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Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Week of October 12, 1959

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

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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Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Week of October 12, 1959

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  • 1
    • Sea Of Love

      Phil Phillips With The Twilights
    • 3
    • 1
    • 9
      • 3
      • 1
      • 9
  • 2
    • Poison Ivy

      The Coasters
    • 1
    • 1
    • 7
      • 1
      • 1
      • 7
  • 3
    • Say Man

      Bo Diddley
    • 10
    • 3
    • 5
      • 10
      • 3
      • 5
  • 4
    • Sleep Walk

      Santo & Johnny
    • 5
    • 4
    • 7
      • 5
      • 4
      • 7
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Songwriter(s):

A.Farina, J.Farina, S.Farina

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Canadian American

  • 5
    • I Loves You, Porgy

      Nina Simone
    • 6
    • 2
    • 16
      • 6
      • 2
      • 16
  • 6
    • I'm Gonna Get Married

      Lloyd Price
    • 2
    • 1
    • 9
      • 2
      • 1
      • 9
  • 7
    • Hey Little Girl

      Dee Clark
    • 11
    • 7
    • 5
      • 11
      • 7
      • 5
  • 8
    • What'd I Say (Part I & II)

      Ray Charles and his Orchestra
    • 9
    • 1
    • 14
      • 9
      • 1
      • 14
  • 9
    • Broken-Hearted Melody

      Sarah Vaughan
    • 12
    • 9
    • 7
      • 12
      • 9
      • 7
  • 10
    • You Better Know It

      Jackie Wilson
    • 14
    • 10
    • 4
      • 14
      • 10
      • 4
  • 11
    • I Want To Walk You Home

      Fats Domino
    • 4
    • 1
    • 10
      • 4
      • 1
      • 10
  • 12
    • Red River Rock

      Johnny And The Hurricanes
    • 7
    • 5
    • 8
      • 7
      • 5
      • 8
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Songwriter(s):

T.King, I.Mack, F.Mendelsohn

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warwick

  • 13
    • Thank You Pretty Baby

      Brook Benton
    • 8
    • 1
    • 13
      • 8
      • 1
      • 13
  • 14
    • Mack The Knife

      Bobby Darin
    • 13
    • 13
    • 4
      • 13
      • 13
      • 4
  • 15
    • Mary Lou

      Ronnie Hawkins and The Hawks
    • 19
    • 15
    • 4
      • 19
      • 15
      • 4
  • 17
    • The Three Bells

      The Browns
    • 15
    • 10
    • 8
      • 15
      • 10
      • 8
  • 18
    • Put Your Head On My Shoulder

      Paul Anka
    • 20
    • 18
    • 4
      • 20
      • 18
      • 4
  • 20
    • Linda Lu

      Ray Sharpe
    • 18
    • 11
    • 9
      • 18
      • 11
      • 9
  • 21
    • The Angels Listened In

      The Crests
    • 27
    • 21
    • 2
      • 27
      • 21
      • 2
  • 22
    • ('til) I Kissed You

      The Everly Brothers
    • 24
    • 22
    • 2
      • 24
      • 22
      • 2
  • 23
    • Teen Beat

      Sandy Nelson
    • 21
    • 21
    • 3
      • 21
      • 21
      • 3
  • 24 NEW
  • NEW
    • Don't You Know

      Della Reese
    • -
    • 24
    • 1
      • -
      • 24
      • 1
  • 25
    • Midnight Flyer

      Nat King Cole
    • 17
    • 12
    • 7
      • 17
      • 12
      • 7
  • 27 NEW
  • NEW
    • Makin' Love

      Floyd Robinson
    • -
    • 27
    • 1
      • -
      • 27
      • 1
  • 28
    • So High So Low

      LaVern Baker
    • 26
    • 12
    • 10
      • 26
      • 12
      • 10
  • 29
    • There Goes My Baby

      The Drifters
    • 28
    • 1
    • 19
      • 28
      • 1
      • 19
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Songwriter(s):

B.Nelson, L.Patterson, G.Treadwell

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

  • 30
    • What A Diff'rence A Day Makes

      Dinah Washington
    • 30
    • 4
    • 17
      • 30
      • 4
      • 17