Billboard Hot 100

Week of January 26, 1959

Billboard Hot 100

The week’s most popular songs, ranked by audio and video streaming activity on leading digital music services, radio airplay audience impressions based on monitored airplay and sales data, all compiled by Luminate. Audience totals are derived, in part, using certain Nielsen Audio listener estimates.

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Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

The Platters

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Songwriter(s):

O.Harbach, J.Kern

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury

Billboard Hot 100

Week of January 26, 1959

This Week

Award

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Peak Pos.

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1
- Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
  The Platters
- 1
- 1
- 11
- - 1
  - 1
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

O.Harbach, J.Kern

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury

2
- My Happiness
  Connie Francis
- 2
- 2
- 8
- - 2
  - 2
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

B.Bergantine, B.Peterson

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM

3
- Donna
  Ritchie Valens
- 4
- 3
- 10
- - 4
  - 3
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

Ritchie Valens

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Del-Fi

4
- 16 Candles
  The Crests
- 5
- 4
- 10
- - 5
  - 4
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

L.Dixon, A.Khent

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Coed

5
- Stagger Lee
  Lloyd Price
- 9
- 5
- 8
- - 9
  - 5
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

H.Logan, L.Price

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC-Paramount

6
- Gotta Travel On
  Billy Grammer
- 7
- 4
- 10
- - 7
  - 4
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

P.Clayton, L.Ehrlich, R.Gilbert, L.Hays, F.Hellerman, D.Lazer, P.Seeger

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Monument

7
- A Lover's Question
  Clyde McPhatter
- 6
- 6
- 16
- - 6
  - 6
  - 16

Songwriter(s):

B.Benton, J.Williams

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

8
- Lonely Teardrops
  Jackie Wilson
- 12
- 8
- 10
- - 12
  - 8
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

B.Gordy Jr., T.Carlo

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Brunswick

9
- Goodbye Baby
  Jack Scott
- 15
- 9
- 7
- - 15
  - 9
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

J.Scott

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Carlton

10
- Whole Lotta Loving
  Fats Domino
- 8
- 6
- 11
- - 8
  - 6
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

D.Bartholomew, F.Domino

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Imperial Records

11
- May You Always
  The McGuire Sisters
- 27
- 11
- 4
- - 27
  - 11
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

L.Markes, Dick Charles

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Coral

12
- The All American Boy
  Bill Parsons
- 17
- 12
- 6
- - 17
  - 12
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

O.Lunsford, B.Parsons

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Fraternity

13
- Manhattan Spiritual
  Reg Owen & His Orchestra
- 16
- 13
- 8
- - 16
  - 13
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

B.Maxted

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Palette

14
- Lucky Ladybug
  Billy & Lillie
- 25
- 14
- 6
- - 25
  - 14
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

F.Slay, B.Crewe

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Swan

15
- The Chipmunk Song
  The Chipmunks With David Seville
- 3
- 1
- 9
- - 3
  - 1
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Liberty

16
- Lonesome Town
  Ricky Nelson
- 14
- 7
- 15
- - 14
  - 7
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Imperial Records

17
- One Night
  Elvis Presley
- 13
- 4
- 12
- - 13
  - 4
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

18
- To Know Him, Is To Love Him
  The Teddy Bears
- 10
- 1
- 19
- - 10
  - 1
  - 19

Songwriter(s):

P.Spector

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dore

19
- The Diary
  Neil Sedaka
- 21
- 19
- 8
- - 21
  - 19
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

N.Sedaka, H.Greenfield

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

20
- (All of a Sudden) My Heart Sings
  Paul Anka
- 24
- 20
- 6
- - 24
  - 20
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

H.Rome, J.Blanvillain, H%Herpin

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC-Paramount

21
- Problems
  The Everly Brothers
- 11
- 2
- 12
- - 11
  - 2
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Cadence

22
- Peter Gunn
  Ray Anthony and His Orchestra
- 34
- 22
- 4
- - 34
  - 22
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

