Billboard Hot 100 — September 21, 1959
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of September 21, 1959. "Sleep Walk" by Santo & Johnny climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "The Three Bells" by The Browns, which had held it for 4 weeks, on its way to 2 weeks on top. 12 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Got The Feeling" by Fabian at #62, which would go on to peak at #54. The biggest climber was "A Worried Man" by The Kingston Trio, up 50 places from #90 to #40.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Sleep Walk" by Santo & Johnny — 1 week at the top so far, 9 weeks on the chart since debuting July 27, 1959.
- New in the top 10: "Put Your Head On My Shoulder" by Paul Anka (up from #29 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Small World" by Johnny Mathis, down 53 places from #44 to #97.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "My Heart Is An Open Book" by Carl Dobkins, Jr., 23 weeks and counting (peak #3).
- Gone from the chart: "The Battle Of New Orleans" by Johnny Horton after 21 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 | 9 | Sleep Walk Santo & Johnny |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | The Three Bells The Browns |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | I'm Gonna Get Married Lloyd Price |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | ('til) I Kissed You The Everly Brothers |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | Sea Of Love Phil Phillips With The Twilights |
| 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | Red River Rock Johnny And The Hurricanes |
| 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | Mack The Knife Bobby Darin |
| 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | Broken-Hearted Melody Sarah Vaughan |
| 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | I Want To Walk You Home Fats Domino |
| 10 | 29 | 10 | 4 | Put Your Head On My Shoulder Paul Anka |
| 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | Kissin' Time Bobby Rydell |
| 12 | 15 | 12 | 5 | Poison Ivy The Coasters |
| 13 | 21 | 13 | 6 | Morgen Ivo Robic and The Song-Masters |
| 14 | 35 | 14 | 4 | Just Ask Your Heart Frankie Avalon |
| 15 | 28 | 15 | 3 | Teen Beat Sandy Nelson |
| 16 | 34 | 16 | 3 | Mr. Blue The Fleetwoods |
| 17 | 31 | 17 | 6 | Primrose Lane Jerry Wallace With The Jewels |
| 18 | 10 | 10 | 8 | Baby Talk Jan & Dean |
| 19 | 37 | 19 | 3 | The Battle Of Kookamonga Homer And Jethro |
| 20 | 27 | 20 | 5 | Hey Little Girl Dee Clark |
| 21 | 13 | 6 | 12 | What'd I Say (Part I & II) Ray Charles and his Orchestra |
| 22 | 11 | 3 | 14 | Lavender-Blue Sammy Turner |
| 23 | 22 | 21 | 10 | Makin' Love Floyd Robinson |
| 24 | 23 | 23 | 4 | The Three Bells (The Jimmy Brown Story) Dick Flood |
| 25 | 26 | 25 | 8 | I Loves You, Porgy Nina Simone |
| 26 | 24 | 24 | 7 | I Ain't Never Webb Pierce |
| 27 | 16 | 16 | 11 | Thank You Pretty Baby Brook Benton |
| 28 | 59 | 28 | 6 | Mary Lou Ronnie Hawkins and The Hawks |
| 29 | 58 | 29 | 3 | Battle Hymn Of The Republic The Mormon Tabernacle Choir |
| 30 | 19 | 11 | 14 | It Was I Skip And Flip |
| 31 | 40 | 31 | 8 | Caribbean Mitchell Torok |
| 32 | 18 | 8 | 18 | What A Diff'rence A Day Makes Dinah Washington |
| 33 | 33 | 33 | 8 | My Own True Love Jimmy Clanton |
| 34 | 14 | 2 | 17 | There Goes My Baby The Drifters |
| 35 | 38 | 35 | 6 | The Angels Listened In The Crests |
| 36 | 17 | 17 | 9 | I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Some Day Fats Domino |
| 37 | 43 | 37 | 4 | You're Gonna Miss Me Connie Francis |
| 38 | 52 | 38 | 3 | I'm A Hog For You The Coasters |
| 39 | 30 | 15 | 12 | What Is Love? The Playmates |
