Billboard Hot 100 — November 16, 1959
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of November 16, 1959. "Mr. Blue" by The Fleetwoods climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "Mack The Knife" by Bobby Darin, which had held it for 6 weeks. 11 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "I Dig Girls" by Bobby Rydell at #46. The biggest climber was "Wont'cha Come Home" by Lloyd Price and His Orchestra, up 57 places from #100 to #43.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Mr. Blue" by The Fleetwoods — 1 week at the top so far, 11 weeks on the chart since debuting September 7, 1959.
- New in the top 10: "So Many Ways" by Brook Benton (up from #12 to #9).
- Biggest fall: "Tucumcari" by Jimmie Rodgers, down 37 places from #47 to #84.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Makin' Love" by Floyd Robinson, 18 weeks and counting (peak #20).
- Gone from the chart: "I'm Gonna Get Married" by Lloyd Price after 14 weeks (peak #3).
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 | 2 | 1 | 11 | Mr. Blue The Fleetwoods |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | Mack The Knife Bobby Darin |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | Don't You Know Della Reese |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | Put Your Head On My Shoulder Paul Anka |
| 5 | 10 | 5 | 7 | Heartaches By The Number Guy Mitchell |
| 6 | 5 | 5 | 11 | Lonely Street Andy Williams |
| 7 | 6 | 4 | 11 | Teen Beat Sandy Nelson |
| 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | Deck Of Cards Wink Martindale |
| 9 | 12 | 9 | 5 | So Many Ways Brook Benton |
| 10 | 8 | 8 | 14 | Primrose Lane Jerry Wallace With The Jewels |
| 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 | In The Mood Ernie Fields & Orch. |
| 12 | 21 | 12 | 6 | We Got Love Bobby Rydell |
| 13 | 9 | 9 | 10 | (Seven Little Girls) Sitting In The Back Seat Paul Evans and the Curls |
| 14 | 11 | 11 | 8 | Danny Boy Conway Twitty |
| 15 | 18 | 15 | 8 | The Enchanted Sea The Islanders |
| 16 | 23 | 16 | 6 | Dance With Me The Drifters |
| 17 | 22 | 17 | 4 | Be My Guest Fats Domino |
| 18 | 17 | 17 | 7 | Unforgettable Dinah Washington |
| 19 | 16 | 16 | 6 | Oh! Carol Neil Sedaka |
| 20 | 20 | 18 | 7 | Misty Johnny Mathis |
| 21 | 25 | 21 | 7 | Woo-Hoo Rock-A-Teens |
| 22 | 26 | 21 | 11 | You Were Mine Fireflies |
| 23 | 33 | 23 | 10 | Love Potion No. 9 The Clovers |
| 24 | 15 | 7 | 12 | Just Ask Your Heart Frankie Avalon |
| 25 | 24 | 13 | 11 | Battle Hymn Of The Republic The Mormon Tabernacle Choir |
| 26 | 14 | 7 | 13 | Poison Ivy The Coasters |
| 27 | 19 | 4 | 14 | ('til) I Kissed You The Everly Brothers |
| 28 | 38 | 28 | 5 | High School U.S.A. Tommy Facenda |
| 29 | 45 | 29 | 3 | Reveille Rock Johnny And The Hurricanes |
| 30 | 32 | 20 | 9 | Say Man Bo Diddley |
| 31 | 41 | 31 | 4 | The Enchanted Sea The Exotic Sounds of Martin Denny |
| 32 | 31 | 31 | 8 | Living Doll Cliff Richard and The Drifters |
| 33 | 36 | 33 | 4 | I've Been Around Fats Domino |
| 34 | 39 | 34 | 7 | If I Give My Heart To You Kitty Kallen |
| 35 | 56 | 35 | 3 | Always Sammy Turner |
| 36 | 37 | 32 | 14 | Just As Much As Ever Bob Beckham |
| 37 | 43 | 37 | 4 | Believe Me Royal Teens |
| 38 | 72 | 38 | 3 | You Got What It Takes Marv Johnson |
| 39 | 42 | 39 | 8 | Torquay Fireballs |
| 40 | 48 | 40 | 5 | Talk To Me Frank Sinatra |
| 41 | 49 | 41 | 5 | The Clouds The Spacemen |
| 42 | 57 | 42 | 3 | (If You Cry) True Love, True Love The Drifters |
| 43 | 100 | 43 | 2 | Wont'cha Come Home Lloyd Price and His Orchestra |
