Billboard Hot 100 — March 30, 1959
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of March 30, 1959. "Venus" by Frankie Avalon held #1 for a 4th straight week, on its way to 5 weeks on top. 19 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "I Need Your Love Tonight" by Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires at #33, which would go on to peak at #4. The biggest climber was "The Tijuana Jail" by The Kingston Trio, up 40 places from #72 to #32.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Venus" by Frankie Avalon — 4 weeks at the top so far, 8 weeks on the chart since debuting February 9, 1959.
- New in the top 10: "Pink Shoe Laces" by Dodie Stevens (up from #11 to #8); "It's Late" by Ricky Nelson (up from #17 to #10).
- Highest debut: "I Need Your Love Tonight" by Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires at #33; it would spend 13 weeks on the chart and peak at #4.
- Biggest fall: "My Happiness" by Connie Francis, down 35 places from #50 to #85.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Donna" by Ritchie Valens, 19 weeks and counting (peak #2).
- Gone from the chart: "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" by The Platters after 19 weeks (peak #1); "A Lover's Question" by Clyde McPhatter after 24 weeks (peak #6); "Manhattan Spiritual" by Reg Owen & His Orchestra after 16 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 | 1 | 1 | 8 | Venus Frankie Avalon |
| 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | Come Softly To Me The Fleetwoods |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | Charlie Brown The Coasters |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | It's Just A Matter Of Time Brook Benton |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | Tragedy Thomas Wayne With the Delons |
| 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | Alvin's Harmonica David Seville And The Chipmunks |
| 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | Never Be Anyone Else But You Ricky Nelson |
| 8 | 11 | 8 | 7 | Pink Shoe Laces Dodie Stevens |
| 9 | 7 | 6 | 10 | I've Had It The Bell Notes |
| 10 | 17 | 10 | 5 | It's Late Ricky Nelson |
| 11 | 18 | 11 | 7 | Please Mr. Sun Tommy Edwards |
| 12 | 10 | 2 | 19 | Donna Ritchie Valens |
| 13 | 20 | 13 | 6 | It Doesn't Matter Anymore Buddy Holly |
| 14 | 33 | 14 | 4 | Guitar Boogie Shuffle The Virtues |
| 15 | 16 | 11 | 14 | The Hawaiian Wedding Song (Ke Kali Nei Au) Andy Williams |
| 16 | 8 | 1 | 17 | Stagger Lee Lloyd Price |
| 17 | 27 | 17 | 7 | Since I Don't Have You The Skyliners |
| 18 | 24 | 18 | 8 | Sea Cruise Frankie Ford |
| 19 | 12 | 8 | 13 | Peter Gunn Ray Anthony and His Orchestra |
| 20 | 14 | 6 | 17 | I Cried A Tear LaVern Baker |
| 21 | 13 | 5 | 12 | Petite Fleur (Little Flower) Chris Barber's Jazz Band |
| 22 | 19 | 18 | 10 | She Say (Oom Dooby Doom) The Diamonds |
| 23 | 41 | 23 | 5 | Where Were You (On Our Wedding Day)? Lloyd Price |
| 24 | 15 | 7 | 13 | Tall Paul Annette With The Afterbeats |
| 25 | 42 | 25 | 5 | If I Didn't Care Connie Francis |
| 26 | 64 | 26 | 2 | (Now and Then There's) A Fool Such As I Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 27 | 46 | 27 | 5 | No Other Arms, No Other Lips The Chordettes |
| 28 | 38 | 28 | 4 | This Should Go On Forever Rod Bernard |
| 29 | 36 | 29 | 6 | Tomboy Perry Como |
| 30 | 32 | 30 | 5 | The Morning Side Of The Mountain Tommy Edwards |
| 31 | 22 | 11 | 13 | May You Always The McGuire Sisters |
| 32 | 72 | 32 | 2 | The Tijuana Jail The Kingston Trio |
| 33 | NEW | 33 | 1 | I Need Your Love Tonight Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 34 | 56 | 34 | 4 | Everybody Likes To Cha Cha Cha Sam Cooke |
| 35 | 57 | 35 | 3 | The Happy Organ Dave "Baby" Cortez |
| 36 | 58 | 36 | 6 | I'm Never Gonna Tell Jimmie Rodgers |
| 37 | 23 | 23 | 10 | Raw-Hide Link Wray And The Wraymen |
| 38 | 26 | 16 | 12 | The Children's Marching Song (Nick Nack Paddy Whack) Mitch Miller and his "Sing Along With Mitch" Chorus |
