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