Top 100 songs for April 20, 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 “Come Softly To Me” by The Fleetwoods. Meanwhile, “Only You” by Franck Pourcel's French Fiddles rises from No. 79 to No. 43. 15 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Only You — Franck Pourcel's French Fiddlesup 36 places, No. 79 → No. 43
- Poor Jenny — The Everly Brothersup 31 places, No. 67 → No. 36
- Kansas City — Wilbert Harrisonup 29 places, No. 100 → No. 71
New to this week’s Top 10
- It's Late — Ricky NelsonNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- "Yep!" — Duane Eddy His Twangy Guitar And The RebelsNo. 30
- Take A Message To Mary — The Everly BrothersNo. 32
- Poor Jenny — The Everly BrothersNo. 36
- Come To Me — Marv JohnsonNo. 37
- Almost Grown — Chuck BerryNo. 39
- I Miss You So — Paul AnkaNo. 40
First-week entries
- The Wang Dang Taffy-Apple Tango (Mambo Cha Cha Cha) — Pat BooneNo. 62
- Endlessly — Brook BentonNo. 66
- A Teenager In Love — Dion & The BelmontsNo. 69
- Kookie, Kookie (Lend Me Your Comb) — Edward Byrnes & Connie StevensNo. 72
- Goodnight Irene — Billy WilliamsNo. 75
- I Need Your Lovin' — Roy HamiltonNo. 78
- You're So Fine — The FalconsNo. 88
- Dream Lover — Bobby DarinNo. 90
- A Touch Of Pink — Jerry WallaceNo. 93
- I Waited Too Long — LaVern BakerNo. 95
- Walkin' To Mother's — Ray Anthony and His OrchestraNo. 96
- I Told Myself A Lie — Clyde McPhatterNo. 97
- That's All I Want — Bobby DayNo. 98
- Two Brothers — David HillNo. 99
- Pipe Dreams — Jimmy Beck & His OrchestraNo. 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.