POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING APRIL 20, 1959
1

Come Softly To Me

The Fleetwoods

—

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 1

2

Venus

Frankie Avalon

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Peak: 1 • 28 wks • Prev: 2

3

Pink Shoe Laces

Dodie Stevens

—

Peak: 3 • 19 wks • Prev: 3

4

I Need Your Love Tonight

Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires

↑ 6

Peak: 4 • 13 wks • Prev: 10

5

(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such As I

Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires

↑ 3

Peak: 2 • 15 wks • Prev: 8

6

Never Be Anyone Else But You

Ricky Nelson

—

Peak: 6 • 16 wks • Prev: 6

7

Guitar Boogie Shuffle

The Virtues

↑ 2

Peak: 5 • 16 wks • Prev: 9

8

It's Just A Matter Of Time

Brook Benton

↓ 4

Peak: 3 • 18 wks • Prev: 4

9

Tragedy

Thomas Wayne With the Delons

↓ 4

Peak: 5 • 19 wks • Prev: 5

10

It's Late

Ricky Nelson

↑ 1

Peak: 9 • 13 wks • Prev: 11

11

Tell Him No

Travis & Bob

↑ 5

Peak: 8 • 13 wks • Prev: 16

12

The Tijuana Jail

The Kingston Trio

↑ 2

Peak: 12 • 13 wks • Prev: 14

13

The Happy Organ

Dave "Baby" Cortez

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Peak: 1 • 17 wks • Prev: 13

14

Sea Cruise

Frankie Ford

↑ 1

Peak: 14 • 17 wks • Prev: 15

15

Since I Don't Have You

The Skyliners

↓ 3

Peak: 12 • 19 wks • Prev: 12

16

Charlie Brown

The Coasters

↓ 9

Peak: 2 • 15 wks • Prev: 7

17

Turn Me Loose

Fabian

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Peak: 9 • 13 wks • Prev: 17

18

Three Stars

Tommy Dee with Carol Kay and the Teen-Aires

↑ 3

Peak: 11 • 12 wks • Prev: 21

19

Enchanted

The Platters

↑ 3

Peak: 12 • 15 wks • Prev: 22

20

Sorry (I Ran All The Way Home)

The Impalas

↑ 5

Peak: 2 • 18 wks • Prev: 25

21

That's Why (I Love You So)

Jackie Wilson

↑ 9

Peak: 13 • 13 wks • Prev: 30

22

This Should Go On Forever

Rod Bernard

↓ 2

Peak: 20 • 12 wks • Prev: 20

23

For A Penny

Pat Boone

↑ 4

Peak: 23 • 11 wks • Prev: 27

24

Please Mr. Sun

Tommy Edwards

↓ 1

Peak: 11 • 13 wks • Prev: 23

25

Where Were You (On Our Wedding Day)?

Lloyd Price

↑ 3

Peak: 23 • 11 wks • Prev: 28

26

It Doesn't Matter Anymore

Buddy Holly

↓ 2

Peak: 13 • 14 wks • Prev: 24

27

Alvin's Harmonica

David Seville And The Chipmunks

↓ 9

Peak: 3 • 15 wks • Prev: 18

28

If I Didn't Care

Connie Francis

↑ 1

Peak: 22 • 11 wks • Prev: 29

29

I've Had It

The Bell Notes

↓ 10

Peak: 6 • 16 wks • Prev: 19

30

"Yep!"

