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