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