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Songs from the Year 1959

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This page lists the top songs of 1959 in the source charts. The way that the various charts are combined to reach this final list is described on the in the site generation page. A list of the hit albums of 1959 is also available.. This list has also been compared to the results for North America and Europe. There is also a set of monthly tables showing the various number ones on any date during 1959.

The top ten song artists of 1959 were:

1:Bobby Darin3:Paul Anka5:Frankie Avalon7:Cliff Richard9:Johnny Horton
2:Elvis Presley4:Lloyd Price6:The Platters8:Connie Francis10:The Coasters
# Artist Song Title Year Chart Entries
1 Bobby Darin Mack the Knife 1959 UK 1 - Sep 1959 (18 weeks), US Billboard 1 - Aug 1959 (26 weeks), US CashBox 1 of 1959, US Radio 1 of 1959 (peak 1 18 weeks), Your Hit Parade 1 of 1959, Canada 1 - Aug 1959 (18 weeks), Radio Luxembourg sheet music 1 for 2 weeks - Oct 1959, Europarade 1 for 1 week - Nov 1959, US invalid BB 1 of 1959, Grammy in 1959, Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999 (1959), POP 1 of 1959, Library of Congress artifact added 2015 (1959), US BB 2 of 1959, Billboard100 3, 55th Billboard 100 3 (1959), DDD 3 of 1959, Billboard 50th song 3, Norway 9 - Nov 1959 (3 weeks), Flanders 11 - Nov 1959 (3 months), South Africa 13 of 1959, RIAA 15, Brazil 20 of 1959, DMDB 33 (1959), Italy 38 of 1960, D.Marsh 40 of 1959, nuTsie 56 of 1950s, Europe 88 of the 1950s (1959), UKMIX 167, Rolling Stone 251, Acclaimed 407 (1959), WXPN 518, RYM 15 of 1959, Party 226 of 1999
2 The Platters Smoke Gets in Your Eyes 1959 UK 1 - Jan 1959 (20 weeks), US Billboard 1 - Nov 1958 (19 weeks), Canada 1 - Dec 1958 (16 weeks), Italy 1 for 11 weeks - Mar 1959, Record Mirror 1 for 5 weeks - Mar 1959, Australia 1 for 10 weeks - Feb 1959, Brazil 3 of 1959, Australia 3 of 1959, South Africa 3 of 1959, Italy 4 of 1959, Flanders 5 - Feb 1959 (7 months), US Radio 6 of 1959 (peak 1 12 weeks), US CashBox 14 of 1959, US BB 16 of 1959, Europe 25 of the 1950s (1959), DDD 34 of 1958, UKMIX 164, RIAA 190, Acclaimed 1720 (1958), RYM 6 of 1958
3 Johnny Horton Battle of New Orleans 1959 US Billboard 1 - Apr 1959 (21 weeks), US BB 1 of 1959, Canada 1 - May 1959 (16 weeks), Australia 1 for 6 weeks - Aug 1959, Grammy Hall of Fame in 2002 (1959), Top Song of 1959 of the Billboard 50th list, US CashBox 2 of 1959, US Radio 2 of 1959 (peak 1 14 weeks), Your Hit Parade 2 of 1959, US Gold (certified by RIAA in Dec 1966), Australia 9 of 1959, Flanders 14 - Sep 1959 (1 month), UK 16 - Jun 1959 (4 weeks), South Africa 17 of 1959, Billboard 50th song 28, 55th Billboard 100 33 (1959), Billboard100 34, US invalid BB 38 of 1959, POP 38 of 1959, DDD 47 of 1959, RIAA 333, Acclaimed 821 (1959), RYM 19 of 1959
4 Elvis Presley (Now & then There's) A Fool Such As I 1959 UK 1 - Apr 1959 (15 weeks), Canada 1 - Mar 1959 (13 weeks), Australia 1 of 1959, Record Mirror 1 for 7 weeks - May 1959, Australia 1 for 6 weeks - May 1959, Europarade 1 for 2 weeks - Jul 1959, US Billboard 2 - Mar 1959 (15 weeks), South Africa 2 of 1959, Grammy in 1959 (Nominated), US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Mar 1992), Norway 5 - May 1959 (10 weeks), Flanders 13 - Jun 1959 (2 months), US CashBox 17 of 1959, D.Marsh 33 of 1959, US BB 34 of 1959, Holland 34 - Jan 2005 (2 weeks), US Radio 39 of 1959 (peak 2 9 weeks), DDD 39 of 1959, UKMIX 199, RYM 9 of 1959
5 Frankie Avalon Venus 1959 US Billboard 1 - Feb 1959 (17 weeks), Canada 1 - Feb 1959 (13 weeks), Italy 1 for 4 weeks - Jun 1959, Australia 1 for 2 weeks - May 1959, Flanders 2 - Apr 1959 (7 months), US CashBox 3 of 1959, Your Hit Parade 3 of 1959, US BB 4 of 1959, Italy 6 of 1959, South Africa 6 of 1959, US Radio 8 of 1959 (peak 1 11 weeks), Australia 15 of 1959, UK 16 - Apr 1959 (6 weeks), Belgium 24 - Mar 1976 (4 weeks), Brazil 37 of 1959, Record World 39 - 1976, RYM 4 of 1959
6 Paul Anka Lonely Boy 1959 US Billboard 1 - Jun 1959 (15 weeks), Europarade 1 for 3 weeks - Sep 1959, Canada 2 - Jun 1959 (13 weeks), Flanders 2 - Jul 1959 (7 months), UK 3 - Jul 1959 (17 weeks), US CashBox 4 of 1959, US Radio 4 of 1959 (peak 1 12 weeks), Your Hit Parade 4 of 1959, US BB 5 of 1959, Norway 9 - Oct 1959 (3 weeks), South Africa 15 of 1959, Italy 16 of 1959, Europe 37 of the 1950s (1959), Brazil 82 of 1960, DDD 92 of 1959, UKMIX 403, RYM 22 of 1959
7 Lloyd Price (You've Got) Personality 1959 Australia 1 for 5 weeks - Jun 1959, US Billboard 2 - Apr 1959 (19 weeks), Canada 2 - May 1959 (14 weeks), US BB 3 of 1959, Flanders 3 - Jun 1959 (8 months), Australia 5 of 1959, US CashBox 6 of 1959, Your Hit Parade 6 of 1959, Norway 6 - Jul 1959 (9 weeks), UK 9 - Jun 1959 (10 weeks), South Africa 12 of 1959, US Radio 13 of 1959 (peak 2 11 weeks), US invalid BB 33 of 1959, POP 33 of 1959, D.Marsh 34 of 1959, Europe 36 of the 1950s (1959), Brazil 43 of 1959, DDD 56 of 1959, Acclaimed 2027 (1959), RYM 85 of 1959
8 Bobby Darin Dream Lover 1959 UK 1 - May 1959 (19 weeks), Record Mirror 1 for 5 weeks - Jun 1959, Europarade 1 for 5 weeks - Jul 1959, US Billboard 2 - Apr 1959 (17 weeks), Canada 5 - Apr 1959 (13 weeks), Norway 5 - Jul 1959 (8 weeks), US BB 6 of 1959, US Radio 11 of 1959 (peak 2 11 weeks), US CashBox 12 of 1959, Flanders 12 - Aug 1959 (3 months), D.Marsh 16 of 1959, Australia 19 of 1959, DDD 21 of 1959, US invalid BB 26 of 1959, POP 26 of 1959, Italy 37 of 1959, UKMIX 90, Acclaimed 2158 (1959), RYM 14 of 1959
