Billboard Hot 100 — March 16, 1959
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of March 16, 1959. "Venus" by Frankie Avalon held #1 for a 2nd straight week, on its way to 5 weeks on top. 8 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "The Happy Organ" by Dave "Baby" Cortez at #68, which would go on to peak at #1. The biggest climber was "Come Softly To Me" by The Fleetwoods, up 39 places from #55 to #16.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Venus" by Frankie Avalon — 2 weeks at the top so far, 6 weeks on the chart since debuting February 9, 1959.
- New in the top 10: "Tragedy" by Thomas Wayne With the Delons (up from #15 to #8); "Never Be Anyone Else But You" by Ricky Nelson (up from #19 to #9); "Peter Gunn" by Ray Anthony and His Orchestra (up from #12 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Who Cares" by Don Gibson, down 33 places from #59 to #92.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "A Lover's Question" by Clyde McPhatter, 23 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 | 6 | Venus Frankie Avalon |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | Charlie Brown The Coasters |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | Alvin's Harmonica David Seville And The Chipmunks |
| 4 | 7 | 4 | 8 | It's Just A Matter Of Time Brook Benton |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | Stagger Lee Lloyd Price |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | I've Had It The Bell Notes |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | 17 | Donna Ritchie Valens |
| 8 | 15 | 8 | 8 | Tragedy Thomas Wayne With the Delons |
| 9 | 19 | 9 | 4 | Never Be Anyone Else But You Ricky Nelson |
| 10 | 12 | 8 | 11 | Peter Gunn Ray Anthony and His Orchestra |
| 11 | 8 | 5 | 10 | Petite Fleur (Little Flower) Chris Barber's Jazz Band |
| 12 | 9 | 6 | 15 | I Cried A Tear LaVern Baker |
| 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | The Hawaiian Wedding Song (Ke Kali Nei Au) Andy Williams |
| 14 | 13 | 7 | 11 | Tall Paul Annette With The Afterbeats |
| 15 | 10 | 2 | 17 | 16 Candles The Crests |
| 16 | 55 | 16 | 2 | Come Softly To Me The Fleetwoods |
| 17 | 33 | 17 | 5 | Pink Shoe Laces Dodie Stevens |
| 18 | 20 | 18 | 8 | She Say (Oom Dooby Doom) The Diamonds |
| 19 | 14 | 2 | 13 | The All American Boy Bill Parsons |
| 20 | 36 | 20 | 4 | It Doesn't Matter Anymore Buddy Holly |
| 21 | 44 | 21 | 3 | It's Late Ricky Nelson |
| 22 | 16 | 11 | 11 | May You Always The McGuire Sisters |
| 23 | 18 | 16 | 10 | The Children's Marching Song (Nick Nack Paddy Whack) Mitch Miller and his "Sing Along With Mitch" Chorus |
| 24 | 27 | 24 | 8 | I Got A Wife The Mark IV |
| 25 | 37 | 25 | 5 | Please Mr. Sun Tommy Edwards |
| 26 | 17 | 7 | 17 | Lonely Teardrops Jackie Wilson |
| 27 | 43 | 27 | 8 | Raw-Hide Link Wray And The Wraymen |
| 28 | 26 | 8 | 14 | Goodbye Baby Jack Scott |
| 29 | 31 | 21 | 10 | With The Wind And The Rain In Your Hair Pat Boone |
| 30 | 23 | 13 | 10 | The Children's Marching Song (Nick Nack Taddy Whack) Cyril Stapleton And His Orchestra |
| 31 | 29 | 15 | 13 | (All of a Sudden) My Heart Sings Paul Anka |
| 32 | 30 | 28 | 8 | The Story Of My Love Conway Twitty |
| 33 | 35 | 33 | 6 | Sea Cruise Frankie Ford |
| 34 | 34 | 31 | 7 | (I'll Be With You In) Apple Blossom Time Tab Hunter |
| 35 | 32 | 23 | 9 | The Lonely One Duane Eddy His Twangy Guitar And The Rebels |
| 36 | 22 | 4 | 17 | Gotta Travel On Billy Grammer |
| 37 | 21 | 2 | 15 | My Happiness Connie Francis |
| 38 | 60 | 38 | 7 | The Hanging Tree Marty Robbins |
| 39 | 24 | 10 | 15 | Manhattan Spiritual Reg Owen & His Orchestra |
