List of number one hits in the US (1959)

This is a list of the number one hits on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in the United States in 1959. There were fifteen number one singles and twelve number one albums that year.

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Singles

← 1958 ←	List of number one hits in the US			1960 →
Period Where. total Interpreter Title Author (s) Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , author [s], additional information) December 29, 1958 - January 18, 1959 3 weeks (4 in total) 4th David Seville & Alvin & the Chipmunks The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late) Ross Bagdasarian - January 19, 1959 - February 8, 1959 3 weeks (total 3) 3 The Platters Smoke Gets in Your Eyes Jerome David Kern , Otto Harbach - February 9, 1959 - March 8, 1959 4 weeks (4 in total) 4th Lloyd Price with Don Costa & His Orchestra Stagger Lee Harold Logan, Lloyd Price - March 9, 1959 - April 12, 1959 5 weeks (total 5) 5 Frankie Avalon with Peter De Angelis & His Orchestra & Chorus Venus Ed Marshall - April 13, 1959 - May 10, 1959 4 weeks (4 in total) 4th The Fleetwoods with Bonnie Guitar Come Softly to Me Barbara Ellis, Gary Troxel, Gretchen Christopher - May 11, 1959 - May 17, 1959 1 week (total 1) 1 Dave Cortez The Happy Organ Ken Wood. David Clowney, James L. Warrior - May 18, 1959 - May 31, 1959 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Wilbert Harrison Kansas City Leiber / Stoller - June 1, 1959 - July 12, 1959 6 weeks (6 in total) 6th Johnny Horton The Battle of New Orleans Jimmy Driftwood - July 13, 1959 - August 9, 1959 4 weeks (4 in total) 4th Paul Anka with Don Costa & His Orchestra Lonely Boy Paul Anka - August 10, 1959 - August 23, 1959 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires A Big Hunk o 'Love Aaron Schroeder , Sid Jaxon - August 24, 1959 - September 20, 1959 4 weeks (4 in total) 4th The Browns The Three Bells Jean Villard , Bert Reisfeld - September 21, 1959 - October 4, 1959 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Santo & Johnny Sleep Walk Santo Farina, John Farina, Ann Farina - October 5, 1959 - November 15, 1959 6 weeks (6 in total) 6th Bobby in it Mack the Knife Kurt Weill , Bertolt Brecht , Marc Blitzstein - November 16, 1959 - November 22, 1959 1 week (total 1) 1 The Fleetwoods Mr. Blue Dewayne Blackwell - November 23, 1959 - December 13, 1959 3 weeks (9 in total) 9 Bobby in it Mack the Knife Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht, Marc Blitzstein - December 14, 1959 - December 27, 1959 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Guy Mitchell with Joe Sherman & His Orchestra Heartaches by the Number Harlan Howard -
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Albums

← 1958 ←	List of number one albums in the US			1960 →
Period Where. total Interpreter title Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , additional information) December 27, 1958 - January 11, 1959 3 weeks (6 in total) 6th Mitch Miller & The Gang Sing Along with Mitch - January 12, 1959 - February 1, 1959 3 weeks (total 3) 3 Mitch Miller & The Gang Christmas Sing - Along with Mitch - February 2, 1959 - February 22, 1959 3 weeks (total 3) 3 Original Broadway cast Flower drum song - February 23, 1959 - May 3, 1959 10 weeks (total 10) 10 Henry Mancini The Music from Peter Gunn - May 4, 1959 - May 24, 1959 3 weeks (6 in total) 6th Original motion picture soundtrack Gigi -
← 1958				→ 1960 →

From May 25, 1959, the album charts were divided into mono albums and stereo number one hits albums. This separation remained in force until 1963.

