Billboard Hot 100 — August 24, 1959
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of August 24, 1959. "The Three Bells" by The Browns climbed from #7 to take over the #1 spot from "A Big Hunk O' Love" by Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires, which had held it for 2 weeks, on its way to 4 weeks on top. 12 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Mack The Knife" by Bobby Darin at #59, which would go on to peak at #1. The biggest climber was "Primrose Lane" by Jerry Wallace With The Jewels, up 35 places from #86 to #51.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "The Three Bells" by The Browns — 1 week at the top so far, 5 weeks on the chart since debuting July 27, 1959.
- New in the top 10: "Sea Of Love" by Phil Phillips With The Twilights (up from #22 to #2); "Sleep Walk" by Santo & Johnny (up from #33 to #8); "I Want To Walk You Home" by Fats Domino (up from #24 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Twixt Twelve And Twenty" by Pat Boone, down 36 places from #59 to #95.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "My Heart Is An Open Book" by Carl Dobkins, Jr., 19 weeks and counting (peak #3).
- Gone from the chart: "Tallahassee Lassie" by Freddy Cannon after 15 weeks (peak #6); "Bobby Sox To Stockings" by Frankie Avalon after 13 weeks (peak #8).
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 | 7 | 1 | 5 | The Three Bells The Browns |
| 2 | 22 | 2 | 8 | Sea Of Love Phil Phillips With The Twilights |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | Lavender-Blue Sammy Turner |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | A Big Hunk O' Love Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | My Heart Is An Open Book Carl Dobkins, Jr. |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | What'd I Say (Part I & II) Ray Charles and his Orchestra |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | 13 | There Goes My Baby The Drifters |
| 8 | 33 | 8 | 5 | Sleep Walk Santo & Johnny |
| 9 | 8 | 8 | 14 | What A Diff'rence A Day Makes Dinah Washington |
| 10 | 24 | 10 | 3 | I Want To Walk You Home Fats Domino |
| 11 | 35 | 11 | 3 | I'm Gonna Get Married Lloyd Price |
| 12 | 15 | 12 | 10 | It Was I Skip And Flip |
| 13 | 5 | 1 | 13 | Lonely Boy Paul Anka |
| 14 | 10 | 9 | 11 | Forty Miles Of Bad Road Duane Eddy And The Rebels |
| 15 | 16 | 15 | 8 | What Is Love? The Playmates |
| 16 | 12 | 12 | 7 | My Wish Came True Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 17 | 27 | 17 | 4 | Baby Talk Jan & Dean |
| 18 | 19 | 18 | 7 | Thank You Pretty Baby Brook Benton |
| 19 | 23 | 19 | 9 | Kissin' Time Bobby Rydell |
| 20 | 36 | 20 | 4 | Red River Rock Johnny And The Hurricanes |
| 21 | 34 | 21 | 6 | Broken-Hearted Melody Sarah Vaughan |
| 22 | 9 | 9 | 9 | Just A Little Too Much Ricky Nelson |
| 23 | 18 | 9 | 8 | Sweeter Than You Ricky Nelson |
| 24 | 14 | 14 | 9 | Here Comes Summer Jerry Keller |
| 25 | 13 | 1 | 18 | The Battle Of New Orleans Johnny Horton |
| 26 | 29 | 26 | 9 | See You In September The Tempos |
| 27 | 11 | 3 | 11 | Tiger Fabian |
| 28 | 26 | 26 | 5 | I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Some Day Fats Domino |
| 29 | 17 | 4 | 14 | Waterloo Stonewall Jackson |
| 30 | 42 | 30 | 6 | Mona Lisa Conway Twitty |
| 31 | 37 | 31 | 6 | Makin' Love Floyd Robinson |
| 32 | 25 | 25 | 18 | Robbin' The Cradle Tony Bellus |
| 33 | 56 | 33 | 2 | ('til) I Kissed You The Everly Brothers |
| 34 | 40 | 34 | 4 | My Own True Love Jimmy Clanton |
| 35 | 38 | 35 | 9 | The Way I Walk Jack Scott |
| 36 | 31 | 25 | 13 | Mona Lisa Carl Mann |
| 37 | 21 | 20 | 11 | Small World Johnny Mathis |
| 38 | 30 | 30 | 9 | Till There Was You Anita Bryant |
| 39 | 51 | 39 | 4 | I Loves You, Porgy Nina Simone |
