Top 100 songs for June 22, 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 “The Battle Of New Orleans” by Johnny Horton. Meanwhile, “Forty Miles Of Bad Road” by Duane Eddy And The Rebels rises from No. 96 to No. 50. 9 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Forty Miles Of Bad Road — Duane Eddy And The Rebelsup 46 places, No. 96 → No. 50
- M.T.A. — The Kingston Trioup 25 places, No. 74 → No. 49
- Taboo — Arthur Lymanup 25 places, No. 92 → No. 67
New to this week’s Top 10
- Along Came Jones — The CoastersNo. 9
- Lipstick On Your Collar — Connie FrancisNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Tiger — FabianNo. 34
- Tall Cool One — The WailersNo. 36
- Graduation's Here — The FleetwoodsNo. 39
- What A Diff'rence A Day Makes — Dinah WashingtonNo. 40
First-week entries
- Back In The U.S.A. — Chuck BerryNo. 56
- Lavender-Blue — Sammy TurnerNo. 60
- I'll Be Satisfied — Jackie WilsonNo. 63
- Remember When — The PlattersNo. 68
- Gotta New Girl — Bobby DayNo. 82
- I Love An Angel — Little Bill and The BluenotesNo. 84
- Ciao, Ciao Bambina — Jacky Noguez And His Musette OrchestraNo. 97
- It Was I — Skip And FlipNo. 98
- Oh, What A Fool — The ImpalasNo. 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.