H.N.Mancini

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

23
- The Hawaiian Wedding Song (Ke Kali Nei Au)
  Andy Williams
- 30
- 23
- 5
- - 30
  - 23
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

C.King, A.Hoffman, D.Manning

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Cadence

24
- Tom Dooley
  The Kingston Trio
- 18
- 1
- 18
- - 18
  - 1
  - 18

Songwriter(s):

D.Guard

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

25
- Bimbombey
  Jimmie Rodgers
- 19
- 11
- 12
- - 19
  - 11
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Roulette

26
- The Little Drummer Boy
  The Harry Simeone Chorale
- 23
- 13
- 6
- - 23
  - 13
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

H.Simeone, K.Davis, H.Onerati

27
- I Cried A Tear
  LaVern Baker
- 35
- 27
- 8
- - 35
  - 27
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

A.Julia

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

28
- Nobody But You
  Dee Clark
- 26
- 26
- 9
- - 26
  - 26
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

D.Clark

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Abner

29
- Beep Beep
  The Playmates
- 20
- 4
- 13
- - 20
  - 4
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Roulette

30
- The Children's Marching Song (Nick Nack Taddy Whack)
  Cyril Stapleton And His Orchestra
- 40
- 30
- 3
- - 40
  - 30
  - 3

Songwriter(s):

M.Arnold

Imprint/Promotion Label:

London

31
- I Got Stung
  Elvis Presley
- 22
- 8
- 13
- - 22
  - 8
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

32
- Love You Most Of All
  Sam Cooke
- 31
- 26
- 11
- - 31
  - 26
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Keen

33
- La Bamba
  Ritchie Valens
- 33
- 33
- 5
- - 33
  - 33
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

Ritchie Valens

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Del-Fi

34
- With The Wind And The Rain In Your Hair
  Pat Boone
- 50
- 34
- 3
- - 50
  - 34
  - 3

Songwriter(s):

New Writer, C.Edwards

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dot

35
- The Children's Marching Song (Nick Nack Paddy Whack)
  Mitch Miller and his "Sing Along With Mitch" Chorus
- 54
- 35
- 3
- - 54
  - 35
  - 3

Songwriter(s):

M.Arnold

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

36
- The Little Space Girl
  Jesse Lee Turner
- 46
- 36
- 4
- - 46
  - 36
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

J.L.Turner

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Carlton

37
- Red River Rose
  The Ames Brothers
- 37
- 37
- 5
- - 37
  - 37
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

T.Connor, J.Reine

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

38
- Rocka-Conga
  The Applejacks
- 39
- 38
- 6
- - 39
  - 38
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

J.Sheldon, D.Leon

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Cameo

39
- Teasin'
  Quaker City Boys
- 45
- 39
- 6
- - 45
  - 39
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

A.Hoffman, I.Fields

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Swan

40
- Queen Of The Hop
  Bobby Darin
- 29
- 9
- 17
- - 29
  - 9
  - 17

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atco

41
- Tall Paul
  Annette With The Afterbeats
- 43
- 41
- 4
- - 43
  - 41
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

B.Roberts, R.Sherman, R.Sherman

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Disneyland

42
- I'll Wait For You
  Frankie Avalon
- 38
- 15
- 15
- - 38
  - 15
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chancellor

43
- Blue Hawaii
  Billy Vaughn And His Orchestra
- 52
- 43
- 5
- - 52
  - 43
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

L.Robin, R.Rainger

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dot

Billboard Hot 100

Week of January 26, 1959

Billboard Hot 100

Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

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Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

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My Happiness

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Donna

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16 Candles

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Stagger Lee

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Gotta Travel On

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A Lover's Question

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Lonely Teardrops

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Goodbye Baby

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Whole Lotta Loving

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May You Always

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The All American Boy

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Manhattan Spiritual

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Lucky Ladybug

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The Chipmunk Song

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Lonesome Town

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One Night

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To Know Him, Is To Love Him

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The Diary

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(All of a Sudden) My Heart Sings

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Problems

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Peter Gunn

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The Hawaiian Wedding Song (Ke Kali Nei Au)

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tom Dooley

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Bimbombey