NO. 1 HITS
1959
 
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3 Jan 1959 Chipmunk Song
(David Seville & the Chipmunks)		 Tom Dooley
(Kingston Trio)		 It's Only Make Believe
(Conway Twitty)
10 Jan 1959 Chipmunk Song
(David Seville & the Chipmunks)		 Tom Dooley
(Kingston Trio)		 It's Only Make Believe
(Conway Twitty)
17 Jan 1959 Chipmunk Song
(David Seville & the Chipmunks)		 Tom Dooley
(Kingston Trio)		 It's Only Make Believe
(Conway Twitty)
24 Jan 1959 Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
(Platters)		 Tom Dooley
(Kingston Trio)		 The Day the Rains Came
(Jane Morgan)
31 Jan 1959 Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
(Platters)		 Tom Dooley
(Kingston Trio)		 One Night/IGot Stung
(Elvis Presley)
7 Feb 1959 Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
(Platters)		 Bimbombey
(Jimmie Rogers)		 One Night/IGot Stung
(Elvis Presley)
14 Feb 1959 Stagger Lee
(Lloyd Price)		 Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
(Platters)		 One Night/IGot Stung
(Elvis Presley)
21 Feb 1959 Stagger Lee
(Lloyd Price)		 Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
(Platters)		 As I Love You
(Shirley Bassey)
28 Feb1959 Stagger Lee
(Lloyd Price)		 Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
(Platters)		 As I Love You
(Shirley Bassey)
7 Mar 1959 Stagger Lee
(Lloyd Price)		 Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
(Platters)		 As I Love You
(Shirley Bassey)
14 Mar 1959 Venus
(Frankie Avalon)		 Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
(Platters)		 As I Love You
(Shirley Bassey)
21 Mar 1959 Venus
(Frankie Avalon)		 Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
(Platters)		 Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
(Platters)
28 Mar 1959 Venus
(Frankie Avalon)		 Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
(Platters)		 Side Saddle
(Russ Conway)
4 Apr 1959 Venus
(Frankie Avalon)		 Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
(Platters)		 Side Saddle
(Russ Conway)
11 Apr 1959 Venus
(Frankie Avalon)		 Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
(Platters)		 Side Saddle
(Russ Conway)
18 Apr 1959 Come Softly to Me
(Fleetwoods)		 Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
(Platters)		 Side Saddle
(Russ Conway)
25 Apr 1959 Come Softly to Me
(Fleetwoods)		 Petite Fleur
(Chris Barber)		 It Doesn't Matter Anymore
(Buddy Holly)
2 May 1959 Come Softly to Me
(Fleetwoods)		 Venus
(Frankie Avalon)		 It Doesn't Matter Anymore
(Buddy Holly)
9 May 1959 Come Softly to Me
(Fleetwoods)		 Venus
(Frankie Avalon)		 It Doesn't Matter Anymore
(Buddy Holly)
16 May 1959 The Happy Organ
(Dave "Baby" Cortez)		 A Fool Such as I/I Need Your Love Tonight
(Elvis Presley)		 A Fool Such as I/I Need Your Love Tonight
(Elvis Presley)
23 May 1959 Kansas City
(Wilbert Harrison)		 A Fool Such as I/I Need Your Love Tonight
(Elvis Presley)		 A Fool Such as I/I Need Your Love Tonight
(Elvis Presley)
30 May1959 Kansas City
(Wilbert Harrison)		 Bye Bye Love
(Col Joye)		 A Fool Such as I/I Need Your Love Tonight
(Elvis Presley)
6 June 1959 Battle of New Orleans
(Johnny Horton)		 Bye Bye Love
(Col Joye)		 A Fool Such as I/I Need Your Love Tonight
(Elvis Presley)
13 June 1959 Battle of New Orleans
(Johnny Horton)		 Bye Bye Love
