Billboard Hot 100 — May 4, 1959
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of May 4, 1959. "Come Softly To Me" by The Fleetwoods held #1 for a 4th straight week, the last week of its run. 14 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Kansas City" by Hank Ballard And The Midnighters at #73, which would go on to peak at #72. The biggest climber was "The Battle Of New Orleans" by Johnny Horton, up 57 places from #93 to #36.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Come Softly To Me" by The Fleetwoods — 4 weeks at the top so far, 9 weeks on the chart since debuting March 9, 1959.
- Biggest fall: "Alvin's Harmonica" by David Seville And The Chipmunks, down 44 places from #50 to #94.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "The Hawaiian Wedding Song (Ke Kali Nei Au)" by Andy Williams, 19 weeks and counting (peak #11).
- Gone from the chart: "Stagger Lee" by Lloyd Price after 21 weeks (peak #1); "Donna" by Ritchie Valens after 23 weeks (peak #2); "I Cried A Tear" by LaVern Baker after 21 weeks (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 | 9 | Come Softly To Me The Fleetwoods |
| 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | The Happy Organ Dave "Baby" Cortez |
| 3 | 9 | 3 | 8 | Sorry (I Ran All The Way Home) The Impalas |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | Pink Shoe Laces Dodie Stevens |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | Guitar Boogie Shuffle The Virtues |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | (Now and Then There's) A Fool Such As I Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | I Need Your Love Tonight Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | Tell Him No Travis & Bob |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | 13 | Venus Frankie Avalon |
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | Turn Me Loose Fabian |
| 11 | 14 | 11 | 6 | Three Stars Tommy Dee with Carol Kay and the Teen-Aires |
| 12 | 13 | 12 | 7 | Enchanted The Platters |
| 13 | 17 | 13 | 7 | That's Why (I Love You So) Jackie Wilson |
| 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | Since I Don't Have You The Skyliners |
| 15 | 15 | 12 | 7 | The Tijuana Jail The Kingston Trio |
| 16 | 24 | 16 | 4 | Kansas City Wilbert Harrison |
| 17 | 22 | 17 | 6 | Take A Message To Mary The Everly Brothers |
| 18 | 11 | 6 | 11 | Never Be Anyone Else But You Ricky Nelson |
| 19 | 25 | 19 | 3 | Kookie, Kookie (Lend Me Your Comb) Edward Byrnes & Connie Stevens |
| 20 | 34 | 20 | 3 | A Teenager In Love Dion & The Belmonts |
| 21 | 16 | 5 | 15 | Tragedy Thomas Wayne With the Delons |
| 22 | 27 | 22 | 6 | Poor Jenny The Everly Brothers |
| 23 | 18 | 14 | 13 | Sea Cruise Frankie Ford |
| 24 | 30 | 24 | 5 | Only You Franck Pourcel's French Fiddles |
| 25 | 21 | 20 | 9 | This Should Go On Forever Rod Bernard |
| 26 | 23 | 23 | 7 | For A Penny Pat Boone |
| 27 | 36 | 27 | 4 | Quiet Village The Exotic Sounds of Martin Denny |
| 28 | 28 | 28 | 7 | Six Nights A Week The Crests |
| 29 | 53 | 29 | 3 | Dream Lover Bobby Darin |
| 30 | 19 | 3 | 15 | It's Just A Matter Of Time Brook Benton |
| 31 | 31 | 31 | 8 | Come To Me Marv Johnson |
| 32 | 39 | 32 | 6 | Almost Grown Chuck Berry |
| 33 | 38 | 33 | 5 | So Fine The Fiestas |
| 34 | 32 | 32 | 4 | Goodbye Jimmy, Goodbye Kathy Linden |
| 35 | 20 | 9 | 10 | It's Late Ricky Nelson |
| 36 | 93 | 36 | 2 | The Battle Of New Orleans Johnny Horton |
| 37 | 35 | 33 | 6 | Guess Who Jesse Belvin |
| 38 | 54 | 38 | 3 | Endlessly Brook Benton |
| 39 | 29 | 13 | 11 | It Doesn't Matter Anymore Buddy Holly |
| 40 | 44 | 40 | 7 | Someone Johnny Mathis |
| 41 | 33 | 33 | 6 | I Miss You So Paul Anka |
| 42 | 37 | 31 | 9 | Everybody Likes To Cha Cha Cha Sam Cooke |
