Top 100 songs for August 17, 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 “A Big Hunk O' Love” by Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires. Meanwhile, “I'm Gonna Get Married” by Lloyd Price rises from No. 65 to No. 35. 10 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- I'm Gonna Get Married — Lloyd Priceup 30 places, No. 65 → No. 35
- I Loves You, Porgy — Nina Simoneup 27 places, No. 78 → No. 51
- I Ain't Never — Webb Pierceup 25 places, No. 100 → No. 75
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- I Want To Walk You Home — Fats DominoNo. 24
- Sleep Walk — Santo & JohnnyNo. 33
- Broken-Hearted Melody — Sarah VaughanNo. 34
- I'm Gonna Get Married — Lloyd PriceNo. 35
- Red River Rock — Johnny And The HurricanesNo. 36
- My Own True Love — Jimmy ClantonNo. 40
First-week entries
- ('til) I Kissed You — The Everly BrothersNo. 56
- Mary Lou — Ronnie Hawkins and The HawksNo. 78
- Morgen — Ivo Robic and The Song-MastersNo. 82
- Primrose Lane — Jerry Wallace With The JewelsNo. 86
- Mau-Mau — The WailersNo. 90
- The Angels Listened In — The CrestsNo. 95
- Smile — Tony BennettNo. 97
- If You Love Me — LaVern BakerNo. 98
- A Girl's Work Is Never Done — The ChordettesNo. 99
- Sal's Got A Sugar Lip — Johnny HortonNo. 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.