Top 100 songs for September 28, 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 “Sleep Walk” by Santo & Johnny. Meanwhile, “Say Man” by Bo Diddley rises from No. 71 to No. 42. 9 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Say Man — Bo Diddleyup 29 places, No. 71 → No. 42
- (Seven Little Girls) Sitting In The Back Seat — Paul Evans and the Curlsup 29 places, No. 75 → No. 46
- Just As Much As Ever — Bob Beckhamup 28 places, No. 86 → No. 58
New to this week’s Top 10
- Teen Beat — Sandy NelsonNo. 9
New to this week’s Top 40
- Lonely Street — Andy WilliamsNo. 19
- Fools Hall Of Fame — Pat BooneNo. 30
- You Were Mine — FirefliesNo. 33
- Come On And Get Me — FabianNo. 37
- Deck Of Cards — Wink MartindaleNo. 40
First-week entries
- Darling, I Love You — Al MartinoNo. 70
- Danny Boy — Conway TwittyNo. 75
- I'll Be Seeing You — Tommy SandsNo. 78
- Living Doll — Cliff Richard and The DriftersNo. 80
- It Happened Today — The SkylinersNo. 83
- Boo Boo Stick Beat — Chet AtkinsNo. 86
- Torquay — FireballsNo. 87
- First Love, First Tears — Duane Eddy His Twangy Guitar And The RebelsNo. 96
- The Enchanted Sea — The IslandersNo. 97
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.