| 44 | 35 | 22 | 14 | The Angels Listened In The Crests |
| 45 | 68 | 45 | 5 | Midnight Stroll The Revels |
| 46 | NEW | 46 | 4 | I Dig Girls Bobby Rydell |
| 47 | 44 | 44 | 4 | Come Into My Heart Lloyd Price and His Orchestra |
| 48 | 51 | 48 | 11 | Poco-Loco Gene & Eunice |
| 49 | 46 | 46 | 7 | Joey's Song Bill Haley And His Comets |
| 50 | 75 | 50 | 3 | Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair) The Browns |
| 51 | 80 | 51 | 2 | Marina Rocco Granata and the International Quintet |
| 52 | 76 | 52 | 4 | Tennessee Waltz Bobby Comstock |
| 53 | 27 | 20 | 13 | Hey Little Girl Dee Clark |
| 54 | 30 | 20 | 10 | A Worried Man The Kingston Trio |
| 55 | NEW | 55 | 1 | The Big Hurt Miss Toni Fisher |
| 56 | 28 | 5 | 16 | Red River Rock Johnny And The Hurricanes |
| 57 | 29 | 1 | 17 | Sleep Walk Santo & Johnny |
| 58 | 40 | 37 | 7 | Some Kind-A Earthquake Duane Eddy His Twangy Guitar And The Rebels |
| 59 | 34 | 13 | 14 | Morgen Ivo Robic and The Song-Masters |
| 60 | 65 | 59 | 8 | First Love, First Tears Duane Eddy His Twangy Guitar And The Rebels |
| 61 | 55 | 47 | 9 | Shout - Part 1 The Isley Brothers |
| 62 | 50 | 20 | 18 | Makin' Love Floyd Robinson |
| 63 | 81 | 63 | 5 | Tennessee Waltz Jerry Fuller |
| 64 | 66 | 64 | 4 | Pretend Carl Mann |
| 65 | 82 | 65 | 3 | Tiny Tim LaVern Baker |
| 66 | 89 | 66 | 3 | Smooth Operator Sarah Vaughan |
| 67 | NEW | 67 | 1 | The Best Of Everything Johnny Mathis |
| 68 | 96 | 68 | 2 | I'm Movin' On Ray Charles and his Orchestra |
| 69 | 58 | 58 | 4 | First Name Initial Annette With The Afterbeats |
| 70 | 86 | 70 | 2 | Uh! Oh! Part 2 The Nutty Squirrels |
| 71 | 85 | 71 | 3 | Fancy Nancy Skip And Flip |
| 72 | 73 | 72 | 3 | You Went Back On Your Word Clyde McPhatter |
| 73 | 88 | 73 | 2 | El Paso Marty Robbins |
| 74 | 93 | 74 | 2 | One More Chance Rod Bernard |
| 75 | 53 | 26 | 14 | Mary Lou Ronnie Hawkins and The Hawks |
| 76 | 61 | 7 | 18 | Broken-Hearted Melody Sarah Vaughan |
| 77 | 90 | 77 | 2 | Happy Anniversary The Four Lads |
| 78 | 62 | 49 | 8 | Boo Boo Stick Beat Chet Atkins |
| 79 | 77 | 77 | 3 | Starry Eyed Gary Stites |
| 80 | 52 | 1 | 17 | The Three Bells The Browns |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Hound Dog Man Fabian |
| 82 | 78 | 78 | 4 | The Hunch Bobby Peterson Quintet |
| 83 | 87 | 83 | 2 | Happy Anniversary Jane Morgan |
| 84 | 47 | 32 | 9 | Tucumcari Jimmie Rodgers |
| 85 | 83 | 83 | 4 | The Hunch Paul Gayten |
| 86 | 67 | 59 | 8 | It Happened Today The Skyliners |
| 87 | 92 | 87 | 3 | I'll Be Seeing You Poni-Tails |
| 88 | 91 | 88 | 3 | Wheel Of Fortune The Knightsbridge Strings |
| 89 | 84 | 84 | 6 | Just To Be With You The Passions |
| 90 | 99 | 90 | 2 | There, I've Said It Again Sam Cooke |
| 91 | 98 | 91 | 2 | Old Shep Ralph DeMarco |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | Goodnight My Love (Pleasant Dreams) Ray Peterson |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Gilee Sonny Spencer |
| 94 | 95 | 94 | 3 | Honestly And Truly Tommy Edwards |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Marina Jacky Noguez And His Orchestra |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | God Bless America Connie Francis |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | (New In) The Ways Of Love Tommy Edwards |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | I'll Walk The Line Don Costa And His Orchestra And Chorus |
| 99 | 64 | 64 | 6 | I Don't Know Ruth Brown |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | So Young Clyde Stacy |
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