Top 100 songs for May 4, 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, “The Battle Of New Orleans” by Johnny Horton rises from No. 93 to No. 36. 13 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- The Battle Of New Orleans — Johnny Hortonup 57 places, No. 93 → No. 36
- I Waited Too Long — LaVern Bakerup 25 places, No. 94 → No. 69
- Dream Lover — Bobby Darinup 24 places, No. 53 → No. 29
New to this week’s Top 40
- Dream Lover — Bobby DarinNo. 29
- The Battle Of New Orleans — Johnny HortonNo. 36
- Endlessly — Brook BentonNo. 38
- Someone — Johnny MathisNo. 40
First-week entries
- Kansas City — Hank Ballard And The MidnightersNo. 73
- Lonesome Old House — Don GibsonNo. 77
- Just Keep It Up — Dee ClarkNo. 81
- Peace — The McGuire SistersNo. 85
- You Made Me Love You — Nat King ColeNo. 87
- Young Ideas — Chico HolidayNo. 89
- White Lightning — George JonesNo. 90
- The Fountain Of Youth — The Four LadsNo. 92
- Old Spanish Town — The Bell NotesNo. 95
- Separate Ways — Sarah VaughanNo. 96
- Kansas City — Rocky OlsonNo. 98
- Three Stars — Ruby WrightNo. 99
- Talk Of The School — Sonny JamesNo. 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.