(Col Joye)		 A Fool Such as I/I Need Your Love Tonight
(Elvis Presley)
20 June 1959 Battle of New Orleans
(Johnny Horton)		 Bye Bye Love
(Col Joye)		 Roulette
(Russ Conway)
27 June 1959 Battle of New Orleans
(Johnny Horton)		 Personality
(Lloyd Price)		 Roulette
(Russ Conway)
4 July 1959 Battle of New Orleans
(Johnny Horton)		 Personality
(Lloyd Price)		 Dream Lover
(Bobby Darin)
11 July 1959 Battle of New Orleans
(Johnny Horton)		 Personality
(Lloyd Price)		 Dream Lover
(Bobby Darin)
18 July 1959 Lonely Boy
(Paul Anka)		 Personality
(Lloyd Price)		 Dream Lover
(Bobby Darin)
25 July 1959 Lonely Boy
(Paul Anka)		 Battle of New Orleans
(Johnny Horton)		 Dream Lover
(Bobby Darin)
1 Aug 1959 Lonely Boy
(Paul Anka)		 Battle of New Orleans
(Johnny Horton)		 Livin' Doll
(Cliff Richard)
8 Aug 1959 Lonely Boy
(Paul Anka)		 Battle of New Orleans
(Johnny Horton)		 Livin' Doll
(Cliff Richard)
15 Aug 1959 Big Humk o' Love
(Elvis Presley)		 Battle of New Orleans
(Johnny Horton)		 Livin' Doll
(Cliff Richard)
22 Aug 1959 Big Humk o' Love
(Elvis Presley)		 Battle of New Orleans
(Johnny Horton)		 Livin' Doll
(Cliff Richard)
29 Aug 1959 The Three Bells
(Browns)		 (Rockin', Rollin') Clementine
(Col Joye)		 Livin' Doll
(Cliff Richard)
5 Sept 1959 The Three Bells
(Browns)		 (Rockin', Rollin') Clementine
(Col Joye)		 Livin' Doll
(Cliff Richard)
12 Sept 1959 The Three Bells
(Browns)		 (Rockin', Rollin') Clementine
(Col Joye)		 Only Sixteen
(Craig Douglas)
19 Sept 1959 The Three Bells
(Browns)		 (Rockin', Rollin') Clementine
(Col Joye)		 Only Sixteen
(Craig Douglas)
26 Sept 1959 Sleepwalk
(Santo & Johnny)		 (Rockin', Rollin') Clementine
(Col Joye)		 Only Sixteen
(Craig Douglas)
3 Oct 1959 Sleepwalk
(Santo & Johnny)		 I'll Never Fall in Love Again
(Johnny Ray)		 Only Sixteen
(Craig Douglas)
10 Oct 1959 Mack the Knife
(Bobby Darin)		 I'll Never Fall in Love Again
(Johnny Ray)		 Here Comes Summer
(Jerry Keller)
17 Oct 1959 Mack the Knife
(Bobby Darin)		 I'll Never Fall in Love Again
(Johnny Ray)		 Mack the Knife
(Bobby Darin)
24 Oct 1959 Mack the Knife
(Bobby Darin)		 I'll Never Fall in Love Again
(Johnny Ray)		 Mack the Knife
(Bobby Darin)
31 Oct 1959 Mack the Knife
(Bobby Darin)		 I'll Never Fall in Love Again
(Johnny Ray)		 Travellin' Light
(Cliff Richard)
7 Nov 1959 Mack the Knife
(Bobby Darin)		 Oh Yeah Uh Huh
(Col Joye)		 Travellin' Light
(Cliff Richard)
14 Nov 1959 Mack the Knife
(Bobby Darin)		 Oh Yeah Uh Huh
(Col Joye)		 Travellin' Light
(Cliff Richard)
21 Nov 1959 Mr Blue
(Fleetwoods)		 Oh Yeah Uh Huh
(Col Joye)		 Travellin' Light
(Cliff Richard)
28 Nov 1959 Mack the Knife
(Bobby Darin)		 Oh Yeah Uh Huh
(Col Joye)		 Travellin' Light
(Cliff Richard)
5 Dec 1959 Mack the Knife
(Bobby Darin)		 Oh Yeah Uh Huh
(Col Joye)		 What So You Want?
(Adam Faith)
12 Dec 1959 Mack the Knife
(Bobby Darin)		 Joey's Song
(Bill Haley's Comets)		 What So You Want?
(Adam Faith)
19 Dec 1959 Heartaches by the Number
(Guy Mitchell)		 Joey's Song
(Bill Haley's Comets)		 What So You Want?
(Adam Faith)/
What So You Want to Make Yhis Eyes at Me For?
(Emile Ford)
26 Dec 1959 Heartaches by the Number
(Guy Mitchell)		 Joey's Song
(Bill Haley's Comets)		 What So You Want to Make Yhis Eyes at Me For?
(Emile Ford)

   

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