Top 100 songs for January 5, 1959
This weekly snapshot follows the songs and artists competing across the Billboard Hot 100. Open any entry for its full chart history, or explore 1959 and the 1950s.
This week’s No. 1 is “The Chipmunk Song” by The Chipmunks With David Seville. Meanwhile, “Red River Rose” by The Ames Brothers rises from No. 100 to No. 60. 14 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Red River Rose — The Ames Brothersup 40 places, No. 100 → No. 60
- Lucky Ladybug — Billy & Lillieup 29 places, No. 56 → No. 27
- The Hawaiian Wedding Song (Ke Kali Nei Au) — Andy Williamsup 24 places, No. 72 → No. 48
New to this week’s Top 10
- My Happiness — Connie FrancisNo. 6
- Gotta Travel On — Billy GrammerNo. 9
New to this week’s Top 40
- Lucky Ladybug — Billy & LillieNo. 27
- C'mon Everybody — Eddie CochranNo. 35
- Stagger Lee — Lloyd PriceNo. 36
- (All of a Sudden) My Heart Sings — Paul AnkaNo. 37
- Don't Pity Me — Dion & The BelmontsNo. 40
First-week entries
- You Are Beautiful — Johnny MathisNo. 73
- Peter Gunn — Ray Anthony and His OrchestraNo. 78
- I Talk To The Trees — Edmundo Ros and His OrchestraNo. 79
- Yellow Bird — The Mills BrothersNo. 81
- Let's Love — Johnny MathisNo. 82
- The Girl On Page 44 — The Four LadsNo. 83
- May You Always — The McGuire SistersNo. 84
- The Little Space Girl — Jesse Lee TurnerNo. 86
- The One Rose (That's Left In My Heart) — Teresa BrewerNo. 88
- Teach Me Tonight Cha Cha — The DeCastro SistersNo. 89
- That's Why I Cry — Buddy KnoxNo. 95
- Tall Paul — Annette With The AfterbeatsNo. 98
- Sermonette — Della ReeseNo. 99
- Gazachstahagen — The Wild-CatsNo. 100
First-week entries have one recorded chart week. Climbs and Top 10/Top 40 arrivals use recorded previous positions for consecutive chart weeks; returning songs without a previous position are not classified as debuts.