9 Cliff Richard Living Doll 1959 UK 1 - Jan 1959 (29 weeks), Norway 1 - Aug 1959 (22 weeks), Record Mirror 1 for 4 weeks - Aug 1959, Europarade 1 for 4 weeks - Aug 1959, Europe 1 of the 1950s (1959), South Africa 1 of 1959, UK sales 7 of the 1950s (770 k in 1959), Flanders 16 - Oct 1959 (3 months), UKMIX 29, US Billboard 30 - Sep 1959 (13 weeks), Canada 37 - Nov 1959 (4 weeks), RYM 83 of 1959, Guardian Pop 9
10 The Browns The Three Bells (Les Trois Cloches) 1959 US Billboard 1 - Jul 1959 (17 weeks), Canada 1 - Aug 1959 (12 weeks), Australia 1 for 5 weeks - Sep 1959, Grammy in 1959 (Nominated), UK 6 - Sep 1959 (13 weeks), Norway 6 - Oct 1959 (9 weeks), US BB 7 of 1959, US CashBox 7 of 1959, Your Hit Parade 7 of 1959, US Radio 9 of 1959 (peak 1 12 weeks), Flanders 13 - Oct 1959 (3 months), South Africa 16 of 1959, Australia 17 of 1959, Italy 45 of 1959, Europe 72 of the 1950s (1959), Germany 310 of the 1960s (peak 7 13 weeks), RYM 43 of 1959
11 Neil Sedaka Oh Carol 1959 Italy 1 for 4 weeks - Jan 1960, Europarade 1 for 3 weeks - Jan 1960, Flanders 2 - Dec 1959 (7 months), UK 3 - Nov 1959 (18 weeks), Canada 4 - Oct 1959 (11 weeks), Italy 8 of 1960, US Billboard 9 - Oct 1959 (18 weeks), Norway 9 - Jan 1960 (5 weeks), South Africa 19 of 1960, Brazil 27 of 1959, US Radio 84 of 1959 (peak 9 8 weeks), UKMIX 469, RYM 13 of 1959
12 Chris Barber's Jazz Band Petite Fleur (Little Flower) 1959 Norway 1 - Apr 1959 (26 weeks), Australia 1 for 1 week - Apr 1959, Europarade 1 for 1 week - Jul 1959, Canada 2 - Jan 1959 (11 weeks), UK 3 - Feb 1959 (24 weeks), Flanders 3 - Apr 1959 (7 months), US Billboard 5 - Jan 1959 (15 weeks), Australia 11 of 1959, Europe 20 of the 1950s (1959), Italy 52 of 1959, US Radio 68 of 1959 (peak 5 6 weeks), US BB 75 of 1959, UKMIX 152
13 Ray Charles What'd I Say 1959 Grammy Hall of Fame in 2000 (1959), DDD 1 of 1959, D.Marsh 1 of 1959, Library of Congress artifact added 2002 (1959), US invalid BB 3 of 1959, POP 3 of 1959, US Billboard 6 - Jul 1959 (15 weeks), nuTsie 6 of 1950s, Rolling Stone 10, Canada 13 - Jul 1959 (10 weeks), Acclaimed 26 (1959), US BB 50 of 1959, US Radio 58 of 1959 (peak 6 7 weeks), DMDB 87 (1959), RIAA 251, WXPN 444, RYM 1 of 1959, one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 500
14 Wilbert Harrison Kansas City 1959 US Billboard 1 - Apr 1959 (16 weeks), Canada 1 - Apr 1959 (14 weeks), Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001 (1959), US invalid BB 2 of 1959, POP 2 of 1959, D.Marsh 5 of 1959, DDD 6 of 1959, US BB 9 of 1959, US CashBox 13 of 1959, US Radio 18 of 1959 (peak 1 10 weeks), Flanders 18 - Aug 1959 (1 month), nuTsie 67 of 1950s, RIAA 236, Acclaimed 340 (1959), RYM 29 of 1959, one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 500
15 Craig Douglas Only Sixteen 1959 UK 1 - Aug 1959 (15 weeks), Norway 1 - Sep 1959 (15 weeks), Radio Luxembourg sheet music 1 for 6 weeks - Sep 1959, Record Mirror 1 for 7 weeks - Aug 1959, Europarade 1 for 3 weeks - Oct 1959, South Africa 7 of 1959, Flanders 20 - Oct 1959 (1 month), Italy 28 of 1959, UKMIX 202, RYM 105 of 1959
16 Lloyd Price Stagger Lee 1959 US Billboard 1 - Dec 1958 (21 weeks), Canada 3 - Dec 1958 (12 weeks), South Africa 5 of 1959, UK 7 - Feb 1959 (14 weeks), Norway 8 - Apr 1959 (5 weeks), US Radio 10 of 1959 (peak 1 12 weeks), US CashBox 11 of 1959, US BB 13 of 1959, Flanders 19 - Apr 1959 (2 months), D.Marsh 20 of 1958, DDD 23 of 1958, US invalid BB 28 of 1959, POP 28 of 1959, Europe 86 of the 1950s (1959), Rolling Stone 456, Acclaimed 1013 (1958), RYM 31 of 1958
17 Ritchie Valens Donna 1959 Canada 1 - Dec 1958 (15 weeks), US Billboard 2 - Nov 1958 (23 weeks), US Radio 7 of 1959 (peak 2 13 weeks), US invalid BB 12 of 1959, POP 12 of 1959, US BB 14 of 1959, Flanders 18 - May 1959 (2 months), UK 29 - Mar 1959 (1 week), DDD 44 of 1958, US CashBox 46 of 1959, Brazil 60 of 1959, Europe 77 of the 1950s (1958), RIAA 158, Acclaimed 620 (1958), RYM 20 of 1958
18 Paul Anka Put Your Head On My Shoulder 1959 US Billboard 2 - Aug 1959 (18 weeks), Flanders 2 - Oct 1959 (6 months), Canada 4 - Sep 1959 (13 weeks), US Radio 5 of 1959 (peak 2 12 weeks), UK 7 - Oct 1959 (12 weeks), US CashBox 8 of 1959, Your Hit Parade 8 of 1959, Brazil 8 of 1960, US BB 12 of 1959, US invalid BB 13 of 1959, POP 13 of 1959, Italy 17 of 1959, DDD 87 of 1959, RYM 8 of 1959, UK most streamed for 1959
19 Johnny & The Hurricanes Red River Rock 1959 Flanders 2 - Nov 1959 (6 months), UK 3 - Oct 1959 (16 weeks), Canada 3 - Jul 1959 (13 weeks), Germany 3 - Jan 1960 (6 months), US Billboard 5 - Aug 1959 (17 weeks), D.Marsh 15 of 1959, US invalid BB 21 of 1959, POP 21 of 1959, Europe 23 of the 1950s (1959), US BB 31 of 1959, US CashBox 38 of 1959, US Radio 41 of 1959 (peak 5 10 weeks), DDD 59 of 1959, Germany 60 of the 1960s (peak 3 26 weeks), UKMIX 501, RYM 28 of 1959
20 Elvis Presley A Big Hunk O' Love 1959 US Billboard 1 - Jul 1959 (14 weeks), Canada 1 - Jun 1959 (13 weeks), Norway 2 - Jul 1959 (17 weeks), UK 4 - Jul 1959 (11 weeks), US Gold (certified by RIAA in Mar 1992), Flanders 8 - Aug 1959 (4 months), US invalid BB 17 of 1959, POP 17 of 1959, US CashBox 19 of 1959, US Radio 28 of 1959 (peak 1 9 weeks), DDD 28 of 1959, US BB 30 of 1959, RYM 30 of 1959
