YOUR HIT PARADE’S (BARRY KOWAL) TOP SONGS IN THE USA FOR 1959

No. Song-Artist-Peak Month
  1 MACK THE KNIFE-BOBBY DARIN-NOVEMBER 1052
  2 THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS-JOHNNY HORTON-June 908
  3 SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES-PLATTERS-January 706
  4 MR. BLUE-FLEETWOODS-October 668
  5 THE THREE BELLS-BROWNS-August 636
  6 PUT YOUR HEAD ON MY SHOULDER-PAUL ANKA-October 628
  7 LONELY BOY-PAUL ANKA-August 606
  8 PERSONALITY-Lloyd Price-June 586
  9 VENUS-Frankie Avalon-March 574
 10 COME SOFTLY TO ME-Fleetwoods-April 560
 11 Donna-Ritchie Valens-January 546
 12 Stagger Lee-Lloyd Price-February 530
 13 Dream Lover-Bobby Darin-June 528
 14 Kansas City-Wilbert Harrison-May 502
 15 Sleep Walk-Santo & Johnny-September 496
 16 Don't You Know-Della Reese-November 480
 17 My Happiness-Connie Francis-January 466
 18 Heartaches By The Number-Guy Mitchell-December 464
 19 Quiet Village-Martin Denny-June 454
 20 (Till) I Kissed You-Everly Brothers-October 440
 21 16 Candles-Crests-February 430
 22 Pink Shoe Laces-Dodie Stevens-May 428
 23 Sea Of Love-Phil Phillips & The Twilights-August 420
 24 Happy Organ-Dave 'baby' Cortez-May 420
 25 Chipmunk Song-Chipmunks-January 418
 26 My Heart Is An Open Book-Carl Dobkins, Jr.-August 406
 27 Charlie Brown-Coasters-March 390
 28 Teen Beat-Sandy Nelson-October 384
 29 A Big Hunk 0' Love-Elvis Presley-August 370
 30 I'm Gonna Get Married-Lloyd Price-September 366
 31 Hawaiian Wedding Song-Andy Williams-March 356
 32 Waterloo-Stonewall Jackson-August 354
 33 There Goes My Baby-Drifters-August 346
 34 A Teenager In Love-Dion & The Belmonts-May 338
 35 Lipstick On Your Collar-Connie Francis-July 338
 36 The Children's Marching Song-Mitch Miller-February 338
 37 Sorry (I Ran All The Way Home)-Impalas-May 336
 38 Red River Rock-Johnny & The Hurricanes-September 328
 39 It's Just A Matter Of Time-Brook Benton-March 312
 40 Guitar Boogie Shuffle-Virtues-May 298
 41 Lonely Street-Andy Williams-November 290
 42 Kookie,kookie (Lend Me Your Comb)-Ed Byrnes & Connie Stevens-May 290
 43 Lavender Blue-Sammy Turner-September 286
 44 Primrose Lane-Jerry Wallace-November 284
 45 Tallahassee Lassie-Freddy Cannon-July 284
 46 Gotta Travel On-Billy Grammar-January 282
 47 Alvin's Harmonica-Chipmunks-March 262
 48 Tiger-Fabian-August 254
 49 Never Be Anyone Else But You-Ricky Nelson-April 246
 50 Deck Of Cards-Wink Martindale-November 246
 51 Tragedy-Thomas Wayne-March 240
 52 A Fool Such As I-Elvis Presley-May 236
 53 In The Mood-Ernie Fields-December 234
 54 So Many Ways-Brook Benton-December 226
 55 I Need Your Love Tonight-Elvis Presley-April 196
 56 All American Boy-Bill Parsons (bobby Bare)-February 196
 57 Broken-hearted Melody-Sarah Vaughn-September 192
 58 Petite Fleur-Chris Barber's Jazz Band-March 190
 59 What'd I Say-Ray Charles-August 188
 60 I've Had It-Ben Notes-March 180
 61 We Got Love-Bobby Rydell-December 178
 62 A Lover's Question-Clyde Mcphatter-January 176
 63 Lonely Teardrops-Jackie Wilson-February 174
 64 Misty-Johnny Mathis-December 138
 65 Poison Ivy-Coasters-October 132
 66 Whole Lotta Loving-Fats Domino-January 128
 67 Forty Miles Of Bad Road-Duane Eddy-August 128
 68 Just Ask Your Heart-Frankie Avalon-October 128
 69 Tell Him No-Travis & Bob-May 90
 70 I Want To Walk You Home-Fats Domino-September 90
 71 It's Late-Ricky Nelson-April 88
 72 Turn Me Loose-Fabian-May 86
 73 Only You-Franck Pourcel's French Rddles-June 86
 74 Along Came Jones-Coasters-June 86
 75 Seven Little Girls Sitting In The Back Seat-Paul Evans-November 84
 76 What A Diff'rence A Day Makes-Dinah Washington-August 44
 77 I Cried A Tear-Lavern Baker-March 42
 78 Frankie-Connie Francis-July 42
 79 Tall Paul-Annette-February 42
 80 Oh Carol-Neil Sedaka-December 42
 81 Goodbye Baby-Jack Scott-February 42