Billboard Hot 100 — March 2, 1959
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of March 2, 1959. "Stagger Lee" by Lloyd Price held #1 for a 4th straight week, the last week of its run. 9 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "No Other Arms, No Other Lips" by The Chordettes at #70, which would go on to peak at #27. The biggest climber was "It Doesn't Matter Anymore" by Buddy Holly, up 37 places from #82 to #45.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Stagger Lee" by Lloyd Price — 4 weeks at the top so far, 13 weeks on the chart since debuting December 8, 1958.
- New in the top 10: "Venus" by Frankie Avalon (up from #28 to #7); "Alvin's Harmonica" by David Seville And The Chipmunks (up from #30 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Blue Hawaii" by Billy Vaughn And His Orchestra, down 26 places from #51 to #77.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "A Lover's Question" by Clyde McPhatter, 21 weeks and counting (peak #6).
- Gone from the chart: "The Chipmunk Song" by The Chipmunks With David Seville after 13 weeks (peak #1); "To Know Him, Is To Love Him" by The Teddy Bears after 23 weeks (peak #1); "Whole Lotta Loving" by Fats Domino after 15 weeks (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 | 13 | Stagger Lee Lloyd Price |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | Donna Ritchie Valens |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | Charlie Brown The Coasters |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 16 Candles The Crests |
| 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 | Petite Fleur (Little Flower) Chris Barber's Jazz Band |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | I Cried A Tear LaVern Baker |
| 7 | 28 | 7 | 4 | Venus Frankie Avalon |
| 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | Peter Gunn Ray Anthony and His Orchestra |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | 11 | The All American Boy Bill Parsons |
| 10 | 30 | 10 | 3 | Alvin's Harmonica David Seville And The Chipmunks |
| 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | The Hawaiian Wedding Song (Ke Kali Nei Au) Andy Williams |
| 12 | 7 | 7 | 9 | Tall Paul Annette With The Afterbeats |
| 13 | 18 | 13 | 6 | I've Had It The Bell Notes |
| 14 | 9 | 7 | 15 | Lonely Teardrops Jackie Wilson |
| 15 | 24 | 15 | 6 | It's Just A Matter Of Time Brook Benton |
| 16 | 12 | 1 | 16 | Smoke Gets In Your Eyes The Platters |
| 17 | 11 | 2 | 13 | My Happiness Connie Francis |
| 18 | 15 | 4 | 15 | Gotta Travel On Billy Grammer |
| 19 | 23 | 11 | 9 | May You Always The McGuire Sisters |
| 20 | 17 | 16 | 8 | The Children's Marching Song (Nick Nack Paddy Whack) Mitch Miller and his "Sing Along With Mitch" Chorus |
| 21 | 22 | 21 | 6 | She Say (Oom Dooby Doom) The Diamonds |
| 22 | 32 | 22 | 6 | Tragedy Thomas Wayne With the Delons |
| 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 | The Children's Marching Song (Nick Nack Taddy Whack) Cyril Stapleton And His Orchestra |
| 24 | 16 | 8 | 12 | Goodbye Baby Jack Scott |
| 25 | 27 | 25 | 6 | I Got A Wife The Mark IV |
| 26 | 21 | 21 | 8 | With The Wind And The Rain In Your Hair Pat Boone |
| 27 | 14 | 10 | 13 | Manhattan Spiritual Reg Owen & His Orchestra |
| 28 | 29 | 28 | 6 | The Story Of My Love Conway Twitty |
| 29 | 20 | 15 | 11 | (All of a Sudden) My Heart Sings Paul Anka |
| 30 | 26 | 23 | 7 | The Lonely One Duane Eddy His Twangy Guitar And The Rebels |
| 31 | 33 | 31 | 5 | (I'll Be With You In) Apple Blossom Time Tab Hunter |
| 32 | 25 | 6 | 21 | A Lover's Question Clyde McPhatter |
| 33 | 34 | 32 | 7 | Don't Take Your Guns To Town Johnny Cash |
| 34 | 40 | 33 | 7 | There Must Be A Way Joni James |
| 35 | 31 | 20 | 9 | The Little Space Girl Jesse Lee Turner |
| 36 | 37 | 36 | 10 | Pretty Girls Everywhere Eugene Church and The Fellows |
