Top 100 songs for January 19, 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 “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes” by The Platters. Meanwhile, “With The Wind And The Rain In Your Hair” by Pat Boone rises from No. 97 to No. 50. 9 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- With The Wind And The Rain In Your Hair — Pat Booneup 47 places, No. 97 → No. 50
- It's Only The Beginning — The Kalin Twinsup 31 places, No. 100 → No. 69
- The Children's Marching Song (Nick Nack Taddy Whack) — Cyril Stapleton And His Orchestraup 29 places, No. 69 → No. 40
New to this week’s Top 10
- Donna — Ritchie ValensNo. 4
- 16 Candles — The CrestsNo. 5
- Stagger Lee — Lloyd PriceNo. 9
New to this week’s Top 40
First-week entries
- Don't Take Your Guns To Town — Johnny CashNo. 71
- Teasable, Pleasable You — Buddy KnoxNo. 85
- Lovers Never Say Goodbye — The FlamingosNo. 86
- The Lonely One — Duane Eddy His Twangy Guitar And The RebelsNo. 89
- I'll Sail My Ship Alone — Jerry Lee Lewis And His Pumping PianoNo. 93
- Matilda — Cookie And His CupcakesNo. 94
- My Man — Peggy LeeNo. 96
- There Must Be A Way — Joni JamesNo. 97
- Who Cares — Don GibsonNo. 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.
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