Top 100 songs for July 20, 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, “Lonely Guitar” by Annette rises from No. 84 to No. 57. 10 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Lonely Guitar — Annetteup 27 places, No. 84 → No. 57
- Ten Thousand Drums — Carl Smithup 25 places, No. 79 → No. 54
- I Still Get Jealous — Joni Jamesup 22 places, No. 99 → No. 77
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
First-week entries
- Sugaree — Rusty YorkNo. 79
- With All Of My Heart — Brook BentonNo. 82
- Mona Lisa — Conway TwittyNo. 89
- Cry — The Knightsbridge StringsNo. 90
- Martinique — The Exotic Sounds of Martin DennyNo. 93
- Linda Lu — Ray SharpeNo. 95
- A Girl Like You — Gary StitesNo. 97
- Makin' Love — Floyd RobinsonNo. 98
- Broken-Hearted Melody — Sarah VaughanNo. 99
- Summer's Love — Richard Barrett With The ChantelsNo. 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.