Billboard Hot 100 — June 29, 1959
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of June 29, 1959. "The Battle Of New Orleans" by Johnny Horton held #1 for a 5th straight week, on its way to 6 weeks on top. 14 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Just A Little Too Much" by Ricky Nelson at #63, which would go on to peak at #9. The biggest climber was "Like Young" by Andre Previn With David Rose, up 28 places from #83 to #55.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "The Battle Of New Orleans" by Johnny Horton — 5 weeks at the top so far, 10 weeks on the chart since debuting April 27, 1959.
- Biggest fall: "You Made Me Love You" by Nat King Cole, down 39 places from #58 to #97.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "The Happy Organ" by Dave "Baby" Cortez, 16 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "Come Softly To Me" by The Fleetwoods after 16 weeks (peak #1); "Pink Shoe Laces" by Dodie Stevens after 19 weeks (peak #3); "I Need Your Love Tonight" by Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires after 13 weeks (peak #4).
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 | 10 | The Battle Of New Orleans Johnny Horton |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | Personality Lloyd Price and His Orchestra |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | Lonely Boy Paul Anka |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | Dream Lover Bobby Darin |
| 5 | 10 | 5 | 7 | Lipstick On Your Collar Connie Francis |
| 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | Tallahassee Lassie Freddy Cannon |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | 12 | Kansas City Wilbert Harrison |
| 8 | 6 | 4 | 12 | Quiet Village The Exotic Sounds of Martin Denny |
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | Along Came Jones The Coasters |
| 10 | 8 | 5 | 11 | A Teenager In Love Dion & The Belmonts |
| 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | Frankie Connie Francis |
| 12 | 17 | 12 | 6 | Waterloo Stonewall Jackson |
| 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | Bobby Sox To Stockings Frankie Avalon |
| 14 | 16 | 14 | 7 | Bongo Rock Preston Epps |
| 15 | 19 | 15 | 5 | I Only Have Eyes For You The Flamingos |
| 16 | 21 | 16 | 6 | A Boy Without A Girl Frankie Avalon |
| 17 | 26 | 17 | 11 | My Heart Is An Open Book Carl Dobkins, Jr. |
| 18 | 22 | 18 | 9 | Just Keep It Up Dee Clark |
| 19 | 34 | 19 | 3 | Tiger Fabian |
| 20 | 33 | 20 | 6 | Hushabye The Mystics |
| 21 | 31 | 21 | 11 | You're So Fine The Falcons |
| 22 | 15 | 11 | 13 | So Fine The Fiestas |
| 23 | 12 | 9 | 13 | Only You Franck Pourcel's French Fiddles |
| 24 | 14 | 4 | 11 | Kookie, Kookie (Lend Me Your Comb) Edward Byrnes & Connie Stevens |
| 25 | 28 | 25 | 7 | The Wonder Of You Ray Peterson |
| 26 | 40 | 26 | 6 | What A Diff'rence A Day Makes Dinah Washington |
| 27 | 30 | 27 | 5 | This I Swear The Skyliners |
| 28 | 49 | 28 | 3 | M.T.A. The Kingston Trio |
| 29 | 18 | 16 | 8 | I'm Ready Fats Domino |
| 30 | 24 | 23 | 10 | Crossfire Johnny And The Hurricanes |
| 31 | 50 | 31 | 3 | Forty Miles Of Bad Road Duane Eddy And The Rebels |
| 32 | 35 | 32 | 5 | Ring-A-Ling-A-Lario Jimmie Rodgers |
| 33 | 32 | 32 | 6 | Little Dipper The Mickey Mozart Quintet |
| 34 | 41 | 34 | 5 | There Goes My Baby The Drifters |
| 35 | 54 | 35 | 3 | Twixt Twelve And Twenty Pat Boone |
| 36 | 27 | 11 | 12 | Goodbye Jimmy, Goodbye Kathy Linden |
| 37 | 29 | 26 | 7 | My Melancholy Baby Tommy Edwards |
| 38 | 25 | 1 | 16 | The Happy Organ Dave "Baby" Cortez |
| 39 | 43 | 39 | 10 | Robbin' The Cradle Tony Bellus |
| 40 | 23 | 12 | 11 | Endlessly Brook Benton |