21 Elvis Presley I Need Your Love Tonight 1959 UK 1 - Apr 1959 (15 weeks), Canada 1 - Mar 1959 (8 weeks), Record Mirror 1 for 7 weeks - May 1959, Norway 2 - Apr 1959 (19 weeks), US Billboard 4 - Mar 1959 (13 weeks), Brazil 17 of 1959, US BB 44 of 1959, US Radio 59 of 1959 (peak 4 8 weeks), DDD 94 of 1959, RYM 9 of 1959
22 The Flamingos I Only Have Eyes For You 1959 Grammy Hall of Fame in 2003 (1959), DDD 2 of 1959, Peel list 3 of 1959, US invalid BB 6 of 1959, POP 6 of 1959, Canada 7 - Jun 1959 (10 weeks), US Billboard 11 - Jun 1959 (13 weeks), D.Marsh 21 of 1959, nuTsie 29 of 1950s, US BB 73 of 1959, US Radio 85 of 1959 (peak 11 7 weeks), DMDB 99 (1959), RIAA 132, Rolling Stone 157, Acclaimed 169 (1959), WXPN 761, RYM 2 of 1959, one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 500
23 Emile Ford & The Checkmates What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes At Me For? 1959 UK 1 - Oct 1959 (26 weeks), Norway 1 - Dec 1959 (14 weeks), Record Mirror 1 for 2 weeks - Jan 1960, Australia 1 for 4 weeks - Mar 1960, Europarade 1 for 4 weeks - Dec 1959, UK sales 4 of the 1950s (920 k in 1959), UKMIX 51, RYM 75 of 1959
24 The Drifters There goes my baby 1959 Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998 (1959), US Billboard 2 - Jun 1959 (19 weeks), D.Marsh 2 of 1959, DDD 4 of 1959, US CashBox 5 of 1959, Your Hit Parade 5 of 1959, US invalid BB 9 of 1959, POP 9 of 1959, Canada 12 - Jun 1959 (12 weeks), US BB 29 of 1959, US Radio 33 of 1959 (peak 2 10 weeks), nuTsie 63 of 1950s, Rolling Stone 193, Acclaimed 197 (1959), RYM 42 of 1959, one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 500
25 The Fleetwoods Mr Blue 1959 US Billboard 1 - Sep 1959 (20 weeks), Canada 1 - Sep 1959 (15 weeks), US Radio 3 of 1959 (peak 1 14 weeks), Norway 5 - Dec 1959 (6 weeks), US BB 10 of 1959, US CashBox 16 of 1959, US invalid BB 18 of 1959, POP 18 of 1959, Italy 25 of 1960, D.Marsh 29 of 1959, DDD 37 of 1959, RYM 107 of 1959
26 Guy Mitchell Heartaches By the Number 1959 US Billboard 1 - Oct 1959 (20 weeks), Canada 1 - Oct 1959 (15 weeks), Norway 3 - Jan 1960 (13 weeks), UK 5 - Nov 1959 (16 weeks), US Radio 14 of 1959 (peak 1 11 weeks), US invalid BB 16 of 1959, POP 16 of 1959, South Africa 18 of 1959, US CashBox 43 of 1960, Germany 76 of the 1960s (peak 2 21 weeks), US BB 88 of 1959, RYM 41 of 1959
27 The Coasters Charlie Brown 1959 Canada 1 - Feb 1959 (11 weeks), US Billboard 2 - Feb 1959 (15 weeks), Norway 5 - May 1959 (6 weeks), UK 6 - Mar 1959 (12 weeks), US CashBox 15 of 1959, Flanders 16 - Jun 1959 (1 month), DDD 16 of 1959, US BB 17 of 1959, US Radio 20 of 1959 (peak 2 10 weeks), D.Marsh 32 of 1958, US invalid BB 37 of 1959, POP 37 of 1959, RYM 32 of 1959
28 Marty Robbins El Paso 1959 US Billboard 1 - Nov 1959 (22 weeks), Canada 1 - Dec 1959 (12 weeks), Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998 (1959), South Africa 4 of 1960, US BB 15 of 1960, US CashBox 17 of 1960, US Radio 17 of 1960 (peak 1 11 weeks), UK 19 - Jan 1960 (9 weeks), RIANZ 19 - Oct 1976 (12 weeks), DDD 61 of 1959, RIAA 338, Acclaimed 816 (1959), RYM 23 of 1959
29 Santo & Johnny Sleep Walk 1959 US Billboard 1 - Jul 1959 (18 weeks), Canada 3 - Jul 1959 (13 weeks), US invalid BB 7 of 1959, POP 7 of 1959, US CashBox 9 of 1959, Your Hit Parade 9 of 1959, US BB 11 of 1959, US Radio 12 of 1959 (peak 1 11 weeks), UK 22 - Oct 1959 (4 weeks), DDD 23 of 1959, Italy 31 of 1959, D.Marsh 31 of 1959, RYM 5 of 1959
30 Connie Francis My Happiness 1959 US Billboard 2 - Dec 1958 (18 weeks), Norway 2 - Mar 1959 (18 weeks), UK 4 - Feb 1959 (15 weeks), Canada 4 - Dec 1958 (13 weeks), US invalid BB 22 of 1959, POP 22 of 1959, US Radio 25 of 1959 (peak 2 10 weeks), US BB 39 of 1959, Europe 62 of the 1950s (1958), Brazil 81 of 1959, RYM 64 of 1958
31 The Everly Brothers ('til) I Kissed You 1959 UK 2 - Sep 1959 (15 weeks), Canada 3 - Aug 1959 (13 weeks), US Billboard 4 - Aug 1959 (16 weeks), South Africa 11 of 1959, US invalid BB 14 of 1959, POP 14 of 1959, US Radio 19 of 1959 (peak 4 11 weeks), US BB 20 of 1959, US CashBox 28 of 1959, D.Marsh 28 of 1959, DDD 34 of 1959, Europe 64 of the 1950s (1959), UKMIX 433, RYM 33 of 1959
32 Buddy Holly It Doesn't Matter Anymore 1959 UK 1 - Feb 1959 (21 weeks), Canada 1 - Feb 1959 (13 weeks), Record Mirror 1 for 2 weeks - Apr 1959, UK sales 10 of the 1950s (680 k in 1959), US Billboard 13 - Feb 1959 (14 weeks), South Africa 14 of 1959, D.Marsh 22 of 1959, DDD 51 of 1959, UKMIX 84, US Radio 120 of 1959 (peak 13 4 weeks), Acclaimed 2367 (1959), RYM 6 of 1959
33 Dion & The Belmonts A Teenager in Love 1959 Canada 2 - Apr 1959 (13 weeks), US Billboard 5 - Apr 1959 (15 weeks), US invalid BB 5 of 1959, POP 5 of 1959, D.Marsh 7 of 1959, DDD 14 of 1959, US BB 25 of 1959, US CashBox 25 of 1959, UK 28 - Jun 1959 (2 weeks), US Radio 37 of 1959 (peak 5 10 weeks), Brazil 50 of 1959, Acclaimed 591 (1959), RYM 18 of 1959, one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 500
