Billboard Hot 100 — October 26, 1959
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of October 26, 1959. "Mack The Knife" by Bobby Darin held #1 for a 4th straight week, on its way to 6 weeks on top (it would total 9 weeks at #1 across 2 separate runs). 15 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Believe Me" by Royal Teens at #52, which would go on to peak at #26. The biggest climber was "High School U.S.A." by Tommy Facenda, up 46 places from #97 to #51.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Mack The Knife" by Bobby Darin — 4 weeks at the top so far, 10 weeks on the chart since debuting August 24, 1959.
- New in the top 10: "Don't You Know" by Della Reese (up from #13 to #5); "Primrose Lane" by Jerry Wallace With The Jewels (up from #11 to #8); "Deck Of Cards" by Wink Martindale (up from #15 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Come On And Get Me" by Fabian, down 28 places from #55 to #83.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Sea Of Love" by Phil Phillips With The Twilights, 17 weeks and counting (peak #2).
- Gone from the chart: "Lavender-Blue" by Sammy Turner after 18 weeks (peak #3); "Baby Talk" by Jan & Dean after 12 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 | 10 | Mack The Knife Bobby Darin |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | Mr. Blue The Fleetwoods |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | Put Your Head On My Shoulder Paul Anka |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | Teen Beat Sandy Nelson |
| 5 | 13 | 5 | 6 | Don't You Know Della Reese |
| 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | Lonely Street Andy Williams |
| 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | Just Ask Your Heart Frankie Avalon |
| 8 | 11 | 8 | 11 | Primrose Lane Jerry Wallace With The Jewels |
| 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | Poison Ivy The Coasters |
| 10 | 15 | 10 | 7 | Deck Of Cards Wink Martindale |
| 11 | 5 | 4 | 11 | ('til) I Kissed You The Everly Brothers |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | 14 | Sleep Walk Santo & Johnny |
| 13 | 16 | 13 | 8 | Battle Hymn Of The Republic The Mormon Tabernacle Choir |
| 14 | 14 | 5 | 13 | Red River Rock Johnny And The Hurricanes |
| 15 | 28 | 15 | 6 | In The Mood Ernie Fields & Orch. |
| 16 | 10 | 1 | 14 | The Three Bells The Browns |
| 17 | 23 | 17 | 7 | (Seven Little Girls) Sitting In The Back Seat Paul Evans and the Curls |
| 18 | 17 | 13 | 11 | Morgen Ivo Robic and The Song-Masters |
| 19 | 12 | 3 | 12 | I'm Gonna Get Married Lloyd Price |
| 20 | 24 | 20 | 6 | Say Man Bo Diddley |
| 21 | 31 | 21 | 8 | You Were Mine Fireflies |
| 22 | 20 | 20 | 7 | A Worried Man The Kingston Trio |
| 23 | 25 | 20 | 10 | Hey Little Girl Dee Clark |
| 24 | 29 | 24 | 4 | Heartaches By The Number Guy Mitchell |
| 25 | 41 | 25 | 3 | Oh! Carol Neil Sedaka |
| 26 | 26 | 26 | 5 | Danny Boy Conway Twitty |
| 27 | 22 | 22 | 11 | The Angels Listened In The Crests |
| 28 | 60 | 28 | 2 | So Many Ways Brook Benton |
| 29 | 18 | 14 | 8 | The Battle Of Kookamonga Homer And Jethro |
| 30 | 39 | 30 | 4 | Misty Johnny Mathis |
| 31 | 21 | 18 | 13 | I Loves You, Porgy Nina Simone |
| 32 | 19 | 7 | 15 | Broken-Hearted Melody Sarah Vaughan |
| 33 | 37 | 33 | 5 | The Enchanted Sea The Islanders |
| 34 | 49 | 34 | 4 | Unforgettable Dinah Washington |
| 35 | 35 | 35 | 4 | Woo-Hoo Rock-A-Teens |
| 36 | 34 | 26 | 11 | Mary Lou Ronnie Hawkins and The Hawks |
| 37 | 46 | 37 | 4 | Some Kind-A Earthquake Duane Eddy His Twangy Guitar And The Rebels |
| 38 | 48 | 38 | 3 | We Got Love Bobby Rydell |
| 39 | 42 | 39 | 5 | Torquay Fireballs |
| 40 | 32 | 32 | 11 | Just As Much As Ever Bob Beckham |
| 41 | 30 | 20 | 15 | Makin' Love Floyd Robinson |
