BILLBOARD MAGAZINE’S (HONOR ROLL OF HITS:MAGAZINE’S CHART) TOP SINGLES (USA) OF 1959
No.-Song-Artist-Label-Peak Month 1 THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS-JOHNNY HORTON-COLUMBIA-JUNE 2 MACK THE KNIFE-BOBBY DARIN-ATCO-November 3 THE THREE BELLS-BROWNS-RCA-September 4 VENUS-FRANKIE AVALON-Chancellor-March 5 PERSONALITY-LLOYD PRICE-ABC Paramount-June 6 COME SOFTLY TO ME-FLEETWOODS-Dolton-May 7 SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES-PLATTERS-Mercury-January 8 LONELY BOY-Paul Anka-ABC Paramount-July 9 MR.BLUE-Fleetwoods-Dolton-November 10 DONNA-Ritchie Valens-Delfi-March 11 Sleep Walk-Santo & Johnny-Canadian American-September 12 Dream Lover-Bobby Darin-Atco-June 13 Stagger Lee-Lloyd Price-ABC Paramount-March 14 Kansas City-Wilbert Harrison-Fury-May
15 Put Your Head On My Shoulder-Paul Anka-ABC Paramount-October
16 My Happiness-Connie Francis-MGM-January 17 Sixteen Candles-Crests-Coed-February 18 Pink Shoe Laces-Dodie Stevens-Crystalette-April 19 Charlie Brown-Coasters-Atco-April 20 Quiet Village-Martin Denny-Liberty-June 21 Sea Of Love-Phil Phillips-Mercury-September 22 The Happy Organ-Dave "Baby" Cortez-Clock-May 23 (Til) I Kissed You-Everly Brothers-Cadence-October 24 I'm Gonna Get Married-Lloyd Price-ABC Paramount-September 25 My Heart Is An Open Book-Carl Dobkins,Jr.-Decca-August
26 The Chipmunk Song-David Seville & The Chipmunks-Liberty-January
27 It's Just A Matter Of Time-Brook Benton-Mercury-April 28 Waterloo-Stonewall Jackson-Columbia-July 29 Guitar Boogie Shuffle-Virtues-Hunt-May 30 Hawaiian Wedding Song-Andy Williams-Cadence-February 31 Teen Beat-Sandy Nelson-Original Sound-October 32 Don't You Know-Della Reese-RCA-December 33 Children's Marching Song-Cyril Stapleton-London-February 34 Lipstick On Your Collar-Connie Francis-MGM-July 35 Sorry,I Ran All The Way Home-Impalas-Cub-May 36 A Teenager In Love-Dion & The Belmonts-Laurie-May 37 Red River Rock-Johnny & The Hurricanes-Warwick-September 38 A Big Hunk 'O Love-Elvis Presley-RCA-August 39 There Goes My Baby-Drifters-Atlantic-August 40 Gotta Travel On-Billy Grammar-Monument-January 41 Never Be Anyone Else But You-Ricky Nelson-Imperial-April 42 Alvin's Harmonica-David Seville & Chimpmunks-Liberty-March
43 Kookie,Kookie(Lend Me Your Comb)-Edd Byrnes & Connie Stevens-WB-May
43 Lavender Blue-Sammy Turner-Big Top-August 45 Tiger-Fabian-Chancellor-July 45 Tragedy-Thomas Payne-Fernwood-April 47 Primrose Lane-Jerry Wallace-Challenge-November 48 All-American Boy-Bill Parsons-Fraternity-February 49 A Fool Such As I-Elvis Presley-RCA-April 50 Lonely Street-Andy Williams-Cadence-November