34 The Fleetwoods Come Softly to Me 1959 US Billboard 1 - Mar 1959 (16 weeks), Canada 1 - Mar 1959 (11 weeks), UK 6 - Apr 1959 (8 weeks), US BB 8 of 1959, US CashBox 10 of 1959, Your Hit Parade 10 of 1959, US invalid BB 10 of 1959, POP 10 of 1959, D.Marsh 14 of 1959, US Radio 15 of 1959 (peak 1 10 weeks), DDD 18 of 1959, RYM 20 of 1959
35 Cliff Richard Travellin' Light 1959 UK 1 - Oct 1959 (17 weeks), Norway 1 - Nov 1959 (14 weeks), Record Mirror 1 for 7 weeks - Oct 1959, Europarade 1 for 5 weeks - Nov 1959, UKMIX 133, RYM 68 of 1959
36 Ivo Robic Morgen 1959 Canada 1 - Sep 1959 (11 weeks), Germany 2 - Jan 1960 (4 months), Flanders 5 - Sep 1959 (7 months), US Billboard 13 - Aug 1959 (17 weeks), UK 23 - Nov 1959 (1 week), Europe 91 of the 1950s (1959), US BB 94 of 1959, US Radio 102 of 1959 (peak 13 6 weeks), Germany 125 of the 1960s (peak 2 17 weeks), RYM 163 of 1959
37 Sam Cooke Only Sixteen 1959 Radio Luxembourg sheet music 1 for 6 weeks - Sep 1959, Norway 10 - Sep 1959 (2 weeks), US invalid BB 15 of 1959, POP 15 of 1959, Flanders 20 - Oct 1959 (1 month), Canada 21 - Jul 1959 (7 weeks), UK 23 - Aug 1959 (4 weeks), US Billboard 28 - Jun 1959 (10 weeks), D.Marsh 35 of 1959, DDD 46 of 1959, RYM 52 of 1959
38 Phil Phillips Sea of Love 1959 Canada 1 - Jul 1959 (14 weeks), US Billboard 2 - Jul 1959 (18 weeks), US invalid BB 11 of 1959, POP 11 of 1959, DDD 12 of 1959, US BB 21 of 1959, US CashBox 24 of 1959, US Radio 29 of 1959 (peak 2 9 weeks), D.Marsh 39 of 1959, UK 100 - Mar 1991 (1 week), Acclaimed 1479 (1959), RYM 3 of 1959
39 Domenico Modugno Piove (Ciao ciao bambina) 1959 Flanders 1 - Mar 1959 (6 months), Italy 1 for 6 weeks - Feb 1959, Italy 15 of 1959, UK 29 - Mar 1959 (1 week), Europe 65 of the 1950s (1959), US Billboard 97 - Mar 1959 (1 week), RYM 91 of 1959
40 Conway Twitty Mona Lisa 1959 Australia 1 for 2 weeks - Sep 1959, Norway 2 - Sep 1959 (15 weeks), Flanders 3 - Oct 1959 (6 months), UK 5 - Aug 1959 (14 weeks), Australia 13 of 1959, US Billboard 29 - Jul 1959 (12 weeks), Italy 32 of 1960, RYM 100 of 1959
41 Connie Francis Lipstick On Your Collar 1959 Canada 2 - Jun 1959 (11 weeks), UK 3 - Jul 1959 (16 weeks), US Billboard 5 - May 1959 (17 weeks), Norway 7 - Sep 1959 (6 weeks), US BB 28 of 1959, US CashBox 33 of 1959, US Radio 42 of 1959 (peak 5 10 weeks), DDD 90 of 1959, UKMIX 511, RYM 36 of 1959
42 Russ Conway Roulette 1959 UK 1 - May 1959 (19 weeks), Radio Luxembourg sheet music 1 for 13 weeks - Jun 1959, Record Mirror 1 for 1 week - Jun 1959, Flanders 15 - Sep 1959 (1 month), UKMIX 172, RYM 141 of 1959
43 Brook Benton It's Just a Matter of Time 1959 US Billboard 3 - Jan 1959 (18 weeks), Canada 6 - Feb 1959 (12 weeks), US invalid BB 8 of 1959, POP 8 of 1959, US CashBox 23 of 1959, US BB 27 of 1959, US Radio 31 of 1959 (peak 3 9 weeks), Italy 75 of 1959, DDD 75 of 1958
44 Skyliners Since I Don't Have You 1959 ASCAP song of 1958, DDD 8 of 1958, US Billboard 12 - Feb 1959 (19 weeks), Canada 12 - Mar 1959 (9 weeks), D.Marsh 18 of 1959, US CashBox 41 of 1959, US BB 65 of 1959, nuTsie 69 of 1950s, US Radio 88 of 1959 (peak 12 6 weeks), RYM 16 of 1959
45 Johnnie Ray I'll Never Fall in Love Again 1959 Australia 1 for 2 weeks - Oct 1959, Flanders 6 - Jan 1960 (3 months), Australia 7 of 1959, UK 26 - Dec 1959 (6 weeks), Brazil 41 of 1960, US Billboard 75 - Sep 1959 (6 weeks), RYM 168 of 1959
46 Frankie Ford Sea Cruise 1959 D.Marsh 4 of 1959, DDD 12 of 1958, US Billboard 14 - Feb 1959 (17 weeks), US invalid BB 19 of 1959, POP 19 of 1959, Canada 20 - Mar 1959 (7 weeks), nuTsie 76 of 1950s, US BB 89 of 1959, US Radio 103 of 1959 (peak 14 5 weeks), Acclaimed 2058 (1959), RYM 102 of 1959
47 Impalas Sorry (I Ran All the Way Home) 1959 US Billboard 2 - Mar 1959 (18 weeks), Canada 2 - Apr 1959 (13 weeks), US invalid BB 20 of 1959, POP 20 of 1959, US BB 24 of 1959, US CashBox 27 of 1959, UK 28 - Aug 1959 (1 week), US Radio 30 of 1959 (peak 2 10 weeks), DDD 50 of 1959
48 Stonewall Jackson Waterloo 1959 Canada 2 - Jun 1959 (13 weeks), Norway 2 - Aug 1959 (11 weeks), US Billboard 4 - May 1959 (16 weeks), UK 24 - Jul 1959 (2 weeks), US BB 32 of 1959, US CashBox 37 of 1959, US Radio 40 of 1959 (peak 4 9 weeks)
49 The Crests 16 Candles 1959 US Billboard 2 - Nov 1958 (21 weeks), US invalid BB 4 of 1959, POP 4 of 1959, Canada 5 - Dec 1958 (13 weeks), US Radio 16 of 1959 (peak 2 11 weeks), US BB 26 of 1959, DDD 33 of 1958, US CashBox 49 of 1959, RYM 57 of 1958
50 Sandy Nelson Teen Beat 1959 Canada 3 - Sep 1959 (12 weeks), US Billboard 4 - Sep 1959 (16 weeks), UK 9 - Nov 1959 (12 weeks), US Radio 24 of 1959 (peak 4 10 weeks), US invalid BB 29 of 1959, POP 29 of 1959, US BB 36 of 1959, US CashBox 39 of 1959, DDD 70 of 1959, RYM 196 of 1959
51 The Isley Brothers Shout 1959 Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999 (1959), DDD 5 of 1959, Canada 43 - Oct 1959 (3 weeks), US Billboard 47 - Sep 1959 (9 weeks), nuTsie 64 of 1950s, Rolling Stone 118, RIAA 151, Acclaimed 206 (1959), RYM 21 of 1959, Party 14 of 1999, one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 500
52 Sarah Vaughan Broken Hearted Melody 1959 Canada 3 - Aug 1959 (13 weeks), UK 7 - Sep 1959 (13 weeks), US Billboard 7 - Jul 1959 (19 weeks), Flanders 8 - Nov 1959 (4 months), US CashBox 50 of 1959, US BB 51 of 1959, US Radio 65 of 1959 (peak 7 8 weeks), DDD 73 of 1959