| 42 | 43 | 42 | 7 | Love Potion No. 9 The Clovers |
| 43 | 45 | 43 | 5 | Living Doll Cliff Richard and The Drifters |
| 44 | 47 | 44 | 4 | If I Give My Heart To You Kitty Kallen |
| 45 | 38 | 32 | 6 | Tucumcari Jimmie Rodgers |
| 46 | 77 | 46 | 3 | Dance With Me The Drifters |
| 47 | 50 | 47 | 6 | Shout - Part 1 The Isley Brothers |
| 48 | 36 | 29 | 7 | Fools Hall Of Fame Pat Boone |
| 49 | 57 | 48 | 7 | Every Little Thing I Do Dion & The Belmonts |
| 50 | 27 | 2 | 17 | Sea Of Love Phil Phillips With The Twilights |
| 51 | 97 | 51 | 2 | High School U.S.A. Tommy Facenda |
| 52 | NEW | 52 | 1 | Believe Me Royal Teens |
| 53 | 44 | 37 | 8 | You Better Know It Jackie Wilson |
| 54 | 61 | 44 | 8 | Where The Platters |
| 55 | 40 | 24 | 12 | I Ain't Never Webb Pierce |
| 56 | 64 | 56 | 4 | Joey's Song Bill Haley And His Comets |
| 57 | 33 | 8 | 12 | I Want To Walk You Home Fats Domino |
| 58 | 53 | 49 | 5 | Boo Boo Stick Beat Chet Atkins |
| 59 | 54 | 34 | 9 | You're Gonna Miss Me Connie Francis |
| 60 | 66 | 60 | 2 | Talk To Me Frank Sinatra |
| 61 | 51 | 51 | 5 | I'll Be Seeing You Tommy Sands |
| 62 | 91 | 62 | 5 | It Happened Today The Skyliners |
| 63 | 56 | 50 | 6 | Ski King E.C. Beatty |
| 64 | 62 | 62 | 6 | Six Boys And Seven Girls Anita Bryant |
| 65 | 78 | 65 | 8 | Poco-Loco Gene & Eunice |
| 66 | 59 | 59 | 5 | First Love, First Tears Duane Eddy His Twangy Guitar And The Rebels |
| 67 | 72 | 67 | 3 | If You Don't Want My Lovin' Carl Dobkins, Jr. |
| 68 | NEW | 68 | 1 | Tennessee Waltz Bobby Comstock |
| 69 | 74 | 69 | 6 | Plenty Good Lovin' Connie Francis |
| 70 | 63 | 63 | 5 | Darling, I Love You Al Martino |
| 71 | 83 | 71 | 3 | There Comes A Time Jack Scott |
| 72 | NEW | 72 | 1 | Pretend Carl Mann |
| 73 | 76 | 73 | 3 | I Don't Know Ruth Brown |
| 74 | 98 | 74 | 2 | The Clouds The Spacemen |
| 75 | 52 | 27 | 13 | Caribbean Mitchell Torok |
| 76 | 86 | 76 | 3 | Running Bear Johnny Preston |
| 77 | 73 | 73 | 2 | A Lover's Prayer Dion & The Belmonts |
| 78 | 82 | 58 | 9 | Somethin Else Eddie Cochran |
| 79 | 87 | 79 | 2 | Tennessee Waltz Jerry Fuller |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | Be My Guest Fats Domino |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | The Enchanted Sea The Exotic Sounds of Martin Denny |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 3 | Breaking Up Is Hard To Do Jivin' Gene And The Jokers |
| 83 | 55 | 29 | 8 | Come On And Get Me Fabian |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | You Mean Everything To Me The Fleetwoods |
| 85 | 69 | 38 | 8 | I'm A Hog For You The Coasters |
| 86 | 71 | 61 | 7 | Wish It Were Me The Platters |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | The Hunch Bobby Peterson Quintet |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Come Into My Heart Lloyd Price and His Orchestra |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | I'll Be Seeing You Poni-Tails |
| 90 | 90 | 90 | 3 | Goodbye Charlie Patti Page |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | First Name Initial Annette With The Afterbeats |
| 92 | 95 | 92 | 3 | Just To Be With You The Passions |
| 93 | 92 | 92 | 2 | Living Doll David Hill |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | I've Been Around Fats Domino |
| 95 | 96 | 95 | 2 | Igmoo (The Pride Of South Central High) Stonewall Jackson |
| 96 | 99 | 96 | 2 | Midnight Stroll The Revels |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | The Hunch Paul Gayten |
| 98 | 100 | 98 | 2 | Don't Take The Stars The Mystics |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | My Heart Became Of Age Annette With The Afterbeats |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | There's A Girl Jan & Dean |
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