Duane Eddy His Twangy Guitar And The Rebels

↑ 16

Peak: 30 • 9 wks • Prev: 46

31

Everybody Likes To Cha Cha Cha

Sam Cooke

↑ 2

Peak: 31 • 13 wks • Prev: 33

32

Take A Message To Mary

The Everly Brothers

↑ 18

Peak: 16 • 13 wks • Prev: 50

33

Guess Who

Jesse Belvin

↑ 2

Peak: 31 • 13 wks • Prev: 35

34

No Other Arms, No Other Lips

The Chordettes

↓ 2

Peak: 27 • 11 wks • Prev: 32

35

The Hawaiian Wedding Song (Ke Kali Nei Au)

Andy Williams

↓ 9

Peak: 11 • 20 wks • Prev: 26

36

Poor Jenny

The Everly Brothers

↑ 31

Peak: 22 • 12 wks • Prev: 67

37

Come To Me

Marv Johnson

↑ 12

Peak: 30 • 15 wks • Prev: 49

38

Six Nights A Week

The Crests

↑ 1

Peak: 28 • 13 wks • Prev: 39

39

Almost Grown

Chuck Berry

↑ 9

Peak: 32 • 13 wks • Prev: 48

40

I Miss You So

Paul Anka

↑ 4

Peak: 33 • 9 wks • Prev: 44

41

The Morning Side Of The Mountain

Tommy Edwards

↓ 10

Peak: 27 • 12 wks • Prev: 31

42

Tell Him No

Dean & Marc

↑ 11

Peak: 42 • 8 wks • Prev: 53

43

Only You

Franck Pourcel's French Fiddles

↑ 36

Peak: 9 • 16 wks • Prev: 79

44

As Time Goes By

Johnny Nash

↑ 10

Peak: 43 • 11 wks • Prev: 54

45

Someone

Johnny Mathis

↑ 13

Peak: 35 • 13 wks • Prev: 58

46

I'm Never Gonna Tell

Jimmie Rodgers

↓ 6

Peak: 36 • 11 wks • Prev: 40

47

Goodbye Jimmy, Goodbye

Kathy Linden

↑ 23

Peak: 11 • 14 wks • Prev: 70

48

I Go Ape

Neil Sedaka

↓ 5

Peak: 42 • 8 wks • Prev: 43

49

Donna

Ritchie Valens

↓ 15

Peak: 2 • 23 wks • Prev: 34

50

Come Softly To Me

Ronnie Height

↑ 12

Peak: 45 • 6 wks • Prev: 62

51

Heavenly Lover

Teresa Brewer

↓ 6

Peak: 40 • 8 wks • Prev: 45

52

Lovey Dovey

Clyde McPhatter

↑ 9

Peak: 49 • 8 wks • Prev: 61

53

Yea - Yea (Class Cutter)

Dale Hawkins

↓ 1

Peak: 52 • 6 wks • Prev: 52

54

Peter Gunn

Ray Anthony and His Orchestra

↓ 16

Peak: 8 • 17 wks • Prev: 38

55

So Fine

The Fiestas

↑ 5

Peak: 11 • 16 wks • Prev: 60

56

Raw-Hide

Link Wray And The Wraymen

↑ 3

Peak: 23 • 13 wks • Prev: 59

57

She Say (Oom Dooby Doom)

The Diamonds

↓ 20

Peak: 18 • 14 wks • Prev: 37

58

I Cried A Tear

LaVern Baker

↓ 16

Peak: 6 • 21 wks • Prev: 42

59

The Hanging Tree

Marty Robbins

↓ 18

Peak: 38 • 13 wks • Prev: 41

60

That's My Little Suzie

Ritchie Valens

↑ 17

Peak: 55 • 8 wks • Prev: 77

61

French Foreign Legion

Frank Sinatra

↑ 8

Peak: 61 • 7 wks • Prev: 69

62

The Wang Dang Taffy-Apple Tango (Mambo Cha Cha Cha)

Pat Boone

★ NEW

Peak: 62 • 4 wks

63

Moonlight Serenade

The Rivieras

↓ 16

Peak: 47 • 11 wks • Prev: 47

64

Stagger Lee

Lloyd Price

↓ 28

Peak: 1 • 21 wks • Prev: 36

65

Tomboy

Perry Como

↓ 14

Peak: 29 • 9 wks • Prev: 51

66

Endlessly

Brook Benton

★ NEW

Peak: 12 • 13 wks

67

The Beat

The Rockin R's

↓ 10

Peak: 57 • 8 wks • Prev: 57

68

Petite Fleur (Little Flower)