53 Frank Sinatra High Hopes 1959 Oscar in 1959 (film 'A Hole in the Head'), Grammy in 1959 (Nominated), UK 6 - Aug 1959 (15 weeks), Canada 10 - Jun 1959 (13 weeks), US Billboard 30 - Jun 1959 (17 weeks), US invalid BB 31 of 1959, POP 31 of 1959, RYM 160 of 1959
54 Russ Conway Side Saddle 1959 UK 1 - Feb 1959 (30 weeks), Radio Luxembourg sheet music 1 for 12 weeks - Mar 1959, Record Mirror 1 for 2 weeks - Apr 1959, South Africa 8 of 1959, UKMIX 19
55 Dave 'Baby' Cortez The Happy Organ 1959 US Billboard 1 - Mar 1959 (17 weeks), Canada 6 - Mar 1959 (11 weeks), US BB 22 of 1959, US Radio 26 of 1959 (peak 1 10 weeks), US CashBox 35 of 1959, US invalid BB 40 of 1959, POP 40 of 1959, DDD 88 of 1959
56 Ricky Nelson Never Be Anyone Else But You 1959 Norway 3 - Jun 1959 (14 weeks), Canada 4 - Mar 1959 (11 weeks), US Billboard 6 - Feb 1959 (16 weeks), UK 14 - May 1959 (10 weeks), US BB 42 of 1959, US Radio 51 of 1959 (peak 6 9 weeks), DDD 91 of 1959, RYM 63 of 1959
57 The Coasters Poison Ivy 1959 US Billboard 7 - Aug 1959 (16 weeks), DDD 7 of 1959, Canada 8 - Aug 1959 (7 weeks), UK 15 - Oct 1959 (7 weeks), US invalid BB 23 of 1959, POP 23 of 1959, US BB 54 of 1959, US Radio 55 of 1959 (peak 7 9 weeks), nuTsie 68 of 1950s, RYM 61 of 1959
58 Fabian Tiger 1959 US Billboard 3 - Jun 1959 (13 weeks), Flanders 7 - Jul 1959 (5 months), Canada 8 - Jun 1959 (7 weeks), US BB 41 of 1959, US Radio 43 of 1959 (peak 3 8 weeks), US CashBox 47 of 1959, Italy 94 of 1959, RYM 113 of 1959
59 Johnny Mathis Misty 1959 Grammy Hall of Fame in 2002 (1959), Canada 2 - Oct 1959 (12 weeks), UK 12 - Jan 1960 (12 weeks), US Billboard 12 - Oct 1959 (17 weeks), US invalid BB 24 of 1959, POP 24 of 1959, US Radio 98 of 1959 (peak 12 7 weeks)
60 Freddy Quinn Unter fremden Sternen 1959 Germany 1 for 6 weeks - Nov 1959, Germany 2 - Jan 1960 (5 months), Flanders 10 - Dec 1959 (4 months), Germany 33 of the 1960s (peak 2 21 weeks), RYM 90 of 1959
61 Freddy Quinn Die Gitarre Und Das Meer 1959 Germany 1 for 14 weeks - Apr 1959, Flanders 2 - Jul 1959 (8 months), Germany 11 - Jan 1960 (2 months), Europe 35 of the 1950s (1959), RYM 103 of 1959
62 Conway Twitty Danny Boy (Londonderry Air) 1959 Italy 1 for 1 week - Mar 1960, US Billboard 10 - Sep 1959 (18 weeks), Canada 19 - Sep 1959 (12 weeks), Italy 20 of 1960, US Radio 87 of 1959 (peak 10 7 weeks), RYM 106 of 1959
63 Dinah Washington What a Difference a Day Makes 1959 Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998 (1959), Canada 6 - Jun 1959 (14 weeks), US Billboard 8 - May 1959 (20 weeks), US CashBox 20 of 1959, DDD 42 of 1959, US BB 45 of 1959, US Radio 73 of 1959 (peak 8 8 weeks), RYM 25 of 1959
64 Jerry Keller Here Comes the Summer 1959 UK 1 - Aug 1959 (14 weeks), Canada 4 - Jul 1959 (12 weeks), Norway 8 - Oct 1959 (6 weeks), US Billboard 14 - Jun 1959 (13 weeks), US Radio 121 of 1959 (peak 14 3 weeks), UKMIX 447
65 Marv Johnson You Got What it Takes 1959 Canada 2 - Nov 1959 (14 weeks), UK 7 - Feb 1960 (17 weeks), US Billboard 10 - Nov 1959 (22 weeks), DDD 31 of 1959, D.Marsh 32 of 1959, US BB 46 of 1960, US CashBox 47 of 1960, US Radio 85 of 1960 (peak 10 8 weeks), RYM 98 of 1959
66 Little Richard Baby Face 1959 Norway 1 - Feb 1959 (14 weeks), UK 2 - Jan 1959 (15 weeks), US Billboard 41 - Sep 1958 (10 weeks), Italy 87 of 1959, RYM 55 of 1959
67 Wink Martindale Deck of Cards 1959 Canada 3 - Oct 1959 (9 weeks), US Billboard 7 - Sep 1959 (17 weeks), NZ Lever 7 - Aug 1963 (1 week), UK 18 - Dec 1959 (9 weeks), US CashBox 30 of 1959, US Radio 52 of 1959 (peak 7 9 weeks), US BB 71 of 1959, UKMIX 73, RYM 119 of 1959
68 Paul Evans Seven Little Girls Sitting in the Back Seat 1959 Canada 3 - Sep 1959 (13 weeks), Norway 6 - Jan 1960 (6 weeks), US Billboard 9 - Sep 1959 (18 weeks), UK 25 - Nov 1959 (1 week), US CashBox 32 of 1959, US Radio 76 of 1959 (peak 9 7 weeks), US BB 100 of 1959
69 Lloyd Price I'm Gonna Get Married 1959 Canada 2 - Aug 1959 (14 weeks), US Billboard 3 - Aug 1959 (14 weeks), UK 23 - Sep 1959 (5 weeks), US BB 23 of 1959, US CashBox 26 of 1959, US Radio 27 of 1959 (peak 3 10 weeks), DDD 102 of 1959, RYM 134 of 1959
70 Fats Domino Be My Guest 1959 Norway 3 - Jan 1960 (11 weeks), Canada 6 - Nov 1959 (11 weeks), US Billboard 8 - Oct 1959 (14 weeks), UK 11 - Dec 1959 (12 weeks), DDD 60 of 1959, US Radio 83 of 1959 (peak 8 5 weeks), RYM 78 of 1959
71 The Clovers Love Potion Number Nine 1959 DDD 9 of 1959, D.Marsh 10 of 1959, Canada 20 - Oct 1959 (8 weeks), US Billboard 23 - Sep 1959 (17 weeks), US invalid BB 35 of 1959, POP 35 of 1959, nuTsie 99 of 1950s, Acclaimed 1060 (1959), RYM 26 of 1959, one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 500
72 Dodie Stevens Pink Shoe Laces 1959 US Billboard 3 - Feb 1959 (19 weeks), Canada 3 - Mar 1959 (11 weeks), US BB 15 of 1959, US Radio 21 of 1959 (peak 3 12 weeks), US CashBox 22 of 1959, Brazil 89 of 1959
73 Sammy Turner Lavender Blue 1959 US Billboard 3 - Jun 1959 (18 weeks), Canada 3 - Jul 1959 (9 weeks), Peel list 4 of 1959, US BB 33 of 1959, US CashBox 34 of 1959, US Radio 35 of 1959 (peak 3 8 weeks), DDD 81 of 1959
74 Ricky Nelson It's Late 1959 UK 3 - Apr 1959 (20 weeks), Canada 4 - Feb 1959 (11 weeks), US Billboard 9 - Mar 1959 (13 weeks), DDD 22 of 1959, US BB 74 of 1959, US Radio 82 of 1959 (peak 9 6 weeks), UKMIX 270, RYM 63 of 1959
