POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 28, 1959
1

Why

Frankie Avalon

↑ 1

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 2

2

El Paso

Marty Robbins

↑ 1

Peak: 1 • 22 wks • Prev: 3

3

The Big Hurt

Miss Toni Fisher

↑ 1

Peak: 3 • 17 wks • Prev: 4

4

It's Time To Cry

Paul Anka

↑ 2

Peak: 4 • 15 wks • Prev: 6

5

Way Down Yonder In New Orleans

Freddie Cannon

—

Peak: 3 • 15 wks • Prev: 5

6

Heartaches By The Number

Guy Mitchell

↓ 5

Peak: 1 • 20 wks • Prev: 1

7

Among My Souvenirs

Connie Francis

↑ 2

Peak: 7 • 15 wks • Prev: 9

8

Mack The Knife

Bobby Darin

↓ 1

Peak: 1 • 26 wks • Prev: 7

9

Hound Dog Man

Fabian

↑ 1

Peak: 9 • 15 wks • Prev: 10

10

Pretty Blue Eyes

Steve Lawrence

↑ 9

Peak: 9 • 18 wks • Prev: 19

11

Running Bear

Johnny Preston

↑ 13

Peak: 1 • 27 wks • Prev: 24

12

We Got Love

Bobby Rydell

↓ 4

Peak: 6 • 17 wks • Prev: 8

13

Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair)

The Browns

↑ 1

Peak: 13 • 14 wks • Prev: 14

14

Uh! Oh! Part 2

The Nutty Squirrels

↑ 4

Peak: 14 • 12 wks • Prev: 18

15

The Little Drummer Boy

The Harry Simeone Chorale

↑ 32

Peak: 13 • 28 wks • Prev: 47

16

Sandy

Larry Hall

↑ 13

Peak: 15 • 15 wks • Prev: 29

17

So Many Ways

Brook Benton

↓ 2

Peak: 6 • 16 wks • Prev: 15

18

In The Mood

Ernie Fields & Orch.

↓ 7

Peak: 4 • 19 wks • Prev: 11

19

Go, Jimmy, Go

Jimmy Clanton

↑ 16

Peak: 5 • 16 wks • Prev: 35

20

This Friendly World

Fabian

↓ 8

Peak: 12 • 13 wks • Prev: 12

21

Don't You Know

Della Reese

↓ 8

Peak: 2 • 18 wks • Prev: 13

22

Mr. Blue

The Fleetwoods

↓ 5

Peak: 1 • 20 wks • Prev: 17

23

Smokie - Part 2

Bill Black's Combo

↑ 5

Peak: 17 • 12 wks • Prev: 28

24

Be My Guest

Fats Domino

↓ 3

Peak: 8 • 14 wks • Prev: 21

25

Oh! Carol

Neil Sedaka

↓ 9

Peak: 9 • 18 wks • Prev: 16

26

I Wanna Be Loved

Ricky Nelson

↓ 6

Peak: 20 • 11 wks • Prev: 20

27

You Got What It Takes

Marv Johnson

↓ 2

Peak: 10 • 22 wks • Prev: 25

28

The Village Of St. Bernadette

Andy Williams

↑ 28

Peak: 7 • 13 wks • Prev: 56

29

First Name Initial

Annette With The Afterbeats

↑ 3

Peak: 20 • 18 wks • Prev: 32

30

Tear Drop

Santo & Johnny

↓ 7

Peak: 23 • 11 wks • Prev: 23

31

Come Into My Heart

Lloyd Price and His Orchestra

↓ 5

Peak: 20 • 14 wks • Prev: 26

32

Not One Minute More

Della Reese

↑ 20

Peak: 16 • 11 wks • Prev: 52

33

Danny Boy

Conway Twitty

↓ 6

Peak: 10 • 18 wks • Prev: 27

34

The Happy Reindeer

Dancer, Prancer And Nervous

↑ 42

Peak: 34 • 6 wks • Prev: 76

35

Marina

Rocco Granata and the International Quintet

↓ 4

Peak: 31 • 11 wks • Prev: 31

36

Misty

Johnny Mathis

↓ 14

Peak: 12 • 17 wks • Prev: 22

37

Dance With Me

The Drifters

↓ 4

Peak: 15 • 15 wks • Prev: 33

38

Just As Much As Ever

Bob Beckham

↓ 1

Peak: 32 • 21 wks • Prev: 37

39

God Bless America

Connie Francis

↓ 3

Peak: 36 • 11 wks • Prev: 36

40

Always

Sammy Turner

↓ 6

Peak: 19 • 12 wks • Prev: 34

41

The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)

David Seville And The Chipmunks

↑ 27

Peak: 39 • 15 wks • Prev: 68

42

Marina

Willy Alberti

↑ 4

Peak: 42 • 8 wks • Prev: 46

43

Talk That Talk

Jackie Wilson

↑ 1

Peak: 34 • 12 wks • Prev: 44

44

Reveille Rock

Johnny And The Hurricanes

↓ 14

Peak: 25 • 13 wks • Prev: 30

45

Mighty Good

Ricky Nelson

↓ 7

Peak: 38 • 9 wks • Prev: 38

46

The Clouds

The Spacemen

↑ 5

Peak: 41 • 14 wks • Prev: 51

47

Believe Me

Royal Teens

↓ 7

Peak: 26 • 15 wks • Prev: 40

48

Swingin' On A Rainbow

Frankie Avalon

↑ 45

Peak: 39 • 6 wks • Prev: 93

49

How About That

Dee Clark

↑ 12

Peak: 33 • 11 wks • Prev: 61

50

Teen Angel

Mark Dinning

↑ 50

Peak: 1 • 18 wks • Prev: 100

51

What About Us

The Coasters

↑ 14

Peak: 47 • 10 wks • Prev: 65

52

A Year Ago Tonight

The Crests

↑ 5

Peak: 42 • 10 wks • Prev: 57

53

(New In) The Ways Of Love

Tommy Edwards

↑ 25

Peak: 47 • 9 wks • Prev: 78

54

High School U.S.A.

