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