75 Fats Domino I Want to Walk You Home 1959 Canada 3 - Aug 1959 (12 weeks), US Billboard 8 - Aug 1959 (13 weeks), UK 14 - Oct 1959 (5 weeks), D.Marsh 23 of 1959, DDD 40 of 1959, US BB 68 of 1959, US Radio 71 of 1959 (peak 8 7 weeks), RYM 65 of 1959
76 Paul Anka (All of a Sudden) My Heart Sings 1959 UK 10 - Jan 1959 (13 weeks), Canada 14 - Jan 1959 (11 weeks), Flanders 14 - Apr 1959 (4 months), US Billboard 15 - Dec 1958 (17 weeks), Italy 97 of 1959, US Radio 115 of 1959 (peak 15 5 weeks), RYM 68 of 1958
77 Della Reese Don't You Know 1959 US Billboard 2 - Sep 1959 (18 weeks), Springbok 2 - May 1975 (14 weeks), South Africa 9 of 1959, US Radio 17 of 1959 (peak 2 10 weeks), US CashBox 18 of 1959, US BB 43 of 1959
78 Travis & Bob Tell Him No 1959 Canada 1 - Mar 1959 (12 weeks), US Billboard 8 - Mar 1959 (13 weeks), Europe 52 of the 1950s (1959), US BB 60 of 1959, US Radio 78 of 1959 (peak 8 6 weeks)
79 Reg Owen Orchestra Manhattan Spiritual 1959 Canada 5 - Dec 1958 (10 weeks), Flanders 7 - Jan 1959 (6 months), US Billboard 10 - Dec 1958 (16 weeks), UK 20 - Feb 1959 (8 weeks), US Radio 80 of 1959 (peak 10 7 weeks), US BB 86 of 1959
80 Billy Grammer Gotta Travel On 1959 Canada 2 - Nov 1958 (15 weeks), US Billboard 4 - Nov 1958 (20 weeks), Australia 18 of 1959, US Radio 34 of 1959 (peak 4 11 weeks), US CashBox 42 of 1959, US BB 53 of 1959, RYM 162 of 1958
81 Adam Faith What Do You Want? 1959 UK 1 - Nov 1959 (19 weeks), Record Mirror 1 for 5 weeks - Dec 1959, UK sales 6 of the 1950s (820 k in 1959), UKMIX 171
82 The Falcons You're So Fine 1959 DDD 10 of 1959, US Billboard 17 - Apr 1959 (20 weeks), Canada 22 - Jun 1959 (7 weeks), D.Marsh 38 of 1959, US BB 91 of 1959, US Radio 131 of 1959 (peak 17 3 weeks), Acclaimed 1813 (1959), RYM 131 of 1959
83 Bill Ramsey Souvenirs 1959 Germany 1 for 6 weeks - Oct 1959, Germany 5 - Jan 1960 (4 months), Germany 235 of the 1960s (peak 5 17 weeks), RYM 64 of 1959
84 The Mystics Hushabye 1959 Canada 5 - Jun 1959 (13 weeks), D.Marsh 13 of 1959, US Billboard 20 - May 1959 (15 weeks), US invalid BB 36 of 1959, POP 36 of 1959, DDD 71 of 1959, US Radio 138 of 1959 (peak 20 1 week)
85 The Coasters Along Came Jones 1959 US Billboard 9 - May 1959 (12 weeks), Canada 11 - Jun 1959 (10 weeks), US invalid BB 27 of 1959, POP 27 of 1959, DDD 35 of 1959, US Radio 79 of 1959 (peak 9 6 weeks), US BB 80 of 1959
86 Nina Simone I Loves You, Porgy 1959 Grammy Hall of Fame in 2000 (1959), US Billboard 18 - Aug 1959 (15 weeks), Canada 22 - Aug 1959 (8 weeks), US Radio 135 of 1959 (peak 18 2 weeks), Acclaimed 1541 (1959), RYM 11 of 1959
87 Brook Benton Endlessly 1959 Canada 11 - Apr 1959 (11 weeks), US Billboard 12 - Apr 1959 (13 weeks), Flanders 20 - Aug 1959 (1 month), UK 28 - Jul 1959 (2 weeks), US BB 87 of 1959, US Radio 97 of 1959 (peak 12 5 weeks)
88 Marino Barreto jr Arrivederci 1959 Italy 1 of 1959, Italy 1 for 8 weeks - Jul 1959
89 Floyd Robinson Makin' Love 1959 Canada 6 - Aug 1959 (9 weeks), Norway 7 - Nov 1959 (4 weeks), UK 9 - Oct 1959 (9 weeks), US Billboard 20 - Jul 1959 (18 weeks), US Radio 138 of 1959 (peak 20 1 week), RYM 165 of 1959
90 Joe Damiano Forever 1959 Italy 1 for 8 weeks - Oct 1959, Italy 3 of 1959, Flanders 9 - Jul 1959 (4 months)
91 Duane Eddy Forty Miles of Bad Road 1959 Canada 4 - Jun 1959 (11 weeks), US Billboard 9 - Jun 1959 (15 weeks), UK 11 - Sep 1959 (9 weeks), DDD 33 of 1959, US BB 58 of 1959, US Radio 69 of 1959 (peak 9 7 weeks), RYM 150 of 1959
92 Freddy Cannon Tallahassie Lassie 1959 US Billboard 6 - May 1959 (15 weeks), Canada 6 - Jun 1959 (7 weeks), UK 17 - Aug 1959 (8 weeks), US BB 40 of 1959, US Radio 48 of 1959 (peak 6 8 weeks), DDD 49 of 1959, RYM 53 of 1959
93 Preston Epps Bongo Rock 1959 Canada 4 - Jun 1959 (10 weeks), US Billboard 14 - May 1959 (13 weeks), US invalid BB 39 of 1959, POP 39 of 1959, US BB 98 of 1959, US Radio 107 of 1959 (peak 14 4 weeks), RYM 71 of 1959
94 Pat Boone I'll Remember Tonight 1959 Norway 9 - Feb 1959 (2 weeks), Flanders 15 - Apr 1959 (1 month), Canada 16 - Oct 1958 (11 weeks), UK 18 - Jan 1959 (9 weeks), US Billboard 34 - Oct 1958 (11 weeks)
95 Bill Parsons All American Boy 1959 US Billboard 2 - Dec 1958 (16 weeks), Canada 2 - Jan 1959 (11 weeks), UK 22 - Apr 1959 (2 weeks), US BB 46 of 1959, US Radio 46 of 1959 (peak 2 9 weeks)
96 Edward Byrnes & Connie Stevens Kookie Kookie (Lend Me Your Comb) 1959 US Billboard 4 - Apr 1959 (13 weeks), Canada 6 - Apr 1959 (11 weeks), UK 27 - May 1960 (8 weeks), US CashBox 31 of 1959, US BB 37 of 1959, US Radio 50 of 1959 (peak 4 8 weeks)
97 Rock-a-teens Woo Hoo 1959 Canada 10 - Oct 1959 (9 weeks), US Billboard 16 - Oct 1959 (12 weeks), Germany 18 - Apr 1963 (2 months), DDD 66 of 1959, US Radio 133 of 1959 (peak 16 1 week), RYM 40 of 1959
98 Carl Dobkins Jr My Heart Is An Open Book 1959 Canada 2 - Jun 1959 (16 weeks), US Billboard 3 - Apr 1959 (24 weeks), US BB 19 of 1959, US Radio 23 of 1959 (peak 3 11 weeks), US CashBox 40 of 1959
99 Martin Denny Quiet Village 1959 Canada 3 - May 1959 (12 weeks), US Billboard 4 - Apr 1959 (16 weeks), US BB 18 of 1959, US CashBox 21 of 1959, US Radio 36 of 1959 (peak 4 9 weeks), RYM 77 of 1959
100 Chuck Berry Back in the USA 1959 D.Marsh 3 of 1959, DDD 17 of 1959, US invalid BB 30 of 1959, POP 30 of 1959, US Billboard 37 - Jun 1959 (8 weeks), Acclaimed 1465 (1959), RYM 7 of 1959
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21 Nov 2020

