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