The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1959 |
TOP 50 POP SINGLES (As published in the December 26, 1959, issue) |
POS | TITLE Artist (Label) |
1 | MACK THE KNIFE Bobby Darin (Atco) |
2 | THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS Johnny Horton (Columbia) |
3 | VENUS Frankie Avalon (Chancellor) |
4 | LONELY BOY Paul Anka (ABC-Paramount) |
5 | THERE GOES MY BABY The Drifters (Atlantic) |
6 | PERSONALITY Lloyd Price (ABC-Paramount) |
7 | THE THREE BELLS The Browns (RCA Victor) |
8 | PUT YOUR HEAD ON MY SHOULDER Paul Anka (ABC-Paramount) |
9 | SLEEP WALK Santo & Johnny (Canadian-American) |
10 | COME SOFTLY TO ME The Fleetwoods (Dolphin) |
11 | STAGGER LEE Lloyd Price (ABC-Paramount) |
12 | DREAM LOVER Bobby Darin (Atco) |
13 | KANSAS CITY Wilbert Harrison (Fury) |
14 | SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES The Platters (Mercury) |
15 | CHARLIE BROWN The Coasters (Atco) |
16 | MR. BLUE The Fleetwoods (Dolton) |
17 | (Now And Then Theres) A FOOL SUCH AS I Elvis Presley (RCA Victor) |
18 | DONT YOU KNOW Della Reese (RCA Victor) |
19 | A BIG HUNK O LOVE Elvis Presley (RCA Victor) |
20 | WHAT A DIFFRENCE A DAY MAKES Dinah Washington (Mercury) |
21 | QUIET VILLAGE Martin Denny (Liberty) |
22 | PINK SHOE LACES Dodie Stevens (Crystalette) |
23 | ITS JUST A MATTER OF TIME Brook Benton (Mercury) |
24 | SEA OF LOVE Phil Phillips with The Twilights (Mercury) |
25 | A TEENAGER IN LOVE Dion & The Belmonts (Laurie) |
26 | IM GONNA GET MARRIED Lloyd Price (ABC-Paramount) |
27 | SORRY (I Ran All The Way Home) The Impalas (Cub) |
28 | (Til) I KISSED YOU The Everly Brothers (Cadence) |
29 | PRIMROSE LANE Jerry Wallace with The Jewels (Challenge) |
30 | DECK OF CARDS Wink Martindale (Dot) |
31 | KOOKIE, KOOKIE (Lend Me Your Comb) Edd Byrnes & Connie Stevens (Warner Bros.) |
32 | (Seven Little Girls) SITTING IN THE BACK SEAT Paul Evans (Guaranteed) |
33 | LIPSTICK ON YOUR COLLAR Connie Francis (M-G-M) |
34 | LAVENDER-BLUE Sammy Turner (Big Top) |
35 | THE HAPPY ORGAN Dave Baby Cortez (Clock) |
36 | THE HAWAIIAN WEDDING SONG (Ke Kali Nei Au) Andy Williams (Cadence) |
37 | WATERLOO Stonewall Jackson (Columbia) |
38 | RED RIVER ROCK Johnny & The Hurricanes (Warwick) |
39 | TEEN BEAT Sandy Nelson (Original Sound) |
40 | MY HEART IS AN OPEN BOOK Carl Dobkins, Jr. (Decca) |
41 | SINCE I DONT HAVE YOU The Skyliners (Calico) |
42 | GOTTA TRAVEL ON Billy Grammer (Monument) |
43 | FRANKIE Connie Francis (M-G-M) |
44 | THE CHILDRENS MARCHING SONG (Nick Nack Taddy Whack) Cyril Stapleton & His Orchestra (London) / Mitch Miller & His Orchestra (Columbia) |
45 | LONELY STREET Andy Williams (Cadence) |
46 | DONNA Ritchie Valens (Del-Fi) |
47 | TIGER Fabian (Chancellor) |
48 | HEARTACHES BY THE NUMBER Guy Mitchell (Columbia) |
49 | 16 CANDLES The Crests (Coed) |
50 | BROKEN-HEARTED MELODY Sarah Vaughan (Mercury) |