Chris Barber's Jazz Band

↓ 13

Peak: 5 • 15 wks • Prev: 55

69

A Teenager In Love

Dion & The Belmonts

★ NEW

Peak: 5 • 15 wks

70

I Still Get A Thrill (Thinking Of You)

Joni James

↑ 11

Peak: 51 • 7 wks • Prev: 81

71

Kansas City

Wilbert Harrison

↑ 29

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 100

72

Kookie, Kookie (Lend Me Your Comb)

Edward Byrnes & Connie Stevens

★ NEW

Peak: 4 • 13 wks

73

The Kissing Tree

Billy Grammer

↑ 3

Peak: 60 • 7 wks • Prev: 76

74

Who's That Knocking

The Genies

↑ 11

Peak: 71 • 6 wks • Prev: 85

75

Goodnight Irene

Billy Williams

★ NEW

Peak: 75 • 1 wks

76

77 Sunset Strip

The Big Sound Of Don Ralke

↑ 13

Peak: 69 • 5 wks • Prev: 89

77

The Walls Have Ears

Patti Page

↑ 1

Peak: 77 • 4 wks • Prev: 78

78

I Need Your Lovin'

Roy Hamilton

★ NEW

Peak: 62 • 5 wks

79

Quiet Village

The Exotic Sounds of Martin Denny

↑ 16

Peak: 4 • 16 wks • Prev: 95

80

Jo-Jo The Dog-Faced Boy

Annette

↑ 10

Peak: 73 • 4 wks • Prev: 90

81

Bonaparte's Retreat

Billy Grammer

↑ 6

Peak: 50 • 9 wks • Prev: 87

82

Matilda

Cookie And His Cupcakes

↓ 9

Peak: 47 • 15 wks • Prev: 73

83

I Think I'm Gonna Kill Myself

Buddy Knox

↑ 5

Peak: 55 • 6 wks • Prev: 88

84

Star Love

The Playmates

↓ 9

Peak: 75 • 4 wks • Prev: 75

85

I've Come Of Age

Billy Storm

↑ 6

Peak: 28 • 14 wks • Prev: 91

86

May You Always

The McGuire Sisters

↓ 30

Peak: 11 • 16 wks • Prev: 56

87

Lonely For You

Gary Stites

↑ 7

Peak: 24 • 14 wks • Prev: 94

88

You're So Fine

The Falcons

★ NEW

Peak: 17 • 20 wks

89

I Never Felt Like This

Jack Scott

↑ 4

Peak: 78 • 4 wks • Prev: 93

90

Dream Lover

Bobby Darin

★ NEW

Peak: 2 • 17 wks

91

Boom-A-Dip-Dip

Stan Robinson

↓ 8

Peak: 83 • 4 wks • Prev: 83

92

You Can't Be True Dear

The Mary Kaye Trio

↑ 7

Peak: 75 • 3 wks • Prev: 99

93

A Touch Of Pink

Jerry Wallace

★ NEW

Peak: 92 • 2 wks

94

I Kneel At Your Throne

Joe Medlin

★ NEW

Peak: 85 • 4 wks

95

I Waited Too Long

LaVern Baker

★ NEW

Peak: 33 • 11 wks

96

Walkin' To Mother's

Ray Anthony and His Orchestra

★ NEW

Peak: 96 • 1 wks

97

I Told Myself A Lie

Clyde McPhatter

★ NEW

Peak: 70 • 5 wks

98

That's All I Want

Bobby Day

★ NEW

Peak: 98 • 1 wks

99

Two Brothers

David Hill

★ NEW

Peak: 90 • 2 wks

100

Pipe Dreams

Jimmy Beck & His Orchestra

★ NEW

Peak: 82 • 2 wks

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