Top 100 songs for October 5, 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 “Mack The Knife” by Bobby Darin. Meanwhile, “In The Mood” by Ernie Fields & Orch. rises from No. 95 to No. 46. 10 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- In The Mood — Ernie Fields & Orch.up 49 places, No. 95 → No. 46
- Torquay — Fireballsup 38 places, No. 87 → No. 49
- Danny Boy — Conway Twittyup 32 places, No. 75 → No. 43
New to this week’s Top 10
- Mr. Blue — The FleetwoodsNo. 8
- Poison Ivy — The CoastersNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
First-week entries
- Woo-Hoo — Rock-A-TeensNo. 45
- Misty — Johnny MathisNo. 58
- Some Kind-A Earthquake — Duane Eddy His Twangy Guitar And The RebelsNo. 77
- If I Give My Heart To You — Kitty KallenNo. 86
- Heartaches By The Number — Guy MitchellNo. 88
- Joey's Song — Bill Haley And His CometsNo. 93
- Unforgettable — Dinah WashingtonNo. 94
- Just To Be With You — The PassionsNo. 95
- Bad Girl — The MiraclesNo. 98
- Love Walked In — The FlamingosNo. 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.