Top 100 songs for July 13, 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 “Lonely Boy” by Paul Anka. Meanwhile, “What'd I Say (Part I & II)” by Ray Charles and his Orchestra rises from No. 82 to No. 43. 12 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- What'd I Say (Part I & II) — Ray Charles and his Orchestraup 39 places, No. 82 → No. 43
- Sea Of Love — Phil Phillips With The Twilightsup 37 places, No. 85 → No. 48
- Sweeter Than You — Ricky Nelsonup 29 places, No. 53 → No. 24
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Sweeter Than You — Ricky NelsonNo. 24
- A Big Hunk O' Love — Elvis Presley With The JordanairesNo. 25
- Just A Little Too Much — Ricky NelsonNo. 32
- Ragtime Cowboy Joe — David Seville And The ChipmunksNo. 36
- Back In The U.S.A. — Chuck BerryNo. 37
- My Wish Came True — Elvis Presley With The JordanairesNo. 39
- Since You've Been Gone — Clyde McPhatterNo. 40
First-week entries
- My Wish Came True — Elvis Presley With The JordanairesNo. 39
- Thank You Pretty Baby — Brook BentonNo. 76
- Katy Too — Johnny Cash And The Tennessee TwoNo. 87
- Tennessee Stud — Eddy ArnoldNo. 88
- To A Soldier Boy — The TasselsNo. 93
- I'm Coming Home — Marv JohnsonNo. 94
- Rockin' In The Jungle — The EternalsNo. 95
- Dedicated To The One I Love — The ShirellesNo. 96
- Little Girl — Ritchie ValensNo. 97
- Bells, Bells, Bells (The Bell Song) — Billy & LillieNo. 98
- I Still Get Jealous — Joni JamesNo. 99
- On An Evening In Roma — Dean MartinNo. 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.