POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING MAY 18, 1959
1

Kansas City

Wilbert Harrison

↑ 5

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 6

2

Sorry (I Ran All The Way Home)

The Impalas

—

Peak: 2 • 18 wks • Prev: 2

3

The Happy Organ

Dave "Baby" Cortez

↓ 2

Peak: 1 • 17 wks • Prev: 1

4

Kookie, Kookie (Lend Me Your Comb)

Edward Byrnes & Connie Stevens

—

Peak: 4 • 13 wks • Prev: 4

5

A Teenager In Love

Dion & The Belmonts

↑ 7

Peak: 5 • 15 wks • Prev: 12

6

Dream Lover

Bobby Darin

↑ 10

Peak: 2 • 17 wks • Prev: 16

7

The Battle Of New Orleans

Johnny Horton

↑ 16

Peak: 1 • 21 wks • Prev: 23

8

Quiet Village

The Exotic Sounds of Martin Denny

↑ 11

Peak: 4 • 16 wks • Prev: 19

9

Turn Me Loose

Fabian

—

Peak: 9 • 13 wks • Prev: 9

10

Pink Shoe Laces

Dodie Stevens

↓ 2

Peak: 3 • 19 wks • Prev: 8

11

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

Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires

↓ 6

Peak: 2 • 15 wks • Prev: 5

12

Guitar Boogie Shuffle

The Virtues

↓ 5

Peak: 5 • 16 wks • Prev: 7

13

Enchanted

The Platters

↑ 2

Peak: 12 • 15 wks • Prev: 15

14

Only You

Franck Pourcel's French Fiddles

↑ 6

Peak: 9 • 16 wks • Prev: 20

15

Come Softly To Me

The Fleetwoods

↓ 12

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 3

16

Take A Message To Mary

The Everly Brothers

↑ 2

Peak: 16 • 13 wks • Prev: 18

17

I Need Your Love Tonight

Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires

↓ 7

Peak: 4 • 13 wks • Prev: 10

18

Endlessly

Brook Benton

↑ 10

Peak: 12 • 13 wks • Prev: 28

19

Tell Him No

Travis & Bob

↓ 8

Peak: 8 • 13 wks • Prev: 11

20

That's Why (I Love You So)

Jackie Wilson

↓ 3

Peak: 13 • 13 wks • Prev: 17

21

So Fine

The Fiestas

↑ 4

Peak: 11 • 16 wks • Prev: 25

22

Personality

Lloyd Price and His Orchestra

↑ 16

Peak: 2 • 19 wks • Prev: 38

23

Goodbye Jimmy, Goodbye

Kathy Linden

↑ 1

Peak: 11 • 14 wks • Prev: 24

24

Three Stars

Tommy Dee with Carol Kay and the Teen-Aires

↓ 11

Peak: 11 • 12 wks • Prev: 13

25

The Tijuana Jail

The Kingston Trio

↓ 4

Peak: 12 • 13 wks • Prev: 21

26

Venus

Frankie Avalon

↓ 12

Peak: 1 • 28 wks • Prev: 14

27

Since I Don't Have You

The Skyliners

↓ 5

Peak: 12 • 19 wks • Prev: 22

28

Poor Jenny

The Everly Brothers

↓ 1

Peak: 22 • 12 wks • Prev: 27

29

Six Nights A Week

The Crests

↑ 5

Peak: 28 • 13 wks • Prev: 34

30

Come To Me

Marv Johnson

↑ 7

Peak: 30 • 15 wks • Prev: 37

31

Guess Who

Jesse Belvin

↑ 4

Peak: 31 • 13 wks • Prev: 35

32

Almost Grown

Chuck Berry

↑ 4

Peak: 32 • 13 wks • Prev: 36

33

Never Be Anyone Else But You

Ricky Nelson

↓ 7

Peak: 6 • 16 wks • Prev: 26

34

I've Come Of Age

Billy Storm

↑ 9

Peak: 28 • 14 wks • Prev: 43

35

It's Late

Ricky Nelson

↓ 6

Peak: 9 • 13 wks • Prev: 29

36

Someone

Johnny Mathis

↑ 5

Peak: 35 • 13 wks • Prev: 41

37

For A Penny

Pat Boone

↓ 7

Peak: 23 • 11 wks • Prev: 30

38

This Should Go On Forever

Rod Bernard

↓ 7

Peak: 20 • 12 wks • Prev: 31

39

Sea Cruise

Frankie Ford

↓ 6

Peak: 14 • 17 wks • Prev: 33

40

Lonely For You

Gary Stites

↑ 9

Peak: 24 • 14 wks • Prev: 49

41

Everybody Likes To Cha Cha Cha

Sam Cooke

↑ 5

Peak: 31 • 13 wks • Prev: 46

42

Gidget

Jimmy Darren

↑ 3

Peak: 41 • 12 wks • Prev: 45

43

As Time Goes By

Johnny Nash

↑ 8

Peak: 43 • 11 wks • Prev: 51

44

Tragedy

Thomas Wayne With the Delons

↓ 12

Peak: 5 • 19 wks • Prev: 32

45

Just Keep It Up

Dee Clark

↑ 3

Peak: 18 • 15 wks • Prev: 48

46

I'm Ready

Fats Domino

↑ 29

Peak: 16 • 11 wks • Prev: 75

47

I Miss You So

Paul Anka

↓ 7

Peak: 33 • 9 wks • Prev: 40

48

I Waited Too Long

LaVern Baker

↑ 6

Peak: 33 • 11 wks • Prev: 54

49

It's Just A Matter Of Time

Brook Benton

↓ 10

Peak: 3 • 18 wks • Prev: 39

50

You're So Fine

The Falcons

↑ 14

Peak: 17 • 20 wks • Prev: 64

51

Bonaparte's Retreat

Billy Grammer

↓ 1

Peak: 50 • 9 wks • Prev: 50

52

Castin' My Spell

The Johnny Otis Show

↑ 5

Peak: 52 • 5 wks • Prev: 57

53

Tallahassee Lassie

Freddy Cannon

↑ 43

Peak: 6 • 15 wks • Prev: 96

54

Crossfire

Johnny And The Hurricanes

↓ 7

Peak: 23 • 14 wks • Prev: 47

55

"Yep!"

