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