Top 100 songs for April 27, 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, “Kansas City” by Wilbert Harrison rises from No. 71 to No. 24. 11 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Kansas City — Wilbert Harrisonup 47 places, No. 71 → No. 24
- Kookie, Kookie (Lend Me Your Comb) — Edward Byrnes & Connie Stevensup 47 places, No. 72 → No. 25
- Quiet Village — The Exotic Sounds of Martin Dennyup 43 places, No. 79 → No. 36
New to this week’s Top 10
- The Happy Organ — Dave "Baby" CortezNo. 6
- Tell Him No — Travis & BobNo. 8
- Sorry (I Ran All The Way Home) — The ImpalasNo. 9
- Turn Me Loose — FabianNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Kansas City — Wilbert HarrisonNo. 24
- Kookie, Kookie (Lend Me Your Comb) — Edward Byrnes & Connie StevensNo. 25
- Only You — Franck Pourcel's French FiddlesNo. 30
- Goodbye Jimmy, Goodbye — Kathy LindenNo. 32
- A Teenager In Love — Dion & The BelmontsNo. 34
- Quiet Village — The Exotic Sounds of Martin DennyNo. 36
- So Fine — The FiestasNo. 38
First-week entries
- Personality — Lloyd Price and His OrchestraNo. 65
- There's No Fool Like A Young Fool — Tab HunterNo. 76
- Frankie's Man, Johnny — Johnny CashNo. 77
- Castin' My Spell — The Johnny Otis ShowNo. 80
- Robbin' The Cradle — Tony BellusNo. 87
- Crossfire — Johnny And The HurricanesNo. 88
- Gidget — Jimmy DarrenNo. 89
- The Battle Of New Orleans — Johnny HortonNo. 93
- Your Cheatin' Heart — Billy Vaughn And His OrchestraNo. 95
- A String Of Trumpets — The TrumpeteersNo. 96
- Summer Dreams — The McGuire SistersNo. 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.