POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING JANUARY 5, 1959
1

The Chipmunk Song

The Chipmunks With David Seville

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Peak: 1 • 13 wks • Prev: 1

2

Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

The Platters

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Peak: 1 • 19 wks • Prev: 2

3

To Know Him, Is To Love Him

The Teddy Bears

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Peak: 1 • 23 wks • Prev: 3

4

Problems

The Everly Brothers

↑ 1

Peak: 2 • 15 wks • Prev: 5

5

One Night

Elvis Presley

↓ 1

Peak: 4 • 17 wks • Prev: 4

6

My Happiness

Connie Francis

↑ 7

Peak: 2 • 18 wks • Prev: 13

7

Tom Dooley

The Kingston Trio

↓ 1

Peak: 1 • 21 wks • Prev: 6

8

A Lover's Question

Clyde McPhatter

↑ 1

Peak: 6 • 24 wks • Prev: 9

9

Gotta Travel On

Billy Grammer

↑ 2

Peak: 4 • 20 wks • Prev: 11

10

Whole Lotta Loving

Fats Domino

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Peak: 6 • 15 wks • Prev: 10

11

Lonesome Town

Ricky Nelson

↓ 4

Peak: 7 • 18 wks • Prev: 7

12

Beep Beep

The Playmates

↓ 4

Peak: 4 • 15 wks • Prev: 8

13

Bimbombey

Jimmie Rodgers

↑ 2

Peak: 11 • 16 wks • Prev: 15

14

I Got Stung

Elvis Presley

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Peak: 8 • 16 wks • Prev: 14

15

Donna

Ritchie Valens

↑ 3

Peak: 2 • 23 wks • Prev: 18

16

The Little Drummer Boy

The Harry Simeone Chorale

↑ 13

Peak: 13 • 28 wks • Prev: 29

17

Queen Of The Hop

Bobby Darin

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Peak: 9 • 19 wks • Prev: 17

18

16 Candles

The Crests

↑ 7

Peak: 2 • 21 wks • Prev: 25

19

It's Only Make Believe

Conway Twitty

↓ 7

Peak: 1 • 21 wks • Prev: 12

20

Lonely Teardrops

Jackie Wilson

↓ 4

Peak: 7 • 21 wks • Prev: 16

21

The Diary

Neil Sedaka

↑ 11

Peak: 14 • 15 wks • Prev: 32

22

Manhattan Spiritual

Reg Owen & His Orchestra

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Peak: 10 • 16 wks • Prev: 22

23

Goodbye Baby

Jack Scott

↑ 7

Peak: 8 • 16 wks • Prev: 30

24

Love Is All We Need

Tommy Edwards

↓ 5

Peak: 15 • 16 wks • Prev: 19

25

I'll Wait For You

Frankie Avalon

↓ 2

Peak: 15 • 17 wks • Prev: 23

26

Cannonball

Duane Eddy His Twangy Guitar And The Rebels

↑ 5

Peak: 15 • 12 wks • Prev: 31

27

Lucky Ladybug

Billy & Lillie

↑ 29

Peak: 14 • 13 wks • Prev: 56

28

Philadelphia U.S.A.

The Nu Tornados

↓ 1

Peak: 26 • 12 wks • Prev: 27

29

The Teen Commandments

Paul Anka-Geo. Hamilton IV-Johnny Nash

↑ 4

Peak: 29 • 8 wks • Prev: 33

30

That Old Black Magic

Louis Prima And Keely Smith

↓ 6

Peak: 18 • 13 wks • Prev: 24

31

Love You Most Of All

Sam Cooke

↓ 5

Peak: 26 • 16 wks • Prev: 26

32

Poor Boy

The Royaltones

↓ 11

Peak: 17 • 17 wks • Prev: 21

33

The All American Boy

Bill Parsons

↑ 6

Peak: 2 • 16 wks • Prev: 39

34

I Got A Feeling

Ricky Nelson

↓ 14

Peak: 10 • 17 wks • Prev: 20

35

C'mon Everybody

Eddie Cochran

↑ 13

Peak: 35 • 12 wks • Prev: 48

36

Stagger Lee

Lloyd Price

↑ 17

Peak: 1 • 21 wks • Prev: 53

37

(All of a Sudden) My Heart Sings

Paul Anka

↑ 6

Peak: 15 • 17 wks • Prev: 43

38

I Cried A Tear

LaVern Baker

↓ 4

Peak: 6 • 21 wks • Prev: 34

39

The World Outside

The Four Coins

↑ 1

Peak: 21 • 11 wks • Prev: 40

40

Don't Pity Me

Dion & The Belmonts

↑ 15

Peak: 40 • 12 wks • Prev: 55

41

Peek-A-Boo

The Cadillacs

↑ 9

Peak: 28 • 10 wks • Prev: 50

42

Topsy II

Cozy Cole

↓ 14

Peak: 3 • 21 wks • Prev: 28

43

It's All In The Game

Tommy Edwards

↓ 5

Peak: 1 • 22 wks • Prev: 38

44

Turvy II

Cozy Cole

↓ 8

Peak: 36 • 8 wks • Prev: 36

45

Jingle Bell Rock

Bobby Helms

↓ 10

Peak: 3 • 61 wks • Prev: 35

46

The Wedding

June Valli

↑ 5

Peak: 43 • 13 wks • Prev: 51

48

The Hawaiian Wedding Song (Ke Kali Nei Au)