| 40 | 90 | 40 | 2 | A Worried Man The Kingston Trio |
| 41 | 64 | 41 | 3 | Lonely Street Andy Williams |
| 42 | 20 | 1 | 12 | A Big Hunk O' Love Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 43 | 53 | 43 | 8 | I Got Stripes Johnny Cash |
| 44 | 42 | 25 | 22 | Robbin' The Cradle Tony Bellus |
| 45 | 25 | 3 | 23 | My Heart Is An Open Book Carl Dobkins, Jr. |
| 46 | 56 | 46 | 5 | Okefenokee Freddie Cannon |
| 47 | 39 | 39 | 5 | The Mummy Bob McFadden And Dor |
| 48 | 68 | 48 | 2 | Fools Hall Of Fame Pat Boone |
| 49 | 36 | 12 | 11 | My Wish Came True Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 50 | 69 | 50 | 3 | Come On And Get Me Fabian |
| 51 | 48 | 29 | 10 | Mona Lisa Conway Twitty |
| 52 | 32 | 23 | 13 | See You In September The Tempos |
| 53 | 67 | 53 | 7 | I've Been There Tommy Edwards |
| 54 | 61 | 54 | 5 | Johnny Reb Johnny Horton |
| 55 | 57 | 52 | 9 | So High So Low LaVern Baker |
| 56 | 49 | 49 | 4 | The Caterpillar Crawl The Strangers |
| 57 | 72 | 57 | 3 | You Were Mine Fireflies |
| 58 | 74 | 58 | 2 | Deck Of Cards Wink Martindale |
| 59 | 75 | 59 | 3 | You Better Know It Jackie Wilson |
| 60 | 51 | 51 | 8 | Midnight Flyer Nat King Cole |
| 61 | 47 | 42 | 7 | Like I Love You Edd Byrnes and Friend |
| 62 | NEW | 62 | 1 | Got The Feeling Fabian |
| 63 | 62 | 58 | 4 | Somethin Else Eddie Cochran |
| 64 | 45 | 30 | 15 | High Hopes Frank Sinatra "and a bunch of kids" |
| 65 | 54 | 54 | 5 | True True Happiness Johnny Tillotson |
| 66 | 46 | 9 | 15 | Forty Miles Of Bad Road Duane Eddy And The Rebels |
| 67 | 81 | 59 | 11 | On An Evening In Roma Dean Martin |
| 68 | 41 | 14 | 13 | Here Comes Summer Jerry Keller |
| 69 | 79 | 69 | 3 | Where The Platters |
| 70 | NEW | 70 | 1 | Ski King E.C. Beatty |
| 71 | NEW | 71 | 1 | Say Man Bo Diddley |
| 72 | 63 | 46 | 10 | Linda Lu Ray Sharpe |
| 73 | 88 | 73 | 2 | Every Little Thing I Do Dion & The Belmonts |
| 74 | NEW | 74 | 1 | Don't You Know Della Reese |
| 75 | 89 | 75 | 2 | (Seven Little Girls) Sitting In The Back Seat Paul Evans and the Curls |
| 76 | 85 | 76 | 3 | Five Feet High And Rising Johnny Cash |
| 77 | 97 | 77 | 2 | Wish It Were Me The Platters |
| 78 | 60 | 9 | 12 | Sweeter Than You Ricky Nelson |
| 79 | NEW | 79 | 1 | Boogie Bear Boyd Bennett |
| 80 | 83 | 80 | 2 | Love Potion No. 9 The Clovers |
| 81 | 99 | 81 | 2 | I'll Never Fall In Love Again Johnnie Ray |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Shout - Part 1 The Isley Brothers |
| 83 | 73 | 73 | 6 | Smile Tony Bennett |
| 84 | 66 | 39 | 9 | With Open Arms Jane Morgan |
| 85 | 55 | 30 | 13 | Till There Was You Anita Bryant |
| 86 | NEW | 85 | 6 | Just As Much As Ever Bob Beckham |
| 87 | 65 | 60 | 8 | Leave My Kitten Alone Little Willie John |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Tucumcari Jimmie Rodgers |
| 89 | 80 | 80 | 3 | The Shape I'm In Johnny Restivo |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Two Fools Frankie Avalon |
| 91 | 96 | 81 | 6 | Sal's Got A Sugar Lip Johnny Horton |
| 92 | 50 | 9 | 13 | Just A Little Too Much Ricky Nelson |
| 93 | 77 | 77 | 4 | Suzie Baby Bobby Vee and The Shadows |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Six Boys And Seven Girls Anita Bryant |
| 95 | 76 | 35 | 13 | The Way I Walk Jack Scott |
| 96 | 71 | 47 | 8 | Angel Face Jimmy Darren |
| 97 | 44 | 20 | 15 | Small World Johnny Mathis |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Plenty Good Lovin' Connie Francis |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | In The Mood Ernie Fields & Orch. |
| 100 | 87 | 74 | 5 | Chapel Of Dreams The Dubs |
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