Billboard Hot 100 — December 28, 1959
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of December 28, 1959. "Why" by Frankie Avalon climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "Heartaches By The Number" by Guy Mitchell, which had held it for 2 weeks. 16 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "He'll Have To Go" by Jim Reeves at #58, which would go on to peak at #2. The biggest climber was "Teen Angel" by Mark Dinning, up 50 places from #100 to #50.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Why" by Frankie Avalon — 1 week at the top so far, 6 weeks on the chart since debuting November 23, 1959.
- New in the top 10: "Pretty Blue Eyes" by Steve Lawrence (up from #19 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Put Your Head On My Shoulder" by Paul Anka, down 43 places from #43 to #86.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Just As Much As Ever" by Bob Beckham, 20 weeks and counting (peak #32).
- Gone from the chart: "Teen Beat" by Sandy Nelson after 16 weeks (peak #4); "Lonely Street" by Andy Williams after 16 weeks (peak #5).
- Stories that mention this week: No Room at the Top: America's Christmas Number Ones, 1958-1990.
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 | 6 | Why Frankie Avalon |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | El Paso Marty Robbins |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | The Big Hurt Miss Toni Fisher |
| 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | It's Time To Cry Paul Anka |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | Way Down Yonder In New Orleans Freddie Cannon |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | Heartaches By The Number Guy Mitchell |
| 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | Among My Souvenirs Connie Francis |
| 8 | 7 | 1 | 19 | Mack The Knife Bobby Darin |
| 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | Hound Dog Man Fabian |
| 10 | 19 | 10 | 6 | Pretty Blue Eyes Steve Lawrence |
| 11 | 24 | 11 | 11 | Running Bear Johnny Preston |
| 12 | 8 | 6 | 12 | We Got Love Bobby Rydell |
| 13 | 14 | 13 | 9 | Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair) The Browns |
| 14 | 18 | 14 | 8 | Uh! Oh! Part 2 The Nutty Squirrels |
| 15 | 47 | 13 | 12 | The Little Drummer Boy The Harry Simeone Chorale |
| 16 | 29 | 16 | 6 | Sandy Larry Hall |
| 17 | 15 | 6 | 11 | So Many Ways Brook Benton |
| 18 | 11 | 4 | 15 | In The Mood Ernie Fields & Orch. |
| 19 | 35 | 19 | 4 | Go, Jimmy, Go Jimmy Clanton |
| 20 | 12 | 12 | 6 | This Friendly World Fabian |
| 21 | 13 | 2 | 15 | Don't You Know Della Reese |
| 22 | 17 | 1 | 17 | Mr. Blue The Fleetwoods |
| 23 | 28 | 23 | 5 | Smokie - Part 2 Bill Black's Combo |
| 24 | 21 | 8 | 10 | Be My Guest Fats Domino |
| 25 | 16 | 9 | 12 | Oh! Carol Neil Sedaka |
| 26 | 20 | 20 | 5 | I Wanna Be Loved Ricky Nelson |
| 27 | 25 | 25 | 9 | You Got What It Takes Marv Johnson |
| 28 | 56 | 28 | 3 | The Village Of St. Bernadette Andy Williams |
| 29 | 32 | 29 | 10 | First Name Initial Annette With The Afterbeats |
| 30 | 23 | 23 | 5 | Tear Drop Santo & Johnny |
| 31 | 26 | 20 | 10 | Come Into My Heart Lloyd Price and His Orchestra |
| 32 | 52 | 32 | 3 | Not One Minute More Della Reese |
| 33 | 27 | 10 | 14 | Danny Boy Conway Twitty |
| 34 | 76 | 34 | 4 | The Happy Reindeer Dancer, Prancer And Nervous |
| 35 | 31 | 31 | 8 | Marina Rocco Granata and the International Quintet |
| 36 | 22 | 12 | 13 | Misty Johnny Mathis |
| 37 | 33 | 15 | 12 | Dance With Me The Drifters |
| 38 | 37 | 32 | 20 | Just As Much As Ever Bob Beckham |
| 39 | 36 | 36 | 7 | God Bless America Connie Francis |
| 40 | 34 | 19 | 9 | Always Sammy Turner |
| 41 | 68 | 41 | 3 | The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late) David Seville And The Chipmunks |