| 41 | 20 | 2 | 16 | Sorry (I Ran All The Way Home) The Impalas |
| 42 | 51 | 42 | 4 | Only Sixteen Sam Cooke |
| 43 | 37 | 28 | 12 | I've Come Of Age Billy Storm |
| 44 | 53 | 44 | 7 | I Can't Get You Out Of My Heart Al Martino |
| 45 | 64 | 45 | 4 | Forty Days Ronnie Hawkins |
| 46 | 62 | 46 | 3 | Wonderful You Jimmie Rodgers |
| 47 | 44 | 24 | 12 | Lonely For You Gary Stites |
| 48 | 63 | 48 | 2 | I'll Be Satisfied Jackie Wilson |
| 49 | 60 | 49 | 2 | Lavender-Blue Sammy Turner |
| 50 | 46 | 46 | 5 | Mona Lisa Carl Mann |
| 51 | 57 | 51 | 5 | Velvet Waters The Megatrons |
| 52 | 56 | 52 | 2 | Back In The U.S.A. Chuck Berry |
| 53 | 55 | 53 | 3 | Since You've Been Gone Clyde McPhatter |
| 54 | 48 | 41 | 10 | Gidget Jimmy Darren |
| 55 | 83 | 55 | 3 | Like Young Andre Previn With David Rose |
| 56 | 36 | 36 | 7 | Tall Cool One The Wailers |
| 57 | 39 | 39 | 7 | Graduation's Here The Fleetwoods |
| 58 | 68 | 58 | 2 | Remember When The Platters |
| 59 | 67 | 59 | 3 | Taboo Arthur Lyman |
| 60 | 74 | 60 | 4 | I Know Perry Como |
| 61 | 38 | 38 | 7 | The Class Chubby Checker |
| 62 | 77 | 62 | 4 | The Whistling Organ Dave "Baby" Cortez |
| 63 | NEW | 63 | 1 | Just A Little Too Much Ricky Nelson |
| 64 | 70 | 64 | 3 | With My Eyes Wide Open I'm Dreaming Patti Page |
| 65 | 42 | 33 | 11 | I Waited Too Long LaVern Baker |
| 66 | 88 | 66 | 3 | Small World Johnny Mathis |
| 67 | NEW | 67 | 1 | The Quiet Three Duane Eddy His Twangy Guitar And The Rebels |
| 68 | 92 | 68 | 3 | High Hopes Frank Sinatra "and a bunch of kids" |
| 69 | 61 | 57 | 10 | Rockin' Crickets Hot-Toddys featuring Bill Pennell |
| 70 | 98 | 70 | 2 | It Was I Skip And Flip |
| 71 | 84 | 71 | 2 | I Love An Angel Little Bill and The Bluenotes |
| 72 | 79 | 68 | 6 | There Is Something On Your Mind Big Jay McNeely And Band |
| 73 | 73 | 38 | 7 | So Close Brook Benton |
| 74 | 78 | 74 | 3 | Cap And Gown Marty Robbins |
| 75 | 52 | 51 | 8 | Margie Fats Domino |
| 76 | 97 | 76 | 2 | Ciao, Ciao Bambina Jacky Noguez And His Musette Orchestra |
| 77 | 65 | 63 | 4 | I'm Gonna Change Him Cathy Carr |
| 78 | 85 | 78 | 4 | Cherrystone Addrisi Brothers |
| 79 | NEW | 79 | 2 | Yes - Sir - ee Dodie Stevens |
| 80 | 81 | 80 | 4 | Flower Of Love The Crests featuring Johnny Mastro |
| 81 | 90 | 81 | 3 | A Prayer And A Juke Box Little Anthony And The Imperials |
| 82 | 45 | 12 | 15 | Enchanted The Platters |
| 83 | 59 | 59 | 5 | Danny Boy Sil Austin |
| 84 | 75 | 70 | 5 | Sweet Chile Sheb Wooley |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Till There Was You Anita Bryant |
| 86 | NEW | 82 | 3 | One Love, One Heart The Four Coins |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Sweet Someone Eddie and Betty |
| 88 | 95 | 88 | 4 | La Plume De Ma Tante Hugo & Luigi |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | The Five Pennies Dodie Stevens |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | See You In September The Tempos |
| 91 | 93 | 88 | 3 | Little Boy Blue Huelyn Duvall |
| 92 | NEW | 76 | 7 | Old Spanish Town The Bell Notes |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Kissin' Time Bobby Rydell |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Beach Time Roger Smith |
| 95 | 71 | 2 | 15 | (Now and Then There's) A Fool Such As I Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 96 | 100 | 96 | 2 | Oh, What A Fool The Impalas |
| 97 | 58 | 45 | 9 | You Made Me Love You Nat King Cole |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Here Comes Summer Jerry Keller |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Happy Vacation Jackie Lee |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | The Way I Walk Jack Scott |
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