Andy Williams

↑ 24

Peak: 11 • 20 wks • Prev: 72

49

The End

Earl Grant

↓ 8

Peak: 7 • 19 wks • Prev: 41

50

Rocka-Conga

The Applejacks

↑ 8

Peak: 38 • 10 wks • Prev: 58

51

It's Just About Time

Johnny Cash And The Tennessee Two

↑ 3

Peak: 47 • 7 wks • Prev: 54

52

Big Bopper's Wedding

Big Bopper

↓ 10

Peak: 38 • 7 wks • Prev: 42

53

Green Chri$tma$

Stan Freberg

↓ 9

Peak: 44 • 2 wks • Prev: 44

54

Nobody But You

Dee Clark

↓ 8

Peak: 21 • 17 wks • Prev: 46

55

Chantilly Lace

Big Bopper

↓ 18

Peak: 6 • 25 wks • Prev: 37

56

Pledging My Love

Roy Hamilton

↓ 11

Peak: 45 • 12 wks • Prev: 45

57

Try Me

James Brown And The Famous Flames

↑ 4

Peak: 48 • 13 wks • Prev: 61

58

Teasin'

Quaker City Boys

↑ 10

Peak: 39 • 9 wks • Prev: 68

59

Blue Hawaii

Billy Vaughn And His Orchestra

↑ 14

Peak: 37 • 10 wks • Prev: 73

60

Red River Rose

The Ames Brothers

↑ 40

Peak: 37 • 10 wks • Prev: 100

61

Wiggle, Wiggle

The Accents

↑ 24

Peak: 51 • 12 wks • Prev: 85

62

Hideaway

The Four Esquires

↑ 1

Peak: 21 • 17 wks • Prev: 63

63

Walking Along

The Diamonds

↑ 12

Peak: 29 • 12 wks • Prev: 75

64

Need You

Donnie Owens

↓ 2

Peak: 25 • 15 wks • Prev: 62

65

A Letter To An Angel

Jimmy Clanton

↓ 6

Peak: 25 • 12 wks • Prev: 59

66

The Mocking Bird

The Four Lads

↑ 4

Peak: 32 • 10 wks • Prev: 70

67

Dreamy Eyes

Johnny Tillotson

↑ 16

Peak: 35 • 23 wks • Prev: 83

68

Tea For Two Cha Cha

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra

↓ 8

Peak: 7 • 20 wks • Prev: 60

69

The Bluebird, The Buzzard & The Oriole

Bobby Day

↑ 23

Peak: 54 • 6 wks • Prev: 92

70

Come Prima

Tony Dallara

↑ 24

Peak: 60 • 7 wks • Prev: 94

71

Don't You Know Yockomo

Huey "piano" Smith With His Clowns

★ NEW

Peak: 56 • 6 wks

72

Sweet Little Rock And Roller

Chuck Berry

↓ 20

Peak: 47 • 9 wks • Prev: 52

73

You Are Beautiful

Johnny Mathis

★ NEW

Peak: 60 • 6 wks

74

Sing Sing Sing

Bernie Lowe Orchestra

↓ 17

Peak: 46 • 7 wks • Prev: 57

75

The Fool And The Angel

Bobby Helms

↑ 2

Peak: 75 • 6 wks • Prev: 77

76

Come Prima (Koma Preema)

Polly Bergen

↓ 9

Peak: 67 • 6 wks • Prev: 67

77

(I Wanna) Dance With The Teacher

The Olympics

★ NEW

Peak: 71 • 5 wks

78

Peter Gunn

Ray Anthony and His Orchestra

★ NEW

Peak: 8 • 17 wks

79

I Talk To The Trees

Edmundo Ros and His Orchestra

★ NEW

Peak: 77 • 4 wks

80

La Bamba

Ritchie Valens

↑ 1

Peak: 22 • 15 wks • Prev: 81

81

Yellow Bird

The Mills Brothers

★ NEW

Peak: 70 • 5 wks

82

Let's Love

Johnny Mathis

★ NEW

Peak: 44 • 9 wks

83

The Girl On Page 44

The Four Lads

★ NEW

Peak: 52 • 10 wks

84

May You Always

The McGuire Sisters

★ NEW

Peak: 11 • 16 wks

85

Pretty Girls Everywhere

Eugene Church and The Fellows

★ NEW

Peak: 36 • 15 wks

86

The Little Space Girl

Jesse Lee Turner

★ NEW

Peak: 20 • 12 wks

87

Pussy Cat

The Ames Brothers

↓ 5

Peak: 17 • 15 wks • Prev: 82

88

The One Rose (That's Left In My Heart)

Teresa Brewer

★ NEW

Peak: 75 • 5 wks

89

Teach Me Tonight Cha Cha

The DeCastro Sisters

★ NEW

Peak: 76 • 4 wks

90

Mr. Success

Frank Sinatra

↓ 26

Peak: 41 • 11 wks • Prev: 64

91

I'll Remember Tonight

Pat Boone

↓ 26

Peak: 34 • 11 wks • Prev: 65

92

Cinderella

The Four Preps

↓ 18

Peak: 69 • 7 wks • Prev: 74

93

Funny

Jesse Belvin

—

Peak: 81 • 4 wks • Prev: 93

94

Forget Me Not

Kalin Twins

↓ 8

Peak: 12 • 15 wks • Prev: 86

95

That's Why I Cry

Buddy Knox

★ NEW

Peak: 88 • 2 wks

96

Heartbeat

Buddy Holly

↑ 3

Peak: 82 • 4 wks • Prev: 99

97

Call Me

Johnny Mathis

↓ 48

Peak: 21 • 15 wks • Prev: 49

98

Tall Paul

Annette With The Afterbeats

★ NEW

Peak: 7 • 15 wks

99

Sermonette

Della Reese

★ NEW

Peak: 99 • 1 wks

100

Gazachstahagen

The Wild-Cats

★ NEW

Peak: 57 • 8 wks

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