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