Top 100 songs for March 16, 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 “Venus” by Frankie Avalon. Meanwhile, “Come Softly To Me” by The Fleetwoods rises from No. 55 to No. 16. 7 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Come Softly To Me — The Fleetwoodsup 39 places, No. 55 → No. 16
- The Morning Side Of The Mountain — Tommy Edwardsup 32 places, No. 79 → No. 47
- I Go Ape — Neil Sedakaup 32 places, No. 90 → No. 58
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Come Softly To Me — The FleetwoodsNo. 16
- It's Late — Ricky NelsonNo. 21
- Raw-Hide — Link Wray And The WraymenNo. 27
- The Hanging Tree — Marty RobbinsNo. 38
First-week entries
- The Happy Organ — Dave "Baby" CortezNo. 68
- Sorry (I Ran All The Way Home) — The ImpalasNo. 84
- As Time Goes By — Johnny NashNo. 87
- Heavenly Lover — Teresa BrewerNo. 96
- Come To Me — Marv JohnsonNo. 98
- Teenage Heaven — Eddie CochranNo. 99
- Yea - Yea (Class Cutter) — Dale HawkinsNo. 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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The Children's Marching Song (Nick Nack Paddy Whack)Mitch Miller and his "Sing Along With Mitch" Chorus
PEAK#16
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PEAK#13
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