| 42 | 46 | 42 | 5 | Marina Willy Alberti |
| 43 | 44 | 43 | 6 | Talk That Talk Jackie Wilson |
| 44 | 30 | 25 | 9 | Reveille Rock Johnny And The Hurricanes |
| 45 | 38 | 38 | 5 | Mighty Good Ricky Nelson |
| 46 | 51 | 41 | 11 | The Clouds The Spacemen |
| 47 | 40 | 26 | 10 | Believe Me Royal Teens |
| 48 | 93 | 48 | 2 | Swingin' On A Rainbow Frankie Avalon |
| 49 | 61 | 49 | 4 | How About That Dee Clark |
| 50 | 100 | 50 | 2 | Teen Angel Mark Dinning |
| 51 | 65 | 51 | 4 | What About Us The Coasters |
| 52 | 57 | 52 | 4 | A Year Ago Tonight The Crests |
| 53 | 78 | 53 | 7 | (New In) The Ways Of Love Tommy Edwards |
| 54 | 49 | 28 | 11 | High School U.S.A. Tommy Facenda |
| 55 | 73 | 55 | 3 | Just Come Home Hugo & Luigi |
| 56 | 39 | 33 | 9 | (If You Cry) True Love, True Love The Drifters |
| 57 | 86 | 57 | 8 | Happy Anniversary Jane Morgan |
| 58 | NEW | 58 | 1 | He'll Have To Go Jim Reeves |
| 59 | NEW | 59 | 3 | White Christmas Bing Crosby |
| 60 | 50 | 8 | 20 | Primrose Lane Jerry Wallace With The Jewels |
| 61 | NEW | 61 | 1 | Mary Don't You Weep Stonewall Jackson |
| 62 | 98 | 62 | 2 | If I Had A Girl Rod Lauren |
| 63 | 91 | 63 | 2 | The Little Drummer Boy Johnny Cash |
| 64 | 55 | 40 | 8 | I'm Movin' On Ray Charles and his Orchestra |
| 65 | 45 | 45 | 4 | Uh! Oh! Part 1 The Nutty Squirrels |
| 66 | 41 | 9 | 16 | (Seven Little Girls) Sitting In The Back Seat Paul Evans and the Curls |
| 67 | NEW | 67 | 1 | No Love Have I Webb Pierce |
| 68 | 48 | 7 | 16 | Deck Of Cards Wink Martindale |
| 69 | 60 | 43 | 8 | Wont'cha Come Home Lloyd Price and His Orchestra |
| 70 | 75 | 70 | 3 | Do-Re-Mi Mitch Miller |
| 71 | 53 | 23 | 16 | Love Potion No. 9 The Clovers |
| 72 | NEW | 72 | 1 | Where Or When Dion & The Belmonts |
| 73 | 85 | 73 | 2 | Baciare Baciare (Kissing Kissing) Dorothy Collins |
| 74 | 94 | 74 | 2 | Let's Try Again Clyde McPhatter |
| 75 | 81 | 74 | 8 | One More Chance Rod Bernard |
| 76 | 90 | 76 | 4 | Shimmy, Shimmy, Ko-Ko-Bop Little Anthony And The Imperials |
| 77 | 96 | 77 | 2 | This Time Of The Year Brook Benton |
| 78 | NEW | 78 | 1 | Down By The Station The Four Preps |
| 79 | 42 | 17 | 13 | Unforgettable Dinah Washington |
| 80 | 89 | 80 | 3 | I Don't Know What It Is The Bluenotes |
| 81 | 82 | 81 | 2 | Climb Ev'ry Mountain Tony Bennett |
| 82 | 84 | 82 | 4 | Lucky Devil Carl Dobkins, Jr. |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Bonnie Came Back Duane Eddy His Twangy Guitar And The Rebels |
| 84 | 88 | 84 | 2 | Run Red Run The Coasters |
| 85 | 71 | 71 | 5 | Beyond The Sunset Pat Boone |
| 86 | 43 | 2 | 18 | Put Your Head On My Shoulder Paul Anka |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Handy Man Jimmy Jones |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Promise Me A Rose (A Slight Detail) Anita Bryant |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Lonely Blue Boy Conway Twitty |
| 90 | 99 | 90 | 2 | Sweet Nothin's Brenda Lee |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | Honey Hush Joe Turner |
| 92 | 54 | 44 | 9 | Smooth Operator Sarah Vaughan |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Little Things Mean A Lot Joni James |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Do-Re-Mi Anita Bryant |
| 95 | 74 | 63 | 9 | Tiny Tim LaVern Baker |
| 96 | 83 | 83 | 6 | We Told You Not To Marry Titus Turner |
| 97 | 58 | 38 | 11 | Talk To Me Frank Sinatra |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Harlem Nocturne The Viscounts |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | The Sound Of Music Patti Page |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Darling Lorraine The Knockouts |
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