| 37 | 44 | 22 | 10 | La Bamba Ritchie Valens |
| 38 | 38 | 38 | 6 | Plain Jane Bobby Darin |
| 39 | 53 | 39 | 3 | Please Mr. Sun Tommy Edwards |
| 40 | 39 | 39 | 6 | Nola Billy Williams |
| 41 | 65 | 41 | 2 | Never Be Anyone Else But You Ricky Nelson |
| 42 | 46 | 42 | 6 | First Anniversary Cathy Carr |
| 43 | 58 | 43 | 4 | Sea Cruise Frankie Ford |
| 44 | 35 | 14 | 11 | Lucky Ladybug Billy & Lillie |
| 45 | 82 | 45 | 2 | It Doesn't Matter Anymore Buddy Holly |
| 46 | 45 | 21 | 14 | Nobody But You Dee Clark |
| 47 | 36 | 14 | 13 | The Diary Neil Sedaka |
| 48 | 41 | 31 | 8 | I'm A Man Fabian |
| 49 | 76 | 49 | 3 | Pink Shoe Laces Dodie Stevens |
| 50 | 55 | 50 | 4 | Nola The Morgan Brothers |
| 51 | 42 | 42 | 8 | It's Only The Beginning The Kalin Twins |
| 52 | 62 | 52 | 7 | Matilda Cookie And His Cupcakes |
| 53 | 56 | 53 | 6 | The Shag (Is Totally Cool) Billy Graves |
| 54 | 52 | 51 | 10 | Wiggle, Wiggle The Accents |
| 55 | 47 | 47 | 6 | Raw-Hide Link Wray And The Wraymen |
| 56 | 68 | 56 | 3 | When The Saints Go Marching In Fats Domino |
| 57 | 59 | 57 | 4 | Blah, Blah, Blah Nicola Paone |
| 58 | 43 | 43 | 7 | Who Cares Don Gibson |
| 59 | 54 | 52 | 7 | Lovers Never Say Goodbye The Flamingos |
| 60 | 48 | 40 | 11 | Don't Pity Me Dion & The Belmonts |
| 61 | 61 | 61 | 5 | Teardrops Will Fall Dicky Doo And The Don'ts |
| 62 | 67 | 62 | 2 | Tomboy Perry Como |
| 63 | 63 | 63 | 6 | Evening Rain Earl Grant |
| 64 | 64 | 58 | 6 | Ambrose (Part Five) Linda Laurie |
| 65 | 66 | 65 | 4 | Are You Lonesome Tonight Jaye P. Morgan |
| 66 | 49 | 37 | 10 | Red River Rose The Ames Brothers |
| 67 | 77 | 67 | 3 | Telling Lies Fats Domino |
| 68 | 91 | 68 | 4 | Midnight Oil Charlie Blackwell |
| 69 | 72 | 52 | 9 | The Girl On Page 44 The Four Lads |
| 70 | NEW | 70 | 1 | No Other Arms, No Other Lips The Chordettes |
| 71 | 83 | 71 | 5 | The Hanging Tree Marty Robbins |
| 72 | NEW | 72 | 1 | Where Were You (On Our Wedding Day)? Lloyd Price |
| 73 | 50 | 48 | 12 | Try Me James Brown And The Famous Flames |
| 74 | 60 | 60 | 3 | Anthony Boy Chuck Berry |
| 75 | NEW | 75 | 1 | If I Didn't Care Connie Francis |
| 76 | 93 | 76 | 2 | I'm Never Gonna Tell Jimmie Rodgers |
| 77 | 51 | 37 | 10 | Blue Hawaii Billy Vaughn And His Orchestra |
| 78 | 94 | 78 | 2 | Bunny Hop The Applejacks |
| 79 | 73 | 69 | 9 | The Worryin' Kind Tommy Sands And The Raiders |
| 80 | 88 | 70 | 8 | Raspberries, Strawberries The Kingston Trio |
| 81 | 78 | 78 | 2 | Hurtin' Inside Brook Benton |
| 82 | 69 | 43 | 8 | Trust In Me Patti Page |
| 83 | 85 | 83 | 3 | Since I Don't Have You The Skyliners |
| 84 | 98 | 84 | 2 | Shirley John Fred And The Playboys |
| 85 | 74 | 44 | 9 | Let's Love Johnny Mathis |
| 86 | 70 | 68 | 6 | Alright, Okay, You Win Peggy Lee |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | No Other Arms, No Other Lips The Four Aces |
| 88 | 80 | 26 | 16 | Love You Most Of All Sam Cooke |
| 89 | 90 | 89 | 4 | Moonlight Serenade The Rivieras |
| 90 | 89 | 49 | 8 | Good Rockin' Tonight Pat Boone |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | It's Late Ricky Nelson |
| 92 | 79 | 4 | 17 | One Night Elvis Presley |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | The Morning Side Of The Mountain Tommy Edwards |
| 94 | 99 | 81 | 6 | My Man Peggy Lee |
| 95 | 87 | 87 | 3 | Miss You Jaye P. Morgan |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | The Search Dean Reed |
| 97 | 95 | 95 | 2 | I've Got You Under My Skin Louis Prima And Keely Smith |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | City Lights Ivory Joe Hunter |
| 99 | 81 | 81 | 4 | Jupiter-C Pat and the Satellites |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | The Answer To A Maiden's Prayer June Valli |
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