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