Top 100 songs for April 6, 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, “Enchanted” by The Platters rises from No. 84 to No. 35. 6 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Enchanted — The Plattersup 49 places, No. 84 → No. 35
- Turn Me Loose — Fabianup 40 places, No. 79 → No. 39
- "Yep!" — Duane Eddy His Twangy Guitar And The Rebelsup 38 places, No. 99 → No. 61
New to this week’s Top 10
- Guitar Boogie Shuffle — The VirtuesNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Tell Him No — Travis & BobNo. 23
- Enchanted — The PlattersNo. 35
- For A Penny — Pat BooneNo. 36
- Turn Me Loose — FabianNo. 39
- Heavenly Lover — Teresa BrewerNo. 40
First-week entries
- So Fine — The FiestasNo. 77
- Lovey Dovey — Clyde McPhatterNo. 83
- Only You — Franck Pourcel's French FiddlesNo. 95
- 77 Sunset Strip — The Big Sound Of Don RalkeNo. 96
- That's My Little Suzie — Ritchie ValensNo. 98
- I Never Felt Like This — Jack ScottNo. 99
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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