Top 100 songs for October 19, 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, “Oh! Carol” by Neil Sedaka rises from No. 73 to No. 41. 10 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Oh! Carol — Neil Sedakaup 32 places, No. 73 → No. 41
- Joey's Song — Bill Haley And His Cometsup 26 places, No. 90 → No. 64
- Heartaches By The Number — Guy Mitchellup 24 places, No. 53 → No. 29
New to this week’s Top 40
- Heartaches By The Number — Guy MitchellNo. 29
- The Enchanted Sea — The IslandersNo. 37
- Misty — Johnny MathisNo. 39
First-week entries
- So Many Ways — Brook BentonNo. 60
- Talk To Me — Frank SinatraNo. 66
- A Lover's Prayer — Dion & The BelmontsNo. 73
- Tennessee Waltz — Jerry FullerNo. 87
- Living Doll — David HillNo. 92
- Igmoo (The Pride Of South Central High) — Stonewall JacksonNo. 96
- High School U.S.A. — Tommy FacendaNo. 97
- The Clouds — The SpacemenNo. 98
- Midnight Stroll — The RevelsNo. 99
- Don't Take The Stars — The MysticsNo. 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.