind And The Rain In Your Hair Pat Boone |
| 51 | 55 | 51 | 5 | Wiggle, Wiggle The Accents |
| 52 | 49 | 49 | 4 | Blue Hawaii Billy Vaughn And His Orchestra |
| 53 | 51 | 40 | 5 | Don't Pity Me Dion & The Belmonts |
| 54 | 73 | 54 | 2 | The Children's Marching Song (Nick Nack Paddy Whack) Mitch Miller and his "Sing Along With Mitch" Chorus |
| 55 | 45 | 18 | 12 | That Old Black Magic Louis Prima And Keely Smith |
| 56 | 79 | 56 | 2 | I'm A Man Fabian |
| 57 | 47 | 47 | 6 | It's Just About Time Johnny Cash And The Tennessee Two |
| 58 | 63 | 58 | 4 | Don't You Know Yockomo Huey "piano" Smith With His Clowns |
| 59 | 64 | 59 | 4 | The Bluebird, The Buzzard & The Oriole Bobby Day |
| 60 | 62 | 60 | 3 | You Are Beautiful Johnny Mathis |
| 61 | 48 | 48 | 6 | Try Me James Brown And The Famous Flames |
| 62 | 83 | 62 | 2 | Trust In Me Patti Page |
| 63 | 39 | 29 | 8 | The Teen Commandments Paul Anka-Geo. Hamilton IV-Johnny Nash |
| 64 | 82 | 64 | 4 | Pretty Girls Everywhere Eugene Church and The Fellows |
| 65 | 66 | 65 | 3 | The Girl On Page 44 The Four Lads |
| 66 | 57 | 38 | 7 | Big Bopper's Wedding Big Bopper |
| 67 | 35 | 15 | 12 | Cannonball Duane Eddy His Twangy Guitar And The Rebels |
| 68 | 90 | 68 | 2 | Petite Fleur (Little Flower) Chris Barber's Jazz Band |
| 69 | 100 | 69 | 2 | It's Only The Beginning The Kalin Twins |
| 70 | 74 | 70 | 3 | Yellow Bird The Mills Brothers |
| 71 | NEW | 71 | 1 | Don't Take Your Guns To Town Johnny Cash |
| 72 | 91 | 72 | 3 | The Worryin' Kind Tommy Sands And The Raiders |
| 73 | NEW | 73 | 2 | Save My Soul Jack Scott |
| 74 | 85 | 67 | 8 | Dreamy Eyes Johnny Tillotson |
| 75 | 53 | 45 | 10 | Pledging My Love Roy Hamilton |
| 76 | 76 | 76 | 3 | Teach Me Tonight Cha Cha The DeCastro Sisters |
| 77 | 68 | 7 | 19 | The End Earl Grant |
| 78 | 89 | 78 | 3 | Gazachstahagen The Wild-Cats |
| 79 | 56 | 36 | 8 | Turvy II Cozy Cole |
| 80 | 92 | 80 | 2 | Good Rockin' Tonight Pat Boone |
| 81 | 75 | 75 | 3 | The One Rose (That's Left In My Heart) Teresa Brewer |
| 82 | 87 | 82 | 4 | Heartbeat Buddy Holly |
| 83 | 95 | 83 | 2 | O' Falling Star The Four Knights |
| 84 | 98 | 84 | 2 | Raspberries, Strawberries The Kingston Trio |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Teasable, Pleasable You Buddy Knox |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Lovers Never Say Goodbye The Flamingos |
| 87 | 78 | 78 | 3 | I Talk To The Trees Edmundo Ros and His Orchestra |
| 88 | 65 | 21 | 11 | The World Outside The Four Coins |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | The Lonely One Duane Eddy His Twangy Guitar And The Rebels |
| 90 | 67 | 6 | 25 | Chantilly Lace Big Bopper |
| 91 | 71 | 71 | 5 | (I Wanna) Dance With The Teacher The Olympics |
| 92 | 80 | 67 | 6 | Come Prima (Koma Preema) Polly Bergen |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | I'll Sail My Ship Alone Jerry Lee Lewis And His Pumping Piano |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Matilda Cookie And His Cupcakes |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 2 | Here I Stand Wade Flemons and the Newcomers |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | My Man Peggy Lee |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | There Must Be A Way Joni James |
| 98 | 81 | 81 | 4 | Funny Jesse Belvin |
| 99 | 60 | 60 | 7 | Come Prima Tony Dallara |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Who Cares Don Gibson |
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