Top 100 Songs of 1959
As Ranked by Fred Bronson in
"Billboards Hottest Hot 100 Hits," (2003 ed.)
- Mack the Knife-Bobby Darin
- The Battle of New Orleans-Johnny Horton
- Venus-Frankie Avalon
- Mr. Blue-The Fleetwoods
- Smoke Gets In Your Eyes-The Platters
- Lonely Boy-Paul Anka
- Some Softly to Me-Fleetwoods
- The Three Bells-The Browns
- Stagger Lee-Lloyd Price
- Sleep Walk-Santo and Johnny
- Donna-Ritchie Valens
- Why-Frankie Avalon
- Heartaches By the Number-Guy Mitchell
- Put Your Head on My Shoulder-Paul Anka
- Personality-Lloyd Price
- Dream Lover-Bobby Darin
- Kansas City-Wilbert Harrison
- Charlie Brown-Coasters
- Sixteen Candles-Crests
- A Big Hunk o' Love-Elvis Presley
- Don't You Know-Della Reese
- The Happy Organ-Dave "Baby" Cortez
- Sea of Love-Phil Phillips w/the Twilights
- My Happiness-Connie Francis
- Sorry (I Ran All the Way Home)-The Impalas
- Pink Shoe Laces-Dodie Stevens
- My Heart Is an Open Book-Carl Dobkins, Jr.
- The Big Hurt-Miss Toni Fisher
- It's Just a Matter of Time-Brook Benton
- I'm Gonna Get Married-Lloyd Price
- Lavender-Blue-Sammy Turner
- ('Til) I Kissed You-Everly Brothers
- A Lover's Question-Clyde McPhatter
- There Goes My Baby-The Drifters
- The All-American Boy-Bill Parsons
- Gotta Travel On-Billy Grammer
- Teen Beat-Sandy Nelson
- (Now and Then There's) A Fool Such As I-Elvis Presley
- Waterloo-Stonewall Jackson
- Lonely Teardrops-Jackie Wilson
- In the Mood-Ernie Fields
- Tiger-Fabian
- Alvin's Harmonica-The Chipmunks & David Seville
- Quiet Village-The Exotic Sounds of Martin Denny
- Primrose Lane-Jerry Wallace w/the Jewels
- Kookie, Kookie (Lend Me Your Comb)-Edward Byrnes & Connie Stevens
- The Hawaiian Wedding Song-Andy Williams
- Lipstick On Your Collar-Connie Francis
- Red River Rock-Johnny & the Hurricanes
- We Got Love-Bobby Rydell
- I Cried a Tear-LaVern Baker
- What a Diff'rence a Day Makes-Dinah Washington
- It's Time to Cry-Paul Anka
- Goodbye Baby-Jack Scott
- Lonely Street-Andy Williams
- Oh! Carol-Neil Sedaka
- So Many Ways-Brook Benton
- Whole Lotta Loving-Fats Domino
- Peter Gunn-Ray Anthony
- Manhattan Spiritual-Reg Owen
- Tragedy-Thomas Wayne
- A Teenager in Love-Dion & the Belmonts
- I Need Your Love Tonight-Elvis Presley
- Deck of Cards-Wink Martindale
- Never Be Anyone Else But You-Ricky Nelson
- Poison Ivy-The Coasters
- Tallahassee Lassie-Freddy Cannon
- I've Had It-The Bell-Notes
- Turn Me Loose-Fabian
- Only You-Franck Pourcel's French Fiddles
- Seven Little Girls Sitting in the Back Seat-Paul Evans
- Frankie-Connie Francis
- Danny Boy-Conway Twitty
- Since I Don't Have You-The Skyliners
- May You Always-McGuire Sisters
- Battle Hymn of the Republic-Mormon Tabernacle Choir
- What'd I Say (Part 1)-Ray Charles
- Just Ask Your Heart-Frankie Avalon
- Broken-Hearted Melody-Sarah Vaughn
- Among My Souvenirs-Connie Francis
- Petite Fleur (Little Flower)-Chris Barber's Jazz Band
- Forty Miles of Bad Road-Duane Eddy
- Tall Paul-Annette
- I Want to Walk You Home-Fats Domino
- Hound Dog Man-Fabian
- Bobby Sox to Stockings-Frankie Avalon
- Tell Him No-Travis & Bob
- Enchanted-The Platters
- Be My Guest-Fats Domino
- I Only Have Eyes for You-The Flamingoes
- So Fine-The Fiestas
- Misty-Johnny Mathis
- (All of a Sudden) My Heart Sings-Paul Anka
- It's Late-Ricky Nelson
- It Was I-Skip and Flip
- A Boy Without a Girl-Frankie Avalon
- Baby Talk-Jan and Dean
- Sweeter Than You-Ricky Nelson
- My Wish Came True-Elvis Presley
- Morgen-Ivo Robic and the Song-Masters