Billboard Hot 100 — February 9, 1959
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of February 9, 1959. "Stagger Lee" by Lloyd Price climbed from #5 to take over the #1 spot from "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" by The Platters, which had held it for 3 weeks, on its way to 4 weeks on top. 9 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Nola" by The Morgan Brothers at #88, which would go on to peak at #50. The biggest climber was "Charlie Brown" by The Coasters, up 40 places from #69 to #29.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Stagger Lee" by Lloyd Price — 1 week at the top so far, 10 weeks on the chart since debuting December 8, 1958.
- New in the top 10: "Manhattan Spiritual" by Reg Owen & His Orchestra (up from #11 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Beep Beep" by The Playmates, down 30 places from #48 to #78.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "To Know Him, Is To Love Him" by The Teddy Bears, 21 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "It's Only Make Believe" by Conway Twitty after 21 weeks (peak #1); "I Got A Feeling" by Ricky Nelson after 17 weeks (peak #10).
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 | 5 | 1 | 10 | Stagger Lee Lloyd Price |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 16 Candles The Crests |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | Donna Ritchie Valens |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | Smoke Gets In Your Eyes The Platters |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 | The All American Boy Bill Parsons |
| 6 | 6 | 2 | 10 | My Happiness Connie Francis |
| 7 | 8 | 7 | 12 | Lonely Teardrops Jackie Wilson |
| 8 | 7 | 4 | 12 | Gotta Travel On Billy Grammer |
| 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | Goodbye Baby Jack Scott |
| 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | Manhattan Spiritual Reg Owen & His Orchestra |
| 11 | 9 | 6 | 18 | A Lover's Question Clyde McPhatter |
| 12 | 19 | 12 | 10 | I Cried A Tear LaVern Baker |
| 13 | 20 | 13 | 5 | The Children's Marching Song (Nick Nack Taddy Whack) Cyril Stapleton And His Orchestra |
| 14 | 16 | 14 | 7 | The Hawaiian Wedding Song (Ke Kali Nei Au) Andy Williams |
| 15 | 15 | 15 | 8 | (All of a Sudden) My Heart Sings Paul Anka |
| 16 | 29 | 16 | 5 | The Children's Marching Song (Nick Nack Paddy Whack) Mitch Miller and his "Sing Along With Mitch" Chorus |
| 17 | 18 | 17 | 6 | Peter Gunn Ray Anthony and His Orchestra |
| 18 | 13 | 13 | 6 | Tall Paul Annette With The Afterbeats |
| 19 | 14 | 14 | 10 | The Diary Neil Sedaka |
| 20 | 26 | 20 | 6 | The Little Space Girl Jesse Lee Turner |
| 21 | 31 | 21 | 5 | With The Wind And The Rain In Your Hair Pat Boone |
| 22 | 35 | 22 | 5 | Petite Fleur (Little Flower) Chris Barber's Jazz Band |
| 23 | 17 | 11 | 6 | May You Always The McGuire Sisters |
| 24 | 25 | 14 | 8 | Lucky Ladybug Billy & Lillie |
| 25 | 12 | 6 | 13 | Whole Lotta Loving Fats Domino |
| 26 | 34 | 26 | 4 | The Lonely One Duane Eddy His Twangy Guitar And The Rebels |
| 27 | 21 | 21 | 11 | Nobody But You Dee Clark |
| 28 | 23 | 1 | 11 | The Chipmunk Song The Chipmunks With David Seville |
| 29 | 69 | 29 | 2 | Charlie Brown The Coasters |
| 30 | 22 | 22 | 7 | La Bamba Ritchie Valens |
| 31 | 38 | 31 | 5 | I'm A Man Fabian |
| 32 | 24 | 1 | 21 | To Know Him, Is To Love Him The Teddy Bears |
| 33 | 39 | 33 | 4 | Don't Take Your Guns To Town Johnny Cash |
| 34 | 45 | 34 | 3 | I Got A Wife The Mark IV |
| 35 | 28 | 4 | 14 | One Night Elvis Presley |
| 36 | 67 | 36 | 3 | I've Had It The Bell Notes |
| 37 | 30 | 7 | 17 | Lonesome Town Ricky Nelson |
| 38 | 73 | 38 | 3 | It's Just A Matter Of Time Brook Benton |
| 39 | 40 | 37 | 7 | Red River Rose The Ames Brothers |
