Top 100 songs for March 30, 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, “The Tijuana Jail” by The Kingston Trio rises from No. 72 to No. 32. 18 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- The Tijuana Jail — The Kingston Trioup 40 places, No. 72 → No. 32
- (Now and Then There's) A Fool Such As I — Elvis Presley With The Jordanairesup 38 places, No. 64 → No. 26
- Tell Him No — Travis & Bobup 38 places, No. 85 → No. 47
New to this week’s Top 10
- Pink Shoe Laces — Dodie StevensNo. 8
- It's Late — Ricky NelsonNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Where Were You (On Our Wedding Day)? — Lloyd PriceNo. 23
- If I Didn't Care — Connie FrancisNo. 25
- (Now and Then There's) A Fool Such As I — Elvis Presley With The JordanairesNo. 26
- No Other Arms, No Other Lips — The ChordettesNo. 27
- The Tijuana Jail — The Kingston TrioNo. 32
- I Need Your Love Tonight — Elvis Presley With The JordanairesNo. 33
- Everybody Likes To Cha Cha Cha — Sam CookeNo. 34
- The Happy Organ — Dave "Baby" CortezNo. 35
- I'm Never Gonna Tell — Jimmie RodgersNo. 36
First-week entries
- I Need Your Love Tonight — Elvis Presley With The JordanairesNo. 33
- Take A Message To Mary — The Everly BrothersNo. 61
- Poor Jenny — The Everly BrothersNo. 69
- Guess Who — Jesse BelvinNo. 70
- Turn Me Loose — FabianNo. 79
- Three Stars — Tommy Dee with Carol Kay and the Teen-AiresNo. 82
- Rockin' Crickets — Hot-Toddys featuring Bill PennellNo. 87
- Who's That Knocking — The GeniesNo. 88
- Hawaiian War Chant — Billy Vaughn And His OrchestraNo. 89
- French Foreign Legion — Frank SinatraNo. 90
- A House Of Love — Scott GarrettNo. 92
- Star Love — The PlaymatesNo. 93
- Raining In My Heart — Buddy HollyNo. 95
- Almost Grown — Chuck BerryNo. 96
- I Miss You So — Paul AnkaNo. 97
- Boom-A-Dip-Dip — Stan RobinsonNo. 98
- "Yep!" — Duane Eddy His Twangy Guitar And The RebelsNo. 99
- The Chick — Lee and PaulNo. 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
WEEKS12
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PEAK#13
WEEKS12