Top 100 songs for February 9, 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 “Stagger Lee” by Lloyd Price. Meanwhile, “Charlie Brown” by The Coasters rises from No. 69 to No. 29. 9 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Charlie Brown — The Coastersup 40 places, No. 69 → No. 29
- It's Just A Matter Of Time — Brook Bentonup 35 places, No. 73 → No. 38
- Nola — Billy Williamsup 34 places, No. 95 → No. 61
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Charlie Brown — The CoastersNo. 29
- I Got A Wife — The Mark IVNo. 34
- I've Had It — The Bell NotesNo. 36
- It's Just A Matter Of Time — Brook BentonNo. 38
- She Say (Oom Dooby Doom) — The DiamondsNo. 40
First-week entries
- Nola — The Morgan BrothersNo. 88
- Sea Cruise — Frankie FordNo. 89
- Jupiter-C — Pat and the SatellitesNo. 94
- (Night Time Is) The Right Time — Ray Charles with the RaylettesNo. 95
- Blah, Blah, Blah — Nicola PaoneNo. 96
- Midnight Oil — Charlie BlackwellNo. 97
- Are You Lonesome Tonight — Jaye P. MorganNo. 98
- Venus — Frankie AvalonNo. 99
- Moonlight Serenade — The RivierasNo. 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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