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