| 39 | 31 | 28 | 10 | The Story Of My Love Conway Twitty |
| 40 | 39 | 38 | 9 | The Hanging Tree Marty Robbins |
| 41 | 28 | 24 | 10 | I Got A Wife The Mark IV |
| 42 | 49 | 42 | 4 | I Go Ape Neil Sedaka |
| 43 | 44 | 39 | 10 | Nola Billy Williams |
| 44 | 21 | 2 | 19 | 16 Candles The Crests |
| 45 | 43 | 42 | 10 | First Anniversary Cathy Carr |
| 46 | 52 | 31 | 9 | (I'll Be With You In) Apple Blossom Time Tab Hunter |
| 47 | 85 | 47 | 2 | Tell Him No Travis & Bob |
| 48 | 67 | 48 | 8 | Moonlight Serenade The Rivieras |
| 49 | 37 | 13 | 12 | The Children's Marching Song (Nick Nack Taddy Whack) Cyril Stapleton And His Orchestra |
| 50 | 59 | 50 | 7 | Telling Lies Fats Domino |
| 51 | 80 | 51 | 2 | Come Softly To Me Ronnie Height |
| 52 | 35 | 23 | 11 | The Lonely One Duane Eddy His Twangy Guitar And The Rebels |
| 53 | 91 | 53 | 2 | For A Penny Pat Boone |
| 54 | 66 | 54 | 3 | Sorry (I Ran All The Way Home) The Impalas |
| 55 | 53 | 50 | 7 | When The Saints Go Marching In Fats Domino |
| 56 | 25 | 2 | 15 | The All American Boy Bill Parsons |
| 57 | 65 | 57 | 3 | Yea - Yea (Class Cutter) Dale Hawkins |
| 58 | 60 | 58 | 3 | Heavenly Lover Teresa Brewer |
| 59 | 30 | 22 | 14 | La Bamba Ritchie Valens |
| 60 | 34 | 15 | 15 | (All of a Sudden) My Heart Sings Paul Anka |
| 61 | NEW | 61 | 1 | Take A Message To Mary The Everly Brothers |
| 62 | 90 | 62 | 4 | Because You're Young Jimmie Rodgers |
| 63 | 29 | 7 | 19 | Lonely Teardrops Jackie Wilson |
| 64 | 48 | 21 | 12 | With The Wind And The Rain In Your Hair Pat Boone |
| 65 | 76 | 65 | 3 | As Time Goes By Johnny Nash |
| 66 | 51 | 36 | 14 | Pretty Girls Everywhere Eugene Church and The Fellows |
| 67 | 47 | 47 | 11 | Matilda Cookie And His Cupcakes |
| 68 | 81 | 68 | 2 | The Beat The Rockin R's |
| 69 | NEW | 69 | 1 | Poor Jenny The Everly Brothers |
| 70 | NEW | 70 | 1 | Guess Who Jesse Belvin |
| 71 | 71 | 71 | 5 | The Answer To A Maiden's Prayer June Valli |
| 72 | 40 | 8 | 16 | Goodbye Baby Jack Scott |
| 73 | 68 | 32 | 11 | Don't Take Your Guns To Town Johnny Cash |
| 74 | 78 | 74 | 3 | Come To Me Marv Johnson |
| 75 | 73 | 73 | 2 | Fried Eggs The Intruders |
| 76 | 96 | 76 | 2 | Six Nights A Week The Crests |
| 77 | 54 | 4 | 19 | Gotta Travel On Billy Grammer |
| 78 | 61 | 33 | 11 | There Must Be A Way Joni James |
| 79 | NEW | 79 | 1 | Turn Me Loose Fabian |
| 80 | 97 | 80 | 2 | That's Why (I Love You So) Jackie Wilson |
| 81 | NEW | 74 | 4 | No Other Arms, No Other Lips The Four Aces |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Three Stars Tommy Dee with Carol Kay and the Teen-Aires |
| 83 | 98 | 83 | 2 | Someone Johnny Mathis |
| 84 | 93 | 84 | 2 | Enchanted The Platters |
| 85 | 50 | 2 | 17 | My Happiness Connie Francis |
| 86 | 55 | 55 | 8 | Midnight Oil Charlie Blackwell |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Rockin' Crickets Hot-Toddys featuring Bill Pennell |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Who's That Knocking The Genies |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Hawaiian War Chant Billy Vaughn And His Orchestra |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | French Foreign Legion Frank Sinatra |
| 91 | 63 | 50 | 8 | Nola The Morgan Brothers |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | A House Of Love Scott Garrett |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Star Love The Playmates |
| 94 | 79 | 79 | 2 | Wishful Thinking Little Anthony And The Imperials |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Raining In My Heart Buddy Holly |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Almost Grown Chuck Berry |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | I Miss You So Paul Anka |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Boom-A-Dip-Dip Stan Robinson |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | "Yep!" Duane Eddy His Twangy Guitar And The Rebels |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | The Chick Lee and Paul |
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