| 40 | 25 | 1 | 18 | Smoke Gets In Your Eyes The Platters |
| 41 | 28 | 22 | 12 | La Bamba Ritchie Valens |
| 42 | 47 | 39 | 8 | Nola Billy Williams |
| 43 | 45 | 43 | 5 | Since I Don't Have You The Skyliners |
| 44 | 48 | 44 | 4 | Tomboy Perry Como |
| 45 | 42 | 42 | 8 | First Anniversary Cathy Carr |
| 46 | 54 | 46 | 3 | No Other Arms, No Other Lips The Chordettes |
| 47 | 79 | 47 | 3 | The Morning Side Of The Mountain Tommy Edwards |
| 48 | 41 | 36 | 12 | Pretty Girls Everywhere Eugene Church and The Fellows |
| 49 | 38 | 32 | 9 | Don't Take Your Guns To Town Johnny Cash |
| 50 | 56 | 50 | 5 | When The Saints Go Marching In Fats Domino |
| 51 | 49 | 49 | 9 | Matilda Cookie And His Cupcakes |
| 52 | 81 | 52 | 2 | Guitar Boogie Shuffle The Virtues |
| 53 | 40 | 6 | 23 | A Lover's Question Clyde McPhatter |
| 54 | 39 | 33 | 9 | There Must Be A Way Joni James |
| 55 | 64 | 55 | 3 | If I Didn't Care Connie Francis |
| 56 | 58 | 56 | 6 | Midnight Oil Charlie Blackwell |
| 57 | 65 | 57 | 3 | Where Were You (On Our Wedding Day)? Lloyd Price |
| 58 | 90 | 58 | 2 | I Go Ape Neil Sedaka |
| 59 | 50 | 50 | 5 | Telling Lies Fats Domino |
| 60 | 86 | 60 | 2 | This Should Go On Forever Rod Bernard |
| 61 | 66 | 61 | 2 | Everybody Likes To Cha Cha Cha Sam Cooke |
| 62 | 67 | 62 | 4 | I'm Never Gonna Tell Jimmie Rodgers |
| 63 | 51 | 38 | 8 | Plain Jane Bobby Darin |
| 64 | 46 | 20 | 11 | The Little Space Girl Jesse Lee Turner |
| 65 | 57 | 50 | 6 | Nola The Morgan Brothers |
| 66 | 53 | 51 | 12 | Wiggle, Wiggle The Accents |
| 67 | 68 | 57 | 6 | Blah, Blah, Blah Nicola Paone |
| 68 | NEW | 68 | 1 | The Happy Organ Dave "Baby" Cortez |
| 69 | 69 | 53 | 8 | The Shag (Is Totally Cool) Billy Graves |
| 70 | 61 | 52 | 9 | Lovers Never Say Goodbye The Flamingos |
| 71 | 63 | 21 | 16 | Nobody But You Dee Clark |
| 72 | 62 | 31 | 10 | I'm A Man Fabian |
| 73 | 71 | 14 | 15 | The Diary Neil Sedaka |
| 74 | 52 | 52 | 8 | Ambrose (Part Five) Linda Laurie |
| 75 | 72 | 14 | 13 | Lucky Ladybug Billy & Lillie |
| 76 | 80 | 76 | 6 | Moonlight Serenade The Rivieras |
| 77 | 77 | 42 | 10 | It's Only The Beginning The Kalin Twins |
| 78 | 70 | 70 | 4 | Bunny Hop The Applejacks |
| 79 | 87 | 79 | 3 | The Answer To A Maiden's Prayer June Valli |
| 80 | 73 | 65 | 6 | Are You Lonesome Tonight Jaye P. Morgan |
| 81 | 85 | 81 | 2 | Ballad Of A Girl And Boy Graduates |
| 82 | 74 | 74 | 3 | No Other Arms, No Other Lips The Four Aces |
| 83 | 78 | 78 | 5 | Miss You Jaye P. Morgan |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | Sorry (I Ran All The Way Home) The Impalas |
| 85 | 93 | 85 | 2 | I Kneel At Your Throne Joe Medlin |
| 86 | 76 | 60 | 5 | Anthony Boy Chuck Berry |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | As Time Goes By Johnny Nash |
| 88 | 94 | 88 | 2 | Because You're Young Jimmie Rodgers |
| 89 | NEW | 78 | 3 | Hurtin' Inside Brook Benton |
| 90 | 91 | 90 | 2 | No Regrets Jimmy Barnes |
| 91 | 100 | 91 | 2 | Oh Why The Teddy Bears |
| 92 | 59 | 43 | 9 | Who Cares Don Gibson |
| 93 | 95 | 93 | 2 | Teardrops On Your Letter Hank Ballard And The Midnighters |
| 94 | 96 | 94 | 2 | I Can't Sit Down Marie & Rex |
| 95 | 82 | 82 | 4 | Shirley John Fred And The Playboys |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Heavenly Lover Teresa Brewer |
| 97 | 99 | 97 | 2 | Chip Off The Old Block Eddy Arnold |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Come To Me Marv Johnson |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Teenage Heaven Eddie Cochran |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Yea - Yea (Class Cutter) Dale Hawkins |
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