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