Billboard Hot 100 — June 1, 1959
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of June 1, 1959. "The Battle Of New Orleans" by Johnny Horton climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "Kansas City" by Wilbert Harrison, which had held it for 2 weeks, on its way to 6 weeks on top. 19 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Lonely Boy" by Paul Anka at #52, which would go on to peak at #1. The biggest climber was "Waterloo" by Stonewall Jackson, up 32 places from #98 to #66.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "The Battle Of New Orleans" by Johnny Horton — 1 week at the top so far, 6 weeks on the chart since debuting April 27, 1959.
- Biggest fall: "Venus" by Frankie Avalon, down 58 places from #31 to #89.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Tragedy" by Thomas Wayne With the Delons, 19 weeks and counting (peak #5).
- Gone from the chart: "It's Just A Matter Of Time" by Brook Benton after 18 weeks (peak #3); "It's Late" by Ricky Nelson after 13 weeks (peak #9).
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 | The Battle Of New Orleans Johnny Horton |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | Kansas City Wilbert Harrison |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | Dream Lover Bobby Darin |
| 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | Quiet Village The Exotic Sounds of Martin Denny |
| 5 | 9 | 5 | 6 | Personality Lloyd Price and His Orchestra |
| 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | A Teenager In Love Dion & The Belmonts |
| 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 | Kookie, Kookie (Lend Me Your Comb) Edward Byrnes & Connie Stevens |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | 12 | Sorry (I Ran All The Way Home) The Impalas |
| 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | Only You Franck Pourcel's French Fiddles |
| 10 | 6 | 1 | 12 | The Happy Organ Dave "Baby" Cortez |
| 11 | 18 | 11 | 8 | Goodbye Jimmy, Goodbye Kathy Linden |
| 12 | 14 | 12 | 9 | So Fine The Fiestas |
| 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | Endlessly Brook Benton |
| 14 | 12 | 9 | 10 | Turn Me Loose Fabian |
| 15 | 30 | 15 | 4 | Tallahassee Lassie Freddy Cannon |
| 16 | 16 | 12 | 11 | Enchanted The Platters |
| 17 | 29 | 17 | 4 | I'm Ready Fats Domino |
| 18 | 19 | 16 | 10 | Take A Message To Mary The Everly Brothers |
| 19 | 11 | 2 | 11 | (Now and Then There's) A Fool Such As I Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 20 | 17 | 3 | 16 | Pink Shoe Laces Dodie Stevens |
| 21 | 15 | 5 | 13 | Guitar Boogie Shuffle The Virtues |
| 22 | 43 | 22 | 3 | Frankie Connie Francis |
| 23 | 41 | 23 | 3 | Lipstick On Your Collar Connie Francis |
| 24 | 28 | 24 | 8 | Lonely For You Gary Stites |
| 25 | 23 | 13 | 11 | That's Why (I Love You So) Jackie Wilson |
| 26 | 22 | 8 | 11 | Tell Him No Travis & Bob |
| 27 | 24 | 11 | 10 | Three Stars Tommy Dee with Carol Kay and the Teen-Aires |
| 28 | 36 | 28 | 8 | I've Come Of Age Billy Storm |
| 29 | 20 | 4 | 10 | I Need Your Love Tonight Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 30 | 61 | 30 | 3 | Along Came Jones The Coasters |
| 31 | 47 | 31 | 7 | My Heart Is An Open Book Carl Dobkins, Jr. |
| 32 | 34 | 32 | 5 | Just Keep It Up Dee Clark |
| 33 | 44 | 33 | 7 | I Waited Too Long LaVern Baker |
| 34 | 21 | 1 | 13 | Come Softly To Me The Fleetwoods |
| 35 | 60 | 35 | 2 | Bobby Sox To Stockings Frankie Avalon |
| 36 | 56 | 36 | 6 | Crossfire Johnny And The Hurricanes |
| 37 | 51 | 37 | 3 | Tall Cool One The Wailers |
| 38 | 48 | 38 | 3 | Bongo Rock Preston Epps |
| 39 | 33 | 31 | 10 | Guess Who Jesse Belvin |
| 40 | 38 | 32 | 10 | Almost Grown Chuck Berry |
| 41 | 26 | 22 | 10 | Poor Jenny The Everly Brothers |