Mono

← 1958 ←	List of number one albums in the US			1960 →
Period Where. total Interpreter title Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , additional information) May 25, 1959 - June 21, 1959 4 weeks (total 10) 10 Original motion picture soundtrack Gigi - June 22, 1959 - July 26, 1959 5 weeks (total 5) 5 Martin Denny Exotica - July 27, 1959 - November 8, 1959 15 weeks (total of 15) 15th The Kingston Trio At large - November 9, 1959 - December 13, 1959 5 weeks (total 5) 5 Johnny Mathis Heavenly - December 14, 1959 - December 27, 1959 2 weeks (total 2) 2 The Kingston Trio Here We Go Again! -
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stereo

← 1958 ←	List of number one albums in the US			1960 →
Period Where. total Interpreter title Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , additional information) May 25, 1959 - June 21, 1959 4 weeks (total 11) 11 Original motion picture soundtrack South Pacific - June 22, 1959 - July 12, 1959 3 weeks (total of 15) 15th Rex Harrison & Julie Andrews My fair lady - July 13, 1959 - July 19, 1959 1 week (total of 12) 12 Original motion picture soundtrack South Pacific - July 20, 1959 - July 26, 1959 1 week (total 1) 1 Mantovani & his Orchestra Film Encores Volume 1 - July 27, 1959 - December 27, 1959 22 weeks (34 in total) 34 Original motion picture soundtrack South Pacific -
← 1958				→ 1960 →

Web links

• List of number one hits in the United States (1950–1959)
• Chartsurfer.de - Number 1 hits USA (1959)
• Billboard Google Books 1940-1964
• Billboard Magazine 1936 to 2014 (Free Archive)

literature

• Whitburn, Joel (2013). Top Pop Singles: 1955-2012, 14th Edition Record Research. ISBN 978-0-89820-205-2
• Whitburn, Joel (2010). Top Pop Albums: 1955-2009, 7th Edition Record Research. ISBN 978-0-89820-183-3

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Discogs (David Seville & the Chipmunks - The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late))
2. ↑ Discogs (The Platters - Smoke Gets in Your Eyes)
3. ↑ Discogs (Lloyd Price with Don Costa & His Orchestra - Stagger Lee)
4. ↑ Discogs (Frankie Avalon with Peter De Angelis & His Orchestra & Chorus - Venus)
5. ↑ Discogs (The Fleetwoods with Bonnie Guitar - Come Softly to Me)
6. ↑ Discogs (Dave "Baby" Cortez - The Happy Organ)
7. ↑ Discogs (Wilbert Harrison - Kansas City)
8. ↑ Discogs (Johnny Horton - The Battle of New Orleans)
9. ↑ Discogs (Paul Anka with Don Costa & His Orchestra - Lonely Boy)
10. ↑ Discogs (Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires - A Big Hunk o 'Love)
11. ↑ Discogs (The Browns - The Three Bells (Les trois cloches))
12. ↑ Discogs (Santo & Johnny - Sleep Walk)
13. ↑ Discogs (Bobby Darin - Mack the Knife)
14. ↑ Discogs (The Fleetwoods - Mr. Blue)
15. ↑ Discogs (Guy Mitchell with Joe Sherman & His Orchestra - Heartaches by the Number)
16. ↑ Discogs (Mitch Miller & The Gang - Sing Along with Mitch)
17. ↑ Discogs (Mitch Miller & The Gang - Christmas Sing - Along with Mitch)
18. ↑ Discogs (Original Broadway Cast - Flower Drum Song)
19. ↑ Discogs (Henry Mancini - The Music from Peter Gunn)
20. ↑ Discogs (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - Gigi)
21. ↑ Discogs (Martin Denny - Exotica)
22. ↑ Discogs (The Kingston Trio - At Large)
23. ↑ Discogs (Johnny Mathis - Heavenly)
24. ↑ Discogs (The Kingston Trio - Here We Go Again)
25. ↑ Discogs (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - South Pacific)
26. ↑ Discogs (Rex Harrison & Julie Andrews - My Fair Lady)
27. ↑ Discogs (Mantovani & his Orchestra - Film Encores Volume 1)

See also: Number one hits in 1959 in Australia , Belgium , Germany , France , Norway , Spain, and the United Kingdom .