Dean Webb

A: Warm Your Heart B: Hey Miss Fannie Parlophone UK R 4549 Apr 1959 7"

Looks like failed to chart, +though for the second single review Disc magazine refered to 'His other hit' so a bit of airplay possibly.

A: The Rough And The Smooth B: Streamline Baby Parlophone UK R 4587 Oct 1959

Both discs will set you back £100+ if you can find one

21 Nov 2020

45RPM Song

The Checkmates [Singapore] 45 RPM Benny Chan OR The Mark IV [50s] (morelikely- might only have been on 78 but issued on a Finland EP and a more recent bootleg disc.

16 Oct 2017

help me find a song please,

the words go like this,,,Take off your shoes and feel feel the grass, set backand watch the hours pass,,, ect.ect'

3 Jul 2017

A song called 45 rpm+

Hi I hope you may be able to help me , there's a song I used to listen to with my brother I think it's called 45 rpm . I think it may have been a doowop group that sung it , the only other thing I can tell you is that it was quite a fast record the sort you could jive to , and I think it was an American group , not English , thanks in advance John h+

16 Nov 2016

Sweet Chile was by Sheb Wooley and it was played around August of 59 I don'tknow if it charted or not

It did chart, but only in one place, Billboard 6 weeks peak 70 (entered Jun 1959)

29 Oct 2015

A song of the late 40s or early 1950s went like this:

A song of the late 40s or early 1950s went like this : +maybe you were meantfor me and maybe I was meant for you and maybe you'll come back to me Someday . 2nd verse, +do you remember the way we used to dance , +The parties the picnics and they thrill of our romance ,and maybe you'll come back to me someday. I don't remember the rest

1 Feb 2015

Rare instrumental from 1959

I have been searching for a rare song from 1959, called Moonlight Madness, by Lee Stone on Decca records. +It was totally instrumental, except at the beginning he said "I play for you, Moonlight Madness". Every site I search on only has the usual 100 suspects of hits. +Do you know anything about this record or where I can find out?

