This is a list of Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1959. The Top 100, as revealed in the year-end edition of Billboard dated December 14, 1959, is based on Hot 100 charts from the issue dates of January through November 1959. No. Title Artist(s)1 "The Battle of New Orleans" Johnny Horton2 "Mack the Knife" Bobby Darin3 "Personality" Lloyd Price4 "Venus" Frankie Avalon5 "Lonely Boy" Paul Anka6 "Dream Lover" Bobby Darin7 "The Three Bells" The Browns8 "Come Softly to Me" The Fleetwoods9 "Kansas City" Wilbert Harrison10 "Mr. Blue" The Fleetwoods11 "Sleep Walk" Santo & Johnny12 "Put Your Head on My Shoulder" Paul Anka13 "Stagger Lee" Lloyd Price14 "Donna" Ritchie Valens15 "Pink Shoe Laces" Dodie Stevens16 "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" The Platters17 "Charlie Brown" The Coasters18 "Quiet Village" Martin Denny19 "My Heart Is an Open Book" Carl Dobkins Jr.20 "(Till) I Kissed You" The Everly Brothers21 "Sea of Love" Phil Phillips22 "The Happy Organ" Dave Cortez23 "I'm Gonna Get Married" Lloyd Price24 "Sorry (I Ran All the Way Home)" The Impalas25 "A Teenager in Love" Dion and the Belmonts26 "16 Candles" The Crests27 "It's Just a Matter of Time" Brook Benton28 "Lipstick on Your Collar" Connie Francis29 "There Goes My Baby" The Drifters30 "A Big Hunk o' Love" Elvis Presley31 "Red River Rock" Johnny and the Hurricanes32 "Waterloo" Stonewall Jackson33 "Lavender Blue" Sammy Turner34 "(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I" Elvis Presley35 "Guitar Boogie Shuffle" The Virtues36 "Teen Beat" Sandy Nelson37 "Kookie, Kookie (Lend Me Your Comb)" Edd Byrnes & Connie Stevens38 "Tragedy" Thomas Wayne39 "My Happiness" Connie Francis40 "Tallahassee Lassie" Freddy Cannon41 "Tiger" Fabian42 "Never Be Anyone Else But You" Ricky Nelson43 "Don't You Know?" Della Reese44 "I Need Your Love Tonight" Elvis Presley45 "What a Diff'rence a Day Makes" Dinah Washington46 "The All American Boy" Bobby Bare47 "Primrose Lane" Jerry Wallace48 "Alvin's Harmonica" The Chipmunks49 "Lonely Street" Andy Williams50 "What'd I Say" Ray Charles51 "Broken Hearted Melody" Sarah Vaughan52 "Only You (And You Alone)" Franck Pourcel53 "Gotta Travel On" Billy Grammer54 "Poison Ivy" The Coasters55 "Turn Me Loose" Fabian56 "Lonely Teardrops" Jackie Wilson57 "Hawaiian Wedding Song" Andy Williams58 "Forty Miles of Bad Road" Duane Eddy59 "Just Ask Your Heart" Frankie Avalon60 "Tell Him No" Travis and Bob61 "Frankie" Connie Francis62 "I've Had It" The Bell Notes63 "I Cried a Tear" LaVern Baker64 "Enchanted" The Platters65 "Since I Don't Have You" The Skyliners66 "Peter Gunn Theme" Ray Anthony67 "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)" The Chipmunks68 "I Want to Walk You Home" Fats Domino69 "So Fine" The Fiestas70 "Bobby Sox to Stockings" Frankie Avalon71 "The Deck of Cards" Wink Martindale72 "A Lover's Question" Clyde McPhatter73 "I Only Have Eyes for You" The Flamingos74 "It's Late" Ricky Nelson75 "Petite Fleur" Chris Barber's Jazz Band76 "Tall Paul" Annette Funicello77 "The Tijuana Jail" The Kingston Trio78 "Just a Little Too Much" Ricky Nelson79 "Goodbye Baby" Jack Scott80 "Along Came Jones" The Coasters81 "Three Stars" Tommy Dee & Carol Kay82 "A Boy Without a Girl" Frankie Avalon83 "Sweeter Than You" Ricky Nelson84 "It Was I" Skip & Flip85 "Goodbye Jimmy, Goodbye" Kathy Linden86 "Manhattan Spiritual" Reg Owen Orchestra87 "Endlessly" Brook Benton88 "Heartaches by the Number" Guy Mitchell89 "Sea Cruise" Frankie Ford90 "That's Why (I Love You So)" Jackie Wilson91 "You're So Fine" The Falcons92 "Kissin' Time" Bobby Rydell93 "My Wish Came True" Elvis Presley94 "Morgen" Ivo Robić95 "Baby Talk" Jan and Dean96 "Take a Message to Mary" The Everly Brothers97 "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" Mormon Tabernacle Choir98 "Bongo Rock" Preston Epps99 "In the Mood" Ernie Fields100 "Seven Little Girls Sitting in the Back Seat" Paul Evans
See also 1959 in music List of Billboard number-one singles of 1959 List of Billboard Hot 100 top-ten singles in 1959
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