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