| 42 | 32 | 28 | 11 | Six Nights A Week The Crests |
| 43 | 27 | 12 | 11 | The Tijuana Jail The Kingston Trio |
| 44 | 53 | 44 | 7 | You're So Fine The Falcons |
| 45 | 46 | 45 | 5 | You Made Me Love You Nat King Cole |
| 46 | 25 | 12 | 16 | Since I Don't Have You The Skyliners |
| 47 | 67 | 47 | 3 | The Wonder Of You Ray Peterson |
| 48 | 35 | 35 | 11 | Someone Johnny Mathis |
| 49 | 55 | 49 | 3 | My Melancholy Baby Tommy Edwards |
| 50 | 37 | 30 | 12 | Come To Me Marv Johnson |
| 51 | 45 | 42 | 6 | Gidget Jimmy Darren |
| 52 | NEW | 52 | 1 | Lonely Boy Paul Anka |
| 53 | 63 | 53 | 2 | A Boy Without A Girl Frankie Avalon |
| 54 | 59 | 54 | 3 | So Close Brook Benton |
| 55 | 62 | 55 | 6 | Summer Dreams The McGuire Sisters |
| 56 | 69 | 56 | 4 | Margie Fats Domino |
| 57 | 70 | 57 | 6 | Frankie's Man, Johnny Johnny Cash |
| 58 | 77 | 58 | 2 | What A Diff'rence A Day Makes Dinah Washington |
| 59 | 81 | 59 | 2 | Hushabye The Mystics |
| 60 | NEW | 60 | 1 | I Only Have Eyes For You The Flamingos |
| 61 | 57 | 57 | 6 | Rockin' Crickets Hot-Toddys featuring Bill Pennell |
| 62 | 83 | 62 | 3 | (I Don't Care) Only Love Me Steve Lawrence |
| 63 | 42 | 23 | 11 | For A Penny Pat Boone |
| 64 | 72 | 64 | 3 | Graduation's Here The Fleetwoods |
| 65 | 76 | 65 | 3 | The Class Chubby Checker |
| 66 | 98 | 66 | 2 | Waterloo Stonewall Jackson |
| 67 | 71 | 67 | 6 | A String Of Trumpets The Trumpeteers |
| 68 | NEW | 68 | 1 | Ring-A-Ling-A-Lario Jimmie Rodgers |
| 69 | 75 | 69 | 2 | I Must Be Dreaming Nat King Cole |
| 70 | 79 | 68 | 6 | Robbin' The Cradle Tony Bellus |
| 71 | NEW | 71 | 2 | Little Dipper The Mickey Mozart Quintet |
| 72 | 92 | 72 | 2 | Lonely Saturday Night Don French |
| 73 | NEW | 73 | 1 | Danny Boy Sil Austin |
| 74 | NEW | 74 | 1 | Velvet Waters The Megatrons |
| 75 | 88 | 73 | 4 | White Lightning George Jones |
| 76 | NEW | 76 | 4 | Old Spanish Town The Bell Notes |
| 77 | 94 | 77 | 3 | I Can't Get You Out Of My Heart Al Martino |
| 78 | 93 | 78 | 3 | Someone To Come Home To The Ames Brothers |
| 79 | 58 | 50 | 8 | Bonaparte's Retreat Billy Grammer |
| 80 | 40 | 6 | 15 | Never Be Anyone Else But You Ricky Nelson |
| 81 | 68 | 5 | 19 | Tragedy Thomas Wayne With the Delons |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Mona Lisa Carl Mann |
| 83 | 49 | 31 | 13 | Everybody Likes To Cha Cha Cha Sam Cooke |
| 84 | 89 | 84 | 2 | There Is Something On Your Mind Big Jay McNeely And Band |
| 85 | 100 | 85 | 5 | Talk Of The School Sonny James |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | It's Only The Good Times Tommy Edwards |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | This I Swear The Skyliners |
| 88 | 74 | 74 | 5 | Young Ideas Chico Holiday |
| 89 | 31 | 1 | 17 | Venus Frankie Avalon |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Sweet Chile Sheb Wooley |
| 91 | 39 | 14 | 17 | Sea Cruise Frankie Ford |
| 92 | 96 | 92 | 2 | Straight Flush The Frantics |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Mary Ann Thomas Bobby Freeman |
| 94 | NEW | 87 | 2 | Hey Little Lucy! (Don'tcha Put No Lipstick On) Conway Twitty |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Yes - Sir - ee Dodie Stevens |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Like Young Andre Previn With David Rose |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Pointed Toe Shoes Carl Perkins |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | There Goes My Baby The Drifters |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Cherrystone Addrisi Brothers |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Jack O'Diamonds Ruth Brown |
See more charts from 1959 or browse the 1950s.
Prefer the app? Get Top Hits Finder on Google Play to explore all 1,600+ charts on your phone.