| 40 | 52 | 40 | 3 | She Say (Oom Dooby Doom) The Diamonds |
| 41 | 41 | 26 | 13 | Love You Most Of All Sam Cooke |
| 42 | 42 | 39 | 8 | Teasin' Quaker City Boys |
| 43 | 27 | 11 | 14 | Bimbombey Jimmie Rodgers |
| 44 | 53 | 44 | 7 | Pretty Girls Everywhere Eugene Church and The Fellows |
| 45 | 56 | 45 | 5 | It's Only The Beginning The Kalin Twins |
| 46 | 49 | 40 | 8 | Don't Pity Me Dion & The Belmonts |
| 47 | 74 | 47 | 3 | Tragedy Thomas Wayne With the Delons |
| 48 | 43 | 43 | 5 | Trust In Me Patti Page |
| 49 | 57 | 49 | 5 | Good Rockin' Tonight Pat Boone |
| 50 | 50 | 48 | 9 | Try Me James Brown And The Famous Flames |
| 51 | 44 | 44 | 6 | Let's Love Johnny Mathis |
| 52 | 62 | 52 | 4 | There Must Be A Way Joni James |
| 53 | 33 | 1 | 20 | Tom Dooley The Kingston Trio |
| 54 | 54 | 54 | 4 | Lovers Never Say Goodbye The Flamingos |
| 55 | 37 | 37 | 7 | Blue Hawaii Billy Vaughn And His Orchestra |
| 56 | 72 | 56 | 3 | Plain Jane Bobby Darin |
| 57 | 63 | 57 | 6 | Gazachstahagen The Wild-Cats |
| 58 | 32 | 2 | 14 | Problems The Everly Brothers |
| 59 | 76 | 59 | 2 | (I'll Be With You In) Apple Blossom Time Tab Hunter |
| 60 | 91 | 60 | 3 | The Story Of My Love Conway Twitty |
| 61 | 95 | 61 | 3 | Nola Billy Williams |
| 62 | 47 | 38 | 8 | Rocka-Conga The Applejacks |
| 63 | 81 | 63 | 4 | Who Cares Don Gibson |
| 64 | 79 | 64 | 3 | First Anniversary Cathy Carr |
| 65 | 36 | 13 | 8 | The Little Drummer Boy The Harry Simeone Chorale |
| 66 | 46 | 8 | 15 | I Got Stung Elvis Presley |
| 67 | 66 | 43 | 12 | The Wedding June Valli |
| 68 | 60 | 52 | 6 | The Girl On Page 44 The Four Lads |
| 69 | 71 | 69 | 3 | Alright, Okay, You Win Peggy Lee |
| 70 | 84 | 70 | 4 | Matilda Cookie And His Cupcakes |
| 71 | 55 | 28 | 10 | Peek-A-Boo The Cadillacs |
| 72 | 94 | 72 | 3 | Raw-Hide Link Wray And The Wraymen |
| 73 | 70 | 70 | 5 | Raspberries, Strawberries The Kingston Trio |
| 74 | 83 | 74 | 3 | Evening Rain Earl Grant |
| 75 | 58 | 58 | 3 | Ambrose (Part Five) Linda Laurie |
| 76 | 59 | 15 | 16 | Love Is All We Need Tommy Edwards |
| 77 | 86 | 77 | 3 | Wicked Ruby Danny Zella and his Zell Rocks |
| 78 | 48 | 4 | 15 | Beep Beep The Playmates |
| 79 | 51 | 35 | 12 | C'mon Everybody Eddie Cochran |
| 80 | 65 | 65 | 3 | The Shag (Is Totally Cool) Billy Graves |
| 81 | 85 | 81 | 3 | My Man Peggy Lee |
| 82 | 96 | 82 | 2 | Give Me Your Love Nat King Cole |
| 83 | 68 | 17 | 17 | Poor Boy The Royaltones |
| 84 | 80 | 80 | 5 | Here I Stand Wade Flemons and the Newcomers |
| 85 | 100 | 85 | 2 | Madrid Nat King Cole |
| 86 | 97 | 86 | 2 | Teardrops Will Fall Dicky Doo And The Don'ts |
| 87 | 87 | 69 | 6 | The Worryin' Kind Tommy Sands And The Raiders |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Nola The Morgan Brothers |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Sea Cruise Frankie Ford |
| 90 | 99 | 90 | 2 | The Hanging Tree Marty Robbins |
| 91 | 61 | 15 | 17 | I'll Wait For You Frankie Avalon |
| 92 | 75 | 60 | 6 | You Are Beautiful Johnny Mathis |
| 93 | 64 | 9 | 19 | Queen Of The Hop Bobby Darin |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Jupiter-C Pat and the Satellites |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | (Night Time Is) The Right Time Ray Charles with the Raylettes |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Blah, Blah, Blah Nicola Paone |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Midnight Oil Charlie Blackwell |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Are You Lonesome Tonight Jaye P. Morgan |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Venus Frankie Avalon |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Moonlight Serenade The Rivieras |
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