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