Top 100 songs for October 12, 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, “The Enchanted Sea” by The Islanders rises from No. 81 to No. 45. 10 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- The Enchanted Sea — The Islandersup 36 places, No. 81 → No. 45
- Heartaches By The Number — Guy Mitchellup 35 places, No. 88 → No. 53
- Unforgettable — Dinah Washingtonup 30 places, No. 94 → No. 64
New to this week’s Top 10
- Just Ask Your Heart — Frankie AvalonNo. 9
- Lonely Street — Andy WilliamsNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Tucumcari — Jimmie RodgersNo. 32
- In The Mood — Ernie Fields & Orch.No. 35
- Danny Boy — Conway TwittyNo. 36
- You Better Know It — Jackie WilsonNo. 37
- Just As Much As Ever — Bob BeckhamNo. 38
- Woo-Hoo — Rock-A-TeensNo. 40
First-week entries
- We Got Love — Bobby RydellNo. 67
- I Dig Girls — Bobby RydellNo. 70
- Oh! Carol — Neil SedakaNo. 73
- Running Bear — Johnny PrestonNo. 83
- If You Don't Want My Lovin' — Carl Dobkins, Jr.No. 87
- I Don't Know — Ruth BrownNo. 92
- Goodbye Charlie — Patti PageNo. 94
- Dance With Me — The DriftersNo. 97
- The Story Of Our Love — Johnny MathisNo. 98
- There Comes A Time — Jack ScottNo. 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.