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