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