Top 100 songs for May 25, 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 “Kansas City” by Wilbert Harrison. Meanwhile, “Bongo Rock” by Preston Epps rises from No. 80 to No. 48. 10 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Bongo Rock — Preston Eppsup 32 places, No. 80 → No. 48
- Along Came Jones — The Coastersup 27 places, No. 88 → No. 61
- The Wonder Of You — Ray Petersonup 27 places, No. 94 → No. 67
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- I'm Ready — Fats DominoNo. 29
- Tallahassee Lassie — Freddy CannonNo. 30
- Just Keep It Up — Dee ClarkNo. 34
First-week entries
- Bobby Sox To Stockings — Frankie AvalonNo. 60
- A Boy Without A Girl — Frankie AvalonNo. 63
- I Must Be Dreaming — Nat King ColeNo. 75
- What A Diff'rence A Day Makes — Dinah WashingtonNo. 77
- Hushabye — The MysticsNo. 81
- The Battle Of New Orleans — Vaughn MonroeNo. 87
- There Is Something On Your Mind — Big Jay McNeely And BandNo. 89
- Lonely Saturday Night — Don FrenchNo. 92
- Straight Flush — The FranticsNo. 96
- Waterloo — Stonewall JacksonNo. 98
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.