There was a song called "Moonlight Madness (Then You Were Gone)" that was a hit for Ted Lewis & his Orchestra in 1928. Maybe you should start from there?

12 Nov 2014

Lloyd Price - Personality (Dupl. Listing)

Please take a look at #15. I've sent (2) e-mails to Lloyd Price page with no response. On that page #1 and #5 are the same recording. Should move this song up the list. Thanks.

We typically get more than 10,000 spam messages a day (and a few 10s of real ones) so we have some automated filters that attempt to remove all the bad and keep the good. It is likely that your messages to the Lloyd Price page were probably wrongly triggering the spam filters, we're sorry about that

Your suggestion is a good one, we've edited the data, thanks for being persistent

23 Oct 2014

The Browns

#13- The Three Bells was also on Your Hit Parade #7.

You are correct, the data has been fixed, thanks

19 Oct 2014

Elvis Presley- Duplicate Listing

Shouldn't #86 be combined with #7 (A Fool Such As I ) and #27 (I Need Your Love Tonight ) ?

Almost. The song "(Now & then There's) A Fool Such As I" was a hit in 1959 in Canada and the UK. This was already noted. The entry you found should be listed under 2005 (when it was a hit again).

We've tried to correct the data. Thanks for getting us to look at it.

3 Apr 2014

who did a song called yes you are

18 Feb 2014

Harlem Noctrine by the Viscounts

If anyone knows where I can purchase a CD with the song "Harlem Noctrine" by the Viscounts PLEASE let me know!! +I sure would appreciate it. +Thanks.

Amazon have it for sale

20 Jan 2014

song Sweet Child

Heard song many times on AFKN radio in Korea in 1959. +it started "Down by the levee where the river boat goes lives a Louisiana farmer named Papa Devero" any info would help.

Would really like a copy of song.

19 Oct 2013

Sweet Child

I remember a song titled 'Sweet Child' in 1959 (possibly '58), but I don't remeber who sang it. It started "Down by the levee where the river boat goes lives a Louisiana farmer named Papa Devero" The chorus started "Sweet Child, livin' on the bayou, Sweet Child, livin' on the bayou". Other bit of the lyrics are "Sweet Child's goin' on 17, Sweet Child's gonna be a teen age queen".

28 Jan 2013

song " Again "

I'm looking for the singer's name that song. It's the same one sung by Nat King Cole in the year 1959 or 1960, but more quickly. I have sended to you an email last week, without reply. Thanks.

IVAN PATACHO

21 Jan 2013

song " Again " 1959 or 1960

Two singers recorded the song " Again " in 1959 or 1960. One was Nat King Cole. I need to know the name of other singer. Please, give me this information. Thank you. IVAN PATACHO ( BRAZIL )

The only version near 1959 that reached the charts was by The Universals in 1957.

However there were many more versions released in 1949 or 1950, that made it into the charts by Doris Day, Gordon Jenkins, Vic Damone, Mel Torme, Tommy Dorsey, Art Mooney, Vera Lynn and Charles Brown.

13 Dec 2012

song title

heard a song when I was young it goes some thing like let me tell a story about a boy who ran illegal alcohol daddy made the moonshine son drove the load.

Is the song thunder road who sang it and what year.

Could be "The Ballad of Thunder Road" from 1958 sung by Robert Mitchum?

19 Aug 2012

can't remember artist or 1959 song name+

this guy had a deep voice and i believe first name was joey and the lyrics went something like this: "I have waited all my life to find the girl like you Now that i have the one to make my dreams come true " chorus : "love is something you can't hide something that you feel inside etc.

29 Jan 2012

The Passions

Did any of the Passions hits chart high enough to be listed. They had some great songs.

The Passions have three hits, the one you are interested in is:

"Just To Be With You" (1959) - US Billboard 69 - Oct 1959 (10 weeks)

The other two hits are from 1981, so we guess a different group of the same name is responsible for "I'm in Love With a German Film Star".

29 Jan 2012

Mystics

Where did the Mystics with their hit "Hush A Bye" fall in the charts? I have a group from 1959 also. I posted it there.

The Mystics had two hits, both in 1959:

"Hushabye" (1959) - Canada 5 - Jun 1959 (13 weeks), D.Marsh 13 of 1959, US Billboard 20 - May 1959 (15 weeks), US BB 36 of 1959, POP 36 of 1959, DDD 71 of 1959, US Radio 138 of 1959 (peak 20 1 week)

"Don't Take The Stars" (1959) - US Billboard 98 - Oct 1959 (2 weeks)

23 Jun 2011

Dean Webb

Dean Webb released a couple of singles in 1859. "Hey Miss Fannie" and 'Rough With The Smooth'. Does anyone know their chart positions please,or,in fact, anything about his career. Thank You.

We don't have any entries for Dean Webb anywhere. 1859 is outside our time frame (but we suspect you meant 1959).

The song "Hey Miss Fannie" was released by The Clovers in 1952.

The song "Rough With The Smooth" was released by Shara Nelson in 1995.

16 Feb 2011

Tragedy

Tragedy was a hit by Thomas Wayne, and was later a hit by The Fleetwoods. Theposter above was probably thinking of The Fleetwoods since they were, like The Browns, a trio consisting of one man and two women, and both groups were popular at the same time.

18 Dec 2010

Kansas City

I think 'Kansas City' was by Wilbert Harrison, not Wilbur.

Having checked you are correct, some of the charts incorrectly list his name as Wilbur. We have fixed the problem.

Thanks for the input

25 Oct 2010

27 & 24 Elvis Presley should be the same song

Please double check the following two songs from Elvis should be the same: 27 - Elvis Presley - (Now & then There's) A Fool Such As I and 1950s (1958), RYM 64 of 1958, Brazil 81 of 1959 34 - Elvis Presley - A Fool Such As I

Thanks.

Your correction has been noted and applied. The next release of the data will fix that. Thanks for the input.

3 Jul 2010

song tragedy

Was the song "Tragedy" ever song by a group called "The Browns"

This site only lists hits, rather than all songs released by a particular group. So if you mean to ask did The Browns have a hit anywhere with a song called "Tragedy" we can answer that, they didn't.

We assume that the group you are referring to were the singers of "The Three Bells (Les Trois Cloches)" (which was a big hit in 1959).

They had less successful hits with "The Old Lamplighter", "Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair)", "Send Me the Pillow You Dream On", "Blue Christmas", "Ground Hog", "Heaven Fell Last Night", "Teen-Ex" and "The Old Master Painter". All between 1959 and 1962.

"Barbara & The Browns" also had a hit with "Big Party" in 1964, we assume that is a related act.

According to Wikipedia they disbanded in 1967 (although they reunited in 2006). The Wikipedia article has a list of the singles they released, which again doesn't have anything like the title you asked about.

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