| 43 | 26 | 2 | 14 | Charlie Brown The Coasters |
| 44 | 47 | 11 | 12 | Please Mr. Sun Tommy Edwards |
| 45 | 42 | 42 | 6 | Tell Him No Dean & Marc |
| 46 | 40 | 30 | 6 | "Yep!" Duane Eddy His Twangy Guitar And The Rebels |
| 47 | 46 | 27 | 10 | The Morning Side Of The Mountain Tommy Edwards |
| 48 | 65 | 48 | 2 | Personality Lloyd Price and His Orchestra |
| 49 | 51 | 49 | 5 | Lovey Dovey Clyde McPhatter |
| 50 | 43 | 6 | 15 | I've Had It The Bell Notes |
| 51 | 58 | 51 | 4 | I Still Get A Thrill (Thinking Of You) Joni James |
| 52 | 52 | 44 | 8 | As Time Goes By Johnny Nash |
| 53 | 49 | 11 | 19 | The Hawaiian Wedding Song (Ke Kali Nei Au) Andy Williams |
| 54 | 48 | 27 | 10 | No Other Arms, No Other Lips The Chordettes |
| 55 | 56 | 55 | 4 | I Think I'm Gonna Kill Myself Buddy Knox |
| 56 | 61 | 56 | 4 | I've Come Of Age Billy Storm |
| 57 | 45 | 22 | 10 | If I Didn't Care Connie Francis |
| 58 | 41 | 23 | 10 | Where Were You (On Our Wedding Day)? Lloyd Price |
| 59 | 72 | 59 | 3 | You're So Fine The Falcons |
| 60 | 57 | 57 | 4 | Bonaparte's Retreat Billy Grammer |
| 61 | 60 | 60 | 4 | Lonely For You Gary Stites |
| 62 | 63 | 62 | 3 | I Need Your Lovin' Roy Hamilton |
| 63 | 80 | 63 | 2 | Castin' My Spell The Johnny Otis Show |
| 64 | 55 | 55 | 5 | That's My Little Suzie Ritchie Valens |
| 65 | 64 | 62 | 3 | The Wang Dang Taffy-Apple Tango (Mambo Cha Cha Cha) Pat Boone |
| 66 | 88 | 66 | 2 | Crossfire Johnny And The Hurricanes |
| 67 | 59 | 36 | 11 | I'm Never Gonna Tell Jimmie Rodgers |
| 68 | 76 | 68 | 2 | There's No Fool Like A Young Fool Tab Hunter |
| 69 | 94 | 69 | 3 | I Waited Too Long LaVern Baker |
| 70 | 89 | 70 | 2 | Gidget Jimmy Darren |
| 71 | 77 | 71 | 2 | Frankie's Man, Johnny Johnny Cash |
| 72 | 85 | 57 | 7 | The Beat The Rockin R's |
| 73 | NEW | 73 | 1 | Kansas City Hank Ballard And The Midnighters |
| 74 | 68 | 40 | 8 | Heavenly Lover Teresa Brewer |
| 75 | 73 | 73 | 4 | Jo-Jo The Dog-Faced Boy Annette |
| 76 | 97 | 76 | 3 | I Told Myself A Lie Clyde McPhatter |
| 77 | NEW | 77 | 1 | Lonesome Old House Don Gibson |
| 78 | 66 | 66 | 4 | The Kissing Tree Billy Grammer |
| 79 | 71 | 71 | 6 | Who's That Knocking The Genies |
| 80 | 96 | 80 | 2 | A String Of Trumpets The Trumpeteers |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Just Keep It Up Dee Clark |
| 82 | 95 | 82 | 2 | Your Cheatin' Heart Billy Vaughn And His Orchestra |
| 83 | 87 | 83 | 2 | Robbin' The Cradle Tony Bellus |
| 84 | NEW | 77 | 3 | The Walls Have Ears Patti Page |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Peace The McGuire Sisters |
| 86 | 69 | 69 | 5 | 77 Sunset Strip The Big Sound Of Don Ralke |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | You Made Me Love You Nat King Cole |
| 88 | 99 | 88 | 2 | Summer Dreams The McGuire Sisters |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Young Ideas Chico Holiday |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | White Lightning George Jones |
| 91 | 83 | 83 | 3 | My Heart Is An Open Book Carl Dobkins, Jr. |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | The Fountain Of Youth The Four Lads |
| 93 | 81 | 81 | 3 | Little Queenie Chuck Berry |
| 94 | 50 | 3 | 12 | Alvin's Harmonica David Seville And The Chipmunks |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Old Spanish Town The Bell Notes |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Separate Ways Sarah Vaughan |
| 97 | 91 | 61 | 6 | French Foreign Legion Frank Sinatra |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Kansas City Rocky Olson |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Three Stars Ruby Wright |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Talk Of The School Sonny James |
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