Duane Eddy His Twangy Guitar And The Rebels

↓ 3

Peak: 30 • 9 wks • Prev: 52

56

You Made Me Love You

Nat King Cole

↑ 25

Peak: 45 • 9 wks • Prev: 81

57

Lipstick On Your Collar

Connie Francis

★ NEW

Peak: 5 • 17 wks

58

I Still Get A Thrill (Thinking Of You)

Joni James

↓ 5

Peak: 51 • 7 wks • Prev: 53

59

Summer Dreams

The McGuire Sisters

↑ 3

Peak: 55 • 7 wks • Prev: 62

60

The Kissing Tree

Billy Grammer

↑ 5

Peak: 60 • 7 wks • Prev: 65

61

My Heart Is An Open Book

Carl Dobkins, Jr.

↑ 30

Peak: 3 • 24 wks • Prev: 91

62

Margie

Fats Domino

↑ 25

Peak: 51 • 8 wks • Prev: 87

63

So Close

Brook Benton

★ NEW

Peak: 38 • 7 wks

64

My Melancholy Baby

Tommy Edwards

★ NEW

Peak: 26 • 8 wks

65

It Doesn't Matter Anymore

Buddy Holly

↓ 21

Peak: 13 • 14 wks • Prev: 44

66

Frankie

Connie Francis

★ NEW

Peak: 9 • 15 wks

67

Rockin' Crickets

Hot-Toddys featuring Bill Pennell

↑ 19

Peak: 57 • 11 wks • Prev: 86

68

Robbin' The Cradle

Tony Bellus

↑ 1

Peak: 25 • 26 wks • Prev: 69

69

There's No Fool Like A Young Fool

Tab Hunter

↓ 1

Peak: 68 • 5 wks • Prev: 68

70

That's My Little Suzie

Ritchie Valens

↓ 15

Peak: 55 • 8 wks • Prev: 55

71

A String Of Trumpets

The Trumpeteers

↑ 6

Peak: 64 • 9 wks • Prev: 77

72

The Morning Side Of The Mountain

Tommy Edwards

↓ 14

Peak: 27 • 12 wks • Prev: 58

73

I Need Your Lovin'

Roy Hamilton

↓ 6

Peak: 62 • 5 wks • Prev: 67

74

Tall Cool One

The Wailers

★ NEW

Peak: 36 • 23 wks

75

Kansas City

Rocky Olson

↓ 15

Peak: 60 • 4 wks • Prev: 60

76

Kansas City

Hank Ballard And The Midnighters

↓ 4

Peak: 72 • 7 wks • Prev: 72

77

Hallelujah, I Love Him So

Peggy Lee

★ NEW

Peak: 77 • 2 wks

78

Young Ideas

Chico Holiday

—

Peak: 74 • 6 wks • Prev: 78

79

Frankie's Man, Johnny

Johnny Cash

↓ 5

Peak: 57 • 7 wks • Prev: 74

80

Bongo Rock

Preston Epps

★ NEW

Peak: 14 • 13 wks

81

Lonesome Old House

Don Gibson

↓ 10

Peak: 71 • 3 wks • Prev: 71

82

Your Cheatin' Heart

Billy Vaughn And His Orchestra

↑ 7

Peak: 82 • 5 wks • Prev: 89

83

Old Spanish Town

The Bell Notes

↑ 12

Peak: 76 • 7 wks • Prev: 95

84

Tell Him No

Dean & Marc

↓ 42

Peak: 42 • 8 wks • Prev: 42

85

Graduation's Here

The Fleetwoods

★ NEW

Peak: 39 • 8 wks

86

Judy

David Seville

★ NEW

Peak: 86 • 1 wks

87

Hey Little Lucy! (Don'tcha Put No Lipstick On)

Conway Twitty

★ NEW

Peak: 87 • 2 wks

88

Along Came Jones

The Coasters

★ NEW

Peak: 9 • 12 wks

89

Lovey Dovey

Clyde McPhatter

↓ 30

Peak: 49 • 8 wks • Prev: 59

90

The Class

Chubby Checker

★ NEW

Peak: 38 • 7 wks

91

Russian Band Stand

Spencer & Spencer with the Sonia Pryor Choir

★ NEW

Peak: 91 • 2 wks

92

(I Don't Care) Only Love Me

Steve Lawrence

★ NEW

Peak: 62 • 4 wks

93

I Told Myself A Lie

Clyde McPhatter

↓ 23

Peak: 70 • 5 wks • Prev: 70

94

The Wonder Of You

Ray Peterson

★ NEW

Peak: 25 • 19 wks

95

Kansas City (Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey)

Little Richard

↑ 2

Peak: 95 • 2 wks • Prev: 97

96

I Think I'm Gonna Kill Myself

Buddy Knox

↓ 40

Peak: 55 • 6 wks • Prev: 56

97

Peace

The McGuire Sisters

↓ 12

Peak: 85 • 3 wks • Prev: 85

98

Someone To Come Home To

The Ames Brothers

★ NEW

Peak: 78 • 4 wks

99

Talk Of The School

Sonny James

↓ 11

Peak: 85 • 5 wks • Prev: 88

100

I Can't Get You Out Of My Heart

Al Martino

★ NEW

Peak: 44 • 11 wks

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