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