Tommy Facenda

↓ 5

Peak: 28 • 13 wks • Prev: 49

55

Just Come Home

Hugo & Luigi

↑ 18

Peak: 35 • 9 wks • Prev: 73

56

(If You Cry) True Love, True Love

The Drifters

↓ 17

Peak: 33 • 11 wks • Prev: 39

57

Happy Anniversary

Jane Morgan

↑ 29

Peak: 57 • 9 wks • Prev: 86

58

He'll Have To Go

Jim Reeves

★ NEW

Peak: 2 • 23 wks

59

White Christmas

Bing Crosby

★ NEW

Peak: 12 • 30 wks

60

Primrose Lane

Jerry Wallace With The Jewels

↓ 10

Peak: 8 • 21 wks • Prev: 50

61

Mary Don't You Weep

Stonewall Jackson

★ NEW

Peak: 41 • 7 wks

62

If I Had A Girl

Rod Lauren

↑ 36

Peak: 31 • 10 wks • Prev: 98

63

The Little Drummer Boy

Johnny Cash

↑ 28

Peak: 63 • 3 wks • Prev: 91

64

I'm Movin' On

Ray Charles and his Orchestra

↓ 9

Peak: 40 • 10 wks • Prev: 55

65

Uh! Oh! Part 1

The Nutty Squirrels

↓ 20

Peak: 45 • 6 wks • Prev: 45

66

(Seven Little Girls) Sitting In The Back Seat

Paul Evans and the Curls

↓ 25

Peak: 9 • 18 wks • Prev: 41

67

No Love Have I

Webb Pierce

★ NEW

Peak: 54 • 9 wks

68

Deck Of Cards

Wink Martindale

↓ 20

Peak: 7 • 17 wks • Prev: 48

69

Wont'cha Come Home

Lloyd Price and His Orchestra

↓ 9

Peak: 43 • 10 wks • Prev: 60

70

Do-Re-Mi

Mitch Miller

↑ 5

Peak: 70 • 4 wks • Prev: 75

71

Love Potion No. 9

The Clovers

↓ 18

Peak: 23 • 17 wks • Prev: 53

72

Where Or When

Dion & The Belmonts

★ NEW

Peak: 3 • 16 wks

73

Baciare Baciare (Kissing Kissing)

Dorothy Collins

↑ 12

Peak: 43 • 10 wks • Prev: 85

74

Let's Try Again

Clyde McPhatter

↑ 20

Peak: 48 • 8 wks • Prev: 94

75

One More Chance

Rod Bernard

↑ 6

Peak: 74 • 9 wks • Prev: 81

76

Shimmy, Shimmy, Ko-Ko-Bop

Little Anthony And The Imperials

↑ 14

Peak: 24 • 16 wks • Prev: 90

77

This Time Of The Year

Brook Benton

↑ 19

Peak: 66 • 5 wks • Prev: 96

78

Down By The Station

The Four Preps

★ NEW

Peak: 13 • 15 wks

79

Unforgettable

Dinah Washington

↓ 37

Peak: 17 • 13 wks • Prev: 42

80

I Don't Know What It Is

The Bluenotes

↑ 9

Peak: 61 • 9 wks • Prev: 89

81

Climb Ev'ry Mountain

Tony Bennett

↑ 1

Peak: 74 • 5 wks • Prev: 82

82

Lucky Devil

Carl Dobkins, Jr.

↑ 2

Peak: 25 • 17 wks • Prev: 84

83

Bonnie Came Back

Duane Eddy His Twangy Guitar And The Rebels

★ NEW

Peak: 26 • 9 wks

84

Run Red Run

The Coasters

↑ 4

Peak: 36 • 8 wks • Prev: 88

85

Beyond The Sunset

Pat Boone

↓ 14

Peak: 71 • 5 wks • Prev: 71

86

Put Your Head On My Shoulder

Paul Anka

↓ 43

Peak: 2 • 18 wks • Prev: 43

87

Handy Man

Jimmy Jones

★ NEW

Peak: 2 • 18 wks

88

Promise Me A Rose (A Slight Detail)

Anita Bryant

★ NEW

Peak: 78 • 3 wks

89

Lonely Blue Boy

Conway Twitty

★ NEW

Peak: 6 • 15 wks

90

Sweet Nothin's

Brenda Lee

↑ 9

Peak: 4 • 24 wks • Prev: 99

91

Honey Hush

Joe Turner

★ NEW

Peak: 53 • 9 wks

92

Smooth Operator

Sarah Vaughan

↓ 38

Peak: 44 • 9 wks • Prev: 54

93

Little Things Mean A Lot

Joni James

★ NEW

Peak: 35 • 9 wks

94

Do-Re-Mi

Anita Bryant

★ NEW

Peak: 94 • 1 wks

95

Tiny Tim

LaVern Baker

↓ 21

Peak: 63 • 9 wks • Prev: 74

96

We Told You Not To Marry

Titus Turner

↓ 13

Peak: 83 • 6 wks • Prev: 83

97

Talk To Me

Frank Sinatra

↓ 39

Peak: 38 • 11 wks • Prev: 58

98

Harlem Nocturne

The Viscounts

★ NEW

Peak: 39 • 29 wks

99

The Sound Of Music

Patti Page

★ NEW

Peak: 90 • 3 wks

100

Darling Lorraine

The Knockouts

★ NEW

Peak: 46 • 11 wks

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