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