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