| 40 | 32 | 24 | 10 | Ciao, Ciao Bambina Jacky Noguez And His Musette Orchestra |
| 41 | 20 | 5 | 15 | Lipstick On Your Collar Connie Francis |
| 42 | 75 | 42 | 3 | I Ain't Never Webb Pierce |
| 43 | 54 | 43 | 5 | With Open Arms Jane Morgan |
| 44 | 28 | 16 | 8 | Ragtime Cowboy Joe David Seville And The Chipmunks |
| 45 | 49 | 45 | 4 | Caribbean Mitchell Torok |
| 46 | 58 | 46 | 6 | Linda Lu Ray Sharpe |
| 47 | 47 | 47 | 4 | Angel Face Jimmy Darren |
| 48 | 73 | 48 | 3 | Like I Love You Edd Byrnes and Friend |
| 49 | 48 | 48 | 7 | Tennessee Stud Eddy Arnold |
| 50 | 45 | 45 | 11 | High Hopes Frank Sinatra "and a bunch of kids" |
| 51 | 86 | 51 | 2 | Primrose Lane Jerry Wallace With The Jewels |
| 52 | 64 | 50 | 8 | Lonely Guitar Annette |
| 53 | 41 | 2 | 18 | Personality Lloyd Price and His Orchestra |
| 54 | 61 | 54 | 5 | So High So Low LaVern Baker |
| 55 | 76 | 55 | 4 | I Got Stripes Johnny Cash |
| 56 | 44 | 20 | 14 | Hushabye The Mystics |
| 57 | 43 | 20 | 10 | I'll Be Satisfied Jackie Wilson |
| 58 | 69 | 25 | 15 | The Wonder Of You Ray Peterson |
| 59 | NEW | 59 | 1 | Mack The Knife Bobby Darin |
| 60 | 82 | 60 | 2 | Morgen Ivo Robic and The Song-Masters |
| 61 | 53 | 53 | 6 | Cry The Knightsbridge Strings |
| 62 | 55 | 38 | 11 | Since You've Been Gone Clyde McPhatter |
| 63 | 78 | 63 | 2 | Mary Lou Ronnie Hawkins and The Hawks |
| 64 | 50 | 17 | 19 | You're So Fine The Falcons |
| 65 | 39 | 11 | 13 | I Only Have Eyes For You The Flamingos |
| 66 | 80 | 66 | 4 | Midnight Flyer Nat King Cole |
| 67 | 46 | 9 | 15 | Frankie Connie Francis |
| 68 | 66 | 66 | 5 | Half-Breed Marvin Rainwater |
| 69 | 74 | 69 | 3 | I've Been There Tommy Edwards |
| 70 | NEW | 70 | 1 | Johnny Reb Johnny Horton |
| 71 | 63 | 59 | 7 | On An Evening In Roma Dean Martin |
| 72 | 67 | 67 | 4 | Miami Eugene Church |
| 73 | NEW | 73 | 1 | Poison Ivy The Coasters |
| 74 | 77 | 66 | 7 | Katy Too Johnny Cash And The Tennessee Two |
| 75 | 60 | 60 | 4 | Leave My Kitten Alone Little Willie John |
| 76 | 65 | 44 | 14 | There Is Something On Your Mind Big Jay McNeely And Band |
| 77 | 52 | 15 | 11 | M.T.A. The Kingston Trio |
| 78 | 90 | 78 | 2 | Mau-Mau The Wailers |
| 79 | 98 | 79 | 2 | If You Love Me LaVern Baker |
| 80 | 95 | 80 | 2 | The Angels Listened In The Crests |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | The Mummy Bob McFadden And Dor |
| 82 | 57 | 43 | 8 | Ten Thousand Drums Carl Smith |
| 83 | 68 | 46 | 11 | Like Young Andre Previn With David Rose |
| 84 | 89 | 55 | 7 | To A Soldier Boy The Tassels |
| 85 | 97 | 85 | 2 | Smile Tony Bennett |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Hey Little Girl Dee Clark |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | True True Happiness Johnny Tillotson |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Five Feet High And Rising Johnny Cash |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Chapel Of Dreams The Dubs |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Okefenokee Freddie Cannon |
| 91 | 79 | 79 | 4 | Gee George Hamilton IV |
| 92 | 93 | 92 | 3 | Just As Much As Ever Bob Beckham |
| 93 | 99 | 93 | 2 | A Girl's Work Is Never Done The Chordettes |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Twice As Nice Clyde McPhatter |
| 95 | 59 | 17 | 11 | Twixt Twelve And Twenty Pat Boone |
| 96 | 100 | 96 | 2 | Sal's Got A Sugar Lip Johnny Horton |
| 97 | 70 | 10 | 14 | A Boy Without A Girl Frankie Avalon |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Poco-Loco Gene & Eunice |
| 99 | 96 | 88 | 6 | Bells, Bells, Bells (The Bell Song) Billy & Lillie |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | I Looked At Heaven Tommy Edwards |
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