Billboard Hot 100

Week of July 6, 1959

Billboard Hot 100

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR CURRENT SONGS ACROSS ALL GENRES, RANKED BY STREAMING ACTIVITY FROM DIGITAL MUSIC SOURCES TRACKED BY LUMINATE, RADIO AIRPLAY AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS AS MEASURED BY LUMINATE AND SALES DATA AS COMPILED BY LUMINATE.

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The Battle Of New Orleans

Johnny Horton

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Songwriter(s):

J.Driftwood

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

Billboard Hot 100

Week of July 6, 1959

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1
- The Battle Of New Orleans
  Johnny Horton
- 1
- 1
- 11
- - 1
  - 1
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

J.Driftwood

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

2
- Lonely Boy
  Paul Anka
- 3
- 2
- 6
- - 3
  - 2
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

P.Anka

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC-Paramount

3
- Personality
  Lloyd Price and His Orchestra
- 2
- 2
- 11
- - 2
  - 2
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

H.Logan, L.Price

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC-Paramount

4
- Dream Lover
  Bobby Darin
- 4
- 2
- 12
- - 4
  - 2
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

B.Darin

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atco

5
- Lipstick On Your Collar
  Connie Francis
- 5
- 5
- 8
- - 5
  - 5
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

G.Goehring, E.Lewis

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM

6
- Waterloo
  Stonewall Jackson
- 12
- 6
- 7
- - 12
  - 6
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

J.D.Loudermilk, M.Wilkin

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

7
- Tallahassee Lassie
  Freddy Cannon
- 6
- 6
- 9
- - 6
  - 6
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

B.Crewe, F.Picariello, F.Slay

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Swan

8
- Bobby Sox To Stockings
  Frankie Avalon
- 13
- 8
- 7
- - 13
  - 8
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

R.DiCicco, R.Faith

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chancellor

9
- Frankie
  Connie Francis
- 11
- 9
- 8
- - 11
  - 9
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

N.Sedaka, H.Greenfield

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM

10
- Tiger
  Fabian
- 19
- 10
- 4
- - 19
  - 10
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

O.Jones

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chancellor

11
- Along Came Jones
  The Coasters
- 9
- 9
- 8
- - 9
  - 9
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

J.Leiber, M.Stoller

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atco

12
- A Boy Without A Girl
  Frankie Avalon
- 16
- 12
- 7
- - 16
  - 12
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

S.Jacobson, R.Sexter

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chancellor

13
- My Heart Is An Open Book
  Carl Dobkins, Jr.
- 17
- 13
- 12
- - 17
  - 13
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

H.David, L.Pockriss

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Decca

14
- Quiet Village
  The Exotic Sounds of Martin Denny
- 8
- 4
- 13
- - 8
  - 4
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

L.Baxter

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Liberty

15
- Bongo Rock
  Preston Epps
- 14
- 14
- 8
- - 14
  - 14
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

P.Epps, A.Egnoian

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Original Sound

16
- I Only Have Eyes For You
  The Flamingos
- 15
- 15
- 6
- - 15
  - 15
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

H.Warren

Imprint/Promotion Label:

END

17
- Kansas City
  Wilbert Harrison
- 7
- 1
- 13
- - 7
  - 1
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

J.Leiber, M.Stoller

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Fury

18
- M.T.A.
  The Kingston Trio
- 28
- 18
- 4
- - 28
  - 18
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

J.Steiner, B.Hawes

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

19
- A Teenager In Love
  Dion & The Belmonts
- 10
- 5
- 12
- - 10
  - 5
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

D.Pomus, M.Shuman

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Laurie

20
- You're So Fine
  The Falcons
- 21
- 20
- 12
- - 21
  - 20
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

L.Finney, W.Schofield

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Unart

21
- Just Keep It Up
  Dee Clark
- 18
- 18
- 10
- - 18
  - 18
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

O.Blackwell

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Abner

22
- Hushabye
  The Mystics
- 20
- 20
- 7
- - 20
  - 20
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

D.Pomus, M.Shuman

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Laurie

23
- Forty Miles Of Bad Road
  Duane Eddy And The Rebels
- 31
- 23
- 4
- - 31
  - 23
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

A.Casey, D.Eddy

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Jamie

24
- Twixt Twelve And Twenty
  Pat Boone
- 35
- 24
- 4
- - 35
  - 24
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

A.Schroeder, F.Gold

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dot

25
- What A Diff'rence A Day Makes
  Dinah Washington
- 26
- 25
- 7
- - 26
  - 25
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

S.Adams, M.Grever

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury

26
- This I Swear
  The Skyliners
- 27
- 26
- 6
- - 27
  - 26
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

J.Beaumont, J.Vogel, J.Verscharen, W.Lester, J.Taylor, J.Rock

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Calico

27
- The Wonder Of You
  Ray Peterson
- 25
- 25
- 8
- - 25
  - 25
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

B.Knight

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

28
- There Goes My Baby
  The Drifters
- 34
- 28
- 6
- - 34
  - 28
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

B.Nelson, L.Patterson, G.Treadwell

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

29
- So Fine
  The Fiestas
- 22
- 11
- 14
- - 22
  - 11
  - 14

Songwriter(s):

J.Otis

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Old Town

30
- Little Dipper
  The Mickey Mozart Quintet
- 33
- 30
- 7
- - 33
  - 30
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

R.Maxwell

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Roulette

31
- Lavender-Blue
  Sammy Turner
- 49
- 31
- 3
- - 49
  - 31
  - 3

Songwriter(s):

Larry Morey, L.Morey

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Big Top

32
- Only Sixteen
  Sam Cooke
- 42
- 32
- 5
- - 42
  - 32
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

B.Campbell

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Keen

33
- I'll Be Satisfied
  Jackie Wilson
- 48
- 33
- 3
- - 48
  - 33
  - 3

Songwriter(s):

B.Gordy Jr., T.Carlo

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Brunswick

34
- Robbin' The Cradle
  Tony Bellus
- 39
- 34
- 11
- - 39
  - 34
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

T.Bellus

Imprint/Promotion Label:

NRC

35
- Only You
  Franck Pourcel's French Fiddles
- 23
- 9
- 14
- - 23
  - 9
  - 14

Songwriter(s):

B.Ram, A.Rand

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

36
- Crossfire
  Johnny And The Hurricanes
- 30
- 23
- 11
- - 30
  - 23
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

T.J.Fowler, T.King

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warwick

37
- Ring-A-Ling-A-Lario
  Jimmie Rodgers
- 32
- 32
- 6
- - 32
  - 32
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

A.Kent, G.Grant, J.Reisman

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Roulette

38
- Kookie, Kookie (Lend Me Your Comb)
  Edward Byrnes & Connie Stevens
- 24
- 4
- 12
- - 24
  - 4
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

I.Taylor

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner

Billboard Hot 100

Week of July 6, 1959

Billboard Hot 100

The Battle Of New Orleans

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The Battle Of New Orleans

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Lonely Boy

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Personality

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Dream Lover

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Lipstick On Your Collar

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Waterloo

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Tallahassee Lassie

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Bobby Sox To Stockings

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Frankie

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Tiger

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Along Came Jones

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A Boy Without A Girl

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My Heart Is An Open Book

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Quiet Village

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Bongo Rock

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I Only Have Eyes For You

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Kansas City

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M.T.A.

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A Teenager In Love

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You're So Fine

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Just Keep It Up

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Hushabye

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Forty Miles Of Bad Road

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Twixt Twelve And Twenty

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