Top 100 songs for March 23, 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, “Heavenly Lover” by Teresa Brewer rises from No. 96 to No. 60. 16 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Heavenly Lover — Teresa Brewerup 36 places, No. 96 → No. 60
- Yea - Yea (Class Cutter) — Dale Hawkinsup 35 places, No. 100 → No. 65
- This Should Go On Forever — Rod Bernardup 22 places, No. 60 → No. 38
New to this week’s Top 10
- Come Softly To Me — The FleetwoodsNo. 6
New to this week’s Top 40
- Since I Don't Have You — The SkylinersNo. 27
- La Bamba — Ritchie ValensNo. 30
- The Morning Side Of The Mountain — Tommy EdwardsNo. 32
- Guitar Boogie Shuffle — The VirtuesNo. 33
- Tomboy — Perry ComoNo. 36
- This Should Go On Forever — Rod BernardNo. 38
First-week entries
- (Now and Then There's) A Fool Such As I — Elvis Presley With The JordanairesNo. 64
- The Tijuana Jail — The Kingston TrioNo. 72
- Fried Eggs — The IntrudersNo. 73
- Wishful Thinking — Little Anthony And The ImperialsNo. 79
- Come Softly To Me — Ronnie HeightNo. 80
- The Beat — The Rockin R'sNo. 81
- Record Hop Blues — The Quarter NotesNo. 82
- Tell Him No — Travis & BobNo. 85
- For A Penny — Pat BooneNo. 91
- Enchanted — The PlattersNo. 93
- Jimmy Kiss And Run — Diane MaxwellNo. 95
- Six Nights A Week — The CrestsNo. 96
- That's Why (I Love You So) — Jackie WilsonNo. 97
- Someone — Johnny MathisNo. 98
- Tell Him No — Dean & MarcNo. 99
- Sweet Annie Laurie — Sammy Turner and The TwistersNo. 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
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PEAK#13
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